THE COLD DAD
ZION'S RETALIATION.

And sorenya.. Duke, and his daughter Ravella, return to the Mansion. And so are their two spirits! Jura Dan Zion, and don't forget the Baby Gapi.

Upon arriving at the Mansion, Argus felt the presence of Zion. Without waiting long.. Argus immediately shot away in search of Zion's whereabouts.

On the field, it appeared that Zion was walking in the courtyard of the Mansion.. He paused for a moment, smelling a very thick scent of blood, almost closing in on entering the Mansion area.

From a distance looks Sosok Rog, being on a stretcher with his four friends.he appears to have fainted and unconscious, because the number of fresh blood secretions.

Zion walked closer to the border area of the forest and Mansion, suddenly the figure of Argus appeared and immediately shouted at Zion, expressing his frustration.

Realizing the presence of Argus, who was filled with anger. Zion pretended to be deaf, ignoring her junior. And after Argus was satisfied to vent his frustration. Zion, start talking to her.

"Have you finished chirping..?" his tanyanya mocked Argus.

Noticing Zion's expression, Argus immediately cursed in annoyance. "Damn you Senior! I'm scolding you, you know, aren't you listening to me, huh..? Don't tell me your hearing's going deaf??" chirps Argus, looking annoyed at him.

Hearing the rattles from Argus, next to Zion's eyebrows raised up. "We'll talk later, about my delay! And can you go.. Don't bother me right now, I'm busy!" zion said, reasoned. Because he feels uncomfortable with the presence of Argus who continues to stick to him.

And suddenly there was a very pungent fishy smell piercing the nose of Argus, and Zion. The scent grew stronger, but, because Zion already knew that the smell came from Rog's blood! So he just kept quiet. While Argus, berbelekeluk make one of Zion's eyebrows raised up.

"Hemzs.. Hemz.. Hemz.. Isn't this the smell of blood? Whose blood is this?" he said sniffing while looking for the origin of the direction of the smell.

Zion, who was sighing, immediately answered Argus' curiosity. "Heah.. It was the blood of the Son of the Goddess." he said.

"Huh.." shocked Argus, upon hearing Zion's reply. Argus was in disbelief, and then he saw Zion's seriousness staring far away. Argus follows the direction of Zion's view, which is looking at the route leading into the forest.

From that direction, it appeared that some spare Soldiers came out from the thickets. Behind him followed several others.

Some carried Rog's equipment while hunting, and some others, were stretchering Rog's unconscious body. While some of them bring their hunting.

Seeing the Second Spirit approaching them! The soldiers immediately stopped lowering all the items and also lowered the palanquin down carefully.. And salute both of them.

"Your Majesty Zion, Your Majesty Argus." said the twenty young soldiers, bowing their heads respectfully.

"Hem.. What's going on, until this kid can get hurt?" asked Zion to approach Rog who was lying unconscious.

They also reported the chronology of events, when they were in the forest.. Someone chosen as team leader, answering Zion's questions.

"When we were busy hunting in the forest, we suddenly lost His Majesty Rog. And all frantically searching for Rog's missing whereabouts. Then we scattered through all areas of the forest to enter the bottom of the valley that we had never entered before.

Around the valley, we found Rog unconscious with his clothes filled with fresh blood. His shoulder had a deep bite wound.

We've done the initial prevention, by bandaging his wound and concocting the herbs we know and smearing around his shoulder.

But nevertheless.. The wound seemed to reject the potion we gave. seeing no reaction changes to the wound..! And his body condition is getting weaker.

So we decided to stop the hunting drill, and, soon, return to the Mansion. However, we do not know what has happened to him..! Until it causes Rog to be like this, Your Majesty." said the Team Leader, telling in detail.

No one knows! what hurt Rog. Zion and Argus approached the stretcher, curious, and Argus opened a bandage on his shoulder.

"Good work." praise Zion, because they prefer to go back, and care about the state of his friend.

"This is a bite from a wolf" said Argus, as he opened the cloth that covered the wound.

As he looked at the large and extremely deep bite scar, Zion instantly knew, if the scent came from the Wolf Spirit Race. Zion was annoyed, because someone dared to enter her territory and attack her people.

"Put off.. I will heal him." Zion told Argus, Hearing Zion's words, Argus had his doubts.. However, all that changed after seeing what happened.

Arguspun immediately pulled over giving room for Zion to approach, Zion immediately blew Pure Eve, on Rog's wound. And noticed by others.

After she finished blowing Pure Eve.. Rog's wounds slowly began to shrink and recover, then disappeared like he had never been injured at all.

