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Episode 33 : Time Passes By Alone

It is now the next day and at the middle of Mt. Madjaas, Bulan was wandering around the site after sleeping the whole day yesterday......

Bulan: (looks around the place) (in his mind) it seems that nobody is now willing to find me huh?????
Kidlat: (approaches Bulan) oh hi......
Bulan: (notices Kidlat) oh hi too.... (smiles slightly) who are you again? I forgot.... I wasn't stable enough because I was still tired.....
Kidlat: I am Kidlat.... (offers a handshake) and I am the brother of Ulan... they guy who pointed an arrow at you.......
Bulan: (feels confused) oh yeah..... why did he do that again? can I ask about that????
Kidlat: he is just protective...... in case you fell asleep while I was telling our story, we have been stuck wandering and travelling this whole forest for years and sometimes, we set adventure on caves and everything..... we deal with other travellers and also stupid soldiers who loves to make fun of younger people......
Bulan: (nods) wow! so, you all seem to be natural here in this wilderness......
Kidlat: we really are but he always have been the most natural... that is why he is so protective.......
Bulan: (nods)
Kidlat: how about you? you are a prince of what tribe again? we may or may not have been there.....
Bulan: the Batumbakal tribe.... the richest and the most well known tribe of em all but... (feels pissed) full of deadly secrets.... full of betrayal... full of hate.......
Kidlat: I think that is natural for all tribe.... but impressed you are against it......
Bulan: (looks sadly at Kidlat)
Kidlat: (feels concerned) wait... did I do something wrong????
Bulan: (shakes his head) no.... I was really a quiet rebel of that tribe but since I was betrayed, I had no choice to speak up...... I ran away......
Kidlat: (nods) I think that was a bad time for you.....
Bulan: how about you???? why did you all run away????
Ulan: (approaches and stacks a lot of logs to each other) (seriously speaks) just as rigged as you... run away because Palayan Tribe is not as peaceful as it is..... it is more corrupt and the love to abuse their people into doing too much work....
Bulan: (looks sadly at Ulan) I am sorry to hear that......
Ulan: (picks up an axe) is this your axe????
Bulan: (nods confusedly)
Ulan: I will use it... (chops the logs with an axe) I also have your other weapons on the bush.........
Bulan: (watches Ulan chopping the woods) (nods) thanks for saving all of em.....
Ulan: so where am I??? (keeps chopping the wood) we do not deserve that lifestyle and because of that... I planned to go away with my brother!!
Kidlat: (looks down sadly) more to that...... we actually have a 3rd brother but he was kidnapped..... and somebody killed our parents from protecting the queen who also eventually died......
Bulan: (eyes widens at Kidlat)
Ulan: (angrily chops the logs) and they didn't take care of our parent's burial... can't you believe that??? (angrily stares at Bulan) that is why I apologize if I do not trust you.... I am sick of believing and praising leaders.....
Bulan: (feels confused) (in his mind) am I figuring out who Lakas' brothers are???? (looks at Ulan and Kidlat)
Ulan: so after eating lunch... we will settle and leave to another place...... like what we always do.....
Kidlat: do you want to come to us Bulan???
Bulan: (looks down shyly) will you all me to be part of it????
Ulan: (looks serious at Kidlat)
Kidlat: I trust you Bulan... do not worry......
Bulan: (nods shyly) thank you......

It is now afternoon and at the Sidapa forest near the Batumbakal tribe, Sidapa just woke up after spending the whole night waiting and crying for Bulan......

Sidapa: (sleeping)
Hala: (watches Sidapa sleeping from the branch of a tree) (in his mind) this man should wake up now.... I am giving him the best favor to find his man......
*Lakam and Liksi worriedly approaches Sidapa*
Lakam: (points Sidapa) it is really him! glad we found him..... glad we found him!!
Liksi: you are right... (shakes Sidapa) Sid???? Sid???? we have been finding you??? 
Sidapa: (wakes up slowly) I am still... (yawns) alive????
Lakam: you are an immortal stupid.... why are you here???
Sidapa: (stands up) why are you all here???
Liksi: I wanna look for Bulan and glad you are here to ensure each others' safety...... and I kinda lack of weapons because I think Bulan got most of them... I only have an arrow and few bows and my weakest sword.....
Lakam: yeah... we are not fully supplied......
Sidapa: but guys... (feels sad) sadly, I cannot find him...... I think that me detecting him depends on his hopes for me and trust...... and I think I have a fault in yesterday because we fought before he was heated......
Liksi: (feels sad) (pats Sidapa's back) it is not your fault Sidapa...... it might have meant to happen.....
Sidapa: but where can we find him? I feel powerless.......
Hala: (throws an apple at Sidapa)
Sidapa: (feels pain) (looks around) who threw that?!! (feels angry)
*the apple rolls to a tree full of vines*
Liksi: (notices the apple bumping into a mythical looking tree) wait..... can you see that? it shines!! (walks near the tree)
Lakam: lets go examine it... (moves the vines away)
*everyone widens their eyes at a green bright portal*
Liksi: where in the world we have magic like this? (about to touch the portal)
Sidapa: (holds Liksi and Lakam) we shouldn't just trust these magic... it may be dangerous......
Lakam: are you sure????
Hala: (feels annoyed) could you all just get it that!!! (swings on a vine and kicks Lakam, Sidapa and Liksi inside the portal)
*Lakam, Liksi and Sidapa shouts as they enter the portal*

It is now night.... near Kidlat, Ulan and Bulan's new resting place, one of the trees open a portal.......

*Liksi, Sidapa and Lakam gets pushed out of a tree and falls to the ground*
Lakam: that was unbelievably crazy!
Liksi: (looks around) it is not night????
Sidapa: (stands up) (looks around) it may be fast for us but time really did went by...... (notices a nearby area with a fireplace) (peeks secretly) (notices Bulan with Kidlat, Ulan) he is here... (whispers)
Liksi: (approaches and peeks at Bulan) he is with some strangers?
Lakam: (follows Liksi) (notices Bulan) (whispers) do you think we should approach him???
Sidapa: (shakes his head) not tonight... if I have to make up with him.. I need to have a whole day.......
Hala: (watches Sidapa, Lakam and Liksi) (in his mind) they better say thank you soon.....
Ulan: (eating) (watches Bulan) (whispers to Kidlat) fine... he is okay but I am not giving my 100% with him okay????
Kidlat: no worries.... (watches Bulan) (whispers) I don't depend my life on you anyway...
Ulan: (looks annoyed at Kidlat)
Bulan: (heats his hands on fire) (remembers Sidapa) (tears falls on his face) (in his mind) since I met you..... I always never needed a fireplace...
Sidapa: (watches Bulan sadly) (reads Bulan's mind) you should have needed me..... (tears falls on his face)

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