The Mystery of Black Rabbit Lake
Chapter 1 - The Catastrophe

A year earlier, in the Black Rabbit Lake area.

"It's very cold tonight, I need a warm place to sleep, I hope the little cottage is empty" said a man dressed in dirty clothes, walking briskly while shaking the towering dry reeds before him.

"Ah .. it's the lake" said the man glad to find the Black Rabbit Lake.

Then the man turned to the right and walked along the lake, moments later the man came to the front of the small cottage flanked by two large creepy trees. Dark, silent and dirty, making the haunted aura of the small cottage even more rippling out.

"That's all that matters, I didn't freeze to death tonight" muttered the man who was already shaking in the cold.

Krieett ...

He walked into the cottage, but only a few steps, suddenly his feet stumbled on something.

"Too dark, I can't see anything on the floor. What the hell is this?" tanyanya.

He immediately reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a gas match.

Crane ... crane .. cesss, gas match lit.

The light of the fire began to illuminate the room and a little helped his vision. He immediately pointed a gas match under his feet.

Deg ...

A human head with bulging eyes, near his feet.

"Hantuuu .. "squeak the man ran away from the cottage as quickly as possible.

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The Athena Pov On

Now ...

In a luxurious house

Kriet …

The sound of the door opening. I was asleep, immediately awake.

“Ah .. Who opened my bedroom door at midnight?” mummify slowly.

I remained lying on the bed, just turning my head, looking towards the door that was on the lower right of my bed. Trying to open my eyes a little wider, because I was still very sleepy, my eyes were still heavy. I was trying to find a human silhouette or something that had awakened my slumber. Too dark, no light at all, not even moonlight or light from outside the window as if it disappeared somewhere. I can't see anything.

Is it because my eyes have not been able to adjust to the dark conditions of the room or my sleeping lights are extinguished, even though my sleeping lights are always on when I sleep?

My hands fumbled at the small table beside my bed, flailing the on off button of the sleeping lights that were on the table.

Can ... and click ... The sleep light is still not on.

Click ... click …

I pressed it twice to turn it off and turn it back on. But my sleeping lights are still not on.

Darkness continued to cover my bedroom.

Then there were heavy footsteps from a distance, the longer the sound got closer. My heart started to beat, my breathing started to get irregular, I panicked. Keep pressing the on-off button while praying that the sleeping lights turn on immediately.

Come on ... bark .. I'm really scared.

Wh why? Why is this sleeping lamp not on when the sound of footsteps is getting closer. Is the bulb broken? Or is the power out? But why did it suddenly go out? It's sunny tonight, there's no lightning, there's no rain, why is the power out?

Suddenly a firm hand pounced on my neck, pressing it very hard, making my throat suffocate, it hurt, it hurt so much. My fingers were trying to take off the sturdy finger that was pressing on my neck. But the grip is too strong. Not successfully. It still doesn't work even if I try hard.

“Dead you ... die you .. ” a man's voice, hoarse and rude is heard clearly in the darkness. And the stench of concentrated alcohol was smelled by my nose. The man was drunk and wanted to kill me.

“Better you die alone,” growled the man.

Hearing her voice twice confirmed that she wanted my death, leaving me even more panicked and desperate. I tried to hit, clawing at that sturdy hand in frustration. I don't want to die, I still want to live. But not the least the man loosened the grip of his hand on my neck. It even got stronger and stifled my neck.

Dor …

And dor .. once again.

There was a loud gunshot, twice. My ears whizzed, I closed my eyes to expel the dizzy feeling that suddenly ambushed my head. And I was unconscious later.

The next day, the,

A bright light hit my eyes, I woke up. It turned out that the sun was out of the eastern horizon, the light coming through the window of my room. I opened my eyes slowly, gnawing, trying to adjust to the atmosphere of the room that was starting to light.

Then I remembered the sound of a gunshot that went off twice. How can there be gunshots in my bedroom?

My heart was beating hard again.

I'll get off my bed.

“Ahhh .. “ pekikku shocked to shut my mouth because very surprised.

A brown-haired man was face down on the floor, unconscious. Red blood flowed from his back. The blood was so much, it flowed down from the man's back all the way to the bottom of my bed and made my white rabbit fur sleeping sandals have now turned red, because the sole part of the sandal contains a thick sponge that can absorb the man's blood and eventually stain the soft feathers of my sandals. My heart was writhing in fear, I was terrified.

