A few minutes ago...
In the forest, Lily and Anna sit worried about Herman's condition, whose consciousness is being separated from his body. Then in a matter of seconds ...
Lily, who noticed an attack, immediately took the initiative to protect Anna. But unlucky, the dragon serpent's bluish-green black light shot up quickly and managed to create a hole in Lily's shoulder, cut her shoulder, and dropped her slender arm to the ground.
With one arm that usually held the umbrella had been cut off and was constantly bleeding, Lily held on to stand and fend off the shot after shot that the dragon serpent gave.
Herman who regained consciousness immediately rushed to Lily and poured his blood into Lily's wound. Then Herman immediately closed the wound on her arm.
The arm that had been cut off to the shoulder, Herman could not grow back. Lily's breath was getting heavier as well, as she continued to stretch her arms forward to collect the flaming butterflies in the shape of a rotating shield.
"Lily, stop it already! You're going to die at this rate !! "
Herman's worried face could not be hidden anymore, seeing the woman he loved fighting desperately to protect the princess from being shot by the dragon's bluish-green black light.
"Ms. Lily let's stop it, let's run away from here otherwise you can die !! "
Anna continues to cry over Lily while holding her dress from behind, but Lily ignores her and continues to focus on creating new flame butterfly shields to fend off the dragon's beam which continues to destroy the butterfly shield that has been created.
Herman kept trying to heal him with the gift of his blood, but it was not enough. The dragon's shot was so strong, little by little, it began to make holes in the body of Lily who continued to stand up.
However, with all her strength she continued to raise her hand forward and struggled to fend off the dozens of shots. Although her vision was no longer clear and started to light up, and blood started to overflow from her mouth.
"Cough !! Bguahh ..., Herman ... is that you? "
This time the tears could no longer be held, seeing the condition of the woman he loved calling him.
" Hick… Hick…, of course, it's me! Who else but me, huh? Let's run away from here, that thing can't possibly be defeated !! "
Lily, who was struggling to keep the gunfire, seemed to have lost eighty percent of her vision this time, and could only hear the sound around her. Lily, who was in that state, had a smile on her lips, making Herman wonder what the smile meant. Then he started to say ...
"Herman, listen! Get the princesses to run from here while I slow it down "
"What are you talking about !! how could I leave you !! "
"Herman !! ... You can see , right, there is no way we can escape from here if no one is blocking it. And you, you are the only one I can trust, so I beg you ... if only the princess could escape from here ... the VOC occupation might be stopped, the devil's pact might be broken ... for that I beg you this time just ... "
Herman's tears flowed more profusely, the words he could no longer bring out. Doubt and despair haunt him violently. It was hard for him, but when he saw Anna crying extraordinarily worried about Lily, the answer that he didn't like to make up his heart. Bowed he replied to Lily's request.
"Fine ..., but just so you know ... I can't live without you, you hear!"
The painful cry he endured, on the back of the woman he loved. Herman endured the intense, painful cry with his teeth.
Immediately Herman picked up Anna, who struggled not to accept leaving Lily . Then when they were about to run, Lily's last sweet voice stopped Herman's steps.
" Herman ..., I love you too. "
The last smile was adorned on Lily's face, who looked back to send Herman and Anna away.
"MISS LILYYYY !!!!!!!"
Anna's hand tried to reach him, but the distance between them grew further. Together with the tears that didn't stop shedding, various happy memories flowed into Herman's head.
When he first met the flat-faced woman with a dark aura, when she first laughed at his ridiculousness with Akno, when he confessed his feelings for her. Then the last moment that had just happened, a beautiful smile on the corner of Lily's lips that he would never forget in his life.
Herman ran and kept running to endure the disappointment and feeling of loss in his heart.
§
Lily took a breath after letting go of Herman, who had to save Anna, the princess of tomorrow. Then making up her mind, her lips began to move.
"Pacta ..."
Instantly two reddish yellow butterfly wings spread out from Lily's back. Also on her iris was a pattern of fiery butterflies that flared up as if giving new light to Lily's eyes, which had lost the light to see.
On the opposite side, the serpent who began to smell that its target was moving away immediately changed its attack pattern. While starting to climb on its four legs, the dragon serpent's mouth opened very wide.
Lily, who opened her treaty authority this time, could see again by feeling the temperature around her. But this time something more than hot flashed into her eye sensor.
The dragon serpent that was creeping closer and closer opened its mouth and started gathering black lights that seemed to be of a very high temperature. However, instead of shooting it like a straight line, this time the dragon snake concentrated the energy on a single point until it expanded like a black ball.
As they got closer, the dragon serpent intended to hit the black ball along with itself. But Lily was not afraid, with all her strength she screamed all over herself.
"HYAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!"
Her voice was not the type of voice that was round or heavy that sounded masculine to a woman, but the type of sweet and graceful voice that represented a gentle girl . But anyone who heard her screams that night would know how much struggle the girl was struggling with.
Thousands of fire butterflies continued to gather to fend off the black ball of the dragon snake. The surrounding trees began to erode evenly without a trace. Lily's hands began to shake, and her legs began to reach their limit, the blood was almost all she vomited.
