Droplets of Night Creatures

50. Perfecting

The dim room made the atmosphere even more tense after a black shadow shot out from the sidelines of the ground that Hadi and Kautsar dug.

Ustadz Dayat looked serious and Aruna was slightly away as the shadow floated as if looking for a target.

The Kautsar, worried about Aruna's safety, looked at the girl. Kautsar looked at the restless Aruna while occasionally staring out the window. Not wanting anything bad to happen to Aruna, the Kautsar rushed to her.

“ Lo gapapa Run.?” ask Kautsar.

“ Yes, I gapapa..,” says Aruna.

Kautsar seemed to be in disbelief because at that time he saw that both Aruna's eyeballs seemed to turn reddish like embers. The Kautsar thought Aruna was beginning to possess the creature in the room. Aruna's position against the window caused Aruna's face to be unseen by the Kautsar.

“ I came out first Tsar...,” said Aruna suddenly.

“ Yes, you should wait outside Run..,” said Kautsar while nodding.

Aruna rushed to open the door and ran as fast as she could to leave the room. Kautsar took it off with a smile thinking Aruna was terrified when she saw the ghostly apparition in the mysterious room.

After making sure Aruna stayed away, Kautsar again helped Hadi and Ustadz Dayat dig the ground to look for Gayo's body.

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Aruna was still running away from the campus towards the city park located not far from the campus. Arriving there Aruna stopped while adjusting her breath that was panting. Then Aruna stared at the corner of the park because she realized that she had just run at an unexpected speed.

While still busy regulating her breathing, suddenly Aruna's gaze darkened. Both of his eyes slowly turned red. Aruna raised her head because she could not bear the pain that greeted her body. He was in pain when his whole body twitched. Both of her hands were half-clenched with veins protruding out indicating the pain Aruna felt exceeded her threshold of ability. His body was slowly enlarged to make the shirt used Aruna began to tear because it could not cover his body.

Among her half-consciousness, Aruna remembered to recite. Then Aruna began to act. At first it was a little difficult because Aruna's mouth felt stiff when moved.

“ Allahu Akbar. Focus Aruna, focus...,” muttered Aruna many times until slowly the pain disappeared and her body returned to normal condition.

In the distance, George and Matilda faithfully accompany Aruna through her transition. They looked anxious but before long the two smiled when they saw Aruna made it through the ‘kritisnya’ period.

“ You succeeded Aruna..” said George as he stepped closer to Aruna in the form of a wolf.

“ Aruna is great..,” praise Matilda.

“ Alhamdulillah.., I just berakbir and try to stay focused Aunt...,” said Aruna while panting.

“ This pain is not yet how Nak. There is still more terrible pain than you felt when you entered the next phase of Aruna.” said Matilda.

“ I know Auntie. But we can talk about that later. Now I have to go back to campus because they are still waiting for me.” said Aruna.

“ Are you still strong Aruna..?” matilda asked worriedly.

Matilda said it wasn't without reason. Usually every time a change occurs, all the energy will be drained. The body becomes weak and powerless. Aruna is not used to it.

“ I have to strong Aunt. Because now is the only chance. I'm afraid the creature will grow stronger later.” said Aruna.

“ Then go up, I'll take you there.” said George while lowering his body so that Aruna could go up on his back.

“ Don't Om. Not polite if it is rich..,” reject Aruna.

“ Now is not the time to argue, son. You don't want Kautsar to be suspicious because you didn't see you there...?” ask George.

Aruna seemed to think for a moment, then turned towards Matilda who seemed to smile while nodding her head.

“ Well. Sorry yes Om...,” said Aruna while sitting on George's back.

As Aruna sat on George's back, the size of a horse, horror approached Aruna. He was worried about falling because he did not know where to hold.

“ Hug her neck firmly let you not fall Aruna..,” Matilda said gently.

“ Yes Aunt...,” said Aruna then hugged the neck of the big wolf.

When George started running Aruna screamed for fear of falling. Matilda was laughing happily at Aruna who closed her eyes while holding tight to the wolf's neck.

Soon Aruna arrived in front of the mysterious room. He descended slowly from George's back, which quickly shot out as the door opened.

“ Lo from where Run..?” ask Kautsar.

“ From front. How, can his body be lifted..?” ask Aruna.

“ Ga there's a body there Run. There are only shabby fabrics without bodies.” Kautsar said.

“ Time anyway, try I see..” said Aruna then rushed in.

As Aruna passed in front of him Kautsar could see Aruna's shirt torn in some parts to make him frown. The Kautsar quickly arrested Aruna.

“ Pake this make cover up the torn Lo shirt Run..,” Kautsar said while extending his jacket that he had previously tied around his waist.

Aruna was a little reluctant to accept the jacket. But when he saw the condition of his clothes, Aruna was forced to accept the Kautsar jacket and wear it quickly.

