Guardian: I Am King Book Two

By Beth Hoyer

Guard Beers tells his story to recorders of memories involving his life on Mars a cloned planet of Earth of suffering greatly growing up because he was born a bastard and raised by a family that ridiculed him his whole life. At his mother's death it is revealed that he is not a mere bastard, but the illegitimate son of royalty the son of King of Mahalia. How will his life change now? Can it get better or perhaps terribly worse than it had been? Guard becomes king after a disaster hits his father which he discovers sinister purposes behind the scenes manipulating him and his life as King.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Beth Hoyer
• Release date: Sep 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005306465

Beth Hoyer

I'm currently a lover of cats. I love to type stories on my computer for hours. I like the science fiction fantasy genre with romance thrown in it when it comes to my stories. I like to take hikes through forests snapping photos to use as my covers for my stories. I'm an aspiring author of science fiction fantasy.AccomplishmentWe that seek goals and dreams,Seek many ways for the dreams,To be accomplished.We that seek the path to the goal,Know there will be many paths.Choosing the right one,Will take time.We that dream the impossible,To be accomplished,Will face many,Obstacles, bridges,And challenges,To be overcome in time.It will take time for,There’s no challenge too great,Nor too small that waits,To be conquered.

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Guardian: I Am King

Guardian of Life and Death book two

Edenia series

By Beth Hoyer

Copyright Beth Hoyer 2020

I got my answers answered part two.

Tell more of the story! I heard blared into my mind from the Sages as the Meritanians want to be called than that name Your story is amusing.

I obeyed to speak the story while I stood with a memory running through my mind. I heard the Man of Cloth as his religious title for the religious beliefs involving a God named Lance Richard kept on droning his words. I wasn't paying attention to the words due to how bored I was as snow fell softly from the sky. The snow fell over the funeral for Rita Madison was later diagnosed with breast cancer that was found spread within her body. Medicines were used prolonged her life till the beginning of winter season in April is when she succumbed to cancer. I heard a crying sound sighed recognizing the noises from Ian, the boy child the local hospital dumped onto Olivia. That child dumping was done after claiming that her original son passed away from a medical ailment involving his heart. It was a trick actually for my Father to acquire her baby and put Olga's baby in her care. I eyed the coffin holding Rita inside with an array of flowers on top as the priest kept on his droning. Two suns after the Mahalia Day week was over were when my Father made a public broadcast to the natives. I wound up watching a rebroadcast on TV at a later time.

My Father wound up blaring I’m talking about acquiring a son and heir to the throne from a surrogate.

The broadcast included my Father saying a lie Olga actually had a miscarriage hence I lying about that for privacy reasons. The lie was said just to avoid my surrogate getting pressured by public and own family members on keeping the baby. That lie was also said, instead of giving the baby up for me to rise as my heir to pass on the throne.’

I wound up seeing the broadcast showing my Father's hardly seen wife the Queen coming into camera view holding a wrapped blanketed bundle in her arms.

My Father said ’I flaunted as the son dubbed Nikolas Alexander Junior named after me as my heir to the throne.’

I shifted from eyeing Rita's coffin to eye Olivia wearing a black dress with Daisuke wearing a black suit like I was wearing. Daisuke I saw was standing next to her having a hand on her shoulder while she held Ian. Ian I heard appeared to stop his crying noises from sounds stopping. I stood among various people I recognized were from the town who were dressed in black like I was which black is a color among First Ones associated with death than white. I’m told that white is an associated color of death among the High Council’s members and servitude than the color black. I’m not sure of why they insisted on that color change for white to become symbol of death despite First Ones’ were seen waving cloths of white scarves for peace and surrendering gestures.

People who I met had claimed in my presence I asked them this question What’s your association with Rita? which their answer is always We have a friendship with Rita herself we there attending Rita's religious funeral.

