Chapter 12

Third Person Point of View

"The chaos arises in the company, it’s all mess up right now senior" Yuna said in a low tone. La-La, who was staring at her seriously, tightened her grip. Yuna on the other hand is trembling.

"All the hunters are turning their backs on each other, and we are afraid, Senior," Yuna said with a trembling tone in her voice. La-La listened intently, deep in thought.

"What do you mean by that?" La-La asked Yuna.

"You know, Senior, the golden string that you told me is supposed to be a tale?" Yuna asked La-La. La-La's eyes widened at the mention of the golden string; she knew something about it but remained calm. "Yes, what about it?" she asked Yuna.

"It's reportedly come back and believed to exist. All the creatures who know about it have decided to hunt the person who holds such a string," Yuna explained.

"Then why would the higher-ups let that happen?" La-La asked Yuna.

"That's also our question. Why aren't they making any moves, Senior, and putting human lives in danger? Other hunters have captured cupids and threatened them to help find such a person so they can achieve being human again without going through the ordeal. They’re going crazy " Yuna said.

"Are you running here because other hunters know that you are also Love Hunters? Are they capturing you?" La-La asked in a worried tone. The two nodded. La-La clasped her hand.

"This is serious and getting out of hand," she mumbled to herself. "Senior, what are we supposed to do? They are hunting us. Are we even going to survive?" Yuna asked. La-La looked worried and unsure if they would be okay in this chaos.

"Senior, you know a grim reaper, aren't they supposed to be stronger than us? How about asking for his help?" Yuna suggested. La-La looked at her in a denying tone.

"You mean Axel?" she asked Yuna. "Yes, Sir Axel, Senior," Yuna said.

But La-La just looked at her with sad eyes. "Yuna, I'm sorry, but I can't," La-La said to Yuna. Yuna was confused.

"What do you mean you can't, Senior? Mr Axel is your friend, isn't he?" Yuna asked, but La-La's eyebrows furrowed.

"Yes, we are," La-La answered. "Then!" Yuna asked her senior. "I know that he is not going to find the golden string holder. I know he does not hold greed, and also he will be able to protect us, right? Senior?" Yuna said in her excitement, but everything just went silent when La-La seated.

"Senior?" Yuna asked in a worried tone. "I can't ask for his help," La-La said in a low tone and bowed down her head.

"Why, Senior? He is the only one who can protect us and protect you," Yuna said. Ellie, on the other hand, is worried about the atmosphere.

"Yuna, don't push it. I can't contact Axel," La-La said in her firm tone.

"But, Senior!" Yuna said, suggesting it.

"Yuna!" La-La said in her loud voice. Yuna is just bewildered, as is Ellie at the same time. But La-La realized immediately what she had done wrong.

"I'm sorry," she said and calmed her head. "It's complicated right now, Yuna. There is some problem between us. Just don't, and I can't," La-La said in her exhausting tone.

"But-" Yuna was supposed to insist, but Ellie stopped Yuna but tapping her, sensing the atmosphere.

"Let's just find another solution for you two not to be in danger," La-La said. The two looked at each other.

"Yes, Senior, we understand. I am sorry," Yuna said.

'No, I am sorry," La-La said. Then it just went silent. La-La sighed.

La-La paced around, contemplating the situation. "If this continues, then a wild one will arise," she whispered to herself, visibly stressed. Even she clasped her hair stressing out.

Yuna added, "Senior, that is another problem." La-La looked at her in disbelief, seeking confirmation. "Just what did you say?" she asked, ensuring she heard correctly.

"That is another problem," Yuna replied, her tone filled with worry and fear. "You mean the wild one?" La-La inquired to confirm.

"Yes, senior, a wild one. Due to the chaos, they are appearing continuously. It's the reason why there are so many mythical creatures missing. The number of missing Love Hunters at headquarters keeps rising, and the problem is they don't know if it's the work of other mythical creatures or the wild one, they don’t know what is going on since missing creature continue to arise" Yuna explained. La-La couldn't believe it. "How is this happening?" she asked.

"We also don't know, senior. We're just running away, keeping our identities secret. Our jobs are on hold because of this disaster," Yuna said. "This must be some kind of misunderstanding. Maybe there isn't really a wild one, and the missing Love Hunters are just being taken by other mythical creatures," La-La suggested, but Yuna immediately disagreed.

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"We fear not, senior, because they've confirmed it already. The special forces handling the matter have confirmed the existence of the wild one. We had to run away because a group of minotaurs approached us. We almost got kidnapped when they detected we were Love Hunters. Senior, I fear them. This is what I fear, and not knowing if they are wild ones makes us run all the way here because I knew you would help us, and you're a Love Hunter yourself," Yuna explained.

"It's a big penalty to hurt other mythical creatures, and it seems everyone is risking themselves for punishment just to become human again. They are driven by greed," La-La said, clenching her fist. "Senior, what are we going to do?" Yuna asked in worry. La-La tapped her hand, thinking of a plan, obviously concerned.

"This chaos won't last long. I know someone will find the golden string holder, and this chaos will eventually stop," La-La reassured, looking into the distance and then back at the two. "Have you two ever desired the golden string?" she asked. Both Yuna and Ellie immediately disagreed.

"We already fear, senior. We don't even dare to try to find the person who holds such a string," Yuna said.

