Fate Breakers

Dreamtime

In that almost endless darkness Riel continued to run, chasing after the glimmer of light that looked increasingly brighter as Riel continued to step foot nonstop. His breathing was breathless, but his determination had not faded at all in order to obtain the only light that was in that place.

His efforts paid off, the darkness around him instantly disappeared and made it seem to move places in an instant, Riel was already in front of the old house of Aira, greeted with a warm smile of the beautiful girl he loved so much. His brownish hair was already longer than when they had last met, his height was already almost on par with Riel's. Aira stretched out her arms, signalling that she wanted a hug.

"Aira." said Riel who was still silent where she stood.

"Come here" replied Aira. "Hug me and prove how much you miss me, Riel."

Riel hugged Aira tightly, and vice versa. They let go of each other's longing that had shackled their hearts in the void, making Riel shed tears that had been held behind her eyelids, showing his weak side in front of the girl he missed so much.

Aira wiped away the tears that ran down Riel's cheeks and said, "I'm here, Riel, don't cry anymore!"

"Don't go again!" said Riel. "I want to be with you always."

Aira shook her head, a sign she would not leave Riel again like what Riel said.

"It's getting dark, you don't want to go back to the palace and live with your family there, do you?" ask Aira.

"No! I just want to be with you, Aira, I don't want anything else." replied Riel.

Aira was really happy to hear Riel's reply, the girl re-hugged Riel, giving all the warmth and comfort to Riel's entire body which made her want to stop the time so that Aira did not immediately let go of her embrace.

"Let's stay with me" said Aira.

Riel nodded her head in agreement with Aira's request, for her there was nothing more important than spending the rest of her time with Aira, the girl she truly loved.

They walked into the house, step by step they passed through without letting go of their hands at all, until they stood at the door of the house of Aira. The Host opened the door of his house, making the entire living room visible to Riel with his own eyes. It felt like he had not set foot in the house for a long time, but nothing had changed at all except for Aira's parents who were not there.

"You're living alone in this house now?" riel asked after he rested his body on the blue sofa located in the living room.

"Yes, my parents stayed in Datraoch, only I came back here." replied Aira, leaning her head on Riel's shoulder.

Riel was silent for a moment, her feelings began to be muddled when she heard Aira's reply, worried that one day Aira would return to her parents' residence and return to leave Riel alone. Aira who did not immediately get a glance and found Riel was dissolved in her daydream.

"I'll stay here with you, Riel" said Aira, who broke Riel's daydream.

"You're not going back to Datraoch?" riel asked expectantly.

"I've been waiting for years to be allowed to return to Shappire, where maybe I want to leave you again after I've managed to see you" Aira replied, a little annoyed.

Riel smiled in relief, Aira's reply this time really made her heart flower.

"I want to ask you something" Aira said as she changed her seat to face Riel.

"What's that?" reply Riel.

"What do you think of me as now? A fella? A pal? or..." Aira did not finish her question, letting Riel guess for herself what she would ask while smiling ignorantly.

Riel knew what Aira was going to say next and it embarrassed her to answer the question. Spontaneous his head lowered, making him turn his face away from Aira who started to hold back his laughter.

"Don't tease me!" said Riel.

Aira raised Riel's chin so that she could see Riel's countenance which started to turn red and made them look at each other.

"What's the matter, honey?" avenged Aira who tried to make Riel even more embarrassed to look at her face.

"Sa-sa-anu, emm.bu-it's nothing." replied Riel, stammering.

"Ahahaha, how are you going to marry me if you can't even repay that." Aira looked satisfied to see Riel's expression that was completely unexpected.

Riel was irritated to see Aira laughing at her, her hands now holding both sides of Aira's head, making her confused and stopping laughing in an instant. Riel quickly kissed Aira and turned things around, now Aira's face was flushed and she couldn't even say a word from her mouth.

"Who said I couldn't get back at him" said Riel, bragging.

Still silent looking at Riel, Aira's tears began to drip from her eyes, making Riel confused and worried that her actions made Aira angry with her.

"I'm sorry" said Riel, immediately removing her hand from Aira's cheek.

Without responding to Riel's apology, Aira hugged Riel tightly, her tears breaking in her warm embrace and making Riel even more confused about what she had actually done to Aira.

"I love you, Riel" said Aira.

Riel immediately returned the embrace of Aira, a sentence that he really wanted to hear from the past he could finally hear clearly at this time, the world really feels both of them when in love.

"Me too! I love you too, Aira." Riel replied.

"But.." said Aira, glum. "What about the girl? Doesn't he like you too?"

Riel was silent for a moment, not understanding what Aira's question meant to her.

"No, forget it." said Aira, hugging Riel back.

 

Riel looks very handsome with a black suit wrapped around her body, so does Aira, the white dress she is wearing today makes her look more beautiful than usual days, her long hair is allowed to unravel, she said, his blue eyes looked at Riel full of happiness, the day they were waiting for had arrived.

The row of seats provided in the city square where Riel and Aira had their wedding was filled with invited guests from both sides, a happiness that was clearly reflected in their smiles, staring at a pair of bride-to-be who were preparing to say their sacred promise in front of Penghulu.

On a small stage decorated with various flowers, Riel and Aira stood opposite each other, both of Riel's hands clasping her slightly trembling hands.

"Are you nervous?" riel whisper.

"Ehe." Aira showed an awkward smile from her lips.

"Alright, I will start the ceremony" said Si Penghulu, making the atmosphere become silent for a moment. "I invite the Bridegroom to make his sacred promise."

