Novel-novel oleh Alvern Gyan

"What is a being like you doing in the sanctuary of the sleeping souls?" A short boy with blond hair greeted Leon at the entrance to the Spirit Realm. Even though the child was small in stature, an aura of dexterity emanated from him, as if to emphasize to anyone who came that he was not a being to be underestimated. "Tell me your goal!" said the boy proudly. Leon sighed lazily. He was quite annoyed with the arrogant attitude of the half-hearted creature. But he refrained from destroying the place, it was all for the sake of regaining half of Felen's soul that was confined in the Spirit Realm.If Leon made such a fuss there, it was certain that he would not be able to enter and his plan to obtain Felen's soul failed. "I came to retrieve the soul of someone who was accidentally sent here," Leon answered straightforwardly. The boy's eyes narrowed sharply. He scanned Leon from top to bottom. There was nothing unusual about the man's appearance, silver hair that was almost white with

Barend, who was watching the ceiling, turned to look at Felen and Abelard, and for the first time in his life he gave his two children a genuine smile. “Thank you… I can finally reunite with the Aghnya.”Silence took over. Only Barend's low moans and gasps could be heard. After a few minutes had passed, Barend's body was no longer breathing. The man left with a peaceful smile on his lips.'Easy as that?' Felen's heart screamed pitifully. Between happy and sad, he couldn't decide. He laughed blankly. The dagger in hand fell to the floor, making a loud sound that jolted Abelard out of his reverie.Abelard reflexively held Felen's body which was almost falling to the floor, shaking uncontrollably making him worry about the girl's psychological state. "Felenia?" he called carefully after sitting Felen on the chair."You know, Abelard? I prepared all of this for a long time . . . tediously, with quite a long preparation, but lo ... humans are indeed fragile. They, we, can die easily." Fele

Felen pointed the dagger at Barend's neck. The moment she stepped forward, the man's neck would be torn apart. "Enough. Stop your bullshit!" She shouted loudly. Tears that had gathered in the corners of her eyes had melted down her cheeks.Barend's chatter suddenly stopped.The more Felen let Barend speak, the more the man said things that made her sick. "What Abelard said turned out to be wrong." Her voice trembled slightly, but was full of firmness."You only care about yourself." Felen rose from the chair, still with the dagger pointed less than five centimeters at Barend's neck. She slowly moved around the table to make it easier for her to attack Barend if the man was being anarchic. She could immediately plunge the dagger if that happened.Barend's earlier words saying that she was a cheap woman made Felen furious. It was true that the man had apologized, but the apology sounded insincere and felt empty, and was accompanied by ridicule and put all the blame on Aghnya. Barend was

When Felen opened her eyes, she was already standing in the courtyard of the Leister family's manor. The building looked majestic, but was filled with emptiness like an uninhabited building. Not a single servant and maid was seen passing by. The aura emanating from the building also seemed very gloomy and dark."What is this?" Leon spoke first. His forehead was furrowed deep and his eyes narrowed sharply.Not only did Felen feel the strangeness in the manor, but Leon also realized that something had happened there. The black energy colliding there looked extremely chaotic and strange as if it was done on purpose. Moreover, he felt the energy of his brothers, the princes of darkness.Leon took a few steps forward with his arms outstretched forward. When his hand touched the empty air, suddenly static electricity appeared and hurt his hand until it was blistered. It was as if an invisible shield was refusing his presence to go deeper into the manor."Leon! Your hand ..." Felen exclaimed

The plan for lunch with Abelard was canceled, and Felen was invited to join him for breakfast instead. Only the two of them were in the dining room. Leon chose to stay in the room with Gruga with the excuse of wanting to give Felen, and Abelard a room to talk freely together.Felen had done her breakfast and was currently drinking tea with Abelard. The atmosphere in the dining room is quiet. Only Felen and Abelard's soft exhalations were the only sounds. The maids had long gone to make room for them, but since then Abelard had not made a conversation yet, her anxiety getting stronger. She glanced at Abelard several times, then at the clock which was oddly not ticking. It was as if time had stopped in that room."What do you want to say, Abelard?" Abelard didn't appear to intend to immediately explain what he said at that time, until Felen took the initiative on her own. Her voice trembled slightly. Not because she was nervous, but because her instinctive anxiety indicated that what A

