Chapter 13
"Sacrilegious"
"No matter how hard we try to change the journey we're taking in our lives, it still reaches where it's fated to be," Doctor Bharit advised Queen Krizzilda.
"Even though destiny is twisting and turning, what's destined can't be rewritten. What's meant to happen will certainly happen, whether you desire it or not," he added.
Doctor Bharit talked about this when he once witnessed his sister falling into undesirable situations and on occasions when Queen Krizzilda had witnessed the brutal death of her loved ones.
Fortunately, Bharit was immediately notified and instantly went to the Munafik Desert to support and nurture her.
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(••• Inside the ReD-DooR •••)
"AAAAHHH…" Wamaro raged, struggling to breathe.
Half of his body was being suffocated, but he still tried to untie the restraints with his hands.
"You were no match for me. You're just a kid, and I'm a beast. How dare you mess with me? You're an idiot!" Queen Krizzilda exclaimed.
Instantly, Wamaro was able to reverse the move Queen Krizzilda was using to strangle him.
"No creature has ever dared to mock me like this!" she screamed.
"AAAAHHH!"
The Queen's body distorted, transforming into a large humanoid robot. Its height almost reached the ceiling of the room, measuring approximately 12 feet (ca. 366 centimeters).
"P O H H H 💨"
She released a chemical, melatonin, which caused the four individuals to collapse and lose consciousness completely.
"🅾️h! Uh-uh!😵💫"—coughed Wamaro.
Although Wamaro was still alive, he was trying to minimize the effects of the emitted melatonin on his body and was attempting to fight against it.
"🫴🔥🔥🔥🔥"
Even though Wamaro was having trouble breathing due to the effects of this chemical, he still breathed out a lot of fire, causing damage all around. Even the Queen had a hard time avoiding its hits.
"WHO IS THIS KID?!" the stunned Queen exclaimed.
However, as he continued blasting all over the place, the Queen managed to dodge the fire that came her way.
Eventually, Wamaro succumbed to the effects of the chemical and was knocked out, losing consciousness.
"Hahaha!" exclaimed the Queen. "No creature has yet escaped my power."
She gradually got closer to the unconscious Wamaro. But…
"What is happening to this kid?"
"Does God charge me for my sins?"
"Are you a messenger from angels or sent by demons?"
The Queen was looming when Wamaro's aura abruptly changed, and a black aura occurred all over his body. It spontaneously burst out with black flame and threw it at the Queen, who was nearly hit.
"A H H H H H💢‼️"
Among the Queen's multiple opponents, Wamaro was the first to surpass thirty minutes. Most of them couldn't survive, and all were brutally killed.
The Queen was unable to condone what ensued, so she tried to assault and attack Wamaro. Despite that, Wamaro was able to endure all of it while defending his colleagues, who were swooning inside the room.
Ultimately, the entire room was eradicated, causing the red energy to come out and dissipate throughout the empire, resulting in all the citizens, including most of the humanoid robots, falling into a deep sleep.
The undisputed Queen's empire is now basking in the intense effects of the magical skull!
"W A H H H‼️"
This further incited the Queen's outrage to intensify. As a result, she resolved to assimilate and embed the black skull into her visage to harness its power.
"No one can steal this magical black stone from me," spoke Queen Krizzilda.
"I have sacrificed countless things: my family, my people, and even myself. I have dedicated myself to it," she thought.
"PHEW🫴🔥‼️"
"PHEW🫴🔥‼️"
The bruise she got from Wamaro's attack was still persistent, as if Wamaro were merely dormant and her body was actively resisting the Queen.
After a few moments, she was ecstatic and burst into laughter when she successfully obtained the Black Skull and felt compelled to place it on her chest.
"I can feel its power. Hahaha!" she exclaimed, filled with excitement about her actions.
Because of the immense strength of the Black Skull, she became even more powerful and continuously unleashed her newfound ability at Wamaro's location, causing one of them to be crushed.
"🅱️🅾️🅾️🅾️Ⓜ️‼️‼️"
One of them exploded, and due to its quickness, Wamaro was unable to defend against it.
