CHAPTER 50 : ALL OF IT, COLLAPES

"My leg has healed." Kyoko showed her left thigh, which had a scar, while Mikael sat in a chair and just looked at the scar."It seems like a severe injury left a scar, huh... At least it can heal. Nasuha was very worried about you and Chyou. She blames herself," Mikael sighed, crossing his arms. Kyoko exhaled sharply."I attacked them when I was under Syakir's control... It's not her fault. I'll tell her myself later," Kyoko said. Mikael nodded in understanding."So why did you come to check on me? Don't tell me you just wanted to chat and make sure I'm okay, or have you started to like me, hehehe..." Kyoko teased, Mikael turned to her with a serious expression."I want to kill those two mutants. Their names are Syakir and Lilly, right?" Mikael replied, Kyoko was shocked to hear Mikael's words."They managed to escape last time. We can't give them another chance; they're dangerous and nearly killed us all... I don't think they'll stop fighting us either. There's a possibility they might ally with our enemies, and I won't risk us being controlled again," Mikael explained, and Kyoko put her hand on her chin."I understand IT, but why tell me?" she asked."Because you're the only one I can trust...""Do you think Khalid or Mei wouldn't agree with your idea?""Not sure. I'm not saying they're naive, but I don't think Khalid and Mei are actually ready to make such heavy choices. Just you and I are enough to find them and kill them outright," Mikael suggested, and Kyoko scratched her head."Let me think about it.""Alright, I understand. That's all I wanted to say to you." Mikael stood up and walked to Kyoko's apartment balcony."Hey, wait." Kyoko called out, and Mikael stopped."Have you seen Khairul? How is he?" Kyoko asked again."Not yet. Maybe I'll check on him after this," Mikael replied.Meanwhile, at Mei's house..."Try moving your hand," Mei requested. Chyou moved his right hand forward, to the left and right, then clenched his fist several times."Good, you're fully healed," Khalid said, looking relieved."I still can't feel my hand completely..." Chyou complained."Maybe it needs time for the cells to heal completely, but now we know that mutants can heal severed limbs. Internal organs can heal too; mutants like Khairul, who have stronger and faster healing abilities, can even regrow their bladeS..." Khalid thought about how quickly Khairul could recover before."There's still a lot we don't know about our abilities, huh?" Mei replied."Exactly." Khalid nodded with a smile.At Nasuha's house..."Wow... this tom yum is really bad... I feel like throwing up." Nasuha covered her mouth, her face looking queasy. Khairul looked at her with concern."Did I put in too much vinegar? Why is it so salty? We followed the instructions correctly, right?" Nasuha complained, looking at her phone, trying to figure out what went wrong."Sorry I couldn't help much. The only thing I know how to make is burgers," Khairul said, giving a bitter smile while placing his hand on his chest."It's not your fault... I should know how to do things like this better," Nasuha replied, and Khairul looked down slightly.When will you blame me, Nasuha?When will anyone blame me?"I'm sorry, everyone... We have to eat eggs because the tom yum is ruined." Nasuha clapped her hands with an apologetic expression."It's okay, I understand," Ehsan replied while serving rice. Khairul just stared blankly at the table."Khai?" Nasuha called out, and Khairul snapped back to attention and looked at her."Ah... yeah." Khairul moved his plate in front of him while Nasuha observed him, noticing Khairul's awkwardness.After eating, Khairul sat alone on the sofa. He was lost in thought, watching television, as Nasuha approached him. Her hand moved to Khairul's shoulder but she hesitated. Khairul didn't look at her at all.Nasuha withdrew her hand and walked away."Nur... Oh, Nur. We've eaten... Come eat." Nasuha knocked on Nur's door several times."Okay..." Nur replied, and Nasuha walked away from Nur's room, her expression turned sad.I don't know what to do.What should I do? What should I say?I've been in their situation before; I'm sure Khairul and Nur are feeling very down right now. It feels suffocating, hopeless, with no choices..."Nasuha... Save me... Please... save me, Nasuha..."I need to save Khairul."Buorgh!" A spider-like stray chased Nasuha, the creature shooting webs and trapping her. The stray leapt at Nasuha to bite her.Nasuha's eyes shone brightly, a beam of light shot from her palms. She spun her body, breaking free from the web that trapped her and sliced the stray several times.After coming out of the Mind Dimension, Nasuha exhaled deeply, sweating and looking a bit