Asphalt Edge Empty House

59 Looking for Linda's Body

Pakde Jarwo got up from sitting after a long time of meditation. His chest that was hit by the claw of a hunchback creature was no longer hot. The hero helped the old man to stand up. After a little discussion, the two of them agreed to continue the journey to find Asih's whereabouts.

The big tree that Wira pointed out, was already in plain sight. They walked slowly while watching the surrounding conditions. Their encounter with the hunchback creatures, still leaves a bit of trauma in the mind of the Hero.

With the heart of Wira and pakde Jarwo walked through eight large trees that stood to form a gate. Strange sights were again presented before the eyes.

In the minds of the heroes, after passing through the gate they will arrive in the empty house edge of asphalt, but the estimate turned out to be wrong. It was not the old house they had encountered, but rather a vast expanse of dead forest with dozens of mossy old tombs all around it.

Wira's heart immediately beat fast, bad experience when fighting against a herd of zombies still stuck in his memory. The hero immediately tied back the golden dagger in his right hand, this time he did not want to be careless.

"The forest is barren, the tree dries without leaves, as if it had just been exposed to a hot cloud from a volcanic eruption."

"The tomb seems to be very similar to the ancient tomb I have seen in the spirit realm. Is this the same place?"

"Or don't you, this place is connected there?"

The spirit, speaking to himself. The appearance of the dead forest was very similar to the forest in the spirit realm. His memory returns as Ronggo Joyo guides him through the gates of the astral dimension.

When the hero passed through the ancient tomb, it was exactly the same as the tomb he saw today.

The difference was that the forest at the astral dimensional gate was overgrown with a large tree whose leaves were extremely dense, while where it stood at the moment, the tree was dry as if it was charred in flames.

"Be careful, never daydream in a place like this, it will be very dangerous if you do not focus!"

"This place might just be a trap, so you better be alert and stay focused."

The voice of Pakde Jarwo immediately resuscitated Wira from the moss, he again noticed the road while occasionally looking back. Suddenly the eyes of the hero caught the shadow of the ball

the energy that was floating passed above their heads.

The curious heroes chased the white ball of light that floated above their heads. Pakde Jarwo was silent for a moment, then closed his eyes, he seemed to recognize the ball of light that was in front of his face.

"Linda, why are you here?"

The words of Mr. Jarwo Kontan alone made Wira surprised, just pakde Jarwo mentioned the name Linda, a journalist girl who wanted to be saved.

" You're Linda?"

The hero still could not believe what he saw. The ball of light then enlarged, forming the silhouette of the figure of a woman he knew.

" Yes sir, this is my Linda, this is their home, you better get out of here quick, before the ugly twins come here, and catch us."

"The ugly twins, who do you mean Lin?"

The hero again asked about the ugly twins Linda meant. In his mind, the place was inhabited by many figures other than the two humpback creatures who had made Jarwo almost lost his life.

"The ugly twin that attacked you, the creature was blind, but his hearing was very sensitive sir."

The surprised spirit, the ugly twin that Linda meant, turned out to be two hunchback figures who had attacked them. The heroes soon realize, if the figure who has saved their lives is Linda. The girl who had outwitted the two humpback creatures, so that away from the Hero and Pakde Jarwo.

"We'd better hurry, I'll lead you to Wongso's place now."

They soon follow Linda, who has now returned to the form of an entity. Wira and Pakde Jarwo ran while vigilantly circulating his eyes.

Soon they reached a large rock, where Mbah Wongso was. The village elder was seen trying to heal Siska.

"Where do you go, until the girl has to pick you up?"

"Be careful with your footsteps, police officer, don't step on and break the line, they can smell us here."

The spirit looked around him, but he did not feel the astral energy there. Since then they ran, but all was well, none of the creatures attacked, since the hunchback left them.

"It looks like this area is quite safe, from earlier we did not see the presence of astral beings who attacked us."

Wira asked for an explanation to mbah Wongso, because there was something strange that he had been thinking about. Mbah Wongso smiled faintly, as if he had understood the contents of the mind of the Hero.

"In a moment the light of his life will be extinguished, he will really die, if the girl's body is not soon we find."

