CHAPTER FOUR: New environment

I just sit on my bed all night while staring at the small box that my sister gave me, what should I do? What do you think, sis?

“What am I going to do, sis?” I hold the small box tightly and looked at the golden ring with a heart-shaped ruby diamond, “Big sis…”

I really hate taika, I hate this. If I was just a normal person in this world… I sighed with my thought and then lay down on my bed.

Is this a sign to leave this place? I closed my eyes and then sighed. Maybe.

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“What’s your plan, Avabil?”

“I don’t know.”

“You’re really a useless person without your sister, eh?” I paused on what she said. It hurts me but she’s right.

“Yeah, I really am useless without her.

“But you have something that you can do.”

“What?”

“Save her. You’re strong but you just can’t accept it. You’re strong enough to save her but you choose to be a weakling and a pitiful child. Go to the Academy to get stronger.”

“But they will fall into misfortune because of me!”

“You need knowledge and experience, not friends. That is what you want after all, right?”

I may look like this- don’t have care with the people around me but, no. I care about them that is why I want to separate myself from them. I want to distance myself.

“You don’t want to make friends, do you? Then go there to have some experience and learn something that your sister unable to teach you.”

I was stunned for a moment by what she said and think about it. Yeah, I don’t need friends. I opened my eyes and I felt energy flowing again through my body, my taika is back! But it was weaker than before. What happened?

I closed my eyes again and feel the energy in my body. When I opened my eyes I immediately sat down and leaned my back and head on the headboard of my bed and then I looked again at the ring in the small box and put it on.

The ring glowed when I put it on and my eyes widened when I could not remove it. Tsk, what else can I do? I can’t remove the ring, I felt like I am its new owner. I guess I need to be strong, no, I have to be strong. Strong enough to save her. I want to save her, my sister.

I picked up my cellphone and saw the wallpaper, my sister and me. I also took the paper that Meilin had left earlier and dialed his number. His number is written on that piece of paper and while waiting for Meilin to answer my call, I burned it. I have to, after all, he’s one of the top knights. They rarely give their personal numbers. Often only relatives and close friends know their personal numbers.

“Hell, who’s this?”

I rolled my eyes. What’s with who’s this? He should have expected me to call! This man!

“Meilin?”

“Abia? Is that you? Is there a problem? Wait, wait for me there. Don’t go anywhere.”

I raised my eyebrows when he ended my call. Seriously? What’s wrong with this man? I just called him for a favor and yet he thought that there is something wrong? Is he crazy? He’s overreacting.

I almost jumped when he suddenly appeared in front of me.

“Sh*t!” I shouted while holding my chest, “Are you going to kill me?”

“Ah, sorry. I was in a hurry. I’m worried that something happened to you. What’s the problem? Why were you called?”

“You didn’t give me a chance to explain on the phone.” And I crossed my arms. “I didn’t say I had a problem. You’re the only one who’s overreacting. Even thinking of something bad that happened to me. It looks like you’re a little bit of an idiot.”

He shook his head at me and then asked me again, “Then why did you call me?”

“Didn’t you say that if I need something, I should call you? Are you taking it back?” I said annoyed and he immediately shook his head so I continued what I was going to say, “Because I want you to become my sponsor.” His forehead furrowed, he sat down at my study table and I just looked at him. “I want to be strong; I want to save my sister. But to be strong, I have to study, gather some knowledge and experience. You know you can’t just enter Taika’s Academy without a sponsor, isn’t it? Is it okay with you, if you don’t want then it’s okay too?”

But I will make sure that there is no Acadil will come home to you when I save her. After all, my sister will still choose me and when she finds out that you did not help me, you already know what will happen.

I would like to tell him those sentences but I am not in the mood to speak any longer.

“Of course, I want to. Cacia has wanted to be your sponsor for a long time but because of what happened I will just do it first.” He said and looked at me intently, “But I just wanted to ask you.” He paused and asked my permission for him to ask me a question.

“Go on. Ask.”

“Why did you change your mind?”

“Like what I’ve said, I want to save her, I know she’s still alive and I will do everything to save her. I want to become the strongest person and lead the army to save her.”

Yes, army. Aren’t we against the Demonioum here? I probably need an army to fight them. I won’t do it alone. I won’t suicide. How can I save my sister if I will die on the battlefield?