Murder ... murder ...

That guy must've been shot and ended up dead in my room. But only one bullet hole was lodged in that person's back. Where's the second bullet?

Ah .. forget it, let's get out of this place, scream my heart.

I'll stand up soon. I can't stay in this room much longer. I closed my eyes and jumped over the man's body. As fast as lightning I ran to the door. And …

“Ahhh … "

I screamed again because I saw my brother, Zeus Anthony who was in a wheelchair was also unconscious. His body tilted to the left, his right temple was severely injured, his face was drenched in blood. His blood even splashed to the point of wetting the walls of my room painted in light pink.

My feet went limp and fell down. Very shocked. It remained silent for some time, until my consciousness suddenly burst forth. I have to check on brother's wounds, as an early semester medical student, not as a sister.

I tried to stand up to approach my sister. But my legs were still limp, unable to support my body that wanted to stand even very heavy to move, I fell down again. I'd rather just drag my body slowly to get closer to my sister's wheelchair. And after successfully approaching the wheelchair, I tried to lift my body up and touch the handsome face of the brother who was already pale and full of blood.

My eyes immediately examined the wound on his temple, a small hole spurting blood as a result of being pierced by a bullet.  I checked my sister's neck pulse, her pulse was no longer throbbing. I put my finger on my sister's nose to check her breath. My sister is no longer breathing.

Realizing that my brother was gone, my hands unceasingly rubbed his cheeks and called out to him. But strangely, my ears could not hear the sound of screams and the shrillness of my voice calling out the name of brother, brother whom I loved dearly. He really left me. My tears are flowing.

Athena POV Off

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“Nona .. Miss Athens ... What has happened, Miss?" asked Bi Marni, the senior maid in this house, suddenly came and was already sitting near me.

Bi Marni turned her head, watching her young master die covered in blood in a wheelchair. Bi Marni's mouth was wide open. Bi Marni gasped in shock until her eyes widened to be dislodged from her head.

Then he looked at Athena and shook her body many times while saying, “Miss Athena, what should I do?”

“Call an ambulance home,” command Athena quickly once she stops crying and starts to be able to think. But his voice was gone, he could not even hear his own voice.

“What did you say, Miss?" bi Marni asked in panic and confused.

Why is Miss's mouth moving but she can't hear Miss's voice? batin Bi Marni's.

“Nona, do I have to call an ambulance here?" bi Marni asked guessing the movement of my lips.

Athena nodded quickly. Thankfully, Bi Marni understood his words. Bi Marni immediately stood up and ran down to call an ambulance.

After Bi Marni left, Athena tried to stand up again, but her legs were still limp, Athena tried to drag her body near the bed. Now that curiosity had arisen within him, he wanted to know who the man lying face down who he thought had also been killed was shot. Is that the person who wanted to kill him? Ah ... Athena wanted to know the face of that person.

Although the distance from where he is now to where the man is only about 4 meters, but it feels very far and heavy once traveled, because Athena approached him not by walking, but by walking, but by dragging his feet. Sweat was pouring down his face, he had a hard time moving his legs. But he kept trying to get close to the man.

Finally .. Athena managed to get close to him, turning his back with great difficulty. And Athena again choked in shock. Hefasius, his nephew .. the second son of Zeus' brother. Athena checked her pulse and her breath. Hefasius was also shot dead.

How could Hefasius be in his room? Was Hefasius not familiar with it?

Why would Hefasius come to his room?

Didn't Hefasius live abroad?

When did Hefasius come to this house?

Strange ... how strange …

Then Athena's head started thinking of another.

If two men were shot dead in my room, then where were the firearms used to end the lives of Zeus and Hefasius?

Athena tried to look for him, circulating her gaze sweeping the floor near the bed. There is no ...

Then Athena tried to lift her body to look at the floor on the other side of the bed, holding on to the foot of the bed. And how shocked he was. A gun was on the bed blanket.

Athena was again strangled in shock. How did the gun get to his bed?

Suddenly, Athena's eyes swirled and darkened. Athena fell hard to the floor.