The Eye Of Death
Chapter 1: The Tragedy

My name is Zenon Evander. Commonly called ‘Zen’. I'm 7 years old. I live in a small, well-off family. Mom, dad and me. Maybe this is what is called ‘Family Bahagia’. Right now, I'm on my summer vacation. Our family is planning to take a beach vacation to celebrate my birthday which falls on June 17. For that, my father booked a hotel room for one night on the 16th. We decided to go by car. After a long journey, we finally arrived at the hotel. Mom and I waited in the lobby, and Dad checked in at the reception desk and moved our things to the room. Mom offered her help to me, but I refused. Dad said you shouldn't be too tired. We decided to sit on the sofa provided in the lobby. I got tired of asking my mother for permission to walk around for a while. ”Mother, can I walk around for a while? Can, huh? Yes?” Mom smiled. ”Hmm, I'm afraid you'll be confused looking for us. So better not,” I'm pouting. Waiting here is very boring. “But, if accompanied by mother it may be okay,”

Mom smiled and rubbed my head.

” Yeey,”

I who was excited immediately stood up and tugged at my mother's hand. We started walking around the lobby. I feel happy. I am so happy that I ran. I went towards the small garden in the hotel courtyard and looked inside the bushes. I found a fly trapped by a spider web.

“Zen, don't run around, fear you fall,”

My mother suddenly surprised me.

”So, what are you watching?”

Mom came up to me and saw the fly with me.

“What a pity this fly. I'll help him,”.

I released the fly from the snare of the spider web. Unfortunately, the fly is dead. I felt sad and wanted to bury him. “In your opinion, why did the fly die?” Dad came and surprised me and my mom.

“Dad, don't surprise so,dong,” Complaints mom on dad. For some reason, my parents loved surprises. Maybe they think it's fun.

“Hahaha, sorry, sorry. So what do you think, Zen?”

Dad asked for my answer. I tried to think about answering father's question while burying the fly.

“Hmm, I give up, dad”

“Please don't just give up. Think again,”

I finally obeyed my father and tried to rethink.

“Hmm.., ah! I knew! Maybe he starved when trapped in the cobwebs,”

“Yes, that possibility is also not wrong. You're great to think about it,” Dad smiled and ruffled my hair.

“But, in the end he died because indeed the time of his death has arrived,”

I was confused by father's words. Whatdoes thatmean?

”It seems too difficult to understand. How to explain it, huh? All living beings will one day experience death. When the time of death comes, nature will end her life, however. Like that fly. He had already reached the time of his death, therefore he died. Nature chose to make him die of hunger. This is indeed an elusive thing, but one day you will definitely be able to understand it, Zen,” Although father has explained it, but I still do not understand. I scratched my hair. Mom immediately grabbed my hand.

“Zen, your hands are dirty. Don't scratch your head! Let's quickly wash your hands!” Mom pulled me into the toilet. Mom waited in front of the toilet and I went in to clean my hands. I'm out of the toilet. Mom asked me to show me my hand.

“It's clean. Don't repeat next time, ok?"

“Mother, why did you pull my hand?”

I pouted and felt a bit upset. “Mother is only worried. But it seems like mom is overreacting, huh? I'm sorry, Zen?” I stroked my head and kissed my forehead. I nodded slowly. Dad came to us.

“Because dad is done, how about we go around the neighborhood? Of course with dad's car. Want?” bring mom to me.

The father who had just arrived was surprised by the mother's invitation. Mother blinked her right eye, perhaps to persuade her father to agree to her idea. Dad sighed and smiled. “Alright, we'll go wherever you want,”

The three of us went to the car and started driving around. We saw the culture of the surrounding community, ate at the area's restaurants, and ran around on the beach. Although he suddenly disappeared on the beach, but mom said he had some business, so I believe it. Dad came back and we saw a beautiful sunset from the beach. Do not forget we capture all activities today by taking pictures, starting from the beginning of traveling to the present.

We arrived back at the hotel at 09:00. I began to sleepy carried my father to the room. Mom says she'll catch up, says she's looking for items that fell in the car. “Hey, Zen, are you sure you want to sleep now? Your birthday is 3 hours away, you know,” asked my father.

