Taufan sat on the bench, he stare at his hands.
What happened to them?
Did we managed to beat the villain?
I killed it right?
Taufan took a glance on his lower chest, there's no injuries.
Really, am i dying?
Well, it's okay thought....
Right? , Taufan thought to himself as he stare at the sky that getting more orange color on it.
As long as they are safe.
Will they be sad though?
I don't want them to be sad..
"Big brother?" , suddenly a voice is coming from his back.
Taufan's gaze met a brown colored pupils.
"Big brother, why do you look so sad?", that person asked him.
It's Angin.
"..Angin, right?", Taufan answered, he feel a little bit surprised.
"I thought you are going home with your brothers.", Taufan said to him.
Angin smiled, he sat beside Taufan.
"Tell me, why do you look so sad?", he asked Taufan once again.
Taufan's smile froze, "what do you mean? I'm smiling right now right?", he casually answered Angin's question.
" indeed, you are..."
"But behind that smile, you are hiding your true feelings, am i wrong?", Angin asked Taufan, his smile looks like someone who already understand everything.
Taufan's smile froze, am i that sharp back then? This is scary somehow.
Angin's smile is still painted perfectly on his face, the unreadable smile that looks the same with Taufan's.
Taufan stare at him, his stare looks distant, "aren't you the same? You hides your feelings behind that smile too, right, Angin?", Taufan asked him.
Angin's smile still looks unreadable, but Taufan understand, he is him afterall, his smile looks sad, "say, big brother, will i never be able to be a hero in the future?"
"What?", Taufan asked him. His heart feel like it's stopped for a bit.
"You mentioned all of them as a hero, but you never mentioned me like that.", Angin said, his eyes is filled with sadness.
Taufan is dumbfounded.
"Why are you so cruel to me, hey my 'future self' ?",Angin asked him, there's tears in the corner of his eyes.
His expression looks like he is hurt so much.
Taufan's heart hurts.
The figure in front of him is trying to look fine.
But he know it better than anyone, that he is hurting so much.
That he himself is hurting so much.
Taufan can't stop the tears that building up, "i.."
"I'm sorry.", his hand reached the tiny figure in front of him.
He pull Angin to his embrace, he is afraid that Angin will push him, he feel guilty. But he slowly tighten his embrace.
He hugged Angin, he rest his chin on Angin's shoulder, "i'm sorry i deny your feelings.."
"I'm really sorry.." , Taufan sobbed, he put on his smile.
"I hurt you so much right?", Taufan asked him.
"You must be struggling all over this time..", Taufan said to him, he could hear that the person he hugged is crying too.
You are so cruel.
You are hurt, but that smile is able to cover it perfectly.
I hate it.
But..
"Whatever happened in the future, i know you have your own reason..", Angin said as he pat Taufan's shoulder.
"You are always struggling alone too, right?", Angin asked him, he release himself from Taufan's embrace.
His eyes is staring deeply at Taufan's blue eyes.
He gave Taufan an understanding smile, "it's okay..", he said to Taufan.
"I know that you did this to save my brothers..", Angin said.
His figure is fading away.
"Thank you." , he whispered to Taufan.
As if he already understand everything.
As if he know everything.
Taufan smiled, oh, so that's how it is.
Slowly the place around him crumbled and fading away too,
Taufan's smile looks sincere,
So this is his redemption to himself.
To ask forgiveness from himself, the one who he hurted the most.
The one he neglected the most, he ignored the most, he tortured the most.
The one who he mocked the most.
The one whose dream got destroyed by him.
I'm so cruel..., he thought.
"..."
Taufan smiled, that little version of him is nowhere to be found now.
"You did well.." , Taufan and The Reverse said at the same time.
Taufan's eyes got wider when he heard that voice.
Taufan chuckled, thank you.
Slowly the white hair turned into the brunette one. Ah, the pain is not as hurt as before.
You really tried your best too, don't you?
Revan..
°•°•°•°
After the big typhoon is fading away, the Villain's figure dropped loudly to the ground.
But it's not only him, someone that really familiar to them, he fell weakly to the ground too.
Hali's eyes got wider when he saw that.
"Taufan?!", he can't believe what he saw.
The other brothers looks the same way as him too.
What happened to Taufan?
Their heart is beating fast, they feel so anxious.
They can't feel anything other than worries, when they realized, they already run toward that figure.
That figure is lying weakly, it's Taufan.
Taufan's hat dropped first, then his figure slowly dropped to the ground.
Their eyes got wider. They saw blood from Taufan's clothes.
It's from his chest area.
Taufan is injured badly. There's blood flowing from his chest area.
They can feel that their heart stopped.
They want to tell theirself that this is only an imagination, but Taufan's heavy breath sounds so clear to them.
Hali rushed to him, his face looks so worried and scared, his hand is trembling. "Taufan?! You.. this injuries-"
His words got cutted by Taufan's chuckles.
"We defeated him....good job guys..", Taufan said weakly, whenever he talk, the pressure is making his injuries letting out more blood.
Thorn cried, he tried to use his leaf to stop the bleeding,he can't stop his tears.
"Don't say anything..please, save your energy.", Hali said to him, he looks so scared.
Gempa's tears is falling down too, "Taufan, please, hang in there..."
"The reinforcement will come, so please-" Gempa said as he held Taufan's hands.
It's cold, Taufan's hands is so cold.
Taufan stare at them sadly, he can feel that the pain inside his body is coming again.
The blood is still flowing from his injuries. I already know that this kind of risk might happened.
But....
"Why are you guys looks so sad? Cheer up!", Taufan said as he forced his cheerful laughter.
"We..successed, we defeated the enemy..", Taufan smiled to them.
That nightmare won't ever happened again.
"Are you stupid?! How can we cheer up when you are like this! We..i.." , Solar scolded him with frustration that filled his voice. But his words got cutted by Taufan's action.
Taufan use his remaining energy to raise his hand, he hitted Solar's head weakly. "Finally.." Taufan chuckled.
"I really wanted to try hitting your head...at least once." , Taufan said weakly.
Don't put on that face.
Where is your usual confident expression?
Don't cry, Solar.
//Author's note//
Anyway, stay tune for the next chapter!
A little conversation corner :
Angin : author, what is that strange older brother's job?
Author : hmmm, he save the galaxy with his brothers
Angin : but he said he is not a hero
Author : well, uhh he is a syrup maker?
Angin : syrup?
Author : yes, red syrup.
Okay pls just kill me this is funny in my head but i know this joke is dry af i just want to lighten the mood for a bit.
And also today's chapter is based on this comic i made back then (for the full ver you can check my ig uwu)
Stay tune for the next chapter!