Irise Delegnere (ALIVE'S Book 3)

by Faulina Arif

  Marsha using that chance to run and hide near a larger werewolf statue.

  3 armored soldier tried to surround Aria. They are gambling with their armor strength, all of their weapon bullet is spent.

  Both of Aria eye color becomes scarlet. A glow of malice could be seen clearly in there, Aria extremely angry. Her soul inflaming hatred and vengeance more than before. She could not forgive it. All those cursed people, exploiting her sister life, making her sister body as a research sample and then using her death as nonsensical symbol. Aria will kill all of them, every last one of them, every one of them without any exception must receive Aria hammer of judgment.

  Like possessed by a devil, Aria rotates her body in one quick movement, and in a flash all 3 of those SPEAR soldiers body was cut in half.

  Now the tables has turned. If this situation keeps on, David will lose everything. A lot of his subordinate have died. Noticing that, Lisa lift both of her hands and she suddenly shoot her lightning. She shoot her lighting for several times, killing 5 mercenary without any need to get close to them.

  From a far, Zafar aiming his sniper rifle to Lisa. With this beast of a weapon Zafar was sure if he can destroy Lisa barrier easily and killed her. But when he see David, Zafar become hesitant. Must he shoot Lisa? David is an important facility leader and he truly deserve to die. At first he was the only one they must target, not Lisa. But still Lisa is a very dangerous existence across Elysion.

  Zafar only have one bullet left. Zafar didn’t know who to target. Zafar curses inside his heart, he was insulting himself because he could not quickly decide.

  Aria directly goes toward Lisa, she tried to attack that little girl. Step by step, Aria managed to get closer to Lisa.

  Lisa strengthening her barrier while at the same time shooting her lightning toward Aria. But Lisa lightning could not hit Aria that moving fast, with her fury Aria could easily guessed where will Lisa shoot that lightning, and before Lisa shooting it, Aria dodged to the other direction.

  The battle becoming more intense. All people are busy with their own battle without realizing if there are someone that since earlier lurking far behind David. That person standing near another entrance, exactly at David right side far behind him.

  David nape hair straighten and his body stiffen. David can felt if someone eyeing him from another direction. David turns his head behind and be face-to-face to someone. David surprised to see that unknown person and then,

  Bang! Ichsan shot David precisely at his heart.

  David was shocked, he could not expect that he had been shot. The pain comes and David screamed, his body slowly fall to the floor.

  All people which are still fighting surprised, and stopped in unison.

  Ichsan smiled full of meaning. Since before, he already targeting David. At first Ichsan wanted to shot David right in his head, but because he wasn't sure with his skill, he then shoot David in his torso and accidentally Ichsan bullet pierce David heart.

  When he arrived at level 7, Ichsan intentionally separating himself from Reyn mercenary. He go alone around the level 7, but still he keep his eye on those mercenary in far. And when those mercenary started a fight, Ichsan takes another path, he could found a safe path and come across another entrance door to gallery room. When he see David back was unprotected, suddenly an underhanded plan appeared in Ichsan minds. Ignoring other people that still busy fighting, Ichsan focused to aim his gun toward David, and shortly he pull his trigger.

  Lisa looked to behind with eyes wide open. "David!!" Lisa shouted while staring at David which now already fall to the floor. Her eyes glisten and a feeling of sadness, worries that mixed with regret was shown inside his eyes. she could not believe if she wasn't able to protect David. Without she realized, that feeling made her soul shuddered. Her prideful barrier which can deflect almost anything vanished and her body was left unprotected.

  Aria who could see that without delay utilizing that rare chance to attack Lisa, She cut Lisa body and leaving a deep large wound from her right shoulder to her left waist.

  Lisa yelped, and then she slowly fall to the floor and didn’t move anymore.

  Lorend facial expression stiffen. Hard to believe, David that she always admire, died only because of unknown man that they never see before. Lorend uncertain for what to do. She can only stood still, letting Reyn mercenaries that was left restrained her.

