Welcome To The Nightmare (Book 2)

Chapter 68: The Return of The King

JiU spat on the ground, hating the taste of earth in her mouth. She dusted her body off, looking around her. Then she saw her sisters.

"We made it. We made it out..." JiU sighed in relief.

Then she saw her family. Though the look of shock filled their faces. Until she saw who Jurina was holding in her arms.

"Appa!" JiU ran towards her, the rest of them following right behind.

She shook her body, attempting to wake him up. Jurina stopped her, gently holding her hand, shaking her head.

"No.... No! You said you would follow right after us! You promised me! YOU PROMISED ME!!" JiU screamed at him, gripping his arm tight. Her scream echoed the night, marking the end of Calintz's life chapter.

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The next day, they held a funeral for Calintz. And this time he will not be buried but burned on a pyre instead.

"It's time for him to rest. He dedicated all of his life for this world, now it's time for him to rest...." Jurina requested from all of them and they obliged.

As the pyre completed, Jurina, Minzy, Nana, and Sunny became his pallbearers. They placed his body on top of the pyre while Kizaki lit the torch. The four of them stood back in line and he handed the torch to Jurina.

"No. Give it to JiU. It should be his firstborn who should light the fire " Jurina spoke in soft whisper. The pain of losing her husband is too much for her to handle. Kizaki nodded and gave the torch to JiU.

JiU took it and walked towards the pyre. She turned around, taking a look at each and every one of them. She cleared her throat to start her eulogy.

"Duty, decency, reliability, honour, dignity, respect: these are all qualities that my father not only held in high esteem, but practised every day during his time on this earth. Despite being goofy and aloof, he was a disciplined man. He tried his hardest to understand sarcasm, and made it his life mission to make us laugh with his joke. But sadly, failed." JiU smirked, shaking her head. The last line made the rest of them chuckled at the memories of his.

"He saw a lot during his lifetime: a world ravaged by war and conflict. He spent his youth serving the righteous, his adult life fighting for the innocents in the name of justice, and his later years fighting in the name of peace. Despite what he had done for the world, the world forgot to treat him right. He was thrown with all kind of tragedies; his first love commited suicide, his sister's life destroyed, he couldn't have children, his best friends' betrayed him. But he went through it all, never forgetting to put on a smile and never whined about his pain and agony to anybody. All his life, he gave, he gave, and he gave. He even gave every little things he had to breath life into the unfortunate ones, without asking anything in return. He gave his best to everyone he ever came across.

Then the world decided to give him a little taste of happiness in return for all the tragedies befell him. He was given a taste of true love; although four of them, Jurina unnie, Nana Unnie, Sunny unnie, and of course Mama herself. He even received a blessing of children, although it was 11, grown up women. And he was blessed having friends that is loyal to him, as he was loyal and devoted to each and every one of them.

The world may forget that they could live in peace because of what this man had sacrificed, but until the day we draw our last breath we shall never forget. We shall never forgive those that try to taint his legacy and memories. We will carry his will; as protectors of the world hidden in the shadow. We will destroy the one who disrupt the world peace and protect the innocents, just like he once did until his dying breath. Because just like Bryan Wolfhart, WE ARE THE SHADOW!" JiU screamed as she raised the torch in the air. All of them chanted their war cries in honour of the dead. The eulogy lit the ember in their souls, turning it into a raging fire. JiU can see them in each of their eyes.