At night I was sound asleep when I heard footsteps. I got up from the bed and left the room.
The whole area was quiet and everyone seemed to be sound asleep.
I was about to go back to my room when I felt something pass behind me, I immediately turned around to look at it but I didn't see anyone.
"Is anyone there?" I asked but only silence prevailed. I heard the rattle of pots and spoons.
Wait, it's late at night ah? Who will cook or clean the kitchen at this time? Though nervous I still went down to the kitchen, when I got here the pots and other kitchen utensils were already scattered on the floor.
"Hayysss! Who's scattered here?" annoyed my question in my mind. I just cleaned it instead of waiting for Athena to clean it.
I slowly pick up the pots because it will make a noise if I hurry to fix it.
I was stopped by the feeling that someone had passed behind me again.
I just stood there feeling what was around me.
I know I'm not the only one in the kitchen now, he's been walking behind me for a while. It's like I'm playing with it.
"Hihihihihihihihihihihi" I heard a giggle.
I immediately turned my back, who is that? His laugh is scary! I know he’s not human! He laughed strangely as if it was a mixture of the voice of a baby and a demon.
Tok! Tok! Tok! a series of knocks I heard from the door.
"Never let anyone into this house, especially at night" Simoun would before he left.
Right! I must not let anyone into this house! I ran back to my room I immediately locked it and went back to bed.
My heart was beating fast as if I was nervous without knowing it, I also had a strong feeling that something bad was going to happen.
I don't know why I'm saying this !! I'm confused too.
As I covered myself with a blanket and prayed fervently, I heard footsteps again.
It was approaching my room, when I peeked below my door I saw someone standing in front of it.
I was immediately caught in my mouth, I backed away until I was on the edge of my window.
It started to scratch the door of my room as if he wanted to take me. While he was doing that he was laughing out loud, it started with a baby's voice until his voice got deeper and deeper.
Scary! I'm crying in fear, I can't understand why they don't wake up Athena e while her voice is too loud.
About a few minutes ago he stopped I also felt it leave in front of my door.
The atmosphere calmed down again, I still remained in my seat, feeling the place
My hair rose when I heard the baby crying. Audrey! Couldn't that monster have gone to his room?
I was just swallowed up by so much nervousness !! Damn! What will I do? What if I'm the one to be damned if I come out? Whatever! I have to save Audrey!
I left the room and went to Audrey's room, I was about to enter when I heard a familiar voice.
"Shhh, mama is here. Don't make my baby cry" I immediately opened the door and Aubrey, who was Audrey, opened up to me.
"Did you wake up by his crying too?" she question me. I looked at Audrey who was looking at me and smiling.
My eyes widened as it suddenly changed its form. It grew a little and its body turned black, it also had long hair, even its nails were thin, its eyes darkened, and it had sharp teeth.
Aubrey immediately released it, she was shocked by Audrey's sudden transformation.
I just screamed in fear when he suddenly grabbed Aubrey. He scratched it and bit my arm, I immediately took the chair next to the table and slapped it on the monster.
It looked at me furiously and immediately devoured me.
I lay down at its sudden onset, crying as Aubrey ran out of the room.
I could still hear her moaning and asking for help. He is very strong but even so I still try to fight.
He strangled me so tightly, I almost ran out of breath, fortunately they came Vera.
Vera immediately pulled her long hair and pushed it hard against the wall.
Athena ran to me and helped me to my feet.
"Damn you monster! You ungrateful kid!" Vera complained as she banged the monster's head on the wall.
Athena helped me out of the room as I was dying.
Even before we could get out, Vera suddenly jumped out of the door.
"Vera !!!!!" Athena shouted. the monster laughed out loud, maybe he was glad to see us suffering.
Vera stood up and glared at the monster baby, she shifted her gaze to us. I almost had a heart attack when Athena and I suddenly floated, even the monster baby was shocked as well.
We got out of the floating room because of Vera. she must have used her mind to float us.
When we got out it re -entered the room and closed it loudly.
"WHY DID SHE STILL COME IN !! its DANGEROUS!" I shouted at Athena while crying.
"Let him go! We have to leave! You're dangerous!" Athena replied as she pulled me away.
"Where's Aubrey? Where's my sister ?! Is she safe !?" I asked again.
