The next day, precisely at 02.40 Am
They gathered and lit a campfire, each of them surrounded the campfire which illuminated them in the middle of the camp with the warmth of the fire.
Aiden as the previously agreed leader discusses the next place. However, before that, Aiden said something, "Hey, before we go to the next place, can we talk first!"
Then, everyone nodded and paid close attention, "What do you want to talk about, Aiden?"
Aiden answered "You all know, right, that the goal is to go to the Temple of Light?"
Everyone nodded and whispered in low tones. Then, Aiden explained, "However, before that we have to pass through the village there."
Aether asked "Village...What village is that, Aiden?"
Aiden answered, "The place is located in a village area near a valley called Nahinni. The valley is located in the north, a place known for its enchanting natural beauty. Apart from that, the valley is still natural. There are no roads or signs in the valley."
Beatrice Replied "So, How Do We Want to Get There, Aiden?"
Aiden replied, "We will go there using 3 routes, namely, a very tough climbing route, using a boat along the river there, or using an air route over the forest."
"Well, even if there were helicopters these days." Aiden muttered
Heather asked "So How Can We Get There."
Leona answered "Maybe, we can get there with my magic."
After hearing the word magic, Aether immediately asked "Magic... what kind of magic is that, Leona?", Beatrice beside Aether was amazed by Aether's curiosity.
Leona smiled "Ara, you are the most curious person here, Aether."
Aether then fell silent embarrassedly "Yes, Sis Leona, it's no problem, right?
Leona replied with a smile, "E... Sis, it's okay."
Beatrice Replied With a Jealous Face "So... What Magic Is Leona!"
Leona Pouted "Hump...Okay, I'll Use Conjuration Magic."
Then Leona Summoned Two Horses in Front of Her "We Will Make a Caravan And You Know I Have Prepared That Before We Leave. Kufufu" Leona Answered Proudly
Everyone praises Leona except Finn, who doesn't seem serious about praising Leona.
Then, Aiden continued the previous discussion. He stated that the valley has beautiful stones and abundant gold ore in the Flat River which divides the Nahinni Valley. Many Miners Come There to Look for These Items.
Aiden tells the true story of a series of mysterious deaths in the valley. "
Elena replied "Huh, why are we afraid. After all, even if there were monsters like that we would kill them with our magic, don't you all agree?"
Aiden replied firmly, "No, it's that easy, Finn. Many of my members there died, even though they had strong magic, but they still died."
Finn was shocked "Whaaaat!"
Then Aiden explained further, "Yes, many people go there to look for gold, however, behind its beauty there are ins and outs, mysteries and things that make this place one of the most eerie places on earth."
Everyone was curious and scared when they heard Aiden's explanation. Then, Aiden explained again, "It is reported that downstream of the Nahinni valley river there is a village whose residents are a former tribe in the valley. It is called the Nahha tribe."
The village is called the village...Which is inhabited by the Naha tribe. It is said that the heads of the Naha tribe, some of whose members disappeared or died mysteriously in the Nahinni Valley.
Aiden said "the tribesmen there believe that there are white monkeys there, but there are other members that there are white wolves that live in the Nahinni Valley."
But, even though there are warnings that have been explained and explained, as usual, people always break the rules. Aiden explained stories from people who had been there where only one person survived.
The scene continues with the story explained by Aiden and they are Aiden's members who are miners from the 3 McLion brothers. Consisting of Willy McLion, Franklin Mclion and Charlie Mclion. They are brothers who like to travel in nature.
One of their activities in exploring nature is mining for gold in the Nahinni Valley river. They happened to hear rumors about the Nahinni Valley which was said to have a lot of gold riches there.
Everyone nodded except Aiden, he didn't want to follow them because he had a need. And they started going out together except for Aiden.
Because these three brothers love the outdoors, they immediately agreed to the advice given by Willy. Then, they prepared the tools and necessities to go there.
