X-Loves: From Another World
Chapter 40: Prayer and Hope

The vehicle, commonly called Layang, has been flying for more than an hour. They went towards the western end of the Nusantara Empire. Their goal this time was to go to the place where the other Elder appeared and then defeat him.

Based on the information the Pearls obtained from the guards of the sacred library, Zui Si Second Elder would appear in Lhokseumawe, Pasai Region. Meanwhile Tori Si the Third Elder will descend on Cikeruh, Padjadjaran Region. Unfortunately until now the appearance of the Fourth Elder Tiator Si and Demon King Azazel had not been successfully detected by the sacred library.

It did not feel Solaris was already immersed in the western horizon. Fortunately, the weather was clear enough that they could see the scene below. Passing through Celebes Island, they could clearly see the villages and small towns below which were illuminated by magic lights. Many people are still passing by, while some Layang are also seen flying under them. The colored atmosphere is clearly visible from below.

“That's great,” said Anna.

Aldy who was driving Layang smiled hearing that.

“Tierra Hyuma is really beautiful isn't it?”

“Iya, Brother. Really. Uh wait. What does Kak Aldy mean?”

Anna was surprised to hear the white-haired man's words.

“Haha... You guys seem to have almost forgotten your real identity yes,” Aldy said.

“…”

Anna still silently heard him, still not understanding what the man said. Unexpectedly, Aldy said something that made the two of them shocked.

“Actually I knew from the beginning that you guys are not Tierra Hyuma humans. It is natural that you are confused by the condition of this world,”

“APA?”

Anna and Dwi were very surprised to hear that. Who would have thought, it turned out that the senior who was very close to them, a Da class leader who asked them for help turned out to already know who the two were.

“Tu.. Wait. So you know who we really are? Then why didn't you tell me from the beginning, Brother Aldy?” said Anna.

“Hahaha..I'm sorry I didn't say it in the first place until you were surprised. Actually, I already know from the records left by the psychic. He has already mentioned that the two humans who will save the planet are not the real Tierra Hyuma people,” explained Aldy.

“Oh so yes..”

The fly had shaken a little because it passed through thick clouds, but the turbulence produced is not as tight as aircraft in the real world. It is clear that this vehicle was created with the help of magic.

“Oh yes, by the way the world you guys come from is like what?” ask Aldy curious.

“Hmm... Actually not much different from Tierra Hyuma. Maybe even the geographical location is almost the same. It's just a little different in terms of the conditions of the countries,” Anna replied.

“Oh, so yes. What does your own world call it?”

“Earth,” Dwi replied briefly.

“Earth? Nice name,”

Aldy slightly turned his shadow to the left.

“Oh yes, do you also know magic in the world like Tierra Hyuma?” Aldy asked back.

“Actually, in our world it is said that there used to be magic as well. But gradually it began to be abandoned and considered as a mere fairy tale. And at this time we are very dependent on technology,” replied Anna.

Hearing this made Aldy surprised. He did not think that the opposite of what happened in his world.

“What? Magic is considered a fairy tale? Everything depends on technology? Impossible,”

“Why is it impossible brother? It did happen in our world,” Anna said.

“But, that technology..”

Aldy was about to explain something. But before he said it, Dwi cut off his words.

“Dangerous to human civilization right? Not wrong either,”

“Dwi..”.

The Javanese man tried to explain.

“In Tierra Hyuma, technology began to be banned since Azazel who is a creature of engineering technology that almost annihilated human civilization here right? And that's what causes the human race here to be allergic to technology, really like that?” Dwi.

“True once,”

“In our world, actually technology is also like a double-edged knife. It can help the work of mankind, but it can also threaten human civilization. Maybe even in the world we can be much worse than what Azazel did in Tierra Hyuma,” said Dwi.

“You mean?”

Aldy was curious about what the man said. Dwi continued his words.

“In our world there is a technology that is known to be very dangerous and can destroy human civilization. The technology can destroy a large city and its inhabitants just by pressing one button,” explained Dwi.

“Tu.. Wait. Destroying a city with just one button? You guys must be kidding, yeah,”

Aldy still can't believe what he's hearing. But Anna who is also an Earth man justifies the words of her partner.

“No. What Dwi said is true. About 200 years ago there was a great war in our world. And the weapon said by Dwi was used in the war. Two large cities flattened the land and almost wiped out its entire population,”

Anna explains about World War 2 that had occurred in her world almost 2 centuries ago. Aldy could hardly say much after hearing the history of the Parachi's second world.

“Hard to believe. In Tierra Hyuma alone, even the strongest magic cannot destroy a single large city with just a single strike. Apparently other worlds can be much more terrifying huh,” Aldy murmured.

“…”

Because of the preoccupation with real-world stories, they did not realize that Layang had crossed the western coastline of Celebes Island, precisely at the western end of Luwu Region. Aldy who just realized it immediately changed the subject.

“Oh yes, I almost forgot. We've reached the western end of Celebes Island, right? I want to show you something interesting,”

The white-haired man looked like he was pressing a number of transparent buttons on the front window of Layang while chanting a spell.

“Now look to the south,” Aldy said.

Anna and Dwi turned to the south, or rather to their left window. The window glowed before revealing a distant object.

“I..It...”.

