Chapter 10: Believer

"A Believer?" Chihiro repeated.

Zeniba nodded. "Yes, a Believer, that's what they called for a dragon's mate," she explained. "A Believer is not a human, not a spirit, but in between,"

"You are saying that I'm a half human and a half spirit?"

"Not that simple. You'll become a spirit, but you'll never be called a spirit. Because on certain times you will turn back into a human,"

The look on Chihiro's face was thoughtful. "Why do I have to turn back into a human?"

"It's a definite condition. A Believer who has different nature with its dragon will turn back to its nature on certain times,"

Chihiro sighed. "Okay. So, why 'a Believer'?" she gestured quote signs.

"Because you believe in your dragon," Zeniba looked at her carefully. "Don't you?"

Chihiro burst into a thin smile. "Of course I do,"

"You have your own words," Zeniba smiled. "Also, this Believer occurrence is so rare. You and Haku are already destined into this,"

Chihiro blushed. "Uhh… I thought Haku did this to save my life,"

Zeniba laughed a little. "That's how fate works. Usually, dragons who get this Believer occurrence are the emaciated ones; like, they deserve to get rewards, they deserve to be happy,"

"So… Haku is one of them," Chihiro said.

Zeniba nodded. "Yes, he is one of them. He was emaciated. He lost his river in your world which means he lost a part of him, getting stumbled and wasted by my stupid sister, and apparently you guys fell in love each other but you guys were living in different worlds; I bet he tried to get to you for thousand times but he never succeeds. He is perfect, right?"

Chihiro didn't need to answer, only nodded. The sound of the burning fire breaking woods broke the silence between them. Kaonashi came from the kitchen bringing cups of tea for them.

"Granny, I have to help Haku. He might be in danger and I'm afraid what is Kayo going to do to him," Chihiro said.

"Ah ah," Kaonashi said.

Zeniba nodded. "Yes, we have to help him. But sweetheart, do you know where he is?"

"Honestly, I don't know exactly where he is, but I know the place, the surroundings from the visions. There was a coral beach with white sands and there's a tower where I saw Haku and Kayo. Do you know that kind of place?"

Zeniba thought for a moment and then shook her head. "But I hope your visions will be enough, because I will send you there using 'this'," she took out something from her pocket, that thing which Chihiro returned it back when it was stolen by Haku.

"The golden seal?" Chihiro asked.

"Yup. You know why this is a valuable thing because this golden seal could teleport us to anywhere. That's why my stupid sister sent Haku to do the dirty job stealing this,"

"Really? How does it works?"

"You just hold it in your hands and think about the place you wanna go, then throw it to the ground. It will immediately create a portal to the place. All you have to do next is jump in, and POP!" Zeniba clapped her hands. "You have arrived your destination."

Kayo stood on her window side, threw her sight away to the sea. She took a deep breath. She tried to think clearly, keeping up her common sense. Was it right, all the things she had done? Now that Haku's with her, then what? Could she break free from Hakuro's power? She wasn't sure, everything just felt so unright. She pictured Hakuro's face, making herself angrier to him.

She turned around, Haku was right behind her. He stood steady in silence, with empty black eyes staring at her. She got a little goose bumps. She sighed.

"Haku," she called. Haku didn't move, or even answered.

She curled her arms around his neck. "Do you love me?" that was once again a stupid question she asked.

"I love you," he said flatly.

Kayo frowned, felt disappointed. It's him, but he didn't really say that words. She wished she could stare into his emerald pools and let herself sink in within his gaze.

"Kiss me," she asked.

He kissed her. She firmed her lips to his lips, attempted to push him to give her more. She used her tongue, but only to be more disappointed. There was nothing came from him, he was only pursuant. She pulled back and stared him.

This wasn't what she wanted. She wanted him for real, like a real releationship in real life. Loving, caring and giving one another. Nothing like this, full of coercion and void. This was so wrong. Hakuro really was a jerk. She needed to end this.