The hero's face suddenly became gloomy hearing the words mbah Wongso. He looked at Linda with a pushy look. The light of the energy ball was indeed dimmer than the first time he saw it enter Siska's body.

Wira immediately wiped away the tears that had involuntarily dripped down her cheeks. Linda came back in the form of a white silhouette and walked up to Wira as if she was going to raise her heart.

"Have not scoffed at the commander, all this is my destiny, not the fault of Mr. Wira. So stop crying, I most do not like to see people sad, fearing that later I will join in crying."

The hero smiled faintly, in case maybe he would like to hug and kiss Linda's hand to apologize. But all that he could not do, because Linda is now just a white shadow figure that can not be touched even though he really wants it.

"Sorry..."

That's the only word a hero can say. The handsome officer took a deep breath, as if he wanted to let go of all the burdens that were squeezing his chest. The hero got up and walked towards Siska.

The beautiful policewoman had just regained consciousness from fainting, after being hit by a broken-faced female creature. Pakde Jarwo gave him a pill from a leather pouch tucked in his waist. The old man smiled as he stroked Siska's hair.

"Just chew the pill so it dissolves quickly, sirde knows you don't like bitter, but the medicine will soon heal your internal wounds dok."

Siska closed her eyes, withstanding the bitter taste of her tongue, since childhood she was very difficult when told to take medicine. Therefore, Mr. Jarwo slightly forced him.

"Why is it so bitter sir, I have trouble swallowing this pill!"

Siska grumbled, her face reddened, her tears dripping, her bitter taste stinging, making her nauseous and wanting to spit out the newly chewed pill.

"Haha..."

Pakde Jarwo laughed heartily at the face of his nephew who blushed, actually he did not have the heart, but what to say, they also ran out of water stock. So Siska had to swallow a bitter pill that made her want to vomit.

"Koe iki wis gede ndok, wis dadi girl, cook ngmben medicine wae must be in pekso."

While chuckling, Mrde Jarwo advised Siska about his bad habits in childhood. In Javanese the man reminded that Siska was no longer a child, she had become a mature girl. It was fitting that Siska could abandon bad habits in her childhood.

After a long period of rest recovering the drained energy, Mbah Wongso called Linda to come closer. After that, he signaled to Mr. Jarwo to help channel his internal energy.

"You're ready to dock, we'll try to find your body."

Linda, who was already in the form of an energy ball, flew towards Mbah Wongso. With the help of Mr. Jarwo, he tried to track down Linda's body.

Mbah Wongso tried to break through the illusion fence created by Asih. The power of the red full moon makes Asih stronger, the demonic drop woman is able to build a magical fortress that covers the eyes of the three mbah Wongso.

But through Linda's tribe, they finally managed to find the whereabouts of Linda's body. Linda's body was confined to the stone floor with the tight guard of two giant bat-like winged black creatures.

His body condition pale and began to turn blue, mbah Wongso worried that they would run out of time, he decided to suck Linda into his body, while he would be bait.

"I've found my way in, you help this girl get back into the body. Me and Mr. Wira will be the bait, so you'll be more free to return Linda to her body."

Mbah Wongso opened his eyes, then handed Linda to Mr. Jarwo, they planned to break into the room where Linda's body was in the pasung. Mbah Wongso and Wira will be the bait. Meanwhile, Pakde Jarwo will perform a ritual to insert Linda into his body.

"It's time, no matter what happens after this, don't be afraid of them once."

Mbah Wongso touched Wira's shoulder, and at that time the young officer was unable to move. He could only feel his body shaking like it was electrocuted.

The veins all over his body hardened, the jaws of the Hero thickened, he was lying on the ground afterwards. Mbah Wongso stuck out an arm, helping the Hero to stand up.

The hero got up and felt his body had been filled with energy. Wira never felt her body as fit as it is now, she wanted to ask what the old grandfather did to her, but Pakde Jarwo gestured for Wira not to ask again.

"We make this gentle nature mess Mr. Wira, let the devil get angry and come to us."

Wira was somewhat surprised by the attitude of the mumawa shown mbah Wongso. Wira smiled faintly her young spirit ignited. They came out from behind the boulder and immediately ran towards the fog.

"Prepare we'll challenge them!"