The Last Path's
The Eastern Forest Guardians
The punishment of the Dogma had actually begun since He stepped on the first step. Because he could feel all kinds of emotions freely, his body began to adapt. He began to feel hungry and thirsty for the first time. But because there was no food or water along the stairs to the earth, he had to endure thirst and hunger for 191 years. Not even a single rain came to Dogma during the journey to earth.
For a god who has lived for centuries, 191 years is not a long time but it is not the case with humans and Dogma forgetting about this very important thing.
The last staircase is located under a shady acacia tree. Dogma has loved acacia trees since descending to Earth while serving as a god. As soon as his feet hit the ground there was such a heavy rain. Dogma felt dizzy, all blackened and fainted.
“Where is this?” Guman Dogma after waking up from his stupor.
After observing the surroundings He realized that He was in a room with a circle, a small table nearby was also in the form of a circle, until the mat He slept was in the form of a circle. Suddenly a round door opened and a dryad appeared which he knew Acasha. Dryads are female fairies who live in certain herbs, they are also immortal like the gods. Acasha is a green-eyed dryad of acacia leaves with colored hair matching acacia flowers, long undulating at the ends with snow-white skin.
“What is this in your house?” ask Dogma curiously.
“This is my home, inside the acacia tree,” replied Acasha while thrusting the round bowl with a soup made from plant roots. Despite frequent visits, Dogma had never entered Acasha's house before.
“We creatures of the earth eat this, maybe you need it.” explained Acasha because seeing the confused face of Dogma, so many questions in mind
Acasha but first he wants his friend to eat first. Out of curiosity Dogma finally tried the soup.
“This is really delicious, thank you Acasha and sorry to bother you,” Dogma said after finishing the soup. This was the first food he ate. A foreign feeling in his tongue, but he could also feel the warmth radiating in his stomach.
“Truly this does not burden me.” reply Acasha politely.
Dogma also told him what happened to him, he also said that he wanted to immediately meet the Earth man Evenstar he loved so much.
“Dogma, if it's true what you're telling me, I'm really concerned about you. But hasn't it been 191 years since you last met Evenstar? Man is a creature that has a very short life.” Acasha said with pity.
Because he wanted to see Dogma, Acasha finally told the state of Evenstar until the end of his life.
“Let me show you the belly button, even if there is no more soul, you can see the trail.” Acasha said while pointing at Dogma.
Not far from the Acacia tree of Acasha, there is a gravestone with the name Evenstar on it. The pensive dogma realized her stupidity.
“Sure Evenstar is dead, then what am I going to do now?” Her thought. Seeing his friend pensive Acasha also gave him advice.
“You are already on earth, you must continue to live with or without Evenstar, enjoy the beauty of the earth in your own way. With your immortality you can do many wonderful things until your sentence ends.”
“Acasha, I won't forget your kindness!” Dogma cried with a sweet smile Acasha. To be honest Acasha worried about Dogma, but He could only pray for the good of Dogma.
The wind blows softly accompanied the journey of Dogma wandering somewhere. Acasha watched Dogma's back as it disappeared into the distance. Acasha does not know which direction Dogma will take, but in the mind of Dogma already clearly illustrated the purpose of what He did later. Armed with his experience while serving on earth made Dogma adapt easily.
Most earth beings are creatures that have a short life unlike gods who live eternally. This made Dogma decide to get to know some of these immortal creatures in order to fill his free time while on earth. He wanders from one region to another really for him the earth is a playground that is quite wide. During his time on earth, the Dogma only studied them at a glance. This time he intends to know the earth creatures more deeply.
To start his new life on earth Dogma decides towards the rising sun. Although it has often entered the forest, but only this time Dogma realized its beauty. There is a very thick forest there. He decided to live in the Eastern Forest. Many dryads inhabit the forest and various plants are attracted to the curiosity of Dogma.
Dogma closed her eyes and took a deep breath. He felt the air entering his nose into his lungs and exhaled slowly. He began to realize there is beauty and pleasure that we can only feel when we are a little slower. He slowly opened his eyes and began to look at the trees one by one and He realized that the trees with each other were different even though they were of the same type.
“Alright, I'll start from here.” Determined Dogma while looking at a big tree, He intends to build a tree house on it. The trees in the Eastern Forest were hundreds of years old so many rare animals and plants occupied them.
The beauty of the Eastern Forest not only attracted the attention of Dogma, many manuia tried to enter it to catch rare animals there and sold to the royal family. The royal nobility at that time had a hobby of keeping animals or rare plants, this attracted the attention of Dogma. At first Dogma did not want to interfere in the business, but after talking with dryads in the region he knew the bad reality that humans did to the animals they caught.
Animals that have a beautiful pattern and tend to be tame will be they brackets and displayed at a banquet in the palace. While the ferocious beasts they managed to capture would be pitted inside the special arena that humans made. Because humans do not always observe what they eat and how to care, so many ornamental animals that die horribly.
For animals that are caught to be pitted against, if they lose they will die and if they win they will pit them back to death. It all ends in death.
Seeing this, Dogma invites the inhabitants of the Eastern Forest to cooperate. Dogma suggested to arrange a place to stay for the creatures here in order to protect each other from the hunter-gatherers. This advice was approved by all residents of the Eastern Forest who have long sought peace.
In the outermost part of the forest placed animals that could not be captured by humans, the next placed strong ferocious animals in the second layer so that humans could not fight against it. In the next lapiran only placed animals with the order of the strongest to the weakest are in the innermost layer. The dryads also help grow thorny plants and large tree trees in the outermost layer so that they are not easily entered by hunters. Dogma diligently patrols while gathering knowledge on the creatures in the Eastern Forest.
Since the arrangement of the location of the animals is applied, no more animals are stolen and died in vain in human hands. Some hunters who force their way in sometimes have to deal with Dogma before finally being driven away by wild animals. The hunters were dissatisfied with their failure and began to spread rumors that now in the Eastern Forest there are guard monsters that can control the savage beast. As these rumors spread, no more hunters dared to enter the Eastern Forest.
Cit citi…..
The sound of the birds chirping began Dogma's morning just like any other early morning thousands of days ago when He had just arrived in this eastern forest. Dogma prays from the bed in his tree house. He immediately took the honey in the bamboo barn he had collected two days ago and ate it with the apples he had dried. After breakfast he immediately carried the bag he had prepared last night.
After spending 1,800 years in the Eastern Forest, today Dogma decided to move to the Northern Forest. Dogma deliberately spends his time in the forest in addition to researching he also avoids interacting with humans. He does not want to repeat the same sins.
On the Dogma's way to the Northern Forest he meets a dying old man. Dogma tries to treat with all his might, but the will of the One says another.
“Master, please bury me in the cemetery near that village, I want to be close to my hometown.” The trembling old hand pointed towards the southwest. Dogma could not resist the man who had now become the corpse.
