ALKISAH: Prayer for the World [1001 Indonesian Fantasy Stories]
STORY: The Reality of the World/Them Mortal & Those Who Hold Swords

Yesterday was probably the most ridiculous day Fira had ever spent as long as she lived. It could be that the entire school did some kind of stupid brawl just because of a bickering between a student and another student at a neighboring school. And strangely, they even seemed pleased with the silliness.

Time showed at five in the afternoon as Fira's school pupils began clashing with students from the opposing school in the middle of the highway, while the riders were also as much as possible not to get involved in the action. Some attacked with bare hands, wooden sticks, motor gears, even iron rods.

However, still for Fira that sight was a very strange thing.

They enjoyed the violence, while Fira was only able to stand under a tree while observing the battle between the two schools with a flat expression fixed on her face. He wanted to laugh, but unfortunately he was also horrified by everything that happened at that time.

The purplish and delicate long-haired girl could only watch and sculpt in a safe place in the distance. Not because he did not want to fight, but because he was too tired to swing his sword.

“What-what... “ The teenage girl whispered. The cold sweat is flowing. “That's right... “

“Hey, Fira!” A beautiful girl in white hijab was running towards Fira. “What are you doing here anyway? danger know!” The girl tried to control her breath.

But Fira did not heed the girl's words at all, because her eyes were still fixed on the crowd of students who were fighting like crazy.

“Yeah, this is exciting too to watch.” Fira muttered while grinning mischievously. “What do you think, Sof?”

“Tapi—”

Suddenly, Fira felt a danger approaching her very quickly. Spontaneous the girl immediately raised her right hand to the side, right in front of the face of her classmate, Sofia, and caught one iron rod that almost hit the girl's face.

“Eh?” Sofia was shocked to death. His face was pale with no expression.

“Your heads... We better get out of here, Sof.” Said Fira with a cold face. He did not know who threw the iron, but it managed to irritate him to the crown.

“Wa-hahaha.. thanks not got.” Said Sofia who was also sweating coldly.

Fira gripped the iron so tightly that it bent, then slammed it down until the iron rod stuck in the asphalt, and created a very loud sound to the point that it was heard in all directions.

Everyone who heard him stopped moving for a moment and turned their heads towards Fira and Sofia. How surprised they were when they found the iron rod stuck. There was even smoke coming out of the hole.

“What look? You guys want to die, huh?” Fira said sharply with a look of wanting to kill, then she stepped away and pulled Sofia's hand. However, his words managed to make everyone shudder in horror. Even the riders are also silent “Yuk, Sof, just forget about the humans **** this.”

Everyone who was there gulped.

In fact, Fira is quite famous in her school, or rather, among the high school students in her city. The purple-eyed ferocious girl who managed to make dozens of school thugs battered, like that Fira is known in the eyes of High School children in the city of Kendari.

However, even though Fira sounds very powerful and dangerous, strangely the girl is also a victim of bullying carried out by some rich schoolgirls who are in her class. Fira never retaliated even though she was always treated like trash. Even last year, Fira was pushed to the point of falling into a school dam, and was covered in a bucket of foul-smelling mud, but she remained silent.

But that's just the past. The incident is also actually not too important to remember anymore. And as it should be, everyone also knows, that yesterday will always change into tomorrow. So, he tried to keep going while trying to forget everything he didn't need.

Then, that day ended with Sofia constantly raving so that Fira did not use her power in public like that. But, what Sofia said was indeed true, considering the existence of the iron rod could be used as very strong evidence for the secret of Fira.

Yes, in fact, Sofia also knows about Fira's true identity, and perhaps, Sofia is also the reason for Fira to survive in this dilapidated human world. Fira has always looked down upon mankind, because of their endless ego. Humans are very strange, have no boundaries, and are unpredictable. That's what makes Fira hate them.

But in the end, man is just a mortal being.

Fira is a creature that approaches eternity.

What people like Fira have been through is very different from human life. Man today only knows about war through the lessons of history, whereas Fira knows about war, because he is also involved in it.

Perhaps, that was the simple reason that made Fira unable to understand humans. It's like that's how the world works.

