Sapphire City's
Chapter 15: The Dance Theatre Full of Blood and Knives

Mirna's car stopped on the sari park street, behind Bandung's most famous campus building. As per the information, the location they will go to is the building behind the campus which is usually used for various events including graduation events. As the car drove towards the building, the uncomfortable atmosphere made the entire car feel tense. Not even hesitant of them having prepared weapons from the beginning just in case.

            Mirna

            A girl's voice rang out from Mirna's headset.

            “what's Dinda?” Ask Mirna.

            Drone signals capture 4 empty gems inside the building. One of them is on the 2nd floor outside the building and the rest.

            “dalam ya?” guess Mirna.

            Yes, besides that, the drone sensor also captures there is a life figure inside. Matical

            “quantity?” Ask the man beside Mirna, in the middle of holding the steering wheel of the car.

            There are three, they are Territorial.

            “information we got they're not just any Matis, what do you think Deren?”

            A young man named Deren is still focused on driving his car down the road that is not flat to the parking lot.

            “entahlah, which is clearly the mission this time as much as possible mini to minimize the use of long-range weapons, in addition” Deren glanced at the middle glass beside the top rudder, and, there are men and women in the back seat “Lia quite brave also send four people for A” level missions

            “though once he has given us, each gem Sapphire” said Mirna

            “that means, each of us will take care of each empty gem one by one” Deren continued.

            The car was parked not far from the building. Mirna noticed a building that is usually always crowded used for various events, but now seems scary and nagging. If only there was an event, there would be many human statues here.

            Deren picked up a few knives, then he put them on his waist, both hands wearing gloves whose joints were fitted with small iron. One Handgun is left-gloved. Mirna, just carrying a sword and some bombs, don't forget the flashlight for lighting.

            Deren, as the team leader, ordered one of the men to go to the second floor through the outside stairs near the security guard post. The plan that Deren made was that only three people enter the building, one more person taking care of the empty jewels on the 2nd floor. Although not detected matis on the second floor, still have to be vigilant, sometimes there are some Matis that can not be detected sensos drone.

            All preparations are complete. The three Front Line members entered the building. The other female members advanced first ahead of Deren and Mirna. He opened the entrance from the side, the door opened wide slowly, there was nothing to welcome them, there was only the darkness of the room without any lights.

            Lobby hallway, the path is a semicircle. There is nothing in this world, so silent without life. The three Front Line entered along with a feeling of anxiety, their eyes never stopped staring around, because they did not know the figure that would ambush them. Moreover, the members of the Front Line who before they did the investigation never once saw the figure of the occupants of this place.

            “Dinda can you estimate who their leader is?” Ask Deren.

            I'm not sure Deren. Dinda sounded doubtful about it even though they had drawn their figure on the screen, but their size was even high and just the look, even though only drawn the color of the temperature. Exactly the same, indistinguishable.

            “ada possibility they are twins” Deren said

            Deren can't be sure if the matis he will face twins or not, if Dinda alone can't predict who the leader, what about himself. even Mirna, who is usually never nervous on a mission, only this time was nervous. The lack of information about this place, makes them have to bet on what happens later and how the matis figure they face later.

            Mirna and the others had circled the hallway of the building lobby, there was nothing suspicious, Cuman their problem was, the location of the empty jewel, the location of the building, too flashy and easy to find. Including the members of Front Line on the second floor, he had already found an empty gem from Deren's team.

            This was too easy, even for Mirna though, even though she could currently transfer the sapphire's first light on the empty gem right now, she blurted out the intention, because it's too easy. This must be a trap.

            Deren asks Dinda to mark the first point blank, he does not want to take the risk at this time. The most important thing is to find the matis leader first. It's too dangerous if they act now.

            One place has not been explored Deren and his team, the auditorium, where seminars are always held. If there is no lobby, there is only one place.

            Deren glanced at the twin doors in front of him, the doors leading to the auditorium. Her feelings say ‘they're in’.

            “Deren ayo” Mirna arrived at Deren's position, as well as another member.

