THE QUEEN WAS BORN The Birth of the Queen

Chapter 10 Days of the Massacre

“Mother ...” whining a little boy walking beside his mother.

“Come Nak ... soon we arrive ..” said the mother to her child.

At a rapid pace the women, children, and elderly in Alba Village walked amidst a hunting forest shrouded in thick fog. They continued to walk in the footsteps of Acie and Ciero who were walking in front of them. The sky did not give them a bit of light at all.

“In the meantime we arrive ...! no one is left behind! walk faster ...!” exclaimed Ciero to the villagers who had looked tired because they had walked for an hour.

Their goal this time was to head to a small house located in an area within the hunting forest. There is a hiding place for fugitives when they used to hide from the pursuit of palace guards. Their distance ranged 1 kilometer with that small house.

Acie looks very worried, his heart continues not to calm thinking about his father who is in the village. Acie recalled the thing her father said last night.

“Nak ... listen to Dad carefully, tomorrow at dawn it is out, take all the women, children, and parents of our village to go to the hunting forest. Go into the forest, go south. About 1 kilometer from the forest there is a small house there. There was a small apple tree near the house. Go with them there. And protect them well, I trust you.” Pinta Mr. Dalmar to his daughter.

“But ... Why Dad?!” acie asked with a confused face.

“Nak .. there is no guarantee the guards did nothing to this village. So, I want you to be able to look after them. One more thing, son, if things are safe, I'll send Basilio or Sol to your place. Before they get to where you are, never go back to the village. You understand ...?”

Seen doubt from the look of Acie's face, it seems he does not want to leave his father.

“Alright, I understand.” Acie with a soft.

“Good,” said Mr. Dalmar and gently rubbed his daughter's head.

Remembering his father's words, Acie seemed to be unable to do anything but protect the villagers who were walking with him. He promised himself that he would not disappoint his father's trust.

The sound of horse racing was increasingly clear in the ears of Mr. Dalmar and the other villagers of Alba. Now fate will determine the path of life Alba Village. Will it end today or happy today.

It was seen that Basilio's men in charge of monitoring the situation in the mountains ran towards the village in a hurry. Soon Mr. Dalmar approached him.

“What's up?” ask Mr. Dalmar.

“Tuan ...! the guards were getting closer to the village. In about thirty minutes they will get to this village.” Obviously the bandits.

“Alright, command the guard there immediately return here.” Pinta Mr. Dalmar.

“Good, Mr.” Sahut bandit and immediately ran back towards the mountain where they were standing guard.

Anxiety increasingly afflicts the men of Alba Village. However, they must remain calm if they want to survive.

A resident came to Mr. Dalmar who was in the village hall.

“Master, what if they attack us?” ask her anxiously.

“No need to worry, we can fight it.” Mr. Dalmar said with conviction.

The citizens looked calmer, they could trust the leader. If Mr. Dalmar says so, then they have nothing to worry about.

The sound of the horses of the palace guards was getting closer to the direction of the gate of Alba Village. The citizens and the bandits began to get more anxious. They were not ordinary guards, they were formidable knights of the Emerald Kingdom.

Tension began to overwhelm the villagers. The sound of the horse's roar was suddenly not heard anymore. And a moment later dozens of fire arrows shot out from behind the gate to hit the houses of the citizens. Everyone panicked to see the situation.

“Everything ...!!!! Away from the village gate ....!!!!!” exclaim Mr. Dalmar.

The entire community ran away from the village gate. One by one their houses burned. A loud bang sounded from the direction of the village gate. The bodyguards smashed through the gates of Alba Village with just a single blow. All the guards entered the village with murder.

“Where do you hide that traitor ...!!!?!” exclaimed a large man wearing iron armor on his body.

“Quick bring it here before we destroy your village ..!!!”

Mr. Dalmar tried to step closer to the big bodyguards. He tried to be calm even though his emotions had run high seeing them burn his village.

“Relax Mr. .. what do you really want,” Mr. Dalmar said trying to stifle his emotions.

“There is no time to negotiate! Hand over the traitor if you don't want to die ..!” exclaimed the other big man with a face full of anger.

“Alright, if you want this, then we will also not be silent to see our village destroyed by you guys ..!” mr. Dalmar said with a serious face.

In an instant all Basilio's men numbering about twenty surrounded the horsemen. The villagers also gathered there.

