by Faulina Arif
Zafar waking up and could see a bloody foot print immediately ran and trying to follow that foot print from far away.
Berial stepped to a few landmines that before was prepared by mercenaries. That landmines exploded but it has no effect to Berial. But its invisible mode is disabled and slowly that giant creature could be seen. Mercenaries become panicked because once again they could see that terrifying creature.
Berial became slower and then stopped near Aria that seemed unconscious. It taking Aria body with both of its hand and then put her in its shoulder.
Reyn, Marsha and the other mercenary became panic. They wanted to help Aria but to defeat a giant 6 meter tall creature wearing thick armor like Berial is impossible. Moreover there still those guards that keep firing at them.
While Zafar that looking at far place decide not to do anything and hide.
Berial walked for a few step and stopped near massive old banyan tree. A man appeared from behind that tree. Berial giving Aria to that man.
"Good work Berial. And I am sorry, I let you to get hurt." Evan taking Aria from Berial large hands.
Evan entrance is not on his own, he was guarded by 5 werewolves and standing near him. Those werewolves is different than usual. Its fur is white colored and they are larger than common werewolves, more savage and more clever.
"Where is your sword?" Evan asked.
Berial shook its head.
For a moment Evan looked toward Reyn and his mercenaries then looked back to Berial. "Can you crush them for me?" Evan requesting.
Berial turn around. At that times it start running, and become more faster destroying everything that blocking its path.
5 white werewolves followed Berial and shortly could overtake Berial speed. They attacking Reyn group that now retreating but firing all of their weapons toward those monsters. Those werewolves is not fazed and keep running, their AP bullet is useless this time.
The fight that happened between those werewolves and Reyn team is intense. Some mercenary has severely injured because of their claw. And one of those werewolf pounced Marsha and almost bite her. Fortunately Zafar and the other sniper at Charlie team is helping. Because of their large bullet caliber they could kill them in far away.
Marsha could not do anything besides crying in fear. She looking any place to hide in panic.
When that fight was happened, Evan taking that chance to take Aria from that place. He taking Aria inside the tunnel inside the mountain without he realizing that someone following him.
Reyn tried to shoot Evan while running. But his aim is off, still Evan doesn’t realize that bullet is aimed to him, he think it just a stray bullet from their fight.
At inside the tunnel, Evan stopped. He slumped on asphalt road with sweat covering all his body. At that time Aria is still inside his arm. Evan did not expect that Aria body is heavy enough. Carrying Aria while running truly exhausting till his breath is run out. He must take a short rest.
Evan stares at Aria beautiful face in his arms. Even for thousand times Aria refuse him, still Evan could not ignore Aria and burying his feeling. If Evan could, he will not do this reckless things. He planned to abduct Aria, and taking her for himself.
He doesn't know how will Aria reacted when she was awake, Evan truly does not care. Evan ready to stake everything he have. Provided that he could live together with Aria and stayed at his side, Evan are willing to secede from Elysion. Living in the forest far from people eyes and stayed there till they die, keep on hiding from the organization that targeting them. All of it is far better than if he must lose the only one he wanted in this world.
Evan back to his feet, he standing straight and taking Aria deeper to the tunnel.
Bang! A bullet hitting Evan back and made him almost fall.
"Son of a bitch!!" Evan hissed in anger while looking at his back.
Reyn manage to reach them and once again firing his auto-rifle.
Evan dodging Reyn bullets. He take a step to left and right with quick movement. He shifted Aria body to above his shoulder and one of his hand tried to reach his pistol. Evan will shoot his gun to Reyn but suddenly his hair been pulled harshly.
"Let me down you fucking dog!"
Evan startled knowing that Aria is already conscious.
Aria keep pulling Evan hair harshly while kicking to the air at the same time. Evan yelled in pain and eventually he lost his balance and both of them fall to asphalt.
Aria manage to break away but her head is fall directly to the asphalt, made her stunned.
Evan aimed his pistol toward Aria head. "I am sorry," Said him soft and at that second he fired his gun several times toward Aria head.
