The Eternal War Kasarewang
University of Drestha (2)

The announcement from Adi draws Harsa back to reality. “Here?” tanyanya could not believe it.

Contrary to Harsa's scheme of what is ‘gerbang universistas’, they are not the only ones who are in that cave. Some of the other kasarewangs walked in groups. One of them touched the crystal and put a physis into it, then they all walked into the darkness of the cave and disappeared. Harsa looked at her brother who rarely smiled.

“Wah, it's been a long time. I'm nostalgic.” Adi said while putting his physis into the crystal. “Come in.”

Harsa's back shuddered as she walked into the darkness of the cave, but she believed in Adi who was more experienced. Once inside the dark part of the cave, Harsa gasped. His senses were immediately attacked by contradictory information. A bright light emanated from above the cloudless sky. The moist atmosphere of the cave turned into a scorching hot scorch of the sun.

In front of him, a neatly cut grassy field spread wide. On that field, some Kasarewang were chatting, practicing their magic, and some were playing flying skateboards. Far in plain sight, a huge castle made of corals stood. The castle was covered by a wall that was also composed of dead rocks. The wall forms a rectangular box surrounding the University of Drestha building. Behind that wall of coral, stood pine trees whose height even exceeded that of the wall.

“Specifically today, Drestha University is open to the public, so that family and friends can deliver students who will stay in the dormitory.” Adi said. “So it's crowded. Usually alumni alone cannot enter.”

“Wahh. Are we really indoors in space?” harsa asked as she felt the wind caress her cheek.

Adi's forehead is wrinkled. “What? Naw. The spell contained in the crystal was different from my portable apartment spell. Rather than changing the space that already exists in space, the spell creates a new space and a new dimension specifically for the University of Drestha.”

“So we are not at the edge of the spirit world?” ask Aster.

“We're still there, but it's not like there's an extra dimension in that cave.” Clearly Adi while starting to walk towards the castle.

As they walked into the building, there was always one group who stopped doing their activities to glance at Adi, Harsa, and Aster, before finally whispering amongst themselves. Harsa's back stiffened seeing such behavior. He saw Aster worried, but the girl just looked down. He ignored everything that happened and focused on the road to the university building.

After re-registering, Aster got one plate for the size of buttons that became ‘kunci’ from his dorm. On the second floor to the left of the castle, they entered the crowded part of the princess dormitory filled with families of Drestha University students. The dormitory section is a large hall space filled with cabinets containing cubes made of the same metal material as ‘kunci’ Aster.

They looked for cubes that were numbered according to Aster's room, 202. The ten-inch-sized cube was on a two-marked cupboard shelf on the second shelf. After Harsa noticed, inside the box was an agate that held the mantra of the other spatial decrees.

Adi took Aster's ‘kunci’ room and put it in a round slot at the top of the cube. “This box works so that no one can activate the spell towards your room carelessly. There is a spell in this box that prevents the physis from flowing.” Adi Clear. “To ‘open’ your room door, you must put this ‘key’ to the top side of this box, then you can put physis into it.”

As he explained, Adi put his own physis into the slab of the box. A colorful mosaic door opened from inside the cube's box. Entering the colorful mosaic door, they arrive at a portable apartment similar to Adi's, only slightly smaller.

“Lumayan also.” Harsa said she was stinging.

That's when the two brothers looked at each other. “I just realized you need to eat.” Adi said while scratching his head. “Uuhh. In the cafeteria many sell drinks that are a collection of physis or elements of it, but. I guess you can not eat it..”.

“I've actually thought about this.” Said Aster while sighing. “I brought a small stove and emergency food. But this way I have to go back and forth to the house to buy groceries.”

Harsa and Adi looked at Aster with pity. Harsa is used to surviving only with physis, but Aster is impossible to digest physis. Aster was the first student at Dresta University who was a human being, so there were no different facilities for him.

Aster instead smiled slanted when pelted with a look of sympathy. “Do not worry, For sure I will find a way to survive.”

Smile back proudly, “Yes, you can definitely. If anything, just contact me.”

“Siap.”

“But honestly I'm worried. Kasarewang likes to ngebully not really kak?” ask Harsa.

“Ngak, coke. If you've been at university usually on cuek, but maybe there are those who don't want to be friends with you.” Adi said honestly.

Aster. “I'm used to being alone, kok.” Aster said as he gave his thumbs up.

Harsa shook her head in worry. "You're this. Is it really okay?"

Aster laughs. He was happy because there were people who really cared about him. "Yes, if you're worried... You quickly graduate and enter the University of Drestha! Come in here, accompany me!"

"Uhh, yeah. I also think that I really need to go to school here." Harsa said doubtfully.

"Don't worry" Adi said as she stared intensely at Aster. "If there's anything, you just contact me. I'll come, all right."

Aster's cheeks lit up red. His eyes immediately searched for another place to look besides Adi's clear blue eyes. Nervously he replied, "I. yes."

Meanwhile, Harsa patted her own eel.