Gondo Flower

Chapter 48: Return

The wind blew, the morning air froze the cold body of Danu. Inside the 5x7-meter room he was unmoved, staring at the blue curtain before him. There was an uneasy feeling that asked her to step back, however, something held her legs back so as not to go further.

Danu closed his eyes, his lips muttered along with the black creature that began to approach him. The sunlight was unable to make the creature tremble, the bolder, the closer Danu's body was pecking in the middle of the room.

When his eyes opened, one creature managed to reach him. The mucus that came out of the pore of his body was attached to Danu's shirt. Danu gasped, taking out a dagger that he slipped on his waist. The keris that Danu was holding shook, as if thirsting for fresh blood.

Danu has pretty good control. When the keris thrashed to ask to be released, Danu immediately released the keris towards the black creature that still has not given up on attacking him. Every creature that was attacked by Danu, they all sprawled, twitched for a moment, then disappeared without a trace.

Unfortunately, the creature also did not want to lose just like that, from the right corner of Danu, the black creature jumped, crashing Danu's body until it rolled on the floor. Danu dodged when the creature wanted to slash its neck with its sharp claw claws. In one movement of the keris he carried, Danu managed to stick the keris right in the skull bone of the creature. He collapsed, then disappeared following his friend who had been defeated by Danu.

Danu sighed, not long ago he was involved with the matter of Alingga, there have been many unreasonable events that approached him.

Danu glanced towards the blue curtain, staring intently, a little prodding. His brain was forced to think harder than before. Danu stepped out of the room without her noticing, a girl was hiding right behind the door, her face pale, wearing a tosca dress and barefoot. After Danu closed the door, the girl disappeared along with Danu's footsteps that were getting further away.

Meanwhile in the room where Mas Yanto was, he was back at someone's visit.

Mas Yanto's face was pale, someone who visited him was completely unexpected. The man stood right beside the bed, dressed in all black clothes, whispering something to Mas Yanto's ears. The figure who visited her immediately left when she heard the approaching footsteps, she ran, jumped from the back window, landed on the grass and disappeared from Mas Yanto's sight.

When Danu returned, Mas Yanto pretended to be asleep. Danu did not suspect a thing, he sat in a chair beside the bed, checking incoming messages from his cellphone, silent as if nothing had happened.

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Zainal. His eyes were wide open with his fingers squeezing out. Alingga who was right next to him tried to press on Zainal's forehead, he began to scream, the pain in his body he could no longer bear. The sweat on his body was flowing profusely, from his eyes were flowing a clear round of tears, Zainal grew louder roaring roar. Zainal collapsed, when Alingga's hand managed to press the midpoint on his forehead.

Alingga's lips trembled, he could no longer see the condition of Zainal which was like an undead.

Alingga recites a mantra, her lips are silent, but her eyes can show her something she is doing. Slowly the creature began to shout, the deafening sound dropped some items from the creature's sound waves. Some clay jars on the table fell—broken.

The creature turned into smoke, soared high, passed through the wind window, and vanished in the roast of the sun. However, it seems Alingga's condition is also a little bad, when coughed, fresh blood also came out of Alingga's mouth. Sharif who was at the side approached, upholding the body of Alingga who was kneeling.

"Gadpopo Rip!" said Alingga when Syarif rained his questions, his condition is not too good. If he fails to expel the creature, Zainal's soul will not be able to return to his body.

"Enteni wae, cranked wes finished!" (Let's wait, soon it's over!) alingga continued to try to prohibit Sharif to interfere. It is true that soon it will be finished, Zainal's body has shown signs of life. Although still weak, but Alingga believes Zainal will soon recover.

Sharif took something from behind, a glass of water that he wanted to give to Alingga. However, something caught his attention. As she was about to reach the steps of the stairs near the kitchen, she saw the driver who delivered her lying under the cot. The head of the back is bleeding, Syarif hastily checked the condition of the driver.

Syarif can sigh of relief when making sure the driver is fine, he only fainted due to being hit by a hard object on the back of his head. Sharif lifted the driver's body and laid it on the couch.

While Sharif was still busy in the room, the door of Mbah Ladi's room was already open. The old man walked with the help of his staff, approached Alingga, gave the doll to him.

Alingga was actually a little confused when Mbah Ladi gave Lewung it to her again. However, his confusion was soon answered. Mbah Ladi asked Alingga to immediately burn the doll, he also advised to keep an eye on Zainal while not yet conscious.

After delivering his mandate, Mbah Ladi went back into the room. His steps slightly faltered because his body was already very old. The legs used to support the body are like porous roots. However, Madah Ladi did not ask for mercy from anyone. He has lived long enough, he is ready if at any time the death invites him to return to the creator.

Alingga understood what Mbah Ladi meant, he immediately carried out the task given. In the front yard, Alingga collected a few twigs and dried leaves, all of which he piled on top of the Lewung. As the fire lit up, Alingga's eyes seemed to sparkle. There was a hint of hope from his eyes that had been grim these few days. A little smile was painted from his face, Sharif who looked at him from behind the window also smiled welcoming Zainal's return.

Alingga still can not be complacent. The root of the problem is still not resolved. If later they managed to escape from the starch knot, everything that had been left behind could no longer be repeated. Ordinary life, life like normal people can no longer feel, there are experiences and memories that always overshadow and certainly become a separate learning for every deficiency they have.