ARCANIA
CHAPTER 6 PROMISE

"Actually this thing is called a crystal mana, this crystal that saved me when I was born first.So maybe without this crystal I would not be able to survive", Javab Rion while holding the crystal in his chest.

"Maybe this crystal is also what makes me have the ability to recuperate quickly".

"Which aura does this crystal make me feel uncomfortable, like which aura do I recognize, but who does it belong to?", Erika's mother worriedly bit her hand curry nails.

"Maybe it's better if I don't ask deeper".

"By the way, are uncles and aunts royal knights?", asked Rion.

"Where do you know if we are royal knights" replied Erika's father.

"Of course, from the armor and the sword that uncle and uncle used" Rion said.

"More amplifying the fact that the royal knight's uncle and aunt were the things that uncle talked about earlier, didn't Uncle come here for the representative of the Altrais kingdom?".

"Gee...You're so obsessed with us, Nak Rion", said Rion's mother.

"Of course I want to know a lot, it's all because I want to be a royal knight" Rion said proudly.

"Well you also want to be a royal knight huh Rion, we have the same dream" Erika said excitedly.

"You know?, being a royal knight is not easy at all" Erika's father said.

"You must always be ready to fight at any time, because being a royal knight is not kidding, you must always keep the kingdom in a safe condition.

"Of course we will" Erika said proudly.

"Your path is still long to achieve that dream, because it's fast to grow up" said Erika's father.

They ate the soup voraciously and when they finished eating the soup, they put up a tent and went to sleep.

"Rion!, sleep with us last night.Tomorrow we will take you home", cried Erika's mother.

"Am I allowed to?, I've been troubling you a lot" Rion said.

"Look back, you're here already considered a family member by us" Erika said as she put on a warm smile that adorned her face.

"Erika is right!.it is too dangerous if you go alone through this wilderness and also your body is still injured by the bear attack this afternoon" Erika's mother said.

They also fell asleep in their tents.

And when they were asleep, Zion crept past their tent.

Just a few steps away from the tent, Erika called out to Rion loudly, "Rion where are you going?".

The shocked Rion stopped his steps and turned towards Erika, "I want to pee, why do you have to scream like that?".

"Owh... I'm sorry, please continue your activities" Erika said with a red face, red as a tomato.

Erika came back to her tent.

Rion who thoughtlessly ran away from the tent and headed back to his village.

In the middle of the journey Rion is surprised by Erika who appears suddenly from behind a tree, "I know you're going to lie, you want to go home don't you?".

"What underlies your prejudice!?" asked Rion.

"What underlies my prejudices?, when I walk into the tent, I feel like you've been a long time, and I'm sure you want to run away, right!?" replied Erika.

"No, I don't want to run away, I really want to pee" Rion said.

"You're lying" Erika said.

"No, I'm not lying" Rion said.

"You're lying" Erika said.

"No", said Rion.

"Then come with me!", said Erika while holding Rion's hand and taking her somewhere.

They also arrived at the edge of the lake.On the lake there was moonlight and stars reflected beautifully from the lake water, where it was also visible fireflies and then passed around Erika and Rion.

"Why did you bring me here?", asked Rion confusedly.

"Eum... Why yes, actually there is nothing special" answered Erika while looking at the night lake.

"You know!?, there are so many things I want to talk about with you Rion".

"Since there was nothing in the way now, now that I was free to talk to you", a warm smile re-embedded on Erika's face.

"What do you want to talk about?", asked Rion.

"Hey Rion, what do you think?it's not beautiful" asked Erika.

"What", asked Rion with a face look that did not care.

Jackie.

"Why did you hit me on the head" Rion asked with a glass.

"That's your punishment, 'cause you're not sensitive to the situation" Erika replied.

"What I mean is look at the moonlight that shines on this lake".

Rion stared at what Erika had said.

"How is it, beautiful isn't it?" asked Erika.

"You're right, how did you know this place existed?" asked Rion.

"Actually, I've been here the first time, I was with my grandmother, she brought me here when I was sad because of the death of my dog" Erika replied.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked", Rion said regretfully.

"no, you're not wrong" Erika replied with a smile.

"Hey Rion, open the clothes and bandages wrapped in your body" Erika said.

