Sapphire City's
Chapter 38: Nightmares
15 Minutes after the previous incident, an emergency meeting was held. Verdic as the leader of the meeting, followed by several officials, one of whom is Lia. Lia showed a video recording of the incident experienced by the surveillance team before, at first the members of the meeting were not surprised about the video, but after they saw well the characteristics of the person who was dragged, the members of the meeting were not surprised, they all could not hide their surprise, as it was obvious that the person being dragged was not their member. Because every member in charge of exiting must have known the special supervisory team, besides that there can be no elected people who are missed. Everyone who was chosen to follow the battle It must have been known to the headquarters.
Many of them argue that the person being dragged is a matis disguised as a human and intends to trap the surveillance team, but it is denied by the hardware team, if it is matis, if it is, drone or cctv sensors will certainly read immediately if it is matis, but what the sensors read on cctv and drone is not matis but humans.
Various questions and confusion haunt the entire meeting room, especially they all can not imagine what happened to the man in the mall after being dragged into the classroom. Early now Verdic asked the reconnaissance team to go inside and investigate the situation, until now there has been no reply from them.
Someone from the main Frontline leader, argued that it was all part of the matis ability. The leader of Frontline explained that there is a possibility that the human is a human who has been made of stone from the beginning, but suddenly released just by the matis. Surely it is difficult to be accepted by all members of rapa. Indeed matis has an ability beyond reason that can even surpass humans, but. if indeed there are matis who have this ability, it means that innocent civilians are even involved with things that they will not even understand.
Suddenly someone knocked on the meeting room door very hard. Lia opened the meeting room door, Rizky looked tired of running, she carried the tablet in her right hand.
“sorry to interrupt the important meeting, but you all have to see this” Rizky handed the tablet to Lia to show everyone, she explained that it was the result of the reconnaissance from the surveillance team, which was the result, plus after seeing this they could not advance further into the mall.
Lia displays video from Rizky's tablet through the Projector screen. A deliberately recorded video from a gopro camera, attached to one of the members of the surveillance team. Usually, gopro cameras are rarely used, because the surveillance results of the team are always reported from their observations plus the recording of the cctv karema, but because this is an emergency situation. They need additional evidence.
There was no sound, only silence, even as they entered the mall deeper, a silent and dark voice greeted them all. Until someone shouted. Instinctively the entire scouting team members ran towards the origin of the sound. Until they arrived at one of the clothes shops at the end. The condition of the clothing store was so messy, clothes splattered everywhere. The walls and ceilings are decorated with claws and footprints and hands so clearly.
But those wrist imprints looked different and generally. Especially like half-clenched, with holes at each fingertip. The flashlight is directed to the side of the store, the trail increasingly runs to the end, until they find something stuck to the wall, back to the camera.
Seen both feet and hands are so tightly attached to the wall, the clothes are all white like a tattered dress, long black hair straight extended down, the display of hair is estimated to be half of his body. But his appearance from behind, had made the whole meeting room shocked half dead, as if they ‘ever saw him’.
The matis head, turning 360 degrees, was facing the surveillance team. The video ends with the screams of the surveillance teams trying to get out of the mall safely.
As soon as the meeting room was silent for a moment, no one spoke. Verdic broke the silence.
“the surveillance team, they survived?” Ask Verdic.
“they are all safe, at this time they are on guard at the place under the road sukajad” replied Rizky.
From what they see, Verdic has come to conclusions about the matis they have to face, because the matis they have met before, and of course he is not an easy opponent to face.
Yuda with Andy, Mirna and 3 more members of his team Deren, Gilang and Siska are on their way to a famous mall in Bandung, Indonesia, they got A rank mission and this mission is arguably an emergency mission. At first this mission wanted to field Deren, Mirna and a few senior members, but most of the senior members were on missions and assignments. So new people must be involved, especially those who have obtained good judgment in previous missions, in other words the recommendations of Mirna and Deren.
Gilang and Siska are like Yuda and Andy, new members of the organization. The two have been on several missions with Deren. Gilang is a dark-skinned young man with black curls he is not very tall, but quite above average. Siska is a hooded girl, quite as tall as Mirna, white as a balinese. Among all the team members, only the siska was nervous, because this was the first time he was on an A-level mission, so that his hands were a little trembling even though it had been calmed by Gilang.