“Yes God... “ Fira sat on the bed with a blanket that still covered half her body. The girl massaged her painful forehead. “Give me the strength to face those humans... “ Honestly, every time Fira remembers humans, somehow the rich girls also appear in his mind, and make his head even more sick.

“Sofia... “ Fira tries to get rid of the pain by imagining the face of the friend who is always by his side. The girl laughed softly as she recalled the times Sofia nagged yesterday.

“Hah... It's time huh?”

Time shows three o'clock in the morning.

With a heavy heart, Fira finally got out of bed, and got ready to go to work on the task that has become her responsibility in this world.

Fira opened the closet in the corner, and took out a large wooden box, where she kept the only war supplies she had. He started wearing a dark purple uniform that wrapped almost all of his body, except for his head. Then, he put some steel-based protectors on his shoulders, chest, legs, knees, and hands.

Lastly, the girl took out a sword she had hidden under the bed. A beautiful sword that was also purple in color and looked extremely sharp.

But, for some reason the girl had looked at her sword blankly.

On his blade, Fira could see the reflection of his face.

From morning till night, Fira goes about her day as an ordinary, grumpy girl. A High School Student. However, in the early hours of the day like today, Fira had to do a job that was not even possible for any human being in the world to do.

“Any... “

However, Fira hurriedly shook her head to expel those useless thoughts, and immediately went out through the window she had left open, then jumped up high and landed smoothly on the roof of her hostel.

A cold wind blew straight at him. Her long, somewhat purplish hair was bobbing like a wave.

“Hmm... But yes, maybe I should be grateful, for being able to come into this world and enjoy a fairly normal life... “ Murmured the girl on herself. “Here I can go to school, sleep well, eat as I please, shower as much, and... Not like time is still there... “ Fira sighs deeply.

Yes, this is the true identity of Fira, an Arch.

Warriors from another world, referred to as the Crystal World. Soldiers who have been chosen to come into this world, and are tasked with protecting humans from their own sins. The People of the Other World. A being that approached immortality, and had the ability to declare a miracle was as easy as flipping a palm.

“It's time you woke up, Nyxia.” Said Fira who instantly made a bright purple light appear at the tip of his sword blade. “Ya. Moreover, everything has also gone smoothly until today.” A thin smile formed on his lips.

However, Fira's smile disappeared in an instant, when she saw that there was a lot of pitch-black smoke coming from the houses. Nothing was burning at the time, because the smoke was coming from humans. Black smoke, which makes anyone goosebumps to see it.

Fira turned her gaze to some human figures dressed in black and wearing masks that had just slipped out of the window of the house not far from there. Even Fira instantly knew that they were thieves after taking a quick look, and there was so much black smoke coming out from their bodies.

“Fucking humans.. You guys can really sin.”

All of the black smoke rose up, and rose into the sky, gathering at one point and creating a black hole. From the black hole, human silhouettes were born from pure darkness.

The black creatures were floating in space, surrounding the black hole. They were the enemies Fira had to face now. Those black figures were neither ghosts nor evil spirits, they were merely beings born from nothing, and the only thing they wanted in this world, was the destruction of mankind.

Fira mounted the horses, with his right foot in front, then raised his sword which emitted a bright purple light. “Hap!” The girl attacked with one steady swing, creating a wide purple incision of light that shot straight towards the Sins.

The incision managed to make dozens of Sins split in two until it disappeared without any remnant, but, its attack had not managed to destroy the black hole at all. As long as the hole remains, the Sins will continue to be born.

“Campret ah... “

From here on, Fira's fight will be even tougher. He had to fight those Sins so as not to attack humans, while trying to destroy the black hole. Or he just had to wait until sunrise, and everything was done.

Fira took a deep breath. Purple light re-emerged on his sword. He put his feet back and prepared to attack. At the same time, there seemed to be many people starting to appear on the roof, some even floating.

Fira smiled happily again. “Okay friends, time to work.”

As a human, Fira was known as the Ferocious Girl, but as her present self, people who were also from another world, knew Fira as the Purple Rainbow Sword.