Chapter 3: [Arc – Golden Rage] Chapter 2 – Run Away From Home

Last night I had a very strange incident,
I had a heart attack, saw the silhouette of a mysterious woman, and heard the
screams of the people being massacred. 
It was terrible, I immediately told my mother what happened last night,
she listened to me, then she said that I was having hallucinations.

 

"How can I have
hallucinations?"  I asked, tilting
my head to the right.

 

After my mother drank a spoonful of warm
tea, she put the cup on the round table, then she replied, "You slipped,
the back of your head hurt."

 

I also checked the back of my head with my
right hand, my fingers felt a big lump, the lump was not painful at all, maybe
my mother had treated it, now I understand why she considered the strange
incident as a hallucination.

 

....

 

10 o’clock in the morning.

 

I remembered about the black book lying on
the dining table, I went over to my mother who was in the living room. The
living room is decorated with luxurious curtains and is equipped with beautiful
flower pot decorations.

 

My mother was taking care of the flowers
that were planted in the pot, I approached her, then asked, “Mother, last night
Ristia found a notebook on the dining table, the book is black and has three
different symbols, is it true that the book is yours?”

 

She held my right arm and stroked my hair
gently, then she replied, “I’ve never had a black notebook, you know, I don’t
like black.”

 

I was surprised and confused, suddenly my
body was dripping with sweat and shaking.

 

If the black book doesn’t belong to my
mother, then whose? Maybe the mysterious book was part of a hallucination, but
since when did I slip? It’s better not to think about it, think of it as a
hallucination, yes, consider it a hallucination.

 

“What are you thinking about? Your brows
are furrowed.”

 

“Ristia didn’t think about anything,
really.  Ristia wants to go upstairs
first, wanting to see the view.”

 

I rushed up the stairs, while my mother
watched me from a distance, she looked worried, I don’t know what she was
worried about.

 

....

 

Time was ticking, the big clock in the
corner of the room rang, indicating 2 o’clock in the afternoon.  I pulled the lever of the clock to stop the
ringing, then I entered back into the round and wide arena.

 

My sweat dripped profusely and soaked the
yellow shirt I was wearing.

 

I stood on the edge of the arena, bent
down and gasping for air. By chance I found one button of my shorts undone, I
put the button back on, then tightened the bandage on both my fists.

 

My mother was outside the arena, she was
with the iron doll, she was standing looking at me from a distance. The
training doll was assembled by him, its shape resembles a human skeleton, and
has a large body posture. The doll weighs 40kg and is 165cm high.

 

“Fight me ugly doll!  I’ll throw you in the trash!”

 

“This doll will crush your bones and tear
your pride.”

 

“Quickly activate that junk, I’ll prove
that mom’s dolls fit perfectly in the trash!”

 

My mother inserted a red magic core into
the iron doll, before long the doll moved on its own and jumped into the arena
to challenge me to a duel.

 

The magic core gave the training doll
artificial intelligence, he could understand human language, and could even do
various things, such as fight or kill.

 

The design of this training doll is
different from other training dolls, it wears a thick armor in the form of an
iron shield, besides that my mother added a high quality magic core, I have to
be careful against this junk.

 

The magic core is like the brain, if an
inanimate object is inserted into the magic core, then the object will gain
life, reason, and strength. Magic cores can be found in the Reliquia tower, but
they are very rare.

 

Inserting magic cores into inanimate
objects must use a tool called Halvestar. 
Halvestar functions to channel magic energy into all parts of the object.
The inventor of Halvestar is my own mother, there is only one tool and it is
very secret, it can be fatal if the tool falls into the hands of bad people.

 

 ....

 

The training dummy did a quick attack, I
didn’t have time to dodge and the dummy managed to kick me hard in the
chest.  However, I didn’t fall because I
was consistent in maintaining my balance, nor did I feel pain when my chest was
kicked.

 

Inattentiveness is a fatal flaw in combat,
if this was a real fight, I might have already been defeated by my opponent.

 

“What is it? Your pride was trampled
underfoot because of a single attack? So weak.”

 

My mother’s taunts me, but I couldn’t be
provoked. Controlling emotions is an important component of fighting, I have to
be calm, I have to focus. The training dummy excels in speed, meaning to ward
off lightning strikes, I have to use counterattack techniques.

 

“Oi, cheap doll, look at yourself in the
mirror, you are so ugly, rusty, and deserve to be thrown into the sea.”

 

The training dummy’s whole body shook and
he applied a stance. It looks like the training doll’s anger has caught fire,
this way my plan will go according to my wishes.

 

The training dummy approached me, he tried
to break my focus with deceptive movements, but my eyes didn’t follow the
training dummy’s movements. I let the doll launch a barrage of attacks, it
doesn’t matter to me, I can dodge it easily, because attacks that rely on speed
tend to target the body’s weak points, such as the head, ribs, chest, and
stomach.

 

“Now!”

 

The best moment had arrived, the blind gap
was exposed, the training dummy didn’t realize he had made a big mistake, he
left several weak spots wide open while punching.

 

I took advantage of that mistake, first I
parried his attack, second I punched the junk doll in the chest many times,
third I kicked him until he bounced and hit the boundary of the arena.

 

The training dummy looked limp after
receiving my counterattack, but I didn’t want to give him the slightest chance,
so I slammed the doll’s body with all my might into the arena barrier until it
crumbled.

