Aksaberyl
The Lightning Sword Knight

..."I never trusted anyone else because they tortured me so much that with you should I trust you?"...

...~Aksa Oliga De Ramor~...

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I heard something, the longer the clearer the voice became. Aah ... turns out the singing voice of Common Nightingale Bird who chants with Canary Bird.

Is it night or morning? I can't open my eyes to see the situation right now, like there's some sticky glue in my eyes. I also tried to sit from my current position lying down but it felt like my body was so limp.

"Hhuuhh .. hhaaahh ..."

I tried to stay still for a while and then set my breathing and tried to get back up but couldn't. I was busy thinking what was wrong with me and realized that something was cold behind my back. I felt it and believed it was wet grass, yes I just realized that now I was lying in the wet grass, just feeling cold.

I tried once more to get up and my efforts were successful, my eyes that had been attached could now be opened. I looked to my right and left trying to see where I was right now, just as I opened the eyes of many lush trees greeting my sense of sight and then followed by the scent of leaves, the grass is also a cold wind.

Besides the wet grass I was also hit by the cold temperature here but, "Why am I here with the dark forest conditions?"

I tried to remember what happened to me, was I not just above the tower of the tourist attractions of the Palace de Ramor and then my head was dizzy and I was nauseous, then ...

"Didn't I roll down?! I should have been in the hospital but why am I in the middle of this dark forest?!"

Now I feel really bad, like something's stuck. I thought again and decided to run, what if in this forest there are wild animals and then I am eaten? I still want to live.

So, without thinking twice I immediately ran fast but several times I fell because I tripped over the roots of trees that mostly stick out of the ground.

Just as I made it out of the forest and stopped running, the pain suddenly invaded me mercilessly.

"Hhaaahh .. hhaahh .. so tired!!" I held my chest, feeling how fast my heart was beating.

"Aahh .. My leg hurts !!"

A lot of blood coming out from between the wounds on my legs, now it feels very painful and painful. I cried in pain and felt relieved because I thought I was out of the forest.

"I'm thirsty .." I'm clean.

But my legs can't be compromised plus the pain of not leaving. I had no more energy, my body crumbled and slowly my vision faded again.

In the dark I walked shudder, although the moon did appear but could not illuminate the streets. I stared at the high moon, long enough I stared at it until the sound of someone's footsteps made me turn my body.

"Grandma!!" I exclaimed at the middle-aged woman I called my grandmother.

I walked up to Grandma and almost hugged her but she dodged me and confused me because she wasn't what she used to be.

"Mom, why avoid? I want to hug Grandma" I said sadly.

"Son, why are you back again? isn't your life happy there? here is dangerous, son...many people are after you," said the grandmother with a sad look at me.

But after Grandma disappeared like before and I woke up again, it was just a dream. Before long a strange feeling ambushed me, again and again this happened after meeting the dreamy nenenk.

The scene I saw was different from the one now, the sun was starting to shine and the birds and chickens were putting each other down to wake the people up.

The injured me forced myself to walk even though I was just stammered with the pain that had not stopped, anyway I had to meet people to help me.

I don't know the direction just that I'm walking according to my estimation.

On the way I found a tree branch that was quite large and strong, I took it to make it easier for me to walk. Yes, at least with this it can make me reduce my leg pain.

I walked on until I met a vast pasture of weeds, even the breadth might be the same as the national football field.

"Wait ... national football field? whatisit? why would I think of that?"

Rasamya something strange with me, something suddenly appeared in my mind and then in an instant I did not know what it was. I tried to remember harder but all I got was a headache that started to strike.

When I was busy myself there was the sound of horse footprints running towards me and stopped right in front of me and made me surprised.

There was a neatly dressed man in black and a sword beside his waist was staring at me, he was handsome. Her hair was jet black that looked wet there were also some sweaty hair adorning her face. His thick eyebrows, his firm face line and his friendly eyes made my chest gurgle.

The deg!!

"Handsome."