"Hey, what do you want to do you pervert" Jawab Rion while crossing his hands.

"What do you think, of course I don't do what you think" Erika said with a flushed face.

"Gee...It turns out that it is true that your recovery ability is indeed fast", said Erika who was surprised by the recovery of Rion's body.

Erika approached Rion and touched the crystal in her chest, "does it hurt?", asked Erika.

"No, it didn't hurt at all" Rion replied with a flushed face.

"Does anyone else in your village know about it?" asked Erika.

"In addition to Dad and my mother no one knows at all" Rion replied.

"What if your entire village knows about your secret?", asked Erika curiously.

"Maybe the villagers will find me strange and stay away from me, because as you can see.Gruesome isn't it!?", replied Rion.

Erika also lowered her hand from Rion's chest and undressed her back, "you know Rion is not the only one who has secrets".

A pair of wings came out from Erika's back.

Rion who saw it was his face was amazed and reddened, because he saw an angel illuminated by the moonlight.

"It's just as horrible, isn't it!?", kids my age are scared to see me like this and not just kids, even the townspeople insult me and think I'm disgusting".

"You know Rion?, I don't want it if you're the only one who unlocks your secrets against me" Erika said with her forced smile.

"People around me think I'm a monster because of this".

"My parents also did not escape humiliation because of my strangeness".

"I'm a monster who deserves all of this".

Without a second thought Rion hugged Erika tightly, "no Erika!, you're not a monster!, only fools do that,they do not want to understand things that are foreign and different from them".

"I think it makes you look like an angel rather than a monster".

"Erika just be who you are".

As if unstoppable again, Erika's cry broke in Rion's arms, Erika cried for quite a long time in Rion's arms.

"Hey Rion", call Erika.

"Yes" Rion replied.

"If I grow up, can I be your wife?"erika asked with her cheeks still wet.

Rion's face was immediately flushed red as a tomato.

"A...A...What do you mean!?", replied Rion nervously.

"I told you, would you be my husband? ",asked Erika once again in embarrassment.

"How could you ask such a valuable question to a person you just met a few hours ago" Rion asked.

"You don't want to?", asked Erika, as she said.

"It's not so", replied Rion.

"What because I'm ugly" Erika said as she turned clear.

"I told you not to" Rion replied loudly.

"Actually you're the only child of my age who isn't afraid to see my wings" Erika said.

"Then that's fine" Rion replied seriously.

"What's wrong?" asked Erika

"Alright, I'll be your husband in the future" Rion replied seriously with a face that started to look red.

"Did you say that?", asked Erika.

"I told you, well I'll be your husband in the future, you're satisfied!"rion replied in embarrassment

"But I lied to you, hahahaha their man is very easy to eat seduction" Erika teased.

"Ja...Ja's...So that was all a lie?" asked Rion with a stutter.

"do you think?", replied Erika.Rion sat pensively in shame.

"Ah I feel like I want to die", muttered Rion who was sitting limp.

"Then promise yes", said Erika by bowing her head beside Rion.

"It wasn't a lie" asked Rion.

"Of course not, how could I lie to the person who took my request in earnest" Erika replied with a red face.

"Hey Rion what if we exchange things?, as a sign of our promise".

"Exchange something huh?, hmmm...what if we exchange our necklaces" replied Rion.

"Yes, I think that's a good idea" Erika said.

The two of them exchanged necklaces.

"Hey why did you put your own picture on your own necklace, shouldn't it be the one that someone's precious to you?", asked Erika while showing it to Rion.

"It is up to me, are you not the same" replied Rion who also showed it to Erika.

"If so, as a symbol of our promise.Remember the promise we made yes Rion" Erika said with a big smile towards Rion.

"Of course" answered Rion.

"Hey Erika told your father and mother if I came home" Rion shouted as he ran into the forest with a smile on his face.

"Alright Rion" answered Erika happily.

While on the way to the village.Rion continued to think about the thing he had experienced earlier while smiling as if he did not believe had experienced all these things, "I have to tell this to Father and Mother, I have to tell this to my father and mother,if their child has become a future husband for the child of the person", muttered Rion inwardly.

Arriving Rion in front of the village, Rion surprised to find his village burned and attacked by the undead and skeletons.

"What the hell is all this!?", Rion said frantically