Chapter 7

They both stopped at the abandoned building. This place is so dreadful in just a single look. There is dry blood scattered everywhere and there are a lot of spider webs at the ceiling and dusts were freely covered the whole floor and there are somewhat trashes everywhere. Fontana just follows him as he continues to walk towards the darkest corner below this abandoned building. They stopped at this dark corner on the right side, there was something that Domzkie just pressed. Then suddenly at their front, there was a door opens upward. It opens automatically. Domzkie stepped in first and she follows. And again, this door closes on its own.

Inside this place, two computers on the left side and there was a table at the center which was almost covered by a long thick paper with drawings and writings in it.

"Where's the two?"

Domzkie look at her then holds his nape by his right hand. She was curious about his response.

"Wait here."

Then he goes into the other ward which is on the right side of this room.

This place was a little bit dusty and feels a little bit warm so she starts to sweat. She walks closer to the table at the center then carefully looks at this paper. It was a design of technology and she was sure that this was the thing that Genus had already told her. It was like a necklace but the difference was its height was too long enough to cover the whole neck of a person. There were three wires attached below this necklace-like technology and it was being illustrated in this wide sheet of paper that this was transparent.

As she keeps inspecting this technology that to be made, Domzkie finally saw the two.

After he saw the two who were in the midst of their sleep he closed his eyes for a second and in a meantime sighed once.

Genus was sitting on the floor at the right corner while his saliva almost falls from his mouth. And Eliona was laying on the bed on the left side of this room while she snores loudly.

"Genus and Eliona get up."

He said while controlling his temper.

Still, the two cannot be disturbed by his first attempt.

"Genus! Eliona! Wake up now!"

All of a sudden, they opened their eyes after they had heard it and when they saw Domzkie firing with anger they stand up and look at him guiltily.

"I just told you that we should work in this night, right?"

Then they both nod.

"But you didn't do what I said lately."

"But we already asked permission from you that we'll take a nap in just a few minutes lately too," Genus said.

"Then few minutes became almost a hundred minutes? Come on guys we need not waste the time."

"Domzkie we're tired," Eliana said.

"Oh come on. You've expend the whole day sleeping there and I can't see any reason for you to be tired so now is the time to work. Come on, move!"

Then the two walks towards their workplace while faces can't be drawn well.

Fontana immediately stands straight when she noticed that they are coming.

"Hi, Fontana..."

Then Genus yawns after.

She just smiles at Genus as her response to him.

Eliona just passes through her and goes straight to where the computers are and takes a seat then began typing, scrolling, and reading something. Genus also goes straight to where Eliona was and he began typing. While Domzkie began welding something at the opposite corner from the two.

Fontana doesn't know what to do so she gets near to Genus and asked what to do but instead of doing something Genus just made her sit beside him and do nothing.

This sounds boring to her.

"Do I just going to sit in here while doing nothing? What's the purpose of coming here?"

The three looked at her.

"You want work? Here, finish mine." Eliona said sarcastically.

"Oh-oh! Me too! Finish mine Fontana, please."

The other one said excitedly.

"You two stop that! Fontana, come here."

She slowly stands up then walks towards him.

"Then what should I do?"

She asked.

"Hold this very well so I could see it."

Domzkie gives her a sheet of paper with the design of the part of the technology that he was trying to form.

About an hour bygone, there was nothing else Fontana had done except holding that sheet of paper for him. Her hands numb because of that but it begins to fade when they eventually relaxed.

As she thinks right now, she regrets having this group for she's wasting her time and she was just making herself more tired.

She takes a seat beside Genus.

"Tell me about the first king. I want to know."

"Ow.."

He said in a prolonged way and face her with a sandwich in his right hand.

"Do you want?"

While presenting the sandwich.

"No. I want information."

"Okay?..."

He stands up.

"Follow me."

And started walking towards another room. She just follows him and had entered this room then saw too many books on the shelves. These books are being almost covered by dust.

"Where are you?"

While trying to find Genus around for this place was a little bit dim.

"In here."

Then she follows his voice and found Genus at the right corner which was sitting in the layering books, enough for him to sit comfortably. She sits beside him then starts to look at the surrounding.

"You love books?"

She asked.

"A little. I just love searching histories."

"That's great. So... Tell me now about the first king."

Then looked at him.

"I see that you are interested in that."

"Yup, so tell me now."

