"You should take a rest, you look so pale.", Gempa said to him as he slowly guide Taufan to sleep on his bed.

"..no, i'm fine.", Taufan said as he tried to wake up from his bed.

But a second after he stood up, his head feels dizzy and he loses his balance.

Gempa sighed, he looks worried, "I told you.., Taufan please, just rest for a bit."

"What happened? Why are you suddenly ill?" , Gempa asked him as he passed a glass of water to Taufan.

"Maybe a cold? I feel better thought.", Taufan said to him, assuring him that he is fine.

He wanted to quickly write down about his memories, so that he can plan a way to prevent that to happen.

He wanted to practice, so that he will be powerful enough to protect his brothers.

"You feel..somewhat different today.", Gempa said to him as he put his hand on Taufan's forehead to check his temperature.

"Why are you crying when you wake up? Do you have a nightmare?", Gempa asked him.

Taufan let out a smile, a hollow smile that Gempa never saw before.

"Yeah, it's a very scary nightmare..", he smiled, his eyes looks terrified.

Gempa feels that it's somewhat weird, it's the first time Taufan cried like that.

"It's okay..", Gempa hugged him.

"It's only a nightmare..", He said as he tried to comfort him.

But he can't see the expression that Taufan made, his stare looks so empty, but he still manage to smile. "Yeah.."

"It's only a nightmare..", he repeated Gempa's words as he assure himself.

If only it was just a nightmare. He thought as he stroke Gempa's back.

Hali went in with a box filled with medicine, "i don't know which one is the medicine, so i brought the entire box..", he said to Gempa.

Gempa nodded and choose the medicine from the box.

"How is your feeling now?", Hali asked him, his voice sounds warm and worried even if his face still looks indifferent.

"Better.., sorry for startling you when i woke up.", Taufan answered as he smiled.

"Don't worry.", Hali answered.

"But, what dream are you having to make you react like that?", Hali asked him with a concerned expression.

"It's a long dream, but it's already fine thought.", Taufan answered.

"Now everything is already fine.", He smiled to Hali.

Hali ruffled Taufan's hair, gently he pat Taufan's shoulder. "Tell me if that nightmare came again. I-i'll make sure to chase it away.", he said as he got embarassed with his own words.

He know he is acting childish right now, but he can't help it. Because Taufan's face when he woke up is so heartbreaking to people who see it.

He looks like he is in pain and desperate, like he has experienced something so frightening. It breaks his heart to see the usually smiling Taufan, being that broken.

Taufan cheered up as he heard Hali's words, he chuckled. "Thank you..", he said to Hali.

Hali wanted to complain so that Taufan would stop chuckling, but he saw Taufan's face.

That smiling face looks contradicted with his sorrowful pair of blue eyes. A tears streamed down from Taufan's eyes without him realizing it.

"Ah..", he looks surprised.

Hali quickly asked him, "what's wrong?" , he looks worried.

"Sorry..i'm sorry..,why am i crying again,geez." , he tried to force his playful behavior to lighten the mood, but the tears still fell down.

"I'm such a crybaby..", he said to himself as he wipes his tears.

Gempa patted Taufan's back, "you know, you can talk about whatever that bothers you Taufan.."

Taufan smiled to assure his caring brother. And then he smiled to Hali who still don't know what to do to console Taufan.

"I'm fine, really..", Taufan said as he wipes his tears.

"Maybe i've become too emotional because of the cold..", he said as he think of a logical excuse.

"Here, drink your medicine and then take a rest.", Gempa said to him as he gave the medicine.

Taufan obediently nodded,he drank the medicine.

"I'm gonna do some chores first, you have to rest okay?" , he said to Taufan as he leave the room.

"Go rest.", Hali said to him as he helped Taufan to lie down.

"I'll be here with you.", Hali said as he put on a blanket to cover Taufan.

Taufan smiled to him as he held his big brother's hand, "mn, please don't leave."

Don't ever leave anymore. If only he could say it.

He then let himself being put to sleep.

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"You can hear me?", Taufan asked someone inside his mind.

"May i ask you something?", he continued.

"...what?", that voice answered.

"That villain..that villain who killed my brothers.. what happened to him?", Taufan asked the reverse.

All he remembered is that villain killed his brothers one by one in front of him while letting out a cruel, wicked laughter.

And then, in the end when it's already his turn to get killed..

before that could happened, there's something that stopped the villain.

But Taufan couldn't remember anything after that because of his grief that taking over his mind.

And when he remembered something again, it's when he had a conversation with the reverse.

The reverse is silent, "..you don't remember?"

Taufan hummed, "i can't remember about what happened to him."

The reverse didn't let out any emotion, his answer is as cold as ever. "Then let it be."

Taufan is silent, he wanted to ask more. But he still too afraid of the reverse, "hey, even if you said you only want to enjoy the show.."

"...why did you help me? To the extent where you lend me your power.", Taufan really want to know, just what the reverse thinking?

A sharp pain suddenly prickling Taufan's heart and head.

"Don't make me regret lending you my power.", the reverse said coldly.

"After all, your life is on my hand.", the reverse sneered.

Taufan stop his quiries, it feels like he make the reverse in a bad mood.

"My bad..", he answered as he tried to take a breath.

In the middle of his numbing pain that lingers in his body, He could feel a hand that held his hand gently, he feels safe.

Oh, he is still here. He thought.

The warmness  feels so comforting.

///Author's note///

Yeah guys, the villain that hunted Taufan's brothers is not the reverse. its a different person 👌💞

//Notes after republish//

Oh lord i dont have motivation to edit these chapters but damn imma need to make sure that no elemental ship trace remains here. (The fandom is scary nowadays)