Playing With Destiny
Chapter 20: Leon POV

~LEON POV~

The dream came again, I always dreamed about the girl. At first I just confirmed the truth about the dream of a foreign girl who received my father's guitar, I was really surprised to find out that the dream was real.

The start was surprising but saving the Shire was now like a habit for me. I didn't even think about stopping to save her.

The longer I feel I can't live without it, the more I fear for this uncertain future. I was so excited to help the Shire and find my father, but those people really broke my heart.

Well, that guy's my own mother. One day Mother came after all this time, but instead of the look of longing and hospitality that I got, she made the biggest mistake ever.

"From today you move into your stepfather's house, whether you like it or not". My mother ordered in a furious tone.

"Why? I like it here. If you feel overwhelmed visiting me I'm fine living alone". My answer.

"You can't stay here anymore, I've sold this house. Your stepfather needs capital to expand his business, you must follow mother's orders. It's also for your own good, get your stuff done Mom wait". Say Mother.

Mother's words really make me shocked, why is he so hearted father, even though this house is the only relic for me. I've been willing not to get his affection all this time, I just want him to let me live quietly.

"Can't! It's dad's house, you'll be sad to see it sold! Why would you sell it for that guy?".

*Plaacque

Mother's slap echoed in the quiet living room. The phone in my hand fell and broke to death, but there was no time to care about me.

"Look at your behavior has no ethics because no one is watching you Leon, remember what you call 'that man' is also your stepfather! And also remember your real father, he's dead. Now quickly get all your stuff done!". Snapped mom.

My real mother looks so foreign to me, how can she be that cruel, she has changed.

Since I was young, I had no right to defend any of this. There was no choice but to follow his orders.

Mr. Harry's house, my steps were heavy when I entered the leather wallet businessman's house, which is now my mother's serial husband.

Why did Siri marry? because after my father disappeared, my mother couldn't divorce him. My father is still a missing person. But my mother thought my father died and married Mr. Harry immediately.

After a few days I really couldn't adapt to the house. Suddenly that day I overheard their conversation.

"Damn, it turns out the lawyer said the house was Leon's property. Why does he keep making it difficult for me? How could he not register the house in my name?". Mother was angry, since the first mother was a tempramental person.

"What's? you said you guys weren't divorced? you're supposed to have rights to the house?". Neither did Harry accept.

"Where do I know that it turns out Leon's father secretly gave the property to be in Leon's name?! Ah, I'm going crazy". Say Mother.

"We need to calm down, I really need the money right now. I've agreed to work on expanding my business with Mr. Darko. Or like this, we just persuade Leon to give up the house". Said Mr. Harry.

"What's? you think the kid's gonna listen to me?". Saying Mother.

"You're his mother, you should be able to persuade him. Please, honey, persuade her". Said Mr. Harry.

Their conversations fed me up, I showed myself.

"I won't give you a dime that belongs to Dad. I'm gone, I don't fit into this neighborhood." I'm going to go pack my things.

"Leon! how dare you be rude to your parents?". Sir Harry made me laugh.

"You're so proud of your parenting title that you don't want to act like a good parent". My speech.

"Oh yeah, another one from today don't worry about me, I already have my own house. Ah right too, how have you ever worried about me". I said with a smile and left.

I walked down the bridge to clear my mind, and cried as I thought of my father.

I went straight home to my father, my most comfortable place. I try to look for clues before anything unwanted happens.

In the painting room I tried to browse very carefully hoping to find something there. Nihil, I knew this would happen because all this time I was always looking for clues but I never found them either.

I began to shed tears again, while watching the painting of my father's face. I used to paint it while you were still with me and we laughed together first. I began to caress the painting, but it was strange that there was a protrusion of paint in the painting that I just realized.

I scratched it and how surprised I found that there was a small masking tape disguised in paint. When I removed the tape, there was writing there. Only short, but it is written in Javanese script.

