GRIM REAPER'S GIRLFRIEND

THIRTY

While inside the cave, Aya was still tracing the dark and endless passage before her eyes with a magical torch. He tightened the shawl Seroja gave to his body and hands to protect the cold and damp of this cave.

There was no sound except the echo of his feet, the deeper Aya did not dare to make a sound. Faintly hearing something ahead, a noise. Aya ran forward and she saw an astounding sight.

"Jonathan!" he shouted as he approached Jonathan who was leaning against the cave wall.

Jonathan raised his head slowly. "Yes?"

"You-you're alive?" tanya Aya did not believe.

Jonathan's two limp hands on his sides were moved slowly. "I don't know-"

Aya crouched down in front of Jonathan. "you're okay right?"

Jonathan nodded slowly.

"What's going on? why did Seroja say you disappeared?" ask Aya.

Jonathan closed his eyes, taking a breath. "I don't know, suddenly I was in the woods and I ran away."

"The forest? so this hole was you?"

"Holes? I'm hiding here from a cave in the woods, no hole at all."

Aya was horrified. "There's a hole in the highway, said Seroja and your friend, this hole can harm people passing by."

Jonathan held the pain in his chest.

Aya saw blood pouring from Jonathan's chest. "Let's get out!"

Jonathan nodded weakly. "Our body will not die from blood loss, it will soon be healed. I can't get out of here right now."

"It is precisely the pity with your friends and others for guarding from the front, many supernatural beings attack the entrance." Aya said frantically while pressing on Jonathan's chest. "Is this the heart?"

Jonathan nodded weakly.

"Who, who did this? This isn't a fall wound from the ravine, is it?"

Jonathan growled as Aya was about to touch his wound.

"My heart-"

"Why heart?"

"No, go."

"I won't leave until you're gone."

Jonathan was talking.

"Listen, Andrea and your friend are in danger now. And now the place you're referring to is not a cave in the forest but a cave in a hole."

"Holes?" jonathan's consciousness is running low.

Aya was about to take off the scarf Seroja gave her but Jonathan held her captive.

"Don't let go! humans won't stand the air here." Jonathan's bell weakly.

"Is there anything I can do? Those who can help you quickly can't get into the hole here."

"Of course, anyone won't be able to get into this cave because I'm holding it."

"I'm already bil-"

"If it's true what you're saying the cave I entered has moved, it means this place moved again-"

"What do you mean?"

"How long have you been in this cave?"

Aya took out her phone and looked at the clock, surprised. "It's been almost two hours I've been exploring the cave?"

Jonathan nodded. "While this cave is not so deep, ten minutes you have found me."

"A-will the hole above be closed?"

Jonathan shook his head. "The hole was made by the devil to obtain the soul of the dead man in the hole is not visible."

"That's a waste of me coming back?" aya asked in panic.

Jonathan nodded slowly. "This cave moved and I gave it a protector, I didn't think I could protect it all the way to the demon's man-made hole."

Aya sat down next to Jonathan. "What should I do now?"

"Silence and waiting for me to recover."

Aya hugged both knees. "How long?"

"One year."

Aya looked over in surprise. "I can't go missing for another year anyway soon I'll take the national exam with Andrea."

The black colored stone began to move and replied hello, Aya glanced beside him - Jonathan was already sound asleep.

"Basic troublesome." Aya called Jonathan's friend. "Hello."

"Yes!" a friend of Jonathan called himself across the street. "Are you okay?"

Aya lowered her voice so as not to disturb Jonathan's sleep. "Yes I'm fine."

"Have you found what you were looking for inside? is there something strange there?"

Aya thought, he better not tell anyone that Jonathan is still alive, if he tells now not only Jonathan's friend the whole demon and the king's minions will be looking for Jonathan. "Nothing, just an ordinary dark cave."

"I heard that the cave was for human spirits."

"I know."

"Eh? know where?"

"It doesn't matter where I'm from, now I want to tell you something - listen to me carefully."

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Andrea and Seroja had arrived below the ravine where Andrea and Jonathan had jumped from above, Andrea looked up, not expecting that the place was so high.

"I just realized I'm doing something dangerous." Andrea Muttered.

"You're just doing what you want."

"I'm sorry."

"What's Andrea for?"

"If I really die, then they can get my unprotected cousin."

"Not to worry." Seroja smile. "So do you remember where?"

"I don't know, the last one that brought Jonathan."

Seroja let out a small breath. "I myself did not feel anything, even if brought by the minions - it is impossible to send Seruya."

"There's one thing that reminds me - that my cousin's brother has a daughter - are you going to move?"

"You mean?"

"Among my mother's family, I have two older cousins and one of them is married"

Seroja glares in horror. "His wife is pregnant?"

"I don't know, so you're gonna move?"

"It's not his wife's problem, but is she really human?"

"I-they've been married for two years while the king of genies only found out about it recently?"

"Not only that Andrea, if his wife is pregnant with a daughter then I can't protect you anymore!"

"So you're really going to move?"

"Rules remain Andrea's rules."

"Ja-so what should we do?"

Seroja thought. "Because there is no information maybe we can calm down in the meantime but still we have to be vigilant, if suddenly I have to protect the baby... I can't be next to you Andrea."

"Then I call you first, who knows you're told." Andrea reached into his pants pocket. "Lho's? you know?"

"Your cellphone was brought by Jonathan's friend to give to Aya."

Andrea scratched her non-itchy head. "Now what about this?"

"Let's just say, we focus on finding keris after that we go to your cousin's place."

"If keris doesn't see how?"

The people looked around where they were standing. "I'll send Seruni to your cousin's place, there's hers that you brought?"

Andrea nodded. "Just try to find the initials book W. It belongs to my cousin's brother, the house we've occupied belongs to him."

"I know-then I'll sit around there." Seroja pointed at the big rock. "You don't go too far."

"All right." Nod Andrea.

After that Seroja sat on a large rock to communicate with Seruni while Andrea focused on looking for keris.

"Let me remember, I used to find his dagger stacked in what way." Andrea murmured while trying to recall the information Jonathan had provided. "Try me to remember"

'Give your hand to the pile of keris.' Jonathan's words were ringing in his head.

Andrea raised both of her hands in various directions slowly. "May it work."