The One Who Is Suffering – Past Of The Angel

Chapter 1: Sad Truth

"No!"

"Mom…"

"Run! Don't just stand there!"

"I won't run without you, my dear!"

"Dad…"

"Run with our child, Selena! I can't hold them anymore."

"Oh no! One of them is coming here. Duck, Selena!"

"I can't breathe, mom…"

"…."

That was all the voices of a girl and their parents. That time, 3 goblins broke trough village gate and attacked the villager. The man faced those goblins, but he couldn't hold them. His body got smashed by these Goblins. Soon they realized the woman with a child behind him and started to attack them. That girl's mother protected her with her body from Goblin's attacks. Kesler came after that. He killed those Goblins and saved the girl. Unfortunately, her parents couldn't be saved anymore.

That event took place 2 years before Zeta's birth. That girl was at 4 years old and she should lose her parents. At first, the kids around her age were still visited her. But they started to leave her alone in no time. That girl wouldn't respond to their calling even shouting at them to not disturb her. She was still unstable after being told that her parents wouldn't come back.

A month has passed. There was a puppy came near her, waving its tail. She won't care about it. Then that dog started to run around her happily, caught by her attention. She stared to feel disturbed and she moved away. That puppy still following her. She knew this and started running into the forest, outside the village. Soon she lost her way to go back and wandered inside that forest. She kept walking until her leg cramped. She kneeled on the ground and started to cry. She placed her hands on her face. Tears and sobs could be heard from her. She was being frustrated of the truth and she wanted to run away from it.

That puppy heard that girl's sobbing (you know a dog have a better hearing right.) and started to bark at the guards. The guards wouldn't respond at that and that puppy bite one of the guards leg caused him angry and chased it. It ran to the forest and hurriedly to the girl's place.

As soon as it found the girl, it licked her cheek to comfort her. She saw that puppy, still crying then she saw at the guard.

"Why are you here? Can you stand?" that guard asked.

"My leg can't move. I also don't know where I was." she answered with teary eyes.

"So this dog bites me to tell me about you." he said, scratching his head.

That guard carried her on his back and went to the village. The other guard shocked after looking at that girl and hurried to call a doctor. They brought her to her house and led the doctor there. That girl got examined and that doctor said that girl only need some rests, she was too exhausted both physically and mentally.

She rested for several days and treated by the villagers. One woman helped to do household since the day her parents died. She was her mother's best friend. When she woke up, "Good morning, Selena." that woman greeted her. "Uh, good morning…" she answered, still half asleep. She rubbed her eyes and she remembered when she was alone in the forest. She shocked, folded her legs, and hugged them with her hands. "It is alright now." that woman said while caressing that girl hair. She managed to calm her then led her to a table to eat. "You must feeling hungry, now eat the meal." she said, smiling. That girl ate them.

That puppy was there also, eating its food happily. That girl, I'll call her name from this point, Selena noticed it and asked that woman, "Whose puppy is it?" "Oh, it was a wild puppy." "Can I keep it?" "Of course," "From now on, your name is Alto." That puppy ran circling the table and wagged his tail happily. That puppy was still so small around her knee with brown furs. His eyes color was black. If you ask me more, maybe looks like Tin Tin's Snowy with brown furs.

They were like best friend and always together everywhere and everything they did. Time had passed so quickly. Day to days had passed. No one could stop the flow of time. The day of Zeta's birth had come, lots of people came to Zeck's house, Kesler's son. He was Village Guards Leader like Kesler before. They ever went out together and had beaten 20 goblins without any helps. They had different way of fighting. Kesler advanced in using a spear, but Zeck advanced in using a sword. The difference was not broke them apart, but it helped them to work together.

Selena and Alto were also interested in that crowded and they moved near them. Selena was at 6 now. And that puppy had grown into a 2 years old dog. Its size now still around Selena's knee, a little higher than before. She saw at the crowded and asked, "Why do people gather here?" One of the villagers answered, "Because our hero, Kesler, got his grandson now." She answered with an "Oh" only. She also wanted to see that baby, but for the time being she knew that she didn't have chance to it.

One year later, Zeck held a party for Zeta. Most of the villagers got invited into that party. Selena and her babysitter also got that invitation. Now she got the chance to see the baby. That baby was a boy and his name was Zeta Percies. She saw at that baby's eyes, so pure and so clear. As soon as their eyes met, that baby laughed and reached out his hands as if Selena was his mother. "It looks like Zeta likes you." Mira, Zeck's wife, said to her. She shocked for a moment. She saw at Zeta idly and asked, "Can I hold him?" "Of course," Mira answered. Then she picked Zeta from his bed, carried him for a moment. Zeta stared at Selena and laughed again. Selena felt something that she had not even felt before. She didn't know it. Zeta was also not knew it after he grew into a good boy. Zeta had forgotten or rather still couldn't record anything into his memory.

After that party, Selena and her babysitter came back to her house. Alto was welcoming her. It ran towards Selena and jumped. Selena caught it happily. "I'm home." she said and she put it on the ground, walking together with it inside. She told Alto whatever she saw at the party and soon she felt tired and want to her bed. She slept happily with Alto bellow her bed.

Once again, time had passed. The village got attacked by monsters several times, but those attacks got repelled by Village Guards without fail. As the time passed, monsters' assault became stronger and their number increased. This situation was also resulted the victims from Village Guards side also increased. The most painful time for their hero and for the entire villagers was when a Goblin with a dagger successfully infiltrated the village.

At that time, Zeta was at 3 and Selena at 7. Zeta wandered in front of his house and got seen by that Goblin. It readied its dagger and rushed towards Zeta. Selena saw that from afar and she shouted, "Zeta! Be careful! A goblin targeted you!" With that shout, Mira came out from the house and protected Zeta. Selena saw that Goblin's dagger stabbed Mira's back and Zeck came, killed that Goblin. Selena froze in place. She was not expecting this. She saw Zeck held his tears while Zeta looked so innocent, not knowing the situation. It felt like her heart got pierced by an arrow. She went back to her house, frowned on her bed, cried there. Alto came and licked her cheek. She saw at it and hugged it. After several minutes, she had calmed.

"From now on, I'll do everything so that Zeta won't hurt." she determined. After that, she always looked after Zeta from afar. She was hoping that he won't ever felt a deep sadness as she had felt. At the time of her mother's funeral, Zeck lied to him. She knew the reason and let him be fooled. She thought this matter ended here.