Each has a weapon in his hand. They are ready to fight. The glare of their eyes exuded immense strength and confidence. They will not let the village that has been a part of their lives, where their children grew up, where they laughed and were happy, be destroyed by cruel humans like them. With life, they would protect the village they had built with tears and blood pouring out.

“SERANG ....!!!!!” mister Dalmar exclaimed in a loud voice.

“HYAAAAAAAAAKKK .....!!!!!!!!”

“Kill them all!” the big man's orders to his comrades.

The sound of the clanking of swords rang out loud in the ears. The villagers of Alba continued to attack the royal guards with all their might.  They don't want to let anyone destroy what belongs to them. As if not to be defeated, the royal guards continued to surround all-out Alba villagers. With a haughty face the guards seemed to underestimate the existence of the villagers.  However, seeing the burning spirit in the eyes of Mr. Dalmar made the villagers of Alba do not want to surrender to the guards.

The royal guards continued to attack one by one the villagers who had looked very tired accompanied by blood pouring from their bodies because of the sharp sword incisions that hit their bodies. With the sword beginning to gather they continued to swing the sword towards the bodyguard in the hope that the bodyguard fell down in front of them.  However, what power did those who only had a little strength to sustain such a short life.

“HYAAAAAKKKK......!!!! KEEP MOVING ...! MUSTER ALL THE POWER YOU HAVE ...!!! GET THEM OUT OF OUR VILLAGE! NO ONE CAN TAKE OUR HOMETOWN! WHERE OUR CHILDREN GROW UP! THE PLACE WE REAP OUR DESA! WHERE WE PEDDLED OUR FEET! THE PLACE WHERE WE SMILE AND LAUGH! KEEP FIGHTING UNTIL THE BLOOD ENDING POINT ...!!! YESYYYOKKKK....!!!!! “

mr. Dalmar's loud voice penetrated into the brains and hearts of the villagers, like a powerful electric shock flowing into their fragile bodies. Those words stuck right in their hearts and souls. Even though lives were in the crown, they kept moving forward, they kept crawling forward, they kept swinging the dull sword.

“NO ONE CAN TEASE OUR BIRTHPLACE ...!!! NOTHING CAN DESTROY THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN ...!!! HYAAAAAKK....!!!!”

The hoarse voice of the figure of the old man struggling to stand with his legs broken, no sense of despair emanated from the glare of his eyes, as if hope still shone before him.

The annoyed faces of the leaders of the guards heard the screams of the villagers of Alba.

“DIAM...!!! SHUT UP YOU SCUMMEN! DIE ALL OF YOU ...!!!”

One by one the victims fell, many Basilio's men were killed.  Mr. Dalmar is increasingly beset by deep uneasiness and concern.  He had been thinking what he could do at this moment, If he could not stop the bodyguards it could be that the citizens of Alba village would be killed all over.  Seeing his worried father, Chaezar approached Mr. Dalmar with a sword in his right hand.

“Dad can't say anything now, but we can't back down my son, If only we backed out then it would be in vain, they won't let us go, I'm sure, they will also catch the women who are already hiding in the forest.  Chaezar, we're gonna fight here, dead or not we're gonna have to keep fighting as we can, you understand?”  exclaim the father with complete confidence.

“ Alright, as per Father.”'s orders Breakup chezar.

Anxious, worried, afraid to fill the eyes of the women and children who are now hiding in a small hut in a dense forest. They trembled at the thought of what rice would plunge them this time. Their tears flowed thinking of the figure of the husband, the figure of the father, the figure of the older brother who was now struggling in the hundreds of meters there. Will they be able to get together again, will they be able to hug again. Laughing together again, eating the same food again. Their brains continued to spin as if flowing rhythmically with the beating of their hearts that were tightening.

Silently Acie stood in front of the door of the wooden hut. He kept thinking with his father and older brother who now did not appear while the time was past two hours.

“Daddy ..” murmur Acie full clean.

Seeing his sister standing straight at the door an hour ago, Ciero got up from his seat walking towards Acie.

“Acie, come in ... what are you standing here for?” pinta Ciero with a worried face.

“I can't calm down inside Kak, it feels like I'd love to run to the village now.”

“Don't fuck Acie! Dad asked us to stay here. We can't go back to the village now.” Deny Ciero.

