Climbing Mount Slamet

The Follow Other Figure

I grimaced withholding the pain. Moreover, the bones in my back felt as if they were broken. I felt slowly, the pain felt great. By grabbing whatever was around me, I tried to get up and sit down. The atmosphere is dark. I don't know how long I slept here. There's no light whatsoever. All dark, desolate, even the night beasts did not dare to make a sound. All I fear is one, snake. Yes, what if suddenly the slithering beast came and pecked my legs or limbs. Let alone to run, to stand dodging it feels like I am no longer able. I opened the bottle I brought from Grandma Rampi's shop.

"It's a good thing the water hasn't changed." I murmured softly while smiling wryly. I can't imagine if what I'm thinking really happened. The water I brought turned blood, and the food I ate turned into a disgusting beast. Or even a rotting carcass.

"Hah." it feels nauseous to remember the events of that time. I was clearly warned not to touch anything other than the old woman. But I was determined to find and intend to steal what the woman had kept.

I sipped the water in the bottle. I'm relieved, there's nothing strange about the taste. It is good to get rid of thirst after walking all day. I sat leaning on something that was holding my back from earlier. I don't know what it is, I can't see it. But when I palpated, like a hard and flat object in shape.

"Maybe wood." I murmured. I don't care, obviously tonight I'll just rest. I can't feel like I have to walk again. I'm afraid that down there is a deep abyss. A place that can kill me at any time if I get mired there.

"Chihinsi ..."

"Aahhh, shit." I said. Apparently the figure was still following. Was he the one who waited for me all day?

A piece of white cloth flew over my head. He flew to and fro from one tree to another. I don't wanna stare. Just a quick glance at his movements. His laughing voice echoed deafeningly. Like wanting to ignore my current condition which is very concerning.

"Chihara..."

"Shut up, demon, damn it. Don't just laugh at you." I'm pissed. Did the devil not realize that his laughing voice was shrill and creepy. There's no merdunya at all. Then why does he keep laughing, is that the only ability he can. Isn't helping me get out of this place one of the best ways to do good. Who knows by helping me he could leave quietly, not have to wander around like that. Was he not tired if he had to fly continuously like now?

Looks like my curse is not good against the demon. He still continued to laugh, only this time he did not fly. He leisurely sat on a tree with his legs stretched down, and his hair thickly unraveled. Somehow he could have hair that thick and that long. What shampoo he actually uses to have such hair, and must spend how much shampoo to wash his hair.

I continued to observe the figure who was busy hanging out on top of the tree. The tree was not very tall, it was just that the tree was very large. His towering limb, seemed to be the most comfortable place for the woman to sit playing swinging and writhing spoiled. With his typical laughing voice, he looked very happy.

Suddenly the figure looked at me. As fast as lightning I threw away my eyes so as not to look at him. Only, I could see his face. His face was flat, with no eyes or nose. Just a mouth wide enough, with a smile that somehow made my hair goosebumps.

I don't mind the existence of that creature above me anymore. To be honest, I'm really scared right now. But I could do nothing but try to stay brave and persevere despite having to be accompanied by such an invisible female figure.

Slender. The laughter has gone. Not even his singing was heard anymore. Only the sound of the night wind hitting the leaves on the tree, made the night air feel very cold. Yeah, it's cold. It's a strange cold in my opinion.

The rustling of the dry leaves in the wind sounded like the singing of night. Makes my body feel tired lulled and felt in the net. The two eyes that I had tried to keep afloat, his feelings began to be attacked by intense drowsiness. I broke down and began to shut down.

"Jen. Hang on." one sentence that brought me back to my senses. I opened my eyes, tried to control myself and tried to wake up. I look around. There was no abyss, just an old wooden board that I used to lean on.

"How could an old wood like this last night be so strong." I murmured.

I try to get up and stand up. After I felt my strength was back, I tried to walk slowly and tried to walk down the path back. High tares made my skin sore, plus a limited distance of view because it had to repeatedly spread the grass that blocked the road. Until finally a hard object tripped by my feet. I grimaced with pain.

"Cock like a funeral?" batinku.

I feel relieved. That means that soon I will meet with the resident settlement. I rushed and kept walking. The tares have started to diminish. I followed a path that seemed to be very ancient and weathered. His funeral did not seem to have been taken care of.

"Perhaps because on the slopes of the mountain, so the people who have died and buried in this place then the grave will no longer be cared for. Because of the difficulty of access to this place.

I don't care about that. What is certain in my mind right now, where there is a tomb, then there will also be human civilization that I will meet. In the spirit of four-five I walked over and tried to find a way out of the quite large and spacious cemetery. Where as long as the eye looks there is only a wooden benchmark as a marker.

I paused for a moment, trying to decide which way I was going. The sun was getting higher, but the weather did not feel so hot.