  After killing Lisa, Aria immediately ran toward David and kneeling at his side. "Tell me, who is your leader?!"

  David staring blankly toward Reyn, full of sadness and grief. He are truly lamented for his wife death, and he truly love his family. A thought come across David minds, he hopes if Reyn willing to approach him and forgive him, before his death for the last time.

  All this time, David spend all his time to makes Reyn dream becoming a reality. Right, like a fairytale he always read to guide Reyn to the world of dream. David wishes to create Reyn dream world, only for Reyn. For David, Reyn dream are also his dream and sadly without he able to realize, he drowned too far to those dream and ignoring his family.

  Reyn were frozen stiff. His eye gazed toward David, but his body would not move. Not even a tears come out from his eyes, as if he was confused and hesitant, must he approach him? That hateful man? Deep inside Reyn heart he didn’t wish for this ends, he doesn’t know why inside there he could feel a faint regret and sadness. As if it telling him, regardless of all of his hatred, that man is still his father that raised him from little. And Reyn faintly could remember that beautiful times when they are still together.

  "Tell me, who the hell is your leader?!" Aria repeating the same question, forcing David to answer her question.

  David breath becoming more short. He turned his eye to stare at Aria and then saying a name in a low voice. "A . . . lex . . . Gold . . . F-Fred." David then exhaling his last breath.

  Ichsan that was tired to hide appeared and then walked to approach David. He stopped not far from David corpse and accidentally he meet Reyn gaze. Both of them simultaneously point their finger.

  "Y-You . . . That annoying detective?!!", Reyn shouted reflexively because how surprised he was.

  "You! The son of government official?!"

  Right, Ichsan and Reyn ever meet with each other. Exactly when at the first time Ichsan handling the case of werewolf corpse cleaning. At that time, Reyn wanted to force his way from the path that been blocked by police and Ichsan mocking him plus ignoring him instead.

  "Ah, whatever." Ichsan acted ignorant by waving his hand in front of his face. He was too tired to respond to any unimportant thing. Ichsan taking his cigarette from his pocket and then light it. He suck his cigarette greedily to made his frustration and weariness vanish.

  "Lisa!!", Together with all that, suddenly someone screamed loud while running like a mad cow toward Lisa.

  Once again Reyn, Aria, Marsha and also Zafar shocked because of that person appearance.

  Hafiz running madly toward Lisa. He kneeled beside her and immediately he takes Lisa body to his arms. A tears flowed from Hafiz cheek and his heart was full of regrets. For the second time, Hafiz could not protect Lisa, and also for the second time, he will lose Lisa. This time perhaps he will lost her forever.

  That little girl . . . Is she the one that Hafiz always looking for? Reyn fell silent along with his thought.

  Marsha growled angry. She walked fast to approach Hafiz and stopped at his front. Marsha pull Hafiz clothes with both of her hands and then slap Hafiz face with all her strength.

  "You caused Faisal to die!", Said Marsha.

  Hafiz appear to be uncaring. He didn’t heed Marsha and keeps crying. Nothing that important for him more than Lisa, not even his friends. He are not regretted to be a traitor only for Lisa. He also didn't care if he die now in Marsha hands. Maybe it will be best if Marsha kill him now, so he could quickly follow Lisa and must not feel that loneliness ever again.

  Looking at Hafiz behavior, Marsha becoming more angry. She takes David pistol t
hat lying in the floor and then returned to Hafiz.

  "M-Marsha! What do you want to do?!" Reyn asking with a loud voice, nearly shouted.

  Marsha pointed that pistol directly at Hafiz head. "All of your care is bullshit! You even had a heart to betray your friends. You are deserve to die!"

  Reyn mouth opened a little but no words can be uttered. Again he made to be confused and hesitant for what to do. Marsha was right, If Hafiz was here at this place, that means Hafiz is the one that betraying all of them. Somehow he could not ignore that truth.

  Exactly at the time when Marsha will pull that pistol trigger, suddenly Lisa opened her eyes. Both of Lisa eye ball becomes blood red looked at the ceiling, and her body trembled strongly.