“ Ok, I pinjem first yes. Thank you...,” said Aruna who is a Kautsar.

Then the two entered the room to find Hadi and Ustadz Dayat.

“ Well that's him Ustadz...,” said Hadi.

“ What's wrong Sir..?” ask Aruna.

Aruna received the plastic containing the shabby cloth and the soft lump while frowning. It was then that Aruna heard the whispering voice of Gayo's ghost who asked him to come out of the place and burn all the objects he held immediately.

“ This is enough Mr. Ustadz, We have to get out of here as soon as possible.” said Aruna.

“ You sure Nak...?” ask ustadz Dayat.

“ Insha Allah sure Ustadz. It's Mak Gayo's ghost who asked us to get out of here and burn everything down immediately. Maybe this is the rest of his body left behind and he wants us to perfect it.

“ Ok, if so we are out of here now..,” said Hadi, who was taken by three other people.

The four of them rushed out of the room and got into the car. A moment later the car drove quickly away from the campus towards the beach.

“ What Are We to the cremation place of Ustadz...?” ask Kautsar.

“ Ga need Nak. We can burn it ourselves later because this is only a small lump of meat and not a whole human form.” sahut ustadz Dayat.

“ Gapapa Aruna..?” ask Kautsar.

“ Yes...,” said Aruna while continuing to do zikr in heart.

“ So We go directly to the beach aja yes.” said Hadi while accelerating the speed of the vehicle.

“ Yes Mr. Hadi..,” sahut Kautsar and ustadz Dayat together.

After traveling for over an hour, they finally arrived at a beach. The four men descended and began to burn what they had found in a drum. The strong wind caused the flames to flare up and quickly devoured the shabby cloth and the lump of meat.

After waiting for half an hour in silence, the fire finally extinguished itself. The leftover burning dust is still loosened in the drum and cools faster due to the wind.

“ Especially after this Run..?” tanya Kautsar breaks the silence.

“ Now We kumpulin continue to flee to the sea..,” said Aruna.

Then the ash in the drum was brought to the edge of the sea and then sown into the sea. Accompanied by prayers led by Ustadz Dayat, the four of them released the ashes of Gayo's body into the open sea.

Aruna's vegetables heard the voice of a woman in the distance.

“ Thank you Aruna. Please convey my gratitude to the three of them as well. Now I can go quietly. Thank you...,” said the spirit of Gayo lirih before vanishing altogether.

“ Together, God willing I say later..,” said Aruna with a smile.

Hearing Aruna's words made Kautsar and Hadi turn towards him.

“ Did he already go Run..?” ask Kautsar.

“ Yes. He also said please express his gratitude to Lo, Mr. Ustadz and Mr. Hadi.” said Aruna while staring at the three men in front of him in turn.

“ Together...,” said the three men in front of Aruna together to make Aruna smile.

“ Now We go home yuk, it's too late. We anterin Aruna we used to go home each other..” said ustadz Dayat.

“ Ready Mr. Ustadz...,” sahut Kautsar and Hadi together.

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The car drove quickly split the highway to the boarding house an Aruna. Inside the fourth car was still discussing what happened in the mysterious room earlier.

“ So the black shadow is raging..?” ask Aruna.

“ Yes. Fortunately Mr. Ustadz managed to paralyze him earlier.” said Kautsar.

“ Duh so it's not good with Ustadz and Pak Hadi. Though I asked for help, uh even I was the one who ran away.” said Aruna is not happy to make ustadz Dayat and Hadi laugh.

“ Gapapa Run. Naturally if Lo was scared earlier, because the creature was really serem serem...,” said Kautsar.

“ Emang Lo can see the form Tsar..?” ask Aruna.

“ Ga, just guessing...,” said Kautsar quickly to make everyone laugh.

Kautsar seemed to blush in embarrassment and turned his gaze to another direction.

“ Earlier there was an exciting fight between Mr. Ustadz and the creature Run..,” said Hadi while staring straight at the highway.

“ Oh yes. Must be very stressful sir..,” said Aruna enthusiastically.

“ Banget. I'm the same Kautsar mah focus on just aja even though the body goosebumps half dead earlier. As the buzzing sounds exploded, the fight stopped. The beauty of the creature lost, Mr. Ustadz...,” said Hadi while looking at ustadz Dayat.

“ All with the help of Allah, Mas Hadi. I am only an intermediary..,” sahut ustadz Dayat low.

“ So now We are safe right Ustadz..?” ask Kautsar.

“ Insha Allah. It's good you don't need this story to anyone. Save it for yourself so it will not be a slander..,” says ustadz Dayat.

“ Ready Ustadz...,” say Aruna, Kautsar and Hadi together.

Ustadz Dayat was smiling. From the tail of his eyes he could still see Aruna sitting while tightening the jacket he was wearing. Then Ustadz Dayat turned his gaze out the window with a long sigh.

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