Grizzled

Episode 26's

I was amazed to see the front building now standing strong again. As I recall in the two-on-one fight yesterday –Sakti and Eagle versus monster Sekti– the building in front of me is flat on the ground. Only the area around the UKS is still ravaged. The recovery lowered my alertness. Without thinking twice I climbed the stairs to the second floor. There are no perforated floors or porous room walls here and there. Truly the perfect place to take cover, if only the Sect monsters did not intercept me first.

Hurriedly turned around and I immediately avoided it, but since his sense of hearing was sharp, the monster realized my existence. Shit, I just got there and had to start a chase scene like this again?! Why is it that only the Eagle is blessed with great weapons and reliable fighting ability?! It is not fun to always depend on it.

“Ah!” I screamed when I lost my balance, falling over a gray dusty courtyard. Realizing I could no longer run, I flailed around to get thrown in the face of an annoying monster not far from me. The stone the size of a tennis ball I threw caught him, and then almost thrown back to me if someone did not first hit the monster's face.

“You think it's catching up, huh? Think of something more interesting!” said someone who was none other than Eagle, continued to beat the monster without giving him a pause to retaliate. Ah, well, let me thank you later. He would only scoff at me more and more scathingly if he did not take refuge immediately. Unfortunately, the sprained leg did not want to cooperate, forcing me to crawl to the nearest room.

A loud bang was heard when the duel of the two was over. Seen from the tail of my eyes Sekti monsters slammed far rolling in the yard. The eagle hastily helped me stand up, taking refuge in room 12 MIPA 1. To be honest I was surprised to see the Eagle become that strong, apparently my guess was not wrong. My finger that was tethered to his arm for the sake of being able to stand felt a strange texture of rough skin. Right, the Eagle induced the power of the monster earlier to counterattack. Not in large numbers, but enough to make half of his body transform.

“At least we are safe now,” said the Eagle standing against the door of the room, “yah, although the stubborn monster tried to break down from the outside.”

I just keep quiet.

“But I'm surprised, that easy as your feet get hurt easily? It was fortunate that Sakti mastered the healing technique, so stop pouting so! He will soon recover you!” said Eagle again. Is he entertaining?

“Thank you, but Lang .. can you .. can you stop using that monster power?” lirih.

“Oh, so this is your problem? Wh why? Are you scared, Shir? Take it easy, I still have my full consciousness.”

“Not so ... I'm just worried that you are dependent on that unnatural strength and also worried .. There will be certain consequences if you continue to use it,”. The eagle was silent for a moment. Half of his monster slowly disappeared.

“Yes, hopefully there are no side effects. I really didn't realize why I could suddenly induce the monster's power. Yesterday I didn't use it when the fight was more terrible, but when I saw you were desperate it felt to upset me, like when in the teacher's room as well. That's why .. eh?! What the hell were my words?!” said Eagle suddenly senewen himself. What is wrong with his words? “heard ya! The point is I can't control the induction of that power, okay?!”

Then the familiar purple fireflies shimmered from various directions, gathering at one point forming a solid formation of someone whom I also knew very well.

“Hai, hi, you two! Glad to see you've taken refuge safely without a serious duel!” the word Sakti is warm as usual.

“Yes, it will be very troublesome if every day someone is injured because they always fight,” I replied. The eagle snorted bitterly because of my words.

“Wah, speaking of wounds, again your feet yes, Shira. Has there ever been a history of serious injuries on your feet?” tanya Sakti started the healing technique before I asked.

“It used to be an accident until a broken bone, but it has been a long time,” I replied. Sakti just nodded in understanding.

“Hm, worth it! What are you doing, Eagle? As I recall yesterday my healing technique has not been completed. I think the consequences will be very bad,” Sakti said.

“Yes, very-very bad! I can't get out of bed all day!”

“But it seems like now it's okay after a full break.”

“Ah, correct! You slept all day ‘kan, Lang? You must have been dragged here and met Sekti!” seruku enthusiastically. Sakti is no less curious. He was always interested in hearing stories about his brother.

“Oh yes? She said what?”

Eagle just threw away face, “I told you you wouldn't like it, Shir.”

“But I also deserve to know ‘kan?” my protest. Sakti also suddenly fell silent, as if justifying the words of the Eagle, knowing exactly what the contents of his head were.

“I think you've heard it directly from Sekti, Shira,” Sakti replied.

“About what? About that old story? About me having to leave the Eagle here? We are not ...”

“Stay no one should be sacrificed, Shir, and that is me. Until the last second if you remain stubborn, then the way out for you will never open,” replied the Eagle left vacant. My head was filled with resistance to his words.

“Whatever, maybe you'll believe it more if Sakti says it. I was surprised Sakti was silent from earlier. Hey, say something so this stupid girl understands!” said Eagle once again.

“To be honest from the start I did agree that only Shira could get out of here. Based on the stories of lost souls before –ah, maybe my own story too. I am stubborn, unwilling to leave here before Sekti can also come out, look at the end! I'm stuck here forever too. So are the stories after me,” explained Sakti.

“I'm tired of talking about that story again. Didn't you say Sekti already knows the way out of here? That's all I want to know. I don't care about who should be sacrificed and who can come out,” I said after a long sigh.

“In the third full moon season, there is a gap for the white soul to escape, maybe some kind of portal. The key to passing through it is only your willingness to sacrifice a black soul,” replied the Eagle.

“White soul? Black soul? What the fuck?” my many.

“White soul, representing kindness and compassion, is you, Shira,” explained Sakti.

“The opposite, the black soul, representing angkara and hatred, is me, Shir,”. I chuckle softly.

“I just know the good and bad can be represented by color. Hey, that reeks of racism! I can't agree,” I replied. Sakti sniffed his shoulders.

“That's the easiest parable, anyway,” he said.

“After all do you agree to be positioned as the bad guy, Lang? I myself am amused if I have to be that holy-sounding white soul,” my reply.

“Why not, Shir?” reply Eagle still in his cold tone, looking at me full of seriousness, My “ is much dirtier than you think. Maybe you'd regret ever knowing me if you knew.”

Silence suddenly, the monsters out there stopped breaking down. I answered nothing more, only deepened in my heart. Does he think I'm not rotting away from sin myself?

.Seriate.