Dalal is devastated! She was hit even worse by that outburst. Meanwhile, the three are also under the Queen's influence, controlling their minds and attacking Wamaro.
"Wamaro, are you okay?" shouted Jrazm.
"What happened to them?" asked Tatukwe.
"They're being controlled by the Queen," stated Ahn-ahn.
"You need to help me defeat this lady," ordered Wamaro.
"She had this magical black ball, and she absorbed it!"
"That's why he grew up, and his abilities became stronger," he added.
Ahn-Ahn, Jrazm, and Tatukwe arrived just in time. In a hurry, Wamaro was able to explain to them what was happening. Suddenly, humanoid robots attacked them on the Queen's orders.
"Let me fight these robots!" Tatukwe exclaimed as he battled against the humanoid robots.
"Ahn-Ahn, don't hurt that kid, he is my friend," Wamaro explained. He mentioned Adroru, who was now attacking Ahn-Ahn.
"HARRIS, ENDANG! Wake up!" Jrazm exclaimed as she shook her siblings, Endang and Harris.
"So this is your backup? Several juveniles?" Queen Krizzilda asked.
"I already explained to you, we have no intention of causing trouble. We just happened to be passing by here, and you interrupted our journey," Wamaro said while trying to hide the visible bruises on his body.
Even though they were both injured, bleeding, and shaking, Wamaro was still trying to clarify to the Queen that they did not come to cause trouble.
"Don't deceive me because you already know that you have no defense against me," announced the Queen.
"Damn! Now I have an idea of who you are. You are the children of that demon in the prophecy. SACRILEGIOUS!" she exclaimed.
The Queen belittled, insulted, and set out to persuade Wamaro and his siblings to become her disciples. She offered him to join her and be given a high position in the entire empire.
"I will not hurt you if you accept to become slaves here in my kingdom," she offered.
••• ("I have to offer it to him, or else I will be aggrieved.") •••
The Queen was even more astonished because she was able to stop the ferocity of the Black Skull.
"I only offer once in a while," the Queen said.
"AHHH!!!" Wamaro roared.
"When I run out of wisdom, I'll kill you, including your siblings," she added.
He was warned that he could not protect his siblings because he was weak. But Wamaro didn't want to concede; instead, he blasted her even more.
"Kid of the apocalypse, how can I be overthrown? I am fearless! I am vastly powerful and worshipped by the whole world! Not only that, but I don't care if your father is Ciboro!"
"You cannot take this black skull from me," she stated.
"Even God, whoever he is, can't take it from me," she added.
"If there is a God in heaven or on earth, it may not be you because you purely rely on the power that the black skull ball brings you."
"You are not praised as a role model, but as a deceiver and weak if you don't defend that skull."
"If you are powerful, then don't rely on that thing," Wamaro criticized.
The battle broke out, and the Queen grew increasingly intense due to her bitterness and outrage.
"Wamaro, lookout." yelled Tatukwe. He can't beat the humanoid robots. They keep coming.
"My healing power had no effect on them. Do something," spoke Ahn-ahn.
"SHOOK 🫴🏼💨💨"
Everyone in that area was affected by the chemicals released by the Queen. It was the cause of Wamaro's destruction. The same thing happened to all of them.
"AHHH."
Sadly, Wamaro was stabbed in the chest, bringing him close to death.
"Wamaro…" muttered Tatukwe. He forced himself to crawl on hands and knees to Wamaro's location.
No matter how hard Ahn-Ahn, Jrazm, and Tatukwe tried to help, they couldn't accomplish anything because they were unable to change their positions. Crying and grief consumed them as they mourned the loss of their brother.
"I used all my powers, but I still couldn't save him," were Ahn-Ahn's last words before she fainted.
"I'm sorry, Papa. I couldn't protect my siblings," Jrazm said, also losing consciousness as heavy hollow blocks fell on her body.
***
A few minutes passed, and everything came to a halt with the unexpected release of a white substance that caused everyone to stiffen. The world abruptly stopped spinning!