I started scratching other paintings, hoping to find another clue.

I found the words of every painting in the room. As if that was a clue to me.

I remember my father who always forced me to learn Javanese script made me ever angry at him for thinking it was useless. But now I know my father's purpose.

I read all those writings too.

*neading

A strange sound appeared making my ears hurt. I saw a black, vortex-like tunnel on the opposite wall facing the painting.

Then suddenly a strange book was thrown from the mysterious tunnel and immediately invited the Shire to meet me at the Guitar L store.

After the Shire agreed, I headed to where my father used to be, even though his real father's job was history. However, he also runs his small shop for a hobby.

My father was quite quiet but I loved him very much. Even without me realizing its nature is declining to me.

The place was out of tenancy and changed owners, a Psychologist Doctor who claimed to have been one campus with his father. They have been involved in joint research on parallel worlds making them more familiar. I trust him because these days he even takes care of me for free.

My feet were walking down a small alley to the location where the guitar used to be. A tall man noticed my presence, and then he stepped out of his narrow room.

"What book is Leon?". Ask him very curious.

"Ah is nothing". My answer.

"Come in, you'll want to go to your hiding place". Say it while smiling.

I smiled and entered.

"Ha.ha, you don't seem to talk much like your father.

The room had not changed at all since the Guitar was standing. Mr. Rendy is a good person, he did not change this room even though he is now the owner of this place.

Every time he comes here, he treats me like his own son. Sometimes Mr. Rendy comes to my house just to see me.

Upon arriving at my secret room, I opened the book and began to read it, but the words in it seemed unstructured and very difficult to understand. After hours of looking at him I was flabbergasted, I found the answer.

It turned out that the book had to be read from the back, and the sentence would be easy to understand if reading it from the bottom up. There are words that make me feel stuck.

This world has many life-dimensional portals that describe the lives of each person when making different decisions, this book is a witness and is the key to the dimensional portal.

There are humans who are sent and given the gift of being the caretaker who can open the portal, and there are consequences that must be borne when daring to enter other dimensions.

The life of that different result of choice would manifest in another portal. Differences can be drawn in terms of hobbies, residence, work, age, even names. But the destiny of a soul mate and bloodline will remain the same throughout the dimensions. 

The rule of balance when entering another portal is that there must not be 2 people in the same world portal, if it meets the person it must kill itself in another portal if it wants to live in its place.

At the end of the book it says.

If it is not done, it will all perish in 40 days.

I felt a sense of horror when I read it, I started to think that father might be on another portal. And I immediately chanted the spell again to find out the truth. Finally the black portal tunnel appeared again.

However, suddenly someone drugged me from behind, I instantly fainted. When I started to wake up, I saw a familiar face in front of me.

Doctor Randy, it turns out he was the mastermind of all these misfortunes, he was pretending to be good all along!

It was too late to realize I couldn't do anything because after I woke up from the anesthetic, my whole body was tied to a rope and a terplester.

"Basic stupid! hahaha it turns out you're the same as your father, very naive. I'm sorry Leon, your father is actually alive. I thought I killed your father, but I killed the wrong body". Doctor Randy.

That evil man killed my father's body in another world? Doesn't that mean my father's body from this world is probably still alive there?

"She kept the heirloom of a future reader and I had to get it on another portal. I know you will definitely find this book, because you have the blood that is destined to be the messenger of the otherworldly portal. I'll be kind not to kill you, goodbye! we won't see each other again!". Said Dr. Randy.

He immediately went with the book, the book was gone.

Shortly thereafter.

"Leon!!". The Shire voice came hugging me and untied me.

He looked teary-eyed and asked me anxiously.

I cried and said.

"My father's shire is not dead!! But, Doctor Randy looks like he's going to kill my father! I won't be able to stop him. That book he took".

I also told her how I could be framed by doctor Randy who pretended to be nice and facilitated me with this room.

However, before long I was surprised to see the unexpected arrival of people.