Then right at the very last moment.
Lily's entire body turned bright yellow like embers of fire burning brighter and brighter, along with the thousands of butterflies surrounding her getting tighter as they flew around.
Bhaam !!
The giant reddish-yellow butterfly is seen flapping its wings, pushing the dragon serpent and throwing it until it is thrown to its starting place.
The light from the butterfly was very dazzling, and for a moment distracted all the attention of every human being illuminated by it.
The butterfly that shines the brightest among the night stars of Batavia. Together early with the light soaring Lily's body vanished, burning along the fire thousands of butterflies that are on.
§
"Aaa… ah, disappointing… how could that dragon snake lose to a dying girl huh? Barbatos answered! "
"Haah !! Don't ask me stupid, you know better right! How could you ask that of me, huh !! "
Mephisto was still hovering and holding back the fighters with her invisible pressure while dropping tears and holding a sense of mourning in their hearts. But in the eyes of Mephisto, a bright light that had just happened really meant nothing to the devil.
Then, while returning his focus to the fighters who were groaning in pain, Mephistopheles said in a slightly angry tone.
"Do something Barbatos! Don't let that girl get away from that baby dragon serpent! "
"Haaah, be quiet, don't you just order me, can't you see! ? Unlike you who is wearing a human body, this time I only got a horse's body, bastard !! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck !! "
Although angry, Barbatos who was trapped in the horse's body started to walk and then immediately ran, as if obeying Mephisto's order even though his mouth kept blaspheming while running after Herman.
§
While holding back the tightness in his chest, Herman continued to force himself to run. Carrying Anna, who was still struggling in her arms, Herman didn't stop running as far as possible from the dragon snake and the demons.
One thing has been entrusted to him by his beloved woman, that is what still strengthens his legs to run. About the hidden hope in a girl named Anna, while holding back his sobs in his chest, Herman used his remaining strength to escape as far as possible, go as far as possible.
However, immediately he heard the sound of horseshoes chasing him. There was no mistaking it the devil who had entered the body of a horse earlier!
Without turning to make sure, Herman quickly accelerated his run. But the sound of the hoofs was getting closer and closer, and at the same time, Anna's struggling turned into a hysterical scream of fear, seeing the figure of a ferocious horse chasing her.
It's getting closer and closer and the end.
"Where are you going, easy prey? hiiieeee !!!"
The horse-like laugh startled Herman right from the side of his face.
"No!"
Clap !!
The attack was unavoidable by Herman, the horse's sharp bite was right on Herman's calf.
Rolling Herman and Anna fell, under a shady tree that was spared from the dragon snake's bluish-green black light, Herman crawled toward Anna.
"Kress ... Kress ... Kresss ... Bueeh! Damn, what meat is that, so slimy, chewy, and disgusting !! "
The horse vomited Herman's calf from its mouth with the face of a gourmet disenchanted with his meal. The calf shattered out of shape, but like a chewy jelly, Herman's red blood tried to keep it together and pulled it back into its main body with its lower leg which was also released from the horse's bite.
"Hmm ..., so this is the grace of blood that is said to make one avoid death constantly?"
The horse walked closer to Herman's main body while watching the crushed calves which were reunited by Herman's red blood.
"Akh !! uh ... ahrrrrrgh! Run ... princess ... run as far as possible ... please save yourself, princess !!! "
Herman begged while crawling in pain on the ground, trying to reach Anna who was lying on the ground unconscious.
"Hm ...? I have an interesting idea! ... How, ... would you like to try? "
A grin was painted on the horse's long face, leaving a horror memory for Herman, who stared at him for a moment while staring.
"HIIIEEEE !!!"
Immediately the horse raised its legs and stomped them right into Herman's skull. Fragments of bone and various other organs were scattered everywhere. However, soon everything was immediately gathered again by his thick red blood and just as the organs regrouped and were about to heal, together with the horse's distinctive scream he again stamped on his feet and destroyed the organs.
Over and over, while trying to heal himself the horse tormented him with the immeasurable pain of death. The horse's laughter blared enjoying the game he was playing while exerting lash after smash all over Herman's limbs.
And Anna woke up ...
His eyes saw the horse torturing the immortal Herman, his tears streaming down his hysterical screams.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! STOP, STOP, PLEASE STOP THIS !!!! I BEG YOU, STOP IT !!! Mr. HERMAAAAAAAN !!!!! "
However, the hysterical scream did not stop the horse, the torture continued to happen right in front of Anna's eyes, who could only shake in her place.
Like someone making bread dough, the horse happily crushed Herman's body. However, all of that did not break Herman's fighting spirit.
Slowly the blood clot continued to collect and tried to stand up, even though his organs had not returned properly. Anna could not bear to see that, making her fall into despair.
"Hick ... hick ... stop, stop it already, Mr. Herman! Why are you struggling so much, just for a girl like me? ... "
Hearing that the horse stopped, then walked over to Anna.
"Heeeee…? So, you still can't remember? So, they didn't tell you? "
"Stop it, don't listen to the devil's words, princess!"
