The After I Die

Shadow of Death

Today Kina came too early in her class, as a result of cleaning in the morning, she looked around, Dayuti had not even revealed her nose. Kina glanced out the window, the sky looked cloudy, it seemed like it was going to rain soon. Kina sighed, only to remember that she did not carry an umbrella.

The wind blew shaking the thin curtain that covered half the window. A small decoration hanging on the window swayed to make a clinking sound.

Eda came with his flat face, sitting wordlessly in the very back seat. Kina glanced at him, and again she only realized that they were in the same class.

Kina watched Eda blatantly, she noticed the glasses hanging on her gray shirt, while recalling her friendship with Eda in the past, she let out a long sigh, not remembering anything.

Dayuti told me briefly about Eda yesterday. Eda is one of the descendants of the founder of Damung village, at that time the village was still a swamp forest and many mystical things in it, then came three people who built this village, the village, it is said that they have abilities beyond reason. That's why Eda replaced his father's duties as the keeper of the bell tower, the task was a sacred obligation.

Looking at Eda once more, Kina took the initiative to approach and sat down in front of the man.

“I experienced terror several nights,” said Kina, she was sure the man in front of her knew all the events that had happened to her. Eda clucked lazily.

“Some time ago I terrorized the undead.” Kina continued to continue her complaints to Eda, one by one the class began to arrive.

“I dreamt of getting lost in that field with you, have we ever been there?” Kina asked Eda frowned thinking, but she shook her head slowly.

“Last night I also terrorized the ghost of Narsih ... Eda you know something, don't you? You ring the bells, they appear after the sound of the bells ...” Kina said softly. She began to move uncomfortably.

Kina tapped her finger at the table, waiting for Eda to answer.

Suddenly a strong wind blew making the sound of the clanking of decorations on the windows craze, the curtains fluttered, the books on the table flew.

"BRAK!" The shutters that had been wide open Now closed making the light in the classroom dark, Arna screamed in shock.

“Key window ..”

“The window lock!” Eda exclaimed, Arna who happened to be close to the window closed it quickly.

Dayuti drew closer to Kina and held tightly to her arms, they all gathered in the middle of the classroom, around Eda forming a circle facing each other against the window, acting alert as if something dangerous was about to come.

“What's up?” Kina whispered to Dayuti, she completely did not understand what was happening, Dayuti only said a voice.

“Do not make a sound,” said Eda, somehow the atmosphere became tense.

The sound of water splashing was heard from outside, Kina held her breath, as she remembered there were no rivers around here and the rain had not yet fallen.

Kina School is just a simple wooden house on the edge of the bamboo forest, every wind blows, causing the sound of bamboo rubbing against each other.

“They came ...”

Arna inched backwards, silhouettes of shadows were seen through the cracks of the wooden walls, Eda stuck her index finger on the lips, Dayuti clasped tightly to Kina, they crouched between the chair and the table, hiding.

The overcast sky grew dark, as if night had come to pick up, the sound of footsteps and water tipping was getting crowded, exactly the terror he was experiencing.

Are they looking for him? In the daytime?

“It ... they?”

Kina moved to look at the crack of the wooden wall, her fear as if yawning, she was getting used to it even though her hands were still trembling.

They were the same people, the undead who terrorized him!

Stomping, the body that is not symmetrical and water droplets that come out of their bodies.

Not wrong anymore! How do they get out during the day?

“Living life.” Eda comes peeking next to Kina, “We're safe as long as it's not visible.”

“I know. What ... they're looking for me?” kina muttered in an almost inaudible voice.

"Will I be like them if caught?”

“I'm also curious about it," replied Eda heartlessly. Without them knowing they are having a serious conversation. Dayuti just kept silent to see the two of them.

They stayed for a long time, watching the undead pass outside, until the sunlight slowly shone, breaking through the cracks of the walls, then Eda told them to open all the windows and doors.

“You go home,” said Eda directly approved by his friends, one by one began to leave the class, only Dayuti and Kina left.

“I'm curious.” Kina opened her voice, stood in front of Eda, not letting her childhood friend pass by.

“They really went.” Dayuti looked out the window, there were some neatly arranged ornamental plants broken and stepped on, puddles of black water were everywhere.

“I don't have much time talking to you.”

“Just a minute.” Kina gripped tightly onto Eda's arm, looking at her with a begging look.

“Alright," said Eda resigned, did not want to linger, he was directly at the core. "You know I'm one of the descendants of the founder of Damung village.” Eda sat back in his chair, Kina nodded slowly.

“There were three people who built this village, the first they called it the white people, the people who protected the village by making the village law. Who do you think they are?”

“Ni Lewun.” Dayuti said as he approached. Kina recalled the old woman, it was fitting that she was a highly respected village physician.

“The second, the gray faction, it's my family, we're in charge of overseeing the village, the bell tower guard."

“And now you are left,” said Dayuti again.

“The last one, they called him a black faction, a perverted person, he ...” Eda said uncertainly, "Grandmother Niba."

“What do you mean perverted?”

“Grandmother Niba is the opposite of Ni Lewun, she is a shaman who adheres to black magic,” said Dayuti slowly, Kina in her heart justifies their story, how awkward she had met when she saw the grandmother.

“It was already an open secret for the villagers, the undead were always associated with it.”

“In the past she was the same as Ni Lewun, they had the same knowledge, only Niba's grandmother had many followers, she became obsessed with her knowledge, she became obsessed with her, they often perform rituals and kidnap villagers as collateral. My great-granddaughter Ni Lewun tried to do everything she could to stop them.”

“However their science is too strong, making them unable to die, but the reciprocal is that their bodies can be destroyed, especially during the day, slowly they disappear and only appear occasionally at night.”

“Granny it really is eternal.”

“With the more often they appear, there must be something that awakens them.”

“Something? Does it have anything to do with the death of Narsih and your father?”

“It looks like they are a tumbar to prepare something big.”

“What does that mean there will be another collision?”

“Most likely like that, maybe Ni Lewun is currently thinking the same thing.” Eda rose with a huff, Kina still has not let go.

“Something that should have been done a long time ago.” Eda silent for a moment, staring at the clear sky, “Ritual cleaning.”

“Then we should go home.” Dayuti held onto Kina's shoulder, preventing the girl from asking further.

“Ya come home, I'll see Ni Lewun.” Eda walked away without Kina's consent, but only a few steps did he stop and look at Kina.

“Dragon you, I see the shadow of death behind you.” After saying that, he really left.