Orion (The Hunter)

Come and Wait

" Are you ready ?" Rigel looked at his friends one by one. Ensure that their group this time is complete with their respective equipment. Except the chief was waiting for them in the helicopter

Bellatrix, Alnilam, Alnitak, Saiph, and Mintaka simultaneously nodded their heads. " Ready !"

" Let's go." Rigel carried the backpack to his back and walked ahead of his friend to get into the helicopter.

Orion was looking up at a picture of his childhood with his parents as well as several guards including Neus. Photographed it looks small Orion who laughs in his father's arms while carrying a trophy. His mother kissed him on the cheek, and the smiling guards stared at the camera as they cheered together. Orion remembered their cheers back then which made him feel very happy. They say that Orion is the best, the star of their country.

Neus, the youngest of the guards, looked delighted with a gift box. Orion also remembered that after the photo session was over, Neus gave him a gift containing a hat which in the hat was embroidered his name. Until now Orion even still keeps the hat even though it is no longer fit to be worn by him.

Rigel sat down on the chair next to Orion and tilted his body slightly to look at the photo. " That.., your guards first ?"

Orion glanced at the glance before looking back at the photo in his hand. " No, they're my father's guards."

" It looks like a friend." commented Rigel who replied a nod in agreement from Orion.

" They were my friends when I played ball and my opponent first."

" What about papi ?"

Hearing that, Orion became chuckled recalling his memories of the past. " Uncle Neus is just a pervert in our every activity. If we were practicing, he would be lazy and just disappear to pick up the fruit in the garden silently. Whereas if we play ball, Uncle Neus will come to play then he will throw the ball to the top of the tree. Otherwise the ball would have hit the guards and the servants who were there. Worse still, the ball often broke the windowpanes of the Mansion."

Rigel looked at Orion who was telling a story. " Your childhood was happy."

" It was before they came." Orion put the photo back in his backpack.

Rigel smiled sadly feeling how heavy the burden they were feeling at the moment. Just because of the greed of some people, many people become the growth. Including himself, his friends, and Orion.

" I hope it's over soon" Rigel said.

" I hope so too." replied Orion who looked out the window of the ship. Not only that, Orion also hopes that if this revenge ends. Friends can stay alive and live the life they want all along.

Rigel leaned his head against the back of the chair. " I also hope papi's okay there."

" That's what we all want." Orion replied.

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In a damp place with a dim light. An old man was chained to the wall in a standing position. His entire body was filled with terrible bruises due to the resistance he had done.

CEKLEK !

" Come in, I have a surprising gift for you guys." General Jin opened the iron door and walked in with Galiendro and George.

" I hope so because we've come so far" Galiendro said.

" It can't be !" Galiendro was shocked to see the old man. He slowly approached her to make sure.

George looked at General Jin asking for an explanation. " It's a joke, isn't it ?"

" Have you ever seen me joking around this whole time ?" General Jin asked with a flat face and a sharp look. It had been hard for him to catch the man but this friend even seemed to doubt him.

George did not reply, he walked up to the old man to make sure of himself. After a dozen years, George never thought that something like this would happen.

" Neus." call George.

The old man raised his head. His eyes blinked several times to adjust the lighting in the room. After his eyes could see clearly, he saw George and Galiendro in front of him.

" I didn't expect that you would still be alive today" Galiendro said.

" Of course you can, Frendick's loyal dog is unlikely to disappoint. Moreover, he was given the task of guarding the heart of Frendick's heart" said General Jin who also approached Neus.

Neus turned to look at General Jin then laughed softly in the midst of his pain. " You still haven't learned from the meaning of the word faithful Jin."

PROK ! PROK ! PROK !

George clapped his hands at Neus in awe. " You can still be arrogant in your dying state ? Really awesome !"

" Heart, hm. wait a minute. Like I know what that means" Galiendro said.

George immediately stopped the clapping of his hands and turned to look at Galiendro. " Heart of heart ?" tanyakanya.

General Jin nodded his head. " Yes, and he kept it all this time."

" Wow ! Doesn't that mean there's a weapon that admires it for us ?" galiendro asked expectantly.

Unfortunately General Jin shook his head. It made Galiendro feel disappointed. " Not a gun but a knife to stab us."

" How can ?" George asked not to understand. Didn't they have slaughtered all the people in the Frendick Mansion back then.

" You remember Samuel and the Dean ? I believe he is the mastermind of all this." replied General Jin.

" There's no way Jin, I killed the boy myself. I made sure of it myself and stabbed his heart while he was taking a nap." George denies not believing. Even he clearly remembered the blood of the boy that soaked the bed.

General Jin frowned confusedly, he stared doubtfully at George who instead looked at him with confidence. So if it's true, who helped Neus all this time ?.

" I'm right to have made sure of it first. Except for this one guard dog, I remember him being asked by Frendick's wife to do some shopping, right ? Then you came to kill him but you didn't find him in the car, remember ?"

General Jin twisted his memories of the past. Galiendro looked closely at Neus. There was a hint of admiration for him when he saw the steadfastness and loyalty Neus had for Frendick. It was a pity that General Jin did not have time to kill him as well so that he could go free with his beloved master.

" Then we wait and see who the person who helped him is" Gen Jin said with a slanted smile looking at Neus after recalling memories of his past.