Aldy set the window to function like binoculars, able to see distant objects. However this is much more extreme, being able to see a city that is more than 400 km away from here.

A large city could be seen clearly from up here. The architecture of the city is almost similar to that of Jailolo, but the city is much wider and more developed. The port of the city seems very busy with many ships and kites that pass there. Magic lights illuminate almost the entire building and street of the place, making the city look like ‘The City of Light’. A magnificent palace complex painted red and

white can also be seen from up here. It seemed to be the residence of the Emperor and his family.

But what attracted them both was a giant circular white marble monument in the sea near the beach. The center of the monument is shaped like a mountain that throws a white light into space like a laser.

“If the white one is called ‘Pusar Nusantara’. The monument symbolizes the center of this empire,” Aldy continued.

“This is so cool,” Anna said.

They both looked amazed at the beauty of the city. Its architecture, its lighting, its palace, its monuments, and the lives of its people leave them unnerved. But as they watched the city, they found a group of people bowed, silent and doing nothing. They seem to focus on something they think about with their eyes closed.

“Wait, what do they do?” ask Anna.

“Oh, that group of people huh? They are praying and hoping,” Aldy replied.

“Pray and hope?”

“Yes. They are praying and hoping for the salvation of humanity on this planet. Looks like they already know about what will happen,”

“Oh, so yes..”

These people seem to be fervent in prayer. I don't know what they're thinking. Whether they were afraid or panicked, desperate, or even they even had a burning spirit, no one knew for sure. But their only hope is one, the salvation of the human race of the planet.

Anna looked at them with pity, let alone seeing a number of children who were also praying and hoping. The girl did not want all their hopes to be ruined by the Demon King. Whatever happens, he must save them.

“Whatever happens, we should be able to beat them,” thought.

…

The day already showed a quarter of a night. The kite is now entering the middle of Borneo which is filled with wilderness below. Aldy was still focused on driving the vehicle in the middle of the storm that blocked the scene. While Anna was asleep in the back while leaning on Dwi's shoulder.

Everything seems dark because the storm disturbs visibility. Strong enough turbulence began to occur in the vehicle, until a powerful shock woke Anna from her sleep.

“Aduh... What the hell is this, so noisy,” Anna said as she rubbed her head.

“Ah, did you just wake up, Anna? Good night,” muttered Aldy.

The blond girl slightly rubbed her eyes, until she realized that she was in the dark sky.

“Eh, it's dark. Where are we, Aldy?” ask Anna.

“We're still in Borneo. We're caught in a storm,”

“Storm? But we can still fly right?” Anna was surprised to hear that.

“Of course,” replied Aldy casually.

The girl looked around her. Outside the window, the vehicle saw quite heavy rain. There was nothing else to be seen other than the darkness of that wet night.

He also tried to look to the right, or rather towards his partner Dwi. It turns out he's still awake, but he looks sculpted. Not only that, from the look on his face he looked terrified. Cold sweat came out of his body. She was afraid she did not realize that Anna was holding her cold hand.

Seeing that, the Parachi girl remembered something. Dwi, or Dwiana is indeed afraid of darkness and ghosts. When invited to a haunted house rides in Ambon alone, he always screamed in fear. It was no wonder that he also felt the same fear at this moment.

Anna thought of surprising him a little. The girl touched the man's arm gently, so finely that she didn't realize it. Then he quickly grabbed Dwi's body and startled her.

“WHAA...”

“AAHHH.

Dwi involuntarily shouted out exactly like in the real world. That certainly made Anna laugh out loud.

“Hahaha..

“Ih, Anna. You surprised me,” said Dwi with real world style.

“Hahaha.. Sorry, Dwi. I don't think you'd be surprised,”

A lightning strike was seen quite far from the north. They continued their conversation.

“Eh, Dwi. You're still afraid of ghosts huh?” ask Anna, please,

“Ti. I'm not afraid of them. I'm just surprised,” replied Dwi evasive while turning her face.

“Ah, is that correct? Don't be pretentious Tsundere deh, hehe..” Anna teased him.

“Lah, Tsundere what? I'm not so,”

The man continued to dodge, but his expression could no longer be denied. Aldy who heard their talk immediately chimed in.

“Haha. In Tierra Hyuma there is no such thing as a ghost. There's the Rott and the Magical Waiter,”

“Well, doesn't that also include ghosts? Their nature is the same,” Anna said.

Aldy who heard Anna's rebuttal was immediately confused when he found out the three had the same nature, both of which are something that ‘gib’.

“Eh. Yes, yes too. But indeed we are not familiar with the term,” said Aldy.

Hearing that actually made Dwi a little afraid of Rott and the Magical Waiter because they had the same nature.

“Hah? Ja...so they b...can appear with a terrible form dong?” tanya Dwi stammered.

“I don't know either. Yes, maybe.”.

Aldy said casually, then turned back to look ahead and drove. The atmosphere was completely dark and cold, due to the influence of that storm. Everything went back as quiet as before, and Dwi looked still sweating coldly from fear.

But unexpectedly, what Aldy alluded to turned out to be reality. Right at the front of the Kite, an object floated from behind the darkness. He appeared uninvited, then smashed into the windshield with a horrifying expression.

“APA..”.

“AGHHH...”.

All the passengers were shocked by his sinister form. Turns out he was…