— DARK ECLIPSE —

One year after the tragedy of Mrs. Durbysch's murder, the family she left moved from their burning house. They moved only a few miles away; felt unable to leave far behind memories.

But Little Quan still felt overwhelmed. The memories of the murders she committed still made a fresh impression in her mind. Therefore Mr. Durbysch invited his family to move again; this time out of the town.

However, the move was the beginning of another bad thing for Quan again.

It was noon. Everyone was in their own homes, waiting for a total solar eclipse that would soon be happening. The Durbysch family was no exception, also in their homes. They gather in the living room.

“Why don't we just try and see it?” At that time Quan had a chance to ask.

Mr. Durbysch smiled as he looked at Quan with a shady look. Quan's brother, Ga and Ev, looked so focused on the book they read in the corner of the room.

“We can't look at the eclipse directly, honey.” Mr. Durbysch told Quan patiently. “Our eyes can be damaged.”

Quan ran to the window to see something, then a few moments later returned to her father's side.

“Look, our neighbors are seeing an eclipse too!” Quan whined. “They carry water in a tub and wear strange glasses.”

Suddenly Ga approached and sat in one of the other chairs. He put the book he was reading on the table.

“They are just too brave, little sisters.” Ga said softly. “A long time ago, someone saw a solar eclipse directly, and you know what happened later?”

Quan shook her head.

“They are blind!” suddenly Ev shouted from behind.

Ga rebuked Ev loudly. He looked back at the shocked Quan. “That person is not necessarily blind … yeah, some are blind too. But the person I mean is just suffering from eye pain. You can say he can barely see properly.”

Quan shuddered. “That's terrible. I've also experienced it.”

Three adults were struck by surprise at Quan.

“What do you mean, honey?” worried, Mr. Durbysch whispered.

At that moment, Quan's body trembled. She almost cried when she whisper, “B-Before I kill them.”

Not had time to feel surprised, suddenly the sky darkened. Ev muttered something about an eclipse that had begun. But that was not the only thing that happened.

Their neighbors suddenly shouted. Their screams shouted as if they were gripped by an inevitable horror. Mr. Durbysch ran to the window, and he saw something that made him freeze.

Quan screamed.

The black robed herd returned. They turned their heads when they heard the scream of Quan who was afraid. One of them waved, and his friends followed him toward Durbysch's house.

Mr. Durbysch shouted in panic at his two sons to run with Quan. But the door suddenly burst open very loudly. The black robed herd marched in.

Quan trembled behind Ga's back. There is something different about this herd. She is still trying to remember what was missed.

“Give the child to us.” One of the robed men made a noise from under his blue mask.

Quan suddenly realized what made this herd different. The people who killed her mother first, their eyes and mask are white with blue hues. But this herd … their eyes and masks are blue.

Was Quan only just mistaken?

“What's wrong with my daughter?!” Mr. Durbysch jerked. “I don't even know a jerk like you all!”

The man chuckled. “You don't know? Is that right, Adan? That's a little weird considering you're the husband of a Vocaship's Representative.”

Quan doesn't know exactly how the father's reaction, but suddenly chaos broke the atmosphere.

Quan was pushed back until it slammed into the wall. The girl looked at her family who was fighting the enemies who were carrying the Sword of the Stake.

Mr. Durbysch suddenly shouted; black blood pooled on the floor. He fell there, with eyes looking horrified at Quan.

“Go!” Quan's father shouted one last time to his daughter.

Quan roared to call her father, but she didn't dare to approach. Ev suddenly lifts her sister up, and he runs.

“Dad!” Quan shouted sadly.

“Be quiet, Quan! Here.”

Ev dropped Quan off the edge of the forest, then squatted in front of her. He turned his head as several people came out to chase after them.

“Listen, Quan. Look, don't cry! Just run away. You understand? Run as far as possible!”

Quan shook his head. “Where should I go?”

Ev points the way out of town. He squeezed Quan's shoulder and said emphatically.

“Run, get out of the city gate! After that you will find a small cottage not far from there. Tell the old woman that Lor is attacked us.”

Quan bleating. “Ev ….”

Ev shouted, “Run!”

Quan ran as fast as she could. Only a few meters later, suddenly the girl heard a shrill pain. She turned her head.

“EV!” Quan squealed. Tears flowed down her cheeks.

The girl almost turned toward Ev, but the black-robed men ran after her.

Quan did the only thing at that time that she was only able to do.

She run.

The eclipse is over, but Quan's life is not yet. After running while hiding occasionally, that night finally she met an old woman who was betel-leaf chewing, who immediately packed her bags and carried Quan on her back into the forest.

Quan doesn't live in a strange place or the forest itself.

Quan returned to the city where her mother died.