Map of 7 Souls
(Hakiki Hulmi) Episode 29

Stigmatising

"So... Papa knew all this time about Arini?" ask Artha.

The man nodded slowly. Standing behind Artha in the living room.

"Why didn't Papa know Artha before?" ask again with a serious face. The young man looked at the back of the man who was behind him. His small eyelids, now enlarged.

"You have to focus on the six people who will be your team. The people we recruit. Papa doesn't want to burden you too much and break your focus," replied the man loudly. Now he turned his sturdy body and looked back at Artha's eyes with a firm face.

Artha. He did not want to fight the man who was already in front of him.

"Pa, you guys are close to Artha right now. Papa, Mama, and Arini. You're the only ones Artha has now. Artha did not want to lose her family again. Artha does not want to live alone anymore. Artha doesn't want Arini to get hurt either." The young man who had a petite face, now turned slowly back to the man he called Papa. He shed tears. Hiding a clear grain from his Papa.

"Artha..... Listen Papa, son" The man slightly walked up to Artha, turning over the slender young man's body slowly. " We live our own destiny. There is a lot of pain that we feel and that we will feel later. We are given a destiny like this and will continue to sacrifice for humanity. We have to go, son. Papa has a destiny to live when he meets Mama Tiara. You also have a destiny that you must live when you meet with Papa, with Us. And Arini has her own destiny. We don't know what's going to happen with Papa, Mama, you and Arini. But for sure, we must try, pray and live our destiny sincerely" explained the man with a masculine face. Raising Artha's chin, slightly upward with the tip of her index finger, in order to meet the eyes of her firstborn. He wiped away the tears that fell on both cheeks of the young man. "You're a good boy, Papa feels lucky to find and raise you. Papa is proud of you, so is Arini." Now the two men's hands are holding on to Artha's shoulders.

"But, Pa.... Arini will be hurt if our enemy knows her powers."

"Yes. Right what you said. And Papa believes you will protect your sister, as well as Hakiki and Dapi. There are already three angels who will protect our little goddess. Papa was not too worried," replied the man who was still holding onto his shoulders and looking into Artha's eyes, solemnly.

"Thank you, Pa" replied Artha. Wiping away the remaining tears on the cheeks.

The man turned his sturdy body from before Artha, walking slowly in the living room of their house.

"Arini is 16 years old. But Papa still hasn't seen his strength coming out at this age. Just a few clues that Papa could already read. Now, you and Dapi should focus on the Truth. Last afternoon, at Arini's birthday party, Papa noticed that Herself had begun to fuse with the silver metal. The boy did not feel any pain when he got close to the pendant you made for Arini. And Papa also deliberately placed some silverware on the buffet table last afternoon. The silver object seemed to want to fuse with the Essence when he approached it. Papa saw the boy's reaction. He also felt astonished why he did not feel any more pain when adjacent to the silver metal, even being able to hold it. The boy is clever Artha.., his outer form is just like Mr. Bean." The well-built man explained the present situation by standing in the middle of his living room. It's a few steps ahead of Artha. "2 months away is a birthday, right?" ask the man to Artha.

"Papa is sure he will get his strength at the age of 16 this year, different from Arini. Maybe Arini will get it at the age of 17" explained the man. "Since when did you realize Arini had the power?" asked the man who stood his back to Artha, continuing his words. He stepped closer to Artha again.

"A month ago, when Artha saw a photo of Arini taken by Hakiki while they were going to Bogor Botanical Garden. Artha saw the shadow of a group of butterflies in the photo. If ordinary people wouldn't be able to see it, Pa" Artha explained.

"It looks like Arini got the power from Lady Raffles but Papa doesn't yet know what the power is" the real man.

"Lady rafless?"

"Yes. Arini poses at the Lady Raffles Monument, the first wife of Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles" she explained. "Papa's gonna find out about Arini. You focus on the Truth, Papa is sure that his strength will come out in a few months."

"Yes, Pa." Artha nodded slowly. His face still looks sad.

"Papa is proud of you. The past should not be your obstacle to move in the present and future... Artha." The man hugged Artha very tightly.

The young man nodded in the arms of the well-built man.

"Papa is proud of you" whispered the man to Artha's ear. Then let go of the sweet embrace and headed up the stairs to the top floor.

Upstairs, someone closed the door slowly. He had heard the conversation between Artha and the man from the beginning and did not want to be caught by the man.

"But?" slowly oozed. "Who is he?"

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