Deren drives through various cars and motorcycles parked carelessly in the middle of the road (want how else, the passengers become a statue). He did not intend to park his car at the location of the reconnaissance team, the ales were simple, the street mall uphill mall location. Is it right if parking the car at the intersection below the paster, surely they have to walk towards the mall, that too if they want. Yes, some members in the car agree with the contents of the establishment of Deren, but yes the risk must be borne, the road turns like it is about to go to the mountains.
Although it takes a long time (two people are dizzy to ngefly). Finally they arrived at the mall. Without any fear, Deren parked the car in front of the mall. One by one the team members went down.
Yuda looked at the mall building, it looked dark and quiet, like never stepped on by anyone at all, even though this is one of the most famous malls to be built. Yuda has come here several times, and he must admit, he really likes this mall. The food price is not wallet friendly.
Each of them prepares various weapons, most of them are firearms except Mirna, she is always a sword. Not to forget the different types of grenades.
Are you guys still preparing?
“still Lia” Deren replied.
Ok, don't be made in a hurry . Lia reminded.
The operator this time is Lia, and team leader Deren. Alesan why Lia operator, because this mission ‘cukup’ special, but in Lia location he is not alone, Rizky helped him beside. Both operators know very well how difficult this mission level is, so both of them propose to be operators. Even the surveillance team who had been waiting below, was required to wait for the mall building to be issued what if something unexpected happened.
Yuda recalled the time they were breafing before leaving. Lia explained that the matis they will fight is not just any matis, he also explained that the figure of the matis had appeared several years ago, and it could be said that he was very strong and terrible.
“should be sent in this mission is a senior member” said Lia explained “ but they are all on a mission, and we need a fast team, so we sent you”
Lia displays video footage of cctv results from location reconnaissance. Video showing the front mall, some people the surveillance team can be seen observing from a distance, until there is someone seen running out of the mall so frantically. The team members immediately ran to approach the person, but in an instant the person was suddenly dragged invisible back into the mall.
Of course seeing the video made everyone sweat coldly in disbelief. Especially when Lia explained that the person who was dragged there was a possibility of civilians.
“all preparations already?” Ask Deren.
The whole group took seriously.
“please we enter with”
Lighting lamps installed in the chest of each member are turned on. Yuda observed every corner of the mall, many statues of people were busy walking in groups carrying grocery bags, among them carrying pet dogs whether it was big or small, both dogs also became statues. Various shops lined the mall outdoor street area such as clothing store, toiletries, perfume and much more. Deren as the team leader, leads his friends down the main floor of the mall, to find where the humans are. Because this time there are 2 goals. In addition to turning on the empty gems, they also have to search for civilians who were dragged in the video. For the location of the empty gems, Lia has found its location via drone. There is a top floor mall, open space. 4 empty gems are located in the same place, neatly arranged to form a square.
There is nothing suspicious on the main floor of this mall, everything looks normal and ordinary (darkness and statues of people). Even in the back of the mall, there is nothing suspicious. Andy told Deren to go straight to the top floor. But Deren's instinct says they should all go downstairs.
“I do not know what you see, but below looks scary” said Siska.
“I agree with you” Andy agree with Siska.
The lower floor looked so pitch black when viewed from above, even an uncomfortable aura could be felt from the tip of the foot even though their feet had not touched the floor below at all.
“ayo” Deren's orders.
The six members of the team walked downstairs with escalators, but the escalators died, so they just went downstairs with their footsteps.
They arrived at the bottom floor. Yuda glanced towards the platform beside the escalator handle, written the number ‘1’. This is the 1st floor of the mall. They were on the 2nd floor. In front of them there are still escalator stairs to the bottom floor of the mall, Basemen.
“this floor, if not wrong Fashion and bookstore” said Gilang.
“yaaa, I usually come here with schoolmates” said Siska.
The condition of the first floor is still the same as the second floor.It is pitch dark, quiet noiseless except for their sound, then the statue…….
“ini wacko” says Mirna.
“weird how?” Ask Andy.
“there is no man” statue Deren said.
Deren's words certainly made everyone dumbfounded.
“could have been more people to the top floor” said Gilang trying not to believe.
“it is not possible Gilang” Yuda refuted the greeting Gilang “mall is the most famous in Bandung, and the 1st floor is one of the most visited floors, the most, at least we should be able to see the human statue at the beginning we set foot on this floor”
“but no one” said Andy “gila this place really cool ihhhh”
“I agree Andy” says Yuda.
Each of them spread out looking for clues, but that did not mean they had to walk down the entire 1st floor. Just around enough. Andy and Gilang enter a nearby clothing store, observing as they glance at the clothes but stop as they are glared at Mirna from a distance). Deren observed the dark passage not far from the escalator. The hallway was so dark and silent, he could have walked down the hall, but he stopped his intention, because in this situation they had to stay together.
