Chapter 3

Allena's POV

I closed my eyes when I saw the Linux jumping toward me with a smirk on his face. But when he tried to hurt me with his sharp claws, a light suddenly came out of my body and blocked Linux's claws. Linux was suddenly thrown meters away from me. He quickly stood up and attacked me again. But just like his first attempt, he didn't succeed in what he planned to do and just fell to the ground as if an invisible enemy kicked him hard.

 "Can't you see that Allena's body has a sacred barrier so you couldn't be able to hurt her, Linux?" Old Remi talks to Linux like he like a dog whining.

"I don't believe that I can't hurt that girl," Linux answered with a snort as he placed his arms across his chest. "Did you create a barrier in your body because you were afraid of me, Sabina? Do you regret what your siblings did to me?"

Disgusted, I approached him gives him a sharp look. "What are you talking about, dog? You've just mistaken me for someone. I'm not Sabina. My name is Allena. Open your eyes and look at me carefully. I'm not the person you're calling Sabina. I'm Allena, okay?"

 Linux suddenly growled like a dog when he heard what I said.  "I'm not a dog. I'm a wolf with demon blood," he growled at me then suddenly stopped as he thought about my last words.  Frowning, he looked at me from head to toe then suddenly snorted. "You're right. You're not Sabina. Because Sabina has a beautiful face."

 My eyes suddenly narrowed at the last thing he said. "Are you saying that my face is ugly? You're the one who is ugly because you are a dog! Oh, wait. You look like a dog but just a puppy and not a wolf," I scolded him back. He growled again like a dog and seemed to want to eat me but I was no longer afraid of him. Maybe because I found out that he can't hurt me. And thanks to the barrier that protects me although I don't know where it came from and how it happened. But I won't be surprised by such things.  Because it seems that I will see and experience in this world the impossible things that I will never see and experience in the other world.

"I'm not a puppy, your ugly face! I told you I'm a wolf demon!" he shouted at me. 

"No. You're not! You are just a puppy!" I shouted back at him. I feels insulted when he called me an ugly face. He doesn't know what is real beauty. I am always chosen as a muse in my school and then, this demon puppy called me ugly face just like that? I felt annoyed.

"Please, don't fight, Linux and Allena," Old Remi suddenly scolded us then Linux then face Linux. "By the way, I am Remi, Linux. If you still remember, I am the child that Sabina saved and made me her disciple back then. She died the day Sirus imprisoned you with the sacred arrow and the sacred blue-fire cage that he stole from my teacher. She died defending your fang jewel from her brother. Sirus still managed to get your fang jewel from my teacher. But to prevent Sirus from using the power of the fang jewel, my teacher used her last power to purify the fang jewel. The black power of the fang disappeared and turns it into a white fang. So until now, Sirus has not been able to use it," Old Remi explained to Linux about what had happened before.

"You're shameless, Sirus! You even killed your sister just to get my power. I promise that I will avenge Sabina's death," Linux said angrily after knowing the whole truth. He punched the ground to release his anger. He harbored anger with the woman he loved because he thought that she connived with her brother to get his fang jewel.

"That Sirus is very evil and heartless. He even killed his sister just to get what he wants," I couldn't help but comment after hearing what Old Man Remi said. I couldn't help but stare at Linux. He looks scary especially when he's angry but he has a soft side of him and he has compassion for others. I can see that he is not an evil demon just like what Ando told me. I suddenly grabbed my chest because I felt my chest tighten while looking at Linux. I don't understand why I seem to feel sadness and anger in my heart. I feel like what Old Remi said to Linux happened to me. Could it be true that I am the reincarnation of Sabina? But how did that happen when I am not from this world but the other world? Suddenly, out of nowhere, a scene comes to my mind where I was on my knees and holding the fang jewel in my two hands. In my mind, the fang jewel was absorbing my strength so I suddenly fell to my knees in front of a man who was laughing loudly.

 "What's going on with you, Allena?" Old Remi asked me worriedly when she saw that I looks like I'm hurting.

"O-Old Remi, h-help me. I-I can't breathe," I told her with the difficulty breathing while grabbing my chest. I suddenly fell to my knees and screamed in pain. I feel like my body wants to explode.

"Come closer to Allena and hug her, Linux. You are the only one who can help her," Old Remi ordered Linux who was just looking at me and seemed confused.

 "And why would I do that?"  replied Linux who didn't budge from his position.

