Introduction
Hidup terasa seperti mimpi sampai suatu hari, semuanya berubah menjadi mimpi buruk. Hari itu, Aife mengetahui bahwa makhluk buas yang sering diceritakan oleh para tetua untuk menakuti anak-anak bukanlah sekadar imajinasi belaka.
Dia muncul dari bayang-bayang untuk membuktikan bahwa dia nyata: kawanan mereka diserang, para pejuang jatuh di kakinya, dan dia dipaksa membuat pilihan yang akan menghancurkan kenyataannya. *“Dia. Berikan dia padaku dan aku akan membiarkan yang lainnya hidup. Berikan dia dengan sukarela atau aku akan mengambilnya setelah aku selesai membantai sisa anggota kawananmu.”*
Untuk menyelamatkan mereka, Aife setuju untuk pergi dengan pria yang membantai kawanannya. Sedikit yang dia tahu bahwa hidupnya akan berada di bawah belas kasihannya sejak saat dia melemparkan Aife ke atas bahunya. Dalam hitungan jam, Aife kehilangan gelar sebagai calon Alpha dan menjadi milik makhluk buas itu.
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K. K. Winter
Chapter 1
Sudut Pandang Aife
Ketika aku bangun hari ini dengan perasaan aneh di perutku, aku tidak terlalu memikirkannya. Bahkan ketika perasaan itu semakin kuat dan berubah menjadi rasa takut, melayang di atasku seperti bayangan gelap yang berbahaya, aku tetap mengabaikannya.
Seharusnya aku memperhatikan. Seharusnya aku memberi tahu ayahku bahwa ada sesuatu yang salah. Tapi aku tidak melakukannya. Aku membiarkan 'sesuatu yang salah' ini terjadi. Dan itu bukan hanya firasat bodoh. Itu adalah awal dari kehancuran yang tak terelakkan dari kawanan kami.
Ketika suara jeritan dan geraman perlahan memudar dan berubah menjadi keheningan yang berat dan mematikan, aku menyelinap keluar dari rumah kawanan dan berlari mengelilinginya, menuju halaman belakang. Tidak pernah dalam hidupku aku berpikir bahwa mengabaikan firasat akan membawa konsekuensi seburuk pembantaian yang aku saksikan.
Tubuh-tubuh, yang bisa kulihat hanyalah tubuh-tubuh, berserakan seperti mainan yang rusak. Rumput hijau yang dulu indah dan subur berubah menjadi lukisan buruk berwarna merah gelap.
Tanganku gemetar dan rasa mual naik ke tenggorokanku saat aku mengambil langkah pertama ke pusat pembantaian. Di suatu tempat, di luar pandanganku, pertempuran lain dimulai, mengingatkanku betapa sedikitnya waktu yang kumiliki.
Setiap langkah terasa lebih berat dari yang sebelumnya, tapi aku memaksakan diri untuk terus maju. Jika ada yang selamat, mereka butuh perawatan medis segera.
Meskipun dengan tujuan yang jelas di pikiranku, aku tidak bisa mengabaikan tubuh-tubuh yang tergeletak di genangan darah mereka sendiri, sekarang bercampur dengan darah keluarga dan teman-teman mereka.
Pasti ada yang selamat di sini. Tidak ada yang menyerang kawanan seperti ini, tidak ada yang sampai menghancurkan garis keturunan yang berkelanjutan selama berabad-abad hanya karena mereka punya kekuatan untuk melakukannya.
Begitu aku akhirnya berhenti, aku tidak bisa menahan air mata saat kenyataan itu mulai meresap. Mereka tidak menyisakan siapa pun, setiap orang, setiap pejuang yang terampil dicabik-cabik dan dibiarkan membusuk.
Yang paling buruk, sementara yang bisa kulakukan hanyalah berdiri di sana dan menatap akibat dari serangan kejam itu, lebih banyak lagi pejuang kami yang disembelih.
Aku ingin membantu, melakukan sesuatu, apa saja, tapi bagaimana aku bisa, jika tubuhku menolak untuk bergerak meskipun aku memaksanya dengan segenap kekuatanku?
"Aife! Aife, apa yang kamu lakukan di sana?" aku mendengar ayah berteriak, tapi bahkan suaranya, keputusasaan dan ketakutan yang mengisinya tidak membantuku bergerak.
Mataku terpaku pada tubuh-tubuh itu, pada pertumpahan darah, mata yang masih terbuka lebar, dan ekspresi ketakutan murni di wajah mereka yang gugur.
"Kembali ke rumah! Sekarang!" Dia berteriak sekeras mungkin bersamaan dengan geraman yang mengguncang tanah yang keluar dari balik hutan.
Aku sudah sering mendengar bagaimana orang menggambarkan sensasi yang begitu menakutkan, satu-satunya kata yang bisa mereka temukan yang cocok adalah 'membekukan darah', perasaan yang tidak pernah aku pikir akan kualami.
Tapi aku mengalaminya.
