The Guardian: The Elementalist

Alesse's missing

The day had begun to dim, but Alesse did not return home. Andin and Hendra were worried.

"Actually where did the boy go? You haven't been home yet?" Andin kept pacing back and forth while biting a finger.

Alex knew the place Alesse used to visit, but Alesse asked him to keep it a secret, so he finally let himself out of the house with a body wrapped in fur.

"Hey doll, where are you going?" ask some teenagers while you're facing Alex. "Revelation! I have to find Alesse!" alex said, he looked rushed.

"We don't know who Alesse is, you better come with us! There's a really fun toy!" said one teenager.

"Surge! I need to find my brother! Don't bother!" said Alex. Unfortunately the teenagers intercepted and restrained his body.

"Take me off!" said Alex. The teenagers were not listening. Alex finally roared loudly. His shoulders and arms suddenly enlarged, making his clothes tear apart. He immediately threw the teenagers.

After being free, he immediately went to the library and found the place quiet, there was no one but Irawan.

"You.. aren't you Alesse's sister? Eh? Or even her brother?" Irawan was a bit doubtful, the child's body seemed bigger than the last time he saw it.

"Where is Alesse? Did uncle see it?" ask Alex in a hurry. "No, why?" ask Irawan.

"It's late but he hasn't come home yet!" said Alex. "Who? Does he never come out late at night?" ask Irawan astonishment.

"If it were. I don't know! He always locked the door to his room, so I don't know if he's inside or not. But a lot of times I don't feel any movement in that room" Alex said.

"Maybe he was doing his habit. Relax, he is a smart boy, he will be fine" Irawan said to calm him down. At once Alex's body shrank as usual.

"Oh, it's Alesse's sister! Uncle was confused because your body was suddenly bigger than Alesse," said Irawan.

Alex finally came home naked. Even so, he did not notice it because his chest was covered by fur.

"Who? Where's your shirt Alex? Why are you naked?" ask Andin. "My book was torn there were bad people," Alex said, crying.

"That's why don't you just come out. If you go, do not be alone" said Hendra then hugged him tightly.

"But Alesse..... Alesse hasn't come home yet!" alex said sobbing. Andin Hendra was getting more and more anxious.

Until nightfall, they continued to wait in the living room. Hendra looked very worried while standing in front of the door.

A few minutes later the doorbell rang, Hendra opened the door. "You're already the night why new pu....." Hendra was surprised because the one in front of him was not Alesse, but Irawan.

"Who?" ask Hendra. "I'm sorry to interrupt the timing of these nights, I'm Irawan, a librarian" Irawan said.

"Why did a librarian come to our place?" asked Hendra astonished. "I'm worried about Alesse's whereabouts. Last afternoon his sister came to the library to look for him, but did not find him" Irawan said. Hendra and Andin looked at Alex.

"Alesse was still in the library this morning, after borrowing some books he went straight home. After that he did not come again. Unlike usual, he always spent his vacation time in the library, but today he did not return. Out of worry, I came straight here to ask her whereabouts" Irawan said.

"Alesse. The look on Irawan's face immediately turned worried. "It was already evening" he said.

"You don't know which places that kid used to go?" ask Irawan. They all shake their heads.

"Alesse was a quiet child, he rarely spoke at home and always locked the door of his room while at home. Unfortunately today the door of his room was not locked, he must have been going somewhere" Andin said.

"I feel guilty for not asking about his habits. He has visited the library where I work. I'll help find him" said Irawan.

"Ti. no need! Alesse goes to your workplace often? That must be very troublesome. We're sorry!" andin.

He began asking questions of the Alesse family, but did not get good results.

"Why is that kid so closed? I can't believe it! He was always frank when he talked to me in the library" Irawan said.

"He always avoided us by going to the room. He even asked to be separated from Alex by reason of fear because Alex's body is bigger than him" said Hendra.

"It looks like he is hiding a lot of things in his room" Irawan said. "He always forbade us from entering his room, even just cleaning it was still forbidden" Andin said.

"Who? Wouldn't it be if he left you could enter it? There is no way that parents will obey the words of their children just like that," said Irawan.

"We had gone inside when he left, but he always knew that his room had just been entered by someone else and it disappointed him. He will increasingly close himself like a stranger, even to eat together in the dining room he was reluctant. Finally we never entered his room again" Hendra said.

"But this time it's a precarious situation! What if we go in and check?" ask Irawan.

"Ba.. well," said Hendra somewhat doubtfully. He led Irawan to Alesse's room. After opening the room, they found a very clean and tidy room. It's impossible to imagine how a child can make it look like that.

Irawan was increasingly curious about the condition of the room. Very symmetrical and parallel arrangement, even the position of the bottle must be perfect like the merchandise displayed on the display.

"Is this a room? I thought it would be dirty and shabby, this is absolutely perfect!" said Hendra dumbfounded.

"Ka...you do not know the characteristics of this room arrangement? Excessive tidiness like this is often associated with psychopaths! It seems like he has a lot of hiding his true self!" Irawan.

"What are you talking about? Alesse was just a kid who happened to go to school a year younger than the average kid" Andin said. Irawan shook his head.

"He's not that stupid!" said Irawan while showing a book on the study table Alesse.

"Mom... What book is that? How can a kid who's still in SD have that book?" Hendra looked in disbelief. "Not just have! He had even finished it, he understood the various paragraphs of this book and some of it he had been able to apply it perfectly. Even for a student there is rarely anyone who can do that," said Irawan.

Hendra and Andin still did not believe his words. "Are you really Alesse's parents? I really can't believe it! Why is there such a distance between heaven and earth in your relationship? In that case, everyone can be Alesse's parents except the two of you!" said Irawan disappointed.

He tried to check Alesse's desk and found several encyclopedia books on the Abyss crack.

"The two of you can't be expected anymore! If I had realized it sooner, then, if I knew why he kept visiting the library and asking me things he didn't know when he had parents who could answer all those questions. He needs someone who pays attention to him, warns him to be careful, and once reprimands him" Irawan said.

Andin Hendra just fell silent, they both realized how inattentive they were to Alesse. That's because they were too busy to notice Alex who had a change of form problem.

"I think I know where Alesse went! You better call the police to do a search! First, ask them to start searching for Alesse on the Black Hall hill! I'll be there first!" Irawan. He immediately left on his bike.

A few minutes later, he reached the foot of the hill and began to climb. He also found a broken barrier and observed it.

"It looks like it's still new, maybe Alesse is here" he said. He continued to search the place but found nothing.

He also found a broken barrier on the other side. After following the direction of the barrier, he found a river. At that time he also found a bag belonging to Alesse lying on the river bank.

"I thought he was around!" said Irawan while checking the contents of the bag. Inside was a cell phone with a notebook along with other items.

He opened the notebook and read Alesse's observations. "This kid is still amazing! You can even create your own hypothesis! I better hide this!" said Irawan while keeping the book and cell phone belonging to Alesse.

He continued to search the river while occasionally shouting Alesse's name. The police finally arrived. They searched, but Irawan was detained at the police station for questioning.

The fact that he knew of a place that Alesse might have been to raised suspicion among the police. After giving some explanation, the police finally released him. He goes back to look for Alesse.