Half the Fallen Angels
Episode 18: The Chasing Lightning

"Hah!. The war?. Against you?. Alone?", asked Aliya in high pitched.

"Haha. Hey I'm just kidding, Aliya" Istan said in a trifling tone. "Yes, at least for now", he sumringah.

"Much talk!. Tell me straight away, what are you here for?", asked Aliya in a pressing tone.

"good. Aa... basic arrogant woman.", Istan lowered his right hand that had been pointed at Grandpa Luna. He then rotated his body until it was fully facing Aliya.

"I came here to find my old friend. I felt the trace of his aura. I'm sure he was here" said Istan, closing his eyes to feel the energy around him.

"Your friend has been here?", asked Aliya. He then looked at Grandpa Luna for a moment.

"Wait!.", suddenly Istan interrupted.

("I felt another trace of aura. Vaguer. But.I am somewhat familiar with this aura. Huh!, Aslan?".", Instant bath).

Instantly the look on Aliya's face and Grandpa Luna reacted lightly.

"I'm off guard. I didn't think Artemis' daughter was still safe" Istan said, her face becoming serious.

"Tch!.", misuh Aliya.

"You must be arrogant, from the beginning you are still in the wind."

"Then?, after you found out that Artemis' daughter was alive, what would you do?."

Suddenly fairies appeared from behind high clouds, and also from behind walls and buildings on the land of clouds.

"As much as you love me, Aliya?, so far not letting me go?".", Istan said with a cynical smile at Aliya.

"Die there!."

The fairies also simultaneously headed towards Istan, from the top, side, front, and back of Istan.

"All of you?, want to attack me?, a leader of this fallen angel?".", said Istan congkak.

However, when they reached a certain distance they all suddenly crashed backwards. After that the fairies could not get close to him, they just flew and walked on the spot, some who forced forward even more and more crashed backwards.

"See. They can't even get near me. How is Aliya?, you are disappointed?".", said Istan with a dismissive smile.

The Fairy Queen was still staring coldly at the fallen angel's leader.

"I told you that you won't be able to unleash magic on me. But.", Istan then turned around and spread out his hands, his ten fingers clutching. Instantly two elves from far away were drawn towards Istan, and the heads of the two fairies reached his grip.

"DUM!!!", Istan knocked the two fairies to the ground with his hands.

"...I can still release my magus.", continued Istan still with her sumring.

A moment later, the two elves that Istan pulled out slowly turned into gusts of wind and disappeared.

"What???.", Istan astonished.

"It's a shame, Istan.", now it's Aliya's turn to smile cynically at Istan.

Istan then looked to the place where the two elves were standing before. He was astonished, seeing the two fairies he pulled were still in his place.

("What does this mean?.", Istan confused.)

"You don't understand??. You even came here without knowing anything. Stupid!, pathetic!. Heh!.", said Aliya demeaning Istan so much.

Istan was hooked with the word Aliya. He immediately turned to face Aliya, and pulled her.

"Aa!.", Aliya let out a short sigh, her body pulled rapidly towards Istan. a moment later her neck was already in the grip of Istan's hand.

"TASS!!!.", Istan's left hand drifted violently to Aliya's right cheek.

However, a moment later Aliya who was in the grip of Istan disappeared blowing like the wind. Istan looked back at Aliya.

"He.", Aliya threw her cynical smile at Istan.

Instant Zora was silent, she took a deep breath, then flew up to level with Aliya.

"Hey Aliya."

"What?."

"You are not as wise as Artemis. Too arrogant for you to be a fairy queen."

"I don't care."

"That's why you can't take care of your own country."

Aliya's face suddenly became tense.

"Hey, what are you gonna do???. Istan, no!."

Istan's face turned serious and sinister. He raised his right hand straight in front of his chest while his fingers formed a grip and faced him down.

Aliya then looked down, seeing the whole Rayyana Country tremble.

"Hey Istan, stop!!!".", Aliya said in a pressuring tone, her forehead shrinking.

"Stop it yourself, with that arrogance of yours!!."

Aliya could only see doing nothing.His hands clasped firmly.

Soon below the two of them formed a large circle perforated to the earth below. The land in the area broke into small grains and fell to the earth like rain.

"Haah!!!", Aliya was surprised to see the phenomenon before her eyes. After that he looked back at Istan with a very angry look.

"Stand!!".", he called out the name of the fallen angel leader in an annoyed tone. His hands clenched firmly, tears streaming down his cheeks, yet he stood firm against Istan.

"If you hadn't provoked my anger, maybe this wouldn't have happened. Now feel your arrogance!."

Aliya was silent unable to reply to Istan's words. Istan then went flying high leaving the Land of Rayyana. Aliya's eyes followed the direction of Istan's flight, her head turned upwards, looking at him with tears and an angry look.

Suddenly at a certain distance Istan stopped, he turned around and faced Aliya who was below him.

"One more thing, I pulled back my joke about the war. This time perhaps our nation will fight each other, however the existence of princess Artemis is a threat to us fallen angels, and I cannot ignore it."

"Tch!.", Aliya reacted, her hands clasped more firmly, her teeth growling strongly, though her tears still came out in her angry face.

Just then Istan looked down, seeing the panicked fairies flying around. Seemed in his sight Grandpa Luna still did not budge standing quietly looking at him.

Istan also remembered the incident a moment ago...

(....Istan then tilted his head looking at Grandpa Luna's Direction. His palm that was parallel to Grandpa Luna also tilted, his fingers then opened, but suddenly bent as if gripping something.

