Mandalas

Realisation

Non-hot season 2 weeks ago. The wind blows very hard. Several branches can be seen blown around the sky dome Trikad. Some managed to penetrate into the city, in the form of wood chips that make the eyes easily twinkled. The city's temperatures are getting colder, they haven't turned on the central heating. But it all pays off with this beautiful Trikad View from the north side, the Cemara Complex.

              This is the first time Maha has been invited to Ayu's house. Bon has certainly visited more often, 3 other friends also recently set foot in a large house on the slopes of the mountains north of Trikad. Large trees surround the residential complex, which is given a distance in the form of a winding road between his homes. The temperature is obviously cooler and comfortable at the same time.

              But inside the house feels different. Today the Prof. Jery, the high council of LTK and the father of his best friend, held a party that tends not to be too fun. This party is filled with many parents and music that makes young people sleepy. The guests were mostly from LTK which was marked by their proud grey shirts or suits. Some of the others are Reppe and Mandala officials who are the same age as Prof Jeri, 68 years or less. Mn. Sito. Mn. Hiroya, and the high ranks of Geduna were also invited.

              Overall, the party was more like an informal meeting of Trikad officials, who added a super-sized sugarless chocolate cake in the middle.

              See Bon blending in with Mn. Sito and the other teachers. Ayu accompanied Prof. Jery in the middle of the room. While Frian had usually disappeared from the crowd. Joke is invisible. Maha also wanted to be invisible from there, but Sito still glanced at him many times waiting for the right moment to introduce the best student and co-worker he ever had. If Maha disappeared, Sito would definitely draw her further into the conversation with the other elders.

And Maha very much avoids talking with those people.

              In addition to the faces of the higher-ups he had met, there were some people who were new to the day. Especially the faces of LTK officials. Old men and women who seem to have worked too long, but remain happy.

              When the core event and prayer are over, some guests leave home. But there were still many who stayed there, chatting with their old comrades. Joke and Frian were seen chewing on a table near the balcony across the room where Maha was standing. Bon is still mingling with Sito followed by Ayu who has finished talking with her father's friends.

              He went out of the balcony, alone. He finally got the freedom to look at Trikad from up here. At least until Prof. Jery patted him on the shoulder. “You're happy to be here?”

              Maha nodded, “Ya, very peaceful. You are very good at choosing a dwelling.”

              “Ah is not me. My wife wanted this place first. Said to spend old age together,” said Prof. Jery. He continued, “It's a shame that I'm the only one who ages while he's made peace first.”

              “I'm sorry,” said Maha.

              “Ah, that's not what I meant. No need to be sad today,” replied Prof. Jery. They were silent while enjoying the scenery around the housing. Maha said, “I love this north side. Although cooler than in the center.”

              “Yes, it is cooler. Two more weeks of summer, the temperature has started to rise now.” A cold gust of wind greeted their skin, one leaf coming to the balcony where they were standing. “Ayu told me about your last mission. It seems like Lentipede is already not too much visible around here,” Prof said. Jery.

              Maha again nodded, “We did not find too much. Dante residents around Trikad were not much disturbed. They have relatively better lives. Trikad and other cities helped their economy.”

              “That's great,” says Prof. Jery. Then he asked, ”Are you born here, Maha?”

              Maha turned her head towards the old man and smiled, “Iya. 28 years ago.”

              “Means you are very young huh. Compared to the age of this city,” said Prof. Jery. “You are also very young then,” said Maha smiled. “Hahaha.. You could say so.” Profs. Jery looked straight ahead, as if glaring.

              “My father was a child when Trikad began to stand as one new city. The first city on the island. After a long time of human hiding from the raging nature, we can return to life by negotiating.”

              Maha nodded. “Definitely tough times.”

              “Trikad is not as sophisticated as it is now. Building brick by brick is conventionally done to create a new home amid the many dust storms and pollution throughout the surface of the earth. Lucky

the geniuses gathered here. We can build a city in just 2-3 years of work.

