Hope Like an Angel

Mysterious Places

"Falishaupt! Raphaeeel!" Jennifer's voice suddenly came from the small alley, me and Raphael facing her.

"Sorry, I'm late." He rode his purple bike towards here, then went down, wiping the sweat on his forehead.

"Gdh..." I'm not strong anymore.

"Fal, no." Raphael knows why I'm holding back a laugh.

"Jennifer..."

"Don't!" He covered my mouth with his hand, I tried to fight back. Jennifer looked at us confused.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" He tilted his head, seeing the two he was the one who was fighting by himself.

Gee whiz... Raphael is too strong, I can't let go.

"Bkl! Bklh!" I tried so hard to say "alright" but he finally gave in, my mouth free.

I take a slow breath...

"Look, you're glimpsed by the dozens of citizens lining up." Jennifer pointed to the left, by the side of the road, people carrying bags, some pairs of families, staring at us in wonder.

"There's nothing here!" Raphael waved his hand, exclaiming.

I was about to tell Jennfier that Raphael after that confidence, he suddenly bumped into someone...

"Hmm. Yeah, let's go." Jennifer was riding her purple bike, Raphael and I were also riding a yellow bike.

"Remember, you don't want this to happen again, do you?" I was joking, standing on the back of his bike.

"Argh..." Raphael's face flushed red, then he started to scratch his bike, followed by Jennifer in the back.

We're going to school, then to that mysterious place. What are they hiding there until it's marked like that?

***

"Eh, a minute." Raphael stopped his bike, we were right in front of the school fence. Here it was dark, the fence of the school with a height of three meters was closed. Quiet, the street in front of him was nobody, the shops were closed.

"Why, Raf?" I asked, getting off his bike, Raphael checked his pocket and took out the paper containing the map.

"Fal... Jenn. I was wrong, not east of the school, but southeast, near this house." Raphael pointed to a cream-colored house, located near a large alley.

"God! That's my old house!" It is fitting that I feel the shape is very familiar.The black fence house is located next to the big alley where I used to live...

"Your old house?" Jennifer approached, curious.

"Yes! Exactly so!" I answered enthusiastically.

"Hmm. Not far from your new home, yeah. Only four kilometers. Raphael rubbed his chin, thinking.

"Okay, let's go." He put the map in, got on his bike, Jennifer did too.

Remembered again...

Should I come with? Should I feel the same again? If I get close to the old house, Raphael and Jennifer will be killed by monsters, and I run away and pass out on the run...

It's gonna happen again...? The people I love are being killed again? My failure as a human, it will appear again?

"Fale." Raphael patted my shoulder.

"If there's anything, tell me a story, I did laugh that day when I heard your explanation of Omni's theory, but if you explain it completely about whatever your problem is, I'll do my best to make you happy again." His face approached, as if I were daydreaming again...

"Yes, we are your friends, Falisha. It must be any effort we'll make to help you." Jennifer came to lick.

...

"Thank you, I just remembered something. That's all." I explained briefly, then Raphael tilted the bike, I rode it. Jennifer also took off her bike, preparing to scratch.

Then, we continued on our way, slightly turning through a smaller street than the one in front of my new home.

Gosh, the atmosphere is darker than usual, I hope this conflict ends soon. The rows of uninhabited houses became darker because the light source only came from street lights.

...

I saw Raphael and Jennifer who were focusing on carrying their bikes.

"Raf, aren't you tired?" I asked, afraid they would object.

"Yeeh, I'm serious."

"Hahahaha, just calm down. This is nothing compared to the training that Leo gave me first." Raphael answered. We used to be told to sit up, push up, pull up, and other up ups that we have never heard of. Also the practice of swinging a sword, can be hundreds of times per day.

"alright. If you're tired, just say it." I chimed.

"Hahahaha, you're funny being together. How about just being?" Jennifer asked.

"Hmph, where do you want!" Me and Raphael said in unison.

"Falisha is fierce, Jenn."

"Raphael is a bitch, sometimes he just thinks it's funny."

"Hey, Fal, you're the one who lacks humor!"

"Laugh at you sometimes weird too!"

Raphael and I exchanged thoughts, Jennifer just broke down.

"Well, but despite all that, my whole life and my duties as Chairman of OSIS, I've never seen a relationship like the two of you. It really fits, huh." Jennifer chuckles.

"Ha, had Falisha not been savage, our relationship would have been better. They can rule the world."

"Known the world what if the one who has a plan even joked?"

"Eh, everyone needs entertainment! Even animals!"

We continued the debate, Jennifer again laughed listening to us.

***

"Well, here it is..." Raphael exhaled, tilted his bike, I went down.

"Whoah..." I found, in front of us, by the side of the road, a small house, twenty by thirty meters, one floor, half of the house there were sticky black things that spread everywhere.

"Ugh.. disgusting..." Jennifer was cute when she saw it.

"Hmph, what do you think this is? Monster's blood?" Raphael pointed towards the black binding object that was scattering everywhere.

"It looks like it did. After seeing Arkane's blood first, it might have been monster blood." Jennifer answered.

Right too, Arkane's blood is black and sticky, disgusting...

Means...is there someone who is fighting monsters here? Who her? Is he safe?

"Remember what Leo always says, don't overdo it." I took out a sword of light, ZRUNG! Chanting it, preparing to fight, walking slowly near the door.

"of course. I don't want to die in this place, not cool." Raphael chimed in, pulled out his sword as well, coming over.

Jennifer be careful, focus against.

Already in front of the door, the wooden door was brown, almost the same height as me.

"Well, this is it..." Kreeeeek.

Inside, it was dark, there was a dead TV located at the middle end, a tall cupboard on the left, and a door leading to a room on the right. With a dining table right in the center of this living room.

"Continue to be vigilant.it may now be empty, but then there could be a thousand corpses gathered."

"Ssh.. is not the time for such jokes, Raf!" Jennifer was about to grab Raphael's ear, I was still wary of entering the house.

I saw the switch next to the closet, Krak! Disfiguring it.

Wow...the wall uses black and white striped wallpaper, although there are many tears and damage, at least this looks more beautiful.

"May too..." I commented, start going deeper. Raphael advanced unconcernedly going inside, staring around.

"Yes... Fals... Raf..." Jennifer called the two of us who were still staring around, her head facing upwards. We were both confused, what did he see? Focus once...

"What's up, Jenn?"

"I.. that..." I'm facing the roof of the house, my God...

Hundreds of small monsters were hanging on the roof, their arms and legs clinging to each other, preparing to descend...