Queen Without Crown

Chapter 168 Finding Mangal Meaning

"Who are you?"

Princess Juwita turned around when someone asked. He was now standing in the courtyard of the ruins of a temple.

"Are you pastor Jairam?" princess Juwita asked as she stepped closer to a bearded man in priestly attire.

"really. You lookingforme?"

"The king's mother sent me to meet you. I was told to take ..."

"Mangal Meaning. Ah, of course you are. It's stupid that I don't recognize you right away. Please come in, everything's ready." The man smiled broadly.

Princess Juwita felt astonished because it was as if the priest had been waiting for her.

"Do you know me?"

"of course. You are the heir of Mangal Arti" replied the priest.

"Why can you say such a thing? What reason?"

"It is clear that your body does not have only one soul. There is a very great spirit that also resides in your body."

"You mean, Lord Murr?"

"The taste you already know. It is fortunate that your feeble body was chosen to be a shell for an almighty power."

"But I don't want it. I'm here to take it off."

"What?" Pastor Jairam was astonished. "How could anyone be so foolish as to want to throw away this incredible blessing? Do you know how many lives you lost to get it?"

"I don't care. I just want to be free of Lord Murr."

"Huh, it's up to you. But don't be sorry about your decision."

"Then, can you please show me where Mangal Meaning is?"

"There!" The priest pointed to the ruins of the temple located on the cliff. "There's a door under the temple."

"Can you take me there?"

Although he looked upset, the priest Jairam still drove Princess Juwita to the temple. He then shifted the panels that were on the floor then slowly the carved lotus floor on the temple floor moved.

Grunts.

After the carved floor of the lotus flower shifted, a hole with a stone staircase gaped wide.

"Take it yourself, Mangal Meaning it's there."

Princess Juwita was a bit hesitant to go down there. What if the priest suddenly locks it?

"Don't be afraid, I won't do things that hurt you." After saying that, the priest Jairam took a torch hanging on one of the remaining walls and lit it.

"Bring up" said the priest, handing over the torch to Princess Juwita.

Doubtfully Princess Juwita went down the stairs into a hole under the temple floor. A stuffy smell poked his nose. In the dark. He stepped cautiously and glimpsed at the oil lamp. To make the place brighter, he ignited a wick on the oil lamp.

Now the room looks brighter. A statue of the god Murr stands in the middle near the wall. On her neck hung a necklace of dried marigolds.

"Where is that thing?" The girl nodded.

His eyes swept across the entire room in search of Mangal Arti. Although he only caught a glimpse of it in a dream, he was sure he would recognize it if he saw it.

The room was empty and did not have a single crack for sunlight to enter. In the corners of the spider nest by spreading a web that glitters yellowish due to the light of fire.

He walked up to the altar that was in front of the statue. Bowls containing dried brownish stains look lined with dust-covered blades. But other than those things there was nothing else on the altar.

It felt like he was almost desperately looking for where Mangal Arti was. He had already wanted to give up and intended to ask for a hint from the Jairam priest when his gaze accidentally saw something strange at the foot of the statue of Lord Murr.

"What's that?"

He immediately approached to observe the left leg of the statue. Unlike on the right foot, the statue's left big toe appears crooked. Princess Juwita carefully felt the thumb and felt a scratch on the base. He brought the torch closer and saw a circular line at the base of the statue's big toe.

Excitedly he pressed the big toe and then unexpectedly the statue began to move. Reflexively Princess Juwita jumped back. But a moment later his mouth gaped as soon as he saw the stone wall behind the statue crackling open. Dust spewed from the wall.

"Definite door?" He murmured while raising a torch to illuminate the room.

He then walked slowly into the room behind the wall. Smells faintly smell. He did not understand, even though this room looks thick dust indicates it has not been opened for a long time. Where does that smell come from.

He scanned the room, the place was completely empty of leaping. Princess Juwita then groped the walls, hoping to find the secret door again. But after some time of searching, everything was nil.

"Where is that thing? Couldn't it have been taken? Did the priest lie to me?" Mumbled again.

But he is not willing if the exhausting journey all day is not fruitful. He can't just give up. Princess Juwita now swiped her shoes on the dusty floor to look for clues, as the dust flew into the room and into her respiratory tract.

"Grand .. uhuk ..." He coughed many times. His hands fluttered the air to dissipate the dust particles.

After a while the dust came back down. Princess Juwita is almost desperate. He then stepped up to leave the room. But as soon as his foot stepped on the door, suddenly his body seemed to be sucked back inside so tightly that his body staggered and hit the wall.

He looked around suspiciously. He had no idea who .. or what had pulled his body like that. Now he stood up and stood up alert.

