How She Can Be Loved
Chapter 6: The Dark Ones
Empyrean Kingdom. The kingdom was peaceful and prosperous. Being a place that people out there yearn to live and settle on its land. Economic problems, education, health, poverty levels, even to the level of crime. Everything can be handled well. It is not unusual anymore if the government of the Empryrean Kingdom is often showered with praise by neighboring countries. Starting from close neighbors, even to distant neighbors. But who would have thought. The word peace and prosperity is just a mere label amid the chaos that is sweeping the kingdom. Deliberately made to cover the ulcers of their governing system. There is no need to look far just to find examples of the ulceration of their government system. Enough to see the lives of the three fragile orphans. They are known as the dark people. A term for people who have lost their human rights as a human being. Some people even prefer to die rather than bear the status of a dark resident. A person whose degree was even considered inferior to a slave.
What made the three orphans dark inhabitants? Is it because they are homeless? Or because they have no relatives in charge of them after the departure of the parents
them? No. gabe. That's not. That's not all the reason. Even the three boys still had complete parents. It was just that the people who referred to themselves as the old man had already disowned the three boys no longer.
Elfad and Enrich, they're banished. They lost recognition from their biological parents after realizing that the two boys were monsters. Magic develops abnormally in their small bodies. Making their parents shudder in horror at having given birth to a dark resident. Their magic power surpassed that of nobles. No. gabe. Even the royal family, who legend says their descendants have been endowed with the gods, cannot compare to the magic of the two boys. To nobles, the existence of a brat like them was a disgrace that littered their faces.
How could the commoners have magic abilities surpassing theirs? It is the same as embarrassing themselves. Based on the envy and envy of the nobles, they also began to spread the word that the people who had magic abilities surpassing the nobles were the ones who had been cursed by the demons. They are monsters. They would be a source of doom for the Empyrean Kingdom. Because of the news that is certainly not true, the Kingdom began to intervene. Creating a law so that those monsters would not pose a threat to the Empyrean Kingdom. Fuck up! They indeed only move quickly if there is a complaint from the nobility! They will remain charged even with unreasonable charges.
In short, the nonsense law that contains the monsters will be considered as dark residents, and their human rights will be abolished. Giving the death penalty to the dark residents and their parents to avoid the birth of other monsters. Huh! It's bullshit! What kind of law is that! When the law was passed, the nonsense rule began. Starting from the collection of residents with the age of five years and above, measuring their magic levels through magic stones, then quarantining people who will be categorized as dark residents. Of course, the ultimate goal is to execute them. Whoever they are. Whether it is children, or elderly, men or women, if they have magic skills above the masters then it must be put to death.
Of course the two brats were not the only commoners who possessed magic power beyond nobles. There have been many of their predecessors, even since hundreds of years ago. This is not the first time that this rule has been implemented. In the past, hundreds of years ago, when the law was just enacted, there were many adults who were also executed. Now data collection and detection of magic is routinely done every six years, which is why no adults are categorized as dark residents. They've all been executed. Is there a fight? Sure oes. Unfortunately they are outnumbered. Can't escape that absurd rule. Children who know nothing about the world bear the burden of being a dark resident. In addition, their parents were also executed to prevent the birth of other monsters.
This punishment made the parents of the two boys shudder in horror after knowing that the child they gave birth to was a dark resident. No matter what the fate of the two boys was, they ultimately revoked their recognition as the parents of the two boys. Be the orphans. Unfinished for their lives, shortly after the confession of their parents was revoked, they were identified as dark residents. Those who have been indenified as dark residents, just like the fate of the two Kananga sisters, are given two choices. The first choice became a tool for the nobles, more or less the rest of their lives would be made like a dairy cow. Their magic would be continuously utilized for the benefit of the nobles. The second option was the death penalty to end all their suffering. Really, there is something wrong with the heads of those savage nobles. They actually acted up to this extent just to maintain their ego.
