The Marvelous Elijah's Return

The sunlight streamed into the room through the window as Elijah sat up in his bed and turned around to see who entered his room.

As the morning rays fell onto his face, his eyes met with Butler James standing on the other side of the room.

“Good morning, master.” Butler James said politely as he closed the door behind him quietly.

Pushing the cover off him, Elijah  slid out of bed, running his fingers through his hair as he asked,  “What brings you here, Butler James?”

“Master, your mother wants me to inform you that  breakfast is ready downstairs.” Butler James informed.

“Okay, thanks. Just let her know that I’ll meet her soon,” Elijah replied,  rubbing the sleepiness out of his face as he headed toward the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he took a comforting shower, trying to relax as he did so.

Then he stepped out afterward, wrapped a towel around himself, and walked over to his closet, grabbing a simple Sweatshirt and a pair of jeans out of his wardrobe, and putting them on quickly.

After that, he went downstairs, entering the dining hall to find his mother already sitting at the table, eating a slice of strawberries.

“Morning, mother,” Elijah greeted softly, walking to the table slowly and pulling out a chair for him before taking a seat.

“How did it feel sleeping in your bed? Great, right?” Mrs. Maxwell asked with an enthusiastic smile, hoping that he might answer yes.

“It was,”

“Then how about you stay for at least a couple more days, son…”

“Mama, you know I can’t do that. My flight is booked for  this afternoon, and I have important things to attend to tomorrow morning.”

Pouting, Mrs. Maxwell looked over at her husband, frowning at him as he walked into the room and sat down in one of the chairs across from her, and set the newspaper down on the table.

“See what you have done to our son.” Mrs.  Maxwell muttered, glaring at her husband before looking back at Elijah. “He’s a man. I want my baby back and in my arms again.”

his coffee mug and taking a sip

down, crossing her arms defiantly in front of her chest, annoyed that her husband and her

that’s not going to stop me from wishing!” Mrs. Maxwell mumbled like a kid being stubborn, pouting as she crossed her arms, staring angrily away

the table for the bowl of strawberries and placing one

and a plain white shirt, a young man wearing dark green cargo pants, and another with jet black hair wearing

master.” The three men said in

over at his father, asking, “What’s going

money and status, I am not going to make it harder on you, so these are your

smiled as they grinned at him, staring

also do some occasional consulting work, which means I am always available if there is a need to consult with me.” Ryan said with a polite

Matt, a boxer  and an MMA fighter, but I also know some street fights and hand-to-hand combat.”

his stomach, bowing again before uttering, “Rookie, I am an IT professional, specializing in computers and technology. I know how

thought of how many capable people his father hired for him. But he suppressed  those feelings, smiling brightly at the group as he replied, “Well, it’s good to know you guys, and I hope we get

father’s empire, he never thought he would have to start from scratch to build his

and James will be going with you to Syldavia.” Mr.  Maxwell said, fixing his gaze on his son’s eyes. “As a father, I have played my part. The rest is up to you now, son. I

deep breath and letting it out, Elijah tried to calm

was not just a promise to his father, but also a vow to himself because never again did Elijah want those that once looked down on him to be able to walk all

was his chance to stand on his own two feet, and prove himself, make them all tremble in fear when they hear his name and remember who he

dot, the flight attendant made the announcement, “Good evening passengers. The flight from Bordoria to Syldavia is currently in the final stages of preparation for landing. Please  enjoy the remaining time of

munching on

chicken sandwich while

I give any of you the other to stop, I am Elijah, to you all, your close buddy

boss… I mean,

turning towards Matt, Elijah asked, “What did you want

replied nervously. “And I just want to know… Why would you choose to

“Humiliation?”

“Umm… Yes.”

taking a huge bite of the last piece of his sandwich, Elijah wiped the crumbles off his fingers before answering. “Redemption and Revenge. Those two can make