Moonlight After Sunset's
[S2E6] PT 2 Showcases

"There's no safest hiding place in the world, except for yourself."

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The twilight who tries to find a way out only finds emptiness. This place is like isolation that shuts anyone in it. Dusk could only sigh deeply as the path he took always returned again to the starting point.

"Miss, sorry. I can't link with the others."

Ristia seemed confused when her communication network was cut off every time she wanted to link. He also did not know what the cause was, but for sure at this time all communication from the outside world could not be reached.

His face looked stiff, his breathing heaving like a rollercoaster. His body froze and his vision began to blacken.

"Damn," maki Twilight as her balance began to waver. He tried to remain calm even though his body was currently unstable.

The road back to the bridge. Not to escape, but to rest under a pile of Lily flowers. Dusk then sat with the lotus position there. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Obviously Dusk knows in these conditions, calm is very important. Dusk tries to regain his rationality. It begins by compiling an important network within the central nervous network. Focusing his mind on one point to find the right way out.

"I knew clearly, that it was very close to the Plaza. There's no way that close, I can be anywhere so far."

Dusk recalled the incident a moment ago. He was very sure that this place was an illusion created by the perpetrator, and the best way to get out of here was, to find the weakest point of the imaginary world created.

An imaginary world is a world of imagination created to trap someone in it. Those who are trapped will feel like they are in heaven but in reality only their minds are there but their bodies are still in the real world.

"Then, where is my real body?" ask Dusk with furrowed brows.

"Can't be...!!?"

Dusk then opened his eyes, he then held his previously burned hand.

It was quite strange when Dusk did not see any burns around the area of his hand. He initially felt sick but strangely, his hand looked fine. The hand looks like it's never had any burns or anything.

Every skin area looks normal, no damage or scratches. Even though Dusk was sure at that time his hand was burning and if indeed his hand had never experienced a fire, then where was the red line?

The red line that the offender creates while tightly grasping the wrist of Dusk before he ends up in this imaginary world.

"I have to find my real body immediately."

Twilight is very sure if the original body is currently in another place. Thus, it was difficult for him to find a way out with this kind of soul condition. Dusk must return to his original body, then he can get out of this world.

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"Captain, what should we do with him?"

The mysterious man asked his leader as he had just walked out of a room.

"Do as you please" replied the man called the leader.

"Captain, but...!"

The mysterious man's words came to a halt as his master left the room in a hurry.

"What's wrong with the current Captain?" ask the mysterious man to his friend.

"Come, but I suggest you, you better stay away from the Captain as far as possible for now."

The mysterious man could only sigh deeply. He did not know why his Captain could behave like that, had he not completed the mission as directed, or was there something else that he missed at that time.

"I did what he was?" muttered the mysterious man while peeking at Dian who was still asleep on his shoulder.

"Give it to me."

One of the mysterious fellows offered himself willingly. He swiftly took Dian from the arms of the mysterious man and took him away from the room.

The man then took Dian to one of the rooms located not far from the previous room. He then put Dian to sleep on the mattress and unbind the ties that bind his hands and feet.

After all the ties were open, he pulled out a blanket and covered Dian. Before that, he also cleaned Dian's clothes as well as her hair that looked dirty.

"It's better like this" the man murmured as he gently combed Dian's hair. He also cleaned the dirt stains on Dian's face before finally installing a shield so that Dian does not run away when he woke up later.

"I'll prepare food for you, I hope you won't be as angry as you used to be."

The man then left Dian. He walked to the kitchen and began to prepare food.

The other co-worker just stared confusedly at the behavior of the man who suddenly started cooking after coming out of the room. In addition, their Captain also looked stiff when he was about to enter the other room.

They looked confused and didn't care. Many of them left the place. They would rather watch outside than see something strange that they had never seen before.

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"This should not happen," lirih Dusk tried to refocus.

"I need to be calm, and focused. Calm and focused."

Dusk kept muttering about calm and focus. He hopes that with these two conditions, Dusk can get out of this situation.

Slowly the spring breeze greeted Dusk. He felt the warm air that touched his face at that moment. Dusk began to feel calm, his body began to relax and his breathing began to reorganize.

The twilight body that was originally tense, now became more relaxed. He didn't know why but the wind that touched him felt so warm and real. The blood flow in his body started to warm up and a smile started to appear from his lips.

