The King Of Priests
the mysterious plague

it has been a month since Hansel, wilson and lucy departed from marlene.hansel continues to remember the sad and terrible conditions of the city of marlene. he really felt the difference in conditions and situations that were short-lived between the main road with a small dark road branching deep in the city. Hansel also occasionally noticed alvin who looked worried.he continued to pay attention to the look of alvin's face that looks riled.

"sister, what's wrong?" hansel said as he moved to sit next to Alvin who was controlling a donkey.

"it's just not, I heard something happened in the marlene" replied alvin briefly.

gelagat alvin is very strange in the mind hansel. Hansel noticed the legs of alvin who continues to knock and the face of alvin increasingly looks uncomfortable. Hansel can only be silent and pay attention to the road in front of them. the dense forest that they had returned passed for a long time and there was no change. The road was still quiet with no signs of life.from the left and right side of the road there was the sound of birds. hansel also occasionally saw cecilia, the condition of the woman is still like when in hasgia.

the woman makes Hansel continue to think that he is still very weak. Hansel feels everything he does in hasgia is not enough. Hansel continues to feel guilty to alvin because he brought alvin to hasgia.

"sister-i want to be strong" Hansel spoke to alvin while clenching his hands.

"you are young, later also if there are many missions must be stronger" replied alvin as he wished, alvin looks as if he did not pay attention to Hansel.

"since from hasgia, you've been like this - what's with marlene?" hansel asked, getting annoyed.

hansel felt alvin's attitude began to change since departing from hasgia. Hansel saw that alvin no longer spoke to Hansel and the others. even when Leo almost fell down also alvin did not turn his head in the slightest and continued to travel.Alvin's attitude continued like that even when they were resting in the inn.

hansel happened to be in one room with alvin. Not a real coincidence, because everyone was reluctant to one room with alvin who continued to act cold like that. only Hansel who finally willing a room with alvin although he was also actually already very upset. Hansel felt that the attitude of alvin was like when they first met in the village of hylas.

no word came out of Hansel's mouth and alvin continued to read his shabby chocolate book. Hansel was astonished to see alvin reading the same book every day. he grew curious about the book to want to see it for himself, but, even more strange for Hansel to see alvin sleeping without clothes in the cold weather of the northern region like this.if you think about it, if you think about it, this is the first time Hansel saw the body of alvin. he did not expect if alvin had a very perfect body.Hansel laughed amusedly when remembering lucy who continued to hug tightly alvin's stomach. he finally realized why Lucy kept tightly hugging alvin's stomach even though their horse was stopping or moving slowly.

"what's wrong?" alvin asked, glancing at Hansel.

"no brother, just remembered the funny thing - do you remember when we rode in hylas?" hansel answered while holding back a laugh.

"sleep, tomorrow morning we'll go" alvin replied coldly.

although Hansel tried to dilute the atmosphere but alvin remained unchanged. his cold attitude returned and increasingly made hansel hot. hansel could not hold back the emotions and feelings of anger from his heart.

..."actually what happened to you?!!"...

hansel's anger exploded, he spoke in a high tone. Hansel was no longer able to control his anger.all words and annoyance were issued without a second pause. hansel continued to talk and talk unconsciously alvin had put his shabby brown book while continuing to look at Hansel. Alvin's gaze looked lethargic and sad listening to the insults and insults hansel.

a few minutes had passed and Hansel was getting tired.he stopped the abuse to alvin and now just fell down. hansel's face was still red with anger but he could no longer speak when he saw alvin's sad look. guilt began to emerge from Hansel's deepest heart and began to regret scolding a hero who helped him and everyone hasgia.

"sorry if I'm cold, I don't really want to talk about this but there's a plague in Marlene. I'm just afraid you guys got that plague and think of a way to protect you from it" alvin finally spoke seriously though slowly.

"wa- plague? what plague, brother?" hansel was worried.

alvin initially refused to tell this to Hansel because alvin knew very well how the nature of hansel.but Hansel continued to insist until alvin gave up and opened his mouth.

according to witnesses, this incident began two weeks ago.A strange outbreak appeared in the slums of the city of marlene and spread like wildfire.The situation of marlene changed completely and increasingly heated. the plague frightened the people and tried to escape the city, but the king who knew it immediately ordered the marlene to be shut down. the city was in isolation so the four main lines were completely crippled.

all the doctors and priests with healing powers have been deployed to the marlene, but none of them have managed to find a way to treat the marlene people, the type of outbreak is also currently unknown.This outbreak has never occurred before.

an outbreak that makes anyone affected will behave wildly and uncontrollably.they behave impulsively like losing all thinking power and reason. these people do everything they want without thinking about the consequences on themselves and others.They kill, rape and commit other crimes.The condition of the marlene is truly terrible like hell. this plague was truly terrible and even more terrifying, no one knew how the plague spread.

