HE'S NOT HUMAN
CHAPTER 26
Meanwhile, in the territory of the Kingdom of Aelios.
“Are you sure this is the place?” arro asked Arzeus.
“Really His Majesty. As far as I am, he has lived here.”
They had arrived at a small house that was in one inland region of the Aelion Kingdom. The small house was composed of strong and sturdy dry wood. There is no other house in that place. Even though the house is small, it looks very well maintained. Especially right in front of the house there is a small lake whose water is very clear and glowing when met with sunlight. Then next to him, planted some tall trees whose leaf color has changed color to brownish. On one of the big tree trunks it was tied to an old, unused swing with a rope derived from the abacca plant. Occasionally the swing swayed following the gust of wind.
Arzeus carefully stepped into the grounds of the house. Arzeus cleared his throat before tapping his finger on the wooden door. A sound of footsteps from within rang out rushing towards the door.
“What can I help you with?” a middle-aged man with wrinkles in his eye area asked Arzeus after opening the door.
Levi came forward by introducing himself. “We are from Vaseleion kingdom. We're looking for someone named Mystica.”
The middle-aged man scrunched his forehead. “No one named Mystica here.”
Levi would have glared at Arzeus if they had the wrong house. But, Arzeus looked calm. Arzeus again spoke, “Sorry, we mean Agacia.”
“Agacia?” the old man again did not understand.
Arzeus keeps remembering, “Aalisha?”
The middle-aged man has started to get annoyed, “actually who are you looking for?” his voice has gone up a little.
Levi smiled awkwardly and Arzeus looked busy searching in his mind what name Mystica was wearing. Then the voice of the woman in the house was heard by them. A beautiful woman with a certainly younger face appeared greeting them.
“Adena. I'm Adena.” The beautiful woman smiled introducing herself. It was like he understood who was standing in front of him. Adena then pulled her eyes to see Arro who was still looking at them from the direction of the fence of her house. “Please enter, Gentlemen,” he continued.
The confused Levi asked Arzeus for an explanation with his gaze, Arzeus brought his face closer to Levi's ear to whisper, “Mystica always changes her name, Sir, she said, to avoid the warriors from the Kingdom of Aelios who are still hunting witches with black magic. And to hide her identity it seems she engineered her husband's memory.”
Levi who was about to scold Arzeus now nodded in understanding, after calling Arro they had now entered the small house. The house is like a house in general. There were no signs of black magic practices there. Arro sat with Levi on a wide chair also made of wood, while Arzeus stood next to Levi.
Adena came to them after convincing the middle-aged man that everything was fine, the man nodded and walked into a room that seemed to be their room. Adena looks to live like a woman who has a family in general. He looks happy. There was no gripping aura or dark aura within him. Arro and Levi could feel that. They were a little hesitant and began to doubt the information from Arzeus.
The face that was filled with a smile seemed to change when he made sure the middle-aged man had not seen them. Adena instantly dropped herself and saluted Arro in front of her. “Greetings to me, to the King, Arro.”
“Sit!” arro commands in a soft voice.
Adena immediately stood up and sat down in front of them. Adena waited for Arro to start his conversation.
“I'll just go straight to the point, do you know where the Eternal Land is?”
The question was successful to make Adena aghast. “Has Her Majesty met the Queen's descendants?” Adena's eyes are glazed.
Arro slightly hesitated to answer, he must know first whether Adena is on his side or not. Providing information about Bella is certainly very risky.
“What do you know about the Queen's descent?” ask Arro back.
“I was there at the birth of the Princess. I was the one who helped Queen Camelia give birth.”
“Then, how did you survive the attack that day?”
Arro scrunched his forehead, “I know you have black magic, why don't you save the Queen and her daughter?”
Adena tears successfully fell, she took a deep breath when she remembered the incident again. “The night before the attack, I told the King and Queen that they should run away immediately and I would help them, but they didn't want me to do anything. Instructions from them are very clear, my task is only one..” Adena wiped her own tears, then looked deeply into Arro's bead of eyes, “sang Putri must have strong black magic before being born.”
Arro's eyes widened, Levi and Arzeus were no less shocked by the information.
Adena ignored the shocked expressions of the three royal members in front of her. He then continued, “since Queen Camelia ruled and chose to marry a human. He was very afraid of his descendants. He knew that the strength of his descendants would not be as perfect as the pure angelic offspring. Moreover, he had always received terror from his pragma. When she found out she was pregnant, the Queen began to gather all the witches to take turns giving power to the Princess. I was the last witch invited to the royal palace.”
Arro rubbed his face rough. “How many witches give her powers?”
Adena could see the look of an anxious face mixed with anxiety from the King, “I am the ninth witch, Your Majesty.”
Arro lowered his head weakly hearing the information. Levi and Arzeus were also speechless. Arro is weighing whether he doesn't need to unlock Bella's power? But, if they were blessed and Bella did not have any strength, she would only be an easy target for anyone to injure her. Arro doesn't want Bella to get hurt. It's only Bella that he's got now and Arro won't do the same mistake over and over again. Lalai takes care of his family.
“How big is the locked power of Bella?” asked Arro in a weak tone.
“I don't know, Your Honor. I also do not know the power of angels and the power of hidden black magic whether it can be mixed with each other receive.”
Arro was silent for a moment, “what happens if those powers reject each other?”
Adena hesitated with the sentence she was about to release. “I don't know, Your Honor. But, the worst possibility is ... The soul of the Princess is stuck between those two powers and forever will never be fused.”
“What do you mean?”
Adena looks timidly into Arro's eyes, “sang Putri will be in the life or death phase.”
Yes, that sentence was enough to make Arro decide his choice. He won't unlock Bella's power. Getting Bella on the verge of death was her worst choice. Arro stood up from his seat, Levi who saw Arro standing also stood up.
“Thank you for your time,” said Arro. Then he walked towards the door. Levi and Arzeus walked towards the door.
“I'm sorry, Your Honor,” Adena said with a deep bow.
Arro nodded, “I understand, there is nothing we can do. I will not take him to the Eternal Land and unlock his power.” If Bella had to be in her protection every second, Arro wouldn't mind.
Adena scrunched her forehead, she then stood up and said “Your Majesty, I do not apologize for not opening the power of the Princess ...,” Adena explained to make Arro understand, I do not apologize, “i apologize for being sad, the Princess will experience that phase. That power lock will disappear right after 20 years, with or without the Eternal Land.”
Netra Arro widened, his hands clenched violently, his aura darkening extremely thick. Levi and Arzeus looked at each other. No one dared to speak or touch Arro. Adena felt the aura. The feathers bristled. Adena would not be surprised if her house suddenly collapsed because she felt the powerful energy.
“When?” asked Arro with heavy intonation.
“The first full moon, this fall,” said Adena who was followed by a breeze to make brown leaves from the trees around the small house fall following the wind.
Arro smiling bitterly, “besok?”
Adena could only duck deeply and nod small.
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