  Once again all people was made to be surprised.

  Hafiz tears stopped to flow and he looked at Lisa in confusion.

  Marsha overwhelmed. Lisa strange behavior give the creeps toward her and made Marsha taken a few steps back, she instinctively keep her distance from Hafiz and Lisa.

  "Li-Lisa! Lisa!", Hafiz called. With hopes that Lisa still not died, Hafiz tried to wake Lisa.

  Lisa unanswered. Her body keeps shaking and it becoming more intense when second passes. She nearly fall from Hafiz lap.

  Hafiz becoming confused. He spontaneously put Lisa body to the floor. He doesn’t know what must he do and what to do except only watched what happened to his sister with worried feeling.

  Lorend that watching Lisa from a far had a cold sweat. A fearful expression could be seen clearly at her face and at that second she struggle as hard as she can and managed to escape those 3 mercenaries. Lorend tried to run as fast as she can toward the exit.

  Those 3 mercenaries surprised. All of them stopped to look at Lisa and immediately ran toward Lorend to capture her once again. Shortly all of them jumped and pinned Lorend to the floor.

  At the grips of mercenaries, Lorend struggles as strong as she can. "Let go of me! Let go of me!" Lorend screamed out of her lungs. Her eyes squinted sharp, her cold heart beaten strongly, all of her vein tensed, and cold sweat flowed at her face. For several times Lorend looked to where Lisa is with a panicked eyes. "Run everybody! Run . . . Run . . . !" Lorend keep on screaming, as if she was possessed by the devil.

  When everybody looked at Lorend with confused face, Ichsan that still standing in the front of David corpse, looked toward Lisa and suddenly he opened his eyes widely.

  A cigarette at Ichsan mouth fall and he muttered in low voice. "Oh God!" A few second later, Ichsan spontaneously shouted loudly. "R-Run!!!" Ichsan leaving that place and ran with his tail between his legs like a coward.

  Prince and The Dragon

  Once upon a time, in a very prosperous and peaceful kingdom, there lived a princess who was very beautiful and kind hearted. That princess is the daughter of a very wise king. The king loves his people as he loves his daughter.

  But one day, a great disaster fall to that peaceful kingdom by the emergence of a great dragon. With incredible strength and power the great dragon terrorizing that kingdom for 10 days and 10 night.

  After that the great dragon went to the palace to visit the king and the kind hearted princess

  Seeing the power of the great dragon, the king become desperate and asked. "What do you want O evil dragon?"

  The great dragon laughed, and then spoke with terrible voice. "Give me your beautiful daughter O the king of humans," The great dragon answered while gazing to the princess.

  "O dragon, what will you do to my lovely daughter?" The king asked once again.

  The great dragon stayed quiet. It return its sight to the princess that standing beside the king. "Come with me princess, by my greatness I promise to leave this kingdom in peace."

  The princess became quiet. She stare at that evil dragon fearlessly.

  "No my daughter, do not do what that evil dragon want," The king speak with worry.

  "If I go with you, do you promise not to harm our kingdom ever again?", The princess asked bravely to the dragon.

  "As you wish O princess," The great dragon answered.

  The princess fall quiet for a moment. Then the princess stare at her father while saying. "Dear father, allow this humble princess to leave. For saving our cherished kingdom, no matter this princess will sacrifice herself gladly."

  "No my daughter, how could this king allow that request?" The king refused while crying.

  "This is the royal family duties, O father. I must protect our people that entrusted their lives to us."

  Princess father could not say anything. He can only let his only daughter to go together with the evil dragon. With face full of tears, the king must allow his lovely daughter to go.

  The people of that kingdom and the soldiers becomes sad. Everyone of them praising the princess courage and feels guilty because they cannot do anything for their lovely kind hearted princess.

  A week after the princess departures, the prince from the fairy kingdom across the sea heard of rumors. The prince fascinated to hear the story about the princess that kidnapped by an evil dragon. The prince admired the kindness and courage of princess. The prince fall in love and decide to save the princess.

