The Old Tree Dwellers

Still Fighting

The genie woman was still standing in front of the car. While the shock felt by Madi in the car grew faster. The grin of the female genie looked wide and disgusting. He felt he had help to stop Madi. Madi continued to try to concentrate on holding the resistance so as not to topple.

A whisper came back to his ear, in order to continue reading the prayer and beristifghar. Kemudain leads Madi as well, directing an attack on the dark assailant who nearly crippled him just now.

Madi's chest is pounding fast, trying to suppress the adrenaline that breeds fear. He should be able to be calm. Luckily, slowly he was able to master the situation. The shock was no longer felt either. Even Madi was able to master the situation and felt that the presence of someone had helped him through this barrier.

Indeed the figure of Kyai Sarwa, quite famous among astral and dedemitic creatures around the boarding school. The creatures will usually get out of the way if they meet him. Including the female genie and the person who shook the car earlier.

Slowly they began to step aside, disappearing from Madi's sight. Only one figure is still visible to Madi when he has managed to advance the car. Yes, the hunchback grandmother, was seen watching him very sharply. As if he was a very scary enemy and

must destroy.

Regardless of his gaze, Madi continued driving the car until she arrived at the cottage gate. Madi was grateful, when she reached the gate, a positive aura immediately enveloped her. The occult fence that Kyai Sarwa always installs fortifies him from the negative influence of his hunchback grandmother and followers. Indeed, the distance from the gate to the store is still about 500 meters. However, there are usually no astral beings who can go through the magical fence that has been installed by Kyai Sarwa.

After passing through the gate, Madi finally arrived at Padepokan. In a house quite separate from some other buildings, Madi

stopped car. Yes it is the residence of Kyai Sarwa.

“Assalammualaikum ..” Madi started to say hello. Mabrib will be here soon.

“Waalaikumsalam ..” Kyai Sarwa replied as she opened the door.

“Alhamdulillah, Madi, until also at the cottage safely,” heard again Kyai Sarwa speaking.

“Alhamdulillah, Kyai,” Madi said gratefully.

Then, the kyai ordered

Madi to clean themselves because azan magrib will roar.  They usually pray magrib in musholla.

Madi also no longer said anything, went straight into the bathroom, cleaned himself and took ablution. Since the death of his wife a few years ago, Kyai has been living alone, since his two daughters have been married, and do not live in a cottage.

Along the way to the mosque, Kyai Sarwa and Madi just talk.  Maybe because the Magrib prayer time is narrow, so Kyai Sarwa just wants to focus on leading the magrib prayer.

There are many children in Mushola there. All are ready to carry out their obligations to this magrib.

After Kyai and Madi sat down, a santri walked up to the side of the mushala, ringing the bedug the sign of magrib had arrived. After that it was connected with the azan kumandang of other santri who served this magrib.  After Azan reverberated, Kyai Sarwa then

taking a position at the front, as a priest, leading the congregational prayer.

During the performance of the magrib prayer, all the santri look so solemn. All are accustomed to performing prayers solemnly. No one seems to be playing around. Even after the prayer they regularly leave the mushala after experiencing Kyai Sarwa one by one.

The smile never escaped Kyai Sarwa's face which remained bright, even though old age had gnawed away her days.

“Iya, Madi. We rest here only, while waiting for prayer isya.” Madi nodded at Kyai Sarwa's words. Just like in the past, when Madi was a nyantri here, Kyai Sarwa was used to invite him

chatting in the sabil prayer waiting for prayer isya. Sometimes, not just Madi but

also many other students who use that time to just exchange

thoughts or questions about many things.

“Kyai, actually there is something Madi wants to ask, maybe this time is the best time, because the other santri sisters have their own activities.

Kyai Sarwa simply fell silent, then nodded. His shady eyes looked at Madi softly. Like something was hiding him. What the hell is going on? What could have made his teacher's mind so uneasy.

“Iya, just ask. Later if the time is not enough, can be continued after the prayer isya.” Madi's mood was bold, vibrant

hearing the kyai's approval.

“Begini, Kyai. The house we live in today, is famous for being very haunted. Not to mention near our house, there is an old tree with various kinds of waiters that often interfere.”

Madi paused for a moment, calming the heartbeat that also beat fast, along with his explanation on kyai. Taking a deep breath and exhaling it slowly from his lips.

“His waiting is a lot, Kyai. There was a long-fanged kuntilanak, a pair of creepy-faced old grandparents, a genderuwo-like creature and the others. Not only are they spelling scary, but, in addition they often appear and disturb us. Not only that, it turns out there is a mysterious figure who often attacks Madi.”

Kyai Sarwa looked sharply at Madi. It seemed that Kyai had guessed that something was not right with the arrival of this former santri.

“So, what can Kyai help, Madi?”

Madi, just looked at Kyai's face, without blinking. Don't know what to do. He was eager to ask for help

kyai Sarwa, but what kyai can understand is his current state. So, for a moment, then,

Madi was just pensive, silent without knowing what to do.

In fact, he was eager to ask that some hijib be taught back in the form of practices that can repel the existence of the creatures of the old tree dwellers. However, there was little doubt, for fear that his request would be rejected, not granted by Kyai Sarwa.

He also cultivated his mind in order to get a way to be given the analan. When Madi wants to dig back all possibilities, so that Kyai Sarwa is willing to teach some Islamic ways to be able to repel and control the creature, Azan Isya has reverberated.

Madi finally, stopping her consultation for a while, could do nothing more. Kyai Sarwa will never delay prayer. Inevitably, Madi according to him, continued this interrupted conversation, later after performing the prayer isya.

Madi then rushed to the place to take ablution next to the mushala. Earlier, he had felt doubt whether his wudhunya had been void or not. So Madi decided to take ablution back. No, there's no harm. Even good, so it doesn't cause any more worry.