Metanoia; The Hybrid
CHAPTER 3: A WARM HUG.

...POV AUTHOR...

"Isn't this a coincidence?"

The familiar voice made Allegro look back, finding the man he had met, "You apparently. Why are we meeting again, Lucier?"

"I just wanted to comfort myself by coming with my dad wherever he went. But I won't be long, soon I'll be back" Lucier said as he approached Allegro. The two of them accidentally meet in the hallway of the Angkara kingdom.

"Well, now leave me" Allegro ordered as he took his footsteps. But Lucier did the same and followed Allegro.

"You look rushed, brother. What's up?" Ask.

"What's in it if I tell you?" Allegro's question intimidated Lucier.

"Come on, looks like it'll be fun! Tell me, hurry up"

"You're in a fuss, shut up if I want to tell you."

Lucier immediately silenced his own mouth, in order to find out what Allegro was going to do. Allegro and Lucier came to a door. It was Allegro and Gara's room. They went inside, and Lucier found a not-so-big bag on top of the mattress. Lots of clothes scattered.

"These clothes.. Why are they scattered?" Ask Lucier.

"I want to see Gara in his Academy" Allegro replied as he stuffed a few more things into his bag and put on a robe that covered his entire body.

"You're not sane, brother? I heard that INTI people are looking for your sister's whereabouts" Lucier held Allegro's hand.

"I got permission, you don't have to think about it. Oh yeah, about INTI, promise me not to say anything about Gara's whereabouts at the Academy." Pinta Allegro's.

"Yes, I won't tell anyone, my father said that too. You must miss Gara, brother" Lucier stared out the window. Look at the dark sky that envelops Danveurn.

"You don't miss Xavier?" Allegro asked at the end of his bed.

"I said a bad thing to her through the letter I gave her that day, until now she did not reply to him. Maybe he hates me now, and he kills the bird, and I don't care."

"I thought you'd come with me there, yasudah, I want to go" Allegro put on his bag and walked towards the door about to leave.

"ah! I thought. I'd accompany you. It's not that I want to meet him, I just want to know about the training" Lucier held Allegro's hand.

"Seek your father for permission, get your things ready. Use a robe like me to, we must disguise so as not to be discovered by INTI troops. I'll wait at the royal gate."

Afterwards, Lucier did everything Allegro said. His father certainly knew the face of lying Lucier who asked permission to accompany Allegro, even Raymond from the beginning knew where Allegro would go. Damian also asked the Demon King not to tell anyone about Gara's whereabouts. Although he supports INTI, but he also has a heart for the father with the two children. With a reason to return to the kingdom of Claverdon, with Lucier, Allegro gained the trust of Robert Guardo. The Omega also disliked, a Vampire lingering in his kingdom.

The two of them left in a horse-drawn carriage, which Damian had trusted to escort Allegro and Lucier to the Astbourne valley.

It took me a few hours to get to the forest to the valley. The train stopped in the middle of the forest, leaving Lucier confused, "Why are we stopping?"

"The color of the road ends here. Come down" Allegro got off the train and picked up his things. While Lucier who was confused just obeyed the orders of the man bloody Vampire.

"Thank you" Allegro said to the coachman who looked old.

"Do I need to escort the Prince?" Ask politely.

"No need, we'll walk there. You trusted my father, swear by your life that you won't tell anyone about this" Allegro said.

"I swear by my life, Prince."

Allegro entered the forest with Lucier, leaving the coachman and his carriage to leave.

"Hey, brother. He volunteered to drive us, why did you refuse? I'm confused about you" Lucier protested.

"There's someone else assigned to deliver us" Allegro explained as he looked around, making sure no one was trailing the two of them.

"really?"

"Yes, my father has communicated with Uncle Lion. So, he'll meet us and deliver us. Ah, that's it!" Allegro pointed to the other side of the forest. There was Chairoz approaching the two of them.

"Uncle, good to see you" Allegro said.

"You're getting taller, Prince, when not too long ago the last time I saw you. And you're... Uh, Xavier? Aren't you changing bandages?" Chairoz asked Lucier.

"He's not Xavier, he's his twin brother, uncle. Their hair was also a different color" Allegro recalled ending with laughter.

"Come on, I'm more handsome than he is. But, what does uncle mean about changing bandages? Did something happen to Xavier's brother?" Lucier asked with a worried face.

"You're worried about your brother's condition?" Disturb Allegro with his mischievous smile.

"No!"

