Orion (The Hunter)

Neus

An old man stood looking at the stars through his study window. His eyes glared far up staring at one small star but had the brightest rays in the night sky.

The shadow of a child who was running while laughing loudly after successfully judging people near him. His brown eyes looked watery from laughing for too long. His funny voice made anyone anxious to see him. He looks like a star in the sky. Small but brightly shining.

Until finally, all his shadows disappeared and changed with the dazed looking boy. His eyes were blank with his hands clenched tightly. His mischief and laughter disappeared until he was never seen again. At times the boy would yell in frustration or hurt any creatures that were nearby. When the time changed the night the boy never closed his eyes. He curled up in the corner of the room while looking at the stars in the night sky.

Seeing that, anyone knew what happened to that boy. He has been depressed and mentally ill ever since. The anger and resentment stored in his heart made the boy grow up unlike a child his age.

" Po."

The old man turned his body around looking at his six adopted children. He is Neus, the driver and guardian of Orion.

" Papi, Orion is back."

" Why ?" asked Neus who was walking closer to his chair.

" George's son forced him to become a model and it turns out that Orion has been traumatized in papi photos."

Neus leaned his body against the back of the chair. " Have you given him Bellatrix's medicine ?"

" It's papi."

" Please take care of him because he's our only hope."

" Yes papi."

" To what stage are you reacting at the moment ?"

" We're running the fourth papi."

Neus nodded his head in understanding. He thought about how Orion could have such a weakness. If the enemy finds out, it could be their powerful weapon to defeat Orion one day. " Where is Orion now ?"

" He was walking the street with his future girlfriend and George's son Papi" Mintaka replied.

Hearing that the look on Neus' face hardened instantly. " Prospective lover ?"

" Yes papi." replied Bellatrix.

" Tell him not to fall in love with anyone before we can resurrect our country. Do not let Orion have even more weaknesses." Neus ordered.

" Good papi."

Neus turned to look at the stars in the sky and looked back at the six adopted children. " So what are you guys coming here for ?"

Rigel, who had been quietly stepping forward, approached Neus and handed him two maps containing their plans to build a nightclub as well as pearl sales. Coupled with data about Ziran working with them.

" Ziran ?" Neus's forehead seemed to wrinkle when he found data about Ziran in collaboration with Orion.

" What's up papi ?" ask Saiph.

" Nothing, papi felt just familiar with this person named Ziran." jawan Neus.

Neus smiled and looked back at the stars in the sky. " That's good because it should be a leader considering his people under any circumstances. It turns out he's an adult now."

" You help him and Papi will help you too."

" Good papi."

Neus smiled looking at the stars in the sky. His young master turned out to have become the leader by now.

...*****...

" Take care of you because our plan is not easy. Maybe later we will lose one of us or we ourselves disappear" Neus said.

" It's our risk that we have to take papi. When we swore allegiance to Orion at that moment we gave up our lives." Rigel replied.

Neus laughed happily and clapped a few times. He was proud to see his adopted son who knew of their obligations. " It's not wrong that I made you my children. Now you guys take a break and we can continue tomorrow morning."

Rigel and Saiph without speaking immediately turned away as usual after hearing Neus allow them to rest.

Bellatrix and Mintaka smiled at Neus before leaving. " Papi we rest first" said Mintaka.

" Good night Altrix, Taka."

" Good night too, papi." Bellatrix and Mintaka spoke at the same time.

Alnilam and Alnitak walked up to Neus and kissed his cheek. " Good night papi."

Neus smiled as he gently rubbed the heads of Alnilam and Alnitak. " Good night, Nilam, Alni."

After that, Neus's work room went quiet again. Neus sighed and closed his eyes while leaning comfortably on his work chair. Thinking of all the plans that his six adopted children would do on Orion's orders.

" The light trauma is too bright ?" Neus asked himself and guessed when Orion had the trauma.

When they meet Neus will ask Orion for therapy in the hospital. If not, Neus will ask Bellatrix for help. Soon Orion's trauma must be removed before it gets worse and it can have a devastating impact on Orion's psyche.

Neus recalled the little Orion curled up in the corner of the room with a blank look or laughing after successfully killing a friend of his age in an orphanage. Neus wants to see the Orion he used to be. At least Neus wanted to see Orion smile like he used to.

Neus smiled faintly considering how cute his young master used to be as a child. But now his young master had grown into a sinister figure.

Neus should be happy that the more sinister Orion is, the easier it is for his young master to hunt down their opponents. But somehow Neus even felt afraid. Neus fears Orion has forgotten his former self and turned into a bloodthirsty tyrant.

A good leader is not a leader that his people fear but a leader that his people respect and love. Neus did not want Orion to be a tyrant. The people of N feared him.

Neus becomes increasingly convinced to ask Orion for therapy and to suppress his trauma. Don't let Orion look for an outlet to kill people again like he did today.

Neus massaged the base of the nose that was painful. As far as Mr. Hansen or Ms. Clara is concerned, no one has this trait. They can even be said to be leaders who guide their people with compassion and justice. But Orion.., Neus was even convinced that later his young master could not be like his parents.

Orion is too grumpy and always needs an impingement by killing. Orion would not be able to live without blood. Where his emotions play eat at that time Orion must play with the lives of others.

If the one who was killed was their enemy Neus did not matter. But what Orion killed was not their enemy. Neus won't let that happen again.