ADURAS

Part 25: Time Safe

Hazard arrived in front of the castle gate with two large trees. As usual the two gatekeeper elves immediately opened the gate. He walked into the castle.

During the walk, the left and right sides are filled with artificial fountains, there are colorful flowers embedded in the rocky roadside. There is still a smaller two-door gate in front, the ends are circular, there are carvings of tree roots and flowers adorn.

Hazard pushed it with both hands, the castle room immediately clearly visible. Many pillars that stand firmly as a support for the castle and stone stairs to the left-right to the top floor. Up ahead, there was an artificial waterfall, usually the queen waiting for Hazard there, but now his presence is not there.

Eyebrows frowned, watching the artificial waterfall. The waterfall is not idle, the water directly down to the sea. In the middle there is a bridge covered by falling water, like there is a door behind the water.

"Grandmother must be inside, but I don't know how to get there." Hazard stared at every corner of the room. The waterfall is bounded by a hedge, with small stones next to the plants.

Suddenly a rock from the top opens making the waterfall exposed. An elves with a triple pointed crown came out from there. That is the Queen. Behind his body was a male elves with a familiar facial line.

"Grandfather?" hazard did not believe what he saw.

The tip of the lip forms an upward curved line. The man named Ruar'vrede had woken up from his long slumber. Dressed in a dark brown judah with fine fur on his collar, Vrede wore animal skin with a pale yellow color. On his waist was wrapped in a dark brown cloth in line with the color of his pants. Vrede's hair remained the same, white in color and tied half back. Golden flecks still faithfully stuck around his eyes.

Hazard was eager to run and hug Vrede, but as a good student he chose to kneel down.

Vrede patted Hazard's hair gently, their gazes clashing against each other. "Stand ...," said Vrede.

Without warning Hazard immediately grabbed Vrede into a hug, his lips bitten, almost crying. The gentle pat on the queen's shoulder made Hazard unable to resist the feeling of haru. Hazard already considers both of them as family.

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This afternoon, Hazard was practicing breathing beside the tree of life. Unlike ordinary meditation which only focuses the mind on one point, meditation with breathing exercises aims to make the body lighter and its endurance stronger. Perhaps because he rarely practiced breathing, Hazard became overwhelmed when facing a black magician. Its lack of speed coupled with weak body resistance, resulted in serious internal injuries. The reason is not to practice breathing because of the blue crystals that are on the forehead. The crystal takes a lot of time to collect. Now, however, Vrede is forcing Hazard to practice breathing.

"Focus your mind and breathe regularly" Vrede ordered, keeping his cloak by the side. He was immediately cross-legged in front of Hazard while paying attention to the body gestures of his students.

The jaw of a small Hazard has turned into a firm jaw, the shoulder of a small Hazard has turned more sturdy and wide. Before he went to sleep, Hazard was a funny boy, very different from what he is now.

Vrede was curious about Hazard's body muscles. Is it formed? Then the birthmark on the navel, is it still visible or is it covered in fur? Seeing Hazard now is like seeing his own son, even though Vrede has never been married.

"What about the couple, are you married?"

Hazard choked on his own spit. Instantly coughed and hit his chest. "Of all the questions, should grandfather ask that?" Hazard asked back, his throat hurt because the air entering carelessly.

"I'm curious about your beautiful life, from childhood you never get along with girls. Don't be like me. You'd be hard-pressed if the demons suddenly attacked us," explains Vrede, re-nostalgic for his youth who was only used for training and reading. That's why he hasn't felt love until now.

"I'm not like grandfather," Hazard replied briefly. He closed his eyes again.

"Owh, have you found your soul mate?"

"Mung .. kin?"

"Is she pretty?"

"Em, yes .. beautiful ...."

"Wow, how pretty?"

"Grandfather. Please ... I'm concentrating."

"Ah, sorry ...."

Instantaneous silence. Vrede closed his eyes, practicing breathing with Hazard. A few hours passed, the day turned dark. Hazard opened his eyes at the same time as Vrede.

"What do you feel now?" ask Vrede.

Hazard felt different, his body becoming a bit fresher than usual. Cold sweat running from the temple fell on his clothes. "It feels better than ever" Hazard replied, wiping his own sweat on his face.

"Good, we've done this exercise. Tomorrow it's time to practice natural energy. You can only control the air element, right?"

"Hmm, I'm having trouble learning other elements."

