King's Son (Season 1&2)
episode 55 Sugoi

My body fell down along with the wooden branch that supported me. However, after a few seconds of my fall, I saw a carmenter rope thrown down right above me, it passed through my body that floated freely. I couldn't reach him because I was still hard to move.

Not long after I saw someone jump down while holding the body of the carmenter rope, he went down while sticking his hand on the rope. The closer the person fell, the more I could see clearly who the desperate madman was to throw himself onto this cliff.

Well ... that person is the spirit of my life, that person is my guardian and will always protect me, that person is the purpose of my life at the moment, that person is. There was no more a madman like him who was reckless about doing this kind of crazy thing.

I shed tears at his madness to save me. He deliberately threw the rope and threw himself following the rope. He's really not sane. Amidst the tension between our lives and our deaths, I was somehow very happy to see the figure of Refald who coolly spread his arms floating in the air as if he was about to embrace me.

If my life had to end here then there would be nothing I would regret because I would die together with the people I love. My only regret is that I can't say goodbye to my grandmother and friends. They will definitely lose me, and as time goes on. But, I will never forget them, until anytime.

Refald began to grab my body in his arms and held his grip on the rope he had been holding so that we both stopped from the pull of the gravitational force of the earth. In an instant, Refald and I were hanging from a rope hanging from the side of a cliff.

Refald's right hand, tightly grasping his carmenter rope, while the left, hugged me very tightly. Reflexes of my hands I hung around her neck so I wouldn't fall. Especially at the moment, our position is in a rather open place. Not many trees grow on this cliff.

My heart rate was beating so strongly from panic and fear. For the second time I thought that I was really going to die even though I desperately tried to brush it off. It's hard to believe that I can still live after thinking that I would die this horrible death.

“Calm down, don't be afraid. I've got you.” Refald hugged me tightly.

It was strange to see Refald acting so calm that I was trembling in fear. Refald's heartbeat was still normal as if he had gotten used to things like this.

“You all right, Honey?” refald asked while looking at me anxiously, he scanned my entire face.

“I'm fine, only my back hurts from hitting the wooden branch hard when I fell down earlier. But it seems like my feet are also sprained because they are squeezed between the bushes of tree branches.” I replied with a trembling tone.

“Don't worry, Honey. I'll take you down and check it out.”

“What? Downstairs? You mean fall down again?” I started to put on a panicked face.

“Yes, what's the point of this rope? This is the real prusic repling technique, you didn't forget, did you?”

If you think about it, Refald was right too. What we are doing right now is indeed a prusiking technique. The only difference is that we don't use any security. A little mistake, then our lives will be at stake.

“But we don't know the depth of this cliff and get to where the end of this carmenter rope is, what if the rope doesn't reach the bottom of the ravine?”

“This rope did not reach the bottom of the abyss, Honey. But this cliff is full of rocks that form like climbs. We can take advantage of that cliff.”

“How can you know?” I was curious because it was as if Refald knew all the ins and outs of this cliff. He has never come here.

“Someone told me. Come on .. Don't be tense like that. Just relax, enjoy the scenery around us. This is a rare moment because we can enjoy all this for free and without planning,” Refald said with a smile.

I looked at him in disbelief.

“Are you really out of your mind?” I asked Refald.

“What?”

“How can you still smile in these conditions, ha? You think what we're going through right now is funny? Do you realize where we are? Right now we are on the verge of death, you know!” panicked shouting.

“Fey, come on .. that's not what I mean.” Refald hugged me and kissed me on my forehead. “Trust me, we'll be fine. Don't be afraid, okay! I just want to distract you so you don't get scared. But honestly, this place is really amazing. Look around!”

I tried to believe and obey Refald's words, and what he said was true. The scenery is very beautiful and fascinating like a fairyland. I can't believe this place just flooded. Its beauty does not indicate that there has just been a disaster in this place.

What is this place, actually? Amazing .... Did I go into another dimension again? This is very different from what I saw above. There are no signs of flooding in this area. What the hell is going on?

I'm struggling with my own thoughts. Again, I experienced something that made no sense. However, this time was a bit different, despite being afraid, I was quite amazed to know where I was.

This scenery is too beautiful to be feared, my fear was instantly gone once I saw the natural panorama around me, the beauty was like a stunning natural paradise.

From here I can see the expanse of forest that is so green, plus there are also colorful rainbows popping up due to the bias of light shining around the waterfall that flows fast. There are no other words that I can describe other than extraordinary beauty. Had we not been in death-facing mode, surely I would have captured this amazing rare moment.

“Sugoiiiii ...” I unknowingly said the word ‘keren’ in Japanese.

Refald just smiled at me. “You like it too, right?”

“Only sane people who do not like this kind of panorama. It's really amazing.” I was still observing the beautiful scenery around me with an expression full of amazement.

It is true what is often said that in every disaster, there is always wisdom. All this beauty I witnessed was the wisdom behind the calamity I experienced. And even happier, I could see this panorama with the person I love, the crazy person who was desperate to save me in a crazy way.

