The After I Die
After I Die (TAMAT)
Kina flinched as she felt her body slammed violently onto the ground, she widened her eyes with a trembling body, all around her was a pile of almost rotting corpses, her breathing stuck in her throat, he saw Eda nearby, his body was stiff, with wide eyes, he also saw Arna's corpse with tongue outstretched, his neck tied to a rope, not far from Arna the corpse of Pak Mursa was also lying on the ground. At his feet was Nukas half-rotted body, there was Narsih's corpse which was not much different, and his father Eda who almost lived a bone.
Kina felt her body tremble violently, she closed her eyes. There are seven people here, including himself, that means seven tummies have been collected and the ritual has been completed.
Kina gulped, the villagers surrounded her, with a burning torch in hand. She did not see her father and mother, but she saw Dayuti and her brother, right in front of her Ni Lewun with a nearly rotting body surrounding Kina while dripping fresh blood, her mouth muttering.
Kina saw an oil jerrycan in Sada's hand, the villagers pelted Kina with various flowers and water, then each laid offerings.
The girl gulped, she clenched her hands tightly. “Fucking granny! What do you really want?! For what is eternal life but sacrificing the lives of others?! You all perverted!”
Kina shouted furiously, she no longer cared about what was happening at the moment, her eyes were staring madly at Ni Lewun who was still chanting something on her lips, she gritted her teeth in annoyance.
“Since the beginning, the original is only us.” Ni Lewun looked at Kina with a small smile, the incense in her hand placed on top of a rotting, splintered chicken carcass.
Kina looked around, the villagers slowly turned into the undead, the limbs slipped off and fell to the ground, the meat chipped and gave off a very foul scent.
Only Ni Lewun, Bu Mursa who was bound in the hands of Sada whose large body was blackened and his father who stood with empty eyes whose body was fine.
Kina's mouth was gaping, she felt her breathing falter, not expecting Ni Lewun's words, so all these villagers were actually undead? They live during the day, then turn into corpses at night, that all explains why there is a village law, why they should not leave the house when the night is approaching, all that to avoid the descendants of the village elders knowing this, preventing them from recognizing the villagers who turned into corpses.
“You turned them on?” Tanya Kina could not believe it, how long has this been going on? Ever since? He did not understand, did his mother know about all this because of which he was taken away to the city by his aunt? That meant all this treatment of her mother was to protect herself, her abusive and cursing attitude of her mother for wanting to make her not feel at home and return to the city, why was Kina so stupid and unaware of it?
“They've been alive since this village was built, how could I let them die and just disappear?” Ni Lewun said casually, he looked at the villagers around him.
“They are my loyal followers, their souls and bodies are mine even until they die,” he continued with a wide grin on his wrinkled lips.
“You're crazy! The dead are the dead! Where can live again!”
Kina wept bitterly, she saw the villagers sitting in a row around her, they put torches on the ground, the fire slowly creeping around Kina.
The girl gulped, she was going to be burned alive with the other tumbals, she saw Sada pouring kerosene into the traces of blood that Ni Lewun had poured, she took a breath, his body was not tied to a strong rope, he had already quietly loosened it.
He only had one chance this time, now or never, the chance for him to continue to live or die was burned with the victims and Ni Lewun returned to get her young body again, he quickly jumped towards Sada kicking the oil jerrycan and snatched the torch, throwing it at Sada's body.
“ARGH!”Sada screamed, he fell to the ground and rolled over, the fire quickly grabbed the kerosene pouring down from the jerry cans, the fire in an instant grew.
Kina moved away with a slashed breath, the undead were motionless, as if letting their bodies be engulfed in flames, Kina saw her Father standing stiffly, flames dancing around her body, she smiled at Kina.
Kina shook her head, scream after cry of ear-splitting disembowelment, the flames grew increasingly devouring their bodies, Kina ran without turning her head, she continued to step up out of the village.
The shriek of pain was still heart-wrenching, Kina stood on the bridge she had been on with Eda, her tears could no longer come out, the dark night sky had turned red, the fire burned their village, Kina sat down while hugging herself, she shivered in fear, overnight she lost many people she knew just because of the ambition of a woman who wanted to live eternally.
Kina bit her lips, she saw the rushing water under the bridge, if she ended her life now nothing would happen again right? After he died, not least the descendants of the village elders, although Ni Lewun survived the fire, he would not be able to live long with his rotten body.
Kina nodded her head, she was not willing to be crushed by the woman, it was better that she herself took her own life, died better than having to create an illusion of pseudo happiness for everyone.
The girl smiled, she rubbed her cheeks, stood on the bridge, the steep rocks in the river were visible, she strengthened her heart even though her legs could not help but tremble.
“Stop you son of a bitch!” Ni Lewun with a blackened body ran towards him, Kina flinched and turned her head, she had expected that the healer would not die so easily, she shook her head slowly.
“I hope that after I die, there will be no more collateral.”
After saying that, Kina jumped into the river, cold water and stones greeted her body, she saw Ni Lewun roaring over the bridge, after which she felt the water enter her lungs, tightness and pain in his head due to stumbling a stone.
He was sick, his death was soon, but he was at peace.
Peace and cold.
It's all over after I die.
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