Antara Darah dan Hati: Dream Reality English Translation

Chapter 16 Part 3 "De prinses en haar tijgerhart"

"Howling ghosts they reappear
In mountains that are stacked with fearBut you're a king and I'm a lionheart"
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King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men

POV Sofia

The day of the terrorist bomb attack under the guise of Islam has finally arrived. Mr. Wisnu and I were at one of the hidden bases belonging to the Jalan Darah motorcycle gang, which is far from the hustle and bustle of the city. I along with brother Ilya, brother Muhamed and mr. Wisnu are waiting for the members who are willing to carry out this dangerous mission.

An hour had passed, and finally I got a notification from their highest leader in this base that they had all gathered. I never thought they would come in more numbers than I expected because considering their reputation as criminals who quite often only seek personal gain in every activity they do, I had the thought that they would not care to defend what is right when the people who live in the land where they were born were oppressed.

I along with mr. Wisnu, brother Muhamed and brother Ilya went to meet them in the basement where they were gathered. They all stood together facing me, my two friends and my butler. I kept walking and stopped. Now my position is right in the front and center of them all. Their gazes showed seriousness and courage as if they already knew what I was going to ask them to do and how they would end up.

I took a deep breath, use the time of silence a little more so that their attention was all on me alone. While I took the time for silence, my eyeballs moved here and there to check if their attention was on me and in the end I opened my mouth, began to convey what I'll asked to them and my hopes for them in this terror attack prevention mission.

"I know all of you already know why you are here tonight and it is a shock to me because even though you already know what you are going to do you still come. I know, I don't deserve to ask this to you. Asking you all to sacrifice your life for something that doesn't have any value or worldly gain that you will get from the success of this mission." I said to them in a deep, low tone taking a breath and continuing my sentence.

"Yes, I do not deserve to ask you this because I know who I am and you also know my identity which is the niece of the king of the Netherlands, a king who leads a people whose most of their ancestors have committed many crimes and damage to the land that we are all currently standing on but tonight is not about me, not about you who are being labeled as criminals and nor about the natives, the Dutch, Islam or any labels you can attach to any groups and people.

Tonight is a night where a crime and wicked deed will occur which if it happens could result in the people around you whom you love can lose their lives, be imprisoned and be oppressed in other ways in the name of safety and security." I said in a slightly raised tone then continued my sentence.

"To be honest, I don't expect much from you because you yourself may know consciously from the bottom of your heart about the nature of the profession that you are doing for a living." I said to them in a tone slightly higher than before.

"And I also don't know what reasons you have for being here tonight but if one of your reasons is to atone for all the evil deeds that you have done then this is the time. This is the time for me and you to do something right in our lives, to stand up for what is right regardless of who we are, where we came from, and what our past is like!" I said with slightly higher voice than before, trying to raise their spirits.