Some of them were crying. Either because of happy or sad. They never had war before, in fact even their fighters mainly became hunters rather than fighters.
Some of them showed their shaking hands. One of them curled themself in the corner, and mostly still shocked from killing others.
"have a seat sir Yana" Shanti brought some small wooden chair
"thank you"
"-fuuh- it is started to feel cold here"
"ah, it's almost winter here. Should I bring you a blanket"
"hmm, no need for that. I'll warm myself later. You don't feel this cold breeze Shanti?"
"we have some tolerance sir Yana, and our blood is really warm"
"I see... how's Barry?"
"his bleeding is totally stopped. Need few weeks to completely healed. Sadly, I don't have enough ability to attach his left arm..."
"what is matter that he's alive. Don't mind it"
"un..derstood" Shanti voice kinda was down
"savior, can we talk?" the elder approached him
"sure.. -fuuh- but before that..."
Yana stood up and talked to the villager.
"anyone's willing to help me? to bury those soldiers?"
Everyone who heard his words was surprised. Most of them responded like Yana's expectation. They wanted to kill them, they were enemies. Who's even bothered to think about their burial?.
"...I see. You have learned "hate", but still couldn't control it... It's okay then"
"can I borrow your shovel?" Yana turned to the elder
"sure.. but.."
"let me help you sir Yana" Shanti brought two shovels
"Good, let's started then" Yana walked towards the front's gate
Shanti followed him and the others couldn't respond to it. They still couldn't accept it. Barry came out from his house.
"I know war is really beyond our expectation... but I don't want to become "animals" like what he said... we honored the death, regardless their race or their motive..." Barry's voice broke the silence
He also brought a shovel at his right hand. He turned to them.
"from earth....to earth.. right?" he left
"-sigh- he saved us. He is our savior. I believed he had a reason to do that, and that's for better.. I know I don't have enough strength at this age, but I'll help them" the elder walked to the front's gate
"where we can burry them Shanti?" Yana asked her
"I think outside the village sir Yana.. the others won't accept them inside the village"
"yeah.. just to make sure"
Their arrived at the grass field. One hundred bodies with stab wound on their neck. Stench of blood started to fill the night breeze. One hundred souls...needed to rest.
Yana looked at them. He gave this sad and melancholy looks. Shanti was the same. This was the first time she saw this kind of scenery. She's already shocked when she saw her twenty comrades bodies, now she saw even more.
The thrill from life and death situation started to leave her mind. Her mind backed to her rational mind. This kind of war....those killings... horrible things came one after another into her sense.
"why we must....kill them..."
"that's war. Either you or them... unless, you showed a massive difference in power, or kill their chief right at the beginning of the war...."
"I'm sorry.. we're not strong enough to do that sir Yana"
"no worries... I'll say it as many as necessary... you're alive.. that's matter" Yana patted Shanti's head again
Shanti moved her ears a little. Yana's pat was giving her a tickle sensation.
"savior!! let us help you too!" Barry and the elder came from behind
"thank you"
"bwahaha, no need for that!" Barry laughed
"we will put them at 5x20 formation so it won't take too much space"
"understood" They replied
"ah, before that. Take their weapons, we will use it for their grave stone"
"...we won't use it instead savior?"
"nah, you won't need that. That won't be necessary"
Barry nodded and started to gather their weapons.
"-fuuh- better finish this fast" Yana rubbed his hands
The night breeze dance with moonlight as its partner when one hundred lifeless bodies were lying there, as if they were sleep with a peaceful feeling.
-----( Chapter 20 "Next thing to do" )-----