Children Light
Sacrifice

Suryo kept silent. He did not dare to raise his face. He still felt ashamed of his actions. Because of her recklessness, my mother is still unconscious.

Which makes Suryo feel more guilty when doctors from TLC reported that both of Mami's legs had to be amputated because they could not be saved. Doctors from TLC have talents like Nainai that is healing. But even the most recent combination of power and TLC technology cannot overcome the ferocity of the Redroth fire.

He felt someone leaning his head against his shoulder.

Rara's...

The girl was unceasingly trying to melt the atmosphere but in vain. From the past, Rara did not have the talent to accompany talks or speak in front of many people. And he seems to be getting tired too. He had stopped trying, just quietly sitting sometimes next to Suryo sometimes next to Wulan.

The room where they were waiting was bright, one side of the room was full of glass, the sunlight illuminating the entire room. Outside Suryo can see a patch of garden whose plants are all bald.

Arthur stood up and walked over to the glass.

Ding.......

A weak voice sounded from the glass. There are transparent white circles with a picture in the middle. There's a little inscription under those circles.

Open.

Black out's.

Blur.

Clear.

Arthur chose to open and then backed up and sat down again.

Two glass at the right and left ends, sixty centimeters wide and eighty centimeters high from the floor rotated.

The cold air quickly filled the room. Quickly Arthur approached the glass again this time the open writing changed to close.

"Not papa....Let's go to open. Although it's cold but I think I need fresh air" said Wulan lirih.

"Uhm.ok."

Rara stood up and moved to sit beside Wulan. Wulan's embrace. Wulan hugged him back. Tears flowed back on Wulan's cheeks. But no sound came out.

Suryo couldn't stand to see it. Her twin sister rarely cried. Wulan was the most powerful human holding back the cry that Suryo was familiar with.

If Rara is crybaby, there are people who cry aja can cry even though they do not know what problems faced by the crying person. But for this time, it looks very powerful Rara tried to hold back her crying, although the yesterday really failed to continue.

"Take it easy.remember Yeye said, we must be calm and firm. So later when it's time we're called we can answer well."

"Yes.." answered Wulan.

Suryo clenched his hand.

Is correct.

This is not the time to cry. As Arthur said yesterday, at least their families are still intact. They all survived.

Suryo squeezed his alchemy. He was connected to the TLC hospital, entered the extension number that he went to and he chose the visual monitor option. His alchemy projected an image on the wall in front of him above Wulan.

The hospital room was clean, there were a lot of monitors on the left and right side of the bed. While in her bed, Mami rolled still unconscious.

Nainai has tried with his talent, but Nainai says physically unless the legs are too late to be saved, Mami is fine. Only his consciousness had not returned. And none of them nor of the warriors of light there had any talent connected with human consciousness.

Suryo bit his lips, he was like watching his mother move. She could not express in words how she wished she could listen to her mother's nagging again.

Rara got up and walked over to the window, she turned her head and smiled.

"Oh.." replied Wulan not enthusiastic at all. They put sheba and milly in the house of one of Khaleed's friends, because they didn't know how long this trial would last. It was fortunate that Khaleed offered his friend a home with experience in handling animals. Moreover, sheba and milly dogs are sweet, they are not naughty so there should be no problem.

There was a slow knock on the door, a face they were familiar with poking out.

Hazel.

Followed by Khaleed who grinned while greeting them one by one. Suryo looked at Khaleed's red and puffy eyes, a tearful scar. Behind her grin and smile, Suryo saw a deep sadness.

Reasonable anyway...

The man who helped them face Redroth could not be saved, and he was Khaleed's cousin who had been fighting with him for years. They attended his funeral yesterday.

Suryo was inexhaustible, he saw Hazel who had clearly not recovered properly, then Khaleed who had just lost his loved ones, how could they, how could they, the TLC did not give them much longer? How important is this trial compared to the health and feelings of their own members?

"It's not fair!"

As usual, it was Wulan who voiced their thoughts. Maybe actually the child can read Suryo's mind time yes and God gave it as his twin sister in order to be an energy-free speaker for Suryo.

"What?" ask Khaleed.

"You did nothing wrong, and.and.."

Hazel raised her hand. Then using sign language, Suryo did not understand what he meant.

"We deliberately violated the ban. From the TLC headquarters clearly gave the order that we wait before making an ambush to the compund." Khaleed quickly translated, "And yes, we're aware of the risk."

"But.but the compound really exists, Arthur the proof, then you catch R1."

"Ah...yes.but this trial is not about that."

"Eh...?What is in question?"

"One of the main rules in TLC, is not to hurt fellow human beings. Especially those who have no talent like us..."

"YOU MUST BE KIDDING!" Suryo couldn't hold himself back, "They attacked you! Use real weapons! Cook you guys have to resign?"

"Err. Actually I can't say this, but it's more about politics in the TLC leadership.many of them don't like High and Yesha..."

Unfinished Khaleed spoke, a tall, large, well-built man dressed in all black came in and asked the children to follow him.

When Khaleed and Hazel stood up, the man held her captive and said that only these children needed her testimony.

Suryo panicked, what should he say? He looked at Khaleed, but Khaleed only smiled, while Hazel just gave her thumbs up which Arthur replied by giving a thumbs up as well.

"Just answer it as it is." said Khaleed with a soothing smile.

Suryo gave Khaleed a smile and turned to walk, the sturdy man taking a step in front of him.

They walked quickly trying to keep pace with the fast pace of the strapping man down the curved hallway, the wall to the right of Suryo in the form of clear glass facing the street, which is a clear glass, while the left side lined the doors just like the door of the room that Suryo had left.

Suddenly their steps came to a halt, in front of them, towering a pair of doors, in the middle of the door were carvings of men and women, both holding one large scale. It has the words "Veritas et Justitia"

Truth and justice...

Behind the door, Suryo could hear the rumbling sounds of people shouting.

Suddenly he felt his stomach hurt....

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