              “All went well. Decades of full awareness that we are not alone. We are only humans, one of the creatures that live on earth. Just because we're smarter than trees and animals doesn't mean we can enslave them. At least a deep awareness of our position in nature makes us survive, trying our hardest not to repeat the mistakes made by our ancestors, greedy humans.”

              Later Prof. Jery stopped for a while, “My 68 years old has been seen huh? I talk too much.” Maha smiled. “I love hearing your story. If you don't mind, I want to hear it until it runs out.”

              “Hahaha.. Ayu usually stops me. Maybe 27 years of being nurtured by me bored him,” said Prof. Jery laughs.

              “I just 5 minutes nurtured by you. Of course I am not bored,” saut Maha half-literate. Profs. Jery patted Maha's shoulder. “You are an interesting person. No wonder everyone idolizes you.”

              Maha chuckles. “Not everyone, your child prefers my friend.”

              “Ah, Bon? He was also a good boy.July liked him very much. Me also. But this is another with you. I'm not putting Romatism on you, but you're very easy to like. Ah, I'm slurring again. Where were we?”

              “Until I am an interesting person?” answered Maha. Profs. Jery laughed again. He looks very happy. Glad to be able to make parents laugh like this. They are enjoying the wind more and more. However, the air was not too cold. That's right Prof. Jery, the temperature has started to rise now. Something came to Maha's mind, she opened her voice again.

              “Now I am interested in what you said. A deep awareness of our standing in nature may very closely be felt by a generation experiencing it firsthand. But I honestly have not been too exposed to such beliefs, it would probably be much worse for the generation below me. Like my sister who is still in school, she does not live that awareness like you, of course.”

              “That's our problem now!” exclaim Prof. Jery suddenly. “People may forget what humans have experienced in the past. All can be repeated.”

              “All things?” ask Maha.

              “Yes, all the damage and difficulties that nature has given us. All will return if we lose that consciousness.”

              They fell silent again, as Maha struggled with her thoughts, Prof. Jery continued, “But, I must admit Trikad is no longer the same. Political cases have started to emerge in the last 10 years. Are you following?”

              “Not too but occasionally I read the news,” replied Maha

              “The rumors of the emergence of a rebel movement within Trikad. They're brave enough to say we should be the leader of this island and use all the resources they have, including

another city specialization,” said Prof. Jery explained.

              “They want.. Trikad colonizing another city?” ask Maha.

              “Iya can be said so. Or at least that's the conclusion you and I can draw now. And that's obviously not allowed.”

              “Conflicts will appear immediately if this has not been addressed,” Maha said.

              “Last I heard Commissioner Roman, the Reppe official is investigating the case. Hope they succeed. I haven't talked to him in a long time. Our relationship has not improved since they split.”

              Maha recalled at the beginning of the year Ayu and Rosi decided to cancel their marriage. They never told him the main problem, Maha also did not want to learn more if Ayu did not want to tell the story. Maha and other friends also know the relationship between the two families is still a bit tenuous since then.

              Maha back to the topic of conversation, “This movement.. why can ya arise? I was wondering.”

              “Because we immediately return to our basic nature. People who always want more. Dissatisfied with the resources we have, those people seek to control the ownership of others. This is what we just talked about, the beginning of losing consciousness about nature. Greed, selfishness, ambitious wrongs are clearly not justified and will leave us immersed in the same mistakes. No

ever satisfied and selfish,” said Prof. Jery, looking back.

              “Have they been able to figure out who is the leader of this rebel movement, I forgot his name, Gephu?”

              “Gephu has no face yet. Only suspicions arose. They may be ordinary people. The people you see on the tram when you want to shop downtown. It can't be. Higher people, who have positions, who are in our environment as well. Or also parties outside the city.”

              “Outside parties like other cities?”

              “Yeah, it could be. Trickad always has enemies. Either 4 other cities that look pretended good in front of us

or dante-dante around Trikad who asks to be given excessive attention. However, everything is still a possibility,” said Prof. Jery. “But, I thought about this. If indeed this movement arises from within Trikad, especially important people, they can attack Trikad from within. Tear up the order we have now.”