"Chi... -hiro...," he whispered.

Kayo winced her eyes. How could he say that name while he's under her control? She balled her hands. She didn't know why but she felt so angry to hear that name spoken out of his mouth. She was so angry that she wanted to slap his face, but she shouldn't. She was supposed to be not easily angered. She held herself back.

"How could you...?" she asked.

"She's coming," he said.

Kayo pressed him to the wall and pulled his clothes at the collars. "You are so in love with her that you hope she'll come for you? No. She will never come for you! Your place is right here with me!" she shouted possessively.

Haku didn't move also didn't answer. He froze, turned back into silence like a statue. Kayo shook her head and let him go. She turned away back to the window.

But, what if Chihiro's really come for him? She'll messed everything and make it worse! At least that's what Kayo thought. She won't let it happen. She was still trying to think clearly, but whether it's right or wrong, she didn't want to be failed. She didn't want to be ended up to Hakuro's hand.

"Okay, Granny. I'm going now," Chihiro said after changing her clothes into the pink salmon ones. She held the golden seal inside her hands.

"Are you sure you know how to save him?" Zeniba asked.

"Uh, not really," she shrugged. "But the dragon will tell me. I gotta believe in him, right?"

Zeniba sighed and nodded a little. "Well at least you need something to defend yourself. Bring this," she handed her a dagger.

Chihiro took it carefully. The dagger was small, but not too small. It was unique, its blade could color change itself. From a certain side it looks green, but from the other side it looks red. The holder was made of crystal clear glass with a golden pine within the middle.

"This is not a usual dagger. The blade is made from chunks of the falling stars and forged with white flames. My father was a great sorcerer, he made it. In the right hands, it could turn into anything the owner wants to. Now it belongs to you, be careful," Zeniba added.

Chihiro nodded. "Thanks a lot, Granny. You're the best I ever had," she hugged her.

Zeniba chukled and hugged her back. "Now, go and save your dragon,"

Chihiro nodded eagerly. She closed her eyes, imagined the place, the surroundings from the visions. The sea. White sands. Corals. The white tower. She threw the golden seal in her hands to the floor.

It glowed. Then the floor melted, created a hole of lights.

"The portal," Chihiro said.

"Ah ah!" Kaonashi cried.

"What is it, Kaonashi?" she asked.

"I'm sorry, Kaonashi. I know you wanted to accompany her, but the golden seal could teleport only one person," Zeniba said.

"Ah..." his voice sounded sad.

Chihiro smiled. "It's okay, Kaonashi. I'll be fine,"

Kaonashi waved his tinny wiggling arms.

"Okay, I'm ready," she stepped towards the hole.

"Chihiro, wait! One more thing," Zeniba stopped her.

Chihiro turned to her. "Yes, Granny?"

Zeniba's expression became more serious. "Whatever will happen, no matter what, promise me, you have to come back here first,"

"I will, Granny. I promise,"

Zeniba smiled. "Good. Now, go,"

Chihiro took a deep breath and shook her head. "Don't think, just jump," and she jumped into the hole.

"I'll be watching you!" Zeniba shouted to her.

"I knoooow!" Chihiro yelled before disappearing inside the hole.

The lights were gone and the hole closed. Remaining only the golden seal sprawled on the wooden floor.

Zeniba's expression dropped into a frown. She turned to Kaonashi.

"Ah?" Kaonashi asked.

"I will not have a chance to see their happy life in the future, Kaonashi," she shed a tear.

A flash of light appeared in the sky and Chihiro emerged out falling. She screamed, she wasn't expecting to fall from the heights. Lucky her, she fell into the water. She would be dead if she fell off to the ground.

She was about to swim, but the water carried her to the shore. She didn't know why but the water seemed to be friendly and the waves becoming calm. Once she touched down the sandy ground, a figure of a little boy appeared in front of her. He was looked alike with little Haku nine years ago, only his hair was longer until his mid back. His entire body made of water, just like Haku when he showed his 'ability' to her at the lake.