Herman's mouth, which had just returned to form, tried hard to reach Anna with his voice.
"Haa ...?"
Anna was silent from her emotions, her eyes stiff at the words of the devil.
"Really ?? ... The daughter of the Sunda Kelapa king, the daughter of Jaya Karta Prince, Anna Ayu Pembayun ?"
It was completely frozen for Anna to hear that, an identity she had been unable to remember all this time. Just like that opened by the devil who incidentally a threat to her. But it wasn't over yet, while walking casually the devil continued his explanation.
"The princess who sacrificed to receive the curse, the dead family abandoned her , hundreds of people who died sacrificed for her, and just for the sake of her, the kingdom destroyed to extend a little bit of life for her ..."
She didn't know what else to shake and shatter. When Anna heard all this, her eyes were completely blank and her mind could no longer walk. Like a struck right at the back of her brain, her whole body limps like a lifeless. Her lungs were reluctant to pump for survival even though the air was still blowing on her chest slowly.
"NOT PRINCESS, IS NOT TRUE! DON'T BELIEVE WHAT THE DEVIL SAYS!! PRINCESS !!! "
Herman, who had succeeded in returning his head and eighty percent of his body, tried to reach Anna again with his scream. But Anna no longer responds, her face just silent as if she was lifeless.
"Tch !! Still, the lump of flesh is talking, but it doesn't matter anymore because the main character on this stage has arrived! "
Only a few tens of meters away, the dragon serpent was seen running happily like a dog had gotten its bone.
Then, came the dragon serpent in front of Anna, his breath blew her face. However, Anna has no more response.
The dragon didn't waste much time either, he immediately opened his mouth wide and immediately lunged.
"PRINCESS !!!!!"
Clap !!
§
The night wind blew against the fallen leaves of the trees which were swept away by the light shot of the dragon serpent. The demon was still standing on all fours, looking at the dragon serpent which had clenched its bite.
"Hey! What happens? "
Instead of Anna's body, the dragon serpent bit his own body and rolled on the ground while bleeding into his body.
"HOI, MEPHISTO !! WHY DO THE DRAGONS DO WEIRD THINGS ?? "
Barbatos shouted at the figure of Mephistopheles who was still holding the five Pitung fighters on the great wall of Batavia Castle. Mephistopheles turned towards Barbatos.
"HAAAAH, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ??"
"I TOLD YOU, YOUR DRAGON IS BEING WEIR ..."
Slash! Twissst !!!
Barbatos' gaze immediately spun in the air, as if the world was surrounding him, his gaze spun and hit the ground.
"Apparently I'm late ..."
A figure of a man wearing a traditional Javanese batik shirt walks past Barbatos's view while holding a keris in his hand.
Stop in front of Anna and kneel on one knee, then the figure's hand gently touched Anna's cheek.
"Anna, do you know that the meaning of your name is 'hope'?"
Like a jolt, hearing those words Anna's consciousness slowly returned little by little as she heard the strains of the man's words.
"I know your father, a brave and loving king, Prince Jaya Karta. A king who is brave and full of love, and you, his daughter is the hope for him and also for all his people. "
The light returned to Anna's eyes, her face which had been shaken, slowly softened at the figure's words. Anna started to look up and she asked.
"Who are you, sir?"
Slowly but firmly the figure answered.
"My name is Rangsang, I am the King of Mataram"
Mephisto who saw the appearance of the figure was immediately flabbergasted.
"Damn, why is The Great Sultan here ?! BARBATOS, LET'S RETURN !! DON'T ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND QUICKLY RETURN !! "
"HAH?? Tch ... !! "
Instantly the bodies used by the two demons burned, blackened to rot like burning mud and the two demons disappeared from there.
Returning to his feet, the great sultan walked over to the dragon serpent that was writhing on the ground while biting his body until it bled.
"Hmm ... those devils don't realize the lingering love in his soul, huh, maybe there is still a way to reverse it?!"
The sultan's words could not be understood by Anna, as well as Herman, who had fully recovered and immediately ran to embrace Anna.
The sultan turned and walked back to the place where Herman and Anna were resting.
"So you are Pitung?"
He asked after seeing the five fighters running fast, having escaped from the demon's invisible pressure noose Mephistopheles.
"Yes, Sultan"
Herman answered briefly.
"Then I'll leave Anna to you, while I will bring this dragon serpent back for us to examine"
Turning back to where the dragon serpent was, he pointed his keris.
At the same time, ancient letters were seen drawn on the ground shining a bright light under the still writhing dragon's body. Then, as the light grew brighter the sultan turned his face.
"I'll be waiting for you in Mataram, see you soon!"
Swiisshh !!
The sultan disappeared with the dragon snake in empty air, leaving Herman still hugging Anna and being met by the other Pitung fighters there.
Then, flashed the smile of a man who witnessed the entire incident from the height of the Great Wall of Batavia Castle. The man who made Bastion rampage uncontrollably and pierced the castle walls while beating Akno. The man who had planned all these events from the shadow of Batavia Castle.
Then, while turning around he disappeared into the dark night with the night breeze of the Great City of Batavia.