Yuda had just finished seeing some small shops, until his footsteps stopped in front of the bookstore. The hooded siska silently stared at the entrance of the bookstore.
“ada what?” Ask Yuda.
“try to see, next to the entrance of Toko” Siska to visit next to the store door.
There are patches of fresh blood, even from a distance it looks the blood is still new.
“not only blood, but there are human skulls also”
Deren appeared from behind Yuda
“that means he's around here” added Mirna.
“all prepare weapons in hand, I do not know what kind of kejakatan we will receive later” Deren's order.
According to Deren's orders, everyone immediately held their weapons, he also led his friends down the stairs of the lower floor escalator, basement.
“hei Mirna” call Andy.
“soal mantis who love men and hate women. That right?” Andy asked, not believing.
“if the matis is appropriate 4 years ago, it means it is true” replied Mirna.
“so even though the physical is the same, but not necessarily the same nature as 4 years ago?” Ask Yuda.
Mirna nodded “right, sometimes we will meet the exact same matis 4 years ago, but not necessarily they have the same nature and ability”
“but have you ever met the exact same?” Ask Yuda.
“never” replied Mirna “but it wasn't me who ngalamin, Deren and his best friend 8 years ago”
“His best friend?” said Andy.
“whose friend? Is he on a mission?” Ask Yuda.
Mirna stopped her steps, as Siska, Gilang and Deren kept walking down the stairs. Leave a confused feeling for Andy and Yuda.
“people are gone”
Both Andy and Yuda were shocked speechless.
“dia was killed 4 years ago, by the matis we now face”
Mirna again continued her steps without looking back at the two young men behind her, who were still silent and had no intention of stepping down the stairs
“so that's why Deren is so obsessed with this mission” Andy said.
“obsessed how?” Yuda asked glanced at Andy.
“yaa he actually just finished the mission loh, has not rested 1 day in fact. When he heard there was a mission about this lady's matis. She direct ajuin self”
“what could he possibly want revenge?” said Yuda.
“kanya, yaa you see your own friend died in front of you, must be very sick bro”
“ya sure”
Yuda so remembered his two best friends who until now is still a figure of a stone statue. Seeing the two friends he became a stone statue alone made his heart grievous, but when he saw them both killed before his eyes it was a painful look again. Surely Deren's heartache at that time was more painful to the point that he was willing not to rest in order to take revenge for the death of his best friend.
Upon their arrival at the basement floor, the reserve that greeted them below was a vast supermarket, arguably almost the entire basement area was self-service. Even the beginning of their reach to the foot of the escalator was already greeted pile baskets and shopping trolleys. But that's not the main thing they want to see. There was not a single human statue on this floor, it all felt empty, like it was not stepped on by a human at all. Even more the cold is so thickened in this place. So cold as if the AC was on, even though any machine in this mall there was no one alive.
Deren orders his friends to be on standby and must not be separated, his bad instincts have crept.
“where trolley scattered but not a single human statue” said Gilang
“so great ih” comments Siska.
Hihihihihi.
There was the sound of women laughing in all directions, the sound of scary laughter like in Indonesian horror films.
“entah why rich hear kuntilanak” voice said Siska.
“not rich anymore Siska. Emang kunti kali” added Andy.
After the team members have started to fear, even though they like to cover up the fear, yes they can not cover it. Lia as the operator tries to cheer Siska up and strengthen her, however she is one of the new female members on the team, despite her previous mission having good results, but still he was inexperienced in A-level missions, what else was this that he looked rather impromptu. Unlike Siska, Mirna showed no fear at all at the sound of women's laughter like kuntilanak. Just say until amazed to Mirna.
The smell was not far from the location. Judah approached the origin of the stench.The stench he smelled was so foul and stinging, that he had to cover his own nose with his left arm. Slowly he found a foul smell coming from under the escalator. Just approaching, Judah's feet stepped on a pool of red water. He could not help but be surprised to see a pile of human corpse meat under the escalator. The bodies looked fresh and did not even freeze or turn into statues at all. The pale color of the skin, the clothes, especially the black hair is so clearly visible. Several times he tried to make sure by highlighting one by one the bodies with flashlights, his eyes were not wrong at all, it was not a statue, a real human corpse. Yuda's feet lost their development and fell.
