Female lead is a teacher at local school and finds herself helping a student, to only be in the wrong place at the right time. A Vampire who is in a mundane and ugly world gets caught up by helping a strangers and falling in love. He feels this is not possible and he has to convince her he is truly in love with her.
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Melawan semua pasukan dengan hebat, membuat seorang pemuda berumur dua puluh tahun bernama Mustafa Zulfikar semakin tidak mengerti. Apalagi kehebatannya dalam bertarung dan menggunakan pedang, menebas semua sosok hingga kehilangan nyawa.
Dalam sekejap, ratusan prajurit bisa dia habisi dengan mudah. Tubuhnya masih diam menatap hamparan luas yang sudah berhiaskan mayat. Dalam pikirannya berisi setumpuk tanya. “Siapa diriku?”
“Mustafa, kau baik-baik saja?” Suara pria yang sudah mengasuhnya selama dua puluh tahun, datang dengan cepat. Pandangan lurus ke depan Mustafa, kini terarah pada Agha yang masih mengatur napasnya akibat berlari.
“Agha, aku baik-baik saja,” jawabnya masih menyorotkan mata tepat di tatapan Agha yang mengernyit.
“Mustafa, apa yang kau pikirkan?”
Mustafa kembali menatap semua mayat dan penduduk bawah bukit yang bersorak atas kemenangan mereka. “Kita pergi Agha,” ucapnya berjalan mencari tempat yang sedikit tenang. Mencoba menenangkan diri, itulah yang Mustafa lakukan.
“Agha, siapa aku?”
Perkataan Mustafa membuat Agha terkejut bukan main. Dia masih diam berpikir sejenak dengan pertanyaan yang belum dijawabnya. “Agha, katakan!” Suara tegas Mustafa membuat wajah Agha yang semula menunduk, kini terangkat.
“Anda akan mengetahui di saat yang tepat,” jawab Agha singkat. Kedua mata Mustafa seketika membelalak.
“Jelaskan kepadaku!” sambung Mustafa lebih tegas dari sebelumnya.
“Pasukan yang datang, semua itu perintah Ratu. Saya akan membawa Anda pergi menemui ahli ramal. Di sana, jati diri Anda yang sebenarnya akan terungkap.”
Keresahan Mustafa tercetak jelas di wajahnya. Dia merasakan takdir besar akan datang menimpa dirinya. Mustafa kembali menatap Agha yang masih bergeming. “Bawalah aku ke sana, Agha.”
“Saya akan membawa Anda besok. Karena ahli ramal hanya bisa ditemui saat matahari tepat di tengah bumi.”
Mustafa menganggukkan kepalanya, membuat Agha merasa lega. Dia berharap Mustafa bisa mengikuti semua perkataannya. Agha sejenak mengatur hatinya. Ini adalah saatnya Mustafa mengetahui, siapa dirinya.
"Agha, apakah sesuatu yang sangat besar menjadi tanggung jawabku?"
Agha hanya menganggukkan kepala tanpa berucap. Mustafa semakin diam menatap Agha.
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Bagaikan Negara tak bertuan. Rakyat terpaksa hidup dalam keadaan berbahaya, yang disebabkan raja baru mereka. Rakyat sangat menderita akibat invasinya. Namun tidak dengan penduduk tersembunyi di bawah bukit air terjun terbesar di negeri itu yang memiliki Mustafa. Mereka selalu saja memenangkan semua pertarungan jika musuh menyerang.
Waktu berjalan cukup singkat. Dua puluh tahun membuat Mustafa tumbuh menjadi pemuda hebat atas asuhan sepasang suami istri yang menemukannya, ditambah Agha yang selalu menjaganya. Sosok Mustafa yang ramah dengan visual ketampanan tak terkalahkan, membuat penduduk seolah-olah memiliki pemimpin yang sudah lama mereka nantikan.
“Agha, aku ingin menyegarkan diriku. Setelah itu, kita akan menemui ahli ramal.”
