Chapter 43 Family

Jake leaned down and whispered to Amira whose eyes went wide, and then she nodded. A moment later she, Jake and all of his Jinns were clothed. Jake nodded to Amira and reached into his shirt and grasped the bottle talisman and thought of Trully then the council. Appearing a second later Trully’s mouth was hanging open, there had to be well over 500 Jinns who had vanished or been destroyed. Turning she saw Jake and Amira sitting on the edge of her bed. Bowing low she said, “I was about to ask how, but seeing the both of you I don’t think that is necessary.”

Jake’s face quickly had a huge grin on it, Trully had to turn away; Jake was so damn cute she was tempted to throw him down and ride him for an hour. “Please make sure they are all alright Trully. Better to do it now before I get started and find one that needs immediate care, true?”

Trully’s eyes went wide as she nodded then started to smile, again Master Jake had surprised her. He’d shown an amount of compassion that she hadn’t the measure of from a Jinn let alone a human. Then again she thought she’d never met as kind a master as Master Jake was. Moving through the massive amount of people she found that almost all of them were healthy though weak.

Almost an hour later she was almost done when she came across a young man. The man’s face was scarred; his body seemed to be broken in several places. Trully moved to the man trying to ease the apparent pain the man was in. “Master Jake this one?” Trully said appearing next to Jake. “I found one that seems to be in bad shape, nothing I did seems to help the pain and injuries he has.”

Jake arose and walked to the one that Trully indicated, thing was the nearer Jake got the more of a cloud of evil seemed to cover the man. Jake’s face went placid a moment when he approached the man. “I see that you have no thoughts of anything but chaos. Though I believe that no one is completely evil, I still hesitate each time I see one of you.”

The man looked up at Jake with a look of nothing but hatred. “Kill me you bastard! I can smell the human stench rolling off you like a sick wave of putrid water. Kill me so I am no longer subjected to this torture of your presence!”

Shaking his head Jake was still surprised at the amount of hatred and malice he felt. “I won’t kill you though you obviously wish me to. I will grant you two powers then you are free to go. I...”

“What a coward! No stomach huh? That’s fine I will recover my powers and completely enjoy killing you after I destroy your ass when I take it!” The man sneered at Jake.

Shaking his head Jake wished the man had almost complete health. Then the two powers of movement and food creation.

Leaning close Jake whispered to the man, “Remember, there are far worse things than dying! I offered you a chance to start over. You are obviously far too stupid to see it! Be gone and if you ever change your mind, truly change your mind then I’ll be ready.”

“Wait you...” the man started then vanished.

Jake looked at the rest of the people that were there, “I know that there are a few others of you here that feel almost the same way. I will offer you the same conditions.” With a menacing look Jake stated, “I suggest before I reach you,” here Jake sighed, “that you think of where you are, what you are and what you could be. I am the Ever Last Master.” There were more than a few startled gasps as Jake continued, “I have great compassion even for those that wish me harm.” Here Jake looked at a group of several Jinns that were huddled in a small cluster.

Jake started to walk the room looking at several Jinns at once whose eyes were suddenly wide then they stood. The council had arrived right before Jake’s speech their eyes huge at the amount of people there. Jake was through the first one hundred, when there was a shout from one of the, until now quiet councilors. “Hakim!? Is that you son?”

The man ran from the group of councilors holding the young man to him. A smile crossed Jake’s face as the young man’s eyes grew wide and he suddenly stood up. Turning to Jake his mouth open he flexed his hands and arms. Then in whispered tones the young man told his father, “He really is the Ever Last Master!” Turning back to Jake the young man said. “Thank you sir, thank you very much!”

Jake bowed to the young man causing even more gasps from those in the room. “I wish to thank you. For allowing me the chance to put right what cruelty was done long ago.”

Amira who had been silent the whole time suddenly stood and was staring at an older man. Swallowing hard she tugged at Jake’s sleeve. Jake turned and looked at the shock on her face then followed he gaze to the older man. “Princess Amira? Are you alright? Do you know that man?” When Amira only nodded he stepped in front of her. “Princess I cannot help if you don’t talk to me. You look as if you have seen a ghost.”

Amira nodded again then in a low very quiet voice she stated, “Yes master Jake, a ghost from the past. A ghost that no one has seen in a very long time. I had thought he was there in the void but could never seem to find him.” Again her eyes were wide and she didn’t seem to be able to move at all. “Please Master Jake call my brothers!”

Jake looked shocked a moment then nodded and grasped the talisman and the brothers were

there. You called... ? By the great Jinn!” Aahil shouted. Looking at his sister with a questioning look, she slowly nodded with a slight blush. “We are Master Jake is there a problem?”

Jake looked at Aahil and his now smiling brother with a suspicious look. “I’m not sure, your sister saw that older man and was suddenly quiet and asked me to call you.”

Aahil and Aalee looked in the direction that Jake indicated; both suddenly had a shocked look on their faces as they fell to their knees. The council, also curious, noticed the brothers on their knees searched the crowd and their mouths dropped open as they also dropped to their knees. Jake could only shake his head what in the hell was going on?

Looking around he quickly saw that ALMOST ALL that were there were also on their knees. Amira and her brothers had tears flowing down their faces. Jake walked up to the older man who was struggling to talk and rise. Jake wished that the man’s health and strength were as they were before this happened to him.

Finally the man stood and grabbed Jake in a bear hug that Jake could swear was about to crush his ribs. All three of the royal siblings walked up behind Jake and the man. “Father it is a blessing to see you again!” Jake slowly backed away from the man, Father? Oh shit Jake thought I am dead for sure after what Amira and I did he thought.

The older man was startled a moment and grabbed Jake again. Then in a voice that held a commanding presence to it spoke. “It was a blessing to both dimensions when this extraordinary man was created. Praise be to the great Jinn!” Finished the man again crushed Jake in another bear hug.

Then the thing that embarrassed Jake the most the man bowed to Jake. This drew an even larger gasp from those present. “You have the full support of the royal family; this is a decree from King Al-Mazhab.” Leaning close the King whispered, “I am happy that the prophecy is being fulfilled. It has been far too long since there has been the sound of children in the palace!”