Canticles

140. What is my fault ?

But Rex's smile faded when he saw the mosquito net that covered the bed was moving a sign that someone or something was there.

From behind a dull white mosquito net is seen a faint figure of a shadow that Rex believes to be a woman, trying to rise from his sleeping position. Her face was not clearly visible because it was covered in her long dangling hair. After successfully sitting down, the woman turned her head towards Rex.

And what makes Rex's hair bristles is because both women's eyes are jet black. It is different from humans in general. If an ordinary human has black and white eyeballs, then the woman has eyeballs that are entirely black without leaving a part for white.

After Rex managed to master himself, the figure of the woman seemed to smile. Although it was faint because it was behind the mosquito net, Rex was sure that the woman was indeed smiling towards him. One woman's hand was raised and made a waving gesture as if calling Rex to come near her.

Under her still-awake consciousness, Rex shook his head in response. The woman looked disappointed. He lowered his hand and lowered his face.

Rex was still watching the woman closely from the doorway. Soon Rex saw two men enter the house through one of the open windows. From the movements can be ascertained if the two men are bad people.

Rex held his breath as he watched the two men sneak into the room. Afterwards Rex saw nothing because the door was closed by one of the men who sneaked in. Only the sound of a woman's groans sounded heartbreakingly accompanied by the sound of thumping repeatedly. Rex thinks the woman was being beaten.

Given the condition of the woman who seems sick and alone, Rex believes that the woman must be easily paralyzed.

With the intention of helping out, Rex moved in. Unfortunately Rex's intention was hindered by something. Rex seemed to hit an invisible wall and his body bounced every time he hardened his attempt to break in.

Rex was riled up and started yelling at the two men from the doorway.

" Stop that coward !. Fight me if you dare. Don't be afraid of molesting women...!" rex was angry.

There is no lawfulness. The thumping sound was getting louder. Even the closed door seemed to vibrate when a large and heavy object hit it. Rex was worried that it was the woman who was knocked to the door by the two foreign men. Even from the bottom of the door was flowing fresh blood signifying there was a wounded person there.

Rex panicked more and again tried to break through the invisible bulkhead.

As Rex was trying to break in, the door of the room seemed to open slowly. The blood flowed more and more and it made Rex stay in the place waiting for what the two foreign men would do to the woman who was sick.

Rex's guess was wrong. It was the woman who opened the door. Even casually the woman dragged the bodies of the two men who entered her room earlier with both hands. The woman pulled the hands of the two men together.

The blood from the two men's bodies was on the floor as the woman dragged him along. The woman stopped to breathe air as exhaustion had to attract two men at once.

At that time Rex watched as the woman's body was not injured in the slightest. Different things were clearly seen in the two men who were now lying on the floor covered in blood.

After the woman placed the two dying men in the middle of the house, she walked towards the other room. The woman's walking manner looked strange as her steps were half dragging while bowing her head. From there Rex was sure if the woman was sick.

A moment later the woman came back while carrying a machete. Rex was surprised and could guess what the woman was going to do. Two men dying on the floor grimaced in fear at the sight of the woman carrying a sharp weapon. They began to cry, pleading for forgiveness.

" Punish Us, please forgive Us." said one of the men, crying.

" We were told to do it. To be honest we didn't want to hurt Nyai either." said another man.

The woman seemed to shake her head while smiling cynically.

" Pardon Him, forgive Us. Please have mercy on us. Don't kill us.." the two men groaned as they tried to grab the woman's leg.

The woman shifted away until the two men could no longer reach her.

" What's my fault, why are you so evil...?" asked the woman while tightly grasping the handle of the machete with both of her palms.

The two men did not answer. They were just crying while holding onto their respective wounds. One man suffered severe injuries in the thigh while the other suffered severe injuries in the abdomen. From such a severe wound it was hard for them to endure.

" Tell me, what's my fault...?!" repeat the woman in a louder voice.

" Ka.. because Nyai was poured..duh sassy..," said one of the men nervously.

" Sassy...?!" ask the woman not to understand.

" I. Yes Nyai. Hu... hubu. ngan Nyai with Prince Jareka is unacceptable because it has exceeded the limit..," said one man with stammering.

" He's my husband !. Which part is said to be over the limit ?. What does the Husband Wife relationship is also called overreach for married couples like Us. Where's the fault...?!" ask the woman angry.

" The fault is that Nyai is not a genuine noble. In Nyai's body flowed the blood of ordinary people because Nyai was only the son of a concubine...!" a voice from the window sill.

Everyone including Rex turned to the source of the voice. The woman glared furiously as she recognized who the person sitting leisurely on the window sill was.

" But my father was a Sultan, ruler of the southeast. So in my blood also flowed the blood of nobles...!" the woman said she defended herself.

" I said real nobles !. Nyai is not a genuine noble because Nyai was born from an unofficial marriage between the Sultan and commoners who are none other than Nyai's own Mother.

The man's explanation made the woman shake her head inexplicably.

" So important is the origin of love. Doesn't love not look at possessions, thrones, and origins ?. But why do you treat me differently ?. Is it because my stepbrother also loves Prince Jareka so you want to come to hurt Me...?" ask the woman.

" That's also one of the reasons. If Nyai wants to give up and return Prince Jareka to His older sister, maybe this will not happen..," said the man on the window sill while staring pity at the Nyai.

" Love is unruly !. Prince Jareka and I have loved each other since we first met. Then why do I have to return something that was mine from the beginning...?!" ask Nyai gusar.

" But that's the rules of the game. If Nyai cannot obey, then We will not hesitate to act...!" threaten the man on the window sill.

" alright. Before you act, it is better that I will act..," said the Nyai with a flat face.

A moment later the woman slapped her machete into the neck of the two men who were dying on the floor. Blood spurted to various directions along with his rolling two human heads on the floor of the house.

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