“Baik, Mus--.”
Mustafa berlari kencang membuat Agha tidak sempat berkata. Larinya yang sangat kencang, membuat siapapun tidak bisa mengejar. Setiap hari dia selalu menatap ke atas bukit dengan air terjun yang menutupinya. Dia selama ini hanya mengetahui berita atas bukit melalui seseorang yang bertugas.
“Ada apa di sana?” gumam Mustafa terus menyorot tajam ujung bukit yang sangat tinggi hanya memperlihatkan akar rambat hijau. Dia memang tidak pernah berkeinginan untuk memeriksanya. Penyerangan mendadak prajurit yang membuat resah penduduk bawah bukit, membuat Mustafa melakukan itu.
“Apakah ada kehidupan lain di sana?” batinnya terus melamunkan sesuatu tentang rasa penasarannya. Hingga Mustafa mendengar alunan yang sontak membuatnya terkesiap. Mustafa memejamkan kedua mata menikmati merdunya musik harmonika.
“Suara itu … ada di atas bukit.”
Mendadak netranya terbuka setelah ratusan kupu-kupu menyerupai sosok wanita menyentuh kulit. Mustafa dengan cepat berlari kencang mengikuti semua binatang bersayap indah itu yang seakan melambai ke arahnya. “Mustafa …” Sejenak telinga Mustafa merasakan suara lembut yang memanggil.
“Aku akan menemukanmu. Memeriksa atas bukit, tidak salahnya aku coba."
Kakinya yang sangat gesit, dengan tangan kekar sekuat baja, menaiki bebatuan tanpa menghiraukan ketinggian. Semua kupu-kupu masih mengiringinya. Dengan keberanian dia melompat tinggi mencapai seberang bukit.
“Aku akan mencapai atas.”
Senyuman Mustafa mengembang saat mendengar alunan musik semakin terdengar jelas. Kedua tangannya mengepal. Tubuh kekar itu sedikit menunduk, untuk mengambil posisi sebelum kembali melompati bukit yang lebih tinggi.
“Aku harus bisa melompat!”
Kakinya berlari sekencang kuda. Telapak kaki kanannya mulai menghentak keras di atas tanah saat berada di ujung. Lompatan sekuat singa, berhasil meraih ujung batas bukit.
“Hah, sangat tinggi sekali.” Tangannya dengan kuat menahan akar pohon yang berhasil diraih. Tubuh kuat itu kini tergelantung sangat tinggi dari tanah. Namun keberanian selalu berada di hatinya.
“Aku akan melihatmu sebentar lagi,” gumam Mustafa menaiki atas bukit perlahan dengan akar pohon yang menjalar hingga dia bisa berhasil mencapai puncak.
“Apa ini?”
Mustafa tidak percaya apa yang dia lihat sangat berbeda. Dia berada di tengah padang rumput yang dikelilingi hutan belantara dengan sungai di tengahnya.
“Tolong!” teriak seorang wanita berlari menghindari beberapa laki-laki berjubah hitam yang mengejar.
Mustafa mendadak mengikutinya. Wanita itu sangat gesit. Mustafa terus berlari hingga masuk ke dalam hutan yang cukup gelap. Ditambah matahari tidak bisa masuk ke dalam untuk memberikan sinarnya.
“Pedang!” teriak wanita itu mengulurkan salah satu tangannya. Sebilah pedang dilemparkan seseorang dalam kegelapan. Tubuh sang wanita melompat tinggi, menangkap pedang hitam berkilau yang melesat ke arahnya. “Hah!” Dengan cepat dia menebas dua laki-laki sekaligus di hadapannya. Kehebatan wanita itu menggunakan senjata tajam, semakin membuat Mustafa terpana.
“Hebat sekali dia,” ucap Mustafa tersenyum. Dia memanjat pohon secepat kera. Mengamati sosok Hawa sangat indah dengan rambut hitamnya yang tersanggul rapi dari atas.
“Siapa dia?”