“Then what should I do now Brother?! I'm so worried, I can't calm down at all. Even Basilio hasn't been here until now. Something must have happened there Kak ..” said Acie with concern.

“Already Acie, we will only be a burden if we return to the village now. We also cannot put their lives at risk.” Ciero pointed his index finger towards the hut. “Remember! Father has asked you to stay here with us.” Ciero firmly held his sister's shoulders.

Acie fell silent, there was nothing he could say now. Sure enough that his father asked Acie to keep the women and children in the forest until Basillio or other villagers clap them. However, can Acie hold him back? Or should he fulfill his desire to return to the village.

The sun was now turning yellow in the sky, the sounds of night beasts were beginning to sea in the dense forest. It is seen that the children have begun to fall asleep one by one in the arms of his mother and brother. Acie was getting more agitated, he started pacing in front of that wooden hut.

“Why isn't anyone here? Why can it be all this time? What happened there?” murmured Acie with worry.

Acie decided to return to the village, as she was about to step over Ciero firmly holding Acie's hand.

“Where are you going?!” ask Ciero.

“I will return to the village Kak,”

“No! You can't go anywhere.”

“I have to go Brother, I have to go back to the village now Kak!”

“Alright, after you get there what do you want? You want to fight them?! you want to give your life to them?! HUH?!”

“Yes, I'll fight them. I ... I'll destroy them, I'll_”

“STUPID! Who do you think you can fight them?! you're just a kid! You don't even know anything about this world .. You can't fight them Acie! BEWARE!”

“Ya... I think .. I am a fool, brother, but! I'D RATHER BE STUPID THAN LOSE MY FAMILY!” Acie took his hand off Ciero and ran quickly into the forest.

“ACIE ...! ACIE ... STOP ...!!! ACIE!”

Ciero was completely dead-end facing his stubborn sister. Ciero fell on the cold ground.

“Acie ..” muttered Ciero in a trembling voice.

Acie deftly ran in the forest filled with large and steep trees. It was as if nothing could stand in his way at this moment.

He focused his entire senses to ease his way towards the village that was already getting closer. He was blind, unable to see, but his sensitivity and instincts were more perfect than any other human.

“I'll be there soon, father ... brother .. I'll see you guys soon.” Mumbles Acie in the heart.

The girl kept running, her legs kept moving and jumping. The distance of hundreds of meters seemed to be no obstacle to him. His desire continued to press down on his brain. However, his body came to a halt instantly as his inner eyes saw a wisp of blue light waving into the sky. An incredible heat enveloped his body.

“A ... Fire?!”

Acie, who was stopped at the village border, at a guard post near the hunting forest, slowly walked closer to his village which now looks like a sea of fire. The whole house was on fire, nothing could be saved.

DEG!

The girl's body froze as her inner eyes saw dozens of purple-colored souls lying on the blood-soaked ground. He continued moving with a stiff and trembling body. The heat of the burning fire could not make him stop moving forward.

“A-Dad ... DADDY'S! WHERE'S YOUR DAD?! SISTER ... BROTHER ANSWER ME!” Acie kept moving to and fro.

“UNCLE...! UNCLE BASILLIO ...! WHY ARE YOU GUYS QUIET?! WHY DOESN'T ANYONE PUSH ME ...?! Where's your dad?! Brother ... brother answer me brother ..!”

Acie couldn't get to the whereabouts of her father and older brother. All souls look the same, all are purple, which indicates the color coming out of the body of the person who has lost his life.

Acie's body began to tremble, his breathing began to tight because the smoke was getting thickened. However, he continued to sort through the corpses lying on the ground in the hope that he would find the figure in his way.

“Daddy ... Father ... hiks ... Father ... please .. hiks ..., ”

Acie was sitting on the ground, his hope was not up. He could not find his father nor his older brother. His body was getting weaker, his breathing was already irregular. However, he kept pumping his body to move, he continued to search, but his stone eyes could not find the father in the growing crowd of flames.

Since Acie was one year old, he had been able to distinguish his father from the many residents of Alba Village. Not because of the difference in voice, but the soul and heart of Acie was already very familiar with the figure of the hero, the figure of his savior, the figure of hope in his life.

Even Acie can find the figure of his father despite being in a crowd of people. Their inner bonds were extremely strong, even stronger than steel though. Acie knew her little family very well. Whether this is an advantage or a miracle given by the creator to him. In addition to relying on the senses of the listener as a distinction between one person and another, Acie can also distinguish every creature on earth with the sense of smell and taste.