"That means you have to train harder. Because a fighter elves is required to have two or more natural elements. Choose the one that suits you best."

"Good, Grandpa."

While in Human Earth ...

"Miss. Wakes up. It's morning. A shower! A shower! A shower!"

Adam's cry made his ears hurt, but Yena was lazy to get out of her bed. He covered the ears with both hands, rolling the blanket thicker around the head.

Seeing the behavior of his brother Adam puffed his cheeks. He immediately dropped himself on his brother's body.

"Argh! Whynot? Sick tau!" Yena got up, moved her sister to the bed. He was pressing on his waist, it felt like he had something sharp. Although his sister was small in stature, but his butt was really like a knife.

"Mandy! Mom says breakfast, don't sleep!" scream Adam.

"Look. It's gone, "get rid of Yena by pushing Adam's body.

Adam's lips pursed, immediately running away from Yena's room. Adam had stuck out his tongue and patted his butt in mockery.

"Get out!!!" A pillow is thrown at the door.

Adam gasped almost on the pillow. "Wekk! Unable to do so" Adam sneered and formed his hand like a bull's horn. He immediately ran away before being crushed by his brother again.

Yena snorted in annoyance. He got up, picked up the thrown void and returned the pillow to the mattress. When she came out of the room, Yena passed Adam sitting next to the dinner table. There was Layha beside Adam, feeding.

"Mom, where's my towel? There's nothing in the room" asked Yena. His appearance when he woke up was a mess. Yena did not hear at all even though her mother often lectured her.

Layha shook her head after seeing Yena's apparition, she replied, "Your towel is in the bath, baby."

"Uh, yes," said Yena, waltzing out to the bathroom.

Adam looked at his brother until his figure was lost behind the door, he asked, "Mom, ugly brother, huh?"

"Hush! How ugly?"

"That's, her hair's like a witch."

Suddenly a head appeared from behind the kitchen door. "I heard, loh," said Yena, her eyes narrowed, looking resentfully at Adam.

"There's a shower." Mother responded. Adam himself even stuck out his tongue, feeling victorious from his brother.

"You too, Adam. Don't fuck your brother." Adam's face suddenly scowled at his mother's words. Adam looked at his brother sticking out his tongue with one blinked eye.

"Mother, look! Brother sucked at me." Adam complained to Layha. However, Yena was no longer behind the door. He seemed to chuckle at the look of Adam's last face that looked very upset.

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"Be careful, don't be naughty at school" Yena said. He knelt before Adam. While the one who was worried did not even care, Adam waltzed just like that after arriving.

Yena stared at Adam's school clothes, the color was brown wood with a striped motif looking like a book lined around the waist. A cloth-based sling bag hung on Adam's shoulders.

"Bas with the boy," Yena sneered, the edge of her lip turned almost a smile. Her net found a school building that looked like a castle but was smaller in size. Yena remembered her youth when she was in school there.

"His nostalgic father, I must hurry to the palace. There are a lot of people waiting for me there."

On the way to Altair's palace, Yena suddenly remembered Hazard, the young man with a mysterious headband. Hazard has not been home for a long time. Not even a letter to inform him of his disappearance existed. Is it possible that Yena's suspicions are correct?

Someone suddenly nudged his shoulders, his stature resembled that of Hazard. However, when Yena wants to tell the truth, the person is not Hazard. The stranger looked clenched both hands, apologizing.

"Ck, I'm wrong people," regretted Yena, her hand scratched at the nape, feeling astonished by herself who kept thinking about Hazard, "focus Yena, for now your task of training the would-be soldiers. The spirit!" He continued, folding his hands and nodding his head in agreement with his own words.

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Five months later...

"How is this, Prince? King Firan is getting married again. While Mr. Assassin until now has not seen the trunk of his nose," Chayra said when Harith just came out of the tent. The look in his eyes was irregular, he propped up his chin by biting his lips, it was obvious that he was agitated.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning sounded out loud from the sky in line with the cloudy weather due to the sunlight covered by clouds. A man—wearing mask—appeared from sand marks struck. The man was wearing a high-collar jacket with a red inner shirt and a blackish brown scarf waving in the cold wind. "Sorry, Madam. Now the trunk of my life is clearly visible, right?" he walked over and knelt with a thin grin on his lips.

All eyes in the oasis were on the man. They could feel an even more terrible air after his departure a few months ago.