The Legend of Azhakkstadd

CHAPTER XLII : BACK IN THE CLOUDS

-Kurezma-

            The whole cloud was so silent the whole time. Many Truenos were mourning for their loss. After the attack, our chieftain left for an important matter with Nazif and assigned his assistant to lead the tribe during his absence.

            Kuzma was out there comforting some his friends’ families who lost their child. I see how he’s upset about what happened. Ashtan and Aisha went home to rest, and I was left here alone in our house. Now I realize what responsibilities that I have to carry on my shoulders having this kind of power.

            With great power comes with great responsibilities… I saw that today, and I have to sacrifice something for this. In our general’s case, he sacrificed his own life. I won’t let that happen anymore. I will do my best so that no one has to shed their blood saving their people.

            “Hey, Nazif and our chieftain already came back, he wants to hold a council meeting and he wants us there” Kuzma said calmly as he entered our house

            “Why? We’re not part of the council…” I answered as I stood up and welcomed him

            “I don’t know… he just wanted us there” he said and walked towards his room without looking at me

            I walked to my room in confusion. As I entered, I immediately turned to my closet to pick up some clothes to wear today. I still need to shower though.

            “Kurez!” I heard Kuzma shouting outside of my room “I’m gonna use the bathroom first, ok?” he shouted again informing me about that

            “Yea fine, just don’t take too long” I shouted back as I laid my dress on my bed and combed my hair with my fingers

            “Yea, I’m not as slow as you anyway… I won’t take hours in here, unlike you” he responded as I heard his laughter faded indicating that he already entered the bathroom

            “Shut up, that’s not true!” I yelled as I laughed out loud… it’s kinda true but it’s not. Yes, I take long in the bathroom but not as long as an hour. It’s common for women anyway… it’d get weirder when men take long in bathrooms

            I just stood there for a minute thinking nothing while waiting for Kuzma to finish.

            I wonder why our chieftain ordered us to be in the council meeting. I think it has something to do with our skills. It’s not too far anyway, we were just attacked, I think he’ll be telling us something about protecting our cloud.

            The attack just happened two days ago but we’re still not sure if that’s the end of it. I wonder why that happened all of a sudden. I wanna know.

            I understand how Azhakkstadd is so messed up, but I don’t understand why things only appear now. Is it the right time to end all of these? I hope so.

            I just looked outside of my window and stared at the suns shining before me. It looked so beautiful… I mean handsome, I almost forgot they’re male. Well, at least they looked so breathtaking up here in our cloud since we had a closer look.

            I just wonder how it looked like when it’s rising from a view where it rose from the sea… I can’t explain, but just like that. I haven’t seen one, we don’t have ocean up here.

            Now, I really wanted to end the conflict here in our world so that we’ll all move freely wherever or whatever we want without feeling any fear or doubt that anytime someone would just terrorize us. I wanted an Azhakkstadd where no one attacks during graduation, or whenever we go home late and dark.

            Gosh! I remember our graduation again… good thing we got our blessings before we all got busted.

            “Hey, I’m done… stop daydreaming already” I heard Kuzma knocking at my door that snapped me out of my thoughts

            “I’m not daydreaming” I exclaimed and picked up my clothes that I laid earlier on my bed and grabbed my towel as I walked towards my door

            “Eww” I shrieked as I opened my door and found Kuzma leaning close to it. Only his towel tied on his waist covers his body

            “What?” he snapped as he laughed and looked at himself then back to me “What’s wrong?” he asked again

            “The heck, get out of here! You’re so disgusting” I yelled as I pushed him out of the way and walked towards the direction of our bathroom

            “Whatever… my body still looked great anyway…” he bragged with his most boastful tone hissing behind me

            “You don’t have abs, unlike Ashtan” I negated him pointing out his not so defined stomach

            “I don’t need it, at least I don’t have baby fats” he backlashed attacking my stomach, what the heck ahahaha “Beside I don’t need abs, my chest says it so” he continued as I heard him slapping his skin “How about you, do you have your chest?” he asked the made me stop… how dare he!? I abruptly turned around to face him

“Shut up! Of course I have duhh” I irritably exclaimed as he attacked my chest after my stomach

“Oh, where? I don’t see” he said teasingly as he rubbed his eyes while making a funny face

“Because it’s covered, gosh” I responded as I turned from him and went back walking

“Tss…” he hissed “I still have nice body, I don’t care if Ashtan have that abs, and how you stare at it” he continued

“I’m not staring at it!” I shouted without looking at him, my face burned hot as he mentioned that… I’m blushing for sure, I don’t want him to see that, he’ll just tease me more. But I’m not staring at it

“Yea whatever… I just let it pass… like how you knew he has abs or whatever… he never shows it at all… I don’t know” he said and walked away then entered his room…gosh! What the heck was that… I just noticed it one time, I’m sure I didn’t stare at it…

            After I took shower I quickly put my clothes on while I was in the bathroom and went out immediately. I usually put on clothes while I’m in the bathroom not like my brother… like why the heck he likes showing off his body around, no one sees it anyway, he’s so disgusting…

            “Let’s go” I told him as I finished preparing myself. He’s just sitting on the couch as he waited for me.

            He stood tall as he walked behind me to get outside. He’s wearing a polo olive green sweatshirt that suited his fair skin color. Oh my gosh… how could he look handsome all of a sudden? All my life, I knew he’s so ugly. Well, it’s time to accept the fact, I’m his sister after all. That makes me beautiful.

            His sweatshirt is a little tight revealing his broad shoulders and big chests that he was bragging earlier. Now I know where he’s got the confidence. The sweatshirt is tucked in his black jogging pants exposing his long lean legs. He’s quite doing a high waist which added more length, but not too high to make it tight.

            He wore his white rubber shoes to match his outfit. Oh gosh, why is he wearing that/ What is that? His outfit of the day? Duhh, he really thinks he’s handsome… as a sister, ok, support

            “What are you looking at?” he asked wiggling his eyebrows. Gosh, I wish I had those not-so-thick eyebrows… gosh, my brother really is handsome. Too bad he’s so gay liking Ashtan, anyway they looked perfect though

            “Nothing, I just thought why are you so dressed up?” I asked him back pointing out his outfit

            “Tss. No I’m not, this is what I’m usually wearing” he answered as he snapped his head in disbelief and disagreement

            “Hmmm…” I hummed and walked past through him

            “Why? Do you think that I look dressed up so much just by wearing a sweat shirt and a jogging pants?” he asked as he caught up to me and turned his face towards mine

            “No… I just thought you’re dressing up for someone” I answered that made him looked confused

            “What? Of course not… who’s that someone anyway?” he asked back after answering my question

            “Ashtan ahahahahaha” I shortly answered between my laughter and looked at him “what?” I asked as I stopped. He looked so confused and annoyed ahahaha

            “Ashtan? I’m dressing up for him, you mean?” he asked again in a confused tone which I responded with a nod as I can’t stop laughing “What the heck” he snapped

            “What?” I asked and paused laughing

            “Are you jealous?” he asked again as he looked at me intently

            “Jealous about what?” I asked him back then avoided my gaze from him

            “Nothing, it’s so obvious anyway” he said and looked away while walking in his normal speed

            What is he talking about? They’re making me confuse…

            After a few minutes, Kuzma brought me inside a building not far enough. It’s the building where the council held their meeting and so on. I don’t usually come here, well, I really don’t. I haven’t been here; I don’t have business here anyway. Just today.

            We entered a door that lead to a hall wherein people are sitting in a chair around a table. Some are sitting in a row on both sides of the hall. I think those people are the shamans and counselors, I don’t know, hunch tells me.