Curse Forever

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30 Years ago.

Heavy rain covered almost all of the area now known as Batavia.

His noisy voice collided with the hysterical screams from a residence in mourning.

Joglo roof house and surrounded by solid walls, seen the native nobles gathered in it.

Even in an unroofed house, though, all of them who are officials and come from among the nobility - stood with their heads bowed.Not mind the wet body because billions of rainwater continues to fall without pause .

They were silent amid the wet and noisy atmosphere. The sound of rainwater hitting the precarious clashed with the roar of tears .

The place they were incandescent was the residence of Duke Mandra Arthaprawirya - the leader of the Indigenous people at that time. He lives with five children and his wife who is pregnant with his sixth child.

Who would have guessed.

If yesterday, the atmosphere in this residence is so festive and full of happiness .

Yesterday was a seven-monthly event .

The whole extended family came to be happy and to pray for the mother and child who were being conceived .

However, that joyful atmosphere turned into such a terrible tragedy.

Later that night, after all the procession is done and continues to the dining and entertainment events, and, suddenly a horde of armed company soldiers barged in and immediately scattered indiscriminate fire into all corners of the house .

Suddenly the roar of gunshots that was so loud was heard and made the residents who lived around him scatter out.

They walk with doubt and hesitation. Then it stopped forming a crowd right in front of the residence from which the sound of the rifle came.

They were all stunned, looking at the residence that was so sturdy and majestic - it was now falling apart.

The walls were once decorated with beautiful carvings, now filled with holes and shapeless again due to bullets that penetrated it . Sparks of blood were seen coloring the walls.

And the most heart feels like in the iris and makes the eyes become hot to see it is, the expanse of humans lying - no longer alive.

Some of them turned their faces away.

Amis from blood splattered everywhere mixed with the smell of bullet gunpowder - gushing.

The aroma and sight were too nauseating and made nausea .Those who could not stand it instantly felt a great turmoil and vomited out his stomach contents.

' Drap. drap' the sound of the boots from the company's soldiers. They walked out in neat rows .

But one person is still inside.

He was seen circling around the place where the massacre had just taken place.

Then after making sure no one else moved, he then went out and continued to walk to the front.

He was the dreamer of the Company.

'' This is a warning to all of you.

You Indigenous people should know, who is the leader of this Batavia !

You should also know and be aware of yourself.

To and whose command you must obey !

No matter what your position is. If you refuse to cooperate and disobey, then your fate will end like this Duke Mandra Arthaprawirya.

If there is a proven plan of rebellion, it is not only the person concerned who will receive punishment. But the whole family and also the closest people. Without exception, he stared one by one the faces of the Natives who were in front of him.

And the company which had done its duty, left a place full of blood.

A moment after that. One by one they entered the place where the bloody tragedy had just happened.

Cruel. Foreigners have no conscience.

Only out of fear of the Indigenous leader carrying out a rebellion, with the heart they annihilated everything.

They stared in anguish and sorrow at the dead body that was lame.

Bemoan. Their tears trickled down - overshadowing the fate of fellow Indigenous people who were so ill-fated. Died in the hands of the invaders, in their own land.

The desire to retaliate and put up a fight arises. But the guts are not strong enough when given the warning delivered by the leader of the company soldier just now .

They then began to work together to collect the victims of company savagery.

In the silence of the night, they compactly decide to do a proper funeral.

In addition to the Duke, his two brothers, their wives and children , and all those who were and were involved in the feast were buried at that time in a field in the middle of the forest. It was quite far from the scene.

It took overnight for all of them to finally finish buried all the corpses they named as heroes.

A few days later. Raden Mas Arthaprawirya, the youngest of five children - the son of Duke Mandra Arthaprawirya - is still alive.

He survived the massacre, because at the time of the incident he was in the halfway house.

Maybe it's not time he died.

A few days before the event was held, he suddenly got hives.

Because it is impossible that the event whose preparation has been completed in the works - must be canceled, then with a heavy heart Raden Mas Arthaprawirya who was evacuated for a while. This was forced to do because of the fear of itchy diseases Raden Mas Arthaprawirya contagious.

Thus, he became the only survivor . As the only remaining offspring.

The news of there still living descendants of the Duke was known by the leader of the Company.

Either should be considered luck or worry.

Raden Mas Arthaprawirya was not killed like his family. He was just left alive. Even the position and assets of his family's wealth were returned.

But all of this is not given for free.

Company leaders have the intent and plan behind it. The Company determined that Raden Mas Arthaprawirya would be the next Duke . Which will later be and subject to the orders of the Company .

In other words. Raden Mas Arthaprawirya will be used as an example for Indigenous people in Batavia.

That they will never be more than the Company's men.

Even the highest ranking noble like Raden Mas Arthaprawirya though.

Days change.

Raden Mas Arthaprawirya who was only 10 years old at that time still did not understand what was really going on .

And over time, he was slowly - the land began to realize until it finally knew. If the cause of death of all members of his family is due to being slaughtered with hot bullets by the company's soldiers .

For this reason, the higher-ups of the company were worried that the Duke of Mandra Arthaprawirya would form an alliance and create a rebellion .

Indeed, as a descendant of the previous ruler of Batavia, the late Duke of Mandra Arthaprawirya never wanted to submit to the company.

Although he often received threats, he refused to give up. He felt entitled because he should have been the one who ruled in this land that had been given a foreign name.