“Whoa, you have an ambition. You want to be in a high position as a starting point.”

“If I can, I’ll take a General position,” I said reluctantly. I raised my eyebrow when I saw him smiling at me when I turned to look at him. Like, seriously? Why are they always smiling? “How can you be happy?” out of the blue I asked.

He was able to smile even though there’s something that happened to my sister, his girlfriend. It seems like he doesn’t care at all but I can’t believe his smile because his eyes speak better than his expression.

“Huh?” he did not seem to understand my question.

“How can you still smile? They took my sister, your girlfriend, and yet you can still smile.”

“To be honest? I’m not happy. It’s not because I’m smiling meaning I’m happy. I am sad and mad at the same time. I want to kill every denim- everyone. But she doesn’t want that to happen so I controlled myself. She also said to me that my smile is what she loves the most so I keep telling myself that I should keep on smiling.”

I stared at him while he stared at the picture of my sister and me hanging on the wall. Indeed, he really loves my sister. It was obvious from the way he smiled and look at my sister’s picture. I never saw him looking at my sister in person but I knew that it would be full of love. Also, obviously, he has no intention of fooling or breaking my sister’s heart and I am thankful for that. I am happy that my sister found the man that she wanted to spend her life with.

I got up and walked to the outside of my room and he followed me and then we entered my sister’s room. He was surprised when he saw the pictures here proving that my sister is the owner of this room. I let him look at all the pictures in this room and I went to my sister’s cabinet and took something that was at the very bottom of her clothes. I smiled when I got it and I took it.

I approached Meilin and then I saw the sadness and anger at the same time in his eyes. It vanished when he looked at me though. I handed what I took to my sister’s cabinet.

“That belongs to my sister. She mentioned it to me before, about that album but I didn’t try to open it because she said that only the two of you can open it.” I said while smiling. “My sister is not here and I know you miss her too so I will give it to you.” And I looked at him. “I also want to know what’s inside that album,” I added.

He did not speak yet and took the album from me. Only the two of them can indeed open the album because it is not difficult for him to open the album. When he saw what’s inside the album, he cried so much like a child who took a lollipop away and he also barely breathing due to sobbing. When he sat down, I peeked a little at what was written there but it was just a picture of them together. I saw something dropped from the album so I picked it up.

“Meilin, I’m pregnant. Six weeks and you will be a daddy soon!”

I covered my mouth when I read the letter and looked at another piece of paper and then I burst into tears. I immediately gave it to Meilin and then he cried even more.

I got up and left him alone in my sister’s room, I peeked at him before I closed the door. I remembered some of the clues that she was pregnant without her knowing but I just ignored it.

“Big sis, is there a problem? Why are you sick?”

“Huh? I’m just a little tired and dizzy as always.”

Why didn’t I find out about it right away? Why didn’t I immediately notice her nausea?

“That stink, Avabil. You cooked something stink.”

“Huh? Are you crazy, sis? You loved it and then for you it stinks?”

“Ah, ah, hahaha okay, later, Avabil. I still have to go to work early today.”

“Sis, seriously? You prepared stewed now than tinola?”

“Huh? Eh, I don’t know.”

That time I was also shocked that she was hating the tinola due to its smells but I don’t find it stinks at all and then she liked the stew which she really doesn’t want before. I have no doubt before because my sister really delicate when it comes to food and her liking of what she going to eat is based on her mood.

Now I know. My sister is pregnant. I will be an aunt soon; I would be happy. I would be happy more if they did not take my sister and my niece away from me. I looked at the Demonious World and glared at it. It is all because of you, bastards.

Demonious World looks like a moon from our world because of its closeness to our world.

“I’ll take my sister from all of you. Get ready. It might end up making your world explode and cease to exist. I’ll take back my sister and my niece or nephew.” I said angrily.

“Abia?” I looked at the person who called me, “We will take them back. We will build your happy family once again. I’m just here to support you no matter what happens on behalf of your sister. I will not leave you no matter what and we will save them at the same time.” For the first time, I smiled at him sincerely and then I nod my head.

“What happened to your left eye? Why do I seem to have never seen you open it?”

“I don’t want to. It’s dangerous.”

“Ah, alright, take a rest. I’m going to the academy today to take care of your admission, okay?” I nodded as an answer.