  Then the prince along with his two trusted companion, started a journey to save the princess, the two of his companion is one of cat and rabbit people. Both of them are the prince trusted friends and guards that always accompany the prince.

  From two of them, the prince know what he must do. To save the princess, first he must go to the enchanted valley. The prince must defeat the evil witch that nesting in there, then the prince must takes the witch magical spear to defeat the evil dragon.

  The prince exploring various amazing places but some of it dwelled by many furious monster that always attack him. Helped by his trusted companion, the prince can defeat the werewolf tribe and giant tribe which wanted to eat the prince tasty meat.

  For three days long the prince journey go on and he at last arrived at the enchanted valley. With courageous act the prince visit the evil witch nest.

  "How great of you, coming to my nest unhurt O prince. I praise your courage. Tell me prince what do you want from my great self?"

  "Hear me witch, I ask you to give me the magical spear." The prince asked what he wanted.

  "What will you do with that spear O prince?"

  "I wanted to defeat the evil dragon."

  That terrible witch laughed. "Do you know who that dragon O prince? It is a prince from the kingdom in the past. With my greatness, I curse him to become a dragon because I hate his parents."

  The prince startled. "What do you mean witch?"

  "I love the king of that kingdom. But, he chooses another woman and ignoring me. I hate him!", Said the witch with wrathful face. "Long time passes, I have heard if they are visiting a neighboring kingdom. For my vengeance, I kill all of them except the little prince. I want to give an endless torment to their family, to that little prince, I curse him to be a hateful dragon. Hihihihihihihi . . . ," The witch laughed with terrible evil voice.

  The prince become furious. "How evil you are, today will be your end witch!"

  That witch smiled arrogantly. "If you wishes for my spear, come and defeat me prince!"

  To save the princess, the prince helped by his two companion battling that evil witch. A fierce battle happened between the prince and the witch. But the good always defeat the evil, the prince defeating the evil witch and he takes the magical spear. At later time, they immediately go toward the castle of the great evil dragon to save the princess.

  At the times when the prince are on the way, The great dragon inviting the princess to fly around the sky. The great dragon bring the princess to the beautiful flower garden above the hill.

  The princess truly happy. She sat beside the great dragon that lying down his head in the ground

  "You are a kind dragon," Said the princess. "I am happy to know you oh dragon."

  The great dragon become quiet and turn his face away, unwilling to loo
k at the princess that made him shy.

  Now the princess can understand, how the dragon feel and what does he want. The dragon was never intended to be evil, the dragon are lonely and he only wanted a friend. That's why the dragon attacking the kingdom and bring the princess with him.

  The princess standing up, she ran toward a cave mouth and looking inside it for a little long time. "I am curious what is within this cave?", The princess leaving the cave mouth and then returned to the dragon side. "Can I enter the cave?"

  The great dragon immediately lift his head from the ground. "Nay. You must stay here at my side."

  "I will be alright O dragon."

  The dragon looked at the princess for a long time. "If something happened to you when you are inside that narrow cave, even with my greatness I still can’t help you oh dear princess."

  Princess fall quiet. She understood if the dragon worried for her. The princess truly happy with the dragon care. The princess smiled and say. "Then, lets return to the castle!"

  "As you wish my princess." The great dragon stoop low and the princess climbed to the great dragon back, then they fly leaving the beautiful flower garden.

  When they comes to the dragon castle, they are waited by the prince and two of his companion.

  The princess and the great dragon surprised.

  "What are you doing inside my castle human?", The great dragon asked.

  "I will save the princess and bring her back to her kingdom," The prince answered.

  "Then face my wrath insolent human!" The great dragon furious because his sacred castle entered by uninvited human, and moreover that human wanted to take his beloved princess.

  The battle between the great dragon and human has started.

  "No, please don’t kill him. He's a kind hearted dragon!" The princess cried, trying to stop that meaningless battle, but she was not able to do anything.

  Not long after, the battle have ended. The prince can bring down the evil dragon with his magical spear.

  The great dragon fall and defeated.