Munding - Legend of the Wolf Fighter

Chapter 27 - Awakening

Kill it!!!

Kill it!!!

The screams in Munding's head echoed louder and louder. Then Munding felt an overwhelming fear.

The same fear he had experienced back then. The fear that made him clutch tightly to a plastic bag containing marbles gifts from his father.

The marbles that make Munding witness his mother's affair accidentally. Ten marbles are wrapped in a transparent plastic bag that has changed the course of Munding's life forever.

Little Munding used to think that the fear came from his desire to kill Karto who had been having an affair with his mother.

But now, after what he experienced and also because of the silat training given by Mr. Yai, Munding knew that all this time he was wrong.

The fear that comes along with the desire to kill is not because of the fear of thrusting a knife into Karto's body. Nor is it fear because Munding does not want to be a murderer.

No!!

The fear arises because there is ‘something’ in the body of Munding who had been buried very deep and fast asleep began to be disturbed to wake up.

'Something’ who seemed to smell a scent that was very exciting for him and started sniffing where the scent was coming from.

Kill it!!!

The screams in Munding's head grew louder. Munding's body trembled violently, his blood boiling with rage but fear also engulfed him.

Munding knows that ‘something’ is getting closer. ‘Dia’ is even moving faster towards Munding. It was as if he had found what he had been waiting for and looking for all this time.

KILL!!!!!

And when finally the voice of the shout boomed inside Munding's head, ‘something’ it finally found Munding.

'Dia’ stood in front of Munding without a sound. A grin on his lips. When they met, all the voices in Munding's head also disappeared.

Munding saw a figure resembling himself standing in front of him. Munding felt that he was reflecting, but ‘Munding’ in front of him gave another aura.

All the feelings that Munding had felt had suddenly disappeared. Scared, angry, sick, tight.

Everything gone.

There is only Munding, ‘something’ that resembles Munding and silence.

“Who are you?” munding asked breaking the silence.

“I'm you,” reply ‘Munding’.

“Omong empty!!” Munding.

“Hahahhahahahaha,”

‘Munding’ laughs.

‘Munding’ looks at Munding with a cynical eye, “aku part of you that you always get rid of, you always press and try to forget.”

“I never knew you!!” answer Munding.

“Really?” answer ‘Munding’.

“What do you mean?” confusingly Munding said.

“You tried to wake me up! You're recalling the bad memories we've managed to forget! I've fallen asleep in the dark, but YOU'RE TRYING TO WAKE ME UP!!!”  shout ‘Munding’ with a rising tone and angry eyes.

Munding.

He tried to recall the words of Mr. Yai before this. Even though all the feelings Munding had felt were gone. Although he no longer felt anger, fearing even the grudge in his chest. But Munding is still trying to feel what's left there.

‘Munding’ notices everything that Munding does in silence and looks full of anger.

Munding tried to follow his instincts according to Pak Yai's message and he still tried to feel what ‘Munding’ wanted.

After a long time, Munding finally listened to the soft whispers from his chest. Munding tried to listen carefully to the voices.

“I am a part of you, from the past to anytime.”

“I am the other side of you, a beast that will always protect you from danger when needed.”

“I am your instinct, an instinct that will always guide you in maintaining your life.”

“I am a friend of your lifetime, because without you, I wouldn't exist.”

“Why do you always deny my existence?”

“Why are you afraid of me?”

“Why did you let me get buried in the darkest place in your soul?”

“Why do you let me fall asleep curled up in silence without light?”

When Munding listened to the soft whispers in his chest, he knew the identity of ‘Munding’ standing in front of him.

‘Dia’ is the brutal side of her. ‘Dia’ is the savage side of him. And ‘dia’ is the deepest part of his natural instincts. The instinct of a predator. The instinct of a Wolf.

Munding moved forward without hesitation. He had already made up his mind and rounded up his resolve. And Munding believes that this is actually the purpose of Mr. Yai giving his advice to Munding.

Munding also hugged ‘Munding’ in front of him.

‘Munding’ smiled and whispered, “thank you for accepting me as part of you.”

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Pak Yai watched carefully all the changes that occurred in Munding's expression and body movements. He knew that forcing Munding to wake up his current ‘naluri predator’ might be too early.

Munding only practiced silat intensively for 4 years from him. And that time cannot be considered sufficient to prepare Munding's physical condition to facilitate what Mr. Yai is now trying to do to Munding. But Mr. Yai did not know that in fact, Munding had already come into contact with his predatory instincts when he was a grade 4 Elementary.

Because the Munding exercise time is too short, Mr. Yai must be extra careful, otherwise the consequences can be fatal.

All of this also actually happened due to the Saud and Suprapto incidents. Due to Suprapto's description, Mr. Yai knew that Munding had entered the pre-awakening phase. His predatory instincts had already started to come out but without Munding on purpose. That was what happened during the fight against Saud and his comrades.

But, to be considered a true fighting wolf, a fighter must be able to control when and where he can enter ‘mode fight’. Because if he is not able to do that, it will be very dangerous for family or friends around the wolf fighter.

And this is what Mr. Yai is now trying to do to Munding. He tried to teach Munding to be able to awaken his predatory instincts with full consciousness for the first time.

And this process among wolf fighters is known as ‘awakening’.