A fresh blood flowing from Aria head and that woman becoming unconscious.
Reyn that watching in far away become angry. At that times he firing his auto-rifle to Evan.
Evan rolled to evade and rise. He return fire to Reyn which now was hiding behind the stairs. After that, Evan was also running and taking cover to nearest stairs. They had a shootout till all of their bullet was spent.
10 second and there is no movement from both of them, each of them become suspicious. With recklessness Reyn shouted. "Hey you damn coward, why did you stop shooting?! Are you out of bullet, Ha?"
"Are you talking to yourself fool?!" Evan answered loud.
Both of that man let out a cunning smile and coming out from their hiding place almost simultaneous. Both of them running fast and pointing their gun to each other heads.
"Seems like you are skilled enough." Evan cynically smile.
"I'm far better than you. You could not do a damn thing without your big toy, right coward?", Reyn insulted.
"Shut your damn mou-"
Before Evan could finish his words, Reyn hitting Evan head fast with his pistol butt.
Evan staggered and his head is hurt.
Immediately Reyn taking his auto-rifle from his back. He gripped its muzzle tight and strong as he can like holding a sword. Without mercy, Reyn hitting Evan head several times. Blood splattered to everywhere from Evan head, but still it can’t made Evan fall.
Evan crosses his arm tried to block Reyn attack. When he had that chance, Evan grabbing Reyn rifle till it was released from Reyn hand. Evan pushing Reyn hard and made him fall supine.
Evan using that chance to sit at Reyn stomach. He repeatedly punching Reyn face with both of his hand while saying harsh insult toward him.
"You bastard! Damn rotten gadfly cockroaches! You need to die! Die now!"
A lot of blood was spurting from Reyn mouth. His right hand tried to search for something in the asphalt, when he could feel a cold metal from his auto-rifle that before was dropped. With all his strength Reyn hitting Evan head with his rifle till Evan fall to Reyn side.
"I am the one that should say it you fags!!" Reyn hitting Evan repeatedly and when Evan tried to rise, Reyn taking that chance to kick Evan stomach for several times. "Damned demon!! How could you use other human and made them changed into monster??! All of you must be sent to hell! Hell will be glad to have you!"
Reyn kicking Evan head repeatedly till Evan head let out so much blood. Reyn laughed and felt satisfied to see Evan unconscious. Reyn turned around to see Aria, he felt that Evan is already dead.
Reyn was too tired. He walked slow and then stopped in Aria side without realizing that Evan is slowly standing up.
Evan taking his knife that tucked in his back waist. He approaching Reyn slowly and when he wanted to stab him, Aria opening her eyes.
"Reyn look out!!", Aria suddenly yell while opening her eyes widely.
Reyn was shocked. He turned back and dodging that knife at the last second till he fall roughly to the asphalt.
Aria that still feeling dizzy tried to stand up while at the same time taking her knife in its sheath at her thigh. With that knife, Aria attacking Evan.
"Oh, you awake honey? Want some tea?" Evan smiled with horrible face full of blood. A few of his tooth is gone and made his handsome
face disappear.
Aria become more annoyed with Evan sweet call. She attacking Evan faster and he just dodging and not striking her back.
Whilst Aria fighting Evan, Reyn was busy to look for his weapon. For some times, he manage to find it and then taking his auto-rifle back. Reyn running toward Evan while gripping his auto-rifle muzzle tightly and helping Aria to attack.
Being ganged upon by those people especially Aria made Evan minds chaotic. Aria made Evan tired too quick. For several times Aria with her fast movement could slip to his back and stabbed him right at his heart. Aria action made Evan regeneration ability become slower. Even though he also have that regeneration ability, but if he was taking a severe wound he will eventually died because of exhaustion.
Evan bringing Aria down with one of his hand and then punching Reyn face hard till Reyn crashing to the asphalt. Evan taking a short breath for a moment and then approaching Reyn that was already exhausted same as he was. Evan taking his knife out and crouching prepared to stab Reyn heart.