fatigued. Mei watched her with a worried expression."There's lots of thing going on in your mind, Nasuha. How about taking a break?" Mei suggested, and Nasuha clenched her fists."I need to... get stronger as soon as possible," Nasuha sighed."Someone's who are in pain, their mind dimension is too chaotic, too painful and sad for me to watch. I don't like knowing your dark secrets," Mei replied, and Nasuha looked worried."I-I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... Sigh. Sorry." Nasuha slapped her face, her head feeling dizzy as she tried to find a solution.I realized something...I don't really know what Khairul is feeling.Just like Nur...I can only reach out my hand, but without understanding... if I blindly try to solve problems I don't know about, I'll just end up hurting both of them more."Nasuha is going out to train." Ehsan scolded while carrying a tray with cups and snacks. Khairul stood in front of Nasuha's door, his hand halting from knocking."Train?" Khairul asked, confused."You didn't know that? Every night, Nasuha goes out to train," Ehsan replied."Why didn't she invite... me?" Khairul questioned. Ehsan sighed, moving closer to Khairul and placing the tray he was carrying in front of Nasuha's door."Everyone who looks at you knows you have a problem. You sit there lost in thought, your eyes empty. Nasuha wants to get strong to save you," Ehsan said, and Khairul's expression changed to one of fear."Why did you suddenly come to see her? At this late hour?" Ehsan asked."I-I..." Khairul stammered, and Ehsan sighed lightly."I know you very well right now. I know you won't do anything bad with my daughter... You chose to go save Nasuha after everything you've been through. I respect you now; for a kid, you're strong. Very strong..." Ehsan explained, and Khairul fell silent, looking down."I made a mistake before. Ignoring my daughter who was suffering. Almost made her lose hope, but you came and became her hope; it seems she's also a hope for you. But in the end, both of you are still kids... There are many things you don't know, don't understand; you still need someone." Ehsan patted Khairul's shoulder."So just act like other kids. Cry, scream, ask for help... Let the adults help you." Ehsan coaxed, but Khairul remained silent."When Nasuha gets back, give her tea and those snacks... I think she'll be back in a few minutes." Ehsan requested before walking away. Khairul stood in front of Nasuha's door, and he heard the sound of a window, signaling that Nasuha had returned.Khairul opened the door immediately; Nasuha was surprised to see him instead of Ehsan bringing her snacks."Khai? You're still awake?" Nasuha asked."Why didn't you tell me?""Huh?""Am I... so weak... that no one trusts me anymore?""What are you talking about, Khai?" Nasuha approached him, tears streaming down both of Khairul's eyes."Why am I so weak? I... haven't... changed at all... I can't do... anything..." Khairul cried, and Nasuha quickly took the tray from Khairul's hands and placed it on the table. She immediately wiped Khairul's tears and held his hand."Khai... Don't misunderstand... I didn't tell you because I wanted you to rest; entering the Mind Dimension is hard on our heads," Nasuha coaxed, but Khairul's sobs did not stop; tears began to fall from his chin."I don't want to be a burden to you... or anyone. I feel... guilty enough... Putting you all in danger... You all... are suffering because of me... Hazim died because of me!" Khairul shouted, stamping his foot."Khai! Stop it... You didn't kill Hazim... You know that.""You all say that just to spare my feelings... Don't lie to me. All this happened because of me... Because I couldn't kill my father that day, because I am my father's son..." Khairul's expression turned angry, and Nasuha released his hand, her face showing distress."That's right... My brother died because of you," Nur said, appearing at the open doorway of her room. Nasuha and Khairul turned to her."Are you satisfied? You hear what you want to hear, right? If we had known you were a mutant, my brother and I could have been more careful. If I had known you were a mutant, don't even think about staying with us... Bringing that monster to attack us." Nur glared at Khairul."Nur... Stop—""This all happened because you lied. You lied to my brother, you lied to us. Now my brother is dead, and I've become a monster. I feel like I'm going crazy, it feels like my body doesn't belong to me, even the slightest tremor makes me feel disgusted." Nur interjected, preventing Nasuha from scolding her as she stepped forward, and Khairul did not resist or say anything."Why did my brother have to die when you were the one who messed up, huh?!" Nur yelled, poking