Dawn began to shine and the light pierced its way through into the darkness of the dance hall. At the same time when the light came, the dozens of monster corpses that were exposed to the sunlight were eroded to ashes and leave no traces. As if they never existed, to begin with.
The Meleonarch who lay under the white-haired man's feet and Shcluzt who was blocked by the woman in gothic clothing began to return to their human forms.
Then the man left the lying Meleonarch with a flat face, which makes Meleonarch irritated. Then he walks toward the boys and Anna who was unconscious on the shoulders of the boy.
" WAIT !!"
"What? We just want to save our princess, we do not have other business with you, monsters! "
Along with that, the three fighters were left together with Anna away, leaving Meleonarch lying and Shcluzt who could only stand quietly in that empty messy dance hall.
§
A dazzling glow woke Anna from her sleep.
In front of her was a wooden ceiling.
"Where am I?" she thought.
Then she turned to the side, besides her was a small wooden table and a lamp that had been extinguished.
Next to the table was a wide window with a view of the green meadow beyond.
Then she turned her gaze to the other side.
Krrrtt!
A bald man with black skin and glasses can be seen entering through the door at the end of the room carrying a plate filled with porridge.
" Oh, Princess! Apparently, you are awake, I was right to bring your breakfast. "
The man put the plate down on the table beside the bed Anna took a chair next to her and sat down.
"How are you, Princess?"
" Er, it's okay"
" Thank goodness"
" May ... I ask?"
" Yes, what do you want to ask, Princess?"
" Emm, why does everyone call me Princess?"
" Hmm ... "
"Then where is this, and why am I brought here, what is this place?"
" Wait a minute, please calm down, Princess!"
" Then ... who are you?"
Anna lowered her head and made her face covered with hair while looking at the man shyly.
" Hmm ... got it, must be very confusing for a Princess. Then let me walk you out to meet the others. They are already waiting for Princess outside. "
" Eh? They?"
Then together with the man, Anna came out of the room, went down the stairs, and arrived in a living room.
A living room that looks simple with wood as the main material.
Bzzt! Bzzt!
The woman's voice is turning the dial of a radio signal search on a medium locker table. However, it was different from that night where she wore black gothic clothes. Morning is the woman who was wearing a dress one-piece white with air outskirts lace sleeveless shirt that shows me lit a little ethereal air of white light rays of light in the morning.
Next to her, two twin boys can be seen sitting on the wooden floor. One person is seen playing with a wooden block that somehow floats and another looks busy with the book he is reading.
"Oh !! Princess is awake! "
" Oh, good morning Princess !"
" Good morning princess "
The boy who was fun to play with welcomed Anna, followed by two others.
" Ah, g-good morning!"
Anna replied with a flushed face.
" Good morning Princess Anna, did you sleep comfortably last night? "
Old Man wearing a chair wheel appears with a friendly smile from an alley next to Anna's stairs.
" Go ... good morning, thanks for the place tonight"
" No need to hesitate, Princess, make yourself at home"
" ... Thank you!"
"Hoi! Herman, I'm hungry! breakfast is ready, right? Oh, good morning Princess "
Duk! Duk! Duk! Chtk!
"Ow!"
Irritated, the woman kicked the man with the white hair, which looked like he had just arrived while hovering an ax.
"Akno ~, please don't make a fuss early in the morning like this"
"What's my fault ?"
" Hi hi ... "
A chuckle escaped Anna's mouth.
" Pfft!"
" Whaa ha ha ha!"
A peal of laughter immediately spread across the wooden room, turning the morning into a cheerful morning and brightening Anna's mood.
§
The sky was so blue, Anna sat on a log in the outside courtyard. It turned out to be a small farm with a large expanse of green grass. Away from the smoggy urban life of Batavia and trading activities. The wind felt so refreshing.
In front of Anna, a boy is playing with farm animals while floating in the air. His name is Ron, the twin brother and younger brother of Pito the boy who always carries his book.
And because both of them are also members of Pitung (Pitu Petarung/Seven Fighter), so each of them has their own gift. It is a special power that is given with a task.
After taking a breath long, Anna goes back to the wooden house in the middle of the farm. Stepping through the door, Anna cast her gaze to the side of the window directly at the end of the room. While holding a cup of tea in her hand, a woman with a wide hat, dressed in a white one-piece, sat listening to the radio quietly.
" Ms. Lily, what are you listening to? "
"Oh Princess ..., I was listening to the noon news from the downtown radio station. Do you want a cup of tea? "
Lily is a freelance journalist, came to Batavia from Europe but her stature was like the European blond. With a hint of an Asian face and long black hair neatly curled up beside her pretty face. Lily introduced herself as one of the Pitung.
Pitung, are seven selected fighters who carry a special gift that is called to protect Anna as 'the princess tomorrow'. At least that's what they said even though they themselves didn't understand why it was Anna who had the title of princess tomorrow and what the title meant. But despite all that Lily is a woman who is graceful and polite.
Likewise with other fighters, who bear the title of fighter and are referred to by the indigenous people as Pitung. Not all of them have the stature of a fighter. In fact, probably only Akno man with white hair and Herman the skinned black with glasses is appropriate in the appellation.
However, because of their persistence against the VOC, the indigenous people called them Pitung. That's the story Anna heard from the old guy on the chair wheel.
The day passed and Anna returned to the room reserved for her on the second floor. At the door of her room, Anna then stood up and smiled before opening the door to her room.
" They really nice person"
Krrtt!
Degh! Degh !!
" Eh? What is that?"
Not moving the slightest a creature, unknown, appeared behind the door that Anna opened.
A pitch-black creature with wide round eyes and sharp nails. A creature that only by looking at it, clearly felt a great sense of terror towards Anna.
Sweat started pouring out of Anna's body, but the creature's unblinking gaze seemed to freeze the muscles in Anna's body and made her unable to move at all.
"Wrapkeck!"
The wide mouth being it evidenced a closed very quickly while driving outright long tongue color red that washed his eyes, eyes green that flashes on the face width like a gecko. Immediately terror over it attacking Anna like lightning striking. Anna also fell limply on her knees while shivering in fear, her pupils had shrunk.
Prok! Prok! Prok!
Someone came from the direction of the stairs.
"Princess, what's wrong ... ? ! "
Immediately before finishing his sentence Herman realized something strange and immediately ran towards Anna.
But it was too late.
Anna's helpless face that turned to him was immediately swallowed up by the black creature very quickly. Like a black flash, the creature disappeared after grabbing and swallowing Anna, leaving dark spots on the floor and walls of the room.
" Mr. DEKKER, THE PRINCESS IS KIDNAPPED !!!"