My Soul: Story of Shinigami
Fireflies
Slowly but surely, the sun shifted westward. Leaving reddish streaks in the Jakarta sky. Ryota and Alian are already hanging on the second floor in front of the second grade. The class was facing directly with the library so the tree was clearly visible from there. Prilly is still ogah-ogahan, repeatedly complaining of boredom. Alian repeatedly told him to be patient.
“Still long?” ask Prilly. Ryota who was sitting next to Prilly could only smile showing off his dimples.
“Ryota, I asked ya.” Prilly reached out.
“This?” Ryota held up his phone.
“Not but it.” Prilly points to Ryota.
“What? My heart?” ask Ryota ngawur.
“Sinting!” prilly's nagging with a hot face.
“What dong?” Ryota approaching.
“Lesung your cheek.” Prilly pinched the two Ryota peeks that were as smooth as a star advertising facial skin care products. Ryota smiled happily. Maybe that's how Prilly gets rid of his boredom but of course Ryota seems happy.
“Basic ngawur.” Ryota shuffles Prilly's hair into a mess and tangles. Prilly's face shrunk while tidying up her messy hair.
“Abis bosen's. Go home yuk. I've been waiting since.” Prilly pulls Alian's hand and sees the clock showing 7 o'clock. The automatically tuned school lights had been lit from earlier.
“Many mosquitoes.” Prilly's protest patted both hands. Ryota stepped up to take the binoculars that were in Alian's grasp.
“See.” Ryota pointed at the two dim little lights.
“Kunang-branch.” Prilly Seru.
“A fireflies in town? Weird.” Alian. There came out a large figure more than two and a half meters high. His eyes are bright red. It is like water floating against gravity. His body was like a liquid gelatin that floated.
“That's gendaruwock?” Prilly tilted her head. Not as he imagined. Not a big black hairy but still creepy. Not to mention the terrible scream and shrillness that made Prilly crouch to cover her ears. Ganderuwock approaches the attack with a pitch-black needle. Ryota took out his lightning sword. Fend off that needle. Alian pulls Prilly's hand down. The girl gasped in shock and followed Alian's steps down the stairs. Amongst her anxiety, she slowly felt a warm feeling as Alian tried to protect her and clasped her fingers tightly. It was scared but also scary. Either his heart beats because of running or because of Alian. Honestly, he was confused too. They ran towards the school field. Prilly stands before Alian and Ryota stands on standby.
“Take this.” Ryota takes out an orange round object and throws it at Prilly. Out of nowhere Ryota takes the object, which Prilly is clearly quite fascinated. It was shaped like a hallowen gourd made of beautiful orange crystal. The inside was dark with a flame-like radiance that gushed out slowly like a lantern. The crystal pumpkin that will lock the evil soul, and become the path to hell. It's a little heavy but Prilly's trying not to drop it. On the other hand Alian had just lit his red flame that was burning like the sun. The creature was moving closer. Alian swung the sword aiming for the right arm of the jelly-like creature walking it. The streaks of flames clung tightly to that body, the gendaruwock groaned furiously. His mouth gaped out a torrent of orange-colored hot lava liquid. But the liquid was not towards Alian or Ryota, but directed towards Prilly. Ryota and Alian let down, not expecting the creature to attack Prilly. I don't know what possessed Prilly at the time. He was just trying to protect himself. An oddity occurred, the liquid was suddenly cold after being contaminated with emerald green light that came out of Prilly's palm. Prilly was drenched but unharmed. “I'm fine aja.” Prilly shivered.
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