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Seven years after that.

Raden Mas Arthaprawirya who had reached adulthood received the title as Duke. He officially became the regional head of Indigenous Batavia leader.

Later, he married a noble daughter named Pramunti.

And it didn't take long, they were blessed with boys. He is the Panji of Arthaprawirya.

The life of a Duke of Arthaprawirya is so winding . It begins with a terrible tragedy that has befallen his family.

And now, he must continue to live with his head bowed and obedient to the Company's orders.

He may look authoritative and very straightforward in doing his work.

Whether it is in serving his people or when he has to carry out a task that is a must of the invaders.

But secretly, he and the noble who took a grudge on the Company - worked together and began to devise a plan .

The Duke of Arthaprawirya was not just to avenge the death of all members of his family. But also to free the Indigenous people from the hands of the invaders.

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Back to this moment.

Two men who have different ages and different walks of life - now stand face to face because they are involved in one thing. Nyi Sukma's.

'' So what is your real purpose ?

What are you planning to do by sealing Nyi Sukma's soul into Mayang's body ? '' asked Dimas.

For they are both seeking the truth and wanting to resolve the curiosity .

Who he is and what his purpose is. Two questions were asked of them .

'' Have you ever heard. If besides the land of JavaDwipa, on the other hand there is an island called Borneo ?'' The Duke replied with a question.

'' ... ''

'' Reportedly, foreign nations have arrived there and also intend to colonize it.

But before they managed to master it, there was a very interesting story.

Just like what happened in JawaDwipa .

There was also resistance and rejection.

They also fought to defend the land from the Company's thieves.

Among the wars that took place, there was a different war.

In a region, fully armed Company soldiers who were revealed to have faced an unopposed battle ? ''

'' ... ? '' Dimas frowned. I don't understand because I don't know what it means to fight without an opponent.

" I know you must be confused.

Same. The first time I heard it, I was confused too ''

The Duke paused for a moment to catch his breath. Then continue to tell stories.

Twenty years ago.

At the time, he was monitoring activity at the port.

Then a ship caught his attention because it contained unique items that he had never seen at all.

The ship is from Borneo .

Curious and want to know more about the goods and also their uses, he then get acquainted and end up entertaining the owner of the ship .

Utoh Apak. So the name of the man who came from and claimed the original tribe of the island sebrang there.

In a discussion of more dominance by Apak Autoh, the elderly man introduced the tribe that inhabited the island.

Dayak Tribe.

Those who live and inhabit the land of Borneo are not a random tribe.

They have a magic that until now is still a mystery .

No one knows for sure what it is like, or how great the science of the tribes there.

But one thing is certain.

They are powerful in mystical terms and that is what is the main support in their defense.

Just like what happened in JawaDwipa. The arrival of the Company on Borneo land also has the same goal. The company intends to dominate and colonize it.

Of course the tribe that inhabited it refused .

War was inevitable.

Several times the tribe was forced to fight unbalanced blows in order to defend the land and expel foreign nations .

And slowly, learning from the defeat that is always on their side, it makes them aware.

If you can't just rely on physical strength and ordinary weapons to win the war.

Even if they have a strong physique and a capable distinctive weapon.

It's all free . Because what they are fighting is not human. But a weapon they could not create .

Not wanting to constantly face a war that they could never win, they then used the same way that the Company could never .

The Duke stopped his story.

'' ... '' looking at Dimas' expression, it seems like this man can already understand the essence of the Duke's story.

'' Righteous. They used unusual ways.

With magical science.

For the first time in so many battles.

A victory they won without loss of life.

Story according.

The magical knowledge that the Dayak tribe possessed and used in warfare, could kill its opponent without touching. Moreover, they could manipulate the sight, by making ten people look like ten thousand on the battlefield .

And that story is the reason we do the same thing "

" We ? You mean you guys ? " Dimas stared one by one at a glance at the people near him.

The Duke smiled faintly as he shook his head slowly.

" Do you think I'm doing all this ?

No. gabe. You wrong.

You must be thinking, if the face you see here is us.

Your mind is not entirely wrong.

But what's here is just some of us "

Especially this? Thought Dimas was again made curious.

" Let me tell you one big secret in Batavia.

We are Indigenous nobles who share the same power and purpose.

We want to exterminate the invaders in a way that the Dayaks of Borneo did.

But, it turns out . The way we choose has risks .

There are expensive prices that we have to relinquish and redeem in order to use them.

Allying with black magic has made many of us lose our loved ones.

And we realize this isn't true and can't keep going.

If it is not destroyed by the invaders, then our descendants may be destroyed by Nyi Sukma "

" So, you fellowship and use the power of Nyi Sukma apparently.." Dimas smiled wryly.

" right.

And now, our main goal is not just the Companies.

But how to control or if possible annihilate Nyi Sukma .

He had taken too many tumbals of noble girls "

Dimas nodded in disbelief.

It turns out that , the noble who is allied with Nyi Sukma - who all this time he and his mother are looking for is not a person.

Except for all the noble that is in Batavia.

" I hope. If you have the same goal, you will cooperate with us "The Duke extends his hand.

He looked at Dimas. Highlighting his eyes was a condition to convince, if he really hoped that this man who possessed unusual strength would accept his offer.

Baby though. Dimas refused.

He shook his head and turned around.

Then leave the place.

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