(Missed ) In Nakampe Ivory Village

CHAPTER IV

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our friends who disappeared, continued to the Southern village. We still are

accompanied by Mr. Rusli, Pak Yunus, Pak Toni and Pak Udin as encroachers

the walk. However, Yulia and Bella do not come, they keep Bianca who is still

not yet able to communicate.

At this location,

we found something different from the previous location. As far as the eye can see

what appears is a forest. The road-goers lead ahead

while occasionally mingling machetes cut off the ends of the growing plants

wild in front, clearing the streets of weeds and wild plants. So

next and finally, before our eyes stretched out a meadow

green against the background of mountains and hills. The air is so fresh and

cool and sayup – sayup heard the river flow from a distance.

“We name

this place, KALI KIDUL. 10 meters ahead there is a small river, flowing

calm and the water is clear. That water is what irrigates the rice fields of – rice fields in our village,

but it can not just flow directly, because even though the water is calm

however, at the time of – at any given moment, the current can be frightening. So, we made

a pool used to hold water. The pool we named

TINFLY. That...” explains Mr. Udin while pointing to a building made of

black painted bricks.

Fur kudukku

I looked at the building immediately. It is similar to the building inside

my dream. Only the building is the only one in this Kali Kidul. An

the archway is arranged from stone times as high as 2 times the height of adults

the boundary of the area where we were standing with the building. Complete with trinkets

made of yellow janur and lantern; sajen contains seven-colored flowers,

snacks, incense and thick black coffee are placed in certain corners. Smog

thin floated – kites in the air into a breeze breeze breeze game,

it gives off a strange fragrant aroma.

“Cel, what's up

with you ?” asked Joan who saw me occasionally stop and pat her shoulders that felt numb and heavy, even though I

just carry a small bag filled with some snacks that are heavy

not up to 15 grams.

I smiled, I smiled,

shake your head slowly and then walk back. Not like the days

yesterday, today, when I set foot in this place, my shoulder was as numb

once in a while, my legs were like being given a heavy enough iron pendulum.

My head is dizzy, my eyes are twitching, my whole stomach is like

stirred. And...

“Hoekh..”

I spilled

almost half my stomach, Joan was shocked and so were the others.

“Why, you,

Cel...” asked Joan worriedly.

I raised

my right hand, “A... I just need to sit down for a while,” I said as I massaged

nape.

“If less

feel good, mumpung not far away, we just go back,” chirped Hudi.

“Tanggung ..”

I said, “It's half way. I'm it's okay. I don't know my body suddenly

can not be invited to cooperate,” connect me.

“Your face, pale

once, Cel,” said Joan.

“Already, I

it's okay – what,” I argue while a pair of my eyes are fixed on a figure

the shadow of an all-black old man holding a yellow bamboo stick, stood on

on a rock 15 meters from where we were, looking at me pity.

“Pak Udin,”

call me to Mr. Udin who is standing at the front. He looked and said,

“What's up, son Cella,”

“Who is the man

black shirt standing across the river there, sir ?” ask me while

he pointed towards the old man. However, when Mr. Udin and the others

looking, he disappeared.

“Nothing

who – who is there, son,” said Mr. Udin.

“Not possible,

sir... I just saw there is an old man – dressed all-round

black and carry yellow bamboo stick, pack ?” my clear.

Mr. Udin

shaking – shakes head, “Nak Cella, in this Kali Kidul, there is no one

residents also stay. This is a sacred place for us. And,

across the river, it's not our territory, it's just stupid people who are desperate

entering the area,”

“Cel.

think of macem – macem. Piye, kowe sido melu opo ora ?” chirps Akhmad.

“If you

it's okay – what, let's continue the journey, dark hunt,” take sir

Udin.

I

nodding head. I just stood up, suddenly my body was limp. Joan

nimbly snatched me while saying, “We first undo the search day

these. Cel, your condition does not allow to continue the journey,”

Joan's Words

it's knocking out the coral wall inside me. I nodded and we immediately

back to the inn. “What's wrong with me ? Unlike – days day

yesterday,” I complained in my heart. Surprisingly, upon leaving the place, a sense of numbness

and the weight was gone, my body stabilized again.

*

That morning, I,

Yulia and Hudi were invited by Mr. Sujar to the house of Panatua Nakampe Village

Ivory. His name is Mbah Joglo. Among the houses – houses of villagers, the house of Mbah

Joglo is located approximately 200 meters from the house where we stayed,

arguably, nicer and wider. The walls are made of woven bamboo, the,

the fragrance of sandalwood wafted as our feet – foot tread home page

those. There, precisely on the terrace, an old and skinny male – man sat down

cross-legged while sucking a cigar. He was about 88 years old. Even if already

aged 8 heads, yet, I can't deny, he still looks youthful.