Felen threw himself on the bed. Even though she wasn't doing strenuous activity that drained her energy, she felt like she was running out of energy after talking with Abelard. Abelard said that he wanted to talk again after lunch. A deep sigh escaped from her lips.She was in the villa belonging to the Leister family. At first she refused to stay here, and wanted to go straight to Barend after she had known how rotten his father was. However, at Abelard's suggestion and Leon's orders, she postponed it.Felen's eyes, which had been closed, slowly opened. She glanced at Leon who didn't move an inch as he stared out of the window. Drops of water that fell from the sky slowly began to wet the earth. It constant voice gave comfort to the room engulfed in silence."It's strange to see you being so quiet all this time." She broke the silence between them after seeing he had no intention to speak the slightest bit.He turned to Felen who was staring at her with her forehead furrowed in suspi

"What is a being like you doing in the sanctuary of the sleeping souls?" A short boy with blond hair greeted Leon at the entrance to the Spirit Realm. Even though the child was small in stature, an aura of dexterity emanated from him, as if to emphasize to anyone who came that he was not a being to be underestimated. "Tell me your goal!" said the boy proudly. Leon sighed lazily. He was quite annoyed with the arrogant attitude of the half-hearted creature. But he refrained from destroying the place, it was all for the sake of regaining half of Felen's soul that was confined in the Spirit Realm.If Leon made such a fuss there, it was certain that he would not be able to enter and his plan to obtain Felen's soul failed. "I came to retrieve the soul of someone who was accidentally sent here," Leon answered straightforwardly. The boy's eyes narrowed sharply. He scanned Leon from top to bottom. There was nothing unusual about the man's appearance, silver hair that was almost white with

Barend yang tengah memerhatikan langit-langit, beralih menatap Felen dan Abelard, dan untuk pertama kali selama hidupnya ia memberikan senyum tulus pada kedua anaknya itu. "Terima kasih ... aku akhirnya bisa bersatu kembali dengan Aghnya."Keheningan mengambil alih. Hanya suara rintihan pelan serta napas putus-putus Barend yang terdengar. Setelah beberapa menit berlalu, tubuh Barend tidak lagi bernapas. Pria itu pergi dengan senyum damai di bibir.‘Semudah itu?’ Hati Felen menjerit pilu. Antara senang dan sedih, ia tidak bisa menentukan. Ia tertawa kosong. Belati yang berada di tangan jatuh ke lantai, menimbulkan bunyi nyaring yang menyentak Abelard dari lamunan.Secara refleks Abelard segera menahan tubuh Felen yang hampir luruh ke lantai, bergetar tak terkendali hingga membuatnya khawatir dengan keadaan psikologis gadis itu. "Felenia?" panggilnya hati-hati setelah mendudukkan Felen di kursi."Kau tahu, Abelard? Aku mempersiapkan semua

Felen mengacungkan belati ke leher Barend. Sedikit saja ia maju, leher pria itu pasti langsung robek. "Cukup. Hentikan omong kosongmu itu!" serunya keras. Air mata yang tadi berkumpul di pelupuk mata sudah leleh ke pipi.Ocehan Barend seketika terhenti.Semakin Felen membiarkan Barend berbicara, semakin pria itu mengatakan banyak hal yang membuat ia muak. "Apa yang Abelard katakan ternyata salah." Suaranya sedikit bergetar, tetapi penuh dengan ketegasan."Kau hanya memedulikan dirimu sendiri." Felen bangkit dari kursi, masih dengan belati yang mengacung kurang dari lima sentimeter di leher Barend. Perlahan ia bergerak memutari meja agar memudahkan dirinya untuk menyerang Barend apabila pria itu bertindak anarkis. Ia bisa langsung menancapkan belati tersebut jikalau hal itu terjadi.Perkataan Barend sebelumnya yang mengatakan bahwa Aghnya wanita murahan membuat Felen geram. Memang benar pria itu telah meminta maaf, tetapi permintaan maaf tersebut terdengar

