Haig
I am not too lazy to let the other people do the things that I should be the one to do. So I also go to the place where Cain went to help him from searching the second person that I need to kill. Cain will be displeasure if I did not help him from doing the things for me.
The cool air seemed to tell me that it is dangerous in this place. I had teleported to a jungle of tall and thorny bamboo trees which are swinging in the cool breeze. It was my first time to be in this kind place, it seemed that I need to fight pandas instead of human, but I can be happy if that happened because lives of an animals is cheaper than lives of humans. The bamboo is making a crying sounds when it swung by the cool air.
I definitely don't like this kind of place because I have a hunch that there is many weird things that happening behind those group of tall bamboo trees. Especially when I saw a placard that is hanging in a lumber that has been turned gray and weak because of long run. Maybe this lumber had witnessed many bad weather, just like hurricane, flood and storm.
The placard says, "Danger zone: It is thorny ahead." Well, it don't need to remind me about this thing because I already saw the thorny bamboos ahead. There is nothing I can do about it, it will be better if I start searching for the second person that I need to kill. Cain told me that every person who I need to kill are already destined to fight with me, but I don't believe it.
I don't want to waste my time in just standing here. Consequently, I take the narrow path between that thorny bamboos. It is a bit dangerous, because my one wrong move can directly end my life. These pointed thorns of bamboos seemed to prick me anymore. To avoid from thinking that I cannot get out here without any bruise, I focus on the very narrow path, there is just an inch and these thorn will definitely prick me. I saw that there is no other way to enter here, so I forced myself to take this narrow path. What does not kill me can make me stronger, so I will just consider this as an ordeal that I need to pass for the sake of my freedom.
Eventually, the wave was the over, there is no more thorn in the place where I am now, but it seemed to be another ordeal because there is many huge trees here. It is more better than those bamboos because I don't need to risk my life this time. I continued walking.
When I reached the end of the forest, I never expected to see something like this. When I removed the foliage of tree I saw something. There is a group of people or a tribe in this place, maybe they chose to live in this place because it seemed to be safe here. As what I pass by, there are too many thorny bamboos and also a forest with some wild animals like those snakes that are crawling around the branch of a tree.
As what it says, "In searching for a paradise, you need to look what is inside the thing, because the paradise cannot be seen in outside appearance. Learn to look inside, because there, the hidden paradise that only few people can see."
It made me think if what kind of lineage are the group of people that are living in this place. The men in that are living here are wearing a G-string, and nothing other, while the women are all wearing clothes with the same color–brown. These people are definitely not influenced by the modern world. I know that I cannot judge them early without knowing their beliefs and traditions. I can definitely understand their ways of living if I also know their belief and tradition. They surely have their reason about the things that they are believing. It is an idiot if they believe in something without any proof.
Traditions and belief are like those monkeys who were put inside the cage to be observe. Someone put one monkey on the cage and observe why they monkey will do, after he observed the first monkey, he put another monkey. If the first monkey is acting weird in the eyes of the second monkey, it only means that the second monkey don't understand the first monkey. The second monkey will not follow what the first monkey doing, this monkey will do the things that the first monkey does not do. Until the second monkey can realized why the first monkey does not do such thing.
The observer put a group of monkey inside the cage together, to observe if what they are going to do. The other monkeys will not do the things that the monkey did if it made itself to be in danger. The reason why the other monkey does not follow their colleagues because they saw what happened to it.
Tradition and belief are like those monkeys, that if there is one who believes in the thing and the other saw it, they won't be confused about it because they were put inside the cage together. Believing to others are not using their own brain to have their own thing to believe, their belief lying on the others' belief.
I was surprised when there is someone who suddenly appeared at my back and held my shoulder. Not to brag, but I am good in martial arts. In just a second, we turned into an opposite positions. I am now the one who is holding his arm from the back.
"Aw!" he exclaimed. "Good job Haig, but can you removed your hand from my shoulder? Don't you see that it is me?"
When I realized that it was Cain, I abruptly removed my hand from his arm that was firmly holding it. The thing that surprised and made me confused is that I can now touch Cain though he is already a spirit. I was surprised that I could now touch Cain, though he is a spirit. I am so confused about how I did it. It has been many times that I have tried to punch him, but this is the first time that it happened.