But Aria that risen and no one know when she was standing behind Evan, pulling his hair once again to the back till his face was up. Aria put her sharp knife at Evan neck.
"Do it and I will cut your neck!", Aria threaten. Her cold eyes that full of hatred hurting Evan feeling that still loving her so much.
At that time, all of them could feel a strong vibration and suddenly Aria flew and hitting the tunnel wall.
Berial staring at Aria along with a loud groan. Its hand clenched tight as if telling her not to touch Evan.
Reyn eyes opened wide, he was smeared in a cold sweat at his face, he taking a few steps back avoiding that terrifying monster in fear.
For a while Evan bowed in weariness and then looked at Berial. "You came?" Evan smiled.
Berial looked toward Aria. She now waving both of her hands as if she wanted to challenge Berial face to face.
"Come on, this time I will end your false existence."
"Aria stop!!" Evan yelled with all his strength left.
"Y-You . . . You know her?!" Reyn shocked and looked at Aria and Evan alternately.
"Oh, both of us are lover, right darling?!" Evan smiled toward Aria.
Reyn become more shocked as if lightning strike directly to his body.
"Well, maybe. Before knowing that you are just a liar rotten dogs," Answer Aria with eye sight intended to kill.
Evan smiled. "I can remember how satisfied you are darling. Your beautiful body is truly delicious."
"Son of fucking whore . . . !!!!" Aria growls angry and running forward.
Aria tried to punch Evan but it was blocked by Berial large hand, shortly Berial hitting Aria with its large hand and made her flew far till her body crashing to the stairs.
Berial approaching Aria that tried to wake.
Reyn taking that chance while Berial eyes directed to Aria. He immediately ran toward where Evan was and striking his auto-rifle steel butt to Evan heads before he realized.
Berial turned its head to the back. It was roared in anger while looking at Reyn keep on hitting Evan that could not dodge anymore.
Aria taking that chance to attack Berial wounded leg with her knife. "Watch where you look you dumb creature!"
Berial roared in pain and it suddenly looked at Aria that now running to outside the tunnel. Berial chasing Aria and eventually both of them were now at outside.
Aria intentionally wanted to separate Berial from Evan. If they were not separated, it will be hard to finish Evan or Berial.
Reyn could understood Aria intention. Because of that Reyn using this chance that he got to hit Evan all over.
But, when Reyn swinging his auto-rifle toward Evan head at one time. Evan could dodge it perfectly and strike Reyn back with his knife and made Reyn hand wounded.
Reyn screamed in pain. That auto-rifle he hold is dropped to the asphalt.
Evan laughed. "What can you do human? How dare you fought against us? If I want, I could kill you easily!!", Said Evan while striking his knife back to Reyn.
Reyn try to evade as he could. Even so, Reyn still got a few cuts.
"I have never though a cockroach like you can make me exhausted." Evan growled. This time he targeting Reyn neck.
Suddenly the electricity is off and everything become dark. Both of that man that still fighting startled.
Reyn did not waste that chance. He immediately wear his night vision goggles that before above his head and then hitting Evan hands and makes his knife fall. He's hitting Evan stomach with all his strength and made him kneeled. In a flash Reyn taking Evan knife that dropped earlier and stabbing it to Evan's heart. Evan screamed in pain, then Reyn kicking Evan face until he fall supine in the asphalt.
After hurting Evan for a few times before, Reyn know if Evan's body have a regeneration ability, the same as Aria. However, his regeneration is not as strong as Aria and it seemed like it had a limit. Because of that, Reyn no longer underestimating Evan. Reyn sat above Evan, pull out his knife and stabbing it again at Evan's heart. Repeatedly Reyn did it without mercy. His action is like a cold blooded psychopath. No longer had any kind sentiment, only hatred that drawn in his red strained face.
Evan has lost all his strength. Fresh blood came out from his mouth and he had a hard time to breathe. His body could no longer regenerating. With his hazy vision, he looked toward the outside of tunnel. His left hand reached to the same direction.
