It was getting late. The two of them had been in the same restaurant now back to their respective places. Now Sera has started to continue her work. A library that holds many mysteries in it. That day Sera met an entity whose presence made her soul seem to be slowly shaking. So far, everything has been going smoothly and nothing has hindered every step of the way. However, one day right before her eyes, Sera saw a tragedy that caused her past memories to awaken and eat away at her mind. Breathing was so heavy. Memories are getting clearer and make him scared so he can't accept the reality. At that time, Seraphine was just an innocent and kind girl. Every time he never felt gloomy about his childhood life until the incident came into his beautiful life. In the evening when everyone started to sleep, Sera had just come home from a math class that was held at a place not far from her school. When her friends went home in a different direction from Sera they didn't worry at all that anything would happen and Sera went home alone. The streets were dark, step by step, feeling lonely. However, something untoward had to happen to Sera. A stranger appeared in front of him and in an instant frightened him into running fast. Unfortunately, Sera had to fall and as soon as she was about to get up, the person was already in front of her so that without realizing it, Sera lost consciousness and when she woke up, she was already in a terrible place.
"Where is this? How could it be like this? Someone help me," Seraphine said, whimpering.
The unknown place felt scary with the view under the darkness and what scared him the most was Sera being tied with a red rope right in the middle of the ritual table. Sera was crying loudly but nothing could help her. In her heart Sera begged for help continuously and by a miracle someone came towards her dressed in black and immediately helped her by releasing all the ropes and Sera was quickly taken to a safe place with that person. At first Sera was also afraid of his presence but it turned out that what was in her mind did not match reality.
"You are okay?" said the person to Sera.
"Yes. Who are you?"
"There's no time to explain. Now let's get out of here."
"Yes."
The two of them rushed to a safe place. They quickly left the area and arrived in front of a classic coffee shop near the jewelry store. With feelings still shaken, Sera immediately got out of the car and was about to go home but was prevented by that person.
"Where are you going at this time of night?"
"I have to go home soon."
"Not now. Come with me later you can go home when it's safe."
"But..."
"Do you still want to live?"
"Oh yes."
Seraphine was forced to follow the orders of the person who saved her life and was now inside a coffee shop but the atmosphere was far different from the name of the shop. It actually looks like a cafeteria. Sera slowly looked around and there were lots of people of all ages. At that time Sera was still in high school in the city of Braventown. It wasn't long before Sera was sitting in a chair close to the barista someone who saved her came up to her and they chatted.
"What's your name?" the man said to Seraphine who was sitting there.
“Sepahine Yves. Just call Sera. And what's your name?"
“Thomas Alegria. Actually I also have a nephew your age in Antherius.”
"Is that true?"
"Yes. Of course. Didn't your parents contact you? Looks like they'll be worried."
"There is not any."
"Eh? What did you just say?”
"They don't exist. I live with my teacher."
Hearing what Sera just said made Thomas speechless. He already understood the meaning of Seraphine's words. Now he no longer asked questions that might hurt his feelings. Nights in this city are scary. People were rarely seen around midnight for some reason and sure enough it happened to Seraphine. Everyone gathered in this place was none other than those who had nowhere to go. People who live under the tyranny of an anarchist government make them have to live a terrible life like this. Braventown's picture with Antherius is no different. It's just that in this city it is very clear with various criminal acts that have become like a community culture. Thomas then he drank a glass of coffee while enjoying the music played by the owner of the shop.
"Why didn't you just go straight home?" Thomas said curiously to Seraphine
"I have to take lessons first because it's late at night."
"Are all your friends the same?"
"No. They didn't go to tutoring just me and Victoria. Why did uncle help me? Do you know something?"
"The reason why helping you isn't obvious."
"What does it mean?"
"Because you asked for help."
"Impossible."
"Nothing is impossible. Why do you think you were brought to that place?”
“They wanted to kill me. I already know. The people in this city have almost lost their minds.”
"What you said wasn't wrong. It's just that it's even worse than that."
"I do not understand."
"It's only natural that you don't understand because you're not one of them."
Sera, who was still frightened by the incident earlier where she was caught, was then tied up using a binder and placed on the table as if for a ritual, making her feel the true horror of humans. When her hands were still tied Sera saw a lot of strange objects around her and even on the table there were carvings like the Pythagorean symbol and the shape was terrible. So far, her life has been difficult and now Sera has to go through some crazy experiences in her life. If Thomas hadn't come to his aid, he might have lost his life.
"Why is uncle in that place?"
"Just a coincidence."
"Hard to believe."
"You don't have to believe it. You just need to forget about it and live well.”
Thomas's words immediately hit his heart and Sera immediately fell silent while looking at his fingers. After trying to forget that bad experience, Sera then lives as usual and soon it will be her graduation and Sera will leave that place and live a much better life in another place even though it is still under the same sky. Today Sera who is around the city center road doesn't know why suddenly her past memories appear and make her flinch then Sera looks around that there is no need to worry that Sera will be fine. Now his busy life as a student as well as working in two different places no longer need to worry about events that have long passed because it will be useless. After Sera started to get better then she walked towards a bus stop to wait for the bus that would depart towards her house. Even though they had to wait almost 30 minutes, the bus finally came and Sera got on it right away. The journey to his house is not far. As soon as Sera sat on the bus seat, it turned out that there was an elderly person who then sat beside her with a happy face.
"Excuse me. Can I sit here?” said the old man to Seraphine.
"Of course. Please," said Sera politely.
Sera can see that it will rain soon and sure enough. When we arrived at the bus stop, it started raining heavily. Sera who did not bring an umbrella had to wait for it to subside there along with several other people who also experienced the same thing. Not long after, a woman who was with Sera at that time was shocked because when she opened the internet she was shocked by the news of a murder that allegedly took place during the day at a residence which was none other than her workplace. The victim is a woman who does not look old and has a business in the field of archeology in this city. Unfortunately the perpetrator could not be found so the police are still investigating the case until now. The victim was buried as soon as the police found out. Sera also later saw the news and this happened one day ago. It's not strange with the terrible news that happened because people today have committed too many crimes, even too many. This mortal life is unpredictable what will happen in the future and the rest is just a mystery.
"The rain just keeps getting heavier. How about this,” muttered Seraphine.
"This is why there is so much sad news," said a woman beside him.
“What is this? Murder. What news will come later?”
"It's getting harder and harder. Seems like a very bad day today."
"Why didn't I bring an umbrella."
Everyone was noisy and it was very disturbing for Sera who waited patiently for the rain to stop. Although today for them is a mere bad luck, but in Sera it is not a curse that makes her feel frustrated. Almost waiting for 2 hours the rain didn't stop and finally Sera decided to just run even though it would make her drenched. Without lingering Sera ran and those who were there saw her but without caring Sera continued to run in the pouring rain towards a place not far from there. Finally got to the place and then Sera just had to walk around to get to her house. A cold feeling enveloped him and soon he arrived at his door. Feeling cold, Sera immediately changed clothes as soon as she arrived at her house and then warmed her body by drinking green tea. Her house looks beautiful and modern because Sera always decorates it according to her taste. It didn't stop there, Sera also immediately worked on her task which was soon to reach the deadline. Feeling obliged to do it immediately then Sera did it.