"Hm?".", Istan reacted astonished. He looked puzzledly at Grandpa Luna who was motionless in her place.).

("Why is the old man calm?. And also at that time my magus had no effect on him, what kind of power was it?", Istan asked inwardly.)

Istan then turned to leave the Land of Rayyana, with a questionable state of mind. Leaving threats and disasters for the fairies.

("Aliya said the truth, I came here unprepared and knew nothing.")

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Devan, Morgan, and Julian walked as usual amidst the dark and hostile lightning clouds. Morgan looked at the ground around.

"There are a lot of lightning strikes" said Morgan.

"And luckily those thunderbolts weren't pointing at us" Devan responded.

"When we came three times lightning struck" Julian said.

"It's like nature has given three warnings" said Morgan.

"Huh?!", Suddenly Devan stopped and turned to Morgan.

"What?"., asked Morgan.

Julian jumps up and pushes Devan and Morgan forward until they fall down. In a moment...

"DUUAAAR!!!.", several lightning bolts struck where they were standing before. They bounced away affected. Several times dragged and rolled on the ground, but they stood back up and managed to stop holding the bounce with a squatting and balanced body position.

"RUN!.", cried Julian. They stood up and ran very fast.

Lightning again struck along with lightning in the clouds.

"DUAAAR!!!", right behind them until they were thrown, toppled a second time, but they immediately landed perfectly and ran back.

("If this is how long we will be exposed.", Devan bathin.)

In his run, Devan turned left and right, looking at the terrain of the valley. On the left he saw an array of tall rocks like pillars standing, and the surrounding ground had no traces of lightning strikes.

"Kesana!.", Devan pointed at the place. Morgan and Julian look in the direction Devan points.

Devan raised his head, looking seriously at the clouds and frowning between his eyes.

("Can I predict it??....No, I had to predict it.", Devan said.)

A moment later, Devan felt his instincts sharpen.

Julian who saw Devan's behavior understood.

"Morgan!.", call Julian.

Morgan looked towards Julian. Julian signaled to look at Devan for a moment with his eyeballs, then looked back at Morgan. Morgan turned to Devan for a moment, then turned back to Julian while nodding.

("Jump!.", there was a voice in Devan's head.)

Suddenly Devan's legs stopped on their own.

("Now!.")

Devan jumps far away, immediately Morgan and Julian enter Devan and shadow each movement Devan makes Devan's movement look like a two-shaded.

"DUAAAR!!!!", lightning struck where Devan had stopped earlier.

Devan's body that was jumping was affected a little bit so that it was pushed a little forward.

Devan landed with both feet dragged, because he was still pushed back on the ground and rolled back in a squatting position while slightly dragged sideways with both feet.

Devan rushed to his feet and ran towards the stone pillar.

("Who?.", asked Devan inside.)

Suddenly Devan was enveloped by the feeling that he could dodge all the lightning.

Devan looked up at the clouds for a moment, then he was able to run much faster than before.

"DUAAAR!!!", lightning struck, but Devan had already jumped to the side, landing rolling ahead then immediately standing up and running back.

"DUAAAR!!!", lightning struck, but Devan first turned sharply without losing his running speed, leaving dust flying in his running path.

Devan again turned again in the direction that the rock pillar he wanted to go.

Lightning became more frequent, and He dodged several times in the same way.

Suddenly Devan knew something. He also changed his running style to zig-zag.

"DWO!!!. DUAR!!!. DUAR!!!. DUAR!!..", lightning suddenly struck many times. But nothing about Devan. He was not even hit by the lightning as before.

Devan ran zigzagging very fast, and the lightning was continuously chasing behind him.

Until at a certain distance towards the stone pillar, he suddenly jumped fast and strong.

"DUM!!!", the ground on which Devan stood to jump was lifted and produced dust that exploded around him.

Devan was pushed forward, beating the speed of lightning chasing him behind.

However, Devan was pushed at a speed right in front of the stone pillar. He could not stop, and finally...

"BUSH!!.", Devan hit the stone pillar with his shoulder, but before that happened, Morgan and Julian first broke free from within Devan. Morgan and Julian were on the ground.

They then slowly stood back up. Devan took a few steps back and then raised his head up.

"TWOAR!!.....DUAAR!!.....DUAAR!.!.", lightning clouds continuously struck the top end of the stone pillars near them without stopping.

Morgan and Julian also saw from where he fell.

"I took my word this afternoon. The story that the three teenagers said was not a wreath" Julian said as he looked at the lightning striking the end of the rock pillar.

"After going through this I came to believe the story they told me", Morgan added.

"I've told you, usually urban stories from the community are not entirely wrong, it also means it's not entirely true" explains Devan.

"You mean?. Did you find anything untrue from the story?", asked Julian.

Devan thought for a moment.

"Not yet, for now I still don't know."

("The boys said that some people had tried to enter this valley, some of them dead, the rest unknown. But why didn't I see any bodies in this valley from the beginning?. Could it be this man named Zivan who....?, heuh noah, I can ask him if I meet later.", Devan bathin.)

"What are you guys doing here?".", suddenly someone asked standing next to them.

They were all shocked and astonished.

("Damn!. I don't feel his presence.")

("He....since when was there?.")

("If he's there he's supposed to look.")

A young woman, all white and with eyes, was standing looking at them.

("This aura.it's not wrong anymore, he is..").

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