Reyn stepped to Evan left hand and spitted. "Die you maggot!!", Said Reyn harshly.
Inside the tunnel that now surrounded by darkness, A memories when Aria smiled appeared across Evan minds. Giving him a deepest pain, overcoming the pain that he felt in his stabbed heart, a tears fall wetting his face . . . Together with his death.
Outside the tunnel that now is also dark, suddenly Berial roared loud as if it was crying. Its voice deafen Aria hearing. Berial eyes that now filled with tears could not see anything. But Berial becoming more savage and goes berserk, its large hand swinging to any direction and hitting many things around it.
Aria dodged and then jumped to Berial back, she tried to stab Berial necks.
Berial takes Aria and throw her till she crashing to the tree.
Aria felt an intense dizziness and she seems to need a time to recover. But if she did that now. That giant creature in front of her will comes and break all her bones then it will be possible if that creature also tear all her body apart.
Aria stare at Berial while wheezing. She had a little strange feelings at her minds. That giant creature in front of her become quiet and didn't take any step toward Aria. What happened? Aria asked inside her minds while feeling confused.
Clang! Clang! A sound of bullet hitting a steel was heard.
Aria surprised to hear that, some of fire spark was seen at Berial head armor.
Bang! A gunshot from far away was hear by her hearing together with a loud falling sound.
Suddenly Berial fall to the ground and lie in there. That giant creature is motionless. Shortly Aria could hear a footsteps approaching her.
"Aria! Are you alright?", Zafar voice could be heard in Aria ear.
When she wanted to answer, Zafar helped her to stand. Since earlier Zafar already followed Berial that suddenly leaving their battlefield. Zafar was sure if he follow that giant creature, he will found Aria. But when Berial entering the tunnel, Zafar decide to wait outside and observing from a far. Because in Zafar field of view there is no cover inside that tunnel. Whilst Aria warned him before mission not to be seen by enemies. Zafar is their group secret weapons.
With a night vision goggles that he wore, Zafar could see clearly in the darkness, because of that he could easily kill Berial.
"Yes, I am fine." Said Aria while taking Zafar hands. "Thank you."
"You can see in this darkness?", Zafar asked when looking at Aria broken night vision goggles.
Aria taking her night vision goggle at above her head and then throwing it away. "I am accustomed to this kind of situ
ation."
Aria and Zafar come near Berial motionless body that lying in the ground. There is 2 bullet hole at its head, it seemed like it was not breathing anymore. They could sure Berial is truly dead.
"Let's go!" Aria running head first to the tunnel.
Zafar nodded and running to follow Aria.
They entering the tunnel and found Reyn sitting at tunnel sides with both his legs extended. He lean his body in the tunnel wall and a few meter in front of him lying down someone's body.
When Reyn see Aria and Zafar comes, Reyn straighten his head and looking at both of his companion, especially Aria that approaching Evan body. She become quiet at the moment when he see that body is motionless.
Aria fall silent. Doesn't she hate Evan? Then why inside her heart she could felt a slight pain when she see his corpse? Aria could not understand with her selves. She didn't draw any tears for that man whichever perturbing her minds, but, she could felt a sting inside her chest that poisoned her body and makes her frozen stiff. As if this outcome is not what she hopes for, as if she truly unwanted to see that man death which she consider only as an organization pet dogs.
"I'm sorry I killed your man," Said Reyn.
Zafar was looked confused while hearing Reyn words. He then looked at Aria and Reyn alternately without throwing any question.
"He deserve to." Said Aria with a bitter feeling in her tongue.
Reyn showing Aria something and then approaching her. "I found this."
Aria taking a silver card from Reyn hand. That is an identification card. It color is different with the ones they got earlier. If before other identification card is blue colored and was written a card holder identity with the level number. That silver card at her hand is plain and there is no writing there.
"I found that card inside his pocket. Do you think we could use that card?", Reyn asked.
"I don't know." Aria shook her head. "But we could try."