ORION
The Man who Shares His Memory
Before the woman returns and attacks her, Orion must hurry to find out what happened 30 years ago. And it just so happened that he met a woman who was sweeping the courtyard of his house.
Perhaps, if he asked her then the woman knew something.
“Excuse me, may I ask aunty something?” ask Orion.
“Oh, it's okay, son. What do you want to ask?” Then the woman turned around and aligned herself with Orion.
“Look, does aunt know anything about what happened 30 years ago? I hope aunt knows something.”
At first the woman cleared her throat thinking, shortly after that she then looked back at Orion with her narrow eyes.
“I don't really know about past stories, son. All you know is the legend of the City Hero who was once rumored to have saved this city. He used to live on Jalan Junction.”
Too bad Orion did not get the answer he wanted but about the place where Enderu lived, maybe there is something?
“Then thank you.”
“Any enough?”
Orion nodded his head and replied, “Yes. It's enough.”
Crossroads, that's what the woman said. He said Endaru used to live on that street, but surely his house was lined up a lot.
“As expected, there are many houses that have been rebuilt. I'm pretty sure, the house that Enderu used to live in has been evicted,” Orion thought.
And again Orion asked someone, asking where Enderu used to live. Of course the parents know where it is, even though some people have forgotten about it.
Until finally Orion arrived, delivering it to a convenience store. It is no longer a house but a shop.
“Good day, sir.” Orion greeted after going inside.
“Good day too, son. What do you need?”
“I came to ask, is this the home of the former City Hero?”
“Where did you hear that from? Try here, come closer and talk about it secretly.”
There seemed to be something that was hard to talk about so blatantly that the man asked Orion to get closer to him.
“I heard from one of them said this store used to be the home of City Heroes. And if you see your own reaction, maybe it's true?” thought Orion.
“Iya it's true. But don't jump again, yeah. It's gone,” he said then drove Orion away.
“Eh? But wait, there's something else you want—”
“Already, already! Danger if he comes again! Please do not reveal the City Hero or anything related to him,” the man stressed.
“But, I would love to hear it. If you yourself know what happened 30 years ago then it means Chameleon ..”
“Sstt, silent, silent. I told you to shut up.”
This man was really very frightened when the name Chameleon came back to be called. Orion eventually fell silent and intended to leave. But the man whispered to her from a distance.
“If you want to find out something about it. Go and meet a man who is in the alley next to the store.”
Orion heard it faintly. Then go to an alley next to the convenience store.
And there he actually met a man whose stature was older. He no longer had any teeth. He sat in his daydream while smiling faintly.
“It seems you are very curious about the past of the City Hero.”
“Khe ..khe. I know because I heard it. You've been looking for people who know the past in this city.”
The narrow alley, the hot weather, then the air around it felt a little scary. Gripping, making his hunch not feel good.
That day, a meeting with a stranger. It is in the moments of Orion to feel the tension even if only for a moment. To be sure, this man smelled a suspicious smell.
“I better go,” said Orion while turning back.
“Wait! You really don't want to hear it from me? Even though I am very old with no teeth, I can still tell the story that happened 30 years ago.”
Orion faltered after hearing the man's statement. This was an opportunity in once that he would not necessarily find again. He could have left today empty-handed, and Orion wouldn't have.
But this bad feeling kept Orion's body trembling. That guy is very suspicious. I don't know what he's doing, is he just going to tell me?
It was difficult to guess, expression, gesture, nothing suspicious but his gut feeling said something else.
Orion's two feet stepped blankly, walking away. After a few steps, Orion then turned around and went back to the person.
“It seems, you don't intend to prevent a small child from knowing, huh? Don't tell me you already know who I am? But since when?”
Behind Orion's back was a snake moving on the threshold of air. Wiggling and hissing in disdain, instantly made Orion shudder.
It seems this man did that. There is a hidden meaning.
Nah!
At first glance the man tapped on the stick he was holding. Then waved his hand, telling Orion to come closer.
“30 years ago, the most critical situation even to the point of apocalypse. Everyone screams in pain.”
Taps! Taps!
Orion approached the man. Now his face was clear, filled with scars as well as spots that were evenly distributed all over his face.
“It looks like we both know something about each other.”
“Can I speak directly to the point?” ketus Orion cold.
“You won't regret it? There is a price to pay to know the past.”
The man then extended his hand forward. His hands were shaking as he grabbed Orion's face. The snake that was wriggling behind him suddenly moved into Orion's body.
“Argh!!!”
Orion screamed in pain, as the man took his hands off him, Orion wriggled the sams like a snake before. He squirms in the street holding his head which is very painful.
The pain he felt was many times that of when he used his strength excessively. It felt mixed up, all memories for the sake of memory entered forcibly. Flowing rapidly without regard to balance.
“What the fuck? I thought he was going to tell a story but just show it all away. What exactly did this man do to me!?” shouted Orion.
His heart was pounding unnaturally, and as time passed, Orion felt like he had been swallowed up in the darkness. The lake of memory that some people have.
“Orion Sadawira, yes? A body that shrinks when you rise, perhaps a sign to end the NED.” World
A smile and a good look. At first glance the man's bead of eyes revealed flames blazing within it. The appearance of the man also gradually changed, becoming younger until he stopped at the age of about 20 years.
“Thanks to you, I can release all the memories that have shackled me. Khe, khe, I'm so grateful.”