Detective Horror

Chapter 17 - Bloody Flower Sect

The night is getting late. The sound of rustling leaves and branches of trees blown by the wind added to the ambiance of the forbidden forest.

The figure of Lestari with the two young girls he carried, continued to walk splitting the atmosphere of the mystical night.

"Stop, Lestari!" exclaim the flight attendants who have followed Lestari.

Lestari stopped her steps because she heard the voice of the flight attendant.

"Stay away from the girl! He's very dangerous!" shouted Steward.

Lestari became very confused. He did not understand the meaning of Zulfikar's words.

"What does this mean, Mom?" ask Lestari wonder.

Zulfikar and Puspa, who had already won the fight, were already seen running towards the flight attendants.

Behind him appeared a horde of robed people walking staggered. They were the ones who had been defeated by Zulfiqar and Puspa.

"He didn't kidnap anyone, but he came alone to this place willingly!" The steward began to explain.

"What do you mean, Mom?" tanya Lestari who is now behind the flight attendant along with Zulfikar.

"Roses! He lied to you! Don't you feel like there's something weird about the glass on that broken door frame?" The steward throws a question.

"What's so weird, Mom? Didn't the perpetrator break the glass to reach for the key on the inside door?" Lestari asked in astonishment.

"Splattered glass shards, on the outside of the villa door. If someone tries to enter from the outside and break the glass, it should be the broken glass scattered on the inside of the villa door." The servant explained calmly.

"That means the Rose broke the glass from the inside to make an alibi. Unfortunately, he is less thorough. He instead took the key and put it in the hole of the jar on the outside door. That actually makes it look in contrast to the broken glass scattered on the inside." Zulfikar added.

"But why do roses do that? Isn't that silly to come here to turn yourself in as a victim?" Puspa also looked astonished.

"You're wrong, Puspa! What's going on tonight is, Melati. We knew him when we passed him on the village road. She was the girl tied to the pole earlier," said the steward as he pointed towards Melati.

"Isn't Mr. Kades the leader of this heretic sect? Didn't we both see him in front of the altar wielding a dagger? Then, why did the Rose come to our villa?" tanya Lestari who has not been able to fully accept the explanation of the flight attendant.

"The sect leader with the ritual leader might be different. I think Mr. Kades only served as a ritual leader. Roses purposely come to your villa, of course to spy on you. With the existence of foreigners in this village, it would further complicate the movement of their sect. The first people to chase the Roses up to the villa were his own people. But, the people who were about to kidnap Roses by car back then were different people. Looks like they have another purpose" explained the flight attendant.

"It's only fitting that besides the village chief, I also feel that I know some people. They're similar to the people I've crippled while helping the Roses" Puspa said.

"Hahaha .. you're smart too. I am indeed the leader of this Bloody Flower sect. I was the only successor chosen by Goddess Persephone and Goddess Dementer, her mother. They are the goddesses we worship. By worshiping them, the village became very fertile with beautiful flowers blooming." The rose said with a sinister expression.

"I've heard of an Ancient Greek ritual ceremony called, 'Mystery Eleusina'. It was a ritual ceremony held annually to worship Dementer and Persephone in Eleusis, Ancient Greece. But why is there such a ritual in Indonesia?" Steward astonished.

"This ritual has existed since ancient times and was passed down for generations in our village. I also don't know who first brought this teaching. Clearly, I am only continuing what is my destiny. Do you know, I'm the only descendant in this village." The rose said straightforwardly.

"Whatchu mean? What about jasmine and the others? Aren't they also the descendants of the people in this village?" ask Zulfikar confused.

"This village is a barren village. Only my family can bear children. Therefore, my family is believed to be a hereditary sect leader. The girls in this village are all foster children. Villagers kidnapped or took them from orphanages as babies and raised them as their children. Only female babies are kidnapped because when they grow up they will be used as a cult. That is why in this village there are only old people and young girls. There's not a single young man in this village." The rose again explains at length.

"Did you know that the goddesses Dementer and Persephone were good goddesses? They are not likely to ask for a tumbar. I know it's just your wits and the village chief's, right?" tuding Steward.

"This ritual existed many years ago. I'm just continuing the tradition" said the Rose.

"lik! The rite of reckoning of young girls did not exist from long ago. It's only been done for the past few months. You said you got a whisper from the Goddesses to do the village girl's slaughter!" Mother Melati who was also one of the sect members started to open her voice.

"Really! I suspect what's inside that tent! Why can't we go in there?" ask the other sect members.

Indeed near the place of worship, there was a large tent erected. The rose came out of there when she found out that Lestari had gone to bring Melati.

"We raise children who are kidnapped or picked up from orphanages as our own biological children. But why did the Goddess even ask as a tumbal? Indeed, this village is abstinent for boys, but that does not mean that the girls in this village were raised to be a victim," said another sect member again.

The steward just smiled at the people who asked that. It seems as if he knows the answer.

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