Riel took a deep breath, trying to muster up the courage to say her sacred promise before Aira.

“Airayle Swan, I choose you to be my wife, to have each other and to keep from now on forever, in times of trouble and pleasure, in times of abundance and lack, in times of health and illness, to love and cherish each other, until death do us part, in accordance with the laws of the God of power, and this is my sincere faithful promise.” Riel said, smiling gently.

“Riel Eraxoth, I choose you to be my husband, to have and care for each other from now on until forever, in times of trouble and pleasure, in times of abundance and lack, in times of health and illness, to love and cherish one another, until death do us part, in accordance with the law of the Goddess of power, and this is my sincere faithful promise.” reply Aira.

Penghulu walked up to them and stood between them while carrying a small black box containing a pair of silver wedding rings.

"The groom is welcome to pair his wedding ring on the Bride's ring finger" said Penghulu.

Riel took the smaller ring in the black box, then he raised Aira's left hand which he held as long as they were on the stage, Riel also placed her ring gently on Aira's ring finger, making the girl blush shyly and happy.

"The Bride is welcome to pair her wedding ring on the groom's ring finger" said Penghulu, continuing the event.

Engraved clearly in Riel's smile as her silver ring was finished being paired by Aira, she really did not expect that these moments she was so looking forward to she could finally feel clearly.

"The ring exchange ceremony is over. For the prosperity and well-being of these two Young Brides, let us make an offering to the Goddess of Love Agapi. Open curtains!" penghulu.

The red curtain behind them opened, seen a girl with short black hair was tied to a wooden cross, the girl was none other than Seira, riel's partner who had always accompanied Riel wherever he went. The happiness that was engraved in Riel's heart simply disappeared as their two eyes looked at each other, Riel was very confused, angry, angry, not accepting what he saw with his eyes at the moment.

Aira looked at Riel's changed facial expression instantly, then said, "Do you really love me, Riel?"

There was no reply from Riel, his eyes fixated on the Elf figure who looked helpless and could only resign. According to him, Seira had nothing to do with any of this, she did not deserve to die as an offering to the Goddess of Love.

"An Elf, this natural enemy of mankind will be an offering to Agapi" said Penghulu accompanied by the cheers of the enthusiastic Invitation Guests. "I invite you to speak your last words before we burn you alive."

Seira sighed, showing a very familiar smile in Riel's eyes, a smile that seemed to say nothing would happen after this.

"Thank you for saving my life when we first met, Riel. Thank you for always being there when I'm in trouble, thank you for all your help and for the adventures we went on together. Everything is so beautiful, I actually don't want it to end once you get to meet Aira, I want to always have adventures with you, I like you, Riel. But, I realized that I can't get you, sorry if I always bother you. But, I want to ask one thing of you one last time."

The Invitation Guests were getting impatient to execute Seira, her cheers getting louder and starting to make a noise. Seira finished her last sentence.

"Wakeup! Your struggle does not deserve this kind of false happiness, this dream is not a payment you have to accept after all the injuries you have experienced like this, wake up, Riel! I will take you to Datraoch, where Aira is currently, not in this false dream!" said Seira who then shed her tears.

"You choose me or him, Riel?" Aira hugged Riel, her tears wetting the black suit that Riel was wearing.

Riel was struck by a dilemma that was so painful. On the one hand, he was very happy with what he got now, on the other hand he did not understand what Seira said about dreams and so on.

"Siren!" seira exclaimed, trying to make Riel realize that everything she experienced was just a dream.

His efforts succeed, Riel remembers what happened before, about him being tempted by the seduction of Jane Siren. Right after he realized that everything was just a dream, his body seemed to be pulled upwards, passing through various kinds of ruffled dreams, then Riel opened her eyes slowly and saw Seira who was holding her head while crying bitterly.

"Waking someone out of his dream is disrespectful, you know." lamented Riel.

"Riel?!" seira asked, not believing he had managed to wake Riel up.

"I should have died eaten by those mermaids, right?" Riel scratched her head, confused.

"Yes, if only the Witch of Hell hadn't asked them to release you. Why are you so stupid?! I'm worried you know! I woke up in that library, and then you weren't there, and then you were so engrossed in making out with a Siren that you almost died because of it. How beautiful is Siren?! Don't you just love Aira? Was my presence all this time you never looked at me at all because I was an Elf?" seira's cry broke just like that, she lashed out at Riel's chest, irritated.

"When I promised I wouldn't trouble you anymore" said Riel gloomily. "I'm sorry, Seira."

Seira hugged Riel in her lap, her heart was completely relieved at the moment, although she did not expect her feelings of joy to be conveyed to Riel, she was very grateful to still be able to adventure again with Riel.

"I had a strange dream" said Riel. "I dreamt you liked me, Seira. And it's stupid of you to say that while I'm having a wedding with Aira."

"Where might I like you, you idiot!" seira Protest. "It's worth it that you're so hard to wake up, it turns out your dreams are really beautiful if I'm not there, hmph!" seira continued, puffing her cheeks.

"Hehehe" Riel scratched her head, awkwardly. "Oh yeah, you said you met the Witch of Hell? Where is he now? I really idolized her since childhood" Riel said as she glanced to the right and left.

"He's gone, right after he saw you brought to the mainland by the Sirens. It seems he was disgusted to see what you look like, so he just went away." replied Seira, turning her face away.

"What do you mean, huh?!" riel protest.

"You're asking me to fight? I helped you, you idiot!" reply Seira, annoyed.

And they argue with each other as usual.

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