THE CHOSEN ONE II (REUNION)
By Kim B
Date: December 29, 2025
Ch. 68ESCAPING THE RIVER III


Marcelos spent some minutes alone in sadness and sorrow before he got up on his feet and walked to the fake Redrick who continued laughing happily saying that he had won. When Marcelos gets to the fake Redrick, Marcelos tries to kill him by stabbing him with the swords in his hands.

Marcelos was about to stab the fake Redrick but suddenly he found himself back in his subconscious where it was all dark. Marcelos became worried and confused seeing where he was and shouted Redrick's name to know if he was in there with him.

Marcelos looked around where he was shouting hey to see and know if someone was in there with him but after a while, there was no response from anyone. Realizing he was back in the sphere with no one and there was no way he could wake up now that Esther was dead, Marcelos fell to his knees and bowed his head, thinking it was the end because he was going to spend years asleep in the real world and trap in his subconscious.

Marcelos was in that state of sadness when he suddenly felt someone touch his shoulders and said to him “it has not ended yet, Marcelos. You have to leave”.

Marcelos recognized the voice and raised his head to see it was Redrick who was bending down in front of him. Marcelos was glad to see Redrick so he curiously said and asked him with relief “what took you so long? Great to have you back. What is going on and what do you mean by what you said?”.

“Esther is not dead yet. She is alive so cheer up. It turns out that girl can't ever stay dead with you still alive” said Redrick to Marcelos.

Hearing that made Marcelos have a second thought and Marcelos got Redrick's hands off his shoulders, then Marcelos stood up taking some steps away from Redrick.

Redrick saw Marcelos’ reaction and he also stood up wondering what was wrong with Marcelos but then Marcelos bluntly asked Redrick “who the hell are you?”

“What do you mean by who am I? You know who I am” said Redrick confused.

“You think I am a fool to fall for one of those tricks of yours. I can’t be a fool, which you know” said Marcelos annoyed.

Hearing that made Redrick realize what Marcelos meant so he said to Marcelos “I am not the fake Redrick. You should know that or can’t your powers differentiate between the soul of a river and a dead person who is more like a spirit”.

Marcelos made a dark sword made of crystal magically appear in his right hand and placed the sword closer to Redrick's neck before angrily saying to Redrick “how about you explain to me how to differentiate two people that are not real?”.

“Take it easy. You and I know that this sword can not kill me since I am not real and I am not the fake me. Hope that clears things up. You are acting weak for someone powerful” said Redrick.

Marcelos realizes what Redrick said is right and he says it with confidence, and that can only mean that the Redrick in front of him is the real Redrick. However, Marcelos took off the head of Redrick with his sword to confirm if he was the fake or real Redrick.

Immediately Redrick’s body fell to the floor headless, Marcelos saw the body fade away then he heard Redrick say to him from behind “was that really necessary?”.

Marcelos made the sword disappear and turned to Redrick then he said to Redrick “yes. You can’t take any chances when you are dealing with a river that is good with illusion”.

“I think we are good now, right? Sometimes I wonder if you are worried or scared when you can’t even be killed” said Redrick.

“Yes, I can’t be killed but I can trap which is what I always try to avoid. So what do you mean by Esther is not dead?” Marcelos asked curiously.

“It means you get to return and to see your children. I only came here to say goodbye and thank you in place of Esther. This is the last time we will be seeing, Marcelos. Thank you for your help and bravery. It was nice having you” said Redrick.

Marcelos was perplexed to hear that so he said “I don’t understand what you are saying. Esther was dead before I suddenly found myself back here. The last thing I did was try to kill the river before I found myself back here. So tell me how Esther is alive”.

“I know you tried to kill the river which you did not succeed, or how do you think you are back….. Esther return you here so you can wake up and meet your children that are currently waiting for you” said Redrick.

“Don’t make me an insane person right now. Tell me what the hell is going on because you are confusing me so much” said Marcelos.

“I know it might sound crazy to you but Esther wake up and escape the river” said Redrick.

“And how is that possible? It has only been minutes since I returned here and I don’t remember fighting the river only that I tried to kill him but suddenly found myself back here. So tell me what truly happened” said Marcelos perplexed.