Hearing that certainly makes me excited, although I still feel sleepy.

“Of course not! Hahahoaamm.., uh! I mean hahaha! I'm still strong awake in 3 hours,”

I got excited again while holding out 3 fingers to show how excited I was. “Are you sure, Zen? If you want to show 3 fingers, then reduce this 1 finger,” my father said with a laugh.

I just realized that I was pointing 4 fingers instead of 3. I laughed embarrassedly.

”Oh, right! I know what can keep you awake,”

I took something in the bag. And it turns out it's a mini portable chess. I feel happy because playing chess is one of my favorites, even though I always lose to my father.

“Alright, Zen, you are white and father is black,”

We put it on the bed, put it together and started playing.

”Lord Zen, welcome to walk first,” said the father in a respectful tone.

“By pleasure, father,”

Of course I should reply to him in a similar tone. I was holding back laughter, because after losing to dad 3 days ago, I had been desperately memorizing a way to win the game with just the 4 steps I found in the Advanced Guidebook of Playing Chess. I started moving and was followed by my father. With confidence I continued step by step, until I finally arrived at the fourth step. Impatiently, I moved my queen to my target.

“Skak mat! Hahaha!”

I feel very satisfied. It feels, my struggle these 3 days is not in vain. Dad looked upset and ruffled his own hair.

“Hahahaha!”

I was shocked and astonished when I saw the father who suddenly laughed. Is this my victory? Why is he laughing?

“You've made a mistake, Zen! You don't notice where dad's horse is! You've been in Dad's trap! ”

I was immediately confused and looked for the location of my father's horse. And how surprised I was to find my queen at the end of my father's ‘L’ track, so that my queen could be eaten by my father's horse.

”Maybe you are too happy because you can already use the way ‘Victory 4 Steps ‘. But unfortunately I knew your steps from the beginning because I read the book too, and I already know how to get rid of it. Too bad, Zen. Maybe you should try harder, ”

I immediately put on a sullen face and turned my face away. I felt annoyed because it felt like I was being fooled.

“Already! I don't want to play anymore!” I complained and took the tv remote.

“Eeehh? Don't be so, dong. Let's play one more game. It might be that this time the game is longer,”

I still don't want to play. The door to our room slowly opened.

“Mother anywhere?” my many.

“Aah, that... oh, right! It is small so it is difficult to find it. Hehe, so sorry yes,”

Hmm, am I the only one who feels mother is suspicious? She blinked her right eye again at me. What exactly is that for? Is that some kind of communication between husband and wife? Because I felt I had found it in one of the books in my house entitled How To Maintain A Healthy Relationship Between Husbands and Wives, even though my father immediately took the book, he said the book was creepy and replaced it with another book. So, which part is creepy? I don't get it.

“Zen, are you playing chess against dad? What if mom helps you? Here's how mom is also a little proficient at playing chess, loh,”

I was excited back. I accepted my mother's offer and played against my father. Sure enough the mother-assisted game lasted quite a long time. After 1.5 hours, my mother and I were defeated by my father.

"Oh, we lost. Sorry, Zen. I can't beat your father. Dad too, at least give us a chance to win" said the mother.

"I'm sorry, I can give up on anything. But not chess,"

sahut father.

"Pfft, what is it? You never change,"

Mom patted dad's shoulder slowly.

"You are the same. Still don't like defeat,"

Dad poked mom's nose. I saw him and could only laugh.

"So, what do you want to do, Zen?"

Dad offers tv and chess remotes. Of course I chose the TV remote because I was tired of playing chess. I watched TV with my mom and dad. I feel like I'm getting sleepy. Without me knowing, I fell asleep.

"Zen, let's get up, otherwise you'll miss it,"

Dad woke me. I was still sleepy, so I kept it quiet. He pulled my hands together and forced me to sit down. I was still half conscious of the confusion and felt a little dizzy.

"Dad, don't wake him up like that. Here, Zen. Drink this first,"

Mom gave me a cup of warm sweet tea. I drank. Looks like my condition is improving a little.