              “Has Neena responded to this?” ask Maha.

              “I don't understand. I'm just an old professor researching inside the lab. I heard all this from the news. Not more. Maybe if you are curious, you can ask your own teacher, Moonasera Sito, or Commander Ri who became Neena's right hand directly,” said Prof. Jery suggested.

              Maha nodded in agreement, “I will probably ask Mn. Sito.”

              A female voice called out to Prof. Jery from a distance. Shortly after, the balcony door opened. A gray-haired old woman with a black material skirt and a flaming red blouse stood in the doorway. Her beauty hologram looked strange because of too many effects used. Undead

I've met that woman before.

              “Sorry to interrupt, but I permission farewell, Jer,” said the woman.

              “Ah, Greeta. Yeah, thanks for coming. Have you met Maha, the head of Mandala's main unit? It's one unit with Ayu,” said Prof.Jery introducing the two of them.

              “Salam,” Maha said while saluting.

              “Oh, I have not met before. Where have you been? I don't see you inside,” said the woman with a smile. “No need to bother, I can sometimes disguise as a tree,” said Maha half jokingly. Greeta laughs a little, “Then you should be out there garden.”

              “Greeta LTK board members too. My new partner at LTK,” said Prof. Jery. “Only as a representative. Taking care of various data with Said and other friends,” said the woman.

              As a person who has many acquaintances with the council at LTK, Maha has never seen this woman, she asked, “I really have never seen you anywhere. Are you active at LTK scientific meeting?”

              “Oh, I come often,” he said a little nervously. Then the woman smiled at them. “But, you may not realize ever seeing me,” he said again.

              “Jeri, I have to go.”

              Then the woman agreed with both of them. Then it was at this time that Maha returned to the present time, where she was still sitting contemplating in the waiting room of Mia's room in Geduna. Dabbed

his bracelet, looking for a news that he had read a few days after Prof's birthday party. Jery. Short news that maybe not everyone will notice.

              When Maha was looking for the news, Joke sent a file. It was a case report of the first day's attack with the victim on behalf of Kerdina Jose. I kept the file for

read later.

              Looking for other news on the internet. After approximately 15 minutes of selecting, sorting, and reading news titles that are milling around in the length of the search. Found him. He read the news.

Gephu Case from Observer Perspective

By:

Good L.

Gephu has become an important highlight about the emergence of diverse thinking Trikad residents who had the same vision.

              Read to the final paragraphs.

it was seen appearing in several places in the city center right after LTK announced the replacement of the new high council. Quite a lot has changed, especially the placement of new people we have never known as inventors. Is this a coincidence? Please interpret according to your reason and logic

yoke-all.

              An understanding hit Mahadengan hard. Gephu. LTK. Kay. Profs. Said. Anti-lent Project. Neene. Take over the network. Giant lentipede…

              Therehewas.

***

              It had been 24 hours since Frian last stood guard at the southwest gate. This time he had been standing guard alone since 2 p.m. All his friends rested. There was only one member of the main unit and two other units patrolling around the city center, especially at the entrance gates.

              Frian arrives at the Mandala rest tent at the main gate. When he wanted to change his uniform, Frian saw Kay sitting down on one of the mattresses. Frian sat down next to Kay.

              “Rest only. Do not sleep sitting.”

              Kay held her head up. He looked towards Frian. Kay quickly rubbed her face with her sleeves. “I'm fine.”

              Frian could see the tired look on Kay's face that she was trying to hide. Maybe someone disturbed his rest so he did not get enough sleep.

              “In addition to this attack problem, what other things are bothering you?”

              Kay was silent as she looked at her shoes. Then He tried to smile, “Nothing else.”

              Frian had already memorized the faces of those around her who were pretending to be nothing. Why now he often sees faces like this.

              Kay's f32 bracelet flickered in red. Emergency call from Maha. Frian caught a glimpse of it. Kay got up, walked towards the door of the tent. Kay rubbed her bracelet and Maha's voice sounded inside the earphones. “Kay, where are you?”