"Don't misunderstand her she's safe! We need to get out of here !!" Athena made a strong promise.
Next I heard a crash from above, I also heard Vera screaming as if it was hurting too much.
"L-Let's g-go b-back t-to h-her!!" I beg Athena. "I can't! It's dangerous! Come on, she can do that!" she rebuked me while opening the door out of the house.
The crash above got stronger and I grabbed Athena's arm tightly when I saw the monster baby coming towards where we were standing. He smiled broadly, his eyes were big and pitch black, his hands were covered in blood, he also had stab wounds to his bodies but it was as if he just didn't have them.
Athena hid me behind her. "Open the door and run away" she whispered to me.
"Just do what I tell you" she added. Though terrified one by one I removed the locks on the door.
"damn!!!! why the hell there's so many lock here!! AHHHHHH !!!! !" there was only one lock left when Athena suddenly sprang out of me.
It was bloody and had bites on the neck and arm. I immediately hugged her on my thigh, crying and patting her cheek.
she is unconscious, what am I going to do! "S-top s-top t-that" I beg.
But it only answered with a horrible laugh. It slowly steps towards where I am.
The two of us were only a few steps away when the door was suddenly destroyed.
It spat out a strong man, his hair was long and curly up to his cheek, his aura was strange and scary, but on the other hand I felt that we were safe.
The monster baby swallowed him immediately but he stabbed nothing with just his hand.
This monster baby could not resist and gradually lost his breath.
He threw it outside like garbage. The fear I was feeling disappeared and was replaced by amazement.
I got up and went out to follow him, I saw that he was already burning his body.
"You're safe" he said without looking at me.
"t-thank you" I cry in response. He slowly turned to me and approached.
There I saw how handsome he was, his eyes were wide but my reflection was reversed, his nose was piercing and his lips were red.
He is not human. I know he's not human, but why is that? Why am I not afraid of him? Why do I feel safe with him ?. "Are you hurt?" Its a serious question
"n-no i-i'm o-okay, yes" I stuttered in response.
He looked at me without emotion.
"Come inside, I'll follow" he said. I went inside to put Athena on the sofa.
I went upstairs to check on Vera, I also found her bloody and unconscious.
My tears dripped again, she was almost bathed in her own blood. "V-Vera! I'm s-sorry" I cried and then hugged him tightly.
"Aicah, what happened to her?" Aubrey asked tremblingly. I immediately stood up and hugged her tightly.
Thank you and she is safe. she let go of my hug and knelt in front of Vera.
she wrapped her head around her thigh and gently stroked her hair.
"V-Vera, are you alive?" she said while holding back crying.
"o-okay, just go to sleep I know you're tired, when you wake up I'll cook you your favorite dish so get stronger ah" she added.
I was just holding my mouth when Aubrey suddenly cried. Suddenly, the man who had helped us earlier came in. He picked up Vera and gently laid her on the bed.
I approached Aubrey and hugged her to calm her down. "Come out first, I'll take care of it" he said in a cold tone
I grabbed both of Aubrey's shoulders and helped her to her feet.
We left the room and went to the living room because Athena was there.
When we saw him, the wounds he had received were bandaged.
I sat Aubrey on the empty sofa and gave her a drink of water.
she was still crying as she watched Athena. "Everything will be fine too" I calmed her down.
she looked at me while her tears continued to flow. "It's my fault, it's my fault!"
"No !! It's not your fault!" I answered her. she shook her head. "Vera told me to throw the baby away! But I didn't listen!"
If so, Vera already knew that there was something strange about that child, but why didn't she just take action to throw it away.
"Don't worry, they're both safe" said the man as he went down the stairs.
She was looking at Aubrey straight now, I couldn't read his mind.
"If you'll be patient with my sister! she's just really scared" I whispered.
So, his name is Icarus. It shifted its gaze to me, but also averted its gaze.
"I'll just chill outside first" he said goodbye and left.
"I'm going to go up, watch Athena" Aubrey said then went up. I just gasped at what happened.
I never thought we would experience this kind of mess. I sat down on the empty sofa and I didn't realize that I had fallen asleep.
Athena's POV
I woke up to the loud screams of Vera and Aubrey. They are fighting again, when will they get along.