"I am also the same," Ellie added.

"Then just stay here for a few days. This area is full of security, and I think you two will be safe here," La-La said.

"Are you sure about that, senior?" Yuna asked.

"I also will ask, am I safe here?" Ellie inquired.

"Yes, I am sure, and yes, Ellie, you too," La-La assured them. The two looked at each other and smiled in relief, but there was still a fear in La-La's atmosphere.

"Senior, is there any problem?" Yuna asked La-La, noticing her reaction. La-La forced a smile. "It's nothing," she said, then took a deep sigh and decided to stand up.

"I only have a one free room. Is it okay for you two to share?" she asked. The two nodded. "Then that's good," La-La said, and she went to a cabinet to get biscuits, but her face betrayed her deep in thought.

As she handed biscuits to the two, La-La said, "Eat these for a while. Later, I will order food delivery for you two. You must be exhausted from running ."

"Thank you," the two said in harmony.

"By the way, senior, I have a question about the gold string," Yuna said, catching La-La's attention.

"I thought you weren't interested in that?" La-La questioned Yuna, but Yuna immediately denied it. "No, I wasn't really interested. I just wondered why they are risking so much for such a person so they can just become human again," Yuna asked.

"It's not just about becoming human again. They want to escape their fate of being a human," La-La said. Yuna dropped her biscuit, confused. "I don't get it, senior," she said, and Ellie added, "So do I."

"Well, for other mythical creatures, facing judgment takes at least over a thousand years. So, they must want to become human because they do not have to work that long and suffer for that years they want to take a shortcut. And also gold string hold a power that make a MT to remain human but at the same time and MT itself since he or she will have the same power contain to their body," La-La explained. But the two were still confused.

"Let me explain in an easier way. The golden string can make a mythical creature human again. To those who have suffered for a long time doing their jobs, the golden string is the only solution for them to shortcut their life," La-La clarified.

"But you, senior, you have only taken your job for just a hundred years," Yuna said. "Is it really true?" Ellie asked.

"Well, a hundred years is also long, and I've suffered in that time. It's just that, compared to other creatures, our punishment is relatively mild. I worked hard to get a this far and not to suffer for a long time, but if you will compare me to other mythical creature there is no like me who worked so hard. The other hunter also despises me because of that" La-La explained in a subtle tone.

"But they don't know one thing about that gold string," La-la said, and the two focused on her. "Being a human again by the use of gold string makes no escape; with that, all the memories of your past life will go back, and all the pain in your past life will return. At the same time, forcing love can be dangerous and lead to the end of someone, it’s risky" La-la explained.

"Then if so, maybe other mythical creatures might know this," Yuna said. "No, I think they are not, since they are going everywhere just to find that gold string," Ellie disagreed with Yuna.

"Ellie is right, Yuna. They don't know. For me, it's better to start over again than to go back to the pain I had just to become human," La-la said. Just then, her phone rang; it was Zayne calling.

She immediately picked up her phone to the shock. "I'm on my way there to pick you up, Ms. Lanaya," Zayne said on the other line. La-la was so shocked by what she heard. "P-p-p-pardon?" she asked.

"It's your schedule today, since I'm going to pass by there from the hospital, so I think it's better to pick you up," Zayne said.

"But I haven't dressed yet," La-la said, and on the other line, Zayne chuckled. "I can wait," he said in a sweet tone. La-la was shy at what he just said.

"Zayne, I think it's okay not to pass by here. Just go to the library first; I'm just going to be there, so don't wait for me," La-la suggested. "No, it's okay. I'm already here," Zayne said. La-la was in disbelief, ran to her window, and looked outside. She saw Zayne stepping out of his car wearing a black coat. People were looking at Zayne since he arrived. The phone call ended.

"Senior, isn't that the doctor from before?" Yuna asked La-la, who was so shocked by Yuna's sudden appearance at her side.

"Oh, it is really him, the guy from before," Yuna said in an excited tone and looked at her senior.

La-la sat on a sofa, exhausted. "Yeah, it's him. It's a long story," she said in an exhausting tone, then typed something on her phone.

"Senior, something must be going on between you two," Yuna said energetically. But La-la just denied it. "There is nothing. He's just my boss part-time. I am working to get some money since I don't have the ring, which means I can't spend money from the card secretly. So, I found a job to use it for my vacation since I am leaving this world soon," she explained and dropped her phone with a sigh.

"Oh, is that so?" Yuna said in a sad tone.

"Did you expect that there is a thing between us just because he is picking me up?" La-la asked Yuna, and Yuna nodded.

"Yuna, didn't I already tell you that there is no such thing as love for us? We feel emotions, but we don't have a heart, we are just a soul " La-la explained.

"But isn't love an emotion?" Yuna asked. "No, without a heart, there is no such thing as love for us. I already regret being able to be intertwined with him, but I need money, so I have no choice, they gave us a black star but with limit *sugh" La-la said. She stood up, picked up her phone, and gave it to Yuna.

Yuna, confused, hesitantly took La-la's phone. "Hold this. You can order food here. It will be easy for you since I have a lot of brochures, and the drivers already know which floor this is, so there won't be any problem for you going out of this room," La-la instructed. Yuna held onto the phone. "Thank you, senior," Yuna said.

"It's nothing. I better get ready," La-La said and went into one of the rooms.