Sign of the Zodiac: Aries
[Sign 1: Aries] Travel
Anaru nodded slowly, then lifted his clothes slightly, revealing his stomach muscles that looked strong and tight. There is also a symbol of his manipulative chakra that appeared recently. The princess who saw the symbol then knelt respectfully to him, followed by the uluwero in the room. They knelt down and bowed before Anaru. Anaru hurriedly shrugged Princess Aroha's shoulders, preventing her from prostrating for longer.
“Please stand up, Princess. I am still an ordinary shepherd. You are the chief of this tribe, it should be me who saluted,” said Anaru while helping the princess to rise up.
“Pardon us, for having committed abusive acts in the past. After seeing the zodiac sign, I believe that you will bring peace in this tribe,” said Princess Aroha still sounded respectful.
“Before I wanted to admit what I did. A few days ago I fought with some uluwero who tried to catch me. They have died at my hands. One of them is Kaharap,” said Anaru while bowed.
“The Kaharap family deserves punishment. They brought an army of uluwero into the dead forest and caused many of its members to die from kinokambe activities without my permission. Some of the surviving uluwero came back to me and told me about it. They're trying to catch you at the risk of many lives. I'm not going to punish you for the incident because you certainly did it in self-defense. Besides you are also an Aries Zodiac Warrior, the pride of the Khitai tribe.
“It is precisely what I will punish is the Kaharap family. They turned out to convert the false Elders and cast the original Tribal Elders into exile in the dead forest. You don't have to worry about their families because I have imprisoned them all,” explained Princess Aroha.
Anaru heaved a sigh of relief. It turns out that the business here is also done well. He was quite sure that Ngaio must have contributed to the revelation of facts about the Kaharap family. Princess Aroha would not easily believe it if there were not enough competent informants like Ngaio.
It seems like all the affairs in the Khitai tribe have been settled well. It was time for Anaru to go to the main plain. In addition to finding other Zodiac Fighters, he must also go to the Kingdom to introduce himself as an Aries Zodiac Fighter. Later the kingdom would give him the blessing to be crowned as the First Zodiac Fighter in Luteria.
Finally, after receiving the blessing of Princess Aroha, Anaru returned to meet Airyung. He did not want to stay in the village. Even so, Ngaio seemed to have a lot of things he wanted to convey to Anaru before the young man actually left.
“Anaru, are you done?” sapa Airyung so saw Anaru coming to Ngaio's house.
“Already. We leave today as well Airyung. Take me to the Kingdom,” said Anaru.
Airyung nodded in understanding, then released the burden of Tsagan from his moorings.
“Can we talk for a moment, Anaru?” ask Ngaio to interrupt.
Airyung who saw it was quite responsive. “I will wait for you in front of the village gate,” said Airyung trying to give time to the two of them.
Anaru nodded in agreement.
“That has happened let it happen, Ngaio. I know you must have had a lot of consideration back then. And I know that Kaharap is also pressuring you. You have no choice. Instead I thank you, because you have helped me a lot lately, including by conveying honesty about the family to Princess Aroha,” said Anaru sincerely.
Ngaio could no longer hold back his tears. He also began to break.
“Do you really have to go now? Can't we get back together like we were before?” ask Ngaio in the middle of his stuffing.
Anaru looked at Ngaio sadly. He used to love Ngaio with all his heart. And the various events that they have been through are not easy. Even so, his feelings of love have now turned into a more universal feeling of love. He loved Ngaio as much as his own family. Therefore, maybe Anaru could not repay the feelings of Ngaio who still wanted him as a lover. But Anaru still felt sad because of that.
“Ngaio, you're a good girl. One day you will find a life partner who can love you and make you happy. I must leave you at this time, Ngaio. But our friendship, and our memories I always carry with me wherever I go,” said Anaru as he wiped away Ngaio's tears.
The girl hugged Anaru. Farewell hug. I don't know if they can meet again or not. But Ngaio still wants to remember Anaru as a kind-hearted young man who once filled his heart.
“Are you done?” airyung asked after seeing Anaru come out from the village gate.
Anaru nodded slowly. “I'm ready. Let's go,” said Anaru.
Airyung smiled thinly. After his journey for months, passing through various obstacles to sail the Canawallan ocean, he has now met the person he was looking for. Airyung had never felt this grateful before. It seems that his whole life goal has been achieved. And he was really happy because the person he had been looking for all this time was Anaru, a brave young man who had a soft heart.
Now his journey back to the main continent is no longer full of uncertainty. He has completed his mission. Now he lives to protect the Zodiac Warrior to complete his duties. Satisfied, Airyung also brought Anaru venturing into the wide world.
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