
Louise and Lucas were mobbed and slowly began to move away from Zeria. The only ones near Zeria are Arin, Eric and Aswin. It was still awkward to want to talk to Aswin because this was the first time they had met. Zeria looked towards the crowd and saw an adult man with ash-and-grey hair and wearing an imperial knight uniform walking towards her, the man was William.
“Greetings to the imperial star, Princess Luzzeria” William greeting like a knight in general. He lowered his body and folded his legs, his right leg was behind and his left leg he folded forward, his right hand was on his left chest and his left hand was behind.
Zeria felt unfamiliar with the formal greetings spoken by William, but usually he always behaved arbitrarily, but seeing him who spoke formally like this felt strange. “Promise uncle Will” Zeria gets up from her seat and touches William's shoulder.
All eyes were on Zeria and William, even the person who was gossiping was silent. Louise realizes that the situation is not good and rushes to Zeria, “ Ladies and gentlemen, I ask for your attention for a moment!” Louise was standing right beside Zeria and Lucas was also walking towards Zeria.
“There's one important thing I want to say this time! Please listen well because I won't repeat it. Today, the day we're having our festival-closing dance, today I announce that. My son, Prince Lucas Xenxes Arendelle will be crowned Crown Prince of this Empire!” Everyone was surprised by the coronation that arrived, whereas usually when there was a coronation ceremony, the imperial party would definitely prepare the emperor's robe, crown, crown,
swords and ceremonies.
This coronation was very common, as Lucas did not like complicated procedures. So he just asked to be announced, the rest will be done in private. Attention that had been on Zeria and William, now diverted towards Lucas and Louise. More and more people were crowding around Lucas, and Zeria took the opportunity to go somewhere else, namely the balcony. Of course followed by Arin, Eric and Aswin, then added also with William.
“Uncle Will, does anyone want uncle to tell me?” Zeria asked because William kept following her.
William reached into his pants pocket and took out a young ash handkerchief with a wave ornament on his side, right, it was the Zeria handkerchief he lent first. “I want to restore this” William thrusting his handkerchief.
Zeria received it and inhaled the smell, “Uncle washing apparently, the aroma is different from the previous aroma”
“Yes, because it is impossible for me to return it without washing first. Since my business is done, I'm sorry because there is still a task. Happy time” William returns to the party hall and closes the balcony door.
Since then Aswin continued to pay attention to the handkerchief in Zeria's hands, “Where did you get it?” Without a second thought, Aswin asked.
“What?" Zeria is confused by Aswin's attitude, is the origin of this handkerchief very peting for him? “Your father gave it to me”.
Aswin's face looked surprised, “It turns out the father who took it huh?” Aswin let out a long sigh and told me something, “I used to embroider it myself, I did intend to present it to the Princess. But suddenly his handkerchief was gone, so I gave up and did not make any more. It turned out that the father who sent him, moreover using his name, was evil once”
The three of them were silent listening to Aswin's story and paying attention really, really, “It turns out the king of Calder was ignorant, yes, I received this seven years ago” Zeria unfolded her handkerchief and showed it to Aswin to make sure again.
“Truely this handkerchief I made, it turns out that when the handkerchief is finished, dad immediately took it.” Aswin's face looks disappointed, but he smiled “But thank you for keeping him up to six years like this” Aswin lowered his head many times.
Like friends who have been friends for a long time, the four of them tell each other about their childhoods and laugh together. But their happiness does not last long, because one of them will soon disappear and never return.
“Wait!” Eric's words kept them quiet, “Someone is stalking us”
They are silent and trying to stay calm, Zeria tries to sharpen her senses “Aura is no stranger” Zeria realizes it. “Back in, this is the devil's aura!” His shouting.
The moment before Zeria finished her words earlier, an object shot out very quickly without a sound and pierced one of them. “ARIN!”
Arin sprawled away after a dagger pierced through his stomach deeply, Arin spewed blood from his mouth and tried to endure the pain in his stomach. “Quick login!” Arin pushed Zeria who was trying to get close to him with her left hand.
“Eric! Lift Arin!”
“CUBILES LOGIN NOW!”
The demonic aura that had not been felt, now felt more and more concentrated. Their numbers were not small, and the target was Zeria. Eric and Aswin lowered their heads, trying not to look flashy. “NO!” Although Zeria cried out for help, the person inside would not hear her voice. It would even be bad if Zeria shouted, because the person who was after Zeria would find it easier.
Eric prioritizes Zeria's safety, but if Zeria doesn't give orders, he doesn't know what to do. “Arin, c'mon” Unknowingly her tears are flowing. They just don't want to lose a valuable person.
“If you try to take me, then your movement will be slow and we will all die here”
“We can use the teleportation stone!”
“Do not be stupid! If you use it, the light will only attract the attention of the enemy alone” Arin began to have difficulty regulating his breath, “Already, go inside and say if there is an intruder”
“No!” Zeria uses her magic to detect every enemy around. There were six people, all of them devils, without a second thought Zeria directly attacked them using the same magic as six years ago. Magic that raises a sword and locks the enemy then pierces his vital point.
There was the sound of screaming from the direction of the garden and the roof, it seemed that Zeria's magic succeeded.
Arin's face began to turn pale and his body began to limp, he pulled out the dagger with his own hands and blood flowed profusely from his stomach. “It feels warm” He said with a look at Zeria.
Zeria clasped her hand tightly, “We're in now yes” Zeria was about to give Eric the command, but Arin prevented it.
“Cold and dark, maybe this is what Azra feels huh?” Arin's voice began to shrink.
“Arin?”
“Dark, I don't like this”
“Arin did you hear me?!”
“Iya, I heard. But where are you?”
Eric and Aswin began to feel bad feelings, because they had seen people who were about to die before. But is Arin really going to leave?
“Arin! Please don't joke! Arin, if you leave, we'll meet again, right? Aye!”
“No, but I'll wait for you” Arin keeps holding Zeria's arm so she doesn't ask Eric to bring her inside. Arin smiled as she held her stomach.
“Eric! Quickly bring him!”
“Cannot. It's too late” Reluctantly Eric let go of Arin's hand holding Zeria's arm.
“No! You lied!” Zeria patted Arin's cheek hard, “Wake up stupid! You said you'd cut my hair when winter was over! Wake up stupid, open your eyes!”
“Zeria”
“BASIC LIAR! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!” even Zeria's current shout would still not be heard by the person inside.
Slowly Arin's body began to turn into a flake of light and flew skyward, “Lies, I don't hate you. I love you so much, you know that?” Zeria wept over Arin's body. And in a short time, Arin disappears leaving the slightest mark, he disappears without a remnant.