The Unusual Highschool Days
His last Words

    “why did you call me? not that I told you that today I went to the agency?” daniel said as soon as he lifted his phone that had rang.

    “you haven't said anything to me” replied the girl across the phone. From her formal voice and manner of speaking, it seemed that this was not Ivana. Daniel checked his phone screen, and sure enough. It was not Ivana who called, it was Janetta.

    “oh, sorry kirain Ivana. Tumben really call me at this hour. Is there anything you can't talk about tomorrow?”

    Janetta paused for a moment before answering Daniel's question.

    “tadi noon, because Eric entered into your Archein, you too.. had entered into your own Archein right?” Janetta asked back.

    “iya, why?”

    “door with symbol Eos. Doors guarded by Phobos and Deimos. Are you... see her?”

    Daniel recalls the incident this afternoon, when he went into his own Archein with Eric. The door was there, the space of his soul that he did not even know. At first, he wants to obey Janetta's orders not to disturb anything that isn't his purpose in there, but when Eric asks about his past, or a lost memory…

    Daniel has no past.

    Not because he lost his memory. But because the human side is like the past and all the bonds within it are something that is not created in him, because he is not from something that is alive. Because his whole soul is something of an Artificial nature. Because Archein who made himself human is the result of reconstruction of mortal beings. He is just a little boy who has nothing, then shaped in such a way as to fulfill the goals of others.

    Being a full human being is a luxury that neither he, nor Janetta, will ever have.

    “iya, I see that door in my Archein”

    “last?”

    “gue open, out of curiosity” replied Daniel honestly. Janetta's breath was choked to hear that answer.

    “but, it's not his time!”

    “gue knows, this will not change our plans. This will not change my main goal as well”

    “but, here is Esper who can read human minds. How about—“

    “Janetta!” a little jerking, making the girl who is his interlocutor speech silent. “jalanin all of her according to protocol. Your mission is your mission, my mission is not related at all lo. so.” Daniel took a moment's pause before continuing his words.

    “nikmatin this moment, before our contract is completed.. and we will enter again into the cage”.

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    The sound of waves, and the sun shining. Eric could feel the sea breeze blowing on his face, feeling moist and warm. Rough beach sand stuck to his feet, of course, because Eric was not wearing footwear.

    A boy sat alone, staring at the waves hitting the shoreline. The young man looked familiar, he turned his head and waved at Eric.

    Eric stood himself beside King. Right now, the figure he saw was not a corpse-like creature with a pale blue body and wounds here. King looks like a normal human being, and he looks so alive.

    “gue belom sempet ngapin thanks to lo.” said King.

    “frankly, I'm surprised youh so you say that while I'm surrounded by Zombie Zombie is not clear. Very insolent, you lame yourself so after I please” protest Eric, who was immediately greeted by laughter from King.

    “sorry, that's one way I'm not chained to that place anymore. In this way, my body will not be used again by them.”

    “iya, it's okay anyway. anyway I finally helped and survived.”

    The atmosphere returned to silence, Eric's gaze back on the open ocean.

    “uh, so... we want to talk business now?” asked Eric in surprise. King shook his head.

    “no, this is about. conspiracy behind the construction of the island of Bellkarta. Reclamation of the bay island built thirty years ago”

    Eric frowned in wonder.

    “gue... do not know that this island has a rich story so”.

    “gue doesn't know much either. I'm just going to tell you about some things related to my death.”

    “oke.. I listen”

    “three years ago, I was called to this place to make Lilith” King container start the story.

    “container... Lilith? You mean the demon chick we met at Archein lo?”

    King nodded his head.

    “but, it turns out that my body is not strong enough to power Lilith. And as you can see, I'm finally dead. And I don't know what the story is, I'm stuck here.” King remembered.

    “so, about the events of Ivana and Yukiya, also when El diablo was taken over by Daniel, you also do not know?”

    King shook his head.

    “there is a big plan, which is again compiled by someone on this island. I do not understand about Occult and business. What is clear..all of this started even long before Lilith was resurrected.”

    King got up from his seat and stepped over the coastline. The cool sea water touched the soles of his feet.In the eyes of Eric, the part that touched the sea water seemed somewhat distorted and hazy. The sun is moving fast. Suddenly the sky that was originally blue, turned orange and darkened.

    “Ivana equals Gio how are you? They were one of my closest men when I was El Diablo's chairman. I hope they are healthy.”.

    “they are good indeed Ivana kak same as Gio kak classmate at SMA Santana, and they look like they are getting along

    “loh Ivana with Gio school? who charges?” ask King wonder.

    “loh... you don't know? ivana's parents are colleagues bokap nyokap me. he's a conglomerate child, it's impossible not to have a fee for school. whereas brother Gio, he's been adopted by someone” Eric answered to his knowledge.

    “good if so..”

    King stepped further and further out into the sea, and Eric began to rise from his seat.

    “what new leader El diablo is there? Can he handle that many men? is his person good?”

    “gue doesn't know much about Brother Daniel, but, El Diablo is the new member for now only Brother Daniel, Brother Ivana and. they are also the official club of Santana High School, under the supervision of the school security board led by Gio. But you do not have to worry, even with two members, El diablo has never lost to any gang.”

    King smiles at Eric's story, hearing the news that everything is in good shape, is enough to make himself feel calm. because even without her, everyone started moving in a direction that felt right. The sun in the western horizon, has sunk completely, and the silvery moon that hangs in the sky becomes one of its illumination in that place.

    “titip greetings for all her and. sorry. For all the problems I've had so far. I don't know what's going on out there. But, if I do something bad, I can just apologize”

    The sea breeze blew, hitting Eric. King's body began to distort. Turned into scattered pieces of light. Like thousands of fireflies flying, and releasing the last beam of light, before it finally dims and fades. An unspoken farewell.

    What a short life.

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