Chihiro stood up and smiled to him. "Thank you," she bowed.

The little boy smiled softly. "Good luck, Chihiro. And be careful," he said.

Chihiro was surprised. "Umm, thanks, again. But, how did you know my name?"

The boy laughed a little. "My apology. I am Kaisui, but you can merely call me Kai. I'm a good friend of Kohaku," he explained. "And you are here for him, because I heard him calling your name. I knew that it's you, Chihiro, from your ring," he pointed her right hand.

Chihiro blushed a little. "Oh, yes... this... uhh... yeah," she gulped. "So, Kai, am I in the right place?"

"Yes. Kohaku's here, inside that tower with a girl,"

She felt a little relief knowing she wasn't wrong. "Is he okay?"

"I don't know, Chihiro. But the girl seems to be dangerous. I hope he's okay," he frowned.

Chihiro sighed. "Okay, then. I gotta get him. Thanks a lot, Kai,"

Kai nodded. "Be careful, Chihiro. I'm sorry I cannot help you more than this,"

Chihiro smiled. "It's not a problem,"

Kai smiled back and then disappeared into the water. Chihiro turned to see the tower. Okay, this is it. Haku, please hang in there for a while, I'm coming for you. She took a deep breath and made her way running towards the tower.

So, it was right, that everything is never as it seems, because the tower seemed like only meters away in front of her, but apparently it was much further. In the middle of her running, she heard a voice calling her name. She slowed down her pace while looking around, and it was getting louder.

"Chihiro! Chihiro, can you hear me?" the voice said.

She knew that voice. "Granny!? Granny, where are you?"

"I'm here, at home. But I speak to you from your hairband. I'm watching you, you know?"

She reached her hairband on her head. "Oh, yes. Right,"

"Tell me you are in the right place,"

She was still running. "I am, Granny," she slowed down and stopped once she saw something unexpected in front of her. "But things are different here, Granny. I didn't see thorny shrubs in the visions,"

Actually, it wasn't really a shrub, it's too high for a shrub. Chihiro had never seen something like this before. Black plants, like, all of them were black. Leaves, trunks, branches, even the flowers. So creepy.

"Granny, I'm walking pass through the shrubs," Chihiro said.

"Be careful, Chihiro,"

"Uhum. Granny, what are these? I know Kayo is a flower spirit, but I never thought her powers could create something so creepy,"

"I don't know, sweetheart. I don't get a clear view from here. It's dark. Is it already in the night?"

"No, Granny. The sun's still high, but the shrubs are so thick and tight. So, yeah, it's dark enough. Wait a second," she stopped and took out the dagger.

"Turn into a torch," she said. The next second she was holding a torch in her right hand. "Woaaa, this is cool!" she exclaimed and turned it on.

"Well, I got a better view now. Nice idea you got,"

Chihiro giggled. "Hmm, I've seen these before. These are similar to the ones at Hakuro's residence. Maybe there's connection between this Kayo and him,"

"Hakuro? Who is he?"

"Hakuro, he is a forest spirit in the north mountains. He is known as a bad spirit, often doing bad things and makes troubles,"

"Oh, no. I got a bad feeling about this, Granny. The tendrils are moving towards me. I have to move faster," she sped up her pace.

"Looks like Kayo knows you are there,"

"Yes, and I will not be hiding from her,"

"Don't worry, I'll put a barrier around you," and a barrier appeared around her.

"Thanks, Granny. And I gotta run because now they're chasing me!" she ran.

Zeniba tried her best to protect her granddaughter far from distances, but still it wasn't enough.

"Oh, God! Why do they have to come from every way?" she protested.

"Chihiro, get out from there!"

"No, Granny! I can see the wall, I'm almost there. I just need to get rid of these tend- Ouch!" she rubbed her elbow.

"Chihiro, what's going on!?"