"Sorry, sorry. But Zen is now at 23:50. Which means.your birthday is 10 minutes away!"

Dad put his arm around my shoulder. I just realized it immediately awake and looking forward to the change of day. Our door is on someone's bell.

"It's come apparently,"

Mom opened the door. Thank him and close the door.

"Look, Zen is what you brought,"

Mother showed me a medium-sized cake box.

"This is your birthday cake! Happy birthday to our dear Zenon! Sorry to lie to you. Actually I bought this when we were at the beach. Then she put him to the reception desk and asked the waiter to bring the cake to this room at 23:55. So actually, I never look for things that fall. I'm sorry, Zen,"

Continue with a voice full of joy. I'm nodding. All the drowsiness and dizziness that my head felt instantly disappeared. There was only happiness I felt. Dad's preparing candles on the cake. I looked at the clock and asked my mother to sit with us on the bed. I looked at the clock.

"Alright, there's 1 minute left,"

I can't wait to keep a glass of sweet tea on the table and get back to bed as soon as possible. Mom and Dad count down together.

"10..9.8..7..6..5..4..3..2.1, let's blow out the candle and say your wish inwardly,"

I blew all the candles on the cake one by one. I wish we could stay together forever.

"Happy birthday, our dear Zenon,"

Mother and father congratulated at the same time, followed by alternately kissing the right cheek, left and also my forehead. My father gave me a cake knife, and I cut the cake. I gave it to my mom and dad. We ate the cake while joking. Ahh, I feel like I'm the happiest kid in the whole world. After drinking the tea I finally fell asleep in the midst of my father and mother.

I woke up in the morning. I saw that mom was making tea, coffee and also bread smeared with jam.

"Good morning, Zenon 8. I made bread and tea for you. I put it on the table, yeah,"

Zenon 8's? Whatisit? I also asked that.

"Mother, what does "Zenon 8" mean"?"

Mom approached me and answered my question.

"That means 8-year-old Zenon,"

Mom stroked my head. I started waking up dad. I woke up and drank the coffee on the table. After getting ready, we finally went to play on the beach. We swam, played sand, and other fun things.

We sat together under the beach umbrella. Someone approached us and offered to go around on a boat. At first we were hesitant because soon we were planning to go home, but because the man insisted we finally relented and followed his will. Mom couldn't come because she was tired, so it was just me and Dad who were on the boat. Before leaving, I checked the weather forecast and it was said that it would be sunny all day. Because we were convinced, we continued our journey.

There were 6 other passengers. We met the other passengers.

After waiting for a while, finally the engine of the ship was turned on and the ship sped off. The ship began to move away from the beach until finally the beach was not visible. We talked to other passengers. Dad then asked me to talk.

"So how is it today? What's fun?"

"Yes, of course,"

"Then the day after tomorrow you should be ready to learn martial arts at uncle's place again. Ready it?"

"Ahh, that's exhausting,"

I laughed and ruffled my hair. It has been 5 months that I attended martial arts training held by a friend of my father who said he was a soldier. And to be honest, it's all very tiring, even though I like it because I look like a hero in the movie.

In the middle of the journey, suddenly the sky turned dark. The wind was blowing and the rain started to fall. Looks like there's going to be a storm. The ship's nahkoda tried to turn the ship around, but the difficulty was due to strong coastal backflows and I even thought we were getting further away from the shore. The waves are getting higher. The lightning started to blaze. The passengers started to get scared, including me. Dad held me tight.

"It's okay, you'll be safe,"

Dad tried to calm me down. The ship tried to reach land as quickly as possible. But with the waves getting higher and the strong coastal backflow, we had difficulty even getting close to the mainland. It's getting scary. There came a very big wave. I don't know how high it is, but it's the biggest wave I've ever seen in my life. Dad hugged me tight. Instantly, the waves made the ship capsize. I slipped out of dad's embrace. I freaked. I can't swim against the waves. I started to drown. Whosoever. Helpme! Slowly my consciousness disappeared. And everything went dark.