Queen Without Crown

Chapter 160 The Awatara

"I have to talk to you about something Juwita." Eldrige intercepted Princess Juwita in the corridor of the palace.

"What's up, Eldrige?"

"We'd better not talk here."

Eldrige walked into the backyard followed by Princess Juwita. The girl felt Eldrige's attitude was more serious than usual and made her wonder if there was a serious enough problem.

Princess Juwita looked at Eldrige, waiting for the man to explain something.

"Something's been bothering my mind since. It's about what happened in the cave."

"What happened, really? I'm sorry I fainted when I was attacked by that creepy guy."

"You don't remember anything?"

Princess Juwita was silent for a moment. Did something happen when he fainted?

"I remember feeling strangled by the creepy man who was with Prince Awang when me and Pertiwi intended to get out of the cave. There was some kind of invisible wall that was preventing us from getting out. Then suddenly I felt a pair of hands strangling my neck. Surprisingly, even though the person who strangled me was invisible but I felt that creepy man did it."

"What happened after that?"

"I guess after that I fainted. All I remember, it felt like my consciousness was fading and I felt like I was falling into a bottomless abyss. Among those endless feelings of falling I suddenly heard a whisper."

"Whispers?"

"I remember. It's a lullaby that my mom used to sing when I was a kid. Na.na.na.sort of it's the tone. But his own words I kind of forgot because it used a foreign language."

"Then, what happened?"

"After that I don't remember anything. I think that lullaby was just a dream. Or maybe a piece of memory from my past."

"No Juwita. I don't think it's just a dream or a memory of the past that just happened to come back."

"What do you mean?"

"I saw it, Juwita. You turned into someone else and attacked that shaman. You don't even recognize me."

Princess Juwita was surprised to hear Eldrige's words. His mouth was slightly open and his eyes were wide open. It was the most terrifying thing he had ever heard, even more terrifying than the news of the death sentence he had once received. Losing control of his own body and others controlling him like a puppet.

"So.What happened to me, Eldrige? Am I.me..?" Panic began to wear them off.

"No." Eldrige approached the frightened girl. Both her hands held onto the shoulders of the trembling Princess Juwita. With both of her eyes gleaming red, she observed the girl's stupefied face.

"You stay to yourself. Even though you didn't realize that the most important thing was that you were back."

"I'm afraid of Eldrige. Is this some kind of magic? Has someone been reflecting on me?"

"I don't know yet, Juwita. The me who is now is no longer able to detect such things. But don't worry, we'll find out together huh?"

The girl nodded weakly. Trying to believe Eldrige's words that none of this should worry him.

"I'm looking everywhere you look like you're here?" A voice surprised them.

"Uncle Gaurav?" The girl was almost suffocated to see a gallant man walking over.

"Come to my dear nephew!" King Gaurav exclaimed with a big smile.

Princess Juwita immediately approached her uncle and hugged the man. How longing he was to meet a family he thought he would never see again.

"Where have you been all this time? Your dad's almost crazy looking for you everywhere. Fortunately, there is an Eldrige. His sharp nose must have been able to sniff you within thousands of kilometers." King Gaurav ruffled the girl's hair while glancing at Eldrige. Eldrige's pointy nose tip is flushed with a flaky nose lobe.

"Uncle, don't equate Eldrige with a dog."

"Why are you defending him?"

"He's always been nice to me, Uncle Gaurav."

"really? He was always good to everyone. After we get home, I'll have him take care of Devi. My son has admired Eldrige since childhood."

"Why pout like that, my dear niece? Are you reluctant to share Eldrige even with your own cousin?" The real temptation of King Gaurav had known of their relationship since the camp at the foot of Mount Zilzaal.

"I'm up to Eldrige." Princess Juwita while silently glancing towards Eldrige.

"Haha..Uncle was just kidding. After all, it seems that Eldrige just wants to follow you." King Gaurav patted Eldrige on the shoulder.

"Oh yes, Uncle. I heard Uncle's here with the Alsatian army?"

"really. We're actually here to arrest Prince Awang. Evidence of his involvement in the deaths of King Sagar and Queen Akemi has been collected."

"So it's true that Prince Awang was involved?"

"really. Uh, you know what?"

"Bagas, the son of Physician Bagio was a survivor of the massacre at the Elixir School. He heard that Prince Awang was working with the Daemonies to attack the palace."

"Well, it's worth it. I wonder how Prince Awang can break the road to the top of the leadership in times of war emergency."

"And here he cooperated with the shaman of the late King Bharata." Eldrige opened his mouth.

"Well, I can't believe he's moving that fast." King Gaurav shook his head.

"But unfortunately neither he nor the shaman managed to escape."

"But Eldrige, didn't you say you lost your powers? Then how did you defeat that magic shaman?"

Eldrige glanced at Princess Juwita who lowered her head next to King Gaurav. "It wasn't me who beat him."

"If not who are you?"

"Jewith."

"What?" King Gaurav turned his eyes to the girl next to him.

"Actually we're here talking about it, Uncle."

"Can you explain what that means?" Now the view of King Gaurav goes back and forth between Eldrige and Princess Juwita.

Eldrige then repeated the events in the cave. King Gaurav was several times surprised to hear the explanation, but his maturity made him patiently listen to Eldrige's explanation without interrupting.

"alright. This matter will let me and Eldrige think about it. You go to sleep because it's too late now."

"Yes, Uncle." Princess Juwita walked in while looking for a moment at Eldrige who was standing looking at her.

All of this did not go unnoticed by King Gaurav. It was only fitting that Eldrige dared to ask the blessing of King Satria, apparently there was something between Princess Juwita and Eldrige.

*****

It was still early in the morning, the fog was still not moving to make the atmosphere of the forest feel gloomy. Someone stepped teeteringly swallowed by the fog. The person's body was shivering, probably due to the chill directly penetrating his unprotected pores.

"Protect me God." His voice trembled with his teeth.

His eyes were empty and dark, filled with nothingness like death and made them look terrible. He moved slowly withstanding the pain in his body.

When he reached the riverbank, he cupped the water and drank it greedily. His throat was dry and painful. The scar choked on his neck yesterday has not recovered. But not only that, all his strength seemed to have been stripped away and only left a frail body again weak.

All his life he worshipped the god Murr who had blessed him with immense devotion and energy. But only this time he faced directly with the form of the god's avatar.

Although he admitted that the royal dukanata Kingdom was a god incarnation, but face to face like that was completely beyond his prediction. Years ago when he resurrected the corpse of King Bharata, someone managed to defeat him.

Could it be that girl did it? Wasn't that girl from Elfian? But looking at her age, it seemed like the girl had not even been born when the event happened.

Jadukari Daalal Nath sighed slowly. His lungs expanded and deflated within the recesses of his thin chest.

"If the god himself has come into being and come before me, why don't I just welcome him and show him that I am his loyal servant? " A strip of black teeth unfolds as his lips form a grin.