"They're tearing your barrier, Granny. And now it's all gone. I got scratched. But I'm okay,"

Zeniba sighed. "Are you sure? My magic shouldn't be that weak. Am I too old for this?"

"That's okay, Granny. I'll turn the torch back to a dagger. I'll defend myself," she held up her torch. "Turn back to a dagger!" she said. And once again, she held her dagger in her right hand. She used it to ward off the tendrils that came and closing her way.

But behind her, the tendrils kept on trailing. They scratched and pricked her body. Her hands, her feet and legs, her back. Even her neck and face were scratched. She got wounds here and there, but she didn't care. She just kept running. She ignored Zeniba's voice that told her to get out from there.

"Chihiro, please say something!" Zeniba cried.

"Granny, it's getting thicker and tighter. It's getting hard to move," she finally answered.

"I said get out from there, Chihiro!"

She was panting. "Grann... I have arrived... at the wall," she gulped. "But I can't move,"

"What happened?"

"I think I got caught. Ughh! These tendrils are coiling around my body!"

A moment later Zeniba heard Chihiro's screaming.

"Chihiro!?"

She didn't answer.

"Chihiro, answer me!"

Zeniba could only hear Chihiro's panting.

"Chihiro!"

"Grann... hh... I can't..."

"What? You can't what?"

"I can't... hh.. breathe..."

"No! Chihiro! Use the dagger!"

As much as she wanted to, she couldn't even move her hands. "I... can't," she said, almost whispered. She was running out of breath.

"Chihiro? Chihiro stay with me!"

Chihiro gave no response.

"Chihiro, please, stay with me! Say something!"

All she could do was pray, but it didn't last for long. With her granny's hazy voice, her consciousness faded away until she lost it.

Cold. That's the first thing she recognized. There was a cold surface beneath her anterior body that seemed to be gripping. Her eyes stuttered open. It took a moment for her to reconnect and regaining her power before she sat up.

She checked her body. Even her clothes were torn here and there, everything was good, she could still move properly. The dagger was still in her right hand. The wounds, she touched them and she crinkled. Never thought that tendrils scratches could hurt that much.

She was on a circular room, it's obvious she was inside the tower. In front of her were trellis, or in other words she was imprisoned. Maybe someone took her there when she was blacked out, or probably Kayo did.

She looked to the window, the sun was two-thirds closer to the horizon. Turned out she had been blacked out for long enough. And then she remembered something; her granny. She must've had worried about her.

Chihiro brought her hand to her hairband on her head. "Granny?" she called her grandmother. "Granny, can you hear me?"

There were no answers from Zeniba.

"Granny? Are you there? It's me, I'm okay. Please answer me," she tried once again.

No answers, or even a sign that her grandmother was listening. She sighed.

However, actually Zeniba heard her and kept watching her. But after her barrier was torn, her magic weakened. If she used it to speak to Chihiro this time, the last magic she put on her hairband won't work. So she didn't answer.

Chihiro stood up and went to the trellis. It was locked with a padlock.

"Helloooo," she started. "Is anybody heeere?" she yelled a little.

There was a door on her left side, she expected someone would emerged out from there. But no one did.

"Come on, I know you're there! Whoever you are, please just come out and let me gooo!" she yelled innocently.

But no one really came or even heard her. She felt stupid. Rather than that, she should think about how to get out from there.

She looked back to the padlock. She needed the key, so she looked around if maybe she could spot it. As she swept her eyes around, she noticed that the room was clean from anything. No such key spotted. She sighed.

And then she had just remember that she had the dagger.

"Right, the dagger," she took it out. "Why haven't thought of this before?" she laughed and shook her head to herself. But she wasn't sure that the dagger could turn into the right key.

"Uhh... Turn into a key...?" she said doubtfully.

The dagger turned into a sidebar lock key. She frowned. She knew it wouldn't be that easy.

"No, not that key. The other one, uhh..." she scratched her head. "Turn into the key for this padlock!" she said finally.

