The God of the Patriots

Gandarwa King (Bag. 2)

Accompanied by Gandarwamaya, the God met the King of the ruler of Mount Wilis. There was not the slightest fear in the heart of the God when faced with the huge tall, creepy-faced figure, but instead he answered the doubts of Gandarwa Raja, "I don't know what aji kulhugeni looks like, I also felt like I never learned it. But all I have is this." said the God then let out a white flame in his palm.

Gandarwa Raja was very surprised and shouted overheating. Not only the King, all who were present in the room, all moaned the heat.

"Aargg.. Enough sir, keep that fire. I now believe the master mastered aji kulhugeni." said the king.

The god pulled the white flame back into his body, then he asked, "Actually what happened, why are you looking for the person who mastered the kulhugeni..?" ask God.

"Sorry sir, I asked you to help me remove the chain of Bathari Uma who held me.." said Gandarwa Raja then opened his cloak and saw a chain that pierced the neck, binding the hands and feet of the King.

The god was surprised by the scene in front of him, then he asked, "Who is Bathari Uma and why is she doing that to you..?"

"Bathari Uma is the queen of darkness, the wife of the ruler of darkness. People often call it Bathari Durga or Nyai Permoni. It started from about centuries ago, where Bathari Uma wanted to turn this place into a place of worship of the Dark Lord, but I did not allow it. We ended up fighting for months. As a result of the fight, Uma lost her physical body due to injury, but she did not die. The ruler of darkness seals the soul of Uma's bathari inside a statue of yaksa to save her. The energy drained from the fight made the ruler of darkness easily haunt me like this.." Gandarwa Raja began his explanation.

"Why do you reject the desire of Uma's bathari..?" ask God.

"I am not the same as the brekakaanites or the demon followers of the dark lord. I am the servant of my lord Ismaya or Badranaya and this place is one of his relics which is used for the worship of the Supreme Being. Tuanku Ismaya is the Messenger of the Supreme Being to spread the teachings of the Godhead. Before leaving, he gave me the duty to maintain the purity of this place so as not to be misused by humans. Then by my master's permission, I established a kingdom here." replied Gandarwa Raja.

The god listened to Gandarwa King's explanation before asking further, "Then what happened next, with his strength, the ruler of darkness should have been able to kill you, but why did the ruler of darkness not kill you..?" ask the curious god.

"My twin brother, Gandarwa Rajabali, the ruler of Mount Lawu came to help me, so there was a fight between the two. Despite expending all his abilities, my brother cannot kill the lord of darkness, only he can be injured. Wounded, the ruler of darkness manages to escape carrying a statue of yaksa containing the soul of his wife. Then ten years after our fight, the humans began to search for this place and make it a place to seek the blessings, devotion, and other things that lead to the worship of the ruler of darkness. Until I finally met someone who helped me cover this place, and then I made him my royal advisor." - Gandarwa Raja.

"Also the ruler of darkness. It turns out that not only is he an enemy of humans, he is an enemy of some of the jinn as well." muttered the God in heart.

"My advisor said that only aji kulhugeni can free me from this chain. For decades, until he died, my advisors did not succeed in mastering the aji kulhugeni. But now that I see master has aji kulhugeni, can you help me to release this chain..? If you are willing, then the kingdom of Mount Wilis is willing to serve the master." said Gandarwa Raja pleaded.

"Well, I'll help you, and you won't have to serve me. You are free to decide your own destiny. But before I want you as the ruler of the mountain kingdom Wilis promised me, are you willing..?" ask God.

"I am willing and I will keep my promise to the master as I hold my promise to my master Badranaya." he replied firmly.

"First, keep this place invisible, so as not to be misused by humans, except for straight-hearted humans. Second, never disturb anyone who goes up this mountain, help them if they get lost, except those who do not take care of themselves and deliberately disturb the harmony of nature.. Then how am I supposed to take that chain off..?" dewa.

"Okay sir, I promise you.. To free me, you just need to put a little white fire into this chain, then this chain will be destroyed by itself." said Gandarwa Raja.

