"Yes... I saw him. He only showed me this story." Kareem could feel so many emotions at one time, and he did not even know how to tell it to Raol.
"Then ask him more, brother. Ask him now to use your powers. Ask him, what these paintings mean. He will definitely help us, as he is a nice man." Raol spoke feeling a bit hopeful now. He had his fingers crossed as Kareem once again nodded his head in an affirmation and closed his eyes taking deep breaths. He was now trying hard to talk to Lavan and to seek help from him.
Suddenly Kareem's face grew dark and he pointed towards the first painting so accurately as if he could see it even with his closed eyes. A chill ran down Raol's spine and he curled himself on top of the seat feeling scared of him. Kareem looked like he has been possessed by a ghost or something. "Kareem... is that still you.... Bro?" Raol asked in a meek voice looking at him in nervousness.
Suddenly Kareem who had pointed towards the first painting spoke in a thunderous voice. "Nobody is born inevitable. He who considers himself supreme, shall die too. Everyone's end has to come."
Raol was scared of the boy even more as he sounded extremely different. He was now silently cursing himself for giving such scary ideas to Kareem. The boy's face was visibly growing even darker, every second as he looked lost in a deep trance.
He then pointed towards the second painting accurately, with his eyes still closed. "He, who knows how to kill, will have somebody who knows how to revive. Thus is, the fate decided!"
Raol further curled into a ball, his heart beating fast now, and ready to fall out of his mouth. The third painting was just above him and Kareem immediately pointed his finger towards him. Raol covered his mouth with his hands trying not to scream. The boy's face had gone gray now and it looked extremely slimy and shiny as if it was a body of a snake.
"The power of good will always be more than the power of the bad. No matter how old, the younger shall surpass. I myself shall make sure." Kareem spoke in a more thunderous voice and then pointed towards the fourth painting rotating his body a little, so smoothly as if he was literally floating.
Raol heaved a sigh of relief as the boy was no longer pointing his dark finger at him, but suddenly he saw several fumes erupting from the boy's hands and he once again covered his mouth with his hands. He now wanted to scream his heart out and run for the woods, that is how scary Kareem looked. But he sat their taking deep breaths looking at the boy turn completely black now, as if somebody had burnt him in the oven.
"The venom has no cure. It lies in the body of the snake. The moment it touches the blood, there is no cure. Only the snake can drink the venom." He spoke and then pointed towards the last and the final painting. Raol gave out a loud sigh, a bit in relief, as this was now the final painting and soon Kareem will be back in his original form.
"He who asks for the powers will get it. Anger and bravery is the trigger and fear is the weak point." Kareem spoke again and then placed down his finger sitting calmly. His eyes were still closed and he was taking deep breaths.
Raol quickly got up from his seat, and wiped off the sweat from his face trying to look normal when Kareem would open his eyes. "Thank you Kareem's... Umm... umm... lineage.. .Umm.. Mr. Lavan. We shall be going now." He spoke casually expecting Kareem to node once again and get up on his orders.
Suddenly Kareem opened his eyes and his eyes were dark red in color. As he opened his mouth to speak, his tongue swam out which was transformed in the form of a fang. His face was now pitch black as he looked at Raol. Raol got so terrified, looking at him that he jumped backwards falling on the ground with a loud thud. He dragged his body backwards towards the extreme edge of the wall. Kareem's face had now turned to look at Raol and he nodded his head in a 'no.'"It is not over yet." He spoke in a thunderous voice making Raol once again cover his face with his hands.
Raol was now completely drenched in sweat and he nodded his head in a 'yes'. "Of course. Please continue. T.... take as much time as you want Lavan....Kareem.. Snake.. Umm... whoever you are."Raol once again cursed himself for speaking in between and for trying to act so smart and brave. He now quietly sat down on the floor looking at Kareem who once again closed his eyes. "There is enough venom to kill everybody; they have collected it all their life. The one is already affected!"
Raol gapped at the man in horror as his statement was much scarier than his appearance. He did not speak in between but waited for Kareem to get back to normal. After a few seconds the boy's face instantly grew back to normal and he turned to look at Raol in surprise. "Bro, what happened? You look like shit."
Raol rolled his eyes at the man and he wanted to blast him, for giving him so many heart attacks all together. He controlled his urge to blurt curses at the boy, so he casually shrugged his shoulders. "I fell down."
"Oh!" Kareem got up from the bed, trying to understand what he had just spoken. "By the way, thanks bro. Your idea was superb. I did not expect Lavan to talk to me."
"Yeah my idea was so superb that Lavan even talked to me." Raol spoke sarcastically as he remembered his thunderous voice as he spoke 'it's not over yet'. "But what is bothering me is, why did you say one is affected? What does that mean? Do you mean, one of our family members is affected by venom??"