"THAT'S ME! ​​I'M THE ONE WHO WILL COOK !!!" Aubrey shouted as she snatched the spoon from Vera.
"THANK YOU AUBREY! JUST LET ME GO! WE CAN'T EVEN EAT WHAT YOU COOKED!" Vera replied while also competing.
I stood up even though I was still weak from what had happened.
"I'll just cook, don't fight anymore" I calmly said and approached them.
They both looked at me, looking surprised when I suddenly appeared.
"Get some, rest, we'll take care of it" Vera replied.
I shook my head, if I let them two together, maybe later one of them will be dead.
Suddenly, what happened earlier came to my mind. Sandals? and I lost consciousness, that's what happened to Aicah.
"WHERE IS AICAH? !! IS SHE SAFE ?!" worried I asked. The two exchanged glances and bowed.
"w-what? You answered!" I asked tearfully. Vera looked at me and shook her head, then Aicah was gone.
No, this is not possible! Aicah can't just disappear! The amount we went through just to find her. Then she will just die like that! Not allowed! Jacob hated me even more when she found out I failed to protect Aicah.
My knees were shaking, I was on my knees in extreme weakness. I started to cry because the second time, I once again failed to save one of the most important people.
Jacob was right, my villages were right then, I was really useless.
"Hey, i'm just joking, it's so funny!" Aubrey laughed at me.
"Hahaha, she's up there, resting" Vera promised laughing.
"The man who once helped us before, Icarus is his name" she added.
"Isn't he handsome? He's even more handsome than Simoun. That's all I can flirt with?" Aubrey said while preparing the plates.
"Is Aicah safe?" Draw a smile on my lips. Aicah is safe, so I succeeded. I succeeded in rescuing the savior.
I told them that I would go to Aicah's room first.
I went to the second floor and went straight to his room. When I went inside I found a man sitting on the side of her bed, watching Aicah sleep.
He was probably Icarus, the one they referred to who saved us.
"How is she?" I asked and approached them.
"Well, she didn't get a scar" was his serious answer.
I feel a little weird about him, making sure he's not human.
"Thank you for saving us" I thanked and bowed slightly in respect.
"I'm going to take her with me" he said coldly
I immediately looked at him, is he serious? Will he take Aicah with him? But why? He's not as bad as those who want to take Aicah.
"I can't" I answered calmly.
"Why not?" its arrogant question.
"Because we are the ones protecting her, they are back Simoun, we can't entrust her to anyone" I explained.
He grinned and stroked Aicah's hair.
"You can't even protect yourself, can you protect Aicah?" He said like he is insulting me. It was as if someone had stabbed me in the chest.
He’s right, we haven’t been able to protect ourselves before, but so we can tax our own lives, just to save Aicah.
"A good sorcerer captured your friends" he added.
My forehead furrowed, my heartbeat quickened. So they haven't come back to pass until now?
"W-who?" I asked incredulously. "I'll tell you who and where they are located, but on one condition" he replied and stood up.
He turned to me and looked me straight in the eyes.
"Give me Aicah"
I immediately looked away, as if he was hypnotizing me, he was not human, he was too strong.
I don’t know if he’s good or bad.
"What kind of creature are you?" I asked calmly, but I didn't look at him.
"Give me Aicah, so that you can save your husband and your friend" was its cold answer.
No! not allowed! He is also like the evil creatures who want to use Aicah in evil deeds.
I can't entrust Aicah to him, I have a strong feeling he is bad person
"Athena?" Aicah called me. I sat down next to her and held her hand. Thank you and she is awake.
"h-how are you? h-how is Vera?" she asked worriedly. I smiled and replied. "We're fine, don't worry" Her face lit up at my answer.
The smile on her lips disappeared
its gaze shifted to Icarus. It got up and stood up. "Let's eat first, I'm hungry" he told us
I nodded and told him to go down first. We are already at the table and just quietly eating.
Icarus did not join us, and he preferred to just hang out outside.
While we were eating, Aubrey and Vera kept whispering. Sometimes I even catch them slapping me in the back.
"Aubrey! We're at the table, be respectfull" Aicah scolded.
