Curse Forever

Batavian

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In 1630, Batavia.

This was the era when the Company had taken control of and occupied the capital.

But not like their first arrival. Foreign nations do not regulate indigenous life with excessive violence.

They give leeway without reducing pressure in order to gain even more profit.

They cooperate with the Ningrat Indigenous people in various fields.

And this is the time of hundreds of years that Agam has passed.

Agam is now a young merchant from the sebrang region who has just set foot in the city named Batavia.

It intends to expand its merchandising marketing in supplying some basic necessities.

Among them are salted fish and spice grains.

Once, while he was doing a trade and buying and selling of his merchandise, he became acquainted with a noble who mastered almost all aspects of trade in Batavia .

Raden Mandala's. The name of the noble is known. He was very interested in Agam. In addition to his handsome face, his polite and polite personality made him amazed.

To formalize the cooperation that will begin to be established between them, Agam was then invited to dinner at the man's ponded residence.

But it turns out that Agam is not only in the jamu eat only. He was then greeted by the wives of the noble who according to the news numbered eight people . But it seems less than one.It is not explained where. Agam did not ask because he felt there was nothing to do with his needs.

The noble also called his twenty children and introduced them one by one to Agam.

The noble then expresses the true purpose.

He wanted Agam to be his son-in-law. Thus the bond between them would become tight and would definitely be even more beneficial.

Without further ado, he also allowed Agam to choose one or even more of his twelve daughters whose ages range from 14 to 18 years.

'' Sorry, my kang mas is late a woman entered with hasty steps.

' deg ' Agam immediately fixated on him.

Sarasvati. She froze when she realized who was in front of her.

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Midnight in Sunda Kelapa harbor.

Among the rows of ships that leaned to the edge, on the deck of the ship that will be minimal lighting, a pair of humans stood facing each other with a distance of two steps.

'' Servant saluted His Excellency Prabu Saraswati greeting by bowing her body. He then straightened his head and looked straight at the man he still respected as the position of Agam first.

Saraswati smiles.

He was the first love so imprinted and gave many of the most meaningful memories of his life.

Even now this man still has his own space in his heart.

His handsome face. Her skin is now brown but not one bit reduces her charm . Especially with his body shape that is stocky and densely muscular.

Yeah, just the body part is a little different.

Although it used to look manly, but now it looks more manly .

Saraswati. Trying to cover his face that began to feel hot when a hissing spread to all his senses . Saraswati imagines past memories .

'' Don't call me that.

I'm no longer a Prabu.

My name is Agam. I am a merchant from the island of Sebrang ''

Saraswati nodded. He then removed the robe he used to disguise himself.

His body was wrapped in a lacy black kebaya with neatly formed rags covering the boundary of his legs and stomach. His black hair was neatly curled and clamped to the back of the konde.

The clothes are so fitting that they clearly form the curves of the synthetic body .

Agam who had not seen such a sight for a long time was stunned. Still quite clear in his memory of their hot nights when the husband and wife first.

For a moment he had trouble turning his eyes away. He looked at Saraswati so closely from top to bottom .

He realized that he could not remember the last time he touched a woman. Because every woman he comes into contact with must not live long.

'' Hem, fine then. Then how are you doing ?'' saraswati said after sighing as she stepped towards the end of the ship and stopped right at the barrier that formed a fence around the edge of the deck of the ship .

'' I'm good. You alone ? '' asked Agam who stepped in and stopped beside Saraswati.

He put his body aside. He still seems not satisfied looking at the face of ayu Saraswati.

For her, Saraswati is the perfect embodiment. From the face to the shape of the body that reflects the typical indigenous woman. Saraswati has all that charm.

Agam carved a smile. He remembers seeing and enjoying everything.

'' As you saw earlier . I am Raden Mandala's eighth wife ''

Agam's smile faded slowly.

Whereas when Saraswati slipped a piece of paper in her pocket as she was about to leave the residence of the noble, she had put her hope.

But it seems he should be aware. If Saraswati now belongs to someone else.

'' I mean.. What happened after the incident Agam did not want to dissolve in his disappointment and chose to discuss things that he had long wanted to know the answer.

'' This incident .. ? '' Saraswati looked at her with sad eyes.

The man with pocky hair covered in brown blangkon in harmony with the beskap he was wearing nodded.

'' Ki Ageng took us to a place I don't know where ''

'' We ? ''

Saraswati nodded.

He brings a smile. The bitter memories were knocked out by the figure who had been the spiritist of his life all this time.

Saraswati approached one step.

In the dimness of the night, Agam can see the clear eyes of Saraswati who began to glaze over .

'' Our son's tears escaped and flowed down his two smooth cheeks.

'' ... '' Agam looked surprised.

Saraswati nodded convincingly if what she said was true.

'' At first I thought he wouldn't last long.

But it seems, the knowledge that Nyi Sukma has passed down since in the womb has given him unusual strength. Until he can survive until now ''

'' Live ? Until now ? Meaning ? ''

'' Hem.. Do you remember what Nyi Sukma said when her soul was almost separated from her body ?

He cursed you, me and our son ''

'' But.. Why would.. Why didn't you tell me ?

