In Country I
Rio was waiting for the bus to go home.
He thought to himself,sighs "I shouldn't have given Luceniel the bike key to that idiot... now I have to wait 20 more minutes for the bus to come.""Even my friends didn't pick me.""Mannn... after Luceniel went to Country A with his girlfriend, everything started to change.""Everyone in the family denies the relationship between Luceniel and Elunara."
sighs "I just hope before their marriage everything gets better.""And looks like... I have to kill... my own grandmother for Luceniel's happiness."
Suddenly, rain started pouring.
Rio said angrily,"Wow, now even the weather's bad. Man, today is really not my day."
A black car came in front of Rio.The car window rolled down, and we see Kaelron driving the car.
He gave a smirk to Rio and told him to get inside.
Rio was a little shocked,But he got inside the car.
He thanked Kaelron for saving him from the rain.
Kaelron said in a heavy tone,"Don't thank me now."
Rio got confused and asked,"What do you mean, dude?""What are you doing here? I'm pretty sure you're not here just to pick me up or anything else."
Kaelron gave Rio a compliment and said,"Cleaver as your brother.""You're right. I'm not here to pick you up.""I'm going to Country J."
Rio asked,"Why? Did something happen there?""Luceniel and your sister just went to Country A yesterday, and now you're going to Country J?""And didn't you say until your wife fully recovers, you won't go anywhere?"
Kaelron said,"Yeah, you're right. But Mira is now in good condition—she can even walk on her own."
Rio said,"I'm happy your wife recovered, but why do you want to go to Country J? You still haven't told me.""Are you going to kill someone again there?"
Kaelron chuckled and said,"Even if you're Luceniel's brother, you can't read people like him.""It's okay, you both are different people.""In Country J, after 2 weeks, there's going to be an auction, and many amazing things will be there.""Even the Ruby of Star that your brother wants.""So I want to give Luceniel something special for Elunara and Luceniel's wedding."
Rio asked,"Okay, so what do you want from me?"
Kaelron said in a heavy and slow tone,"You're coming with me, Rio.""I know after Luceniel left, you've been a little sad.""Luceniel helped me a lot to cure my wife, and you also helped me to find medicine—so I want to give you a little trip.""I'm sure you're not going to give me any excuse, right?"
Rio said nervously,"Okay, okay, I'm coming with you. But first, you have to do something for me.""I think I found the problem in my house."
Kaelron said,"Oh wow, you found the problem in a day?""Nice, my little detective, hahaha."
Rio said,"Yeah, yeah, say whatever you want. But I'm not sure yet. You have to help me."
Kaelron said in a heavy tone,"Okay, tell me, who do I have to investigate?"
Rio said in a serious tone,"My grandmother."
Kaelron didn't get shocked. Instead, he gave a little smile and said,"I think my gut was telling the truth that day.""Don't worry, after Luceniel and Elunara took off to Country A, I sent my 4 men to investigate some of your family members."
Rio asked,"So what did you find?"
Kaelron said in a serious tone,"Your uncle and aunt are clear.""Even your stupid cousin who broke Luceniel's bike.""But my fourth man got killed.""He was the one who investigated your grandmother.""And the way I found his body... I can say 100%—he was not killed by a human."
Kaelron and Rio reached Kaelron's house.
Rio said,"So my ears weren't bad."
Kaelron got out of the car and asked,"What do you mean?"
Rio got out of the car and pulled out his phone from his pocket and played a recording.
On the recording:
A demonic voice:"Believe me, human. I'll give you your youth back.""You just have to find a weakness for Luceniel."
A female voice, scared but serious:"Don't you dare play your little games with me.""What do you think—who I am?""I am far stronger than you."
The demonic voice laughed,"Hahahahaha!""Fool human, I know who you are and how strong you are.""You are one of the demons that ran from the God of Justice.""Hahaha, how pitiful—you became the demon who once killed many strong humans...""And now you're living as a weak, fragile human."
