Curious Spirit Courier
Two Handsome Couriers

Ferdian sat pensively in one corner of the cafe, playing with the dewy glass in his hand. A satirical lyric from Avenged Sevenfold's Dear God.

"I miss you Mia" he murmured softly as the first refrain soaked into his brain cells.

Looking for Mia and Agung. Ferdian felt lonely and walked alone, living the life of two realms by himself without anyone knowing about him. Traveling from one place to another accomplishes the mission.

The last hiccup passes through the esophagus, one glass of alphabetic drink already. The bartender gave me another glass.

"Bad days?"

Ferdian grinned, and again drank a mouthful, "What does a lonely courier not feel?" 

The bartender smiled, "One gift for the poor lonely courier." he offered another glass complete with a snack.

"Pathetic right? Life wanders through dimensional boundaries, lonely, without love!"

"What is a courier's lament?" the bartender who was drying his crystal drinking glass.

"Take it that way," Ferdian smiled cynically to himself.

"I'll tell you, alcohol will never solve your problems." A familiar voice to Ferdian greeted. 

The young and handsome man pulled the chair next to Ferdian. "May I join?" ask again with a big smile.

"You ... Reino?" Ferdian tried to recall their first meeting.

"Lemon juice with honey please!" Reino asked the bartender without leaving a smile.

"Yup, can we see you here again?" Reino circulated the view to every corner of the cafe room with that medium lighting. 

"I think the couriers don't have a hangout place, I was wrong." Reino said again.

Reino drank his juice without looking at Ferdian who was still astonished by their meeting. He also drank his drink.

 "Did the little boy survive?" reino asked after a while they were silent.

"Yes, just in time. I almost lost him. Thanks for the help." Ferdian repeated his thanks at the time.

"Where are you, Rein, successfully escorted Sheeren?" ask Ferdian.

"In general yup, it works. Plus one other spirit, you know ... additional passengers?" Reino squinted slightly considering the departure of Sheeren which in fact brought with him his lover, David.

"Hhm, I heard the story from Louise. Love for a lifetime, huh? How ironic." Ferdian said sarcastically, his finger playing the point of condensing water.

"So what keeps Ferdi's mas tied up here?" Reino turned the topic of conversation into a more serious one.

"I? Stuck in a suffocating debt and almost lost everything. Then ... one mistake I made with this ridiculous agreement." Ferdian replied regretfully.

One side of his heart regretted having agreed to the blood covenant while the other side of him was grateful because the person he loved was now in a happy state even without him.

"Repent?"

"So, I just feel lonely. Happy but lost at the same time." Ferdian opened the family photo with Mia and Agung, rubbing it with a finger. 

"It hurts, and it's very deep." Reino drank the juice again.

"Then how about you Rein, it seems like you are happy with the choice of being a courier?"

"I am, very happy. Well even though having to lose a job at least working as a courier made me .. rich!"

"That's the main ageless mas, we can adventure and have fun."

They laughed together and continued the conversation about the experience of being a courier. Reino and Ferdian share a story and drive the lonely together. Thomas has not given both of them a mission and somehow the two are also reunited. And Thomas said without Thomas' permission the couriers would never meet.

"Do you know why we'll see each other again?" Ferdian suddenly just asked Reino after they went back into silence for a while.

Reino shook his head not knowing and the bartender replied, "It is not usual for couriers to meet. Usually if you are met it means there is a big problem."

Ferdian and Reino stared at each other, their intuition working fast.The bartender was right something was wrong was going on. something related to the spirits.

****

"Are you sure you let them be together?" Louise asked Thomas who had apparently noticed the two.

"The mission this time will be quite difficult. Ferdian and Reino must work together. This can't be done by one courier and I hope they work well."

Thomas looked far ahead, his face serious. Louise noticed Thomas's facial features, "What's the matter, severe case?"

Thomas let out a heavy sigh, "The king of the mountains on the south side is blocking some spirits that should have gone home."

"You mean evil spirits?" 

"Yes, the four spirits should be able to get back to us but somehow they can get stuck there. I only have less than seven days before they turn and become part of the darkness."

"What did they do to get stuck there?" Louise was astonished that this was unusual.

"The news is that the four spirits broke the restrictions on the climb. I don't know why the spirit of the mountain lord is angry. Or maybe ..," Thomas hung his sentence, he tapped his finger on the table as if counting down.

Louise felt the atmosphere pressurize her. Thomas's finger-punch echoed in his mind, heeded the ears, and froze time until finally the moment Thomas's tap stopped, the two had moved.

"Oh no, this is bad .. so bad!"

Louise stared at the event in front of her. Four young men killed two antelopes who were the incarnations of the mountain lord's spirit daughter.

*****

Ferdian and Reino were still as cool as Ferdian's pin and Reino's ring were sending out energy vibrations, Thomas calling the two together. They throw one another a look, though,

"Duty of calling." Ferdian grinning.

"Time to have some fun, huh?" Reino.

The bartender opened the door for the two, the two handsome couriers walked into a room behind the bar. The dimensional door had been waiting and was wide open.

"It's show time!" reino Gumam.

"Welcome two Death Couriers, this is a duty for both of you. This task is a little complicated and you have to work together."

Thomas welcomes the two with a distinctive smile, as usual he is accompanied by Louise and of course ...,

"Mas Reeeiiiin, jej jahara Eike dikilaiin souuuh ajaaaah! Jej nackaaaal!"

Ferdian's eyes were perfectly rounded, he looked astonished at the creature like a man but acted like a woman.

"Oh my, don't ask me!"