Do you know what kind of life I've been living since you disappeared ?

My life is empty I'm almost crazy. I even tried to kill myself because everyone I loved was gone.

They died and left me alone ''

'' Sorry... '' Saraswati stared in both eyes of Agam.

'' Sorry ?

For hundreds of years I had to live without someone to accompany me. And you willingly hid yourself and our son from me ?

You've passed Saraswati ! ''

Saraswati takes a deep breath . He tried to calm down and wipe away his tears.

Saraswati. The night wind suddenly blew. Made him wipe both his arms because the cold was crashing.

'' We'd better go inside.

It's too cold for us to continue the conversation ''

'' All because I'm stuck again ''

The two steps closer stopped.

'' Do you remember my story about how I was able to make a pact with Nyi Sukma ?

Um. I experienced it again Saraswati gave a small nod.

'' .. ''

'' Ki Ageng who I thought was a savior, turned out to have a veiled intention.

He helped me because he had a grudge against Nyi Sukma ''

Saraswati continued to tell him.

Ki Ageng was a noble who had a daughter.

One time, he came and asked Nyi Sukma for help to send a call and kill his rival family.

Ki Ageng knew what the conditions were.

He also agreed to subvert his son to Nyi Sukma.

But the sly Ki Ageng, deceiving Nyi Sukma.

He hides his son, and sends another girl to Nyi Sukma.

Unfortunately, he who is too confident if his plan to deceive Nyi Sukma will succeed - must accept the reality if it turns out that after binding the agreement, then his son has also been marked by Nyi Sukma.

So his son was used as a tumbal for the ritual of transferring the soul container Nyi Sukma.

Years passed. Ki Ageng who did not accept the death of the child intends revenge .

For years he spent studying many sciences in order to defeat Nyi Sukma.

Eventually he found Saraswati.

Disciple and slave Nyi Sukma who can be a gap to find the existence of Nyi Sukma.

So, not a real Saraswati found it.

But it has indeed become part of his plan to approach and deceive Saraswati.

But after everything he had planned, he was late .Where Nyi Sukma's soul has gone somewhere .

Not broken charcoal, ki Ageng then brought Saraswati along with the new born child on the grounds to provide protection.

Years later. Saraswati he made his student. Ki Ageng taught him some special studies to protect himself . Especially how to make a strong seal.

So that when the time comes, Saraswati can seal Nyi Sukma's soul forever. That's how Ki Ageng convinced Saraswati .

But it turned out that it was only her pure reason so that Saraswati did not suspect.

Because it turns out Ki Ageng is preparing to do something.

She will be Saraswati and her son as bait .Ki Ageng was confident that Nyi Sukma would definitely look for the person who had inherited some of his strength and would come to reclaim it .

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Agam who listened, seemed so attentive until Saraswati finished with the story.

'' How did you know that it was his true intention ''

'' Because every night when the moon is full perfectly, Ki Ageng must give me a potion . He said to perfect the science I was learning.

From there I began to suspect . Because every time after that night, I find an incision wound in our son's arm and I don't know when it happened.

Until finally one day I pretended to drink the potion he gave and slept.

That's when I knew everything.

Ki Ageng apparently took the blood of our son and then he put it in front of the door.

Blood that has been mixed with the power of Nyi Sukma will emit a scent that can invite the arrival of Nyi Sukma.

Why am I sure. Because after I killed Ki Ageng and did the ritual like Ki Ageng did . And Nyi Sukma's soul really came ''

'' You killed Ki Ageng ? ''

'' Hem. I had to. Because if not, then we will definitely be killed later ''

Saraswati returns to tell her story about what happened after that.

Ki Ageng is not a human with an immortal soul like Nyi Sukma.

He died by cutting off his head and burying it separately.

And Saraswati managed to do it .

With that, then he was no different from a magical expert who can do sadistic acts.

The difference is he did it all to protect himself and his son.

Back when Saraswati performed the ritual of summoning the soul Nyi Sukma.

The clever Saraswati turned out to have planned something to anticipate all the possibilities.

He made a seal stronger than he had ever made before to be impenetrable by Nyi Sukma.

Now Saraswati knows if there is a way to find the soul of Nyi Sukma.

Not only looking for a container for his soul, Nyi Sukma will also come to Saraswati's son to take his power back.

Therefore Saraswati entered and willingly became the eighth wife of Raden Mandala. For it is this noble who has many wives and daughters.

Even the noble also undergoes a lot of good relations with other nobles. It is used to find where if the soul of Nyi Sukma lives.

Then what will Saraswati do if she has found the soul of Nyi Sukma ? Of course seal it and break the curse.

But it's all at risk.

If he succeeds then the curse will be broken and Nyi Sukma's soul will be buried forever.

But if he fails, then not only will he be entangled in life forever.

If Nyi Sukma managed to reclaim his power, a monstrous creature with immeasurable power of his prowess would return victorious and remain alive forever.

'' Where is our son then ? '' ask Agam.

Saraswati smiles.

Every time he remembered his son, it was as if a gust of fresh wind had struck his soul which was always stricken with nothingness.

'' He is here..

Soon you will meet ''

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