The god came to Gandarwa Raja, then let out a white flame at his fingertips. Although only a fingertip, Gandarwa Raja can already feel the heat is extraordinary. The god touched the chains that bound the King's Axle, and slowly the chains faded and disappeared.

"Haha... Finally after centuries I can be free from the shackles of Uma's bathari chains. Thank you my lord, even though my master does not wish to accept my devotion, but I and all my soldiers from now on will become followers of my master.. My lord, we will follow all your orders, whenever you need me, you just call me, then I will come to see you. And you can communicate with me whenever and wherever you are." he said while kneeling and followed by all the soldiers of the kingdom of Mount Wilis.

"It's up to you, but I don't have any orders. Just fulfill the promise you said earlier." said the god.

Gandarwa Raja's body slowly shrank and became a human-like figure with a golden yellow crown worn on his head. The god was a little amazed by the change in the body of King Gandarwa, "It turns out this is your other form." said the god.

"Badranaya Power..? And do you know what this scroll contains..?" said the God while receiving the scroll.

"True, the power that is in the body of my master is exactly the same as the strength of my master Badranaya. Regarding the contents of the scroll, I apologize sir, I did not dare to open it at all. But my advisor once told me that the scroll might contain a counter-caraka aji and a kalachakra mantra." replied Gandarwa Raja.

"Okay, I accept this scroll. Now I'm going back to my world. Gandarwamaya, take me back to the place.." said Dewa.

The king's axle and his soldiers crouched down to usher in the departure of the God. Just a few seconds God was already in the warehouse area, "Alhamdulillah tonight can solve two problems at once. With like this, tomorrow people can more calmly clean this warehouse area.." muttered the God in heart.

The same thing Gandarwamaya and his soldiers did, they crouched down as the Gods left the warehouse. God glanced at his watch, time already showing at three in the morning, "Waduh.. It's three in the morning. I have to hurry home, otherwise Naia can be a manyun all day." said the God in heart while pedaling her bicycle.

*****

The god saw Naia asleep on the living room couch as she walked into his house. Not wanting to wake Naia up, the God-ranked went straight to the bathroom to clean themselves up and prepare to welcome the shubuh.

Soon after the adhan shubuh reverberated, Dewa immediately went to the musholla while hoping to meet his teacher and tell him about the experience he had just experienced. As usual, after the congregation of prayers, sitting on the terrace of the musholla, the Lord told the incident he had just experienced, "So that's the story teacher. It turns out that the teacher said at that time, so that I avoid the southern peak, there is the kingdom of the genie Mount Wilis is located.. But did the teacher not want to look and read the scroll..?" ask God.

"Hehhehheh.. I can tell you if you dare to read it. The scroll is a message addressed to you, the one who rules the kulhugeni, so the one who does not possess the white flame has no right to read it. Even the king of the jinn did not dare to open it." replied Mbah Sastro.

"When I don't feel like learning aji kulhugeni at all, but why can I master it..?" ask the curious god.

"Maybe my son Dede forgot my words, Dewi Agni voluntarily submitted herself to you. I also just found out that the white fire of Goddess Agni is called by the jinn with kulhugeni." said Mbah Sastro.

"Then who led me to study the scroll teacher..? I have no idea what is written in it. Even the Kalachakra spell scroll was just a picture, there was no writing at all." said Dewa wonder.

"Hehhehheh.. My teacher once said, by mastering aji caraka balik, it will understand the meaning of the image mantra kalachakra. As for who is guiding you, the True Master will guide you." replied Mbah Sastro.

"Hopefully what the teacher expected happened, I was fooled to learn the aji caraka balik and mantra kalachakra." said Dewa slowly.

They talked until the sun peeked in the eastern horizon, they ended the conversation and walked home..

*****

"Sister, don't forget this morning there was a meeting with om Wira and representatives of construction companies.. Later brother just explain the same concept they want to make brother." said Nuraini when Dewa just entered the house.

"Yes big brother remember, you guys will help accompany ya..? I've never attended such a meeting." said Dewa.

"Yes, I'm calm." said Naia.

They immediately prepared to go to one of the hotels in downtown AG where the meeting would be held.