              “Main gate. What's up?”

              “I have to speak to Prof. Said,” Maha replied quickly. He sounded serious and a little rushed. Kay thought she had found something.

              “OK. I'll call him. I'll call you.”

              Kay ended her call. He took his equipment back. Kay won't call Prof. Said inside this tent.

              Seeing Kay who was hastily in full uniform made Frian even more suspicious, “What's the matter?”

              Kay shook her head briefly. “Nothing, really. I want to talk to Vanya.” Then Kay left Frian in the tent alone.

***

              The Technology and Communication Laboratory is located on the East side of the city center. The ground in this place is quite hard and a lot of rocks. Although a series of mountains stretches on the north side of Trikad, the east side has more cliffs that sometimes contain chalk. Together with Konrad, chalk excavation was done as a building material that was quite useful. The chalk excavation results will be used by Heriad to produce more amazing buildings throughout the island.

              Behind it all, LTK is built under a steep cliff with hard and solid rock soil. It is not an easy matter to build a giant laboratory 8 floors underground

so hard, but the LTK board wants a solid foundation for their workplace. Over the years of work, LTK managed to stand underground on the east side of Trikad.

              Professor Rasaid is an elite board of LTK who is still actively involved in various biomedical research and active-based weapons for Mandalas. It has its own workspace that covers a third of the floor area - 7 in LTK. Inside it doesn't look so neat. Some objects such as short silver spears, arrows with network transmitters, silvery blue armor, head protection, large monitors without buttons, etc, and some charters decorate long tables arranged attached to the four walls in the room. At the center are 3 ancient computers and several tablets projecting long and complicated holograms of calculations.

              The room had only been entered by 3 people: Prof. Said himself, his wife, and Rosi as the first apprentice son ever Prof. Said accept. Profs. Said knew he could not work alone, so since his wife died while on duty, he had to find a friend who could help complete the project. A big project of instruction from the previous Neena, 11 years he worked on this project with his wife. A year later, he had to enlist the help of an assistant and four days ago most of his data was stolen.

              A lot has happened lately. Some unidentified people held high council positions at the LTK. People who have never even been seen at any scientific meeting. Some of his friends were never seen again. Last time he got word prof. Jery took time off because of illness. LTK is no longer a friendly place, let alone a home.

              Profs. Said still holds a sense of annoyance and sadness reminiscing about it, but the city is in need of it. He has to keep working. At least this makes his head too busy to grieve because he misses Herona, his late wife.

              When Prof. Said is sending a message to Mn. Sito, voice call came in from Kay. Profs. Said lifted it up.

              “Halo, professor,” heard Kay's voice from one of his monitors. But he didn't show his face, maybe he wasn't alone.

              “Moonasera! How are you?” exclaim Prof. Said a little too cheerful. “I'm making new tools for you guys. In addition I just found a formulation to form a serum for the victims in Geduna.”

              “That's great, Prof,” Kay replied quickly. “Can I meet you today? Now maybe?I want to talk.”

              Profs. Said immediately found out what Kay wanted to talk about. “Have you told anyone about what we discussed?”

              “Iya.. Hmm... Someone I trust,” Kay said. Then He asked, “Are you in LTK? I can get there now.”

              “No! Don't come here,” said Prof. Said. Bringing Mandala to LTK that has been filled with these people is like trapping yourself. “I better get there. In Geduna?”

              “OK, we wait,” Kay replied. “Meet me in Geduna.”

              Then Kay ended her relationship. Profs. Said immediately cleaned up his equipment. He wore smart glasses as well as communication tools that function similar to the series of bracelets worn almost all Trikad residents. He inserted some of the objects he had just made: 10cm mini-spear tips, compactable folding head protectors as small as gum, a spray bottle with

a new blend, and one of the tablets. Profs. Said looked at a half-open 15cm-high tube in front of him. It was an automatic centrifuge and dialiser that he was developing to produce serum for the victims of Lentipede in geduna. I don't know why he felt it was better to put that thing in his bag.