A spontaneous speech came out of my mouth.

"Handsome? tumben once you praised me Miss of the forest," he said with a laugh at me.

I'm quite surprised, did he just call me Miss Forest?

"Why call me that? I have my name and my name—"

"Beryl!" the answer.

"Ke .. Why do you know?"

"Yes your name is Beryl, you think I don't know what. Miss Forest ... Where have you been for a week? have you seen the medicinal plants?" the question is getting me confused.

Whatdoes thatmean? what medicinal plant? why is he talking about things I don't understand?

I thought about his words just now whereas he just stared at me in wonder until his de-sa-ha-n breath voice greeted my sense of hearing. I raised my head to look at her and our eyes met but something reacted to me, a memory that came suddenly.

"I don't know .. but Wasa I don't like you calling me Miss Forest anymore" I said suddenly.

I was shocked, without me knowing my mouth was saying someone's name. I honestly don't know the person in front of me at all, but why is his name just like that? he and I have not known each other since.

"Here ... Come on up, hold my hand, come on!" he said, his hand stuck out in front of me and made me unable to resist.

I was pulled by him to ride the horse lightly, it made me shocked as well as made my pain appear again. I reflexively pinched his arm but he just laughed sinlessly.

"Why is there blood in your body?" tanyakanya.

The horse he was riding was speeding up, the wind was messing with my hair and making me feel scared.

Crazy one! does this guy not care about me being hurt?

"Stop!!! I'm scared"

But he didn't stop, he accelerated his horse. This man didn't listen to me, I felt fear trying to calm myself down. Count one two three and take a deep breath and exhale but to no avail.

"Hold tight, we'll jump!!" his exclamation was loud and made my heart beat even more.

Whahuh? jump off? jump where? the ravine? No, I'm scared!

I closed my eyes and held the steering rope firmly, I felt that I would drift if I did not hold it but then the jolt from the horse made me close my eyes even stronger.

I did not answer even though I heard her words because now my fear is greater than the desire to answer her questions.

"We have arrived Beryl .. You can open your eyes and go down." She held both of my shoulders gently, I could feel a warm touch from both of her hands.

"I can't believe my hands are still shaking because of you!"

I was annoyed at her, she just sighed and just like before without me asking her to suddenly lower me.

"Aaahh .. release me!!" I shouted at him.

Eehh a moment .. I stand? it means it's above ground?

"Open your eyes or I'll carry them into the house?" he said with a seductive tone.

I quickly opened my eyes and moved away from her, the sudden movements I made made made her wonder at myself. I tried to turn my eyes to the other direction, even though I did not see it directly but I could feel the gaze of his eyes fixed on me and it made me uncomfortable.

"Hhhaaaahhh ...."

Again he sighed, for some reason he kept doing it made me feel guilty but without me realizing he was walking closer to me, the more he approached the faster I moved away from him, I don't know this guy and I need to be careful.

"Stop!!" her door.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, Beryl .. I don't know what happened to you during the week outside, but can you go inside? you have to rest and clean yourself up, too" he continued.

His voice changed, not like he had met earlier.

Now that his voice became softer, I felt the worry from his words with my reflex assented and entered into an old house with a straw roof.

I walked right in front of him but refused help from him, I just didn't want to trouble anyone else what else this guy just met me.

I spread my eyes to every side of this house, no special items. There was only one old chair, one small table, one bed that only fit one person as well as several worn cutlery.

Who owns this house? was it the man who brought me here?

The man who followed me in from behind sat in an old chair near the window. He looked at me from head to toe without a single one being missed for a moment and then he got up from his seat and approached me who was looking around.

A pat on my shoulder surprised me, "What are you waiting for? let's clean up there."

"I don't know which way to clean the body," I didn't know.

He looked at me in wonder, as if from a gaze saying what was wrong with me.

"That's the entrance, you'll find the bath," pointed it toward the back of the dining table.

Aahh ... that door? I thought it was just the back door of the house.

"All right," I said understand.