"Xavier was only slightly injured, he knows, he's not a child anymore who has to cry over the wound" Chairoz explained.

The words of the former Hunter in front of him made Lucier go silent for a moment. Then they started the journey. Dandelion took its fastest route, the route he used when he wanted to go to the Pack, while escorting his disciples to the river. It took them a few hours to get to the river. Nothing had changed, only the atmosphere seemed to be unsupportive.

"I'm tired!" Lucier breathed his breath rough, he stretched his leg muscles while looking around.

"This river is the training ground of the Mermaid clan, but also as a source of water for some days. Every morning the disciples had to transport water to the Academy, as there was a problem in the waterways that were currently being repaired" Chairoz pointed to the footpath on the other side.

"Every day? You're out of your mind, uncle" Lucier commented.

"My insanity made them strong. Come on, and be careful, you can stumble down this one" Chairoz said. They started walking, down a not-so-great ramp.

"And, my students traveled from house to river twice" he said.

"Gosh, are they okay?" Ask Lucier.

"Well they complained the first day, but then they got used to it."

"You think that's a strange thing, Lucier?" Allegro started to bother him again.

"No, it's just that I've never done anything like this."

They continue their journey. But unfortunately, suddenly lightning struck. His voice was huge, as if near them. A second later it rained heavily. Wetting the Astbourne soil.

"The rain is finally coming down" said Allegro, realising he was soaking wet.

"I also smell the fire, not far from here" Chairoz sniffed the air as he walked back.

"That's right there.it looks like the lightning just now that we heard made something burn" Lucier pointed far ahead of them. Due to the darkness of the sky, and its dense forest, the yellowish-red light was not clearly visible.

Chairoz widened his eyes, because he knew it was a training field in the forest, belonging to the Lycanthrope clan. "Come on" he said immediately running away leaving Allegro and Lucier.

"He left us" Lucier annoyed and walked back at a quick pace.

"Come, hurry. But still be careful" Allegro led.

In the training area, everyone who was training, was wet from the rain. They ignored their cold bodies, everyone preferred to pay attention to the large tree they were gathered in, burning because it was struck by lightning. The sound of his shattered trunk gave some of them goosebumps. The trunk was broken, with a slow movement the tree began to fall just above the training area.

"Everyone, get out of the training area!!!" The loud voice came from Declan who was also practicing with his friends.

Then then, everyone ran around, carrying out Declan's orders. They ran away from the training area. While Gara was still standing right under the big tree it would fall. He watched the tree burn.

"Howdy!" Shouted Chairoz who had already arrived on the spot. Instantly, Gara turned around and ran away with all her might. He knows he won't make it. For transforming into his wolf form. All the people of different tiers in that place could only silence a thousand languages upon seeing the form of the wolf Gara. Quickly, Gara got out of the training area and approached her group of friends.

The tree fell, making a small earthquake that shook the ground. An unwanted sight. Everyone was grateful, the one struck was not a giant tree at the end of the training field. If only the giant tree had fallen, there might have been a big earthquake that hit the Astbourne region.

Because of the fire that did not go out, despite the rain was falling, Harold who heard reports directly came to the place and controlled the water in the sky of the Astbourne valley to extinguish the fire that began to spread, which began to spread, with teachers and other students who want to see what happens.

"Gara, are you okay?" Ask Piers who arrived with other friends staring at Gara, as well as amazed to see his wolf form.

Not answering, he didn't even move. His body stiffened from earlier, he was still watching the flames that began to disappear in the water. Then, Gara realized something. He turned his head, with his face showing no expression. He found a familiar figure, far away from him.

"Gara.." muttered Allegro who was shocked to see the form of a wolf Gara. He was sure, it was his sister whom he was waiting for. Everyone turned their heads in the same direction, as did Xavier. The demon also found his twin sister beside Allegro.

Because he relaxes his body, then he transforms into a human form. His body was covered in wet feathers, yet he felt as warm as ever. Moreover, she found her brother whom she missed so much.

"Sir Allegro.." he muttered as he walked slowly towards Allegro. So too with that blonde-haired vampire. Allegro ran over to Gara. They both hugged. Whispering each other longing sentences. No one will realize how Gara vibrated in Allegro's warm embrace.

Allegro noticed Dylan's presence, and he hinted for Dylan to approach them. Dylan smiled, then ran over and joined in the arms of the brother

While Xavier, acting as if he saw nothing there. He instead responded to some of his clan's friends who spoke of lightning problems.