Khairul's chest with her finger.Nasuha slapped Nur's face, her expression fierce."Shut your mouth!" Nasuha yelled, and Nur smiled slightly."I've been waiting a long time... An excuse to be crazy," Nur said, moving both hands forward. Bricks from Nasuha's house stretched out and pushed Khairul and Nasuha backward, sending them crashing against the wall at the end of the upper floor.The same attack moved toward them again, and Nasuha quickly created a light shield that blocked the bricks from hitting her and Khairul."What do you think you're doing, Nur?!" Nasuha asked."Give me back... Give me back my brother!" Nur screamed, and the entire house shook like an earthquake, the walls began to crack.Ehsan rushed out of his room in panic, tripping as he walked toward the stairs. Chunks of bricks and dust gathered on Nur's body; Nasuha aimed her hand at Nur, but she couldn't focus her attack."You're going to bring this house down!" Nasuha exclaimed."S-Stop..." Khairul groaned, his hands trembling. The ceiling of the house collapsed, and Ehsan, who was still downstairs, dodged but was hit by a large fragment.The entire house fell apart, sending debris and dust flying into the air. A small tremor resulted from the collapse, and Nur stood on the rubble of Nasuha's fallen house.The stones and dirt gathered around her body formed a shield, leaving only her face and head exposed."W-Why... are you doing this...?" Nasuha asked, enclosing herself and Khairul in a bubble of light."You should worry about your father... He's trapped under the rubble," Nur replied."Why?! We tried to help you!" Nasuha shouted."I don't need your help! I will find the people responsible for my brother's death... and kill them myself!" Nur retorted, moving away, using the bricks to propel herself swiftly.Nasuha immediately searched for Ehsan among the rubble of her home, lifting large fragments of stone and the roof. Khairul stood frozen, still bowing his head, not doing anything."Dad! Say something! Dad!" Nasuha called, as Khairul glanced over at her, who was frantically throwing off pieces of the roof."N-Nasu...ha..." Ehsan's voice was heard. Nasuha quickly lifted bricks and debris until she reached Ehsan. His head was bleeding, and she pulled him out from the wreckage, laying him on the ground."I'll call an ambulance... Hold on, Dad!" Nasuha said anxiously. Ehsan was too injured to respond, and Nasuha pulled out her phone from her pocket and immediately called the hospital."Hello, this is emergency services, how can I help you?""M-My house collapsed, my dad is injured! He's trapped under the bricks and the ceiling... His head is bleeding!""That's right... My brother died because of you.""Are you satisfied? You hear what you want to hear, right?"Khairul tugged at his clothing, his eyes changing to a fierce expression. He clenched his teeth, both hands balled into fists, and drew his sword from his arm."Help... come quickly!" Nasuha pleaded. Suddenly, Khairul jumped off, running after Nur, who had moved away earlier.Nasuha fell silent."Hello? Ma'am? Are you still there?""C-Come quickly... P-Please." Nasuha began to cry; Ehsan had lost consciousness, and the phone fell from her hand as her head drooped weakly."Ah... Ur... Ah!" Nasuha wailed, at a loss for what to do.I can't do anything...Khairul jumped from the roof of a house, seeing Nur in the middle of the park, surrounded by walls of stone and earth, with higher walls beneath her feet."Why did you destroy Nasuha's house?!" Khairul shouted, attacking Nur from behind. They both fell together; Khairul rolled while Nur controlled herself from falling by gathering stones around her feet.They found themselves in front of Hazim's burger stall."How are you going to kill me like you killed my brother, Khairul?" Nur asked, glaring at both of Khairul's swords."She... She helped you all this time... Gave you food, a place to stay. Is that how you repay her?!" Khairul ignored Nur's words."I don't care!" Nur attacked Khairul with stones and dirt, but he dodged her attacks and rushed toward her."If you have a problem with me, just fight me! Hurt me! Why... why does everyone want to hurt those around me too?!" Khairul shouted angrily, kicking Nur aside until she crashed into a table and chairs near the burger stall.Several stones morphed into spikes and flew quickly at Khairul. He tried to block them all, but three spikes pierced his shoulder, thigh, and side. Nur stood up again, glaring at Khairul with anger."Why did you lie to us all this time?!" Nur asked, debris swirling around her. Khairul was taken aback and took a step back."If you can't bring my brother back... Just die!" Nur screamed, ready to attack Khairul again with her power.