The World is not as Ugly nor Beautiful as You Think

Inner (part 1)

Situ Buleud has turned into a vast lake. Alfi and friends are standing on Alfi”s magic curtain which has turned itself into a surfer board.

“Kartika! Herman!” Alfi said holding their waists tightly. “Let”s jump!” He added jumping with them.

Alfi takes his magic curtain and throws it back, it flies in and out of the water consecutively to form some isles around Kiki. It keeps forming isles so Alfi and friends can have some space to move to defeat Kiki.

Alfi and friends land on one of the isles. Kartika goes as far as to strangle Alfi strongly.

“You perv! How dare you touch my waist like that!!” Kartika enraged

“Hey, I am trying to think about how to defeat him. And this is the only way I can do.” Alfi answered out of breath.

“Creating isles as platforms? You are so smart, Alfi!” Herman said amazed.

“You should have told me to jump! Don”t just touch and go like that you asshole!” Kartika enraged straightening her stranglehold.

“Ok, ok, I”m sorry Kartika! Please let off me.” Alfi asked out of breath.

“Hey Kartika, Let off him, he can die if you keep strangling him like that,” Herman said soothing them.

Kartika lets off him. “Alright, I am sorry, Alfi,” Kartika said irritated.

“Yeah, I”m sorry too, Kartika,” Alfi replied looking at her sincerely.

Kartika is blushing, but she tries to hide it by behaving like that.

“Some strategy eh? But, do you think you can defeat me that easily?” Kiki asked.

“I think so,” Alfi answered calmly.

“You are such an asshole!” Kiki enraged jumping ready to smack Alfi with his elbow.

The three dodge it by jumping to the nearest isle. Herman goes as far as shooting his nails to Kiki consecutively. Alfi jumps and ready to punch Kiki with his Iru arm. Kartika jumps too with Cakra ready to punch Kiki.

But, their counter-attack didn't make any scratch on Kiki”s body nor head.

“Told ya, it's futile,” Kiki said.

“Dang!” Alfi said irritated.

“Is his skin getting harder than before?” Herman asked agitatedly.

Alfi and Kartika jump back to the nearest isle.

“It means, the more he upset, the more Iru he produces. And he uses his Iru to harden his skin into as hard as steel.” Kartika explained agitated.

“Exactly!” Kiki answered.

The three look upset.

“But, seeing you three that can”t make any little scratches on me is disappoint me. Technically this fight is just unfair, isn’t it?” Kiki provoked them.

Kiki raises his right arm and suddenly the water rises from the surface and forms 2 Kiki”s clones.

“3 on 1 sounds unfair right? How about 3 on 3?” Kiki asked.

The three look exhausted, especially Alfi. His magic curtain suddenly flies back entering his bracelet, and his Iru arm disappears.

Realizing that, Alfi tries to summon Megumi, but Megumi doesn’t come out from his bracelet.

“Megumi?! Megumi?!” Alfi exclaimed in panic.

“What”s wrong, Alfi?” Herman asked in amusement.

“I don”t know! I can”t summon my Iru arm!” Alfi explained in panic.

“Alfi, it looks like you are out of Iru. Just imagine something to recharge it!” Kartika explained.

“How? What should I imagine?” Alfi asked.

“Like what you did when you fought Anggun. You could use your Iru for a long time when you fought her, right? In fact, your Iru could make you recovered fast after she broke your hand.” Kartika explained.

“But, wasn’t he recovered by the magic curtain?” Herman asked.

“When someone is in critical condition, he needs a great amount of Iru to fight, not to mention Alfi could use magic curtain which is one of the 12 holy weapons in such condition. He must have spent a great amount of Iru for sure. He must have imagined something while fighting against Anggun” Kartika explained.

“Alfi, if you did imagine something on the last fight, please do it again to defeat that shrimp-brained-rhino!” Herman added.

“Who you call shrimp-brained-rhino?!” Kiki asked irritated.

“I can’t,” Alfi answered exhausted.

“Why?” Kartika asked.

“I did imagine I had got laid with Anggun,” Alfi said. “So, if you don”t mind, Kartika. Please show me a glimpse of your thigh or boobs, or if you can, please do some erotic dance like pole dance or such so I can recharge my Iru.” He added can”t hold his urge.

“You perv!! How dare you ask me such obscene things at an urgent time like this! Just recharge your Iru already and kill that rhino you dumbass!” Kartika was enraged with her face turning red.

Suddenly, Alfi is rammed and taken into the lake by Kiki (I dunno whether it”s the real or not). Alfi looks in pain, not to mention he is out of breath.

“Alfi!” Kartika and Herman exclaimed shocked.

“Don”t just ignore me you asshole! You are gonna die here for sure!” Kiki is enraged running with his shrimp tail towards Herman (They are fighting on the lake, remember/). Meanwhile, the other Kiki starts attacking Kartika, good grief Cakra parries it.

The three are having their fights now.

Kartika is facing Kiki.

Kiki keeps attacking and Cakra can keep guarding only.