            Deren glanced one by one at the faces of the two of them. Both are ready for bad odds. He also doesn't want to take much time. The longer here it feels the more crowded.

            Deren opened the door of the auditorium room with both hands. The dark atmosphere enveloped the auditorium there was nothing inside, other than the red chairs facing the stage. The arrangement of the chairs is like propped up from top to bottom, the shape of a chair like a chair in a cinema without a place to drink, can not be calculated how many seats, the total number of seats, and so on, clearly this room can accommodate more than 50 people, not the first chair on the second floor.

            Each of them scattered, looking for clues, though nothing could be found in this sensitive darkness. But there's one weird thing in here. The whole chair was not folded, everything was wide open. Waiting for someone to sit down.

            Mirna, who was walking closest to the stage, found a white piece of paper that read red.

...The show will start soon....

... ...

            Mirna showed off her findings to Deren.

            “we follow their game” Deren's orders.

            At first Deren's orders startle everyone, but he explains that he is wanted until when you won't see him, the only way to find Matis is that they have to follow their game.

            “you sit far apart” Deren's orders.

            Mirna sat in the front second row near the stage, Deren again behind by the wall, while the other female member, she sat in the middle.

            There was nothing after they sat down, even the effect was still spooky. But the stage spotlights lit up, highlighting below it. Three dancers.

            “Dinda does the electricity here turn on?” Ask Deren.

            No, I didn't catch any electricity from the building's generator. Answer Dinda.

            The three dancers hit a white silk dress like a dress to cover the sleeveless legs, each waist tied to a dancer's shawl with different colors, gold, red, green. Lastly the three wore golden crowns, besides they were like beautiful dancers with long black hair. Their dance is really weak, even though they are playing traditional dance.

            None of the three front lines were fascinated by the dance, including Deren who put on a serious face as if waiting.

            The tiny hands of the dancer hold each end of the shawl strand, one of which is pulled up another one down, then they spin. There is no gamelan song that accompanies them, only deaf silence. The legs are moving slowly and gently, followed by the sweet movements of both hands, the three dancers seemed to dance like a professional.

            Mirna's hands were trembling, holding both seats. The temptations of the dancers are so strong, if the front line is still lay on this mission, they will immediately die on the spot.

            Their dance stopped, the golden-legged dancer sitting in front of the two dancers standing behind her. The sense of temptation that enveloped Mirna and the others instantly faded away. The two dancers who stood on the cleavage retreated into the darkness, leaving the dancers shawled in gold. When she was alone on stage, gently like a daughter she stood with her head lowered.

            Mirna's heart raced, a sense of tension not because it enveloped her, this unusual feeling she had never felt since the battle began.

            Slowly the dancer held her head forward, she showed off her beautiful face like an untarnished sea pearl. From her pretty face she immediately tilted her head to the left followed by a wide smile that made anyone who saw her want to run away from her.

            The floodlight's off, there's no light. Even the flashlight can't be turned on.

            Mirna's hand slowly grabbed the sword by the waist, sweat pouring out, this was already not from the show. Deren remained focused around him not to let his guard down, even in the dark without a single lamp, but they had all been trained for this condition.

            “SIMPLE YOU!”

            Mirna took off the sword, fitting the dancer right in front of him with a knife. If Deren doesn't yell…..

            The dancer was so strong, that Mirna had resisted her attack with her sword, but she was so strong.

            “you're ready!”

            Deren threw an exorbitant light bomb, as soon as a bright light enveloped the entire auditorium. It's a chance for Mirna to strike back, she's strangling the dancer until her knife falls. The dancer screamed in pain.

            “now turn on the lights!”

            Deren ordered an outsider to turn on half the auditorium lights. During this time the male member who was ordered to the second floor not only to go to the location of the empty gem, but he also had to go to the place of the generator segaligus secretly he had to turn on some lights in the auditorium.

            Although the entire lighting of the city of Bandung turned pitch black, it does not mean that electricity became a field completely, in some places it must have a generator.

            Auditorium lights are not all but enough to illuminate the entire room. The figure of the three dancers is seen under the light of the lamp, although they are still wearing the same clothes as before. Their faces, all beautiful like pearls, turned pale, dark and blackened.