And then it turned into a lever lock key. She smiled nervously. She put the key into the key hole of the padlock, and magically, it fit right in. She almost shouted excitedly but she held herself back. Just when she was about to swivel the key, there were hands stopping her. She looked up to see who was that, and she gasped.

"Haku!" she cried.

Haku gave no response. His head bowed.

"Haku! It's me, Chihiro! Are you okay?" she slipped her hands through the trellis and reached his face.

He lifted his head up and she saw his eyes were black. His face was flat, expressionless. He took the key from the padlock and said nothing.

She looked at him confused. "Haku?"

He pulled back and moved away. All of sudden, Kayo emerged out from behind him.

"Hello again, Chihiro," she smiled slyly.

Chihiro's expression changed. "Kayo," she said cautiously.

Kayo folded her arms and leaned to Haku. "So, how was your journey? Tiring?" she asked.

"No, that was fun actually. Thanks to you for the tendrils," Chihiro answered with annoyance. "And what did you do to him?" she asked coldly.

Kayo laughed. "Oohh, Chihiro. I thought you like chit chat," she turned to Haku. "And what I did to him? I did nothing," she said calmly.

Chihiro winced her eyes. "You're lying! Let him go from whatever you did to him!"

Kayo sighed. "Why should I? He is with me now. Right, Haku, my dear?"

Haku turned to her and they kissed. She kissed him hotly. It was obvious, Kayo was the one who being aggressive.

Chihiro gripped the trellis. "HEY! GET AWAY FROM HIM!" she shouted angrily.

Kayo stopped and let him go, but her arms were still curled around his neck. "Look, Haku. Your human is angry," she turned to her and smiled mockingly. "She is jealous with us,"

Chihiro gritted her teeth. Why are you doing this, Kayo? What is your motive? she put her hands off the trellis.

"What do you want, Kayo?" she balled her hands.

Kayo stared her coldly. She went towards her. "My name is Mikayo," she said firmly. The distance between their faces now was only the trellis.

Chihiro was only stared at her angrily. "You shouldn't have come here. You're bugging my affair!" Kayo grumbled.

"Well, then, sorry to bugging you, but Haku called me so I came here for him!" Chihiro said furiously.

Kayo laughed. Chihiro swore that Kayo's laugh was the most annoying thing she heard that day. "Oh, yeah? You guys really have a strong connection, huh?" Kayo teased her.

Chihiro bluffed the trellis. "Stop playing with us!"

Kayo turned away. "Haku," she called him. Haku lifted his head up. She brought her mouth closer to his ear. "Proof it," she demanded.

Haku walked towards the trellis. Chihiro's heartbeat was getting faster. Kayo opened the trellis door with only using her magic. Haku came in and Kayo shut the door back. Chihiro ran to him.

"Haku! Haku, it's me, Chihiro. Please come around!" she grabbed his head, forcing him to look at her.

"Chi... hiro...," he said. But his expression was unchanged.

Chihiro grinned, a small amount of relief came to her. "Yeah, it's me. Please wake up," she caressed his cheek.

Haku blinked. He looked confused. Chihiro took a deep breath. Kayo smiled and then muttered something.

Chihiro was about to kiss him, but all of sudden he pushed her. The next thing she knew was she crashed on the floor. He pushed her so hard that her back hurt.

Haku took out the key from his pocket. "Turn back into a dagger," he demanded.

Before she could stand up, Haku had already in front of her, with the dagger held up high in his hand.

He swung the dagger to her. She gasped. "Haku, no!" she cried. She moved fast before it hit her.

She stood up and withstood his hands. "Haku, what are you doing!?"

Haku didn't answer. He warded her hands and swung the dagger again. She pulled back but the dagger scratched her cheek.

The smile on Kayo's face become wider.

"Haku, stop it! Don't listen to her!"