“He is really strong,” Kartika said irritated controlling Cakra to guard a parry Kiki”s attack.

“He”s not bad,” Cakra added in excitement.

Meanwhile, Herman is busy dealing with the other Kiki.

“So you’re the weakest, eh? Then, I will have to kill you first!” Kiki threatened Herman with his devilish smile on his face.

“I am not weak!” Herman exclaimed irritated lengthening his nails of his right hand and scratching Kiki from his tummy to his head. “Kucing Terbang! (Flying Cat)” Herman exclaimed.

“Did you have a good time?” Kiki asked.

Herman is shocked. This is the first time he sees his attack doesn’t work.

"No way! My scratching should have sliced his tummy, but he looks fine instead! Am I that weak?!" Herman said shocked in his mind.

“Scratching eh? I didn’t feel being scratching that hard, I just felt I got a soft scratching (God, I love language!).” Kiki said.

“Shut the hell up!” Herman exclaimed scratching Kiki again, But Kiki then grabs Herman's Arm tightly and throws him to the air.

Kiki then jumps towards him with his horn pointing at Herman. “Batu Loncatan! (Jumping Stone)” Kiki exclaimed ramming Herman”s abdomen with his horn resulting in Herman flying higher more. Kiki then runs to the place where Herman falls.

“Herman!” Kartika exclaimed.

“Kartika! Focus!” Cakra exclaimed.

Kiki then rams Kartika that Kartika crashes a wall hard that the wall destroys into pieces.

Kartika is down there, she is exhausted.

“Kartika! Kartika!” Cakra exclaimed in panic.

Cakra then disappears since Kartika is out of Iru.

To tell you the truth, Kartika hasn’t passed out yet, she just can”t open her eyes.

"Why?" Kartika asked herself.

"I have Cakra who is a legendary Ribo on my side, but why am I so weak?" Kartika asked herself again.

"Do you wanna know why?" She hears a voice in her inner.

She sees an old guy with shabby clothes, long white hair, and a long white beard that covers his skinny body.

“I am Delu-delu. I am a sage in charge of watching the balance of Doki-Doki in this world.” That old guy said introducing himself with such an impression of wisdom (just imagine it, don”t want to write the description, it”s too hard you know?)

Kartika is shocked that she yells. "NO! This old fart is in my body!! Just go to hell you old perv!! Just die already!!"

"There, there my child, it”s ok. You’re still a virgin. I”m here just for a little chat." Delu-Delu said trying to calm her down.

"Oh, thank goodness. So, what can make me stronger?" Kartika asked.

"Please take a seat, my child," Delu-Delu said creating a chair behind him and her.

They both take a seat.

"My child, why do you fight?" Delu-Delu asked.

"I am just doing the mission which was passed down to my family: Finding Alfa the world savior," Kartika answered awkwardly.

"Do you consider this mission a burden?" Delu-delu asked.

Kartika just remains silent. She looks gloomy.

"My girl, you may stop fighting if you want to. Your mission is just to find Alfa, not fight with him to save the world." Delu-delu added.

"No! I refuse! I still want to fight with Alfi!" Kartika refused firmly.

"Why?" Delu-delu asked.

Kartika”s face turns red. She takes a breath for a while.

"Because I love him," Kartika answered firmly.

"Are you sure? Loving such a pathetic guy? A loser who loves something never exists in this world? Are you sure?" Delu-delu asked.

"Yes! He is a weirdo and a perv, but he is heartfelt! His smile is full of sincerity and that”s what makes me love him. I don”t care if he loves that oh-so-wonderful-2D-Megumi more than me, I don”t care if my existence is not so important in his life. I want to live with him, have a good talk with him, and laugh with him. He is priceless in my life!" Kartika explained firmly with her turned red face.

"I see. If you want to be stronger, just strengthen your love for him! The purer your love is, the stronger you will be." Delu-Delu said.

Kartika nods.

"Now, open your eyes," Delu-Delu instructed her.

Kartika opens her eyes slowly.

She sees Kiki is going to punch her.

Realizing that, Kartika goes as far as to grab Kiki”s hand. “I don”t want to wait for Alfi nor Herman to save me!” Kartika exclaimed summoning Cakra and controlling him to punch Kiki that he is crashed to the furthest aisle.

Kartika jumps those isles fast towards Kiki who is passed out on the furthest aisle.

“I don”t want to trouble them anymore! I can do it by myself! I am not a weakling!” Kartika exclaimed.

Kartika jumps right over Kiki.

“I'll keep fighting because I love Alfi!” Kartika exclaimed.

Cakra”s body is shining.

“Jurus Jitu: 1000 Hantaman Takdir! (Ultimate Technique: 1000 Smacks of Fate)” Kartika and Cakra exclaimed.

Cakra keeps smacking Kiki with no mercy that Kiki destroyed like a mashed potato.

Kartika just stands there gazing at the sky.

“Is that true Kartika?” Cakra asked.

Kartika just nods and says. “Let”s help Herman!”

