Hunters And White Lotus
trithteen
Radit POV
July 8, 2020. At Grandpa Awang's house, in the living room.
CRUST!
The sura echoed in the room, making Grandpa Awang who was sitting next to me briefly break away from the newspaper he was reading. If you want to know what that sounds like, it's the sound of a broken bone. The question is whose bones? you'll know in a minute.
"ARRGHHHH!!!" My raung while holding my forehead which seems to be cracked because it is in Sentil Alan. The perpetrator just stared flat at me, as usual.
"sickness.." My complaint is still with a hand that holds my forehead.
"Not sleeping." Alan said with a sinless expression.
"But there's no need to touch me with life energy right? my head can crack tau!!" Angry attack. The person I was angry with just shrugged with a flat expression while saying "What do I care."
"Argh.I'm lazy to argue with you. continue." I said annoyed. My right hand grabbed a glass of water on the table, then drank it up to the toilet. Alan standing in front of me again tapped on the small blackboard hanging on the wall.
"Ehem, let me continue. So in the body of every living thing there is a single point that accommodates and produces life energy. Every creature has a different point." Alan tapped on the image of the human anatomical body, precisely in the heart.
"This point also plays a role to spread life energy throughout the body through the nerves. And this is used by the demons to control humans. The devil will possess the human body and try to "invest" itself at this point. By uniting the life energy they have with ours. If this is the case, the devil only needs to master the human consciousness itself to take over the body.
Back to the Spirit. Spirits that successfully control the body of living beings do have various advantages, but the shortcomings are so fatal. If a possessed living being is unable to contain the life energy of the Spirit then his body will inevitably be smashed into pieces or killed instantly, and that means the death of the spirit itself." Alan paused for a moment to take a breath.
"Other shortcomings, if the body in the possessed is injured then it will also hurt the possessed Spirit. However, it is not that easy to injure the body inhabited by spirits, because the body will become stronger and more powerful. Ordinary attacks are incapable of carving wounds, and that's why you need to learn the techniques of the physiques." Alan paused for a moment as he had to catch his breath.
"There are several ways to release the spirit that pervades the body, but all of them have side effects. This is because of the ineffectiveness in separating the fused life energy, sometimes when the spirit is drawn out of the body, the life energy in the body that is still fused is attracted out or vice versa, the spirit life energy was left behind in the body.
How long the body is possessed is a way to minimize side effects. The longer the body is in the rasuki, the greater the side effects and vice versa." Alan cleared his throat for a moment then said "There's a question?" Alan stared at me who was busy flipping through the hunter's guidebook. Aware of the cunning, I looked up then gave her a questionable look.
"You were watching me?" Ask Alan in an intimidating tone.
"Considering. Even half of it." I said as I flipped through the pages of the book on the wooden table.
"What are you doing?"
"Your explanation is too simple I can't focus. So I decided to just read and ignore your voice." I said still staring at the paragraphs in the book, actually I just shy away from the predator's gaze.
Alan breathed a rough breath and then sipped the coffee cup that he had held until the toilet. He roughly put the glass on the table and walked out of the house.
"Where are you going!!" Exclamation
"Raihan Dityana Trosno. I'll give you five minutes to get to the west riverbank or your disgusting face I'll hit with this." Alan raised a fist covered in red flames "In the beginning." And in an instant the person disappeared from where he stood. Not magic, the bule man just ran at full speed to the point of not being seen anymore, of course he was using life energy.
I gulped, sorry for teasing the fire lion.
(***)
On the river bank.
"Gram!!" I cried in panic while running as fast as possible on the gravelly ground. I looked back and found Alan running after me. A smoldering fire enveloped his entire body, making his figure so terrifying.
He also threw consecutive fireballs at me, making me have to jump to and fro to avoid.
"Alane! you're going to kill me!!" I cried while ducking, avoiding the fireball that almost burned the hair.
"No. I'm just improving combat training." The answer, though with a tone of emphasis.
