Soul Detachment

Air

Just a reminder, it's a continuation from previous chapter

Beautiful dream? Did he heard that right?

Air ignored his thoughts as he got up and looked at his right to see his brother sleeping peacefully

"Maybe I was just dreaming?" He mumbled.

He lazily rubbed the back of his neck when he felt his locket was loose and it fell. He caught it with his reflexes and was glad he did or else he might had lost it too

He looked at the locket as a certain memory flashes in his mind

"Hahaha why is this box so tiny?!" said a seven year old Api laughing cheekily

"Api don't make fun of it!" said Tanah while shaking his head

Air just rolls his eyes at his twin and looks at the gift package trying to open it. This was the last gift left to be opened by him on their birthday and he knew it was from his youngest brother

He unwraps the package and finds a box in it. He opens the box and there was a locket inside it which was made of dried-solid clay and stones, it was colourful, rough, messy but most of all it was cute. It looked like a mixture (or fusion) of water and sun symbol

He looks ahead to find his youngest brother enjoying his cake with Daun and Angin, he looks back at the locket, smiles and wears it around his neck excitedly

Air gently rubs the old rough locket remembering that memory while another one flashes in his mind

"Water Bubble" An eleven year old Air calls out his water bubble behind Cahaya in order to protect him from those rockets Probe launched at him

He quickly runs at his brother's direction, "Are you ok?"

"Yeah I am fine" exclaimed Cahaya

"What are you doing here?? Didn't Tanah tell you to stay at home?" asked Air calmly with a hint of worry in his voice

"I just came out to help Tok and now you can see" said Cahaya lazily

"You should have backed away! Do you know how dangerous it is?!? You don't even have your powers"

"I am fine until and unless you guys are around!"

"Where are you now?!?" whispered Air gently

I am here

"You said you will be fine when we're around"

I am fine

"But we're not! No one is! Petir, Tanah and Api blame themselves, Angin always fake smiles and Daun has locked himself away from us"

And you're unaffected?

"Who said you that? I miss you"

"I miss everything"

"I find those dreams better than reality where everything is normal"

But still you cannot deny reality

"..."

You should strengthen your self and others right now Air! I know our times are tough but grieving will not help

"..."

I am alive.... I am in coma....... I will wake up soon and I need your strength

".....our strength?"

Yes....maybe seeing you all positive will strengthen me to wake up sooner?

"Cahaya-"

"Huh?!"

Air blinks.

What just happened?

He looks around but everything was just quiet except those snoring sounds from Api

Was he dreaming?

He don't know that!

Air looks at the locket in his hand which he was gripping tightly. He wears it back again and lies down on bed. He was feeling different, he felt he had different energy, he felt......hope? In what?

He was too lazy to think about that

He closes his eyes to drift himself back to his dreamland

Maybe he could find his answers there?

Sleep well Abang

Cahaya smiled as he felt a force pulling him backwards 

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I have a bit of time so I'll try to finish this book asap as m not planning to extend it much

Tbh I ain't satisfied with this part, I will try to plot more angst for Trio Ori, till then tc mates~