Haku crashed her to the wall. He was going to stab her again. Chihiro withheld his hands right when the dagger almost touched her nose.

"Haku… ughh… please… snap out of it!" she tried to hold him back as strong as she could but he was stronger than her, of course. She couldn't bare it anymore, she let go of his hands and slipped aside. He missed and the dagger hit the wall instead.

Kayo was only standing there, leaned to the wall and watched them. "Hmm, let's get this more interesting," she waved her hand and the trellis door opened.

Chihiro came out running and directly went to Kayo. She grabbed her on the shoulders. "Kayo, stop doing this! Stop him!" she shouted on her face.

Before Kayo could say a thing, Haku grabbed Chihiro and pushed her against the window.

Kayo smirked. "You stop him. I thought you guys have a strong connection,"

There was no time for Chihiro to think about what Kayo said. She was now on the verge of the window and Haku kept pushing her. A little more push would throw her out falling. Chihiro looked down outside. The tower was on the edge of the cliff, it's high and no water down there. If she falls and hit the corals, it would be the end of her life. She turned back to him.

That was the first time she saw Haku was so frightening. Also for the first time in her life she scared of the one she loves.

She trembled. "Haku… please don't do this to me…" she shed a tear.

Haku turned to Kayo, as if asking for permission. Kayo smiled in satisfy and her eyes turned black. "Do it," she demanded.

Haku turned back to Chihiro. There was no doubt on his face. Chihiro knew what would happen next and she knew she couldn't fight it. She shut her eyes and just let him to do it. And so he did. He pushed her out the window and let the gravity to collect her.

So, this is it. This is how I'm going to die. Falling. Alone. In failure. How pathetic.

The time seemed to be slowed down as she fell. She thought her life was over, so she recalled her memories. Precious memories she had, at least to make it a better end of her life.

She remembered her parents. Mom. Dad. How their happy life was, how pleasure her childhood was. She fell to the river, the river spirit saved her. Her mom and dad ever once become pigs. A brown haired and caring sister. A spider-like boiler man. A white dragon, bloody and dying. A shadow figure. A grandmother with full of warmth. Mom was dying. Policeman. Funeral. Car crash. Emerald eyes. Warm hugs. Petrichor. Fireflies. A kiss.

And she reached the memory about her dragon.

"So, why 'a Believer'?"

"Because you believe in your dragon. Don't you?"

"Of course I do,"

"You have your own words," Zeniba smiled. "Also, this Believer occurrence is so rare. You and Haku are already destined into this,"

I am destined into this. Haku and I are destined into this.

"Are you sure you know how to save him?"

"Uh, not really. But the dragon will tell me. I gotta believe in him, right?"

Believe in him. Believe in your dragon.

"I am your dragon's mate?"

"Yes, and you should know that a dragon would never harm its mate,"

You're right. You would never harm me.

That's it. Chihiro opened her eyes. She was still falling, and she didn't know how long until she hit the ground. But she was ready for this. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Kohaku. She called him mentally.

Haku who's still standing on the window side, his eyes widened. A beam of light appeared on them. He jerked, he threw away the dagger on his hand. Stepped to the window, he jumped out to catch up on her.

Chihiro felt something was coming towards her. She opened her eyes and Haku was there. He grabbed her and brought her away right before they hit the corals. However, he was still under Kayo's control.

"Not so fast," Kayo mumbled.

They fell and hit the sandy ground. They touched the ground roughly so they tumbled separated. Chihiro tried to get up, but her whole body hurt. She remained lying on the ground. Haku stood up and came to her.

"Haku," Chihiro said.

Haku bent down to her. She thought he was going to help her, but what he did was strangled her neck. She was surprised. He strangled her so tight that she could barely breathe. She tried to unbuckle his hands but she had no power.

"Any last words?" he asked flatly.

She tried to catch a breath. "Nigi… -hayami… Kohaku… Nushi!" she said hardly.

