Chapter 214: Distant and Cold but Still Remember (1/2)
Adhara looks up and saw Rex's assuring eyes, she was so happy that no words can come out of her mouth.
For some reason, Adhara thought that Rex will agree.
But to her surprise, Rex decided to help her despite the danger that lies in front.
Rex rubs Adhara's back assuringly, but then,
A flash of his past flashes through Rex's mind like a ghost that never ceases to stop following him, his shadow that stands behind him and will never leave his existence.
The night that he still remembers clearly in his deepest heart,
No amount of consolation, or time can possibly erase this night from his memory.
It's the night where a young boy with a trembling body watches death from the door gap, he watches helplessly as blood splattered on the wall and floor.
Staining them scarlet red,
With no chance, no power, no nothing to help his parents from the devil's barbarity.
”GET BACK YOU MONSTER!!”
”NABILA!!”
Rex closes his eyes trying to get rid of the scene from that night,
He then opens his eyes back as his expression remains normal, he then said, ”Go tell Kyran to prepare too, this will be our first of many slopes we will have to go through”
”We'll definitely save your father”, Rex added confidently.
Adhara looks at Rex with her beautiful eyes before suddenly,
Tchup!
She kissed Rex right on his lips feeling grateful for meeting him,
This caught Rex off guard as he got kissed by Adhara, but he still lets her as Edward turns his head away from the scene.
After kissing Rex, Adhara smiles sweetly and left the room to tell Kyran.
The room becomes silent again as Rex and Edward are the only people left inside the room.
Rex is still unmoving from his spot,
He then saw Edward is looking at him attentively from the side.
Although nobody notices Rex's swift change in expression, Edward saw it clearly and he knows that it's the look Rex wear when he thinks of one thing.
One thing that nobody here knows except for Edward,
Rex walks slowly to the edge of the bed with heavy steps, he sat on the edge of the bed as he clasps his hand together while blankly staring at the walls.
There's no sound in the room, only the subtle voice from outside can be heard.
Aside from that, it's all silence.
Looking at this, Edward approach and sit by Rex's side.
He looks at Rex and saw his expression is blank, he then look at the wall in front of them before he finally said, ”You remember when the sergeant mayor punished you for sleep talking?”
”It's my first day of joining the Noob Box, and I got greeted by this scene that I thought was stupid”, Edward chuckles lightly remembering Rex doing push-up alone under the rain until lunch.
Edward's reminiscing about the memories when they're still in military.
”Back then, I was confused but also curious about you because you're the same age as me but you're there earlier. Many talks bad behind you but I always wonder what is inside your dream and where does your hatred for the Supernatural come from”
They both sat calmly on the edge of the bed as Edward kept talking about the past.
Rex listen attentively in silence,
Edward then looks at Rex who is looking down with a smile, ”Until the day when I met Billy”
”He points at you who is sitting on the corner alone and said that every time Rex has that look, he's thinking of that particular night which birth the demon inside him”
”It doesn't surprise me when Billy tells me about that particular night, but the number of times you give that look surprised me. You kept thinking about it even during training, eating, and even sleeping”, Edward shakes his head remembering that.
But then, Edward taps Rex's shoulder, ”But look at you now, it's been a while since I last saw that look. You buried it so deep that even Adhara didn't notice it, you became distant and cold my friend”, he said.
After saying that, Edward stands up as he tidied his clothes.
”When I met you after the ghoul's den incident, I thought that you're already healed while I'm still stuck in the past”, Edward sigh.
He then glances at Rex who is also looking at him, ”Turns out, you become stronger and I'm not”
Edward then smiles acutely,
Rex saw the pity behind Edward's smiles as Edward said, ”You're not the helpless boy you once were. This time you will save them, you will save Adhara's father”
Just after he said that the door opens.
Adhara came to the room and saw Edward and Rex looking at her,
She can feel the weird atmosphere inside the room, but she didn't think anything about it and said, ”Kyran is ready, I'll pack your stuff too and we can go now”
”I'll come with you guys, I'm sure I can help”, Edward said surprising Adhara.
Adhara looks at Edward with a concerned look, ”Are you really okay with this Edward? It's a selfish request from me and you don't need to put yourself in trouble for me”
Hearing this, Edward sigh dejectedly, ”What are you saying, I thought we were closer than this”
This makes Adhara feel guilty seeing Edward's expression, she doesn't know what to do when suddenly, ”I'm joking, I'm joking”, Edward chuckled in humor.
Adhara sigh in relief finding Edward is just joking,
”I know the danger so no need to fret, besides, Rex will be there and I'll obviously follow him”, Edward said glancing at Rex.
Rex then snapped out of his daze and said, ”Then let's go right now, we'll use the fastest train to get as close to the city as we can before we will resume by foot”
Ten minutes passed,
Adhara already packed all of their belongings as they were ready to go to Beah City,
They got out of Rex's room and saw Kyran is already waiting for them,
Kyran doesn't have much, to begin with so he only brought a bag, and he's excited for the trip making Rex smile, 'At least he's not dwelling in sadness for too long'
After Kyran joins, the group of four headed towards the entrance.
Rosie is still in class by now, and Rex will not bring Ryze who doesn't have enough power to defend himself.