              As she closed her beloved leather sling bag, Rosi shifted the door of the room. He was allowed to go out for lunch. His long hair was ponytailed short. He was wearing a rather tight white T-shirt with his grey jacket tied around his waist.

              “Oh, Rosi. I'm going to Geduna. Can you come with me?” ask Prof. Said direct.

              “I think you are continuing the process of synthesizing Lentipede peptide for the manufacture of Anti-lent serum,” Rosi said. He went into the room and took out his tablet. “I just entered the first algorithm.”

              “Hmm. but we don't know where to start. We need additional data for this centrifuge and automatic dialysis. We just need a sample of the original plague victims. If there is not yet, we must try the whole formula one-on-one which will take a lot of time.”

              “Because of that I might suggest it is better we start it now,” Rosi said calmly.

              “Hmm., I think we can start tomorrow. Or later tonight I'll start it myself. Or

waiting Mn. Sito gave a list of survivors of the plague.” Profs. Said paused for a while before continuing. “Now I have to go to Geduna. Moonasera Kay has an important thing to talk about.”

              “Do you still want to be here?” ask Prof. Said.

              “No, Prof. I'll come,” replied Rosi. He put the tablet back in his bag.

              “Ya, that's nicer,” Prof said. Said with relief. “I don't dare to be alone now. Too many

people here that I don't trust. I can't tell which ones have bad intentions and which ones are really trustworthy friends.”

              Rosi nodded, She pressed her palm against the scanner in front of the door of the room to open it.

              “I'll accompany you,” Rosi said.

***

              Frian sat on a large rock under the Reppe Tower at the east gate. He twirled around the silvery dart, the weapon he always used to eradicate Lentipede a few months ago. Of course the small size of the Lentipede could be removed well using the arrow.but Frian was unsure if this weapon was useful if they had to attack the giant Lentipede again. He wondered if he should ask for new weapons like Maha's mace for the whole unit. Maybe he should talk to Maha first.

              It's been hard to find lately, especially since the second attack that made his sister a victim. Is that the reason why Maha becomes difficult to discuss with the members of his own unit?

              But there's something else going on right now. Some people seem to hide something from others. Frian felt so stupid for not knowing anything about this. Moreover, seeing Maha contact Kay with an emergency call. What exactly is going on now?

              Frian turned her arrows too fast. He made a sound of falling iron which was quite loud. 2 Mandalas, members of Kay's unit, turned towards him. Frian picked up the arrow again and pretended not to notice them. Not many people dared to invite Frian to speak, other than her cold face, her bald head like an adult male, and her high position as a member of the main unit

Maha makes it respected by other units especially junior-junior. Actually Frian did not know that they were afraid and inferior with his cold figure, He always felt that some people were not born to have many friends. That's not a sad thing for Frian.

              Frian saw someone approaching where he was sitting. Kay stood before him.

              “I permission for a moment. About 30 minutes,” said Kay seemed a little rushed.

              “Where?” ask Frian.

              “Taking stuff at home. Vanya will replace me temporarily.”

              Frian thought for a moment. Then he nodded. Kay smiled briefly and looked down respectfully. He turned around and immediately called his car by wiping his bracelet.

              Kay's car came 30 seconds later. Kay got into her electric car which only contained two seats side by side. Electric current lifted Kay's car into the air as high as 10cm. Kay stepped on the pedal forward and the car sped towards the city center.

              Frian looked at the direction Kay was going. He knew Kay's housing was located in the opposite direction to it. Frian stood up, looking around for a long curly-haired figure around her. When he saw it, Frian called, “Vanya.”

              The woman who greeted Maha the other day approached Frian. “Yes, Moonasera?”

              “I and Kay permission for a moment. Please let me know if something looks.”

              Vanya nodded a few times. “Oke.”

              “If you can know your permission where?” vanya asks, He is the only member of Kay's unit who can

talk to Frian without being nervous.

              “Geduna,” replied Frian briefly.

              “After I thought about it, it might take a little longer.”