Semua musuh dengan cepat menerima hunusan pedang, dan kini tergeletak di tanah. Mustafa perlahan menuruni pohon, berdiri di belakang wanita yang masih menatap tegang. Hidungnya mengendus bau harum yang semakin membuat Mustafa bergetar. Namun dia segera menghilang saat wanita itu membalikkan tubuhnya.
“Siapa?” teriaknya mengamati sekitar. Mustafa masih diam tidak menunjukkan diri. Tubuhnya tetap setia bersembunyi di belakang pohon.
“Beberapa orang akan menyerangnya,” batin Mustafa merasakan sesuatu saat menatap tanah. Pasir yang semula tenang, sedikit terangkat ke udara akibat hentakan beberapa kaki kuda berlari ke arahnya. Kedua mata Mustafa memandang setajam elang. Pendengaran yang sangat peka, membuat Mustafa akhirnya berlari mendekati wanita itu.
“Zab!”
Anak panah tajam yang melesat berhasil dengan cepat ditangkapnya. Jantung sang wanita kini terbebas dari kematian.
“Kau, siapa?” Wanita itu menatap Mustafa yang masih tersenyum. Tanpa sadar, dengan cepat Mustafa menarik pedang dari genggamannya, menebas semua puluhan anak panah saat mengarah kepadanya.
“Kekuatannya seperti raja hutan. Kehebatan pedang itu … ramalan yang selama ini tidak diakui, kini benar-benar ada di hadapanku. Tubuhnya sekuat pohon beringin. Kakinya secepat kuda,” batin Wanita itu masih terpaku dengan kehebatan sosok di hadapannya.
Mustafa dalam sekejab menghabisi semua pemanah yang kini tidak bernyawa. Perlahan wanita itu mendekati Mustafa lalu menepuk pundaknya. Mustafa membalikkan tubuhnya semakin tersenyum.
“Siapa kamu?” Wanita menggunakan baju tempur, masih diam terkejut menatap sosok lelaki yang terus memandang dengan menampilkan iris berwarna cokelat nan indah.
“Sangat indah,” balas Mustafa berdiri tersenyum membalas pandangan paras indah dan menawan sosok di hadapannya.
“Indah?” Kedua mata hitam wanita yang baru ditemuinya, semakin mengernyit menatap Mustafa yang masih menumbukkan tatapan kehangatan.
Perlahan jemari Mustafa menepis daun yang akan mendarat di wajah secerah awan telah memikat hatinya. Tatapan mereka saling menyorot tajam. “Hatiku bergetar menerimanya. Apakah ini?” batin Mustafa masih dalam diam.
“Putri! Pedang Legenda ditemukan!” Seorang laki-laki berlari bersama beberapa pengikutnya, memberikan kabar yang dia dapat dari ahli ramal. Beberapa prajurit yang semula bersembunyi di balik pohon, akhirnya berhamburan keluar.
“Apa?” tanyanya terkejut. Dia membelalakkan kedua matanya. Hatinya semakin yakin saat menatap Mustafa, hingga akhirnya berkata, “Apakah itu dia?”
“Siapa?”
