The Journey of Eternity

Trail 49 - Arid Plain.

In a gloomy room that was only in the moonlight through the window, a girl was sobbing. He was manic in the arms of the man who was covered in bloodstained wounds on his body and only realized from his short sleep by putting on his trademark confused face.

“No-Nona?” said the man a little awkwardly.

“Please... please do not go. When you leave, I'll be alone again. So what will I do when I'm alone again?”

The man smiled and slowly brought his face close to the girl's ears. Whispering something that made her stop crying and her face immediately reddened.

“Yes! Of course... Of course, Prince.” Said the girl, looking happily at the man in front of her.

“So? Thank you, Miss Bella..” He immediately grabbed the lips of the girl in his arms and gave a kiss.

A glimmer of light shot out from the man's forehead and lit up brightly, revealing a towering horn that slowly vanished as all of its wounds healed instantly.

The moonlight shines an end to pain and loneliness.

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Arlo and his five friends darted, entered and traversed through the forest in the dark night. Due to unfavorable conditions, they were forced to leave immediately to head for the Dangerous Crack without any preparation. Trying your best to find the existence of the portal tree planted not far from here, in accordance with what Arlo said.

At the end of the lush trees, the moonlight revealed a vast meadow with a large tree in the middle.

“Arlo!” yelled Eri, pointing.

Clearly, it was the same tree that Arlo and Eri had used before. Without a second thought, they all headed for the tree under Arlo. Stand in a circle just below the tree and close your eyes, hoping luck can still go with it.

“This is it... Dangerous... Crack.”.

Opening his eyes from the glare of light that moved them, standing in a place very familiar to Arlo. The appearance of a place that is only an arid land as far as the eye can see, along with cloudy clouds that faintly cover the moonlight.

In a condition that was still exhausted, they immediately gathered and looked for a place to rest his body, especially Arlo who had to fight the monster again. Thinking of one of the most important things on this journey, the riddle that the old man had said.

“So... still no one thought of the meaning?” chirp Arlo, about to sit down.

“In such very busy conditions, I forgot about him. I apologize,” Khira said in a soft tone.

“Well, due to too many troublesome fights, I haven't had time to think about it. Sorry..” said Ferdi who smiled by scratching his head.

“Hah. What about you, Miss?” Arlo looked at Eri expectantly.

“I don't know what the red dot means, but for the needle in the puddle...May mean a wood that floats in the ocean?” answer me lightly, just like that.

Arlo only sighed, rethinking every single piece of the puzzle. But unfortunately his brain still does not remember it, until it sounded a big impact not far from their existence. Attracting attention and turning to the source of the voice, a person darted very fast with something in his hand, heading straight towards where the six people were sitting.

“Awas!” jerdi shouted and moved away with the others following him spread.

The place they had been sitting before had completely changed drastically by faintly behind the dust, leaving behind a huge and deep basin there. Someone was seen standing by holding something in his hand from behind the faint darkness. Arlo, who was standing alone from the split earlier, held back his exhausted body, his memory felt like he had seen the girl before. As with everything else, Eri and the others were also split with each other because of it.

From the fine dust that was beginning to vanish, a girl with a huge spear in her grasp. Staring intently at the six people around him, was refining his gaze and putting on a alert position.

“Who are you…? fucking demon!” said the girl in a disdainful tone.

Making the six people there flinch, putting on a face that was shocked by the girl's sentence.

“Yah... in fact we came de-“ Ferdi's sentence was cut because the spear eyes were already in front of his face.

“Who lets you talk? Cheap Lips!” replied the girl with a sharp look towards Ferdi.

“Please calm down, we come un-acr.” Arlo crashed because Ferdi's body was kicked towards him like a doll.

The two of them were lying limp on the ground grimacing in pain trying to get up, but surely it was too difficult in his current condition. Eri and Khira were already preparing to fight with the girl with the swords each of them already in her hands, putting the horses ready for battle.

Rigidly the girl put on her haughty face, turning towards the four people around her. While Bela ran towards Arlo and Ferdi who was lying limp not far from him, directly hit with a very fast kick towards him, losing in one attack. By force of course, the remaining three people fought and ganged at the girl blatantly.

Vaguely Arlo could still glance at the girl in coming at someone from a distance. But in the end, he was completely unconscious and did not know what would happen to him.

Until a gentle whisper called his name.

“Arlo... Arlo?” the voice of a woman who was very familiar to him.

“Mother…? Am I dead..”.

“Enak just said, as if your mother is also dead to see you! By the way, you got beaten up all out, huh?” the voice rang out, mocking Arlo.

“Stop bothering me, is that all your goal?”

“Have you managed to know the meaning of the riddle? we got a little information, that the needle in the puddle means a very long island,”

“Hah?”

“Think of yourself...” The soft voice vanished slowly, ending their conversation.

Aware Arlo lay stiff and felt pain all over his body with something that felt tied his body. Slowly he opened his eyes and saw his body being tied so firmly by the creeping roots. Looking at the side of the can is a wall of a house made of wood with faint light from outside.

“Aware?” knock someone.

Surprised Arlo immediately turned his head to the exact source of the voice behind him, a face that was very familiar to him. A man in simple white clothes, sat cross-legged steadily beside him. Instantly Arlo's eyes opened wide, continuing to look at the man.

“Verles.. Erdian.. In Raizel, the newly awakened” Arlo instantly opened his eyes wide, staring at a man of his age who was sitting quietly, closing his eyes.

“Ohh... Do you know that name? that's been a long time inaudible.” The man flatly spoke, slowly opening his eyes.

Actually, Verles was a prince who had a similar nature to Arlo. But they lived in a different era about hundreds of years ago. It was a very prosperous and famous kingdom, the Berlesh Kingdom that collapsed about 500 years ago with very minimum information.

Until now, the kingdom had only been a part of history in books. Without knowing what the real reality is and only written by the panelists. Understand, right?.

Arlo immediately woke up from his sleep, the strong bond was easily cut by the large scythe that was already in his hands. Floating not far from Verles and standing looking at him full of suspicion.

“Sit down, I won't eat you, Young Man.” That sentence felt very piercing even though his tone sounded flat.

Realize that he knows who Arlo really is.

“So, what's your purpose here, Devil?” he said, closing his eyes again.

“Why should I say it!” snapping Arlo.

“Because of them.” The man pointed behind Arlo.

The five people who had been hanging were unconscious with ties all over their bodies. Together with a girl who was the same as the spear in his hand smiled broadly at him. Upset sighing, Arlo gives up and promises to tell a story after they are all released. But the daughter-in-law is not approved, they will be released after the explanation is complete, said the man.

“Alright, so put it this way..”.

A while in the explanation, suddenly his interlocutor laughed loudly at the girl who was standing with the five people not far away, who was also listening to his story. Make him confused and think no-no.

“Hmm... Where's the news? There is no active energy here since thirty years ago,” said lightly the girl.

This was where Arlo was completely inexhaustible, that sentence seemed to be the end of his futile struggle. His face revealed a head that was thinking hard.

“Then what about the puzzle related to the prophecy? they say, an old man said it. What yes. I forgot the contents. A red dot in the needle... or a puddle..”.

Verles immediately gasped at the sentence Arlo said.

“Circling the red spot in the needle that was in the middle of the boundless puddle, smiling with a mouth full of blood and heady hair, he said, giving up and bowing with sincere love a valiant knight becomes a victim, returned to a desperate man who wants to return home, right?”

Arlo's eyes widened towards the man, as if not believing the sentence he had just heard. While the man re-opened his eyes, looking back at Arlo with a serious look.