Upon seeing our arrival, her pair of tiny eyes did not blink

looking at us, without expression. Cold and sharp. Stared like that, we

feeling bad on your own, especially when we tread – footprints, step on the mat

pandan leaves that stretch along the terrace. There was a cold flowing from

the soles of the feet up to – ubun and it feels very cold.

“Include, this

Mbah Joglo, kids – kids. He is the oldest resident of the village.

You are the one who is guarding this village, son,” said Mr. Sujar. We were one by one too

introduce yourself and feel for it, and then sit down.

“Mbah tofu,

come to this village,” said Mbah Joglo.

“Ngapunten, ,

Mbah.. indeed since we came, we have been faced with the event –

events beyond reason,” I said, “Start from my friend – who

disappear, the behavior of one of my dazed friends and many more things,”

“What

happened to your friends – friends, just the beginning. Mbah did not expect

you guys encountered an even more terrible event than this,”

“Actually,

what was our mistake, to experience an event like this, Mbah ?”

Mbah Joglo

silent for a moment, he looked at me deeply, his gaze as if penetrating the skin

and my flesh, my face flushed red because it was not usually looked at by men

especially that old age. We all feel restless. He looked at me no

less than five minutes, but, like, hours. After that he saluted

to me while saying.

"Current,

Nyai... Putumu Iki mboten ngertos menawi panjenengan tansah ngancani so

we're with menika board. Keparenga, Kulo njlentrehaken kados

sejatosipun, sampun kedadasan dhateng kanca-kancanipun ing menika board,"

(Sorry, nyai...

Your granddaughter does not understand that you accompanied her from the city to this place.

Allow me, to explain what happened to his friends on the spot

it's ).

After saying

thus, Mbah Joglo placed two of his palms on his forehead, "Corn, "God,

Nyai... Kulo. Mature new,"

"Sorry, man,

nduks. She spoke to him who took care of you... Please permission to

explain what happened to your friends. Now listen...

Four of your friends: Pedro, Parto, Ikbal are dead, meanwhile, Bianca...

The sukmanya are trapped in a place in this village. I can only suggest, though,

do not let the empty body smell blood for three days

fore. Otherwise, he was possessed by a figure that these villagers had

called lelepah, less likely to survive," explained Mbah

Joglo.

"Crawl

?" my many.

"Chap...

Does the creature named catapult really exist ? Not just a myth ?" ask

Julie.

I give

the gesture to Yulia not to speak carelessly, "Sorry, Mbah... Julia

speaking carelessly," I said as I returned to speak, "Is Bianca

can it be healed ?"

"For

that problem, Mbah will try as much as possible... "

In the moment

that was, a man came over, his face looking anxious and confused. He whispered

to Mr. Sujar and the man who became the head of the village of Nakampe Gading

widen his eyes, "Boy !"

"Milk

Cella.sorry, it's about your friend Bianca," said Mr. Gee.

Sujar.

"What's up, man,

sir ?"

"Perfectly, then,

we'll be right back... Now either. Mbah, I beg Mbah to come too, please,

yes." said Mr. Sujar.

*

When we arrived

at home, the yard had many people crowded.3 people were lying in

the ground in the state of the body like being torn apart by a sharp object, his body

bloodied. One of them we can recognize, Bi Midar. Their bodies

lying stiff, in another corner Bella was screaming for help and trying

dropped Bianca who was on her back.

Bianca

looks terrible.

Heads

enlarged, the skin of the forehead is wrinkled like a fold of cloth while the veins

protruding like a blackish blue worm. Her eyes

wide open, as if about to come out, while, his eyeballs blackened. It

it opened its mouth wide, revealing a long, pointed row of teeth

and always salivate.

For us, that is

it wasn't Bianca that we knew, she turned into a statured creature

skinny, just a bone wrapped in skin. His nails are black

long grips firmly on Bella's shoulder.

"Let's go,

sick ! Release !" bella shouted, blood spurting out, splashing into

bianca Face.

Bianca

grinning horribly, he moved his head to the right and to the left as if he wasn't

there's bones. His pair of wide and strange eyes were staring at Bella's neck.

I shuddered, when I saw his mouth open wide and moving

the trunk of Bella's neck.

Bella closed her eyes, resigned to what was going to happen, but, suddenly...

"Crep !!"

Those teeth

stuck on a black bamboo, Bella's neck was saved.

The creature looked riled up, Mbah Joglo was already standing looking over

its direction. His roar seemed to tell him that he did not accept by action

that grandpa. Just briefly. His grip loosened and a light thump

on the nape made him helplessly limp.

Bella grimaces

in pain as the creature's nails were plucked from his shoulders, fresh blood was still

it flows out of his wounds. As soon as Mbah Joglo sprinkled the powder

white on the surface of the skin to cover the gaping wound. Bella screaming

pity, his shoulders are burning. Can't stand the heat, Bella collapsed

fainted in my arms.

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