Chapter 21 A few days had past and Amber, Dominic, and Alex had been testing and trying to find a way to help Henry’s parents and to help the others. Day and night, they were testing, mixing, studying, and retesting. Henry’s parents were trying to help with locations and how many people may have been affected by this Armageddon Gang. Including their plot to take over the city, country, and world as they knew it. It was tiring work even for those who don’t need sleep. However, Alex was contacted by Marco, who may be able to shed light on their dilemma. Marco spoke in his sophisticated and proper tone, which had a bit of an English accident for the olden days. “Alex, I told you before that some of this information has been either lost or never known to us. However, I did find a record buried long ago that may be a trigger. The problem is that it has to do with the individual and what they care about. Like Henry’s parents, they were thinking about their kids and what they did felt deep
Chapter 20 A few hours later, closer to 4 pm now, with only a few more hours of day light, they headed back to the old town to do some checking. Amber’s hearing was so strong that she picked up the zombies in the area. “Down that street to the right of the old malt shop, there a 2 hanging out right around there. I don’t hear any of the others. In fact, I only hear them for miles.” “Impressive hearing.” Alex turns the coroner and sees the zombie pair down the street. As he approaches slowly, they look up and run. However, Amber is out of the car before even Dominic and is right on them in a flash. She recognized them as Henry’s parents. “Please don’t hurt us.” Henry’s mom cries out. “I know why you're here. I know you come to kill us, but please understand that was not our control.” “Something happened to us right after we hurt the mayor and those people. We aren’t sure, but we felt it was wrong, and it made us mad we had no control over ourselves. In f
Chapter 19 Amber wasn't awake or a sleep. She laid there, not able to move, respond, or say a word. She could only feel pain and discomfort throughout her whole body. What on earth is going on with me? Why do I hurt so badly? Who is screaming so loudly? Oh, that is me. Amber felt disconnected from her body at the same time. She couldn't understand why she was screaming and crumbled on the floor, unable to move. Then, in a rush, Dominic and Alex came into the room. They were saying something, but she could not make out anything they were saying due to her screaming. Finally, she stopped when Dominic picked her up in his arms and fed her some of his blood. It was soothing, and she stopped screaming. The pain was there but not quite as bad. However, she still could not do anything or speak. Then she heard them talk about the mating process. She didn’t hear about anything like this happening, what she looked up earlier. Then she heard Alex say it had something to do with Dominic’s
When Amber comes out to the kitchen area, she sees breakfast laid out, a pitcher of blood for the morning, and orange juice. Alex thought of everything! She smiles as she approaches and greets him with a hug. “Alex, I could get used to this!” “Well I hope so because as long as you are with Dominic, then you got me too.” Amber giggles at the thought and sees Dominic smile back. NO! not in the bedroom either! Dominic thinks back at her, and she jumps from the embarrassing thought. “Oh Shit! No, I didn’t...” “Yes, you did!” Dominic looks at her in a playful look. “What am I missing?” Alex looks between them in puzzlement. Then he gets a thought from Dominic back to him. We are able to read each others thoughts, and she does not use that. I caught her in a bit of a dirty thought. “NO WAY! HOW! WHEN!” Alex burst out, exited and shocked! Dominic reply's by their mind link. Last night we consummated our mating and this is one of
A few hours had gone by, and Amber woke up a little in a daze and not sure where she was. Then she remembers, and suddenly, the emotions and memories come flooding back. She feels his warm body draped over hers. She feels relaxed, sore, and rested all in one. Amber takes a deep breath and turns to see Dominic’s sleeping form facing her, and he looks like he has a smile. “I do have a smile, and you are a loud dreamer, my love.” “What, I didn’t say anything. Are you awake?” “Yes, I have been awake for the last half hour maybe and just enjoying your dream. I guess I can read your thoughts now. Here I will say something and you tell me if you can read mine.” His thoughts were not “G” rated by any means, and his words were no better. “Yes, clear as day you insatiable man. Okay, I guess this will be a new thing for us. I guess we should get up and get ready for the morning.” “Do I have to. I really want to just keep you here and explore our newfound a
Amber was getting ready for bed in one of the guest rooms and thinking about the plans for tomorrow. She knew this could be very dangerous, and they were going in this will be very little information about the Zombies that have now sprung about. She wondered when these poor people were turned to Zombies if they remembered their past or if they were a new slate, over run with the infection that had created them. She felt tired and wanted to lay down. The thought of sleep would be nice. However, the dream that may and most likely would come would make it be a less restful night. She only needed about 6 hours to really feel right with the world, but that was not guaranteed. A knock came at her door. Then, a low sensual voice, “Amber we need to talk for a few minutes.” “Dominic we need some rest, and I am about to talk out right now.” She was walking to the door and slowly opened it. Her heart skipped a beat when she looked into his dark brown orbs of desire. He was d
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