The Chronicle Of Jawata (Compilation Trial Edition)

40. Alienation (4)

”I swear I'll be a worm if I lie. My vows are magic that can curse me myself!” The Black Dog Master said loudly.

”Alright if so, then I'm willing to let go of you.”

”With what?” ask Mr. Black Dog.

”Lock!” one word and quickly answered.

The Black Dog Master greeted him with a chilling chuckle again.

”Why?”

But the Black Dog Master still did not stop laughing.

“Key? If there was a long time ago, I wouldn't have asked for your help! Does it look easy? If it looks as easy as you think, I can escape long ago?“ The Black Dog Master chuckled, appearing black teeth and runny between his dry lips.

“So, where is the key, Mr Black Dog?“

“He he he ... key …? What are the keys for? The key had long since been destroyed,” again the Old Mr. Black Dog grimaced among his blackish rotten teeth.

“They have melted the key ...,” his voice deciphers profound poignancy and despair.

”Alright, will ’kucoba my way!” taja said without thinking long using his hands.

“Ugh ..!“ momentarily tried many times pulling the chains in opposite directions.

“Tolol! Human power is not yet capable enough to open it. Let alone the youth power of your age ...,” Mr. Black Dog laughed at him again.

Unsuccessfully Taja was startled by Mr. Black Dog when he pointed out something tightly wrapped around his legs, “Give up, you will not succeed against the strength of these steel chains!“

In the darkness, there were faintly hooks on the ends of the chains stuck at the feet of the Black Dog Master. When Taja palpated, he felt something made of cold, heavy, rusty metal.

“What is this?“ sadly, Taja could hardly believe paying attention one by one to dozens of fist-sized hooks, “Black Dog Master, what have people done to you? This badly they hurt you .. cruel ... so cruel!“ Taja touched the calves of the Black Dog Master, there was a rusty iron hook at the base of the chain stuck through to his fragile and aging bones.

“They wanted to paralyze me for thinking I was like a cannibalistic madman at any moment, when that was not the case. On a full moon, my memory goes dark and I can't remember anything. Can't control my instincts that turn into a Fire Wolf!” said the Old Mr. Black Dog interspersed with bloody coughs. Hearing the story of Mr. Black Dog makes Taja more fulfilled.

“Fire Wolf? “ Taja repeated those words.

“Yes. That science corrupts my nature as a human,“ Mr. Black Dog whimpers in pain.

“You suffered so much, Mr. Black Dog. Will you promise me not to come out of this cabin when you feel like you're going to relapse? If you want to promise, I will open this shackle.“

Mr. Black Dog is a mangosteen-beard with a manyun lips.

“With all my oath!“ reply Mr. Black Dog sure. Some time he chuckled again to see Taja who was running out of energy to break the iron chains.

“Uggh ..!” many times the child strained his hand muscles. But in vain as long as it is used is ordinary human power his age.

“Master Black Dog, do not tell anyone if I change..become like this..,” from the skin of the palm of the hand to the arm of Taja out the rooted and increasingly tufted leaves, then spread and propagate to the limit of the base of the arm.

Somewhat surprisingly Mr. Black Dog, the old man simply said, “You call me not a human being. Tell me that it is true, or I will faint ..” and both eyes are glued staring at the hands of the leafy Taja and wrapped around the chains.

“Hi hi hi.. You think we are both strange creatures .. but, is being fully human guaranteeing a good life? is it by being a whole human being .. to make the world peaceful and peaceful .. and has there ever been a whole human being who cared about your suffering, Mr Black Dog? only a strange human being could understand the human suffering strangely as well,“ seling Taja without stopping tensing his muscles. Again with all his might, he pulled the chains from two opposite directions ….

”So .. is it true that you are not fully human?” The Black Dog Master snickered uncontrollably from the pair of Taja arms full of leaves sticking out and twitching.

Taja just stared back without scaring, ”True ...”

Grades!

Not long after Mr. Black Dog was shocked, the rusty steel chain finally broke as well. Next, Taja does that over and over again on the other part of the chain. Not so difficult with the slight incantation he uttered somewhat hissing time and time again.

”Mer-lyo ... Zab-ni ..”.

In just a few moments the steel chains wrapped around the body of the previous Black Dog Master had already been broken apart.

But when the hooks stuck in the calves held back the screams as the iron hooks were uprooted from the Black Dog Master's legs, the terrible pain caused him to squeak. The Black Dog Master lay loosely on the wooden floor after that.

“You, the people of Tanapura first saw me in this state. There's no need to ask anything about everything you've seen. This is my secret .. and please, you will also keep it a secret,” Taja is also exhausted. He leaned against the weathered wooden pillars and was full of creeping insects. Sweat was pouring down from his neck and forehead. While all his arms became stiff wood without muscles but not foam moved. He was also in pain for some time due to using the magic.

“You're great, Youth!”

”Whoever you are, it is proven that you are a gentle-hearted creature. We just met but you already trust me so much .. Your attitude is very helpful to anyone and can endanger yourself. I could have broken my promise, then run away now and do as I please out there ...,” Mr. Black Dog set his breath. While a lot of fresh blood flowed from his legs which were hollowed out by the hooks.

“Then why didn't you do it? Now you're free of shackles, and I've lost a lot of my energy because. But that does not mean in spite of the promise ...,“ Taja's arms are still stiff for some time. During that time he could only watch the Black Dog Master who was busy ridding himself of the winding chains left on his body, while occasionally whimpering and roaring from enduring the pain. The skinny Black Dog Master's body limped and the trail of steps covered in blood, trying to reach the nearest pillar from him. After throwing the chain shackle broken from his body, he rushed to the wide-open door.

“You escaped?“ quickly Taja blocked Master Black Dog from desperately crawling to that door.

“To the lake!” he answered before darting out, towards the thorny grass.

”Hei, wait!” taja's energy has just recovered. He quickly chased after the gendra that was already far in front of him, yelling at the thorny bushes.

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