Judah's friends immediately came to the place of Judah, at first they thought Judah looked or how. But when he saw the pale look on Yuda's face, he looked down at the escalator. His entire companions could not hide their shocked look. What else is the most terrible sight of all, at the top of the hill. The head of the disembodied woman with a surprised face glanced upwards.
“that's not a member tell?” tanya Gilang broke out in cold sweat and trembling voice
“bak” replied Siska, her face was pale and equally trembling “pastinya not”
“lantas whose head is it?!” ask Gilang who is so emotional.
“mall” visitors said Mirna slowly.
Hearing what Mirna said instantly made all her comrades shocked.
“shouldn't get ordinary citizens involved!” Andy's angry.
“if not a citizen, then who!?” bentak Gilang's.
Deren spoke up to separate Andy and Gilang. But, he also felt what his 2 themes felt, should the civilians not be involved with all this, they should be a statue and in a state of sleep. But they're here and they're killed. That means speculation during the meeting about matis who have the ability to release the condition of roosting civilians does exist.
Yuda slowly woke up and ventured closer to the woman's head.The woman's head looked up, as if she was surprised to see through. Not only that the woman's neck was like being pulled forcibly from her head, thick patches of blood stuck to her cheeks, looking new.
A serious look in the eye seemed to hint that what the woman saw was not something she wanted to see. The fists of Judah's hands strengthened his resolve, that he should be brave, the two-week training camp he followed if he could not dare to look at what the woman's corpse was staring at.
So Judah, without having to rethink what he was going to do, immediately saw what the corpse of the woman was going to do. One word out of the mouth Yuda “eehh”. There's nothing there. Even the ceiling of the wall that should have been showing incongruity, there was nothing there. Against fear, Judah stepped slowly forward, to the point that he thought there was a clue he could get there. Gilang and Siska followed Judah from behind, as he was the only one who moved after seeing the pile of corpses. Yuda stepped towards the corner wall, there was a claw-like scratch, the size of a claw the size of a mature woman's fingernail.
“ini definitely dia” said Yuda pottery scars “dia previously was here”
“not just cakaran” Gilang added, he was standing right beside Yuda. A few drops of blood.
Siska added goosebumps, she is not ready with real battle “she is here, I'm sure it”
Mirna whose position was still on standby felt an awkwardness, she was not sure of the awkwardness she felt, but the stronger she felt it, the more real she felt, and this time she had great goosebumps. Her goosebumps did not make Mirna pessimistic, and it made her focus on staying on standby with a combat-ready position, the sword she had originally sheathed, this time positioned ready to be taken.
Now that Yuda's friends are also goosebumps, Deren as the team leader, standing beside Mirna gives the command to his friends to stay calm and alert, especially no matter what happens they must be ready to attack.
Great goosebumps followed by a scary sound that certainly does not want to be heard by anyone. The sound of women's laughter, but the laughter seemed scary. Maybe for some Indonesians they certainly know the laughter of the woman with a kuntilanak laugh.
Andy is the first to feel panic “kalian doubled, it sounds kuntiloh”
Yuda did not care about what Andy said, he remained focused on glancing here and there, every corner he noticed, he did not let his defense fall at all just because of the frightening sound of a kuntilanak. Unfortunately it was Judah who was the first to feel the second great goosebumps that even made his hair stand up, as fast as lightning he turned around. An upside-down head smiled broadly until it split the bloodstained face on the lips welcoming Yuda, the first thing Yuda did was shout loudly followed by a shot.
The woman jumped to avoid Yuda's shot. He was standing quite far from the location.
The figure is like a kuntilanak, tall but thin, with a white dress covering the legs but aga tattered camping, head down followed by a long hair covering the front of the head, the head down, both hands stretched downwards showing the back of the hand.
“SHOT!”
One word of command from Deren. Everyone pulled a gun and shot the woman.
One woman's right hand was stretched forward.not a single shot hit her, instead the shot was miraculously held back, the rest was held in a vacuum.
“telekinesis” says Gilang.
This time the woman laughed, she also showed off her face from behind her hair. All who see for sure...terpana...not the scary face of kuntilanat they see, even like the face of a beautiful woman.
“this is bad, don't look at his face” cried Deren.
Almost too late, 2 men, Andy and Gilang stunned with the beautiful face of the woman. Judah……….Mirna somehow managed to close both of Judah's eyes with her hands from behind.
“siska aware of those 2 idiots, we retreat first!” deren's orders.
The smoke bomb Deren threw right at the woman.At once the entire floor was covered in thick white smoke, the matic woman was angry, with the power of her telekinesis and brushed off the entire acid easily. The one in front of him is empty.[]
