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Chapter 2
On grassy plain at certain location, little boy walk while humming. On his little innocent face, huge smile plastered as an old man following him from behind gentle smile appeared on his wrinkled face as he see his grandson happy expression.
“Grandpa~ Hurry up! You said that you cure auntie Dira right? What will happen if you late to cure her!? “
“You are worry about her but your expression say differently. Why you are so happy anyway?”
The grandpa can’t help but ask his grandson. Yes, they are granpa-grandson pair. The old man were known figure among villager in fruit village. Their house not located at fruit village so they need to walk for some time before finally arrived. But it is the first time he brought along the little brat. He is just a kid so by brought him along won’t the old man at all so he never brought him all along.
The name of the kid is Yuwan Reizem, with his grandpa called syubi reizem.
Syubi teach all of his knowledge to Yuwan. Chant, plant, how to make medicine, etc. They are all but simple knowledge without difficult term and technique. And Yuwan never practice it on real person so by just tagging along, he felt excited because he would see how to cure someone else.
“I’m sorry Yuwan, it is not like I feel like you are not useful even though you are tagging along. Okay, that is one of the reasons. But that is not the point. You are not ready. You are still weak mentally.”
“What are saying, grandpa!? I’m already “almost” six years old you know! And what do you mean by “weak mentally” huh!?”
“Don’t’ be proud just because you are already 5 years old idiot. You will know what I’m trying to say when we get there”
Syubi didn’t say anything anymore while ignoring Yuwan rant. He can’t explain it, or more like he don’t know how to explain him.
But when these two pair arrived at auntie Dira house, Yuwan babbling mouth suddenly stop moving. Why? Because there is “spirit” on top of auntie dira’s body. Actually, that’s not rare sight for little Yuwan. Since young, he could see wandering spirit all over the place. But this one was different. Usually, wandering spirits had the same characteristic even though they always had different emotion. Sad, happy, despair, angry, jealous, confuse, etc always end up look like normal living being in the end. But, clearly unknown existence shrouded by pure darkness was hugging auntie Dira on top of her laying unmoving body.
“Hiiiii!!!!”
“See? I told you. That is why I never brought you along this entire time but because you are really stubborn so I decide to show it to you”
Yuwan, cannot hear his grandpa lazy voice at all. Even though he heard him, he can’t reply. Shriek is the only thing that came out of his mouth. His fear rose to the highest level he had ever feel.
Hearing little kid shriek, the evil spirit suddenly changes his line of sight into its source of voice.
Yuwan horror face and evil spirit black-red glowing eyes stare at each other. His fear emotion somewhat excite the evil spirit.
All of sudden, Auntie Dira somewhat deep and remorseful voice rung on his mind.
‘It’s their fault… Why it is end up like this? ... I don’t care anymore…I’m Sorry’
Her voice somewhat filled with hatred, sorrow, give up and the last one…
Regret
At this time, Yuwan body shook. Evil spirit excited on his non-existent face started to change vigorously as if it see something really precious. Seeing this, Syubi Reizem had shock plastered on his face. But it is just only a moment before it changes into seriousness. His hand hastily made incantation gesture while his mouth moves rapidly as chanting mysterious spell.
Barrier!
Faint glow started appear on yuwan little body. Seeing this, he didn’t stop but increase his speed even further preparing for the next step.
He just need 2 second of breath before finishing his chant and started to focus on Yuwan soul. But at that moment, he feel dread because yuwan’s soul was too scared to the point it is just like giving his emotion away to the evil spirit.
Evil spirit was peculiar existent. If someone doesn’t have ill emotion, they made them have it and make it grow within the person heart. But if someone, have that at the first place. They just need to eat. But because if they eat it all they won’t have something to eat, so they always stimulate their emotions so when it grow, the will crop it out. But if it growing without restrain like yuwan case, yuwan soul will be shrouded and eaten by evil spirit entirely and possibly end up as empty shell without a soul.
“Idiot!!, Get a hold of yourself!!”
A this time, Syubi starting to regret his decision by bringing him along. But, this is not a time for that, so he kept shouting while calling yuwan.