Elfad who at that time chose to be put to death, lucky to escape when a group of other dark population parents began to riot at the sight of their children ready to be showered thousands of magic arrows. Luck also sided with Enrich. Not playing, at that time, the boy was only four years old. Not even five years old at that time, only two days left before he even turned five years old but he was included in the list of children who will be measured by his magic skills. Destiny is so unfair to that boy. He even chose to be the tool of the nobles because it was made afraid by the words of the executor. “You will be made into wild animal food. Die slowly after your body is torn apart!” That said the mad executor convinced some children to be a tool for the nobles. However, after Enrich agreed and was to be escorted to the residence of a noble, the boy was instead separated from his entourage. He fell off a cliff on his way back to his entourage's camp after urinating at night. Minimal lighting makes him not aware that he is walking on the edge of the cliff. Fortunately, his small body was caught between branches and tree branches. There were no major injuries, just a few scratches on his hands, feet, and face. The boy fainted, so surprised. Another boy who was in a hurry ran in the forest at night without any illumination except from the moon who found his little body. It depends on the tree. It was not difficult to carry the little body of the four-year-old boy down from the tree, even for the eight-year-old boy who was trying to help him. Such is the meeting of the middle and the youngest, and begin their escape to be fugitives for the past year. What about Kananga? Different story with his two brothers. This elder did not seem as lucky as his sisters.
Kananga was born to a drunken man and his wife, a former night butterfly. They realize princess
they were deformed after the little girl showed no magic talent at all. The older the little girl gets, the more certain her parents are that the child was born disabled. Unlike his sister, Kananga has absolutely no magic in her body. Never mind having magic, talent using magic he does not have. There is no point raising a child like her. They intend to immediately revoke their recognition of Kananga.
Her mother was once offered by her former pimp to sell their one-on-one daughter to her. Finally, their intention was to make the little girl follow in the footsteps of her mother. The little girl's daily life was full of kicks and bumps from both her parents. There was no day for him without getting more than one bruise on his body. He was treated like a slave by his own parents. But fortunately, the little girl was still given enough food, shelter, and decent clothes. All so that the girl could stay alive and grow up until she reached the age of ten, before they could finally sell her to a brothel.
But destiny says something else. The family of three members, indeed from the beginning was not a family that fulfilled economic stability, also aggravated again with the bad habits of the head of the family, gambling. Destroyed were their plans to raise and sell their only child in a brothel. Not enough money to feed the three family members, so it was decided to throw one of their dependents, their daughter, Kananga. Lost to the confessions of his parents, made him now an orphan, had nothing, starved, wandered somewhere for a piece of bread or whatever it was that he could eat. Before the three bloodless brothers finally met.
Alright, enough with the bitter flashbacks of the three orphan boys. Kananga now set foot on the ground after a few minutes of shaking her legs trying to persuade the Elfad to help her get down from the tree. Hap! It wasn't hard for Elfad to catch his brother's frail body, put it down until his feet hit the ground.
“Kananga, next time you should not climb trees anymore. Nyusahin aja.” Grouse the middle. Look at him, he's back to shit. Lost his gloomy behavior and did not speak much. “You're this. It's just that I'm worried about you. So annoying!” counteracted by the gerutu by the firstborn. In the end Elfad was still Elfad. There was no cute, unlike Enrich. The boy even sucks for the old-spirited Kananga. I don't know how annoying the boy would be for Kananga if the soul in the little girl's body remained her true soul. The soul of a ten year old little girl.
“Kak-” Grooooo. Realize that his two brothers will start fighting again, like the normal daily activities they usually do. If it had been like that, it would be a long time to wait for the completion of their quarrel. Just as Enrich was trying to stop the fight of his two brothers, his sentence was instead cut off by the rumbling of his own stomach. Henry held his stomach. Even the stomach of the boy was trying to stop the quarrel of the two older brothers of the boy.
Pfft! “Hahaha, let's go home.” There was just a way the boy melted the atmosphere. Kananga pulled her two hands. Lead them home. “Today Kananga will cook what? Sister's cooking lately
it is like thinking about something. The water change of the face was of course noticed by the Elfad walking behind them. That's vivid. There is something strange about Kananga.
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Nah! Nah! Nah! Kananga was busy trying to light a fire in the fireplace of their home. The abandoned hut just below the roots of the giant tree had already been their home for several months. The place that according to the eldest is safest because to reach the hut alone must enter the forest like a labyrinth.