The twilight that was washed away by that feeling began to feel peaceful. He then sought the origin of the wind that was warming his body. For some reason, the burden he felt all along disappeared easily. His body felt light as a peacock feather that had just fallen from its owner.

"I must follow this wind," murmured Dusk as he opened his eyes again.

Surprisingly, what Dusk saw this time was different. He did not see the bamboo forest and Lily flower garden, which he saw today was a vast expanse of sea with warm sunshine.

Like the spring that had just arrived, that was the scene before him. The expanse of sea water that stretches beautifully, as well as the breeze that is so peaceful.

"Heaven, is this heaven?" ask Dusk when his feet touch the sea water. It felt warm and peaceful, and only this time did Dusk feel a warm feeling in this bruntal world.

A world that only sees money and power. A world that does not care about family or love. The world that had taken him to a place he was completely unfamiliar with.

"Huh."

Dusk only smiled internally as he recalled his current world. He has to fight hard in the face of his family's abusive attitude, he also has to face a cruel enemy.

Moreover, he had to face the fact that human life here was just like animals. They had to work hard to live if they were going to become slaves when they could not fight back.

"What an ironic world."

Dusk then went following the path that had formed there. The road leads Dusk on a vast meadow. Unlike the warm sea water, this meadow looks so calm and soft.

The flow of air flowing around it was so clean, like there was never any pollution there. This meadow also looks very beautiful like it has never been pluralized by anyone. Even its natural aroma can be felt with the sense of taste.

"This place keeps my heart healthy again."

Dusk resumed its journey. This time all he saw was a door. Doors that are not too big and not too small. The door was in accordance with the size of the tiny body of Dusk.

"What's this?"

Surprisingly, this door does not have a handle to open the door. The door was just an ordinary door that was light brown in color with a confusing abstract decoration.

There was nothing special about this door, unlike the previous two. This door looks old and fragile if Dusk deliberately puts pressure on the door then it will be easily damaged.

"There are no key slots or handle handles here" twinkled Dusk as he looked at the missing part of the door.

"I think this door is easily destroyed if I break it hard," continued Dusk when he was about to clench his hand.

Dusk thought to open the door, but he tried not to destroy it. Just as he was about to launch an attack on the door, somehow the door opened and Dusk entered it with a fall.

Dusk tried to stand up, he tried to see what the contents of the door were like. But what he expected did not happen. The contents from behind the door was just an empty room that had absolutely nothing, there was only a white expanse from end to end.

"This place is very strange," murmured Dusk as he began to explore the area. And even more strangely, the door he wanted to destroy disappeared somewhere.

Dusk thought it was possible that he was still in the imaginary world created by the fake Dian. Or maybe this is a trick done by the trickster to test the power of Dusk.

Whatever it was, Dusk certainly did not like what he did to her. Surprisingly, instead of feeling angry Dusk even felt peaceful in that place. It is different from where he was before. It felt so comfortable and peaceful, like being at home.

Dusk did not know that he was currently inside his own mind. The spring breeze that carried it was the flow of mana that was in the body of Dusk. The flow began to be chaotic because Dusk was using his strength excessively, so the burden he felt was so heavy.

I don't know who did it, which must be currently the body of the Twilight is being treated and removed the poison. In other words, the body of Dusk is currently being detoxified, in order for all its toxins to disappear.

The flow of mana that was previously in disarray, was now beginning to rearrange and his previously chaotic mind, was now starting to clear. Finally, Dusk really returned to its original state. His body started to get comfortable again and his breathing began to return to normal.

When a warm touch began to be felt by Dusk, he felt that he was now completely recovered and ready to return to the real world. With a deep breath, Dusk began to regain his consciousness.

He began to reopen his eyes, and slowly bright light began to enter the retina of his eye. Dusk blinked a few times his eyelids to get used to the light.

When he got used to it, the light turned into a variety of interesting colors. Dusk could once again see what was before him. Not a vast expanse of sea or a beautiful meadow, but the face of a man he knew.

"Lucas!" lirih Dusk when he saw the man's warm smile.

"Thank God, my woman is conscious" Lucas replied, kissing the twilight strands of hair. He seemed pleased with the dusk that had regained consciousness.

"Mine," whispered Lucas right in the reddened ear of Dusk.