The young Warriors were surprised by the sight, they did not expect that the Spirit belonged to their Master! It can heal wounds.

Likewise with Argus who also reacted the same as the young Warriors.. Then he immediately spoke his mind.

"Wow.. Since when can you heal a Senior??" he looked towards Zion.

Zion ignores Argus' words and tells the Soldier.. "Take him back to the dorm. And one of you comes with me, show me the Valley you spoke of earlier." he ordered curiously.

"Ready Your Majesty." Said one of the men who acted as Team Leader, While the others, immediately went to bring back their hunting results, and lifted the stretcher.

Meanwhile.. A look of anger that Zion was suppressing, appeared on the surface of her face. Zion told Argus.

"You stay here.. Do your duty because the Master has returned, if he knows you are relaxing, and how to proceed from your duty. It will definitely add many times over into a few months. Heheh." said Zion warned, with a grin.

Argus who had just regained consciousness, immediately patted his own eel. "Plac! Oh, my God, I almost forgot about Master! Thank you for reminding me Senior. Then I go first, don't tell Master if I stop by here huh, hihi.." he muttered instantly disappeared.

"A young soldier smiled at Argus' reaction, while Zion was serious again." 'Good, only in that way can I throw him away from me. Otherwise, he would definitely force to come along under the pretext of being bored.

I will punish the Wolves who dare to enter my territory! Very presumptuous.., how dare he attack the Son, Nak Dewi.' he thought with a sculpted look upset. "Let's go, and show me the way!" fierce command.

"Okay, Your Majesty." The man walked first, ahead of Zion. To show him the way.

...🌸****🌸****🌸****🌸****🌸...

"Inside the Mansion, Ravella and Duke.. Sitting in the Gazebo. Enjoy the atmosphere of Afternoon, while Tea time with his daughter. He took the tea that was still warm, then sipped slowly while watching his daughter who was playing with her Piara.

Ravella chases the butterflies near the garden around the Gazebo.. He ran merrily with Gapi, both of them laughing happily.

From a distance there was a cry from Gapi. "Goddess.. This is the Goddess.. The butterflies are changing places." said Gapi.

"Heheh.. Let's get the butterflies, Gapi..!" ravella said passion.

"Well.." so did Gapi, who seemed very happy to be playing with Ravella.

Duke also smiled knot, presented with the beautiful scenery. He also slowly began to accept the existence of Gapi, on the side of his daughter. He never again disturbed Gapi.

Seeing how affectionate and so protective his daughter towards the pet.. If Gapi loses for a while, his daughter will panic in search of the whereabouts of Gapi. So did Gapi, as if the feelings of the two had been divided to protect each other.

*Flashback*

The Duke who had regained consciousness because of the movement of his daughter.. Pretending to sleep, and listening to the conversation.

"Crackle.. Crackle.."

"Heah.. Wh-what's that?" ravella took a few steps back, surprised.

"Hehehe... It's me Goddess. I'm sorry I surprised you! Afterwards, while I was asleep, suddenly there was the sound of the footsteps of the Goddess Father.. So I quickly went down and hid here.

The Goddess' father is too creepy to deal with." he admitted innocently. Ravella laughed at the reply of her beloved animal.

"Chiwiii.. It's okay, Papi, I won't eat you. Dad is actually very nice, it's just that he's too prestige to show his gentleness. So you don't have to be afraid anymore okay.

"really!? If the Goddess says so, fine. I will try to expose Father Goddess, If I will always accompany you and protect you Goddess." she said confidently.

"Hem.. Hem.. Funny baby! Fine I'm so proud of you. Let's prove to Dad, if we can protect each other and not what Dad thinks." he said excitedly.

"Emh.." he nodded, and the two went out. Leaving his father asleep.

The lazy Duke opened his eyes.. Smiling at the babble of her little princess, and her pet. They both sound so funny and adorable.

*Flashback Ends.*

When he was focused on watching both.. Suddenly Rabarus says, if he comes up with a mission to protect his daughter, and all her loved ones.

'I can't imagine, what if my cute Daughter, suddenly became an Adult and left me..! If I could stop time, I wouldn't want times like this to go away and pass.

Haah, Arabella, if only you were here with me, and see how beautiful and funny our daughter is. Surely my life will be even more perfect and our little family will be more complete with your presence by my side, and our daughter.' she thought drifting in daydreams.

The duke was sitting leaning against his chin, on one hand. Staring straight at Ravella and Gapi who were running after the beautiful butterflies.

Not felt, there were tears falling inundated wetting both of his cheeks.. Ravella, who had finished playing, came back to the Father. And he was surprised when he found his father was moping, drenched in tears.