I'm really happy to be with Refald right now. The fear that I had felt now disappeared instantly and was replaced with a sense of wonder and could not be described with words. For the umpteenth time, I am grateful to have fallen into the abyss right beside this amazing waterfall so that I can enjoy its beauty.

“Alright, it's enough, we have to get down from here.” Refald's remarks start to make me re-conscious to the real world. In an instant my facial expression again became tense even though it was not as severe as before.

“Below there is a small incline elongated.” replied Refald who made me look straight down. “This length of rope I hold is 20 ma,” he continued. “While the height of the cliff until the climb is 18 m, if my prediction is correct, we are at an altitude of 4 m from the climb of this cliff. We'll land while pampered it. I'll take you down and code Yua to untie this karmenter rope once we land on the cliff. After that, I will tie this rope back to the tree trunk that grows in the cliff area. That way, we can go down again and look for another climb as a foothold to land.”

I was surprised to hear Refald mention Yua's name.

“What do you mean? Yua still on top?”I don't know why this time, I feel like I asked too many questions. Fortunately, Refald was always patient with my questions.

“Of course! I told him not to leave us before I gave him the code to remove the rope I had tied to a large tree while waiting for Epank to wake up,” Refald explained.

“What until now Epank is still unconscious too? He's okay, right?”

“She is fine, probably because of the overwhelming shock effect so she still can't be conscious. When I got to the top earlier, I saw Yua sitting the unconscious Epank under the big tree. The girl was confused as to what to do. He sat down and continued to cry until his voice sounded hoarse. Maybe your friend feels guilty about not being able to save you. Good thing I came on time.”

“You are always on time. I'm sorry I doubted you. But how do you know I'm here? Shouldn't you wait downstairs?” manya curious.

I still don't understand how Refald got to this place in a relatively fast time. Because logically, it will take a long time to get here, at least half a day. Moreover, Refald also brought a carmenter rope that should have been in the logistics truck. It will take some time to look for it again. But Refald was able to do it quickly and on time.

It's so amazing, I guess something like this can only be done by vampire Edward like the Twilight movies. But ... It's impossible that Refald was a vampire. I was too imaginary too high. There are no vampires in this real world.

Of course Refald was not a vampire, and that story was just a fantasy fiction story written by Stefanie Mayer. It had absolutely nothing to do with this mortal world. Winning, everything that Refald did is still a mystery and I may find it difficult to understand unless Refald himself will explain it to me.

Somehow it would be my fate if Refald came like a normal person. What he found right now is my body. Because Refald will definitely get here when the sun has set, and it's too late.

“I will explain once we have landed.” explained Refald. It seems he understands what is on my mind.

“Then, after that what? If we've landed on the next climb, and slid down again, who will release the rope later?”

“I'll set it up, you take it easy. I'm here, don't worry so much. We'll both be safe and out of here. Now, just enjoy this beautiful sight that cools the eyes .. when else we get a rare opportunity. I've traveled a lot to places like this, but today .. somehow it feels so different, maybe because I can enjoy all this with you, Fey.” Refald's face looks happy.

He's getting handsome when he smiles. It is only fitting that all the girls in school are crazy about him.

“At this time you're still fighting? You didn't forget where we were, did you? You're not scared at all?”

“Fear? There was never a word ‘takut’ in my dictionary, Honey. Man will die in time, and he will never die if it is not yet. What to fear?”

“Are you really human?”

Refald turned to look at me. “Don't tell me you think I'm a vampire like the ones in those movies.” Refald smiled at his sweet smile.

“To be honest indeed yes ... Your cold attitude when I saw you first, your charm, your good looks ... everything is exactly the same as Stefanie Mayer described when he made Edward.”

Refald laughed out loud, making my body also sway up and down due to the shock of Refald's body when laughing. His laughing voice even echoed around this cliff.

“You're too obsessed with silly stories like that. Does that make any sense? I'm vampire? You don't make it up.”

“But everything related to you is very mysterious. Until now I still can not digest with my logic in every event after incident that I experienced while here. Including this second too. This is completely absurd and beyond the common sense of man. Especially you, you did everything that no other normal person could ever do.”

“You mean? I'm abnormal?”

“No! That's not what I mean, I just .. I .. maybe, I've seen too many crazy things that I can't explain with my common sense.”

“What ... do you really think that I'm not human?”

“Not ... um, honestly a little.”

Refald again landed his soft kiss on my lips. I was surprised when Refald suddenly kissed me even though he had done so many times. Moreover, this is not a good time to kiss actually.

“What do you feel?” refald asked as he finished his kiss.

“Warm ...” I answered honestly with great innocence to make Refald again smile again.

“Honey, believe me .. I'm an ordinary man, just like you. I have the same heartbeat as you. I'm breathing too, we're both the same temperature. But, there might be something special that I have, I promise I will explain everything to you after this, because now we are in the safe zone. Zone where no creature of any kind can ruin the sanctity of this place.”

I was a little confused by Refald's explanation.

What does a safe zone mean? Does he not see that we are still on the verge of death? What was he thinking until he said something strange that I didn't understand at all? You freak Refald!

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