Redrick smirked and said “Esther did say you might not remember and I guess she was right. Esther must have messed with time so bad that you don’t remember or she must be very fast with what she did”.

“Stop putting me in suspense and tell me what it is that happened that I have no memory of. How come I don't know what happened but I was there when it happened?” said Marcelos perplexed.

“Would you like me to tell you in detail or would you like to see for yourself because you seem to be going crazy?” asked Redrick.

“I want to see” said Marcelos curiously.

Then a white door suddenly appeared close to Marcelos and Redrick which they both saw. Redrick said to Marcelos “there it is”.

Marcelos and Redrick walked to the door and Redrick opened the door immediately they get to the door. Marcelos took a deep breath before he went into the door with Redrick.

Marcelos and Redrick came out of the door to see the illusion world and the moment Esther was killed. Marcelos could see the river soldiers standing in their position, Redrick on his knees and crying over Esther's death, Esther dead in the arms of Redrick, the fake Redrick smiling happily that he won, and he on his knees with the swords and sad about the death of Esther.

Marcelos realizes he is back to the moment Esther died and the moment before he tried to kill the river so he says to Redrick next to him “this was before I found myself back in my subconscious”.

“Why don’t you just watch what happened and do the talking later?” said Redrick to Marcelos.

Hearing that made Marcelos look back at the moment and ready to watch and know what happened next which he could not remember.

Marcelos stood up angrily and went to the fake Redrick to kill him with the swords in his hands. Marcelos was about to stab the fake Redrick who was busy laughing happily that he won when he suddenly felt a magical energy hit him away.

Marcelos flew away and hit the ground very hard but then he stood up back immediately as if nothing hit him. Marcelos stood up also to know what hit him away only for him to see the fake Redrick standing a few paces from him with a smile, holding the ice sword.

Marcelos could see the fake Redrick was ready to fight him and he was also ready to kill him for killing Esther. The fake Redrick said to Marcelos “do you think you can just kill me in my territory? I mean you are powerful and all that but this is my world. Your tyranny and powers only work in the real world, not in my place. I am the ruler of this place which means I decided what happens here”.

“You will be short of words after I have your head in my hand before I feed it to my children” said Marcelos angrily to the fake Redrick.

The fake Redrick smiled and said to Marcelos “I would like to see you try. As a matter of fact, it would be a good thing to kill you now since you can be a hindrance to me ruling the world with the powers I am about to acquire”.

“That will not be when I am alive” said Marcelos angrily to the fake Redrick.

Just then the present river soldiers surround Marcelos and more of the river soldiers also appear surrounding Marcelos then the fake Redrick says to Marcelos “I think you should survive them first before thinking of killing me. And know, I told them to skin you alive”.

Even with more river soldiers, Marcelos was not worried because he knew it would be an interesting warm-up fight for him since he could take care of all of them.

Immediately Marcelos began to fight the river soldiers, Redrick suddenly saw Esther's body levitate away from his arms and began to move toward the river in the cracked wall. Redrick stopped crying upon seeing that and wondered what was going on but then he stood up slowly watching Esther's body.

Redrick saw Esther's body stop in front of the river in the cracked wall but the body was still levitating, then suddenly a continuous magical energy came from inside the river and began to go into Esther's body. Seeing that, Redrick knew that had got to be Esther's powers transferring to her body so Redrick was glad that Esther was going to be saved by her powers and return her to life.

Redrick was happily watching Esther's magical energy going into her body when he suddenly saw a part of Esther's magical energy enter his body then he heard a strange voice say to him in his head “it is going to take a while to revive Esther so we need you to hold the river until we revive Esther”.

Redrick was shocked to hear the voice in his head but he could feel the great power that surged through his spiritual body then silver swords suddenly appeared in his hands. Redrick knew whoever said those words in his head had got to be someone who wanted to help Esther even though he didn’t know who it was, and he was ready to do whatever he had to do to save Esther.

Redrick held the swords tightly in his hands knowing he had been powered and he would stand guard to protect Esther till she returned to life with the help of her powers, just then Redrick heard the sound of footsteps coming toward him. Redrick turned back and saw the fake Redrick coming toward him hurriedly and angrily with the ice sword in his hand to kill.



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