            “Dark Face Sisters” says Deren.

            If we face the Dark Face Sisters, it is difficult to distinguish which is the leader, said Dinda.

            “ya, like their twin brothers are very compact” said Deren “so there is no time to find who the leader is, we finish the three of them off alligus”

            According to Deren's orders, the three Front lines immediately split up and prepared to attack the Dark Face Sisters.

            Mirna ran towards one of the Dark Face Sister green-clad, a sword ready in her right hand. Dark Face Sister still covered her face with both hands of her. Mirna was right near the sipenari he pointed his sword sky ready to slash, from behind both hands an eye stared intently at him followed by the sound of laughter echoing. Mirna felt her entire body collapse instantly.

            Not only did she feel, Deren and the other female Front line also felt this tremendous pressure. In the third laughter the dancing disappeared in the shadows but their laughter did not disappear.

            Mirna also wanted Deren could not stand, lifting one leg was difficult. It was as if the ground was trying to dance to them or the world felt heavy.

            Gravity field!, Dark Face Sisters can control gravity! Dinda screamed in panic.

            “Sial!, I have never heard of any matis that can control gravity” complained Mirna.

            “we all already know that the matis must have abilities beyond reason, but this is beyond the estimate” added Deren.

            There was nothing they could do but try to hold on and watch out for the next drag, though, but the sound of their echoing laughter made them confused as to where the sisters actually were. Just let him up to the point of finding their location.

            Deren glanced at Mirna, the girl trying her best to get up, but the weight of the earth rejected that intention. Until the face was soaked in sweat, there was no change.

            “MIRNA!” Deren gave the code to Mirna,

            The meaning of the code, even if it is risky. But this is the only way to get entangled from the gravitational field. If it takes too long, one by one of them could die.

            Mirna's hand, though heavy, grabbed a grenade in the back of her waist. Slowly he took off the key to the grenade. With all her might Mirna threw a grenade into the middle of the auditorium audience seat. The grenade exploded. Make what's near him crash, including Mirna and friends. Sisters did not escape the effects of the explosion, their originally invisible figure, becoming visible. Among them were injured for sure because someone was standing near the location of the grenade exploded.

            The effect of the gravitational field disappeared due to the explosion. Deren took advantage of this condition, he jumped from chair to chair, although his left hand was injured due to the explosion but it did not matter. He has to finish his job. Right at Deren's target was the dancer in red, she didn't move because she was hurt. Deren clenched his hands tightly. The dancer apparently realized that Deren was heading towards her.he retreated backwards to avoid Deren. But Deren was even faster, his wide jumps made it easier for him to go fast while running around the ranks of the chairs.

            Deren's last jump immediately shot towards the dancer, the dancer had not had time to disappear, Deren's fist quickly hit the belly of the dancer until he bounced to the floor.

            The other two dancers suddenly reacted.

            Deren you're boxing. That's leader. Dinda reports to Deren.

            “the leader is more sloppy than I thought”

            As the leader was defeated, the remaining sisters became depressed as if they were at a loss as to what to do.

            As this was a golden decision, Deren ordered the Front Line to finish off the rest.

            The three sisters were defeated, even the four empty gems had lit up into sapphire gems, the resulting bright color could even penetrate the wall, the lights from the bulb were defeated by it.

            “I have to report if there is a matis that has gravity control capability” Deren complained.

            “it feels like not fair” said Mirna “we can only rely on what we have, but they have abilities like magic”

            “eatya it strategy and benefit what is around us that's what it takes”

            But all this time, the matis who have special abilities are only A and S rank, said Dinda.

            Deren and the others returned to their cars to rest waiting for the members of the Defensive Front line to top the defense system here. Thinking about the fight already made him quite defeated, they could make it as long as a grenade bomb, that's all. Then either luck or coincidence, Mirna threw a bomb right at the location of the leader. Maybe if it wasn't the leader the battle would become even more difficult.

            Under this dark starless sky, there are still many areas of Bandung city that have not glowed blue, of course there are still many matis that they have not defeated.[]