XVI

Princess Vibia wakes up, seeing a blurry view of loose cloth falling hanged under the fairly decorated ceiling in warm color- that fades as her eyes slowly opens wide. Nothing can be heard, even a small sound of thudding outside cannot penetrate the well-closed room that was specially made for her majesty.

‘’I finally understand it now… the DEOS, why it’s been just days since the re-establishment of the kingdom but yet, it feels like we’ve been living an eternity… that’s because the DEOS has the power to condition our minds to believe in a man-made history…’’

‘’There is something wrong in this world’’

Suddenly, sound of opening ingress made a quick break of silence.

‘’So, you just noticed…’’

‘’Niru?’’

‘’I thought all of you knows it…since you all are capable of summoning the distortion…- So, there are those types of people who can summon the distortion while not being ‘awakened’…’’

‘’ah…Yes, we all can summon the distortion but I never know that the history wasn’t real at all…’’ -She said it while his right eye glows in crimson red… Staring at the princess, Niru went quiet for a moment, for discovering something bemusing.

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Outside of the room, the people of hybrid tribe are preparing for the ritual, Niru convinced them to help the remaining of human kingdom that were in-prisoned, and transform them into beasts just like him- even if they are all aware that those humans were the culprit with king Asofiram’s death.

‘’Just like what the previous kings have said… No matter what their race or specie, we, the people of hybrid tribe must help them no matter what.’’

 The hybrid tribe were actually the one responsible for turning Niru into a beast. They practice a very simple ritual; the subject only has to sleep while they are putting him the sacred coronet of the first hybrid tribe leader. The subject will then dream of an image of himself- it is said that this image was the god of faces, and in exchange of a new race, you will have to give away your face to this godly entity- but no one knows, faces weren’t that important to beast people.

Transformational ritual is a tradition passed down from original beasts- The five first beasts after the great Ali-fiy Arde, everyone is given the freedom to change race without any consequences.

‘’The princess has already woken up, let the ritual begin.’’

All 51 of the human slaves woke up, their human form remained but their body is looked different… even different to the people of the hybrid tribe that took them into their protection.

Everyone covered their noses after the success of the ritual, with the wind blowing toward them, expanding repugnant scent spread.

‘’They all became filth flies… what should we do?

‘’What is this smell…’’

‘’Filth fly are one of the species that lived along inside our tribe… but unlike us they don’t have the helpful nature like most of us in this tribe- and they have distinct bad smell.’’

 People from hybrid tribe are divided into 3 districts; first is the hive, that is where they are currently; the bees, ants and butterfly people make a dwelling place in there, and it is the central district of New Colonia, second is the nest, that is where the wasps live.

‘’Wasps?’’

‘’While we live in one tribe, they have different nature to us. They are born- fighters, they are one of the direct subordinates and soldiers of Zuotia’s royal bloodline. Lastly is the filth. That is where filth flies’ dwell.’’

‘’Ant soldiers, guide them to the filth.’’

‘’As you wish, Princess Vibia.’’

The humans-turned filth flies were very confused to what have happened. The moment they turned into beasts, their memory was altered by the DEOS, making them believe that they are naturally beasts.

The success rate of the hybrid tribe transformational ritual is absolute but the abundance of the heart and mind of the subjects, will influence the specie they will become. 

Niru was utterly disappointed that he can keep an eye to his fellow humans while staying in the central district of New Colonia.

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‘’This the gate to The Filth, this is where your kinds belong.’’

The newly turned beasts were very confused, they refused to respond to the soldiers that guided them to their new home.

‘’GAA! Let’s just leave them in here. Filth flies are all stupid’’ -and they walked away without moving their heads back to check on the unenlightened flies- even so, the flies kept still on one spot exactly where the guards have left them.

BZZZZZZZZZZZZ~

Flight of filth flies came to give them a welcome- a welcoming hit- they fly to strike kicks at them.

‘’BZHIZIZIZI!’’ -they laugh in ear grinding noise.

‘’Who are these… They all look dumb. BHZIZIZIZ!’’

The oppressive flies landed to approach them

They are being persecuted for being new to the filth.

‘’You! What is your name?’’

‘’…’’

‘’No answer huh? You want us to beat you?’’

‘’…’’

‘’HA! If you insist!’’ a powerful blow of punch hit one of the newcomers, but because they keep on compressing to each other, they all lost their balance and fell on ground.

‘’tskk?? Their stupidity is pissing me off.’’

AAAGHHH!

A fast-moving spear hit the proud fly-person.

‘’Hey! What’s wit… Ant soldiers, are you defending these dumb newcomers?’’

‘’We didn’t want to… But… we will never keep our spears held back to anyone being oppressed… No matter who they are.’’

Clckk tck clk tk tck clk

They hastily ran toward the oppressed flies, clenching, as the heavily wrapped in armor body brawls their own weight.

‘’Nooo, they are armed with weapons… We should retreat.’’

‘’Are you hurt?’’

‘’…’’- they still refused to talk, but they stood on their feet, and pushed the ant soldier.

‘’Why did you do that??’’

‘’…’’

They were protected by the ant soldier but they look on him with superiority in their eyes. They rumbled and collected rocks around the area, threw it and spit on the brave and helping soldiers.

‘’We didn’t want to help you in the first place… but we did. GAAA! Filth flies, what insolence.’’

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Someone’s been watching at the Hive the entirety of the time, a beast person that resembles the characteristics of ants and bees- long antennae swings atop of his head whenever he moves it, armored in bright yellow color plates, at his back is a pair of large buzzing wings.

‘’What they are doing is defiance against Viscor Mukha’s laws!’’

DEOS XVI- END