 "Because she is the reincarnation of my teacher Sabina. And because of that, she is experiencing the pain that my teacher experienced before she died," shouted Old Remi to Linux.

 Linux was stunned for a moment after hearing what Old Remi said. But later, he stepped closer to me and then knelt and hugged me tightly.

The moment Linux hugs me, I felt the pain slowly disappear. And I love the feeling of being in his arms. I feel that I am safe and that no one can hurt me while I am with him. I closed my eyes and savored that delicious feeling. Gradually the pain I felt totally disappeared and my breathing returned to normal.  But I felt my heart beat speed up and felt that the warmth of Linux's embrace was no longer new to me. I opened my eyes and looked at his face.

"Linux," I whispered his name before I closed my eyes again and finally floated on his broad shoulders. I felt as if my strength was suddenly lost in my body and my vision darkened. After that, I don't remember anything that happened.

 I OPENED my eyes and looked around. I was inside a small room and was lying on the floor with a layer of a soft cloth.

 "It's good that you're awake, Allena. How are you feeling?" Old Remi asked me while entering the open door. In her hands is a bowl of hot soup.

 "Where am I, Old Remi?" I asked her. I got up and just sat down.

"You are here in my little house, Allena. Here, I cooked you some hot chicken soup. Eat this to replenish your strength," she smiled and placed a bowl of steaming chicken soup in front of me.

I couldn't stop smiling. I thought the food here was different from our world but it's just the same in my world. They eat animals for food. Well, what do I expect their food to eat here when the only foods in the world are made from animals, fruits, and vegetables?

"Thank you, Old Remi," I thanked her with a sincere smile as I tasted the food she cooked for me. Old Remi's chicken soup is delicious, although I don't know what kind of recipe is this. But really tasty. "By the way, where is Linux?" I asked as I remembered the man who looked like a dog but turned out to be a werewolf demon.

"He's just somewhere nearby. He must be thinking now about what happened to Sabina and how to get revenge on Sirus."

"What do you think, Old Remi? Why did I end up in your world? And why couldn't Linux hurt me earlier?"

 "I think you have a mission in our world that's why you landed here, Allena. Because you will help Linux so that he can recover the fang jewel that Sirus stole from him and restore peace to this world. And the reason Linux can't hurt you is that the two of you are connected. You came to our world because of his fang jewel that protects you. And because Linux owns the fang and it's connected himself so he can't hurt himself and you," explained Old Remi. Although she seems very old she is still strong and very knowledgeable.  

 I just nodded at her words. But there is a doubt in my heart. I don't know if I can help bring peace back to this world. What can an ordinary woman with no powers like me do to help restore the peace in this world? So I don't know if I believe what Old Remi said that I am the reincarnation of Sabina who is a goddess in this world.

I don't even have to ask Old Remi about the relationship between Sabina and Linux. It is obvious that the two had a relationship before they both died. I secretly took a deep sigh when I remember the feelings that I felt earlier. How can I explain that strange feeling? I felt what Sabina felt before she died as if I was the one who experienced that situation and not someone else.  If I am not her reincarnation, then what is the answer to my questions about the strange feeling that I felt?

My thoughts were interrupted when the ground suddenly shook violently. "What's going on, Old Remi? Why is the ground shaking?" I asked her in panic. Does this world also experience earthquakes?

 "I'm sure there's another monster attacking now," answered Old Remi quickly.

I got up and ran out of the house to find out if Old Remi said is right. But when I came out of the house, I suddenly fell and screamed when a giant frog jumped in front of me.

 "So you're the delicious food I smell," the giant frog said and smiled at me. It stick out its tongue and lick its mouth as if it wanted to eat me now. But it wasn't just an ordinary big frog because I could see dark smoke coming out of its body. If my guess is right, this frog is a demon frog. "You're very delicious! You're all mine! I'm going to eat you now!"

My eyes widened when the demon frog suddenly stick out its tongue to get me. But before the demon frog's tongue could touch me, Linux suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

 "Don't touch her, monster!" he shouted then quickly cut off the demon frog's tongue using only his sharp claws. "Are you all right, Allena?" Linux asked as he turned to me.

I couldn't speak and just kept staring at him. Not because I'm afraid of the demon frog that almost eats me but because of the strange feeling I felt again while looking at him. My heart beats faster and I don't understand why I feel a strange joy when he is near me and protecting me. I immediately shook my head.  No. This feeling is not mine. It is not my heart that beats for Linux but Sabina's heart. Because maybe I am really the reincarnation of the goddess who is Linux's ex-lover.