Chapter 37 - The Painter in the Dark

In a dark and dank stidio,a lean and tall man stood straight staring at the canvas in front of him.The only light in the room shone on this canvas.The man was also part of the darkness,the only light reflected in his eyes.He stood still as a statue and his naked upper body did not feel the chill in the air.His overgrown dark brown was caught behind in a small elastic band.His aura was dark and in direct contrast with his painting.The painting was a mixture of bright and beautiful colors and rainbows.The painting looked as if the observer stood in a bed of clouds enjoying the colorful rainbows..But he stood there observing the painting to see if something was missing.Finally,the man threw aside the brush and picked up the murky water from the side stand.He then splashed across the middle of the painting.This action would have made any person standing by wince in pain.Because the most beautiful scene was now covered in filth.But soon the painting dried and now the man was satisfied. The painting was now based on the perception of the one who would look at it.They could either see the beautiful scenery through a dark veil and feel unable to touch it and despair or they could see hope after the darkness.The man saw none of  these.Satisfied with what he had created,he drew a small sword and shield to sign his name and then covered the painting moving out of the room and locking it.

The light out of the room now fell on the man's face,highlighting one side of his face.Thebhard angles and planes were what would make any girl swoon.The man donned his leather jacket and then sat in front of his computer.A sinister smile graced his face which softened and turned genuine when his gaze fell on the picture in front of him.

He had already sent the message to those that looked to harm him and he had already protected the people close to him.His job now was to watch and wait. 

Long Ah Hai leaned back in his chair and steepled his fingers behind his head.His face was now totally in light and he looked nothing like his magazine picture from a few years ago other than maybe the height.The man in the magazine had a military short hair cut while this Ah Hai had a head full of hair like a rockstar.That man was bulky and hard looking while this was lanky and had a boyishly charming face.That man could be called handsome while this one was simply beautiful.But there was a glaring difference between these two and that was the scar on his left cheek.Ah Hai Long had a scar on his face.One that could be easily identifiable if anyone was to see him.His scar started from the top corner of his left lip across his cheek to his ears.Ah Hai rubbed this scar as he sat down thinking how to pass his time.He was bored as he had finished most of his pending works. He thought of the painting he had just finished and messaged his brother,Matt Long, to have it collected to be auctioned.

Ah Hai then picked up the framed picture of Shi Ai,the one that she had given him and thought to himself,there was still one task left.He needed to get his ring back.He was pretty sure that she must have forgotten all about him by now..