Geraman itu begitu kuat, semua orang membeku, bahkan musuh yang baru saja merobek dan memotong leher berhenti.
Menekan gumpalan yang terbentuk di tenggorokanku, aku mengepalkan tangan dan perlahan berputar pada tumitku untuk melihat hutan. Mungkin aku tidak akan melihat apa-apa, mungkin itu adalah upaya untuk memanggil kembali para pejuang musuh, tapi jauh di dalam hati, aku tahu itu tidak mungkin terjadi.
Dan memang tidak.
Seorang pria besar, telanjang bulat, dan kotor muncul dari balik pepohonan. Bahkan dari jarak jauh ini, aku bisa melihat dia mengesankan - berdiri di atas beberapa orang yang mengikutinya, tubuhnya lebih berotot daripada para pengikutnya. Dia pasti pemimpin para penyerang monster itu.
Mata orang asing yang kejam itu tertuju padaku saat dia mulai berjalan ke arah rumah utama, tanpa mengalihkan pandangannya sedikit pun sementara mataku dengan putus asa mencari ayahku.
Begitu aku melihatnya, ditahan oleh dua pria, aku ingin lari untuk membantunya, tapi usahaku dihentikan sebelum terjadi dengan satu kata tajam.
"Jangan!" Orang asing itu menggeram.
Saat pandanganku kembali padanya, aku langsung menemukan kekuatan untuk mundur. Dia tampak mematikan. Cara dia mendekatiku seperti seorang predator sejati hampir membuat jantungku berhenti.
Dia hanya beberapa langkah dariku ketika aku terpeleset di atas darah dan jatuh ke belakang, mendarat di atas tumpukan tubuh.
Ketika dia semakin dekat, aku melihat pria itu memiliki mata yang begitu hitam dan kosong, aku tahu itu adalah mata seorang pembunuh. Mata yang telah melihat begitu banyak penderitaan, rasa sakit, dan ketakutan, namun tidak pernah menyelamatkan satu jiwa pun di jalannya. Tatapannya saja sudah membuat bulu kudukku merinding.
Dan meskipun semua orang bisa melihat betapa aku berjuang untuk merangkak menjauh, dia terus mendekat.
"Berhenti!" Dia menggeram.
Aku pun berhenti. Aku tidak percaya, tapi aku mengikuti perintahnya dan benar-benar membeku. Aku bahkan tidak menggerakkan tanganku yang sekarang menutupi wajah salah satu prajurit yang jatuh.
Jantungku berdebar begitu cepat di dadaku, aku merasa seperti itu mencoba untuk keluar dan lari sejauh mungkin dari tubuhku.
"Menjauh dari dia! Menjauh dari putriku! Kau monster, jauhi putriku!" Aku mendengar ayahku berteriak.
Aku yakin jika aku berani melihat ke arahnya, aku akan melihatnya meronta melawan orang-orang yang menahannya, tapi aku tidak bisa mengalihkan pandanganku dari predator di depanku.
"Diam!" Geraman menyeramkan lainnya keluar dari orang asing itu saat dia berhenti tepat di depanku.
Semakin lama dia menatapku, semakin kecil aku merasa. Sepertinya dia menyadari itu karena tak lama kemudian, sudut bibirnya berkedut, seolah-olah dia mencoba menahan senyum. Aku, misalnya, tidak bisa membayangkan monster seperti dia mampu tersenyum. Mampu merasakan emosi...
Aku masih bisa mendengar suara ayah di latar belakang sampai kata-katanya berubah menjadi kekacauan yang teredam. Dia terdengar seperti seseorang telah memaksa tangan mereka menutup mulutnya untuk membungkamnya.
"Satu kata lagi dan aku mungkin akan menyerah pada godaan untuk melakukan hal-hal tak terkatakan pada putrimu, tepat di depan matamu," sang brute mengumumkan saat pandangannya akhirnya beralih dariku dan terfokus pada ayahku.
Aku tidak yakin mana yang lebih buruk, tapi untuk sekejap kebebasan, aku menikmatinya dengan egois.
"Lepaskan tanganmu, Soren. Orang tua itu harus membuang napasnya untuk ini," dia berbicara lagi, perlahan memutar kepalanya dan menatapku lagi.
Bibir bawahku bergetar, jadi aku cepat-cepat menggigitnya untuk menyembunyikan betapa takutnya aku. Dia kemungkinan besar bisa merasakan ketakutanku dari jarak bermil-mil, tapi aku terlalu keras kepala untuk menunjukkan itu secara terbuka.
"Apa yang kau inginkan dari kami? Apa yang telah kami lakukan untuk pantas menerima ini? Kenapa kau membantai orang-orang kami?" Kata-kata ayah terdengar tapi jatuh pada telinga yang tuli.
Orang asing itu menunjuk jarinya padaku dan menggeram. "Dia. Berikan dia padaku dan aku akan membiarkan yang tersisa hidup. Berikan dia dengan sukarela atau aku akan mengambilnya setelah aku selesai membantai beberapa anggota kelompok yang tersisa."
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