The religious funeral was held in West Alia where Rita's husband's departed ceremony was held and cemetery is where he was buried. I eyed the Man of Cloth who stopped his droning on his sermon to pause. I saw the male held up one of his hand freed from the religious book in his hand to make a gesture towards the coffin holding Rita's body. Then shut the book closed and going up to Daisuke to shake hands with the male and walking away. I stood as the snow fell a bit harder eyeing Olivia who remained standing still holding Ian as others around us were sensed walking away. I eyed Daisuke in response appeared to be whispering something to Olivia's ear I couldn’t lip read what was said. Olivia in response bowed her head and didn't see or hear a protest from her as she was guided away from the coffin. Daisuke having hands on her shoulders Olivia still having her head bowed with tears staining her cheeks I glimpsed. Ian I saw appeared to have fallen asleep held in her arms. I didn't say a word waited as the couple passed me I followed going to a black vehicle dubbed a van. We got inside with me following to sit in a seat in the middle of the vehicle in the back of the van as Olivia, Daisuke and Ian sat at the front seat in front of me. I didn't comment a response as Olivia was heard wailing nonsense sounds sounding of ah and oh. The driver to the van heard verbally starting up the vehicle in some shouting manner. Then the driver drove the vehicle out of the cemetery taking a route to Beach City. Two suns after my Father's flaunting his new son, are when Olivia woke up from her coma to be told of her original son's birth via the doctor himself. The son's birth happened during the spinner storm hitting the area according to the doctor privately. Olivia was then later told of the son's death at the hospital in my presence by the doctor. Rita had to calm her down, being very hysterically upset. I'm surprised that Rita woke up to calm her down despite seen giving the doctor glaring looks of accusation in her eyes. After Olivia calmed down is when the doorbell rang. I went to answer the doorbell to find a medic there holding a baby I figured from the looks of the offspring was Olga's son. The boy child was presented to my sister.

She told in my presence me eavesdropping from memory of it 'His Mother is some reported teenage girl dumped him at the hospital. She used the excuse of not wanting to care for him anymore.’

Hence I am bringing the baby to you to see if you were willing to take responsibility of caring for him.

I recalled fully that Olivia without any hesitation spoke 'I'll take the boy child as my own offspring.'

The medic spoke from memory 'here sign a document of adopting the child on this computer pad.’

I saw Olivia sign the computer pad using her left hand. Then the medic took leave of us.

The doctor there gave the boy child a through check up spoke 'I'm declaring him physically fit. You should contact the hospital for any internal test results done on him. Just to see what can be done for him.'"

I looked out the window of the van shaking my head of the memory I disgusted with it. The driver drove the van on the highway which I wound up recognizing the route to Beach City. Daisuke stopped by again on a weekend in the morning. I catching Daisuke driving up in his car while hauling the garbage can holding various items I picked up scattered in the backyard and tossed inside. That along with doing some additional yard work to make order to it. I wound up getting the garbage can at the curb ready for the Samira group's representative to come take the items found inside to get them back to their original owners.

I recalled telling Olivia 'The yard has items that appear to be from other people's residences.'

She told me 'I'll call for someone to pick up the stuff.'

I wound up recalling telling Daisuke of what the doctor told Olivia related to the original baby she had.

I recalled telling Daisuke 'Olivia was given another male child to care for in his place soon after she was told of the news. She took the offspring as her own son and has been raising him dubbing him by the name of Ian.'

I was recalling getting from Daisuke 'Interesting.'"

Daisuke habitually said the comment interesting but refused to explain further to that typical comment said despite he habitually said it whenever he detected a lie said towards him.

I frowned still lost in my thoughts to hear silence from Olivia to think I figured out that she had stopped wailing which she's sleeping now.

Daisuke kept up the visiting during the whole summer months checking onto Olivia and her son. This included checking on Rita undergoing medical treatments to fight off the cancer that was found terminal within her body according to Olivia during a crying breakdown.

She wound up confessing ‘My Mother wasn't willing to accept diagnose instead kept on insisting that the medicine would heal her.’

This attitude is a view Rita kept up till she passed away quite recently.

I saw the familiar oceanic view again I figured that we're in Beach City judging by the looks of the scenery.

I looked in front of me eyeing Daisuke having an arm around Olivia who appeared to be sleeping to me from her slumped over position. I was hearing nothing from Daisuke or Ian to sense that the boy child was sleeping sandwiched between Olivia and the male.

The van reached the house to park at the curb I hearing from the driver We're here so you can get out now.

I got out of the van and stood outside with the snow still falling appearing to cover the grassed ground in a half hearted way. I eyed Daisuke wake up Olivia by gently kissing her on the cheek and shaking her awake. I watched Olivia wake up to pick up Ian and carry him out of the van followed by Daisuke. I shut the doors to the van behind us. I wordlessly followed them to the house stopping at the porch's first step to yank out my keys to the apartment. I watched Olivia go inside the house followed by Daisuke unlocking the door and shutting it behind them with a gentle slam. I sighed and walked around the house. I taking the familiar route to the apartment to find a cat wearing a collar with a leash attached. The cat I recognized as Bob standing at the top most steps giving off a meow in a questioning tone. I sighed as he recognized Granny Kim's cat.

