pancason
The part 154 the watcher

Ronal looked surprised to see some of his citizens who were behind bars. Some police officers on guard, confused to explain what about the mass arrests of villagers carried out by Abi, Gio, and Vin. No one dared to fight Abhimanyu in that village. All know the lunge of Abi who has made the village of Amethys several times.

"This?" ronal asked for an explanation. He pointed to the cells of this overcrowded prisoner.

"We can explain. Eum, sir, could you please show me the CCTV last night?" pinta Abi to the guard. He nodded and led them to another room at the end of the corridor.

The incident last night was deliberately recorded, to prove that Abi's speech was not nonsense. Things that do not enter in alak should indeed be equipped with concrete evidence, so that they believe and understand. Ronal gawked as she shook her head looking at the scene minute by minute. Strange thing he would not believe if he did not see with his own eyes. "It's crazy!" muttered. "Then what should we do now?" ask Ronal again.

"Gini, Sir. We have to gather the citizens. All citizens. Later we will choose, which citizens have been infected, which have not. People who have been infected should be quarantined. Especially if it is late at night. Because in such moments, they will change" Abhimanyu explained.

"Attent. Not that, as far as I'm concerned, this kind of man will change at the full moon, right?" ask Ronal. "I often watch movies like this."

"They're other, sir. Because their change happened not just because of the full moon, but because of the call from the alpha," Vin said.

"Alpha?"

"Well, like the leader. He's also the one who turned all of them into that monstrous creature."

"Is there a way to cure them?" ask Ronal expectantly.

"Sir Judis is looking for a way. He said there were potions that could neutralize or resist the desire to kill and eat humans that must be in them. Well, good luck."

"Sir Judis? Yudistira you mean?!" pekik Ronal could not believe it. Vin and Abi nodded. "Masa? Her feelings were ... biology teacher, right? How do you know about something like this?" The question made Vin and Abi look at each other. The two of them must tell the story of a werewolf pandemic in their village, but that doesn't mean all their secrets were uncovered. Like the past of Yudhishthira and who Rendra really is.

"dm ... Mr. Judis has many books on werewolves, Mr. Kades," Abi said nervously. He tried to neutralize his unsettled tone, afraid of being caught lying. Because Abi knows how Ronal is. He doesn't like to be lied to, and is one of the most assertive people. Therefore he was appointed as the head of the village because he was the most suitable among the others.

"Oh like that" muttered Ronal. "Okay, okay. We're starting to move now, right? Before the afternoon, all residents should have been collected and separated, whichever is infected, whichever is not. But ... How to choose which one is infected, which one is not?"

"If that's Rendra's job, sir. He is the person who is most often in the forest and knows how the creature, because Rendra has faced such a creature before" said Vin.

"Okay, okay. We start now. I'm going to make an announcement for the people to gather at the meeting hall, right now. You guys do your job. But I want to go home first, find Jefri. Where the hell is that kid!" he said while looking annoyed considering the only son of his puppet that is difficult to manage and often goes away by himself.

They then split up. Doing their respective duties. And prepare to find a place for another quarantine. Because this prison will not be enough later. Ares seemed to want to create a war army to rebel this village. For sure he had a grudge and was eager to kill Rendra, Abi, Vin, Gio, and Yudistira.

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Gio had already woken up from his sleep. Although short but he felt much fresher than before. Maya and Ellea are also up and eating at the dinner table. Judis and Allea are concocting the secret potion for Maya. Allea had already cooked food for them. Now Maya and Ellea are busy eating, came Gio with a disheveled look. He wanted to eat because his stomach was empty. He forgot to eat breakfast before going to bed, just sipping a cup of coffee. "Well, the devil's incarnation is the same angel's maid again eating with this," Gio quipped in his trademark style. The two women immediately glanced at Gio with sharp gazes. Gio just grinned then innocently continued to take a meal. There is no moral.

This lunch felt empty. Everyone is busy with their own business. All of Gio's babbling doesn't feel funny to Ellea and Maya. Everything Gio said was true.

On the underground floor, Judis and Allea were busy with the many strange ingredients they were concocting for the secret potion. All the ingredients they had never encountered even they saw began to be processed into water stew in a sizable cauldron. It is deliberately made in large portions for infected residents as well as Maya. Maya becomes a guinea pig.

"Hows it? " asked Gio as he entered the room.

"It's over soon. And Maya can try it out soon. We can immediately see his reaction after he drank this potion" said Yudis, sure.

Starting in the afternoon, the sun has increasingly shifted to the west, with dusk has begun to show its beautiful color. But this time the twilight was not able to make them enjoy it happily. Because there will be a battle after the twilight is gone.

"May, are you ready?" judis asked as he gave the cup containing the thick green potion. Maya accepts it doubtfully, but slowly begins to gulp it down. The potion had already entered his body. Everyone looked at him with mixed feelings. Between curiosity and worry. All are raging into one. Until suddenly Maya closed her mouth, she then ran to the sink near the stairs. It made everyone panic and catch up with him. Maya is vomiting in the sink pretty much. A black-colored viscous liquid came out from his mouth.

"Sir, why Maya, sir?!" ask Ellea to panic.

Yudishthira just kept quiet while watching Maya who was still vomiting. "The dinner's working!"

