Chapter 3: Life and Death
Hatim did not look back, as he just kept running without any destination in mind. And suddenly he found himself into the forest as he remembered the small hill behind the castle.
While running without giving much thought, Hatim exits the castle from behind that was created for emergency purposes and the reason just as why he didn't get blocked by huge walls that cover the city. As after, Hatim remembered his brother told him once, not to go there no matter what! The hill forest was filled with the merciless black wolf, which was one of the most dangerous beasts inland Artelia. They massacre their prey without leaving a trace of it. As eventually, Hatim found a group in front him with growls and drools. Hatim picks a branch of a tree from the ground to protect himself as he shouted to make them back off, but that wasn't enough to make beast like them, to surrender. They take a step further as adjusting the body for an attack. All Hatim could do was pray god to save him. Then suddenly the sky began to change colour, as it became pitch-black. The wolf, who never leaves their prey unfinished ran away in the cry of fear. The sudden change of action lead Hatim to wonder, but before he could think much, a bright light appears from the city. The light was so bright, it made Hatim momentarily blind as the night to day for splits of seconds. Soon later light was followed by a tremendous shockwave that made Hatim flew! Fortunately, Hatim was able to grab on to a tree, just as it saves him from any fatal injury. After force fades away, the environment became dead silent, not even an ant crawling noises could be heard. Hatim suddenly feels warmth in his body as he looked upward towards the tree and got thrilled by the view. Because every single tree of the forest was burnt down, not even a single leaf was left alive. Hatim quickly ran towards the city, but the view he saw was disastrous. The city turned into hell! All he could see was the fire burning through everything; just when he saw in the middle of that hell a huge figure takes place. His body was covered in red blazing flames, with that, he roared.
*ARGHAAA!!! * Just a single roar was enough to create an earthquake, made burnt trees fall, leads Hatim bled through ears and make him fell on knees. The moment he witnessed, could only describe by one name. "God of War!" Hatim says with the cry of fear in his eyes.
The only reason Hatim was still standing is that those thick walls took most of the impact from grounds, but right now the walls are shattered, all there remain was rubble, just as why he couldn't go from behind path directly into the castle again. Hatim went inside the city, but as soon he entered, the view became more terrifying. Screams and growls could be heard everywhere! Yet Hatim did not stop, but until he saw a burnt human laying as that person grabbed his leg, Hatim immediately retreats, his breathing became heavier, but despite that, he can't be stopped, not until he saw the brother of his. Hatim passes by them with struggle, while all his hands, legs, eyebrows just tremble but somehow, he managed to keep walking. The more he went inside the city, the more he remembers the faces he last saw.
All of sudden the grounds began to shake again just when, Hatim saw the castle falling, crumbling into pieces. Soon later the impact comes with it, creating dust all over the place. While that happening, Hatim heard a familiar voice as after hearing, hope began to rise again. He rushed toward the echo instantly, but it was very difficult to change positions because of dust and rubble in the path, yet somehow, Hatim managed to come as he yells. "Hey, is anyone there?"
"H–Hatim?!" A girly voice said with doubts. Hatim turns to her voice and recognises immediately as moved to Sera with urgency. But after seeing her, his expressions became lifeless. His lips tremble as his legs shiver like jelly with blurry eyesight which can't be able to focus. He says with broken will "S–S–Sera!?" Sera who lay on the ground calls Hatim closer by giving a hand gesture. Hatim who had no will left goes near her, precisely fell next to her while losing all his composure. Sera raised her hand and started resting upon his cheeks, eventually making him bursting into tears. Sees him so defeated, she says with struggle. "Hey, if you cry like baby, no one would believe, you and I are at the same age…" Sera pink dress with gems carved into, had been turned into blood-red and the gems shatter into pieces. Her lower half had been completely struck by a massive brick boulder. With that circumstance, her blood can't be stopped, not until the bolder has been removed, and that's something a boy cannot do. Hatim kept his crying, but as for Sera. She asked in a very low tone "H–Hatim, c–could you take me to my mother…" Hatim looked at her as she continues. "I–I want t–to see her, please take me… *Cough! *" All of the sudden, Sera began coughing blood but knowing her situation, that was something inevitable. Seeing her conditions getting worse, Hatim immediately calls for help as he shouts. "Hey! Anyone help, there is an emergency!!" Hatim continues his crying out while holding Sera into his arms, but none responded. Sera continues as her breathing became weak. "H–Hatim, is my m…other is alive? H…e…y, tell m…e…" Hatim replies with bursting tears. "Y–Yes she is, I just heard from Adrian…" All he spoke was a lie, but somehow, he couldn't able to say the truth. Sera replies with all she had. "You are a terrible liar, like al…" Before she could complete her sentence, her eyes lost their sparkles as her resting a hand on his cheeks fell. Sees her motionless, Hatim began to shiver her as he kept his right hand on her face, but there was no effect at all. Hatim says with a phoney smile. "Hey, where's your unusual reaction, hey, say something, dammit!" A seven-year child does not have any capacity to endure more. After her death, Hatim went quiet with no emotions. All there left was Sera's memories, crossing in his mind over and over as it ended onto the moment when he saw that, fire figure. With that, Hatim let out a tremendous scream! He screams until his throat can't handle anymore.
The atmosphere had been dead silence for a few minutes but after quite of time, Hatim let Sera go, laying her on the ground gently. Hatim stands as began to walk into the direction of that figure in the middle of the city. His eyes were burning in agony and his expression was overflowing outrage. Hatim mumbled with sore voice. "I'll kill you, Ares!" But before he could even take a step further, a huge boulder flew over to his place and land just in front of him, which was followed by a great impact making Hatim thrown backwards by the force of the outburst, and his vision became dizzy as he sees blood flowing through from his head that soon later lead him towards the unconscious, the memories, the flashbacks rewinds into his head over and over as he thinks before falling onto the ground. 'So, this is the end, huh? At least I'm going to meet Sera…' He continues in sombre. 'I want to see my family, one last time…' With that, he lost the vision, and will with it…
Hatim could hear people screaming and feel someone is carrying him as he opened eyes with struggle. He saw, a person holding him into their arms as she says. "It is alright, you are going to be okay…" She continued, but Hatim lost consciousness again. He opened eyes yet again as saw his mother/Queen Gori laying him on a boat as she says. "You have the will to live, always had been. So, live my son, find your destiny…" She continued as a green bright light shines behind her, but Hatim lost the sight yet again, however, Hatim could able to saw her last moment and in that, she was smiling…
Hatim immediately opens his eyes along quickly waking up and find himself on a rusty steel bed. A girl around his age with an old, dusty clothes sees him as she instantly calls. "Papa, he awakes!" The girl distant herself from Hatim just as a man entered the room. He had a long silver beard and hair, with vast black eyes, the same as her daughter. At the lower side of his eyes, he had a wild-looking pitch-black tattoo that reaches his neck below. The man says while he smirks. "Welcome to the Paladins, boy!"
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