"O Cain, if that is really you, then tell me why I can touch you now?"
"Huh?" he asked dumbly. Cain seemed to know nothing about the thing that I was talking about. "I am also surprised by what you are talking about. I am curious about how you can touch me now."
"That's mysterious... Did you do something that it happened?" I asked.
"I definitely did not." He chuckled. "It might just be your hallucination. Why won't you try to touch me again so that we can know if you can really touch me?"
"Are you sure that you won't be angry if I punch you?" I asked.
"Of course not." He chuckled.
I attempted to punch Cain in the stomach, but my hand was just passing by on his body. It made me think that maybe he was right that it was just my hallucination.
"Look what happened. Why did you think that you could touch me if it seemed impossible because I was already a spirit? I am telling you that every human cannot touch me, even do whatever they will do." He showed an ingratiating smile.
I shook my head and said, "Maybe you are right, there is no normal human that can touch you, and I am not a normal human because I can touch you."
"I told you that it was just your hallucination. Why won't you just believe me?"
"Why won't we just search for the next person that I need to kill instead of debating about useless things? Are you sure that the second person that I need to kill is living in this place?" I asked.
"I don't... yeah, I guessed it. Why did you ask me?"
"Did you see those people there? They seemed to be foolish."
"I know, but don't underestimate them for the things that they are doing, because we don't know what kind of people they are."
"Don't you know that it can be seen what they are doing and what kind of people they are?"
"You have a point, but we better search for the second person that you need to kill," I changed the topic.
Though I think that those people are fools, I also know that in their eyes, I will be the one who is fooled if I show them this. They may become curious about why I am different from them. I am wearing a plain shirt, gray trousers and slippers. If they saw me like this, they might think I am a famous and handsome actor. Those people's gazes will undoubtedly be drawn to me, and they may be perplexed if I appear to be different from them. Until it came to my mind to pretend to be one of them, so that I could not attract their attention and also focus on searching for the second person that I needed to kill.
I saw that Cain was starting to walk towards them. I know that he is free to do everything that he wants because those people cannot see him. Maybe he noticed that I did not join him and that is what made him go back to the spots where I was hiding.
"Haig, why won't you help me in searching for the next person that was destined to fight you? Have you forgotten that we need to do it in order to have freedom from the cursed?" Cain asked.
"How can I forget it if that is the reason we are here?" I replied.
"If you don't, but why does it seem that you want to give up?"
"You mistook it. I can tell you if I want to give up."
"Then tell me why you won't help me in searching for the second person if this is the only way to get rid of the curse."
"Don't you see those people there? Look and tell me if what you think is the difference between me and them."
"Why won't you just tell me about the exact thing directly? You are just wasting time on saying things that are useless," he complained.
"Did you notice that those boys and men there are just wearing a G-string? Look at me. I am wearing this shirt, trousers, and slippers. They can easily recognize that I am not part of their tribe. They may hurt me just because of it."
"Just because of that, you worried too much? You already know how to transport yourself from one place to another. But won't you use that if they are going to hurt you? You can also wear a G-string if you want and pretend to be one of those boys."
"That's what I am also thinking. I want to pretend to be one of them, so that I can easily go near them without attracting their attention. Why won't you just give me a G-string?" I asked.
"Are you sure that you want to wear a G-string only? Won't you be ashamed? We both know that they look different from you. They have black skin, while you have brown. You still cannot pretend to be one of them."
"See? It also came out of your mouth that I cannot pretend to be one of them, so why do you let me wear a G-string and pretend to be one of them if they can still recognize that I'm not?"
"I admitted that you are right, then tell me what you want to do?"
"I want to do nothing. You are already so big that you need my help in searching for the person that..." I had not finished my words when Cain turned to leave. I know that he was squealing because I did not want to help him, though we could both benefit from doing the thing. I also know that he can do nothing about my decision. It is not my mistake if this happened. There are just countable people that are living in this place. Maybe they cannot reach a thousand. I am sure that he can easily find the next person that I need to kill if that person is really living in this place.