MERCIA
1. Royan Forest.
"Hurry and catch the boy..!" orders a man in a black suit to his men.
Anxiety rang out in the vibration of his voice.He knew if he failed to carry out this task death immediately came to him.
August never thought that the first time he went camping brought himself into a dangerous situation to threaten his safety.
It has become a tradition at Century University which is famous for its nature lovers club always hold a welcoming event of new members in the middle of the forest under the foot of Mount Royan before class activities begin.
This activity is a kind of welcome to new students who have been accepted at Century University and want to join the club.
August himself is not actually a member of the nature-loving club, he is a member of the library club, not because he was a nerd but he liked the silence and the library that made him relax and often spent his time there to sleep.
His existence here is solely because it asked Julia to help him related to this annual tradition. meanwhile, Julia and three other colleagues were given assignments by the club chairman who happened to be following the invitation to meet the nature lovers clubs between districts and provinces outside the city of Royan.
Inside one tent August looks tired after helping to prepare for the summit tonight.
August broke down, but only three seconds later he closed his eyes he heard the voice of a familiar woman in his ears.
"Augusts... August... Where are you?!"
Huft.. this woman! think August.
"i'm here!" sahut August lazy while waking up changing position to sit.
A woman in her right hand carries a small bucket of toiletries inside, while her left hand holds a towel and sits at the door of the tent where August is.
She is Julia August's little friend, they grew up together, went to school in the same roof but their social status was like earth and sky. Both of Julia's parents are not the richest but they are one of the most respected and respected families in Royan District.
August's parents are but a dust point in the world of hedonism.
Julia is beautiful in white, her hair is shoulder-black, her eyeballs are blue, her smile is sensual and cute at the same time. The body is densely packed, I don't know what it contains.
"what's wrong?!" ask August.
"i want to take a shower and you.." Julia's not done talking, August suddenly cut her off.
"You want me to bathe you?" august says
YUKKK..! the sound of a bucket landing on August's head.
August chuckled while rubbing a soft forehead that looks red from the plastic mold.
"Basst of perverted brains, I want to take a bath with the other girls in the river, I want to take a bath with you, you've been asked by Mr. Jeremy to pick up his documentation equipment for tonight's event left behind his truck in front of the forest entrance!" julia is upset.
"there's no one else you can ask? after all how could he forget about his own possessions?!" ask August lazily.
"the new students haven't memorized this forest route, and you know how Mr. Jeremy, even he often looks for his own glasses that are on his head" said Julia.
"Hey.. You think I know the route of this whole forest?!" august Timpal.
"just follow the path that we passed yesterday, later you will find a crossroads not far from the big rock, take the path to the right.
"quickly go and come back before dark, ok?! I'm your best friend this will repay your kindness later,"
Are you actually my friend or stepmother? two days you tortured me August muttered inwardly.
"Alright" August sighed heavily.
Julia smiled and walked away. August stared at Julia's departure, the road looks elegant like walking on a catwalk like a model photo, no need to discuss the bucket he brought.
Almost two hours August continued walking down the forest path until finally meeting the last intersection to get out of the forest,
his feet began to tremble and he decided to rest.
he was really exhausted because he had to continue to accompany Julia to help her duties and occasionally help Mr. Jeremy.
Even because of this, not a few new students assume that August is Julia's lover, even though the closeness of the two of them is no more like Hansel and Gretel, even though the closeness of the two of them is no more like Hansel and Gretel, even better suited like tom and Jerry but there is no room in their minds for the Romeo and Juliet characters at least for now.
August sat leaning against a boulder, took a bottle of water and drank in three gulps.After a short break he immediately rushed to continue the journey to pick up the documentation tool pack Jeremy.
August got up, but just now he wanted to step suddenly heard a soft roar in his left ear.
"Don't go. Help me.."
August was surprised, his steps stopped. His brain immediately processed what he had just experienced.
he slowly moved his head to the left where the whisper was heard then began to turn his body back, but he only saw the large rock where he rested.
"was I really exhausted, hallucinating?"
As August's face stiffened, cold sweat began to drip. August tried hard to calm himself from the fear he felt at this moment.
"si.. who are you? don't scare me!" shouted August who was still in panic.
"follow the light" the voice came back.
Not yet had August digested what the voice meant, suddenly from behind the boulder came out a glowing ball of golden green the size of a baby's fist.
the ball of light approached August and stopped a short distance from his face, then moved back slowly as if speaking follow me now.
Still overwhelmed with confusion and curiosity about the change of events August like without thinking directly follow the ball of light.
It didn't feel like 30 minutes he was following the ball of light.
"This ball of light leads me deep into the thickening forest, damn I don't know how I'm gonna get out of here? why am I following him?" think August.
August wakes up in his daydream when the glowing orb stops, and a man is seen leaning against a large tree in a knightly battle suit in a colossal film.
His armor was partially destroyed, his body full of blood flowing from his wounds.on his right was seen a sword with blood stains on each side.
The ball of light slowly descended toward the left palm of the man's hand, not long after the ball of light seemed to flash, blinking, vibrating then the light evaporated away without impact but in the palm of the man now appears a star-shaped green crystal.
August was astonished at what he had just seen for himself with his eyes.
The man saw fear in August's wajh.
"come here, I won't hurt you" the man said weakly.
Despite doubts, August walked slowly closer and sat to the left of the man.
"a. I'll get help." said August.
"No. no need.., hegh. I don't have much time to explain. bring this crystal to the Oracle.." the man gave the crystal and put it in August's palm.
"he will explain it to you later." said the man with great difficulty until he coughed up blood.
"quick go. They're already here.."
"a.. I don't understand. Who is the oracle? what's going on?" ask August confused.
The man took his sword up. August who was already scared grew even more panicked when he saw many men in black suits suddenly starting to appear where they were. some of them were holding swords and some were holding pistols aimed at both of them.
The man pulled August's collar and lifted him up and pushed him and said "get out of here quickly..!"
August was so frightened, his mind blank that all he could do right now was to run away with all his might without even looking back.
The run was getting louder when he heard the sound of screams and gunshots behind him.
While the leader of the group was furious to see the person who had been seriously injured in front of him was still able to dodge some of the shots directed at him and kill some of his men.
"Suckers.are you not able to take out this dying bastard?!"
He took two knives tucked under his shirt and threw them at the man.
Wusssh's. Wusssh's.
Jem.jleb. Arggghhh..
the first knife stuck in the muscle of his right arm that made his sword slip from his grasp.The second knife stuck into his chest that was already unprotected armor.
he seemed to no longer feel pain when after that the bullet continued to rain on his body.
the gunfire stopped as the man's body fell to the ground.
The leader of the group approached the corpse, he crouched down and picked up a small box tucked away on his waist.
He stood up to open the box his face was smiling his eyes were sparkling, he said in his heart.
"hahaha, with this Lord Gorran will definitely make me his right hand and appoint me as the leader of the red knight.
he opened the box, but the smile on his face disappeared.
He slammed the box into the man's body, then pulled out a gun shooting several times towards the body's head.
Dor dor dor's.
"QUICKLY FIND AND ARREST THE BOY...!"