Ketika Felen membuka mata, ia telah berdiri di pelataran manor keluarga Leister. Bangunan itu tampak megah, tetapi diliputi oleh kekosongan layaknya bangunan tak berpenghuni. Tak terlihat satu pun pelayan yang lalu lalang. Aura yang menguar dari bangunan tersebut juga tampak sangat suram dan gelap."Apa-apaan ini?" Leon lebih dahulu bersuara. Dahinya berkerut dalam dengan mata menyipit tajam.Bukan hanya Felen yang merasakan keanehan di manor itu, tetapi Leon juga menyadari bahwa sesuatu telah terjadi di sana. Energi hitam yang saling bertubrukan di sana terlihat sangat kacau dan aneh seolah dilakukan dengan sengaja. Terlebih, ia merasakan energi saudara-saudaranya, para pangeran kegelapan.Leon maju beberapa langkah dengan tangan terulur ke depan. Ketika tangannya menyentuh udara kosong, tiba-tiba saja muncul listrik statis yang melukai tangannya hingga melepuh. Seolah terdapat prisai tak kasat mata yang menolak kehadirannya untuk lebih dalam memasuki manor.

Rencana makan siang dengan Abelard batal dilaksanakan, dan sebagai gantinya Felen diajak sarapan bersama. Hanya mereka berdua yang berada di ruang makan tersebut. Leon memilih diam di dalam kamar bersama Gruga dengan alasan ingin memberi Felen, dan Abelard untuk berbicara berdua dengan leluasa.Sarapan Felen telah habis. Saat ini ia tengah minum teh dengan Abelard. Suasana di ruang makan sangat hening. Hanya embusan napas pelan milik Felen dan Abelard yang menjadi satu-satunya suara. Para pelayan telah lama pergi memberi ruang bagi kedua manusia itu, tetapi sejak tadi Abelard belum juga mengeluarkan suara. Meningkatkan kecemasan dalam diri Felen kian menguat. Beberapa kali ia melirik ke arah Abelard, lalu ke arah jam yang anehnya tidak berdetak. Seolah waktu terhenti di dalam ruangan itu."Aku menagih hal yang mau kau sampaikan kemarin, Abelard." Abelard tidak tampak berniat untuk segera menjelaskan perihal perkataannya waktu itu, hingga Felen berinisiatif sendiri. Sua

Felen menghempaskan tubuhnya ke atas ranjang. Meski tidak melakukan kegiatan berat yang menguras tenaga, energinya terasa habis tak tersisa setelah berbicara panjang lebar dengan Abelard. Apalagi setelah makan siang, adiknya itu ingin mengutarakan hal lain yang tidak kalah penting. Helaan napas lelah pun tanpa bisa ditahan keluar dari sela bibir.Saat ini Felen berada di vila milik keluarga Leister. Awalnya ia menolak, dan ingin langsung menghampiri Barend. Terutama setelah mengetahui kebusukan yang telah dilakukan ayahnya itu. Namun, atas saran Abelard dan perintah Leon, Felen menunda niat tersebut.Kedua mata Felen yang tadi terpejam, terbuka perlahan. Ia melirik pada Leon yang bergeming sembari menatap keluar jendela. Tetesan air yang turun dari langit perlahan mulai membasahi bumi. Suaranya yang konstan memberi kenyamanan di ruangan yang diterpa keheningan tersebut."Aneh melihatmu hanya diam sejak tadi." Felen memecah kesunyian di antara mereka setelah meli