Genus sighed before starting to talk again.

"Our first king that had ruled this world was Woe and this world was called after by his name as a respect and remembrance of his majestic decree."

"I already knew about that but I had read from the legendary books of great King Woe that he devilishly ruled this world. Is it right?"

As she talks seriously.

"Do you believe?"

"I don't know."

"Okay, there are books that were written for a bad purpose. I had searched so many books that are not present outside nor the public but I don't know if which is true and not. King Woe was just an ordinary boy at first and in his teenage years, he was living with no king, and as well as the whole people were living with no king. At that time, everything is not organized. Wars are common unto this people but this little Woe desired to changed the way these people live their lives."

Fontana gives her whole focused on Genus.

"There was a time that he bravely goes to the wilderness for a hunt with his bow and arrow. He was ready to release his arrow to shot a wild rabbit but he missed it for it suddenly ran too fast and he tried to chase this. He was very happy when he finally caught it. As he holds tightly the ears with his right hand he slowly stopped when saw a wide and gold chair and he was curious about that. This thing was covered with so many wild grasses but he could still figure it out that this was made of gold for it shines and looks really like one. He starts to get off these grasses and his eyes shined when he saw a peculiar chair and this was a throne."

"He found a throne?"

He looks at Fontana and nods.

"Yes, he found a throne and the throne also found him."

"What do you mean by that?"

While lifting her right eyebrow high.

"In that time there was a belief that had existed among people and King Woe was aware of that. A belief where billions of years bygone before them some creatures had lived for a long time ago and waiting for a ruler to rule them. But this was just a belief, no one had proved it. But in that time when Woe saw this throne, he didn't know that it was that legendary and true for he sees it like just there was no something special about it. Just an ordinary chair that was made of gold. He sits there and touches it carefully with both hands. He closed his eyes and saw himself a King in his mind. When he opened his eyes he was shocked to see different creatures that were surrounded him. The one said, 'Our King, finally, you are here...', then they slowly kneel and bowed their heads before him."

He stopped for awhile then continues.

"And that time he began to rule the whole world. Humans and other creatures were under his power. He ruled the world with his might. Under his period, the world was living in peace. There were no contentions among them. All creatures were measured at every sight. He was the great king of all times until now I admired him."

"Wow... What great information that I had heard from you. Is it true?"

Genus looks at her seriously.

"You don't believe me? Oh, come on. That was true. I've searched for it for a long time and I don't know if you'll believe me but I had told you the truth, okay? And I believe that it was true."

There was a sudden of chuckles appeared at the other corner and because of that the two immediately turns their sight in that direction.

"Genus is just making fun of you. Don't believe him, he's just like that. Believing things that are not true. Indeed, King Woe was real, and yes he had ruled the world graciously but other creatures? Come on Genus, you're just kidding us."

Then Eliona stands up from sitting.

"No, I am not. I am telling the truth but if you don't believe me then I don't care. Who cares? Tss!"

"I-I believe you."

The two both looks at Fontana.

"Really?"

Genus said.

"I think that there are no impossible things in this world. We're all strangers so how do we know if there were creatures like that if we don't start to care in that angle."

"You're just sleepy Fontana."

Eliona said deeply then walked out.

She tapped Genus' shoulder then smile.

"Thank you."

And Genus just smiles back at her then she first walked out from that room.

While looking at the ceiling, the story that Genus had just told her lately was popping up in her mind. He can't sleep with that. She looked at the clock and the time was almost 2 and a half o'clock in the morning. She feels not sleepy at these times.

She sits in her bed and turned on the radio.

"...this is a warning for all of you."

She is sure that it was the King's voice.

"What was that?"

She said curiously.

"I repeat. Be watchful and always be prepared for the highest predator is just in your surroundings. And if you'll find out who it was bring this person to me and I will give a big reward to the person who could bring to me this lion. Hear me for this is for the safety of each of you and this is a warning for all of you."

Her eyes widen.

She turns off this radio and stopped for awhile. It is like she was not in herself. Slowly taking off the coiled fabric at her neck and stand up then walks towards the mirror.

She carefully touched her tattoo on her neck while still looking at the mirror.

"I have the tattoo that the king wanted but why? Am I the only one that has this kind of tattoo?"

She started thinking that she was in danger and wondering why does the King is after her. What was in her tattoo that the king wanted her to see in person? Is it just an ordinary lion or not?