
the rain was pouring down all over Hansel's body.he felt cold and the pain all over his body was still felt but, but, hansel was not wanting to go back and chose to remain silent on the banks of the ehlmer river to watch the water begin to flow profusely from upstream.
the longer Hansel saw the river ehlmer began to overflow.The water had inundated Hansel's legs and he tried to get up but Hansel's body became very weak.Hansel's legs suddenly cramped violently and he grimaced in pain. hansel felt that his legs were clutched so hard that they produced excruciating pain.
but at this time the situation of the river ehlmer is much more alarming.the water is rising up to the chest hansel who is still in a state of sitting.Hansel trying to drag his body away from the river. hanse continued to move both of his hands with all his might to get out of the ehlmer river overflow.
hansel continued to try to stay away but the very swift flow of the ehlmer river began to pull the hansel into the river.the two hands of the hansel were also very tired coupled with both legs of the hansel that could not be moved. he began to surrender and was dragged by the swift flow of the ehlmer river. hansel closed his eyes and let his body be pulled by the swift currents of the ehlmer river until he felt someone pull Hansel's arm and save him from the ferocity of the river.
"almost" said a man from behind Hansel.
hansel slowly opened his eyes and looked back.he saw alvin continued to hold his body with breath panting.then Hansel was lifted by alvin and carried back to the tent.
heavy rain continued to drench Hansel and alvin. Hansel occasionally looked back at the deadly currents of the river ehlmer. hansel was very limp and had lost control of his body. he could only feel excruciating pain all over the body from head to toe, but Hansel felt a warmth from his alvin back that made him feel a little comfortable. hansel placed his head over Alvin's shoulder limply while continuing to shed tears.
"are you okay?" lucy said with a worried face.
hansel woke up from his sleep and saw the sun was shining brightly, he just looked at Lucy and said that he was fine even with a moody face. hansel is still thinking about the incident of the hasgia attack and is now getting worse with the incident in the ehlmer river.
"oh? finally you realize, this is eating" said alvin who had just entered the tent carrying a bowl of porridge and warm water.
alvin's warm gaze makes Hansel feel guilty.he is actually very familiar with alvin's words before this. Hansel really understand if alvin brought hansel, hansel, wilson and lucy in attack will only be a burden to alvin. Hansel also understands that he, wilson and lucy are only new and inexperienced priests, but Hansel still feels claustrophobic when considering how weak he is to become a burden for alvin.
hansel saw alvin sitting next to lucy and began to feed the porridge into his mouth. The mouth after mouth feed of porridge is given by alvin gently. lucy also continues to heal Hansel's legs with the ability to heal with all her strength, she also said that if wilson is helping the people of hasgia to rebuild the city.
everyone was working hard while he was just lying still, the thought began to penetrate hansel. Those negative thoughts further hurt Hansel's heart to make him start crying. the tears came rushing out from Hansel's two eyes. Hansel increasingly felt helpless when he could not even wipe his own tears.
"no need to be sad, you have saved my life.no priest in this world can make the strongest priest owe his life" said alvin while wiping tears on Hansel's face.
hansel looked at alvin smiling before leaving the tent. Alvin's words really make Hansel back excited.he began to smile with a smile. Hansel understood if he was still very weak but saving the life of a strongest priest is a great achievement. hansel also looked at lucy and thought of wilson with pride that the two of them were also working so hard. Hansel smiled back before closing his eyes and letting go of all the negativity from him, he fell asleep soundly.
a few days later, Hansel's body begins to recover and the pain begins to gradually disappear.he is guarded alternately by alvin, wilson, lucy and currently leo's turn in charge of guarding hansel. hansel had not seen leo for a long time and he felt the look on Leo's face had changed. hansel sees Leo is now very happy and can laugh freely especially when telling if Leo will soon leave for the academy to study in priest.
the story not only makes leo excited but hansel. both eyes are golden yellow hansel sparkling when hearing leo will come with them to the aksitia. hansel's thin lips also continued to smile when he heard the news that jayden had been chosen by everyone to be the leader of hasgia. Hansel brushed his dark brown hair and showed a handsome young face hansel while smiling widely. hansel was unable to hide the look of relief from keeping his promise to Leo and Jayden.