Wuuush...

Suddenly there was a wind blowing the torch until it went out, as well as the oil lamp in the next room also went out. The room is now pitch-black.

Princess Juwita is now restless, she is trying to fumble to find the door. Suddenly, he felt that he was not alone. He felt that someone else was in the room now.

The adrenaline starts pumping as the heart beats faster. His hair bristled and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Tak.

The torch in his hand fell. Somehow his energy seemed to run out so he could not carry a torch.

Ces.

A purple light suddenly appeared in the darkness. The light was like a flying firefly. Over time the light grew bigger and a string of beads was seen and in the middle there was a pearl as big as a bird egg. Princess Juwita was so amazed to see that shining thing.

Then it moved closer to him. Princess Juwita stood still and just watched as the object got closer and closer. Now it's wrapped around his neck.

Without realizing it, both of his hands stroked the thing. It was as if fascinated to the point that he did not realize there was a female figure appearing from the darkness and approaching him. The woman stroked Princess Juwita's arm but the girl did not notice it.

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Eldrige did not hire a horse and now follows Miss Sekar into the dimensional hole. As his feet stepped out, the dark atmosphere did not prevent him from realizing that he was now in the coastal area. The sound of waves was heard in the distance.

"Where is Princess Juwita?" ask Eldrige to the woman next to him.

"Patience, Eldrige. I'll show you the place."

Miss Sekar stepped ahead of Eldrige on the sandy road. Although the streets are almost invisible, Miss Sekar seems to have no problem. He walked easily through low hills overgrown with weeds.

After walking uphill finally seen the silhouette of the ruins of the temple building. They simultaneously accelerated the pace.

The first thing Eldrige saw was the slender body of a girl who was now walking on the temple grounds. Her silvery hair looked shiny as the moon poked out from behind the clouds.

"Jewith?"

Eldrige hurried to step but his steps were restrained because his hand was gripped by Miss Sekar.

"Wait a minute, Eldrige!" exclaim that woman.

Eldrige stared inexplicably. He tried to get rid of Miss Sekar's hand but the woman gestured for silence. Eldrige noticed a thick-bearded man coming closer to the girl. And surprisingly, the man appeared to be prostrating at the feet of Princess Juwita.

"Give me strength, O Great Murr," cried the man making Eldrige grow in wonder.

Princess Juwita looked unconcerned and instead walked over her head.

"Blessed servant!" pinta the priest again while this time pulling the tip of the girl's dress.

Suddenly Princess Juwita stopped. Then he turned and looked at the priest."I will bless you. Stand up!"

Reverend Jairam smiled happily. He then stood before the girl to receive the blessing. Princess Juwita smiled. His hand was stroking the face of Reverend Jairam. But suddenly the girl's hand came down and grabbed the neck of the man in front of her.

"Aakhs!"

Screeches rang out to tear the silence. The man's body drooped down with his neck twisted backwards.

"Jewith!" scream Eldrige. He never expected the innocent girl he had known since a baby to commit such an abomination.

Princess Juwita's head turned to her and Eldrige could see a cruel grin on the girl's lips. Eldrige was stunned without knowing what the girl was doing by moving her hands through the air.

Eldrige only realized what Princess Juwita was doing when a hole suddenly gaped before the girl. Apparently Princess Juwita has opened a dimensional hole. Purple light shimmered from within the hole.

Eldrige was surprised to see the ability of the girl. How could ordinary humans possibly open a dimensional hole?

Come on!" This time a pull on his hand blew his reverie. Miss Sekar is now dragging her towards the temple.

Eldrige runs to chase after Princess Juwita. But the moment his foot stepped on the temple courtyard, the dimensional hole closed and disappeared in the air.

"Jewith!" scream Eldrige. The man hit the air with a fury.

"Eldrige. You've now seen for yourself what the girl's true nature is. He's evil, Eldrige. His blood has the seeds of evil that is now starting to rise," said Miss Sekar.

"No. You're wrong, Sekar. Juwita is not evil. He is being possessed by an evil entity. I have to find him, Sekar. Take me to him, Sekar. Take me to him!" Eldrige shouted while shaking Miss Sekar's shoulder.

"Silence, Eldrige. Just a minute." Miss Sekar reached out and fumbled through the air, trying to trace the dimensional hole that Princess Juwita was wearing.

"I think I can track it" Ms. Sekar said after some time.

"Hurry after him, Sekar!"

The woman then tore the air apart and opened the dimensional hole. Eldrige stepped into the dimensional hole following Miss Sekar. With her heart pounding she was already impatient to find Princess Juwita.

"This place?" eldrige exclaimed in surprise as soon as he set his foot out.