"You still angry, huh?"
"really. Eat it I'll burn you to ashes." And after he said that, a burst of fire shot towards me, fortunately I dodged even though the edge of my sleeve was on fire. A burning flame burns the dry leaves that fall on the ground. Alan began to approach, his fire fist preparing to send an attack.
"Well I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to stop you." I said panic.
Floarr!The fire that enveloped Alan grew even more, giving an even more terrifying impression. In a cold voice he said "Well, I'll forgive but..."
Bugh!!Cracks!!
"But I have to punch you in the face first!!" He shouted along with the fist of fire that hit my face, my body was dragged three meters back, fortunately I was still able to maintain my standing position.
Au was panting, my face was throbbing with pain, fortunately I had time to coat it with life energy, so there was no need to worry about being roasted.
"Happy?" Sinister manyu.
"Truly satisfied." His answer was flat while giving his thumbs up. Alan turned off the fire, then put the horses in position. Ah. I get it.
K0u install the position of the horses as firmly as possible, both hands I relax, breathing force that could roar. The real battle training is just beginning. We stared at each other fiercely, our knuckles hardened.
"Hey you!" The cry of someone across the river made our focus crumble. In unison we turned to the source of the voice.
"You guys stop training!, there's an emergency!!" Hysterical shouting.
"Why?"I wonder.
"Village children are disappearing!!, it is assumed that they were kidnapped by the mist demons. We need your help to find their whereabouts!"Answer the curly-haired man. Alan and I exchanged a glance for a moment.
"Quick! We need to find them!" He shouted while hinting us to follow him.
(***)
Bright, cloudless skies stretched out, overshadowing the village that was being controlled by this anxiety.
"Remember! You're just looking for their whereabouts and if you see them, don't try to go after them! because of the possibility of them being controlled by the fog demons! and don't try to enter the fog forest!." Clearly Yura, that twenty-year-old straight-haired man was to me.
"Run this whistle if you find any of them, the hunters
"Good good luck!" He ran to the left and disappeared behind the thick fog. I gulped, though I was nearly ten meters away from the fog forest, the aura pressing down and the cold mist reaching my place. I shook my head in all my might, driving away bad thoughts, with all my courage, I set foot to explore the borders of the fog forest.
I squinted my eyes to find if there were any village children in the forest. Because the forest is the headquarters of the demon fog, the hunters speculate that the children who disappeared are brought into this forest.
Hunters like Alan are allowed to enter the fog to secure the village children, the village children, while the seeds of hunters like myself are only allowed to walk outside the fog forest precisely on the border to help the search.
I kept squinting, seeing objects in the thick fog was harder than in the water. For a second I thought there was nothing strange but after my tail caught a movement, deep inside there a little boy stood his back to me, the boy was walking languidly into a forest of mist.
Immediately I rogoh the new whistle given by Yura earlier. I wanted to ring it immediately but something I saw made my motor nerves stop doing their activities. My body was glued to the spot from seeing something hard to believe.
The boy was Anang and next to him a woman of my age was embracing him. The woman was wearing a beautiful white dress, her straight shoulder-length hair was so pretty. The person seemed to be aware of my presence. He looked back and grinned like a madman. Then her little lips moved saying a sentence.
I'll eat it all
The deg!
My heart is pumping out in solidarity, the sweat is rushing, my breath is roaring. The figure also straightened his eyes again, then he led the child he embraced into the forest. Their figures were also lost in the mist
I held the whistle firmly, and then with all my strength I ran after them.
I know this is a stupid choice. But my gut says I have to do it. Ah.ralat, Amarahku.
(***)
The drap!The drap!
With all my energy running through the white mist, my brown eyes glanced here and there looking for a figure. My heart pumps blood faster, causing a tense sensation. Honestly I was half afraid to enter this forest, but seeing his words just burned my anger to beat him up.
Cold air pierces the skin, sending bad suggestions to the brain. My breath roared, half of it because of the overflowing anger.