I groaned softly Bloody Hades to Bob! I figured from Bob being in the yard is that he has escaped Granny Kim again. His presence here is from being spooked by a loose dog in the neighborhood as always happening whenever she brought the gonoid outside by leashed walks. He was always found sitting in the yard collar and leash attached. The cat was always there at his spot waiting for me to bring him inside and give his owner a phone call to come pick him up.

I groaned and went to Bob picking up the cat's leash I figured out that Bob hated being picked up after giving me multiple scratches and bites to my hands and arms. This injury status resulted from Bob being picked up to bring the gonoid inside the apartment. I went down the steps finding Bob leading the way. I unlocked the door opening it and found the cat darting inside straining against the leash. I walked inside and shut the door still holding onto the leash. I went to the phone to dial Granny Kim's number waiting patiently for her to pick up. My waiting was rewarded when the phone was picked up to my relief. I pestered Olivia to get me phone service which she did on request of her Mother hence the phone working for me.

I got a voice on the line speaking Yes?

I spoke recognizing the voice as the Mayor's Lola Lords This is Guard Beers. I have your Mother's cat Bob in my possession. He appears to have escaped your Mother while out on a leashed walk with her. That's still having a leash attached to his collar.

I stopped talking to hear muffled talking I couldn't make it out.

This followed by Lola’s familiar voice on the line speaking Can you take Bob in on a permanent basis? My Mother was found unresponsive lying on a sidewalk appearing to have her light extinguished by a neighbor walking his dog. Bob no where in sight. The Dead Keeper is still running tests on how her light was extinguished.

I spoke I have to ask my landlord permission on taking in Bob. It's from not knowing the policy regarding pets.

I paused from talking to again hear muffled talking followed by the Mayor's voice speaking clearly I left a message on Missus Madison's answering machine about my request. I'm still waiting for her to call me back. Excuse me I have to go now.

I sighed softly as there was a dial tone in my ear. I hung up the phone and eyed Bob with nervousness. It was a lunar cycled month ago of coming upon the house to see an ambulance parked there from a grocery shop walk to Terrio store. I had stood on the porch wondering what going on to see Rita was carried out on a stretcher by medics. She looking like she was sleeping and looking deathly pale while wearing an oxygen mask covering her mouth area. I watched them haul her into the ambulance as Olivia came out of the house crying. Olivia appeared to get hysterically upset. I put down my cloth bag holding my groceries on the porch's floor. I without a word hugged Olivia sensing she was accepting my touch by clinging to me. I even didn't break off the hold as Olivia was sensed leaning onto me for support as the ambulance's sirens were heard before the noises fading away. I recalled on kept on holding Olivia lengthy hearing her crying softly.

Her noises would broken by hearing a loud voice speaking 'Excuse me let me have her!'

I heard the venomous anger in Daisuke's voice finding Daisuke standing on the porch with a glare on his face. I saw that the male's car was in the driveway which I without a word handed off Olivia to the male who got her inside slamming the door. I picked up my grocery bag and carried it to the apartment going inside. I recalled an hour later of hearing the laundry room doorbell ringing. I went to answer the door to find Daisuke standing there that gave me a glare.

Daisuke spoke 'Olivia told me what happened to her Mother once calmed down. You should have gotten her inside the house instead of standing there hugging her lengthy for the public to see. I don't find it amusing that you're taking advantage of Olivia despite me courting her at the moment.'

I from the memory stiffened from fear to see Daisuke's eyes turn all black looking creeping me out.

The creepy eyed look making me admits to Daisuke 'I'm the King's rumored first born son. One of the servants of my Father in a secret meeting pointed out that the second daughter the King's wife carried. It wasn't as admitted to the public was actually Olivia herself. She's my sister actually. I'm still not sure if she's aware of that or not.'

I wound up from the memory to find Daisuke speaking in a creepy cruel voice tone still displaying the all black eyed look 'Don't ever lie to me on anything again. I can detect lies. I don't like the lies you been spouting to Olivia and her Mother about yourself. That includes hearing people lying about what really happened to her original son. I know that the hospital switched babies actually. Don't lie to me period.'

I recalling managed to give a head bob as Daisuke told me 'What's your background? The actual story was related to you as the King's first born son?'

I wound up admitting 'I was raised by a deaf female named Verona. She's a midwife who passed away in a car accident from