Inside Yuwan sea of consciousness, he is crouching while shaking from head to toe.
‘No… Grandpa, help me… I’m scared…”
Darkness shrouded his surroundings. Not a single sound can be heard except for his weak little sobbing.
At this time.
“Yuwan! Get a hold of yourself! I’m here, so don’t be scared okay!”
Hearing this, rather than stopping his sobbing, he cries even louder.
“Grandpa…(hic) help…me…”
Syubi didn’t saying anything anymore, but suddenly little light started to appear in yuwan sea of consciousness. It grew brighter, and brighter until it eats every darkness they see.
(chirp-chirp)
“ugh~”
Within small and crude house, 13 years old Yuwan woke up from his deep sleep. From his messy hair, sweat on his body, and little tears on the corner of his eyes, you can tell that he just experience nightmare.
“S**t, it’s just a dream. Getting a nightmare at this old is somewhat embarrassing. And why the heck I recalled that time again?”
He slowly gets up from his bed while scratching his head grumping along the way.
‘That’s when my first time seeing evil spirit at 5 years old’
He can’t recall what is happening after that. But his grandpas apologize numerous times after that incident. Well, that is obvious because he miscalculated yuwan mentality resulting him in dangerous situation.
Yuwan cannot recall what happening after that, and his grandpa won’t say anything. But after that incident, he keeps asking what the creature on Aunt Dira’s house is.
At first, Syubi don’t want to tell his grandson but he can’t help but moved because not a day even passed but Yuwan already recover from his trauma. So in the end, he told him everything.
Evil Spirit.
They had somewhat blacking aura surrounding its existent. They didn’t have permanent shape so they end up changing their form. He ate human soul as nourishment etc.
While Yuwan listening his grandpa lecture seriously, he felt shock running through his body when he told secret information.
When evil spirit shrouded by blackish aura, it means that someone near it had evil intention, or they had unstable emotion. In worst case scenario, their mental would break, and connection between body and soul would be cut off.
But…
When evil spirit had somewhat red color mix in it, it means that someone will die not far from it. Grandpa called it “Reaper” with its Reaper phenomenon. Reaper phenomenon doesn’t have something to with evil spirit. They can’t reap someone lives. But, when someone getting near their death, their soul would come out off their body. It became indication when someone nears their death because it is appetizing dishes for evil spirit.
Well, it is a good thing evil spirit cannot eat wandering soul.
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‘But why am I dreaming that incident again all of sudden?’
Uneasiness started creep on his heart. Something bad would happen. But he doesn’t know what it is. But, there is only one explanation.
‘The little girl warning’
Not wasting time anymore, he started to take a bath, changes his clothes and depart hastily to fruit village.
Sunlight brightly lit telling that today would be a bright day
Who came out off the house was youngster with height 150 cm with white skin and black hair with clear black eyes. On his face, somber expression could be seen while he hastily walk away into the distance.
Fruit Village.
Hustling bustling was everywhere. Housewife trying to haggle with seller, little kids playing in the morning, middle and oldman started to prepare for work. But that is not what things that he see.
When he arrives, his uneasiness becomes more thick and dread start to sprout on his heart.
‘This is…!!’
Because…
Reaper could be seen everywhere on his line of sight went to. On top of the roof, in front of the door on someone house, in the middle of the street, and on top of the trees. But they didn’t do anything, didn’t moving as if they are waiting.
Based on his sight, there are at least fifteen reapers in the village. Fear and dread were something that reapers like but Yuwan couldn’t help it but feel that way right now.
Sensing something delicious, the unmoving reapers start to move their non-existent neck trying to look for it.
Feeling it wouldn’t be good if Yuwan can’t control his emotion, he start to control his breath trying calm down. After a few breaths, his surging emotion start to calm down, he continue his goal that is to talk to uncle Bolman.
Uncle Bolman was his grandpa friend, and his relationship with uncle Bolman was quite good. In the past few years, uncle Bolman sometimes visit his house while bringing food when he is starving. Maybe because uncle Bolman feel worry about Yuwan starve to death, he end up doing it continuously even until now.
