Crying Under the Moonlight (Step Climbing)

The Modern City of Ghaib

By the time the climbers were far away from sight, Andre was sitting leaning under the big tree, his eyes looking up at the blue sky while taking a deep breath of signs he was tired.

The gentle breeze blowing into Andre's body made him feel sleepy which began to hit his eyes until it felt very heavy, his mind began to feel lost little by little until Andre fell asleep under the shade of the tree.

Meanwhile, Dirwan who was on his way to the post basecamp to ask for help to the ranger or basecamp party, but in the middle of the journey more precisely in the post Arban he rested in a fairly sloping place ,Dirwan went directly to the ramps that there is one tree that is shady enough to shelter, Dirwan chose to rest first, but he did not want to, when walking was staggering and his eyes had started to twitch a little dark when he looked into the lane.

Dirwan immediately fell under the tree without any pedestal so it was not strong anymore until he was not aware if he had fallen asleep.

Then Dirwan felt his joy come out of his body until he could see himself sleeping under a tree .

"hahh.why do I have two, this is a dream or real" he said in his heart.

Dirwan stood in front of his original body while looking at his own face with a face that began to panic as if he did not believe everything he was experiencing at this time.

Shortly afterwards came the white-haired grandmother came to Dirwan who was standing, the grandmother walked floating with a very sharp gaze staring at the dirwan.

Dirwan who felt someone approaching him with hot air made himself sultry.

"aaaaaaaaaaa who are you?". Why is it suddenly here?" screams in shock.

"hehehehehe hehehe you must come with me" the grandmother laughed as she invited Dirwan to come with her.

With a fear that makes the body vibrate, his heart rumbles uncontrollably until his heart feels like being dislodged when he hears the voice of the grandmother.

The body of the frozen solid felt something to restrain him, Dirwan tried to fight him but his efforts were only in vain because there was no influence whatsoever, which there was only anxiety in his chest.

Slowly the grandmother stretched out her dry scaly hands with long nails began to clutch her right hand, a dirwan who saw her made very frightened that he could not bear anymore, he said,it felt like screaming but his mouth felt locked, only in his heart he could speak and vent his fear.

"let go!!!" dirwan shouted in his heart.

"it's just that you scream as loud as it will not work" said the grandmother who heard what was said in her heart.

The Dirwan feared how he could return to his world again, but most importantly now how to get out of the granny's grasp.

gongs...The sound of a gong blaring so loudly that it made the grandmother feel pain and let go of her grasp.

"Damn it... Your life is still safe at this time, I will come back again to pick you up" said the grandmother disappeared fading like dust.

For now his life is still safe but he still wonders in him, why the grandmother immediately went when he heard the gong sound earlier.

Dirwan who can move his entire body was curious where the sound of the gong came from, dirwan searched and fro but did not find anything.

"The voice came from where it came from" he said in his heart.

By the time his tribe came out of his body, Dirwan could not wait if he was different from before.

Dirwan spontaneously frowned, eyelids opened with wide open jaws saw that in front of him was a very large gate.

The gate opened slowly with light emanating from the opening of the door to make Dirwan raise his hand blocking his eyes because of the glare.

The light that had been very glare now began to dim until Dirwan lowered his hand again.

"You're Andre's friend ?" ask someone who is suddenly in front of him.

Dirwan's eyes were wide open until his body crashed into the back so surprised him.

"iii am right, who are you?" ask dirwan, nervous.

"I was sent by my grandfather to pick you up to return you to your world" he said

With a sense of anxiety that is passionate, between having to follow or not make the dirwan back and forth in making decisions.

Dirwan had not had time to say yes or no, someone just led his hands directly into the gate, a dirwan who had resigned helpless who did not know to do anything, he said, he complied and followed him because he thought that if the man mentioned Andre's name there must be a certain purpose for him.

Just one step set foot through a large, high gate. Dirwan was immediately greeted by gamelan music accompaniment whose sound was very close at all but no one played it.

After passing through the gate, Dirwan was immediately presented with a view of the densely populated countryside, Dirwan was led through wooden stilt houses with thatched roofs.

"Where is this ?". Where do I take it ?" dirwan asked, trembling.

"You will be brought to Grandpa" he replied.

"Who's grandfather ?" ask dirwan.

But the dirwan questions did not answer back and they just quietly focus on walking to lead the dirwan.

High dirwan curiosity, often in his heart wondered about who the grandfather was meant.

Apparently the grandfather knew what the dirwan experienced at the time the old grandmother would bring a dirwan that would be made a slave later.

Then the grandfather immediately sent his soldiers to pick up the dirwan, the reason why the grandmother immediately felt pain when hearing the sound of the gong, it turns out that the grandmother was the enemy for them.

Then the dirwan who was still on his way saw his surroundings, he was so amazed when he saw the magnificent and modern city behind the village.

"wwww what is this place, there is nothing as sophisticated as this in the human world" he said in his heart.

While on the road, Dirwan saw the city with high buildings, cars without tires, but people who inhabit the village and the city is different from humans in general. Physically almost the same but what distinguishes their ears taper like cat ears.

But the people there who saw Dirwan very confused by the look of a rather cynical face continued to look at the dirwan when passing by the surrounding residents.

"Who is that mom ?. New occupants yes ma'am ?" ask the little boy who was with his mother on the side of the road that passed by Dirwan.

"Ssttt don't say that, it's not good" stopped talking to his son.

The people there thought Dirwan was a new resident who was being transported to his place, because it was escorted by the grandfather's messenger.

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