Haku froze. She could feel it, he froze. She withheld his hands again and this time his grip's getting lose. She's panting. "You… are… a dragon!"

He blinked. He looked confused. "And a dragon…" she said again. "Would never harm… it's mate!" she shouted. As she said her last sentence, she pushed him with all of her remaining power. He crashed seated on the ground.

It's the time. The dragon told her to do it now. She crawled to him and hugged him. She brought her mouth closer to his ear and whispered the incantation.

"Salira nya eta bahagi nu abdi. Abdi cios anampi,"

Haku didn't move. He stopped breathing.

Chihiro noticed it. She gasped. "Haku!" She grabbed his head and looked at his eyes. They were still black.

"Haku! Please wake up! Breathe!" she said in panic. She shook his body and patted his cheek.

Haku took a deep breath and sighed. Light appeared in his eyes. The black was fading, and fading, and turned green. His emerald pools were back.

Chihiro grinned and shed a tear. "Haku!" she cried happily.

His vision was blurred. But as she called his name, it's getting clearer and clearer. Now it's crystal clear, he saw his beloved human in front of him, her body's full of wounds.

Chihiro. And he kissed her.

As he kissed her, he poured all the love, all the feelings, sadness, anger, fear, pain, and longing; all that he got into her. She could feel it. She let him in and opened up her memories. He saw her memories. He felt them as if his own. He saw her parents. Her pleasure childhood. And then there was the day when they met for the first time and how was her feeling at the time. He saw fear, in times when she stumbled into the spirit world for the first time. He felt joy, in every time he came to her. He saw loneliness, in her days at the human world. Sadness and pain, when her parents died. He saw her mother's death and how she severe shocked. He saw peace, when she looked into his eyes. He saw how she kissed his cheek when he was sleeping. He felt what she felt when they kissed for the first time. He felt anger, when she saw Kayo kissed him. He saw how she was in danger to get to him. And once again he saw fear, the biggest fear she felt, when he was being controlled to kill her. He shed a tear, he cried in their kiss.

Chihiro did too. She saw his memories. She felt them as her own. She saw his beautiful river, another beautiful form of him. She saw a little pink shoe and a little girl drowning. She saw people did something unpleasant to him, and how he was annoyed and how sad he was to leave his river. She felt longing, in every time he talked about her. She felt anxiousness, in days he waited her to come home. Or how he tried hard to open the spirit gate and tortured himself. She felt relief, when he hugged her for the first time. She saw how he kissed her forehead when she was sleeping. She felt confused and sadness, when he saw her sick. She felt what he felt when they kissed for the first time. And she saw fear and anger, when he was being controlled to kill her. She shed a tear, they cried in their kiss.

From the window side of the tower, Kayo watched them clearly. She couldn't just let them be. She grabbed the dagger from the floor. Stepped to the window, and she flew to them. She landed gracefully on her feet, right behind Chihiro. She held up the dagger, about to stab the girl in front of her.

Zeniba, who's kept watching on Chihiro, wouldn't let this happen. The couple were in the process of morphing their souls into one, they couldn't be interrupted. It's time to use the last magic on the hairband.

The shimmering purple hairband on her head glowed. It untied itself from her hair, making her hair unraveled. Out of thin air, Zeniba appeared. The dagger that was supposed to stab the brown haired girl, it stabbed into the witch's body instead.

HELLOOOOOWW AGAAAAINNNN READEEERSS! I'M BACK! FINALLY!

I called this one "revenge", because seems like it's been forever. yeah.

So, I'm only going to share about the incantation.

Salira nya eta bahagi nu abdi. Abdi cios anampi. (You are my fate. I'm whole-hearted to accept.)

I'm using the Sundanese, and the word 'bahagi' it's from Sanskrit (another form of 'bhag'), and the script (on ch. 9) it's Aksara Jawa.

Oyeah, I'm so proud to bring up my traditional culture in my story~

Hft. How was that? Any comments or questions? I'm waiting for your reviews! ;)