They also went to the Nahinni Valley using a small boat on the flat river. When they were at the flat river port they prepared tents and took out their equipment to mine gold.
The next day they mined for Flat River gold using a sieve by adding soil and then shaking the soil. Later, after everything has been filtered, from the remaining soil there will be 1/2 of the gold seeds there. And yes, unexpectedly once filtered they found a lot of gold.
They were so excited and happy that the three brothers were happy, "Wow, it's really beautiful because you know we will back to home with a lot of gold."
Franklin replied "yeah, maybe Aiden will regret not coming with us, Right?"
Then, after their supplies ran out, they boarded their boat and started rowing to the village above at the start of their journey. They also planned to return to that spot to mine for more gold.
However, unfortunately their small boat suddenly capsized because of the very strong river current. These three brothers and their gold fell into the river. they all automatically tried to save themselves by using levitation magic to flip their boat. Once the boat is back to normal. They got into the boat and it turned out that most of the gold they had collected sank and was washed away in the river. Only part of their gold survived, sir, which they had in their pockets, which they managed to save.
They arrived at the village downstream in the valley. Well, here they are consulting because the gold they mined was washed away in the river. On the one hand, they are also optimistic because they believe there is still a lot of gold that they can add later. Once they had rested, they gathered supplies and got ready to go up the transfer river.
Charlie said "I don't agree with this plan. I think it's some kind of karma or bad feeling."
However, the two brothers ignored Charlie's words. But Charlie persisted and said, "It looks like there are a lot of gold nuggets there. But here we are still lucky to be able to go home."
The two brothers seemed to be replying to Charlie's words, "You believe in karma, today you believe in karma, you know we have magic, we can just use it."
From the debate, Charlie finally did not participate in gold mining. Charlie was replaced by their friend Robert Williston, Franklin, Willy and Robert who finally rowed their boat to the driver to head back to the flat river.
Charlie is here waiting for them in this small village in the valley. Then, days became weeks and weeks became months, however, the 3 people had not yet returned. Charlie lives as usual and is not so worried about his brothers because mining gold takes a long time.
Then, days turned into Sundays and Sundays turned into months here Charlie was waiting then thought "Hump...This kid hasn't come home yet. Is it true that there's so much gold there that they haven't come back yet."
Once again, Charlie still had a good opinion that their brothers were indeed mining for gold, then when the months turned into years, that's when Charlie became stupid. "How come this is taking so long, it's been too long. They've even been there for a year."
Charlie also gathered several people to check their whereabouts. Cari and several of his friends went on a boat, sailing across the river. When Charlie and his friends got there, they first went to a spot where their two brothers were camping. Together, Charlie looks for his two brothers.
Charlie saw no signs of life there. Charlie thought "maybe they're going deeper into the valley, yeah."
Charlie and his friends crossed the Flat River again and went deeper into the Nahinni valley, according to Charlie's testimony. When they crossed the river even deeper. "Wait a minute, stop all of you." Suddenly the atmosphere became silent
Charlie Said "Hey, Look at that." Charlie explained that there was something on either side of them like there was a steep cliff that was clamping down on the river.
On the steep cliff there is a kind of small cave spread around the cliff. Charlie and his friends saw the small cave and there they felt very bad because for some reason they had the feeling that they were being seen.
Because there seemed to be something or even someone watching them from the small cave around the cliff. Charlie and his friends, who had previously been relaxed, started to become tense, alert and insecure.
Charlie and his friends are ready, looking right and left. After that they all saw a tent on the river bank. then they anchored close to the tent. Then, Charlie shouted "Hello, Anybode here." And No Answer
They approached the tent and he was immediately shocked because in front of the tent door lay a body with half of its body inside the tent, while the other half of its body was outside the tent in a lying position and there was a hand trying to take something.
And strangely the body was burnt... And the head of the body was missing. The mark that was near the tent had some kind of writing carved into it. the engraving is written
-Gold!-