Entering the World of Cerpenes

The End and Beginning of Everything

Viona's eyes were round looking at Azve's apprehensive state. “No... Azve..”.

Blood seeped out of the man's body, his clothes torn and there were burnt remains everywhere. However, Azve was still trying to hug her tightly as if she did not want to let go.

Tears fell on Viona's cheeks, her voice quivering as she spoke “No, it's my fault. Azve, I'm sorry.”

Azve looked at Viona who was covered in tears. Azve's always expressionless face is now gone. A faint smile rose on her face, trying to calm the girl in her arms “Don't cry Viona, it's not your fault. I'm okay.”

The conversation was interrupted when Victor's voice was heard interrupting, “Come on, don't forget me.” The man flew closer to the two with a frowning expression, “you have no pity on me who is still single at 30 years old, huh? Showing off the affection in front of me is heartache!”

Azve tries to banish Victor with his wind magic, so that the black-haired man doesn't come any further. Only, his magic is weakening. Victor easily brushed it off as if it was nothing then flew faster to choke the man's neck.

“No, stop. Brother Victor, release Azve!” viona's weak voice was heard trying to stop her stepbrother.

Victor glanced at Viona in Azve's arms, the two girls' hands handcuffed by magic still hugging Azve's neck tightly. His intimidating look in the eye, looked pitiful with tears constantly falling down his cheeks. Victor could also see the flow of energy in his body was chaotic.

The man smiled obliquely, “If only you want to cooperate from the beginning, Azve need not hurt.”

Victor's free left hand gently touched Viona's head. Not long after, Viona's breath choked as her hands filled with incision scars were on her head. The girl's gaze grew darker as her magic core began to be forcibly pulled by Victor.

“Let's just say your magic core is a payment for my attention all this time to you, my sister.”

Azve growled furiously, trying to escape the grasp of the man before him. “Le-open your hands from-ri Viona!” azve shouted with a choked voice.

As if the wind was past, Victor ignored Azve who had run out of magic energy. He focuses on Viona, his half-sister. “Goodbye my sister, “ the soft voice of Victor is heard clearly in the midst of the darkness that envelops Viona, “in the next life, may you not meet a sister like me again.”

“No! Viona!”

After that, Viona was unable to maintain her consciousness.

- Finish –

"UWAHHH READ WHAT I'M DOING!!"

Thalia almost threw her phone out of annoyance.

The girl rubbed her face rough, wiping away the tears that proved that she was very fond of reading the short story. The short story titled 'I Don't Need Magic' made Thalia's eyes turn red. He stared at the phone screen with a bad feeling.

Why did Victor suddenly become an evil brother? Why did Azve suddenly become good? Wh why? Whyyy?! Why is Viona's story so grim?!

Sucks. Depressing. Thalia really doesn't like endings like this. Moreover, this is just a very short short short short story. There were no details that satisfied his curiosity. Just a short groove of no more than two thousand words.

Knowing that her sharp gaze would not change the ending of the story, Thalia sighed. "Well, eat it. Ate. Bodo is very sad end kek story. Eat a lot of it."

Seeing that, a minimarket employee who was on duty approached Thalia and then sat down in the chair next to her.

"His appetites, his sprains are slipping."

Thalia put her last cup of noodles on the table. Unconcerned by her messy appearance, she stared at the female at the side. "Naya is evil," Thalia took a breath when her nose was blocked, "I'm telling her story again."

The woman's name was Naya, a friend of Thalia High School. Now she works part-time at a minimarket near Thalia's house. Therefore, they often meet considering Thalia very often shopping here.

"Sad is sad, but eat it don't rush it dong. What is relaxing is that. Rich girl, jaim. Reluctantly shouting. Good thing there are a lot of customers."

"Why are so many customers coming?!" Thalia unscrewed the bottle of mineral water, "kalo not you who shift malem, where dare I here at 4 am kek gini. Anyway yeah, which crazy guy told you to shift the mallards alone?"

Naya laughed at Thalia's comments about her boss. Suddenly he fell silent with a serious look, "if my boss is crazy, I'm also crazy dong want to cooperate with him."

Still drinking water, Thalia looked at Naya as if questioning the obvious.

"Gue getok nih nutmeg you use a broom."

"Gtt!"

The two girls sitting inside the 24-hour minimarket were silent with their eyes staring at each other. Realizing the situation, Naya slowly wiped her face filled with water bursting from Thalia's mouth.

Sensing danger, Thalia wakes up and starts running away from Naya. "Maaaap, don't really mean Nay!"

Soon, Naya runs after Thalia. The chase was recorded cctv. They stopped when a man entered the minimarket. The man with the black hoodie was surprised to see Thalia who suddenly stopped running in front of him.

"Ma-sorry, sir. Hehe, please come in, sir." Thalia felt awkward and embarrassed. He who has been caught in college is still playing chases like this. The man did not take a headache and immediately entered the shelves near the cashier.

Naya who was already behind the cashier table looked at Thalia sharply. "Here you go home, what morning of college?"

Thalia glanced at Naya, her hands pretending to clean a chocolate snack in front of the cash register to neutralize her embarrassment. "Libur dong until next month, so I join you do not know what to say."

Thalia let out a long sigh, "Tau dengga anyway, Nay. This feeling of my life is gnebosenin, a really flat cake. College, organization, committee, exam. That's it," although Thalia suddenly confided, Naya just silently listened to her grievance. "why cake does that. It's a hell of a bitch."

Naya glanced at the man carrying a dozen books and some stationery. Naya lets Thalia daydream while she serves the buyer beside her.

Everything was going as normal as usual. But when Naya opened the money storage drawer, a menacing voice sounded in front of her. "Take out all the money I have or this girl I shot!"

As Naya looked up, her heart seemed to fall from its place as she watched Thalia freeze at gunpoint.