Everyone was aware of their surroundings but unable to move, including the Queen. Wamaro's burning corpse slowly ascended into the atmosphere. Somewhere, a young girl was making her way towards Wamaro.
For some mysterious reason, the Queen burst into tears and felt compelled to act, but she too was unable to move. This girl took hold of Wamaro's hand.
She was impervious to heat and fire. She offered strands of golden hair from the Tikbalang, a bipedal horse creature.
According to legend, whoever possesses these strands of hair will have the opportunity to grant one wish without any consequences. Every Tikbalang acquires this type of golden hair when they reach their centennial years.
A few moments later, the girl lost consciousness, and immediately, the Queen let out a howl of pain as the Black Skull spontaneously emerged from her body.
"K …🗯️"
"Kr…🗯️"
"St…p… 👀💬"—the Queen tried to speak, but no words came out.
It gradually passed into Wamaro's body!
"AHHHHHHHH!" she screamed.
As a result, the Queen's entire body crashed and disintegrated! Later, the Black Skull transferred into Wamaro's body, and the planet's rotation returned to normal.
This is also the reason why everything reverted back to how it was before. Endang, Harris, and Adroru were released from the manipulation of the Black Skull, and even the entire empire gradually regained consciousness from their slumber.
They quickly rescued the injured siblings. Then, Adroru noticed her mother lying on the ground.
"Mom? My mom, please help me," shocked Adroru pleaded.
Wamaro immediately rushed to his friend Adroru, who was on the verge of tears.
"Don't worry, your mama will be saved," Wamaro reassured him, checking her pulse to find that it was still beating.
"Why did you help me, kid?" Wamaro asked the girl, who appeared to be around his age, standing before them and staring.
She didn't reply; instead, she simply smiled and walked away. It was a perplexing mystery for Wamaro, leaving him wondering who she was and why she had saved them.
***
Later on, because of the incident, the humanoid robots now honor Wamaro. Adroru wept a lot about the consequences for his mother.
Dalal is in good condition now, and according to the doctor, she still has a chance to walk if she is allowed to undergo an operation. Metal will be used as a replacement for the damaged leg.
However, they understood what had happened, since they all fell under the power of the Black Skull.
After a two-day stay, they were adorned, fed, highly respected, and considered indebted to Wamaro for their liberation from the late Queen Krizzildia.
Nevertheless, Princess Krizzia will still rule the entire empire thanks to Adroru and the humanoid robots that are directly under the princess's command.
Wamaro had released the black skull's influence over them, and they stayed in the empire to guide it and strengthen peace and equality in their realm.
Then, they left and headed in the direction where Baba Matuwa was. Princess Krizzia knew what her mother did was erroneous, and she didn't like that disposition.
Even though she's still a child, she knows what happened in the past. She figured out what her mother, the Queen, did, and she didn't hold a grievance with it.
Afterwards, she wanted the Queen to endure and pay for what she did to everyone, specifically her late father, the King, and her brother.
The golden hair she gave Wamaro was from her father, who allotted it as a gift on their last birthday. She tried to wish them to live, but it didn't come true due to the Black Skull's curse.
Wamaro is genuinely grateful for the products Princess Krizzia gave them. However, not everyone is happy with the outcome of Queen Krizzilda. Some mourned, while many were delighted. According to them, they received justice for their loved ones who were victims of her covetousness.
However, they are still recuperating from the injuries sustained, especially the twins Jrazm and Tatukwe. Harris and Endang can't recall what happened after the black skull took control of them, while Ahn-ahn's wounds healed momentarily.
"We hope you get what you ask for. Thank you, my friend," expressed Adroru.
"I will pray to all the saints that they will guide you on your journey. Don't forget to ask God for help," advised Dalal.
"We will, Aunt Dalal," replied Wamaro.
"We will meet again, young Wamaro. Farewell," Krizzia said with a smile.
"I will never forget you. Take care and protect her, my friend Adroru! Until next time," stated Wamaro.
Then they left…
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