Herman crashes on the nearby field. Kiki is right before him ready to attack him.

“A marksman naturally so bad in close combat. Am I right?” Kiki asked.

Herman gets up with the energy he has left.

“I am a marksman, but don”t you think you can kill me in a melee fight!” Herman exclaimed irritated lengthening his nails.

“Show me then!” Kiki exclaimed running towards Herman.

Herman and Kiki fight fiercely. Herman keeps scratching Kiki, but Kiki looks just fine. Kiki then hits Herman”s abdomen hard and throws him to the air. He then jumps and slams Herman to the ground very hard.

"Why I can”t fight him?" Herman asked himself.

Herman then recalls his past. Herman is a grandson of a great general. Herman is a skilled guy, but he has 3X failed on the army force entrance exam. He failed on the essay test, on the same question for precisely,

What is your motivation to join the army forces?

Answer: Because I love machine guns and I want to use them every day!

Because of that answer, Herman was considered a psycho and a disgrace to his grandpa.

"Is it that bad? I do love machine guns." Herman said in his mind sadly.

He remembers when he had a trip with his grandpa 3 years ago. His grandpa took him to an armory. When his grandpa opened the iron door, Herman started to be so hyped seeing the inside of the armory.

“Herman, this is where all good weapons are stored.” His grandpa explained.

“Grandpa,” Herman called him.

“Yes?” He asked.

“Why should we have weapons? Why do we have to hurt each other?” Herman asked.

“Hmm, what a hard question you got there.” He said taking a seat on the nearest chair. “Do you love mom and dad?” He asked.

“I do,” Herman answered.

“Do you love me?” He asked.

“I do,” Herman answered.

“There are so many bad guys out there, and they even dare to kill our beloved ones. Why do we have weapons? Weapons exist to be used to protect those we love in a critical moment. Weapons that are used to hurt others for money are bad ones. We use good weapons to protect our beloved ones.” He explained.

“I see,” Herman replied plainly.

“Which weapon do you like most?” He asked.

“I love machine guns!” Herman answered in excitement.

“Why?” He asked.

“It shoots fast and rapidly, which means I can save my beloved one as fast as possible,” Herman explains plainly.

Then he laughed. He touched his chest with his left hand and touched Herman”s with his right hand. Suddenly, a green light appeared from both of their chests that Herman got an ammo chain tattoo on his chest.

“What is this?” Herman asked seeing the tattoo behind his army T-shirt.

“I leave my power to you, please use it to protect and save your beloved ones.” He said.

He then coughed that he spat blood from his mouth.

“What happened to you?” Herman asked in shock.

“Listen to me boy, you have to find Alfa, a guy who has the same power as you! He is a weirdo who uses an iron bracelet as his weapon. Now go save mom and dad! They are in big danger!” He explained exhausted.

Suddenly his body was disappearing slowly.

“Grandpa!” Herman explained crying a lot.

He stroked his grandson’s hair gently.

“Do your best, I leave it to you boy.” He said as he disappeared.

Herman then ran out of the armory while crying and rampaging to his house fast.

When he finally reached his house, his house was on fire. He saw a polka dot cloaked folk which was led by the one with a green base color.

Seeing that, Herman went berserk that he shot his nails fiercely. The green guy walked toward him slowly as if Herman's nails missed that green guy.

That green guy strangled Herman that he went passing out with tears dripping his face. The green guy then went disappeared with his subordinates.

Kiki is about to step on Herman”s head, but Herman goes as far as to get up to dodge it.

“If I let him kill me, I will never be able to kill that guy!” Herman exclaimed punching Kiki so hard.

Suddenly a green light appears from Herman”s tattoo. Seeing it, He touches his tattoo and a green Ribo which looks like a vicious living skeleton with a British noble robe coming out from his tattoo.

“Kolonel ready to fight! Let”s beat that thing hand to hand!” He said.

"Finally I can summon my Ribo!" Herman said in his mind. “Yes sir!” Herman replied.

Kolonel goes back entering Herman’s tattoo. Herman starts scratching Kiki 3X and this time Kiki feels pain. Herman then hits Kiki”s epigastrium. “Teknik Jitu! 5 Bintang (Ultimate Technique: 5 Stars)” Herman explained pressing Kiki”s epigastrium with his 5 fingers while shooting his nails consecutively that Kiki flies to the air and falls to the ground.

“Never underestimate your opponent!” Herman exclaimed mad.

Kiki just chuckles.

“Do you think the real me will fight against a weakling like you?” Kiki asked.

“What?!” Herman exclaimed shocked.

“Once you reach there, he will be dead for sure,” Kiki said turning himself into water.

“Dammit! I have to help Alfi immediately!” Herman said irritated.

“Herman!” He hears Kartika calls him.

Herman then runs towards Kartika.

“Are you Ok?” She asked worriedly.

“I am, we have to save Alfi immediately!” Herman replied in a panic.

“Let”s save Alfi!” Kartika added in panic.

Kartika and Herman run to the lake as fast as possible.