After doing it a few times, Bolman start to become important figure for Yuwan and end up receiving a few secret from the little brat including “Reaper Phenomenon”.
With this in mind, Yuwan hope that he will believe him if he told Uncle Bolman about little girl warning.
Sometime passed before finally he saw Uncle Bolman on his stand trying to sell his goods to somewhat beautiful girl on her mid-20. Her name is Lutia. She had silky long brown hair, smooth white skin, and exquisite body. She was really beautiful woman and end up as an Idol in the village. It is somewhat weird for a girl as beautiful as her end up in remote village.
Uncle Bolman was somewhat robust middle age man, with scars on all over his body, brown skin, black long hair and height 187 cm. Again, it is kind of confusing considering he is just a mere fruit seller in the middle of little village but had scar all over his body. He said that he is from afar so maybe, he is a former wandering cultivator.
“Good morning Uncle Bolman. Good morning sister Lutia.”
Hearing greeting, Uncle Bolman and Sister Lutia’s conversation stop while changing their line of sight. Seeing Yuwan came, they start to smile gently while greeting him back.
“”Good morning Yuwan””
Within these two eyes, there are gentleness and little bit emotion hidden in the depth of their eyes. No one knows, except these two what the meaning of their greeting really is.
“What is it Yuwan? I think that it is rather rare for you to greet me this early in the morning. Do you need something?”
“Hehe~ you really know me Uncle Bolman”
Hearing Uncle Bolman remark, Yuwan couldn’t help but feel embarrassed while scratching his head. It is obvious, doesn’t that mean that He never came greeting Uncle in the morning except for asking help? Of course Yuwan won’t admit it.
“Okay uncle, enough for the joke...”
“It is the truth though”
“Ugh”
Not waiting for Yuwan finishing his sentence, Uncle Start to retort him. Saying it is not a joke mean that Uncle Remark on the very first conversation means as sarcasm rather than greeting.
Admitting his mistake while making a promise to visit Uncle Bolman frequently in the future on his heart, he start to jump to his goal for trying to find Uncle Bolman,
“Uncle Bolman, I need your help.”
Seeing Yuwan somberness expressions and serious yet determined voice, Uncle Bolman didn’t say anything anymore and start to close his stall and then leading Yuwan into his house, letting him sit in the living room. Sister Lutia doesn’t have anything to do so she follows both guys inside.
Inside Uncle Bolman House, Yuwan first told Uncle everything he knows including little girl request, and multiple “Reaper” in the village. After Yuwan told Uncle Bolman everything, he ask Uncle help to remind all of the villager and the elder in the village.
“PLEASE!! SAVE THIS VILLAGE!”
Said Yuwan while bowing his head deeply in front of two adults. A tint tears appear in his eyes expressing that this matter was something really important to him. Seeing Yuwan like that, two adults didn’t say anything and lower their heads just like that. Their expression couldn’t be seen because of their bangs but their body shaking a little. Very little to the point of couldn’t be recognized if you didn’t look carefully.
A few breaths passed and no one said anything in that situation. But suddenly and unexpectedly, the one replying was Sister Lutia.
“Don’t worry Yuwan, we will try our best save this village. For now, you can go back because we will get busy here on out.”
“Alright, I’m sorry for asking something troublesome. Sorry for the trouble”
Yuwan feel that their reactions were a little weird, but maybe he just imagining it so he obediently go back home as he told to.
Uncle Bolman House
After enough time for incense stick to burn, in the quiet living room at Uncle Bolman house. The two adult didn’t say anything and didn’t move from their original position.
Until suddenly…
BOOOM!
Wooden table in from of these two had been crushed by Uncle Bolman punch into pieces. His body shaking violently and violent Qi fluctuate from his body uncontrollable. His eyes were red, his face was red, his teeth was gritted to the point a hint of blood start to appear on the corner of his mouth and multiple veins pop up on his face.
Anger!
He is so angry to the point that his body and muscle started to make popping sound. He didn’t say anything from when Yuwan told him everything and this time he start to say something. His deep voices appear a little shaking as if trying to endure his anger.
“THESE BASTARD!!!!”