Nah! Nah! Nah! The fire stones continued to be pitted. I don't know how many minutes Kanangamengadu two stones in his hand for a spark in the fireplace, but useless. How could he possibly cook their dinner without fire? Ah, he is indeed not adept at using fire stones. In his former world, he had absolutely no experience lighting a fire with those stones. His experience of only ever using wood matches, gas, and gas was completely useless in his world right now. Having almost given up, Kananga paused for a moment pitting the two stones in her hand. He lowered his head, trying to rest his hands, looking at the fireplace that was unflagging. There was a speck of light in the fireplace. It's fire! The fireplace finally lit up as well. But something's weird. It is not that Kananga had not complained about the fire stones anymore. How did that fire come about?
“Elfad! I told you not to use your magic carelessly!” Kananga shouted, realizing that the fire was an Elfad magic. “What if someone sees it?” Tegur Kananga, but the boy instead casually returned his reprimand. “You are so bad at using flint. After all, no one knows this place but the three of us, Sis Asa, and Grandma. How could anyone else see it?” The boy held his face on the table with a lazy face. “Come on, I just want to help you” concluded Elfad.
“If you want to help, just use the flint! You're this!” Reply Kananga do not want to lose. “Kananga, you've been chatty lately. Did you lose half your brain after falling from a tree? So stupid. It is more efficient to use magic. I don't want to look stupid like you, look at the fireplace and hope it lights up by itself.” Elfad is back to Kananga.
“You mean ‘Kak Kananga’ right? And I'm not stupid! I didn't expect the fireplace to light itself. I'm just resting. Hah, please don't equal your head with me.” Kananga again made fun of Elfad. “I'm only thirteen months away from you! Huh! All righty! All righty! You're older than me. Just look at the wrinkles on your face now!” Reply Elfad do not want to lose. Uh! Lothawat! If it had been like this, the mockery between the firstborn and the middle had already begun. They might eat too late. Or worst of all, the firstborn even cranky. If it had come to that, then there would be no dinner for them. Including Enrich who had been sitting sweet, helped peel the potatoes that will be cooked Kananga. What a normal everyday look for Enrich. In fact, according to him, there is a strange thing if the two brothers did not fight in a week. At least they will make fun of it two to three times each week. Strange, but for Enrich, this was the easiest way to prove that his two brothers cared for each other.
“Hah...Elfad you this.” Kananga gave a long snort walking closer to Enrich who was still sitting sweetly. “If you don't behave like Enrich, I'll give all your food rations to this sweet boy!” Hah, there is another Kananga mainstay bluff. “Really, Brother?” Enrich beamed to hear Kananga.”Sure was! Whatever if for my cute Enrich~” Kananga plays the youngest cheek with both hands. No one can defeat Enrich's faith, he said. Just by playing the two cheeks of the youngest alone can improve the mood of Kananga damaged by the action of the middle, Elfad. “Wait! Are you serious?!” The protest of the Elfad who thought this time might be her brother's bluff was serious. “Hahaha, just relax. Where might I make my sister this one full of satiety when my other sister starved.” Kananga laughed with satisfaction. Finally the mock banter was won by Kananga. “But I'm really serious, Elfad.” The voice of the elder was now much calmer, but did not lose his decisiveness. “You and Enrich are special. You can't use your magic carelessly. We don't know what they'll do to you if they find out about your magical abilities.” Kananga shuddered in horror just by imagining the fate of her two sisters if caught. Either killed, or worse, even used as a tool by greedy nobles.
“Tenace. Only the three of us are in this place now.” Elfad once again tried to ease her brother's worries.
”No one will know-“
Geck! Geck! Geck!
The sound of the door being knocked echoed cutting through the Elfad's sentence. The three orphans froze in silence. No one dared to speak. *S*who? Brother Asa? Grandma? Nah! This is not their visitation schedule. Then who?
Geck! Geck! Geck!
The sound of knocking on the door re-echoed. This time Kananga reflexively picked up a dagger on the dining table that she accidentally put down in case something happened like now.
“Enrich, come here.” Whisper Kananga to her youngest sister. He hurriedly hugged and pulled Enrich into a corner of the room. While the tiptoed Elfad slowly turned off all light sources and took out another dagger. Trembling Enrich in the arms of his eldest brother. Kananga bit her lips. Has our hiding been discovered?.