"Searching me?" A voice came from above the tree. Sura managed to put the brakes on my run, I quickly turned to the source of the sound. My brown eyes caught the figure of the woman, now she was standing on a tree branch. An annoying smile combined with a trivial look, Success ruined the beautiful face that had stolen my attention last week.
"Aren't you supposed to be in? here is too dangerous for a beginner like you. I'm not responsible if your body is cut into pieces." He said in a shitty tone. I just looked at him sharply while hardening my knuckles.
"Ah.a sharp gaze that pierces the heart. Well.I'm trifling." Still with a shitty tone, then afterwards he laughed out loud like a madman.
"Where are the kids?" I said with a trembling voice, for powerless to hold back anger.
"Emm. I told my friends to kidnap them." He closed his eyes while twitching his forehead, competing to remember "Make a dinner party tonight!" Connect with spirit.
"You're so disgusting."
"Hey you're the new kid, so shut up. You don't even know what's going on."
"It's all because of that misunderstanding? just because of an accidental forest fire?."
The woman stared at me, then she laughed out loud while holding her stomach.
"Haha!. They even brainwashed you! where's that story from?! not on purpose!. Haha!" He laughed so hard that tears flowed from his eyes.
"What do you mean?" My words don't understand.
"Look, new boy. The story's been edited by them, the real perpetrators of the forest fires."
"You're bragging, huh? or trying to brainwash me?"
"It's up to you to believe it or not. After all, winning can change everything, especially making their enemies worse at sight." He jumped off the branch and landed smoothly on the ground "Ah.iya. Look, you're here I want to ask you a favor." As I walked closer to me, I mounted the horses as stout as possible, preparing for the worst.
"Do you want to be my first meal?" He smiled horribly, making anyone hide in horror. Somehow the cold was getting on my skin, giving me bad suggestions.
"You yeah? this deformed body completely drained my energy. So I need to eat a lot. Want huh?." He also cut the distance, making the smile more clear. I walk backwards regularly, my heartbeat's gone.
"Calm down, I'm not gonna kill you. I'll just eat your hands or feet, because I want to try the human taste. Want to wait tonight too long, my stomach has been beeping for contents." He drew closer, his blue eyes emitting a murderous lust.
He stepped once again. However, before his foot hit the ground, my fist had already hit his face. And how surprised I am. My fist pierced through his face to the back of his head. He chuckled then clasped my fist which was still outstretched. His grip hardened, making me scream in pain.
CRUST!
I widened my eyes, the sound of my screams hardened, my knees of material unable to support my body. I fell to my knees on the ground.
"Your hands are so soft. Pantes break easily." He said while muttering. Not to be silent, I also launched a fist with the other hand, teatpi darling, the result is the same as the first. My hand passed through his stomach. He smiled triumphantly too.
"You know anger doesn't solve anything." He stretched out his remaining hand to my stomach, then with all his might pierced it through. Fresh blood flowed along with my roar.
"Goodbye. I like your style." He took off my hand and gently stroked my cheek, and opened his mouth wide until he tore his cheek, the teeth of his fangs he showed me. I bit my lips, unexpectedly this was the end.
I stared at those fangs, I never thought that it would be the devil's meal. I was completely unable to move, my body was like numbness.A crushing attack on my stomach stopped all my motor activity.
I closed my eyes. I even thought about what it was like when my head was crushed by it. I don't know how crazy the pain is.
HEY QUICK.!
I opened my eyes to see the source of the voice. A teenage boy standing four meters in front of me, he turned his back on me.My eyes blinked, what the fuck? Where was the wide mouth that was filled with fangs?.
Yes wait!.
Another voice came from behind the boy's body. I stretched my head to the right to see the source of the voice. My eyes widened when I saw the owner of the Voice.
A teenage girl my age. She was wearing a white dress, her white shoulder hair looked so beautiful. I don't know why I feel so familiar with the teenage girl.
"Come Amelia!! I'm tired of waiting for you!"
