Climbing Trail

Terror on Mount Dempo Part 2

And with no more command, we were all running around in panic as we could. Lightning continued to strike behind us, getting closer and closer. Every time my voice sank, my heart stopped beating.

In that panic once in a while I heard the terrified sobs of Yuni. Then a giant white pillar of light struck a few meters ahead of us. I'm resigned. Lightning this close, I can't possibly survive. But it wasn't lightning.

In front of us, just a few meters away, was a beautiful woman in a white dress. His eyes looked at us full of hatred. His face looks very angry.

My whole body was shaking, but I couldn't move even just to look down. All we could do was stare at his cynical smile. Both of his hands were playing something. And my heart rippled, realizing it was a pornographic playing card owned by Bang Idan.

As his smile disappeared, his hands raised slowly and looked threatening. His index finger pointed straight towards Yuni. Then a voice sounded, soft but terrifying.

"You have me..." A lightning bolt struck again, as soon as the woman in white dress was lost without trace accompanied by a giggling sound that echoed among the Pantigi trees of Puncak Dempo.

I was scared to death. My legs suddenly went limp and my eyes started to heat up. Yuni is worse. I saw his body trembling uncontrollably. Bang Idan who was the first to control himself immediately grabbed my hand and Yuni and asked us to move immediately.

"Let's move. This is not done. The residents here are angry with us." Bang ldan.

Half-running we moved down the path of Puncak Dempo. But soon we started slowing down again. Though the heart wants

quickly leave the place, but the situation is not supportive. The pitch-black night state plus the slippery rocky path due to wetness and light sources that only exist in the front and back make us slower than before.

Every time I heard the sound of giggling in the darkness of the canggi tree, my feet reflexively wanted to run away but separating from the group was not an option. From the corner of the eye I could see the greatness of the white figure, and I really did not want to be sure what the figure was.

The drizzle had stopped and the moon peeked a little behind the clouds. But the gust of wind was still as sharp as razor. I could not tell if I was shivering from fear or cold. The rest of the friends were almost the same as me: Yuni, Ale and Anes. We were still able to move because we felt guarded by Bang and Bang Amran in the front and Bang Amran in the back.

Many times they are always reminded to move and continue to pray.

I heard Anes' voice behind me asking Bang Amran.

"Who was that, bang?" Although his voice was slow but still quite heard by me.

Bang Amran did not immediately reply, there was a short pause before finally being answered with a voice that sounded doubtful.

"Princess Dempo."

We continued to step down slowly and in tandem. I constantly felt anxious as if there were a lot of eyes watching us. Sometimes I gasped in shock at the flashlight that was highlighted to the ground from behind me, but only the Bang Amran flashlight.

I understand the concern of Bang Idan. Mount Dempo is not a mountain. Periodically on this mountain there are continuous serious incidents. People missing and dying are common. The memory of this that makes me continue to force myself to walk even though it is unusually tired.

This is where our road position changes. Bang Amran and Bang ldan changed positions. Yuni is behind Bang Amran and I am in the middle.

From behind I heard Bang's voice reminding me to walk and don't break up praying.

"Nes, prayer according to your faith, Yuni as well." Bang Idan's voice reminded Anes to pray.

"lya bang." Answer Anes.

I'm relieved that we've passed the cantigi forest. The treesbcantigi with their skinny branches like the fingers of a corpse made me uncomfortable.

We began to enter the forest along the path containing large trees and began to meet. Behind the trees was a white mist moving slowly. The faint shadow of the thin trees behind the fog seemed to me alive and watching our steps.

"Pin, focus ahead. Don't look left right." Bang's voice was heard from behind.

"lya bang." I answered.

Without being asked, I actually began to care about the atmosphere around. The fog that moved slowly between the trees and the thickets of the bushes made me think strangely. Besides the increasingly steep downhill roads demand more attention, what else plus minimal lighting. Often I hesitate to step up and have to ask in the flashlight first.

Then I felt my hair bristling. From the corner of the eye is often seen crossing something, but I force my eyes continue to focus forward. Until suddenly beyond my own wishes my face slowly turned to the right side. My eyes immediately stared at the two fireflies that flew about a meter away from me.

My eyes were fixed on those two little lights. The longer I stared, the smaller the light slowly grew bigger. My body instantly stiffened when it realized it was not a firefly, but rather a pair of fiery red eyes. Those eyes stared fixedly at me without blinking. His eyes looked sadistic and showed dislike. Slowly his face was visible, then his hair, until finally it was visible all over his body. The man was wearing black clothes. Her hair is long and messy.

I still can't move my body. Neck's stiff. Even to make a sound, I can't. Suddenly my heart seemed to come off when the creature's face in an instant was already a moment from my face. But the face had now turned rotten, with maggots wriggling and going in and out of his eyes, nose and cheek skin. The smell of a very rotten carcass inhaled and made me nauseous. My eyes widened in horror and reflexes screamed with all my might. And that rotten face kept coming closer. My screams grew when I saw the rotten skin and flesh on his cheeks falling to the ground.

A loud slap resuscitated me. It was Bang Idan who was suddenly already in front of me. When my consciousness began

recovering, I found myself sitting with my hands over my face. My other friends are all around me.

-tbc