Chapter 20 : Secret of Umbra!

Cold blue eyes looked around after he succesfuly landed on his two feet.

The inside was a mess. Papers and tools scattered everywhere, chairs and tabbles were all flipped over at various place. Also, there were computers with cracked screens hung on the wall with various wires connecting them from somewhere in the corner.

Ice carefully walked to the nearest computer, avoiding the tangled up wires on the floor.

He picked up a few documents on the floor to checked the contents. A robot with the same shape as power spheres in common was drawn in the middle. Red crosses and words scribbled out of places here and there.

It was written in a language he didn't recognized. He put down the documents on the table he already flipped over into the right position.

He tried to turn on the computer. Sometimes having a brother like Solar is really useful, he mused as he fumbled with the buttons behind the computer.

The computers screen lit up after he withdraw his hand. Instead of the password screen he was anticipated, the screen showed up a file with a recognizable language.

He quickly scanned the screen for any useful informations.

"...SibBot..?" He muttered.

He took the documents with unrecognizable language earlier and compared the picture.

"Is this the power sphere we're looking for?" Ice speculated while tapping the table after he put down the documents.

He quietly gazed at the screen when a reflection from the corner of the screen caught his eyes. Ice turned around to the area where the wires from the computer connected to.

There, a technology they were looking for, connected to various wires from the computer and in a dormant state, a power sphere.

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"Hey, who do you think that ghost is chasing?" Blaze asked from his laying position on the ground.

Taufan blinked as they star gazed at the sky devoid of any stars, "I think it's Thornie."

They got silent for a few moments before giggles and chuckles came out from their lips.

"Nahh, I hope it's not." Blaze laughed.

"Yeah." Taufan giggled.

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"Tepuk amai amai belalang kepupu~" Thorn sang.

"Tepuk ramai-ramai emak upah susu~" The little girl continued while giggling happily.

"Susu lemak manis~"

"Santan kelapa muda~"

"Adik jangan menangis~"

"Emak ada kerja~"

They giggled once they finished the song with a leap into the air.

"That was fun! Let's do it again!' The little girl said as she jumped around eagerly.

Thorn grinned at her, "Of course!"

The little girl only responded with a grin wider than him.

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"Woah.." Gempa awed as he looked around in amazement.

When the boy told them to follow him, he guided them a house far from the village. It's looked like the house will collapsed anytime.

The boy went inside the house while the two follow closely behind him. He went to the bookshelf in the corner of the room and stood in front of it.

Gempa and Halilintar only watched in confusion as the boy muttered a word in unrecognizable language.

"Griya."

After he uttered that word, the bookshelf shook and slide open, revealing a hidden elevator behind it.

"...What?" Halilintar gaped at the mysterious boy who only beckoned them to enter the elevator.

Gempa cautiously stepped into the elevator after glancing warily at the boy. It's common to have a hidden door for safety, however a hidden elevator in an almost dead planet is not common.

Halilintar also stepped into the elevator with the boy following closely behind him.

Once they all entered, the bookshelf slide as if it's the door to hide the secret elevator again. The elevator went down, bringing the occupants down with it to the real inside of Planet Umbra.

The boy sneakily sneak a glanced to the unconcious light elemental on Halilintar's back before asking an unexpected question.

"Are you triplets?"

Gempa and Halilintar immediately turned to him, stunned with the sudden question. The boy tilted his head to the side and scowled.

"What? Am I wrong?"

"Actually... you can say that we are octuplet." Gempa smiled.

The boy looked taken aback, "Eight?! Did your mother could even handle the pain?!"

"We... don't know..?"

The boy went quiet at Gempa's awkward answer. He didn't press any further to asked anything and silently stood while waiting.

After what seemed like hours, they finally reached and stopped in a room with a door at the other side. Halilintar looked at the door in suspicion.

"Come on. We better treat your brother's injury." The boy walked out from the elevator.

Halilintar only stared at him incredulously, "Injury?!"

"Yeah."

"Bu–" Halilintar was cut off when he felt Gempa's hand on his shoulder. The latter only shook his head before walking forward.

