
Suanggi is a mythological creature in the culture of the people of East Indonesia, especially in the Maluku region, East Nusa Tenggara, and the southwestern coast of Papua. Suanggi or Swangi (Suwangi) became a famous and scary name. Even many people avoid this topic when gathering with friends or family.
Suanggi or Swangi (Suwangi) in the Indonesian Big Dictionary (KBBI) means owl. But the people of Maluku refers to the old beliefs of the Aru people. This Aru tribe belief refers to evil spirits. Then which by the Belu Tribe, believed to be an evil spirit that always wanders to prey on humans.
Furthermore, Suanggi is known to the District of Tobelo, North Halmahera, North Maluku. In the area, Suanggi is famous for having the form of a beautiful woman. This female-shaped ghost is targeting striped male, and then invited to have sex. After that, Suanggi attacked and ate the genitals of the man.
While in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Suanggi is a beautiful grandmother who holds a lot of malice to its citizens. That said, he lived in 1895 in a village in Nangaroro, Nagekeo Regency. The grandmother finally wanted to vent her malice against a father who came home from fishing, and managed to get a lot of fish.
One day, the grandmother came and worshipped a large tree for 40 days. Then, the grandmother heard a whisper to immediately go home and practice the black magic she had obtained. However, when practicing the black magic, the grandmother even died horribly and his spirit was wandering looking for prey.
Suanggi is also a term for a black magic following people (shamans) who pursue it. Suanggi is widely found in North Yapen and West Yapen. The local people call Suanggi in West Yapen by the name Real. While in North Yapen, precisely in Poom, Suanggi is usually called Hinata. Many residents in the Yapen Islands declined to comment on Suanggi. The myth, if you dare to tell a story, then life is at stake. Even so, the many confusing stories related to Suanggi, many residents also began to open their voices related to the existence and origin of Sanggi. Suanggi is very feared by the public, because it is widely used to kill people, especially those who are not liked.
Suanggi is believed to be a very powerful creature and possesses extraordinary supernatural powers. The local people believe that suanggi can change shape and become human or animal, and has the ability to disappear suddenly.
Suanggi usually killed the victims in groups. There are two ways in which suanggi kills his victims. The first is indirectly, namely by doing doti-doti, a kind of witchcraft sent to the victim.
Before sending the santet, suanggi will read the wind direction first so that the doti-doti get to the right victim. After that, suanggi will insert objects such as leaves or wood into the body of the victim in a magical way. The body of the victim affected by witchcraft will be filled with foreign objects so damaged and died.
The second way is to kill the victim directly. In order for the action to be successful and unknown to others, Suanggi would stalk his victims first. When the situation is safe, suanggi throws the victim with a small stone or soil that has been given a spell.
When the spell reaches the victim, the victim is instantly unconscious. Suanggi would then torture his victims by hitting, kicking, and slamming them many times. The action was launched by Suanggi after disarming the victim's clothes. That way, no evidence of violence will be found on the victim's shirt.
The horror continues. After killing him, Suanggi then licked the wounds on the body of the victim. Thanks to his black magic, the wounds were covered by themselves so that no bruises or cuts were visible from the outside (not medically detected). After his assassination mission is successful, Suanggi will dance and sing in front of the house people tell him to. He will also give the victim's haircut to his messenger before the corpse is buried.
There are striking features in the ghost of Suanggi. Usually these astral beings do their actions at night. One of the signs of his arrival, which can look like a fireball hovering over the victim's house. Suanggi can change shape from a fireball to a female ghost figure with a sinister face and turn into a shadow to the victim's house.
The characteristics of Suanggi are indeed difficult to see in plain sight. Most of the Suanggis only come out at night. Usually only residents who have a very high knowledge can see Suanggi, with the characteristics of bright eyes lit, in contrast to humans in general. Some say if the smell of the cuscus animal, then Suanggi is around us. He added that Suanggi could also be recognized by several restrictions. For example, Suanggi is anti against lime, aunty poro fish, Suanggi is also afraid of sea coral. If Suanggi encountered those things, it instantly became violent and evil.
In general, the strength of Suanggi, among others, is:
Extraordinary physical strength: Suanggi is considered to have physical strength far above ordinary humans. They can bend iron with their bare hands and lift heavy objects easily.
Ability to control nature: Suanggi is believed to be able to control the environment, such as summoning rain or stopping storms.
Magic power: Suanggi is believed to have powerful magical abilities, such as juggling himself into other objects or entering one's dreams and giving messages or warnings.
5. Power of invisibility: Suanggi can disappear from human sight easily, or make themselves invisible, so that they can move freely without being noticed.
Returning to the Jin kingdom at the top of Mount Lawu, Ki Sabrang who had gotten some of his allies from the ghosts of the archipelago, began to prepare his plan seriously. His jinn kingdom army was prepared and trained in mental combat and weapons. Abduction of humans to be used as collateral - the increasingly rampant tumbala in the villages around Mount Lawu, making the situation of the community to be restless. The lava conditions in the crater of Mount Lawu also often experience great turmoil due to the practice of science kanuragan Ki Sabrang and other ghosts. All of Ki Sabrang's lessons and heirlooms were prepared to the maximum for the great battle on the night of the full moon when Ratu Sari gave birth to her baby.
