
Rainforest - Frontier of the Afreda Region
It rained down from the sky for more than an hour. The smell of soil in the forest rattled up to make a sense of comfort in Marni's heart.
He saw rain coming from the window of his room. Marni thought she would stay in a cave or spend the night in a tree. It turned out that there was a hidden headquarters in the heart of the rainforest built by the Arkhaya clan.
Slowly with the accompaniment of the sound of rain plus seduction spoiled cold air Marni began to feel drowsiness. He finally gave up on falling asleep in the warm embrace of the blanket.
Without Marni realizing it she entered into a dream. He sat down with a big tree on the hillside. As far as he looked, there he could see the huge rocks and the blue sea from where he sat.
"Beautiful right?" whispered someone in his left ear.
"Aah!" Marni reflex turned her head straight at him. He felt familiar with the figure in front of him. But, where he once met her.
"Madiana?"
"Hi, Marni, nice to meet you."
"Ah, I-I have to meet you too..."
They sat in silence for some time until Mariana tried to open a conversation with Marni, "there are so many things I want to say to you, that I am in your dream. But, before that do you have any questions for me?"
"It's a dream?" question Marni back because she still does not believe what she saw. Seeing Marni's stupid expression made Mariana laugh.
"Ekhm. Dreamlike. Of course it's a dream" replied Mariana.
"You remember how you came into this world? Remember the Ring that sucked you? I gave the ring to you before you left the orphanage first." Mariana recalled the innocent little figure of Marni. The sly little elf who chattered merrily when she said that she found her parents.
"Grandmother Rahayu? You you?"
"Hey, even though my form looks like a woman in her 20s but I am old, Young man.hehehehe.." said Mariana while remembering the memories of her youth.
"People in Afreda called me the genius of Arkhaya. Coupled with immortal cultivation and magic talent with the infinite mana of the descendants of the Arkhaya clan made me very famous. Unfortunately, I was bored because there was nothing interesting on this continent until one day I came across an ancient laboratory that researched about artifacts that made us not only able to teleport but also able to do time travel. Can you guess the continuation of my story?" tanya Mariana tested Marni's listening skills.
"You're a time traveler?" sahut Marni was as if trying to understand the situation.
"Thank you for taking care of me but why did you give me that strange ring that sucked my soul? You're really sincere about taking care of me?" marni asked suspiciously at Mariana.
"Hey! I'm sincere! Really am. I gave you the ring so I could know if you were in danger or not. You think with that stupidity of yours and the cunning of the Sutejo family, where you're still intact and still safe?" mariana said while stabbing Marni's eel then she continued to complain again.
"Remember when you want the physics olympics? Rania accidentally put sleeping pills in your dinner and then she opened your window and took your blanket. If I hadn't closed your window and taken your blanket back. Then who? Huh!"
"Not only that, your party dress, your homework, those trivial things. You think they're letting your life rest easy?This kid..."
"Yes, you know that you're not exactly a switched princess, but your father traded you on purpose. She took the whole baby with her seeds to the orphanage where you were raised. How are you afraid now to know that they are your brothers? Huh! There's another one that makes me shake my head. The fact that your father also hired a hit man to get you in an accident. Damn it, I can prevent it but you are in an accident by yourself. Really stupid kid. It's in vain that this grandmother takes care of you. Well, my head hurts when I remember it.." complained Mariana while holding her forehead pretending to have a headache.
"It's a dream how can a headache," Marni said as she glanced cuefully.
"Hey, you're this. Truly a disobedient grandson!" mariana shouted while clamoring at Marni's eel.
"Aww hurts! Stop over. Cease to. Hey, okay I'm sorry.." complained Marni until finally Mariana took off Marni and they sat quietly while enjoying the breeze that hit.
"I continue the story. Do you still want to listen?" mariana asked who was answered nodding by Marni.
"At that time, I couldn't help you. My manaku ran out because it was suddenly dragged into my world and cornered by the genocidal attacks of the aristocrats and the royal family. I was forced to use forbidden light magic. Of course, the fee my soul will never be able to get back into my body. Finally, I brought you here instead. You also die in the modern world."
"You! Marianas!"
"Hey.don't be angry. This dream will be over soon. I used all my remaining strength to enter your dreams. After this I will disappear from this world unless you make a contract with me with the blood of the Arkhaya clan flowing within that body. If you think you still need me, we can do the contract but if it doesn't mean now I'll say goodbye."
"May your life be happy this time, Mar--" Marian's speech was cut short by Marni's screams.
"Shut up!!! Who said I'd let you die in peace! Just yummy! Who involved me with all this??? Wh who? and now you want to escape?!!!" marni shouts hysterically as she recalls the days she spent as Mariana a fugitive of the kingdom.
"Let's make a contract now!"
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