Halilintar took a deep breathe as he fixed Solar's position again before following closely behind them.

The boy opened the door. And the sight that greeted them made their mouth gaped open.

It was like a hidden modern city! How come the TAPOPS agents never knew about this?!

Every species of aliens walking around with happy smiles on their faces. Some holding a baby in their grasp while they happily cooed at the baby. A perfect family.

Children played, laughing with each other at something their friends told them. Every corner around them produced such a positive energy, much more different than the outside.

What's this? This was so different than they were told.

"What..?"

"Surprise? You guys should be. We have hide this place from outsiders for hundred years. Those who live such a hard life are allow to live here. In here, everyone treat each others with no difference." The boy answered the question that have been bugging them since they entered the door.

"Rama! Where have you been?! Geez, you will give this old man a heart attack someday." An old man, probably in his thirties, waved at them from afar.

They approached him and just now he noticed the elementals. His brow furrowed and lips turned into a sneered.

"Who are they?"

The boy, Rama, clicked his tongue in annoyance, "They are the answer for your question earlier. I was patrolling outside when I saw them carrying their unconcious brother to the village."

"... So they're not them?"

"No."

There was hesitation written all over his face before he cooled down his expression when his eyes landed on Solar unconcious figure and sighed.

"Come on then, let's treat that boy behind you first."

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"Ugh, I'm tired." Blaze whined.

Taufan, who was perched on his hoverboard, had the audacity to rose an eyebrow in surprised at him, "You're tired?"

Blaze rolled his eyes at Taufan's remark. They had been walking mindlessly in the forest. In every turn they took, the same darkness always greet them.

It felt like they were only walked in circle with no destination nor end.

Taufan rubbed both his palms to warmth up his body before hugging himself.

"Blaze, can't you warm up your flame more? It's getting colder."

"I told you that I'm tired." Blaze deadpaned.

"But, we're only elementals. We can't get fatigue! How is that even possible?!" Taufan threw both his arms in the air in exasperation.

Blaze put his fingers under his chin, "I think it's one of the consequences Solar told us about if we got out from the power watch."

Taufan went silent when Blaze brought that topic up. Now that Blaze reminded him, he could feel his body felt really drained. His eye lids also heavy with a yawn almost escaping from his lips.

"Okay, let's just stop here–"

A rustling movement cut off Taufan and they immediately became guarded. Once the rustling stopped, only silence enveloped them for a few seconds before Blaze finally spoke up.

"...Sooo, keep walking?"

A sigh, "Yeah.."

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"He's fine. I didn't found any traces on injury on his body so he will wake up few hours later." A young lady smiled at the warmly after she did a quick check up on Solar.

Gempa responded back with his signature motherly smile, "Thank you so much. We're really sorry for bothering you."

"It's fine. It's my job as a doctor to do a check up on his conditions. He could be hurting somewhere on his body and we don't know about it." She put back her medical tools inside her bag and stood up.

"However, I found that his body condition is quite... unique." She smiled amusely with calculating eyes as she stared at Solar's figure.

Gempa's smile immediately became tense and Halilintar, who was leaning on the wall not far from them, expression darkened. The young lady graciously walked out of the room, oblivious to the stares those two elemental gave to her.

When the door closed, Halilintar stood straight and walked to Gempa's side. He wanted to ask about their next move, when someone pushed the door open.

"I heard from Ririn that your brother will wake up soon." Rama entered the room with the old man followed behind him in tow.

"Yes. He gave us quite a scare back then when he suddenly fainted like that. So hearing that he will be fine is really smooth down my concern." Gempa sighed.

Halilintar snorted quietly.

Rama nodded in understanding, while the old man seemed to be interested in them when he heard from Rama that those two are octuplet.

It was really rare to see twin these days, moreover an octuplet. He heard that these boys were in a mission and accidently got split up from their brothers. Fear and concern flashed in the old man eyes. Without thinking, he blurted out, succesfully cutting the conversation Rama and the two elementals were having.

"Do you know about the secret behind the Umbra Tragedy?"