The Snake Demon

20. Falling in Love with Kuntilanak

Falling in love belongs to anyone. No matter rich or poor. If he has passion and lust, he can fall in love.

So did Abdul Djalil. But his friends prefer to mention Djalil only.

Djalil is not a brave young man. Even though he's a thug. Djalil was afraid of ghosts.

But after he became a widower because of his wife's escape. Djalil began to wake up. He stopped drinking.

Now Djalil studied religion and death to Ustadz Arief.

By the Ustadz Djalil asked to join itikaf in the sacred mosque. If the day of fasting.If the night prayers tahajud.

It was done Djalil for almost a year. And this sacred mosque is located in the middle of an ancient cemetery away from the residents.

So Djalil who used to be afraid of ghosts. Now more courageous though still mepet Ustadz Arief during tahajud or dhikr.

The atmosphere of the mosque is quiet and dark. Subconsciously changed Djalil's behavior. Among other things he has dared to pray and dhikr alone.

This mosque is an ancient mosque that was built about 450 years ago. So you can imagine how haunted the mosque is.

The question of sightings and the like has become the daily food of the settlers in the mosque, including Djalil and Ustadz Arief.

For Ustadz Arief such an atmosphere is normal. Because he's used to being there.

And this is really a new life record for Djalil. It was as if he had become a new human.

Yes, since he studied to Ustadz Arief, the character of Djalil who likes to be angry turns into calm. The grumpy Djalil became patient for following his teacher.

Ustadz Arief was challenged to science with other settlers because of losing the debate. But with patience and courtesy Ustadz Arief claimed defeat and praised that the settler was a great man of high science.

Djalil who saw all that was emotional and wanted to hit the brash settler. But Ustadz Arief was banned from saying a winner is one who controls his emotions and is patient and forgiving.

"Not to be served because the right to judge us is God not man. Just let him do it later if it has been to whom sejatine ingsun.pasti sorry .!" Ustadz Arief said while preventing Djalil from getting angry.

Seeing the patience of Ustadz Arief Djalil bobbing his head. He was a silat teacher. Energy teachers within. Djalil had witnessed people being flabbergasted by Ustadz Arief.

Especially if you get hit or kicked. But when he was challenged by a settler Ustadz Arief chose to give up that is what makes Djalil amazed.

And Djalil promised to follow in his teacher's footsteps.

Meanwhile, the silent and mystical atmosphere in the ancient mosque gave rise to a wide variety of imagination that fluctuates to dreams.

The settlers in the mosque were mostly hunting dreams related to what purpose they itikaf or imprisoned there.

They are there with their own purpose. Some are imprisoned because they are in debt. That way it is expected that they can clue or solution so that their debt can be repaid.

There are others who want to be loved by their superiors so that their careers can rise rapidly.

There are also ascetics in order to quickly get a mate. Others are imprisoned to be rich or to be easy or smooth business. Not even a few who come itikaf to the ancient mosque in order to get the lottery number.

However, the various desires of one human being with another are not the same.

This was in contrast to Ustadz Arief and his student Djalil.

They are deliberately there to seek tranquility. Expecting the Ridhloya of Allah. So that what is taught and learned is really beneficial for everything.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the settlers there actually worship and ask not everything to Allah.

Therefore, the expected dreams are also different.

Like the dream Djalil experienced that he told Ustadz Arief as follows.

"Sir Ustadz I had a dream last night to be visited by a beautiful woman wearing a kebaya and she asked to be married.I said I first asked my teacher. That's Sir. I beg for his enlightenment Sir..!" Djalil to Ustadz Arief.

"When is the dream? What day is it? Because dreams are of three kinds. One dream sasmitaning spirit, dream dorodasih and dream kembange wong turu. This sample includes dreams which depend on the day and hour of the dream. Night time or day..!" Answer Ustadz Arief.

"I had a dream last night Monday about 11am..Mr. Ustad..!" Djalil.

"Eleven o'clock at night.yeah Monday Pahing neptu thirteen. Your dream falls to the soul. God willing it is a true dream..!" The Bright Ustadz Arief.

"Certain interpretation Mr. Ustadz how.!?" Ask Djalil again.

"In outline.dream of meeting women and ask for marriage is the fortune of Mas. But remember, not all fortune is good. There is a windfall that even troubles us Mas..!" Ustadz Arief.

"So I have to how.if the woman meets me again either through a dream or meet in person. Please give me an explanation Mr. Ustadz..!" Pinta Djalil's.

According to Ustadz Arief the woman could have been kuntilanak. And if you want to marry Djalil can be rich.

"But remember, if you are her husband, do not forget your nature and her nature. Then you will follow nature. And you don't want to have to come with him. Become demons.

In the human realm you die but in fact you live but in another realm.it is what you must consider..!" Ustadz Arief.

"I'm sorry, sir.I'm not clear. Please explain, sir..!" Pinta Djalil to Ustadz Arief.

"Alright.listen yes. If you marry kuntilanak. You will die.Most in the universe or human nature you will look dead.although in fact you live.living in other realms follow the world kuntilanak. Hopefully this is clear to you..!" Ustadz Arief.

Hearing Ustadz Arief's explanation, Djalil shuddered. He cringe. Why be rich if you have to die young.

"Then it's true what I did turned it down..!" Djalil said in the bath.

Now Djalil really has to be careful and vigilant. In this 2nd day he did not dream of meeting kuntilanak until Tuesday night Kliwon.

This Kliwon Tuesday night is truly mystical. The sky was clouded with lightning. It just so happened that the electricity in the mosque and its surroundings went out.

Apparently there was an electricity pole that was disrupted due to the fall of the tree. Because of the heavy rain and strong winds in the area. The power's been out since seven p.m. Until twelve o'clock the electricity is not yet on.

Djalil happened to be somewhat separate from Ustadz Arief . Djalil is trying his courage.

The atmosphere in the dark mosque thick plus flashes of lightning add to the spooky atmosphere.

Suddenly from the pole of the northernmost outer mosque appeared a figure.

Djalil was shocked but he tried to stay calm. The figure approached continues to get closer so that the distance is only one meter from the tile.

After the distance was getting closer and though it was dark but Djalil still remembered. This is the figure of the woman who was met in a dream and suddenly the woman spoke.

" How did Mas offer me..I love you..now I Mas..!?" Said the woman and Djalil's heart was pounding. He had been told by his teacher that this woman was a kuntilanak.

If he kawini Djalil can indeed be rich but will die quickly.

"Ah no, I must reject it", bathin Djalil.

As Djalil ventured, he said, "Thank you for choosing me.But I don't want to marry you..!"

"Ohw...you are resisting loss because besides me being beautiful I can also make you rich you know..!?" Tell that woman.

"Once I say no.yes still no and we'd better get out of my sight..!" Djalil said in a rough voice.

"If you refuse.now look closely at who I am hi.hi.hi.hi.hi..!" Suddenly the woman nagged horribly and that made Djalil frightened.

It turned out that beautiful face turned into a face full of wounds and caterpillars. This left Djalil suffocating and running towards Ustadz Arief.

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