I walked toward the direction he showed, my legs still hurt but luckily the blood that came out had dried up just to be cleaned. But before going to the bathroom I stopped and reflexively picked up a shirt in one of the boxes next to the shower door.

Before I entered the bath I kept silent for a while in front of the box that contained the clothes, again the sudden memory and reflexes that I was not aware of made me shocked.

Obviously this is not a coincidence, what exactly happened to me?

I finished my bath quickly and then put on the clothes I took earlier, this shirt is a long dress with long sleeves that are worn, can be seen from the yellow color that began to fade. This dress has no motif without an additional strap on her waist, so when I wear it it seems invisible to my waist.

I came out of the bath with wet hair down, I came out just to find some kind of cloth to dry my wet hair without any thought of approaching the man who was staring at me right now. While searching for the cloth, the man who was sitting on the old chair came to me with a cloth in his right hand.

"This is what you're looking for? nih," he said in front of me.

I raised my head to look at him and then took the cloth in his hand. "Thank you"

But he laughed, I looked at him in wonder.

"Why laugh? nothing is funny" I said.

"There, once today's tumben you are strange," he replied casually.

"Come here!" the door then pulled my arm.

I followed him and sat down on the old chair he was sitting in, a gentle breeze from outside coming into this house. I dried this wet hair with the cloth he had given me but I did not see it at this moment, my gaze was only fixed on the outside of the window.

"Beryl ..." she softly shrieked, making me turn to look at the man standing before me.

"My question has not been answered, where have you been this week? has the medicinal plant been obtained? why is your body covered in blood?" he asked without stopping, his worried-looking eyes made my heart beat hard.

Focus Beryl, focus!

"I don't know what you mean, a week? medicinal plants? I don't understand .. but if for the question why I'm covered in blood it's because I fell down a few times in the woods. I thought there was a beast so before the beast was found I had better run out of the forest but it wasn't as easy as I thought" I replied honestly.

"You why? didn't you say a week ago that you wanted to go find medicinal plants? how come you don't know now?"

Should I be honest with her? but what if he's surprised and thinks I'm crazy?

"You're going to the forest of Arieta, where there are wild animals. Isn't there just a rare medicinal plant there? don't you remember what you said to me that in the forest there were many rare medicinal plants?" said again.

"There are no wild animals? so, I'm the one who ran scared that it was just a waste?" he just nodded and it made me feel like a fool.

Duh .. I'm so ashamed, I think I want to hide from this guy.

"I don't know if it's like that, but I really don't remember it" I said embarrassedly.

I just looked down to hide my embarrassed face but a hand held my hand, "Didn't you remember me, too?"

I shook off the sign of not remembering him.

"Ta .. but can you tell me who you are? I want to try to remember" I told him, this time I really want to know him and hope something I can find after.

"Look at my face" she asked.

I lifted my face and looked into his eyes, my heart beating back again.

"I'm Wasa Noren Moizs, a man you've been friends with since you were 10 and I'm your only friend" she said with confidence.

"You usually call me Wasa, even if I'm 3 years older than you but you're stupid." He said it with a laugh, a laugh that made me follow a smile even for a moment.

"I saw you at the beginning dressed neatly and carrying a sword around your waist, what is your job? I think your job is high, huh?" ask me.

"Yes you are right, I am a Knight of the Palace and this sword is a gift of His Majesty the King to me, I am famous among the nobility and the people," he boasted, look at this guy's style it feels like I'd love to pinch his waist.

"Oh yeah? when you are famous, what are you famous for?" ask me not to trust him.

"I am known as the Knight of the Lightning Sword, the Knight of the Golden Hand and the Mysterious Slaughterer of War but I am better known as the Knight of the Lightning Sword, because I am very quick to defeat the enemy" he replied.

She looked at me with her smile as if she was proud to tell me about her nickname, this man in front of me is famous for his danger and it's something that the people he protects should be proud of but why hearing it makes me feel uncomfortable.

Is this related to him?