The Tetuka Adiwira

Hikayat Negarakrtgama Ihwal Thirteen

Edo, Hermansyah and Erika listened carefully to my explanation. Even now they are breathing together, which I think they are breathing too hard.

“Wooww... cool, Country Bro. I did not expect that Gatotkaca turned out to be that cool,” Hermansyah finally opened his mouth.

“Cooler if you hear me,” now Edo speaks.

Edo rubbed both of his palms. It was as if he was preparing to show something he desperately wanted to show off. Like a child who wants to show surprise to his friends.

“If you notice in the video that we managed to record, the hood of this superhero jacket he had not worn. Her hoodie was open at the back of her neck and did not cover her head. When I first saw this (Edo again used the pronoun ‘gue’ because his view now he spread to all of us, indicating that he was referring to this not only to me), he said, I immediately saw the silhouette of Gatotkaca puppet. Especially when he's flying. Pak Negara also explained clearly this extraordinary Gatotkaca story. The hood or hoodie is like a robe or cloth that Mr. State told you about earlier. I don't think he's Superman, although he might be similar in strength, can fly anyway. He is Gatotkaca, a familiar figure in the archipelago,” said Edo looks so satisfied.

He continued, “Does Pak Negara have his own theory that explains that this might happen? Although we know that Gatotkaca itself is a story of the influence of Indian Hinduism, but the character of Gatotokaca we know is the original creation of the work and works of our nation, is not it?”

No wonder Edo is a smart man, so he can be a deft field reporter.

Erika with her beautiful rounded eyes looked at me deeply. I also seem to understand what he wants to say. We are equally aware that Gatotkaca is not a bad name as a title or a calling for this mysterious character or superhero.

Looking at the track record, the horn, and the physical evidence of the video we saw together, there is no doubt that the figure is definitely not an ordinary human being. His strength beat five robbers with his bare hands, throwing and slamming easily like throwing a cat away and jumping into space and disappearing at incredible speed, of course, showing absolute superhuman strength is a depiction of the terms and characteristics of comic superheroes or American films that are known to many people.

Even according to the news that can be later, all the firearms used by the robbers have been disabled, bent and severely damaged but with a record of several grains of magazines have been successfully fired. It is not impossible that the superhero cannot be leaned to a hot lead, or move too fast to exceed the speed of the misting and destroy all the firearms. It is not impossible that he is indeed brawny and iron-boned like the depiction of a figure Gatotkaca.

When we remember the video we watched many times, Edo's speech has a point. His physique was similar to that of a Gatotkaca, including his strength. His clothes although modern, but became like the symbol of Gatotkaca in the modern world. No doubt I feel comfortable seeing the superhero as a Gatotkaca.

Suddenly Erika opened her voice, “True Pak Negara, I agree with Mr. Until now even throughout the archipelago, the practice of immunity and canuragan science is still quite familiar to the ear. The warok in Ponorogo, the art of debus in Banten, the warriors pencak silat and the scholars and religious not a few who have abilities beyond human reason. A few years ago, in the early days of this nation experiencing chaos, often reported about the worship of Dayak people in Kalimantan who are involved in various ethnic tensions. They are said to be immune to weapons, can disappear, or turn into animals to trick the enemy. In Singkawang, West Kalimantan is also famous for the loya Chinese people who we can see together have no pain or immune when his body was plugged with a variety of sharp weapons during the celebration of Cap Go Meh.”

Erika looked at me as if to ask permission to continue her words.

“Then, why can't we believe the appearance of a Gatotkaca, or a person similar to the puppet figure, even though history has explained it to us clearly? Now that the Gatotkaca appeared, it was increasingly clear that the stories of the legend whose impression was imaginary had more facts and reality than a mere figment.”

Edo nodded loudly while Hermansyah chuckled in satisfaction.

“So, Country Bro, we officially use the name Gatotkaca then?” Hermansyah. The call of Bro that he made to me was not to be insulting or disrespectful, instead I saw it as a sign of familiarity and warmth.

I replied, “Yes Her, let people call her that, let them call her Gatotkaca.”

After that, the four of us did not stop discussing the Gatotkaca until the rest of the day. We had spent coffee cups. There have been many smiles and laughter that Erika has thrown at me. We are comfortable with everything, with this phenomenon. I don't know, maybe because of the hope that continues to stick in the walls of our hearts today.

Mysteries often make humans afraid and worried, not least mysteries of this magnitude. However, at the same time, my spirit and I think everyone in this country will still continue to burn to find out the continuation of the story.

Although sometimes, Erika's question the other day at the time of our last interview was still floating in my brain, where she asked the possibility that this superhero character could indeed exist, he said, it could not be that he was a villain or the bad guy himself. Especially considering the general who was kidnapped was still unknown his existence and fate.