A Gift From His Father Ch. 16

He stepped forward completely rejuvenated. The large diamond in his right ear sparkled brightly despite the fact that no direct sunlight was upon it.

"I am Chance Goodwin, and what you have just witnessed was my renewal being connected again with the ring of power. I have regained my youth and power."

John stepped forward and extended his hand, "I am John Smith, Master of the Ring of Power."

"You are but a boy and no master," Chance said as he grab John by the wrist and hurled him across the room and into the nearby wall.

Denise and Elizabeth stood frozen in their places. John pulled himself out of the crater in the wall he'd created. He tensed preparing to defend himself just as he was lifted into the air and thrown down to the floor with enough force to knock him unconscious.

The large black man looked over at the two women and took a few steps towards them.

"Elizabeth my beloved wife, our plan worked, just as you said it would." He stretched out his arms and Elizabeth ran into his embrace.

...

"John, Johnny! Wake up!"

John was slowly regaining consciousness. His head hurt and he wasn't able to move.

"That's it son, wake up. Don't try and use your powers, not yet. I will explain, do you understand?"

In his mind John answered his father, "Got it." He tried to look around but found that he had been completely immobilized.

"What do you remember?" His father asked.

"Meeting the giant Chance Goodwin and then getting tossed around the room like a rag doll." John replied as he was beginning to focus his eyes.

"It's good that you remember. It seems that you have been betrayed."

(To be continued.)