"i-we must help them" despite the great trembling, Alvin kept thinking of helping the marlene people.

despite his fear, Hansel saw that alvin was very eager to help the marlene people.there is no doubt the slightest sign of his eyes. Hansel also felt like helping marlene just like hasgia, he also felt like he wanted to help her, he felt that they needed to help, though Hansel did not know how to save the marlene people from the plague.

hansel understands that this condition is completely different from hasgia.Maybe the problem of hasgia can be solved by alvin and jayden.but how to solve problems such as plague. no one knows the origin of the strange plague and no one knows how to treat the people who have contracted it.

they both really understand that this condition is beyond their abilities. Hansel also thought of lucy who is the priest with healing abilities. priest with this ability is quite rare and it is almost certain that lucy will either be forced or willing to come face to face with people infected with the outbreak.

there are no words out of the two of them. both Hansel and alvin just fell silent and finally decided to sleep. currently sleep is the best choice compared to having to keep thinking about marlene. at least they could take their minds off for a moment before arriving at the marlene.

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morning has arrived and once again Hansel and others back to the journey to marlene.nothing happened during the trip this time. everything went so smoothly that Hansel slightly forgot the story of the marlene outbreak even though when he saw alvin's face would immediately make him think back.

hansel and alvin have also told all things to leo, wilson and lucy while gregory seems to have known this from jayden.the reaction of the three friends hansel was also not much different from hansel. the three of them trembled at the terrible plague that made people cruel and like they had neither thoughts nor feelings.

for two weeks they tried not to talk about marlene on the way, because every time someone started talking about marlene, the look on the face would all turn to anxiety and fear. each of them imagined their condition if exposed to the plague including alvin. because everyone knew what would happen if the strongest priest lost control of himself.

"hansel, there's something very important that I have to tell you" alvin suddenly stopped the donkey and took Hansel a little into the forest.

although Hansel was confused, he immediately moved to follow alvin. they both continued to walk away from the road and arrived at a large tree. he can't guess the look on alvin's face right now but he understands that he's under a lot of pressure.

..."hansel, I want you to kill me-if I catch the plague"...

alvin's words make Hansel really surprised. Hansel yells to alvin and asks alvin to stop saying nonsense. he approaches alvin and turns alvin's body.how surprised alvin when he sees the strongest priest, he, the king of the priests put on a face of helplessness and fear.not because alvin was weak, but because he was very strong.hansel himself was unable to imagine if alvin lost control.

"i could control myself when I attacked Hasgia so that the city was intact, but-ji-if I-if I lost control in marlene-" alvin could not finish his own speech. he was too afraid to imagine what would happen to marlene. Hansel was unable to stem his tears again.he hugged alvin very tightly while crying loudly

after a while, Hansel and alvin return to the group.leo, wilson and lucy continue to put on a worried face.they can not hide anxiety since knowing the condition in marlene.

"i think it's better that we go back to hasgia" said wilson anxiously and was approved with a nod by everyone.

"can't, however marlene is my home - I have to save her no matter what" alvin replied despite the fact that he was very heavy to say it.

"wait, sister-are you priest marlene?" hansel was surprised.

alvin nods and tells him that he was born and raised in marlene. alvin and queen julia are childhood friends in marlene. they are both orphans and live with a beak woman named helena. although Helena is not a person who is, she always tries to meet the needs of alvin and julia.helena always tries to give the best for both of them. helena was always there for them and they were there for helena until one day alvin and julia got a chance to study at the academy priestly aksitia.

since then, alvin and julia have rarely met helena. Helena never complained and when alvin or julia met him, helena always greeted them warmly. even though julia had become queen and julia wanted to bring helena to the accentia, she refused. helena did not want to be a burden to julia who was a queen and decided to stay in the marlene until now.

hansel did not think that alvin was the priest marlene because all this time he always thought alvin came from the axioms. from the beginning Hansel was a bit strange with an attitude of alvin who was very anxious and afraid but insisted on continuing the journey to marlene. hansel also began to understand the reason alvin spoke that he was afraid that Hansel and others would be exposed to the plague. hansel understood that saving marlene was alvin's personal desire but at the same time he did not want to harm Hansel and others.

everyone knows that this journey will be very dangerous, but when you see the look on alvin's face that is sad, worried, afraid and feel guilty while making them not have the heart to let alvin alone. Especially Hansel who has witnessed how bad alvin lately.

they all looked at each other and nodded.A unanimous decision was made.they all decided to go to the marlene and liberate the city. hansel stood before the king of the priests, looked into his blue eyes and smiled warmly.The smile that managed to melt all bad emotions, bad thoughts from alvin. hansel managed to make the strongest priest rise again and now has been ready wholeheartedly and mind to face whatever is going on in the big city of Marlene.