The sky was darkening, the sun had left no trace in the sky. A cold night was not felt at all this time. The fire continued to burn devouring every piece of debris it touched. Acie did not stop moving at all, she continued to search and search for the whereabouts of her father and elder brother.

The sticky red liquid continued to be smelled by Acie every time he touched the lifeless body figure.

One by one the grains of water fell to the earth, slowly more and more and more to wet the earth. That huge flame slowly dimmed down was obliterated by the sky water. Acie's body began to get wet, his strength was drained, and he fell down onto the wet ground. The look of the hopeful eye now turned dark without light.

Acie dropped his head to the ground, “Why ... why can this happen.. why ... everyone no one calls my name, why do you keep quiet ... nobody answers me, everybody doesn't talk here .. hiks ... DAD ...!!! SISTER ...!!! hiks hiks hiks ..”

“Acie ..”

Acie stopped her crying when she heard someone say her name. He immediately raised his head and looked around. He tried to refocus his inner eyes around the village that already looked like a pile of wood that had been burned.

“Who?!”

“Acie ..”

His ears again caught the faint voice, but he seemed to know the figure of the voice very well.

“K ... The brother?! Brother Chaezar .. that's brother right?! Answer sis! Brother where?!”

“After you ..”

Acie immediately turned her body, she focused her inner senses towards the ruins of the house of one of the citizens who was not too eaten away by the fire. He gasped as his inner eyes caught a bright red light behind the ruins. Acie immediately ran to get there.

“Acie .. Why are you here?” chaezar asked in a trembling voice withstanding the pain from the puncture wound on his right thigh.

“K-sister ...? what the hell is going on?! why is my sister sitting here alone? And ... Why are there so many bodies? What happened brother?!”

“All is over Acie, all ... is destroyed now. There's nothing left, they've scowled all ours. Me... they burned everything, they killed everything, it's all over .. hiks ... it's all over .. all__”

“What did sister say?! What ends ...! where is Dad?! Where is he now?! Why isn't he here ...! why did he leave the village like this?! Where is she, SIS! Hiks ... tell me where DAD is!”

Acie's body trembled waiting for the reply from the older brother who was just silent without a word.

“Alright .. if brother doesn't want to tell me, I'll look for him myself.” Acie stood straight in front of Chaezar and walked away from him.

“Stop Acie .. You won't be able to see Dad again ..” Chaezar said with a face of despair.

Acie stopped her steps, “What does big brother mean? Why can't I see Dad again ..?” sahut Acie with a face of disbelief.

“She has gone far Acie .. very far ..”

“I don't understand what Brother says ...! tell me clearly! Where exactly did Dad go?!” acie said with annoyance.

“They took Dad away,”

“They are who?!”

“The palace guards took Dad away with them.” Chaezar replied in despair,

“I can't help Dad ... I CAN'T STOP THEM ...! hiks .... Aaaaaaakh ... damn!” Chaezar sobbed deeply.

Acie approached the older brother who was filled with despair. He buried Chaezar's head in his arms.

“Stop crying Brother ... Dad must be okay. If Big Brother continues like this, who will support these villagers. Everything is not over Sis... we will repeat everything from the beginning, we will restore our village as before.. Brother must be strong, if brother is this weak what about us? Kak .. be a barrier for our remaining villagers. Sister is not alone.. I am here with sister.” Acie held her brother firmly in her warm embrace.

For Acie the pain that had now spread throughout his body was not worth the pain felt by his older brother. He had to be more determined, no one would be charging him now other than himself.

By morning, the women, parents and children hiding in the forest had returned to the village. Despite being covered in deep wounds, they walked forward. The silenced faces of those women. They have lost their father, their husband, their son, their brother because of the savage man. They slaughtered all the residents of Alba Village except those who were hiding in the forest. Now they can only accept the fate that has taken everything from their short lives.

However, they cannot continue to fall. They have to keep getting up even if it feels very difficult. They must live to remember the merits of their loved ones. They must continue to fight for their children in the future.

Acie stood upright in front of her house that had been burning, she raised her head to face the blue sky,

“Daddy ... The sun seems so bright today, it feels so warm. Dad ... wait for me to snap you back.” Mumbles Acie in the heart.

Seriate...

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