He immediately approached Lannox, who was drowning in his long daydream, imagining their little family.. While playing around Gazebo, the three ran to each other in the park.

"Haha... Get ready I'll catch you both!!" said Duke.. Making a spooky face.

"aaah.. Mother Daddy's terrible! Quick ma'am.. We have to hide." said little Ravella pulling her mother's hand.

"Haha.. Yes, honey, let's run.. Save yourself my daughter." Arabella told Ravella. Because he's been caught by the Duke.

"Hahaha I got you my wife! You're caught." said the Duke immediately hugged Arabella from behind and kissed her throat, then held Arabella's waist and raised her high with both her burly hands."

"Ah... Stop Lan.. It's too high." Arabella yelled spoiled.

Lannox laughed happily and circled around and pulled Arabella back into her arms, and held her tighter, while tucking the smooth white recess of her neck.

Arabella laughs amusedly.. Then running away, after which the Duke again ran after his wife and his daughter who ran small avoiding his catch. And they played happily..

Seeing the reaction of my father.. Who does not realize his presence! Makes Ravella feel full. When he found his father's tears, flowing down his cheeks.

'Are you thinking about Mom again...!? she must have missed Mom so much?' Ravella lowered her gaze on the green grass. The beautiful face of her mother, back in memory.

Don't want to get too late with his longing.. He quickly awakened his father. "Ayaaah." she cried softly, caressing her father's head gently.

Feeling a soft, warm touch lay in her silver hair.. Duke was immediately slapped by reality, he immediately realized from the wandering daydream. Until making it instantaneous, realize the reality.

"My daughters! When were you here?" His words that had just come to a realization, when he saw the beautiful smile of his daughter, were already in front of him.

The gapi who had only been silent since.. Looking at it from afar, it seemed a bit confused by the sight. He just kept watching the two.

Hearing her father's words, Ravella was silent and advanced even closer while wiping away the tears that flooded her father's handsome face..

Then he immediately embraced Lannox, who was also surprised by the actions taken by his daughter. "Dad must have missed Mom a lot, didn't she!!" she said softly, sounding soft as if she wanted to cry.

Lannox remained silent, and merely hugged her Daughter tightly, without saying anything, and the tears that had dried up, now fell on her back. And again the voice of his daughter.

"I miss Mom too...! So you don't cry anymore, 'cause Ravel is so sad!!!!" and the little boy's tears fell, because all the memories of the original Ravella, had fused with him. And he recalled his mother's warm embrace, while in a dream.

This memory, made him so long for the warm embrace of the Mother, which he had never felt so far, since he was born into the world.

The two hugged each other tightly, and were silent in deep sorrow, which only the two of them understood, until the sun was swallowed by the darkness, enjoying the silence of togetherness.

Jura who saw from a distance.. Not wanting to disturb the two, he simply gave the code to Gapi. To let the two spend time together.

Gapi followed Jura obediently, he left the two who looked equally to let out tears of sadness, while remembering the late Wife and Mother. It's Arabella.

Realizing his sleeping daughter, Duke wakes up from his seat.. And walked while holding his sleeping daughter.

He walked slowly down the hill, and towards the bridge while looking at the Moon, enjoying the beauty of the night, and embracing the Fruit of the Heart in his warm embrace.

She kissed her daughter with affection, which she never gave when Ravella was a baby. Feelings of regret, guilt, feelings of affection, feelings of love, to the fear of loss.

All mixed together into one, in the heart and memory of the young Duke.. Only Nature is a silent witness. Tears that flow in silence.

Jura and Gapi leave the Gazebo, allowing time to calm the two human children, who are in the thick of deep sorrow.

***

Rabatus.

While In the Mana Zone.. Rabarus stayed behind to monitor the progress of the Spirits still in the Evolutionary Process.

Rabarus stared intently, and acted protectively at the Five Eggs. He stood by the window, folding his hands back. While muttering in the heart.

'Hem.. After Roya, it is now under Gira.. Both are among the fastest among the others. After they are done evolving, I should start seriously with the training of those five children.

No more playing.. Besides protecting the Goddess Empress..! this is also one of the most important missions, which my Majesty has commanded me. I can't delay it any longer..!

Because time goes on, in the next three know. Before the third Spring! The children must be able to master new skills. Which corresponds to the character and ability in their respective fields.

According to the story of Jura.. If the next three years, your Majesty will be present to see their development directly. And, I must prove that I have been of use to him. So that He would not regret having chosen me.' he thought contemplating everything that would happen.