And when Ki Sabrang's busyness prepared itself at Mount Lawu Peak, suddenly there was a big commotion in front of his royal palace. All the soldiers of the gate guard of his palace suddenly collapsed and lost. There was a kind of invisible force that defeated them. Then came the appearance of the female ghost figure of Suanggi already passing through the palace gate.
Ghosts of Suanggi: "Ki Sabrang, where are you? I came from far away " (while laughing eerily).
The rest of the soldiers in the palace then attacked the ghost of Suanggi who had entered the palace. But the power of the ghost of Suanggi is far above that of his soldiers KI Sabrang. All KI Sabrang soldiers were easily exterminated by the ghost of Suanggi.
Ki Sabrang who knows the chaos in his palace also directly divide his tribe to meet the ghost of Suanggi. Ki Sabrang was forced to divide his tribe because it was impossible for him to leave the tapa brata that he had lived from last night. Enough of his reserve tribe alone to meet and face the ghost of Suanggi.
Ki Sabrang: "Hahahahaha, is there anything about you coming all the way to my kingdom the ghost of Suanggi? It's been a long time since we've met and fought" (snary smiles)
Ghosts of Suanggi: "True Ki Sabrang, it's been a long time since I beat you with that much magic, hahahaha.. Now try to explain, there is news from the sky saying that in the land of Java will appear a great power in the near, what power KI Sabrang?"
Ki Sabrang: (laughs cunningly) "You're really the ghost of Suanggi, know, the night of the full moon later, will be born an extraordinary baby from the womb of a Jin Queen, but bloody half human. If there are supernatural beings who can prey on it, will get extraordinary magic and eternal age.. "
Ghosts of Suanggi: "Ow so apparently, it seems that this news is so widespread that it spread to the east corner of my residence. Say Ki Sabrang, about what is the obstacle if I will eat it myself? "
Ki Sabrang: "Don't let the ghost of Suanggi, the baby candidate has received protection from King Piningit of the White Flow Jin Kingdom. His father Rama also has a devotion that cannot be underestimated. We must unite to defeat him.. "
Ghosts of Suanggi: "It is comparable that I am united with you, O Ki Sabrang.. And last time I beat you. Try now to come out with a real body, do not just send a reserve soup." (sringing sharply towards KI Sabrang).
Ki Sabrang was shocked, it turns out that the ghost of Suanggi knew that all he met was a reserve tribe. Then Ki Sabrang was forced to stop his tapa brata, and then bravely went straight to meet the ghost of Suanggi, "You are really great ghost of Suanggi, until I was forced to stop my tapa brat. But do you have the strength to resist my inheritance? "
Ki Sabrang then took out the Demon Dragon Kris then wiped it onto the ghost face of Suanggi. It turned out that the ghost of Suanggi was unperturbed towards the Strength of the Dragon Demon Cris. The ghost instantly dodged the power of the Demon Dragon Kris and then disappeared from before Ki Sabrang. Ki Sabrang was amazed by the ghostly ability of Suanggi, and suddenly from behind him, the ghost of Suanggi attacked KI Sabrang until the Silhouette Dragon Keris was released from Ki Sabrang's grasp.
Ki Sabrang was a little unsteady, but could control himself. Then Ki Sabrang pulled the power of Kyai Kanjeng Spear from his storage to be directed to the ghost of Suanggi already in front of him. The ghost of Suanggi just laughed and fended off the arrival of the Spear Kyai Kanjeng who almost hit it. The ghost of Suanggi escaped the Spear of Kyai Kanjeng, and immediately attacked behind Ki Sabrang.
Ki Sabrang tried to survive the attack sent by the ghost of Suanggi, until only the throne of the palace was destroyed. A great tremor was felt throughout the palace room due to the power of the ghost of Suanggi. Then Ki Sabrang took out Keris Pusaka Tunggul Amukti Palapa from the sheath, then wiped it and directed to the ghost of Suanggi. It turns out that the power of Keris Pusaka Tunggul Amukti Palapa is so great that the power of the phantom stalk of Suanggi is unable to hold it. And the ghost of Suanggi fell to the ground and surrendered, "This time you are great, Ki Sabrang, with your new heirloom. I gave up losing to Ki Sabrang and was ready to help you defeat the white power there. "
Ki Sabrang, "Hahahahaha, it's quite a fight tonight, the ghost of Suanggi. But always remember tonight that I have forgiven you. Now enjoy the human sacrifices that have been prepared in my kingdom. " Ki Sabrang laughed loudly while leaving the ghost of Suanggi in the palace. Ki Sabrang decided to continue his tapa brata which had stopped.
Meanwhile, in Kampung Hantu, the tense atmosphere increasingly covers the village before the night of the full moon. The dense dark clouds look very real above the Seno mansion. Rama began to feel something strange had happened.