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a month has passed since the seizure of hasgia from a woman in a red dress. Hansel has also fully recovered and continues to help the people of hasgia move into the city. buildings that were burned and destroyed by the fighting are also nearing completion of repairs.
"we have to get back to the action, I think we've been here too long" wilson told Hansel and lucy.
"what if I use my brother's life debt on me?" hansel gives a remarkable solution to wilson and lucy.The three of them nod in agreement before someone surprises them.
"quietly, I'll come with you, isn't my life too cheap if it's just paid for like that" alvin's voice rang out from behind the big tree where Hansel, wilson and lucy were sheltering.
hansel saw alvin had been wearing a black robe complete with a face covering. he was very surprised to see that alvin was ready to go even both hansel, wilson and lucy had not prepared at all. alvin told the three of them to immediately get ready to leave hasgia. Hansel felt if alvin was worried about something even though he only heard his voice.
it didn't take long for Hansel, wilson and lucy to be ready to leave. The three of them gathered in front of the hasgia gate and saw alvin, jayden, the twin larry barry and leo moving from inside the city. hansel sees Leo returning with a donkey carriage carrying himself and wilson and lucy until he arrives in Hasgia.
"jayden boy, this time keep hasgia right - make sure you break the hasgia curse" alvin told jayden as he clapped his hand on jayden's right shoulder. jayden himself has been appointed as the first leader elected by the people of Hasgia.for the first time hasgia is led by someone appointed by the people.
"of course, you take care of yourself too - I heard marlene is heating up, don't let you get into trouble there. And please take care of leo" jayden replied with a worried face.
hansel saw alvin nodding anxiously before inviting himself to ride on the donkey's carriage, wilson and Lucy alternately boarded the donkey train before being followed by Leo who had just finished bidding farewell to his brothers to join the academy and study at priest.
not long after, Hansel saw gregory carrying a chariot.Gregory's horse-drawn carriage was getting closer and how surprised Hansel, who was, wilson and Lucy saw the cecilia still in silver chains in an iron cage.
the woman was just silent and staring blankly.the woman looked like she had lost her mind and continued to make strange movements.she occasionally like clawing her neck then returned silently staring blankly. gregory begins to race his horse-drawn carriage and precedes the donkey chariot leo. Hansel wonders what cecilia is up to with them. he stared at alvin but alvin only glanced at Hansel for a moment before starting to move the donkey wagon right behind gregory.
the journey home had begun, Hansel saw the hasgians crowding in front of the gate watching their departure.everyone waved and a shout of thanks echoed.hansel, hisel, wilson and lucy looked at each other with smiles before replying to the hand of the hasgians until the city was nowhere to be seen. they passed the previously broken new bridge just above the ehlmer river. Hansel saw the place where he was almost washed away by the flow of the ehlmer river while laughing amusedly before smiling. he took a deep breath and shouted very loudly.
..."aksitia!! we're coming!!"...
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"so the woman has lost?" a scarlet masked man spoke before the five people before them.
"the woman lost her mind after using the demigod long enough, but her body was strong enough to stay alive" said one woman wearing a white mask in a hesitant tone.
"STUPID!!! HOW CAN YOU LOSE HASGIA?!?!" the red masked man stood up and then kicked the round table in front of him.
everyone fell silent without daring to refute or speak.none of them dared to even move.The aura of the red masked man was truly terrifying. even the white masked woman earlier also started to tremble violently.
"to-chairman, our plans at the marlene are about to begin.a-I have to go" a blue masked man stood up and the red masked man stared intently at the blue mask before finally speaking calmly but very threateningly.
..."get marlene or I'll chop off your head and put it on this boring round table"...