 

“You bastard doll!” I hit the doll’s head
with all my might until the magic core inside shattered.

 

The training doll turned back into an
inanimate object, in very bad condition, a lot of iron plates were crushed by
my attack.

 

“Look mom, I won!”

 

“Today’s practice is over, you may rest,”
my mother said.

 

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“Okay mom.”

My mother was reluctant to give me an
ear-pleasing compliment, naturally, winning against a training dummy wasn’t anything
great, she didn’t want me to thirst for praise.

 

....

 

I’m not tired at all, in fact my body
feels lighter after practicing. I wanted to sharpen my skills again, but
anything in excess is not good, so I decided to sit on the back seat and drink
a bottle of mineral water.

 

This practice room is underground, the
temperature here is very hot, my body can’t stop sweating.

 

My mother intentionally didn’t install a
cooler in the gym, she kept the room temperature hot so that it could burn
calories, relax the body, and relieve joint pain.  However, a room that is too hot can cause
dehydration.

 

Since the age of 7 I have started training
in martial arts, swordsmanship, archery, and spearing. I used to not be
interested at all, after contemplating for a while, I realized that learning
martial arts is very important to protect myself.

 

Apart from self-defense, I practice
controlling my anger and bringing down the opponent’s mentality, that’s why my
mother provoked me and my mouth became impudent.

 

Provoking anger and mentally suppressing
the enemy were tactics that my mother always used when fighting on the
battlefield. My mother said, if these two things fail to be implemented, then
victory will be difficult to obtain.

 

My mother's upbringing was very strict, I
was not given the opportunity to play, even so she always pampered and loved
me.

 

 ....

 

I just remembered, I was bound by an
appointment with a man named Satrio, instantly my eyes glanced at the big clock
in the corner of the room, it was already 3 in the evening. Satrio should have
been near my house, he was waiting for me, I had to quickly follow him.

 

Before leaving, I ask permission first so
my mother wouldn't worry about me. 
However, instead of getting permission, my mother forbade me to leave
the house, I had already expected that this would happen.

 

Asking my mom's permission is a bad
choice.

 

"Why can't I leave the house!?"
I snapped at my mother, then pounded the table with my right hand.

 

"Watch your tone, Tia...." My
mother looked angry, she steadied her fists, as if she wanted to beat me.

 

"It's too dangerous out there, many
threats await you."

 

"Then why am I learning
self-defense!?"

 

My mother grabbed my shoulders and pulled
me closer to her, then she whispered in a loud voice, “Listen, the threat that
awaits you is very dangerous, even mother herself is hesitant to fight the
threat! If you still intend to leave the house because you want to meet a boy,
then I will tie you up in this room!”

 

“What threat? What threats do you mean
mom!?” I waved my hands carelessly and glared at my mother in annoyance.

 

“I won’t tell you now, because your body
is still weak.”

 

“Huh!? Don’t confuse me!”

 

“I didn’t mean to confuse you.”

 

“Then how do I make my body strong!?”

 

“If you want to be strong, you have to be
able to control your anger first… no questions, no excuses, you can’t leave
this house.” Having said that, my mother pushed me away from her, then she
turned back and entered the arena.

 

“....” I couldn’t help but fall silent
after receiving a number of absurd warnings.

 

That promise must not be broken, I will
get out of this house, ignore my mother’s very unclear speech, and meet Satrio.
I don’t want to worry about the threats from the outside world, I know my
mother only scares me to break my intention, parents always use threats to
their children when giving prohibitions, it’s really annoying.

 

In the past, I was reluctant to leave the
house, a waste of time, but now I have a reason to venture into this
world.  I want to connect directly with
the outside world, I am tired of studying this world through books, I don’t
feel anything while reading books, I do gain knowledge, but my heart is empty.

 

....

 

Before running away from home, I changed
my clothes in the bathroom. I’m wearing a red shirt and a white knee-length
skirt, this outfit is my favourite, I really like simple clothes, because
they’re easy to wear and don’t make me hot. I also took off the bandages on
both my hands and threw them in the trash.

 

“There’s no time, I have to hurry.”

 

I crept into my bedroom and tried my best
not to make any noise, it would have been terrible if my mother found out I had
run away.

 

....

 

After arriving in front of my bedroom, I
immediately grabbed the doorknob and pushed it very carefully.

 

“Damn it, locked… no other choice.”

 

I took four steps back, squared off, then
kicked my bedroom door with all my might. 
The bedroom door managed to open with a single kick, but my actions made
a lot of noise.

 

“RISTIA!!!” My mother shouted from the
practice room, her footsteps could be heard clearly in my ears, she came over
to me.

 

I immediately ran to the bedroom window
which had been closed by five planks, but it wasn’t a big problem for me, I was
desperate to jump and break through the boards with ease.

 

I fell from a height and my body hit the
rocky ground, but I didn’t feel anything, it was like landing on a mattress.

 

“RISTIA!!! YOU'RE A BAD CHILDREN!!!” Cried
my mother, she was still running towards my bedroom, her footsteps sounded
scary.

 

I immediately got up and climbed up the
fence, then ran to Satrio who was watching me in surprise under a big tree.

 

“Let’s go to the playground, Satrio!”  I grabbed the man’s left hand and asked him
to run along.

 

To be continued....

 

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