Female voice in low tone:"I don't know what Luceniel is...""I don't care even if he is one of the Three Supreme Gods in human form.""If I find a way to take his power, I can rule both the Seven Heavens and Seven Hells."
Demonic voice:"Hahaha, human, you don't know anything..."
The recording ended.
Kaelron's eyes were wide open. He said in shock,"Wait—what happened? Where's the other conversation?""I'm sure they talked more than that.""And how were you able to record this?""And why didn't you tell Luceniel this until now?""I'm pretty sure that voice is not from a human."
Rio said seriously,"The moment Luceniel left the house, everything went silent.""That night, I was playing games with my friend Rayan, late at night.""He was recording his gameplay and our voices.""Suddenly, I couldn't hear his voice anymore. I called his name many times, but he didn't reply."
Rio and Kaelron were now sitting in the hall. No one else was there.Suddenly, lightning struck.
Kaelron asked in a serious tone,"So what happened next?"
Rio said,"I thought maybe he slept.""But today, when I went to his house to pick him up for college...""I saw his family in a lot of tension.""I asked his sister what happened.""She was on the edge of crying. When she saw me, she didn't reply."
She told:
Rayan's little sister, in a very sad and low tone—Her hair was messy, her eyes red, and she looked like she could cry at any moment.
"Rio bhaiya… Rayan didn't wake up. I think he died."
She cried on Rio's shoulder.
Rio was shocked and stood there for 10 seconds before going into the house.
He entered Rayan's house.He saw Rayan's face was very dark, and his mother was hiding her tears.Rayan was lying on the bed while three doctors examined him.
The moment Rayan's mother saw Rio,She had tears in her eyes and asked him to call Luceniel to save her son.
Rio stood there, unable to say anything.A flashback played in his mind from school life—he and Rayan having fun, playing, eating together, and talking late into the night.
Rio stood beside Rayan.Seeing his best friend in this condition, he almost cried.He reached out to touch his face.
But the doctors stopped him and told someone to call an ambulance urgently.
Suddenly, something in Rio's pocket started glowing.
Rio checked his pocket and saw the badge Luceniel had given him before going to Country A.
The badge lit up with a green light and started releasing power.Rio and Rayan's family were shocked to see it.
The badge's power touched Rayan's head.His skin color started turning normal.The badge stopped shining.
Rayan slowly opened his eyes and saw Rio.
In a teasing tone, he said,"Looks like even hell doesn't want me."
Rio hugged Rayan tightly.Rayan said,"Ouch, ouch! Rio, Rio! Please stop, dude!"
Rio had tears in his eyes and said,"You stupid bastard! How could you go to the afterlife before me?"
Rayan smiled and said,"Sorry, buddy."
The doctors and Rayan's family were shocked.They hugged Rayan—crying and happy to see him awake.
Rio asked Rayan how this happened.
Rayan said in a weak tone,"I don't remember, dude. When we were playing games last night, your voice suddenly stopped coming through. I called your name many times and even checked the internet—you hadn't even left the call."
Rio said in shock,"What? Last night, your voice stopped coming too. I thought you fell asleep."
Rayan replied,"I don't know, dude. I heard some strange voices from your call. A weird voice… and a female voice too. After that, I don't know… I just collapsed."
Rio went to Rayan's room.He saw pictures of himself and Rayan on the table, along with other family photos.
He checked Rayan's PC and found the same voice recording.He checked the timestamp and was shocked to see—
After 12:00 a.m., his voice didn't appear in the recording,But at 12:10 a.m., the strange voices began,And after 1:00 a.m., Rio's voice returned.
Seeing this, Rio took the recording.
He came out of Rayan's room and said to Rayan in a teasing tone,"Don't play games until you recover."
Rayan smiled and fell asleep again.
We see Rio and Kaelron both sitting in the hall, staring at each other with a very serious look.The rain is still falling.A thunder strikes.