Maya almost pulled out all of her entrails which were dominated by pitch-black water. Until finally Maya's body weakens. He just sits on the floor. Ellea and Allea approached and helped her up. Maya sits on the sofa and is given water to neutralize her body.

"How do you do it, sir? Does this include success? And can Maya resist her desire for change?" ask Gio.

"Honestly, I don't know. But seeing her reaction like that, it felt like it worked. And to prove it, we have to wait until nightfall."

"So where are we taking Maya now, sir? Still in the iron room or ...."

"Eum seems to still have to be there, because we also don't know, right, what will happen later? We can't let our guard down."

Ellea looked riled up, several times she looked up. His forehead creased while pressing on his nape. "It feels like there are people above" said Ellea.

"Huh? Time?" screeched Gio, "let me see!"

"All, you take care of Maya. I'm catching up with Om Gio!" said Ellea. Allea nodded.

The cellar was intended as a warehouse and where Judis did something illegal. Here he often conducts exorcism, killing other hunted creatures that are not allowed until others know about this activity. Many strange items and there were even some disgusting body pieces and liquids that people were reluctant to look at.

Gio started looking for the intruder that Ellea mentioned earlier. After bearing the status of an angel maid, whatever Ellea said and did, they must have trusted her immediately. He does become more sensitive to some things that other humans do not feel. Even before the house of Judis was broken into by werewolves yesterday, Ellea had already felt something bad about her. It was just that he still could not understand what was happening or what was about to happen. And he still needs to sharpen his skills.

"Om ... next to the house!" said Ellea pointing towards the right while looking down, trying to sharpen her other senses. Slowly Gio headed in the direction Ellea pointed. He was holding an axe just in case. It is still late afternoon, and Lycanoid is still fully human, but Lycans can still roam even though the sun still shows its form. Gio peeked as he reached the end of the house that was heading to the side, he heard a strange sound, as he peeked apparently there was someone who was covering all the werewolf antidote symbols with spray paint. Gio immediately raised his axe and was about to injure the man.

"Damn you!" grumpy Gio with emotion. Ellea only realized that all the symbols in front of the house were again covered by black paint that person did. The man with the head covering held off Gio's attack, and they engaged in battle. The axe that was supposed to be used as a tool to injure the intruder was already in front of Gio's face. Gio continued to hold the shiny object with all his might. "All! " call Gio with half growl. He felt his strength was running out and could not hold on any longer. Ellea who had been dumbstruck since then, then realized. He approached the two of them, clasped the pendant in his hand and his right hand extended to the man, clasping his arm. "Recedere ab currentis!"

Suddenly the man bounced away while holding his chest and arms. Seen from a distance there was smoke rising into the sky coming from the man's chest. He groaned in pain and then in a hurry to leave the place.

"Who is he, huh?" asked Gio who approached Ellea while staring at the strange human's departure. Humans who actually side with demonic creatures that have terrorized this village. It doesn't make any sense.

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The day is getting dark, Abi and Vin's task is quite successful, with the help of Ronal of course. They have started to gather citizens and choose which ones are already infected and which have not. At the meeting hall, all residents have been given potions made by Yudistira, even Ellea, Maya and Allea are now also in this place. All the citizens are here. But it is separated between the infected and the ones that have not.

At first, they did not believe what Ronal said, but after all seeing CCTV footage in the prison, finally they know and understand that the citizens who disappeared all this time because it has been converted into a terrible creature. They are quite orderly and there is no commotion so far, Ronal gave a very careful explanation so that the citizens understand and do not panic. Moreover, with the existence of the potion from Judis, they were very sure it was a cure for all of them.

"Jeez, Jefri! You're going anywhere. Keep wandering! You need your help, you see," said Ronal to a handsome young man who had just arrived. He wears a white shirt with hair that is given a little pomade to make his appearance look neat and clean. Ronal introduced her son to Abi and the others. He looks very friendly and easy to get along with, proven Gio and Jefri immediately familiar even though he had just met.

Ellea snorted, she moved her nose to the right and left. Abi who saw him then asked, "Why?"

"Biyu, don't you smell that charred?" whispered.

"Rubber? Ah no, honey. You kissed the gosong? Wrong maybe?"

"No, Biyu. So concentrated!" Netra Ellea continued to search for the source of the smell. Until he glared when he saw Jefri's black right arm forming a hand stamp. And he immediately remembered the incident this afternoon. "Hey, intruder!" ellea said by raising her tone. Highlight his eyes stared intently and coldly at Jefri who was standing not far from him. Everyone stared back at Ellea and at Jefri who looked confused.

"I'm sorry? What's up?" jefri asked in a relaxed manner.

"You, right, the one who went to the house of Judis? Close all the symbols in his house!" accuse Ellea.

"What do you mean?" jefri asked, pretending not to understand. Ellea's hand began to point at Jefri's arm. The former stamps of his hands are visible there. "That! I burned you earlier. And that's proof!"

Ronal began to be hooked, he approached his son. " Correct, Jef?"

"Sir, did you believe him? I just got back from town, sir. Not going anywhere. Where to meet him!" buy over.

"Honey .. already. Yuk!" Abi pulls Ellea's hand and takes her away. Whispers were heard but eventually came to a halt due to the sound of wolf howls. They finally prepared. Will people change or not?