Aegea

Chapter III ( The Meeting)

As the sun starts to flicker, all of us continue our journey on our own. I am heading to the south direction, where the Rezaino clan is located.

The cold breeze of the southern wind blows amidst the hot temperature in the forest. A moment later, I reached to the fine tranquil lake of Elphara, a lake that heals and gives enough energy to every individual who will be in the lake.

The inviting view of the water makes me undo my clothes leaving me naked. I touch and down myself to the water, which sends warmth into my whole body. It's true, the water is so relaxing. I let myself float over the water while feeling the mild light of the sun. Later on, the light coming from the sun suddenly darkens, only to find out that it is caused by a man in a boat who is facing at me. I am surprised with the man's abrupt appearance knowing that I am naked. The next thing I do is that I kicked him through my left leg dropping him in the lake.

I immediately swim heading to where my clothes are. Just when I'm finished wearing back my clothes, a hand suddenly touches my shoulder, and knowing that that hand came from that mysterious man, I then grab his hand and pulls it making him fell for the second time. With my fierce look, I ask him about his intentions to me. But the man said he has no any bad intensions to me rather, than he introduced himself saying that he is Daemon.

At first, I am not convinced, but then I believed him. Daemon and I talk, he said he is from south and travels to north. Daemon is a good person I can say, there is only one thing that I can't get over with him; it's his almond eyes. When I look at it, I was like mesmerized that my heart beats so fast and loud. I just hope he never hears it. When I first saw him, I forgot all the things that I've planned in the beginning. It is my first time to feel this kind of unexplainable emotions. I don't know what to do this time. I just want to savor this moment.

Daemon and I spent the whole day just talking and knowing each other, but I never told him about my real purpose that is to take revenge. Just as the sun sets, a sound from afar is getting nearer to us. As we turn our heads, an anaconda is facing the both of us, like a hungry predator hunting its prey. Daemon instantly gets his sword, but the Anaconda hit us through its tail. We both drown in the water. We swim fast as the Anaconda follows us.

Under the water, Daemon was caught by the Anaconda and surrounded him through its tail. I immediately head to his direction in order to help him; however the anaconda's head with its opened mouth blocked my direction. Thus, I instantly punched its head and followed a heavy kick; nevertheless my attacks were not enough. The Anaconda is about to attack me again when suddenly a sword sliced its head, and it is Daemon who done it. The Anaconda died and drowned under the lake.

As Daemon and I get away in the water, I can see worry from Daemon's face. I just hope that it is for that he is worried.