Gaju - One

Chapter 23 - In the Dark

"First day of Elimination Testing."

"3 Couples pass to Stage Three."

"3 Pairs eliminated."

"The couple who escaped: ......."

Gaju looked at the announcement from his bracelet and Tian was next to him. Tian also saw the announcement from Gaju's bracelet.

"Hmmm, so Koga, Koma and Gama have already escaped huh?" tian murmured, because of the great distance with Gaju and the two of them were in the cave that was not too wide, Gaju could feel a fragrant breath from Tian.

Gaju can also smell the body scent of the typical little girl. The scent that Gaju has been very familiar with for two years.

Gaju turned off his mini computer and the room inside the cave went back to complete darkness. There was only the sound of Gaju and Tian breathing in a flutter.

They both kept quiet in the dark.

"Do we have to keep watch in turn?" tanya Tian towards Gaju.

"Tian," said Gaju, "I know you've set a thread-detecting trap and connected it to your mini-computer. If anyone goes into the perimeter of this area. You will know without having to be on guard" he continued.

Tian let out a long sigh, "Shirt, I was just trying to open a conversation with you. You know I've been doing that all this time?"

There was Tian's voice leaning his body within the wall of the cave.

Tian took a deep breath in the darkness in the cave, "I did whatever it took to get us closer. But for the past two years, I've felt that we've made absolutely no progress."

"The only thing that can be considered progress is when you tell me that your favorite training ground is a blindspot" Tian continued.

Gaju. Tian was also silent.

"Tian,"

"If suddenly this cave collapses and we are buried in it. Then we're stuck in here for a few days. The only way to survive is to eat each other. What are you gonna do?" ask Gaju slowly.

Tian was silent and could not answer. He was still confused at what he was going to do before he finally heard Gaju's voice.

"If it were me, I wouldn't have waited that long. I will kill you and eat you, even if it will only prolong my life for a few more days" Gaju said slowly.

Tian speechless. He closed his eyes. He knew that Gaju was serious about his words.

"Why?"

"Why do you want to survive so much? Do you like this kind of life?" whispered Tian lirih.

Long time no answer from Gaju.

Tian listened carefully to the sound of Gaju's breathing and weak heartbeat which was still in order and without any of the turmoil.

"I hate living like this. I want to live like a normal person. As I read in the books. Have parents and brothers. Without having to think about surviving. Without having to think about how to become stronger," said Gaju slowly break the silence in the cave.

"I hate this island. I hate the Manager. I hate Professor. I hate everyone who has created all this" Gaju continued after a brief pause.

"Therefore, I must survive as best I can. I need to be as strong as I can be. Until one day I can destroy anyone who has created this Island,"

"So that later, no more children use sequential numbers as their names. So that later, no more children are forced to kill their own friends."

"Therefore, I must survive," whispered Gaju quietly as he ended his words.

Tian fell silent and tried to understand Gaju's words. Despite his intelligence, Tian had never experienced any problems failing to understand.

Gaju.

"I once read an ancient book that according to many other books was used as a guide for life by people at that time" Gaju said.

"They call the book 'the holy book', in the book there is a story about a creature that is said to be the leader of criminals, the brain of evil, lust, angkara, and so on, arrogance and all the other negative things."

"And he was called 'Devil' in the book."

"Devil has an army called 'demons'. They were accused of being the culprits of all the evil deeds done by humans at that time."

"On the other hand, goodness is guarded and carried out by 'angels'. And for humans, there is always a 'messenger' who is a reminder and a caller to good."

"But, when I read about the origin of the Devil, I was very surprised. Because it turns out that the Devil was once an angel."

"At that time I knew never to trust anyone excessively, for even a Devil was once an Angel."

"You may be my angel now, but I don't know if someday you'll be my demon."

Tian listened to Gaju's words attentively. These were probably the longest words of Gaju he had ever heard. And he liked it because at least he knew what his soulmate's head was.

But on the other hand, Tian knew that it would be very difficult for him to make Gaju believe him.

And until now Tian also could not answer what he would do if this cave really collapsed and made them both trapped.

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"Shirt," called Tian while carrying two fish in his hand that were the size of an adult's one arm.

Gaju himself was making a fire to burn the fish. He was busy arranging the wood to make the fire grow.

"It's been cleaned, right?" gaju asked with a smile towards Tian.

Tian nodded his head at Gaju, "what's the season?"

"There is none. What matters is the protein" replied Gaju.

Tian and Gaju, the two little boys then do a wild barbeque and laugh like children.

"Mmmmm, the smell of the fish will not be a wild animal?" tian asked and a rumbling sound rang out from his stomach.

"No," answered Gaju, "I've spread the predator's feces just now."

"Isa. Wash your hands, right?" tian Protest.

"Yes" replied Gaju.

Tian looked at Gaju and the fish that was burned on the fire with great joy. For a moment he had forgotten that they were currently conducting an elimination test that was risking their lives.

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Somewhere.

"I'm so tired of Del," complained the Keling.

"No matter, this is all because of you. Anyway can not stop before meeting Gaju," said Adel.

Adel sat in a basket of rattan wicker and made-up roots. The basket was quite wide and there were many fruits in it.

Adel was seen eating fruit without stopping and would occasionally throw Aju who was carrying the basket behind his back.