The Chronicle Of Jawata (Compilation Trial Edition)
4.21. Escape (5)
”Purwa!” call Taja once again, still not sure he adds a step very carefully. At times Purwa's voice grimaced in reply.
”Be careful! This is so weird!!” from behind, Lorr En's shout reminded him. He and Raojhin also had time to follow, but not as brave as Taja. Eventually they stopped for a few steps.
”I wish this a dream ...,” said Raojhin half whispered next to Lorr En.
Taja stopped just a step ahead of Purwa who stretched out his two arms. In a groan implying pain mixed with grief, Purwa hopes Taja will soon welcome his embrace. Occasionally his trembling voice said, ”Please me ..” with faint eyes and a weak body.
”This is impossible ...,” so many times Taja felt astonished, but Purwa's very compassionate look did not have the power to hold back the doubt of his heart. The two palms of Purwa were cold and shivering.
”Bring me home with you guys.” Purwa said weakly. Lorr En and Raojhin could hear from their respective positions.
”Anneh...since when did you speak Tanapura?!” raojhin chirps accidentally revealed his astonishment at Purwa. Lorr En also felt the same astonishment.
”What is this scam?” Lorr En followed Taja. But once again he stopped when he saw winged creatures flashing in the cloudy sky with voices that were no longer foreign.
Kraargh ...! Kraaaargh ...!!!
Taja glanced in Purwa's hand. The same face of his closest relative was still stunned at his clear gaze.
”We go four and will go home four will not be separated ...,” Purwa continues his sentence somewhat stammered. From his words, Taja caught the suspicion.
”Fourth? Where do we go and where do we go home?” reply Taja, feeling Purwa's grip turned into a strong grip. He did not reply, his dim gaze instantly turned sharp.
”Ke home ... Tanapura ...,” Purwa's tone of voice gains weight.
”You were wrong, we went three away from the Aurum archipelago ...,” Taja had no power to take off Purwa's grip with his facial expression that suddenly turned strange. Cold and hateful. And in both temples, appear snake-shaped blue veins.
”You're not Purwa!” exclaim Taja realized from a strange face that had disguised his view. But he could not escape the clutches of Purwa's strange figure.
”Do not approach! Get you guys out of here!!” taja shouted for a moment at the two friends who were still behind. He grew more aware of the deception of a figure resembling Purwa. Slowly the face changed as its body grew bigger and bigger in a white robe emblazoned behind the seedy clothes that covered it until it touched the ground. Then the sepulchre drooped on the ground and decayed like black dust and disfigured. And now, the foreign figure was still gripping firmly two arms of Taja to the point of pain.
”Raojhin! Lorr En! Quickly from here!” yelled Taja once more without paying more attention to his own circumstances. However, the two friends were still fixated in their respective places, participating in observing the change in the form of a white-robed figure.
”Magic!!” lorr En was greeted by the panic of Raojhin. They did not move away from there, but instead followed to where Taja was gripped by pain.
”Don't come near me!!” taja's face and body stiffened, unable to move despite just turning to Raojhin and Lorr En. But his shout did not get a response from two of his friends. They are getting closer.
”Aaargh!!” Taja screamed in a pair of red round gazes at him. The magician did not give any space for her to breathe and added strength. Taja glared sharply, feeling his entire body become hot until it was billowed with smoke all over his skin. But the witch still did not care how much the boy groaned.
”Strike him from behind!” Lorr En quickly caught sight of Taja in danger. Not much time left, he immediately picked up a chunk of stone and slammed it into the witch's head while jumping.
Lorr En bounced back and crashed into the ground, enduring the pain and coughing
Next, it was Raojhin's turn to act. He immediately swung a dagger at the witch's back, but ....
Pangs!!!
The Witch's body seemed to harden like steel. Even Raojhin's powerful sword could not penetrate him. Finally the same fate as Lorr En, he was bounced far to a few feet and then hit the walls of the rocks until half unconscious and slumped limp.
Meanwhile, Lorr En tried to rise again as the emergence of a flock of winged creatures like a giant bat immediately grabbed and dispelled his steps. He tried a second strike on the witch's back.
Jumping up high by concentrating all his energy into the ends of his two fists fused together and ....
”Angzi-i-madhoom!!”
Krak!!!
Lorr En's fist incarnated like a huge mace shadow emitting an ice-cold chill, hitting the witch's back until it sounded loud. Taja was slammed away due to the energy that broke from the witch.
Crc ... Kkrak!!!
Lorr En blindly, repeatedly slammed his fist into the witch's head until his knees were submerged in the ground. He stopped the blow until he was breathless and his body was slow, then somewhat limped towards Taja falling. Had not been able to help his friend, suddenly all the muscles of his hands became flexible and limp without any energy at all.
”Aaargh ...,” Lorr En collapsed near the unconscious Taja.
”Lorr En ...,” Taja realizes his friend is in bad shape, ”What have you done?”
He saw the tip of the palm until the base of Lorr En's arm was as flexible as without bones.
”It is your determination to perform the magic of the power of the spell ’Angzi-i-madhoom’... You know that this will result in your hands being paralyzed until morning!”
”Is there a better way to help you, friend?” Lorr En is drowning. It turned out that the magic had drained a lot more energy than expected. Taja can not reply other than his clean words, ”Thank you..and sorry to have made you this.”.
”What happened to you?” Lorr En saw a puff of smoke popping from all over Taja's body. Taja himself had not realized until the smoke was more and more and accompanied by heat flowing throughout the joints of his bones.
”Aaargh!” Taja curled up in place and briefly wriggled the heat until the puff of smoke from his body ran out.
”Where are the coils?” lorr En asked to see that it was no longer tucked in Taja's belt.
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