Chapter 22 : "I am a Bandit"
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In the hideout of the Bandits, the group of 'E' together with his father Alexor are already arrived at the main camp.
"Finally we are here," Rence said as they are still on the Zipp. The camp is yet to be revealed, they are now standing on a platform where the Zipp ends.
"It is good to be back," Alexor said.
"Father, I want to go on the river first, I want to wash myself and have some fresh air" 'E' said as the group are preparing to disembark from the Zipp.
"Alright, but don't stay there for long, come home before sunset"
"Yes father, I will"
"I'll come with you brother," De'Wa said.
"Let's go!" 'E' replied.
"Be careful 'E', you still have wounds!" Rence said with a worried voice.
"Yes! I got it thank you! 'E' then replied.
'E' and De'Wa came down from the platform where the Zipp is, and they started walking towards the river nearby.
"Does it still hurt brother?" De'Wa asked 'E' about his wounds with a worried tone of voice.
"Not anymore, It is just some minor wounds" 'E' replied.
"Good to know"
"I was too reckless that is why I got these wounds"
"Not at all brother, you just helped and prioritize the safety of a mother wolf who was about to die"
"Because I can't let that happen, I just can't watch an innocent life to get involved"
"I know, you better get hurt than letting anyone who is in danger to get hurt or be killed"
"That is what father taught us since we were young. Fight for those who are in need and defend those who are weak"
"Yes, that is why when someone called us criminals for being a bandit, I just laughed at them"
"Let them say what they want to say, let them judge, and let them think who we are. It is not our problem anymore, as long as we know that we are doing what is right, that is the important thing"
"Yeah, you know that it doesn't get into my nerves anymore brother"
"That is good, don't be affected by their insults, as long as they don't lay a hand towards our family"
"Oh oh no-no, the moment they will do that, I am going to make sure that they won't see the daylight anymore HAHAHAHA!" De'Wa said as she laughed.
As they are having a conversation, 'E' and De'Wa arrive at the river.
"Want to take a bath?" 'E' asked De'Wa.
"Nah! I'm good" De'Wa then replied.
"I am going to pick some fruits nearby. I'll be back brother"
"Alright, you gonna be quick because I won't stay long on the water"
"Yeah yeah!"
'E' then washes himself on the river as De'Wa walks towards some trees nearby to pick some fruits. She was singing a song while she is picking the fruits from the tree branches.
"*singing the intro song of this series in a very funny way* *signing* (I know, I know that this is still a novel, but soon it will be a manga or anime.. la la la la..)" De'Wa is singing. She sings a very weird and unfamiliar song.
A moment later she already got some fruits and wrapped them on a big leaf and tied it with some vines. She is now coming back to where she left 'E'.
"Brother! I am back, are you done?" De'Wa was shouting from a far distance, as she was calling for 'E'. When she was already near, she saw 'E' lying on top of a big rock, 'E' is unconscious. De'Wa dropped the fruits she picks and rushes to where 'E' is.
"Brother! Brother!"
"Hey, Brother! Wake up! hey! hey! wake up!" De'Wa is shouting with a very loud worried tone of voice.
"Hey! Brother!" De'Wa is slowly tapping the left cheek of 'E', she notices that 'E' is still breathing and seems like there are no signs of attack on both the surrounding and on 'E'. A few moments later, the eyes of 'E' are started to open.
"Brother, what happened?" De'Wa asked 'E', the moment she saw that 'E' had already gain his consciousness. 'E' then instantly sit up and wonder.
"Hey brother? are you with me?" again De'Wa asked as she saw that 'E' is confused. 'E' didn't answer back or do anything.
"Hey hey, come let's get up there" De'Wa then carried his brother 'E' up, and she put 'E' under a tree.
"You sit there, relax brother, talk to me," De'Wa said as she is very worried on what happened to 'E'.
'E' is breathing heavily.
"Did you remember what happened? Did someone attack you? or did you hit your head on something?" De'Wa asking.
"I was done cleaning my self, when I go up from the river. I was standing on that rock. Then suddenly, my head was in great pain, I could not move and after that I fell on the rock"
"Oh my, I guess you got your head damage too, when you fought that Nijj. And now the after effect is showing up because of that damage you took"
"I guess that is not the reason"
"What do you mean brother?" De'Wa replied with a question.
"There is something in my head, it talks to me but I can't understand the language it spoke. It said something before my head started to hurt really really bad." 'E' answered.
"What!?" De'Wa is shocked and can't believe on what she is hearing right now.
" 'Oaz tremo', that's it, that is the word. That is the word that it said. I saw him, I can remember now, that thing, he is an entity, he laughed and he smiled at me, he is pointing towards me while he keep on repeating those words" 'E' said as he describe what he saw and what he heard while he is unconscious.
"Brother," De'Wa said this, she is stunned on what she heard. She holds the hand of 'E'.
"Brother, we need to go back now. I will carry you if you can't walk" De'Wa seems to know something that she don't want to say it and let 'E' know about it.
"I can walk, don't worry sister. I am a Bandit, and I am strong"
"Alright, I'll be at your side. I am your sister, and I will always protect you"
"Why did you say those words all of a sudden, there is no one attacked me, *smiled* Thank you sister" 'E' then stands up as De'Wa is assisting him, they are now returning to the main camp.
A little bit of a flashback, back to the moment where De'Wa heard what 'E' said when he is describing what he saw. We can see that a memory flashes in to De'Wa's mind, the reason why she got stunned. She recall the moment she is having a conversation with their father Alexor way back when she is still young.
"De'Wa my daughter, remember always, that your little brother 'E' always needs your protection. Because there is something that will come on a near future, that even I don't know when. But I know that it will come. I do not know the signs of it. But when your brother 'E' started to speak things or see things that even him can't understand or describe, that is the moment that he will be needing most of your protection."
"Of course father! I am the big sister! and I will always protect my brothers! specially little 'E'"
"I am so proud of you De'Wa, you are already a brave warrior on your age"
"I am father! Dehahaha!"
De'Wa was still twelve years old when her father Alexor said those words to her. 'E' was five years old and Rence was two years old when that conversation happened. That is why De'Wa got stunned, because she know that the thing happened to 'E' is a sign of the thing that is about to come.
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