"That's because, she hit me before, I still have a wound on my back, it's stupid" Vera teased. Aubrey was slapped on the table.
"Who started it ?!"
"Wow! Look at this Aicah oh! There are really no manners" Vera pointed out.
"That's enough, stop it" I rebuked as well. Those two will not stop if they are not reprimanded.
I don't know if Vera is here and Aubrey is being beaten up, that's not her habit.
"Psst! You won't even bring food for your honeybunch" Aubrey teased Aicah.
Vera laughed, and I laughed too, but I was fine when I saw Aicah frowning.
"Bring that food, Aicah" Vera teased.
"Stop it you two! I'll stab it you guys with your fork!" she said while holding the fork
The three of us laughed, while Aicah was pissed. I’m glad that despite what we’ve been through we still get to laugh.
After we ate, Aicah washed the dishes, the two of them announced who would be the first to reach the top, and I had already prepared the equipment for the trip we were going to make.
I decided that I would look for them Simoun, Icarus says the strong sorcerer who captured them.
Icarus also wants to get Aicah from us, but I can't, I'd rather die first before I surrender Aicah to them.
"Where will we go?" I know that voice, Vera.
"Simoun was captured by a powerful witch, we need to get him back" I replied while packing.
"In that case, shall we take Aicah?" she asked. I nodded. "Eh Icarus? Will that guy come with us?" Its a startling question. I stopped and asked him.
"No" was my short answer.
"Why not? We need him! We can't protect Aicah" on the contrary.
"We don't know if his intentions towards us are bad or good" I reasoned.
"Aicah is his only priority here, so he won't do anything bad to Aicah. he's just here because of aicah he doesn't care about us" she explained and then helped me pack.
"he won't do anything bad to Aicah, just trust me" she added then tapped me on the shoulder. On the other hand she has a point, but what if Icarus is bad? What if Aicah was even more ruined because of her?
I finished packing and I also told them that we had to leave and find them Simoun.
Aubrey was crying while packing, she said she was annoyed with us and we just complied.
"What if they hurt then? What if the witch killed them! How else can we start a family!" Crying this question.
Vera immediately kicked her. "Your over reacting! This is Jacobo's wife, she'just relaxing then you you and simoun don't even have a label and you act like you have.
"That's enough, come and let's go" Aicah rebuked and was ready to travel.
We left the house and locked it. We have already started to travel, I don’t know where our feet will take us but we are determined to find them Simoun.
Icarus suddenly disappeared, we don't know where he went, he suddenly disappeared.
"This icarus guy just left us wow" joked Vera.
"So, come on Aicah! You're being ghosted" Aubrey teased. Aicah ignored them and just continued walking.
Aicah's POV
Here we are now with Athena in a cave. Here we first decided to spend the night. We were looking for Simoun, but we didn't know exactly where to go.
Athena told me that Icarus knows where we can find Simoun, the problem is that Icarus suddenly didn't show up.
I also don't know where to find him. Hays! Stressful, what should we do.
It was late at night but I still couldn't sleep, my companions were already sound asleep, probably because they were so tired. I went out of the cave first and sat on a large rock.
I looked up at the sky, wondering what I had, what I could do. Suddenly Icarus entered my mind, I was actually trying to be busy before, because Icarus would never disappear from my mind.
I don't know why but his face is already imprinted in my mind, as if I always want to see him.
But I restrain myself, because I know he is an evil creature.
I heard him talking to Athena while I was pretending to be asleep, she wanted to get me, I don't know but how
I heard him talking to Athena while I was pretending to be asleep, she wanted to get me, I don’t know but what if she was also like the others who wanted to kill me?
But if he really wants to kill me, then he should just let him kill me when he was born?
Hayyss ewan ang gulo gulo. "Icarus" I whispered, I was so covered in my mouth. Aaahhhh !!! Am I thinking of him! No! Aicah! Stop thinking about him! Forget about him! Okay !!! Woaahhh! Aicah Ysabella Amora, that's enough !! Forget him!
"Who are you? Are you participating in our conversation?" Aubrey promised.
"WHAT ARE YOU AUBREY !!! YOU'RE REALLY STUPID! HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO HELPED SATIN!"
I am Icarus, and you? Who are you to talk to me like that? "He asked emphatically.