ORION
Y-karta city
Strength, nature and strange attitude then anything that Dr. Eka. Everything Orion knows is said to Gista. Likewise with Mahanta or Orion, they tell the events that happened that day.
Next day. Monday, where all the kids are going to start the day at their school again. However, Orion is completely reluctant to return to school. He really doesn't want to.
“I don't want to! You know I'm really not a kid!”
“Hah, yes already then. But don't make people suspect that you're not in school, huh?”
“It doesn't need to be in trouble anymore! But I'm going to school just to see Lily for a little while. And, I asked permission to go somewhere,” Orion said.
“Where do you want to go?” ask Gista.
“Y-karta City. I went there to look for the Eternal Flame. Please don't get in the way, because it was Caraka's previous goal, so I wanted to find out for a bit,” Orion said.
“Alright, but Mahanta can not drive you, later you will be with one of the other members who are free.”
Orion doesn't mind that. He left immediately, first he went to school. And in that morning, the class he had once occupied was very quiet.
There was only one student there. Who was sitting pensively and leaning his chin to the table. His expression was very grim.
“Lily!” call Orion.
Orion's efforts sneak here, while the business to make another cover so that Orion no longer goes to school is still not finished.
It was lucky that Orion met Lily this morning.
“Uncle!”
“Sstt, don't call me that. I told you, we're just the same,” Orion said with his index finger to the front of his lips.
When he met Orion, his face suddenly turned into a sumringah. Lily looks more cheerful than she did before she met Orion.
Just seeing her made Orion grateful. Although he could not grow tall, then the class was because of Orion so that it made Orion feel guilty.
“I came to see you for a while. Because I no longer go to school here. Sorry yes, Lily,” Orion said.
“Not going to school anymore? Where are you going again?” lily looked at him.
It was as if he was talking to a grown man. Orion was momentarily at a loss for words. Then he stroked the soft end of Lily's hair.
As I said, “We will meet again, Lily. But before that you have to study hard until graduation, yes!” Then smile wide.
But in his mind, he said, "Sorry", with a very sad face. At least now Orion can control himself.
***
After that, one of the Arutala members had come to pick up Orion by car. The car made him remember bad memories, really. Orion is reluctant to ride in a car.
“Include my name Owen Geraldo. I'm a member of Arutala Group. My level is not on par with Mr. Mahanta, but at least I can keep up with your strength.”
“Yes, thank you for coming. Mr Owen already knows where we're going today?”
“Y-Karta city, right?”
Orion then nodded his head. Soon they leave and leave the school that Orion will no longer be attending.
At first glance, he felt empty. To be honest, he really wants to tell Lily a lot as Orion Sadawira who is a grown man. However, if he could, he would be ashamed. With mistakes stacked up on him.
***
Getting to the city of Y-Karta took almost half a day. The journey was quite exhausting.
“Orion Sadawira, I'll find lodging first.”
Inevitably Owen followed Orion's steps. I don't know where he's going. Even before this, just after coming to the city of Y-Karta, Orion told him to go to a street.
Then now, when he reached the intended path, Orion still told him to leave on foot. Owen could only sigh shortly.
“Actually who is this child? Does he not feel tired in the least?” owen muttered while wiping away the sweat running down his face.
The place he was heading to was a river area with waterfalls. There are several stones arranged upwards and on the sidelines of the rocks, there is a small cavity that looks like a cave.
“You both really like and will praise this Fire?” Someone asked them.
Within the small cavity between the arranged rocks, there was a flash of fire burning. The fire is called the Eternal Fire.
The people around here say that the Eternal Flame is used as a deity. It is as if the fire were a god, a god or some other name. They bowed and looked like they were muttering something.
“Make a request, then you both get safety.”
The person again said something that made Orion confused.
“Is it an Eternal Flame that cannot be extinguished?” orion asked while pointing at the fire.
Plaque! The man then hits Orion's hand pointing towards the Fire. He was angry and then remarked that the Eternal Flame could not be carelessly treated so disrespectfully.
He said he should not point and should prostrate if he wanted to ask for help.
“You can't be so reckless! Eternal Fire must be respected, and it will help us in our distress,” he said, clenching both hands before the fire.
“Request help on Eternal Flame? Are these people crazy? The fire does not help but kill us know,” grumbled Orion inwardly.
“Shouldn't be disrespectful, Orion Sadawira. For some of them, it's kind of a sacred place. The term replaces the role of god,” whispered Owen.
“Seeing they are truly sincere like that, I so doubt whether the Eternal Flame is indeed what most talk about.”
“Nona Gista told me Orion Sadawira was looking for the Eternal Flame. And the legend has a point,” Owen said confidently.
“Really? I'm getting more and more eager to prove if it's true,” Orion said with a sly smile.
“Orion Sadawira, what do you want to do against Eternal Fire?” asked Owen suspiciously.
“What else if not flush—”
Owen silenced the mouth of Orion, whose voice was so loud that it made everyone around him pay attention to them.
“Orion Sadawira, don't talk about such things in front of them. By the way what's your goal just that?”
After Owen removed his hand from Orion, Orion replied, “Yes. To be honest, I want to take that Eternal Flame.”
Sir! Owen silenced Orion's mouth once more, this time accompanied by a loud slap as it hurriedly silenced his mouth.
Everyone around them was watching them again. With a sharp look.
“Let's find lodging around here,” Owen said as he pulled Orion's body away from the area.
Taps, tap!
In the end they decided to rest for a while at an inn that they would find later.
However, when they stepped out of the river area, there was someone who seemed to be trailing from behind.
“Ori—”
“Do not talk. I know who he is,” Orion.