The Thousand Mask Warrior

Usadhas

The three healers waited, ducking behind bushes and trees. After about a drink of tea, there was no sound of explosions and Equa started to raise his head.

"I smell the blood carried by the wind" he said slowly.

Yu and Ngalimin admitted that they smelled a similar smell. The souls of their healers were moved. There must be something big going on in this area.

"We need to spread. I know that you guys are as like me. We may find many wounded and suffering. But on the other hand, I know that there are unusual events involved in this," Yu and Ngalimin nodded slowly simultaneously.

"Yu, you go to the North side of the hill. Ngalimin, you're going south, the opposite direction. I myself will go up the hill. If you find someone who is injured, take them to the cow cart and we'll take them home to treat them immediately" Equa ordered.

***

Bodies were scattered in various places with severe and terrible injuries. After checking quickly, Yu was sure that the average bodies that were scattered were indeed lifeless.

He almost caught up with the master, Meester Isaac Equa, up the hill when his gaze hit another figure lying on his back in the grove of trees.

A gal.

There was a bluish wound sticking out on her chest, it was also possible that the wound was on the small breast behind the strange change that this girl was wearing. Yu saw that the girl's return was strewn with iron and metal chains, despite the torn or exposed return cloth.

The girl looks so good. Her tiny face seemed to fall asleep peacefully even though from the corner of her lips Yu saw the clotted blood stop flowing.

Yu immediately checked the girl's pulse and found that she was still breathing. Without waiting again, he immediately bopong the girl and he brought running as fast as possible in the direction where they put the ox cart.

***

Mester Isaac Equa found the bodies of the dead Betawi troops. He knew the soldiers well from the clothes and weapons they wore and used because he also worked in the Walanda Betawi Company government, moreover he also found two bodies of the bule de Jaager.

Equa took a deep breath. It's really a big deal. It must be related to the problem of rebellion or war between countries and kingdoms. Whatever it was, Equa was thinking of reporting this incident as soon as possible to the center where he worked inside the city fortress there.

But before, he had to meet his two employees to see if there were still people they could save.

Equa descends the hill to the south, following Ngalimin.

***

Ngalimin raised both his hands to the two people in front of him who each carried two bodies on their shoulders. Ngalimin wants to show that he is not a man who threatens, harms or seeks trouble.

The two men in front of Ngalimin who both walked limped pulled a sharp weapon in the form of a sharp knife that curved forward - he later knew the weapon was named ginunting - and a trident-eyed spear. On their shoulders were two unconscious bodies.

"Wait, boys. My name is Ngalimin, please don't be so bad to me. But, I think our way of life is a match. Whatever happens to you, I can help. I am a physician. I came here with my master, Meester Equa, a Chinese," replied Ngalimin as soon as possible.

He did not want the people in front of him to feel threatened and even attacked him. But the most important thing is his feeling as a healer who immediately watch out when there are people who are injured and want to immediately treat it.

"He is my master, a Chinese physician," Ngalimin said quickly. "We will try to help you and your colleagues. Isn't that right, Mr Meester?"

Equa did not retaliate, but his attention to the four injured people showed that he agreed with Ngalimin.

***

Yu did not calmly sit on the wagon waiting for his master and fellow healers. He wanted to treat this young girl immediately. He has no tools or medicine needed. The medicine house that the master built was where he had to go.

Chain vests and metal plates have him released from the body of the young girl who turns out to be this Pratiwi. Yu felt very worried, his heart felt squeezed to see the extraordinary state of concern for the girl's body.

Pratiwi's breath is dashed. His chest turned blue, making his dark yet smooth skin pale.

"I will save you," Yu said slowly.

He can't wait for the master and his partner anymore. Then, a decision must be made immediately. He drove his swift cow cart. However, much better than running, because it will run out of energy and everything will be useless.

Yu repeatedly looked at Pratiwi's unconscious little face, calm in her sleep, though Yu knew for sure her life was at stake.

***

The science of Javanese medicine is focused on plants, not other artificial ingredients that are harmful. Javanese medicine, even according to Caucasians, is considered not to harm the sick. There will be no harmful effects to the body when the sick has recovered.

However, the Javanese and the archipelago in general also consider a disease not only comes and attacks the body, but also the soul.

Thus, the healers also use mantras, incantations, rapals, prayers. drawings and figures as well as and amulets. This knowledge of medicine has long been passed down from the time of the ancient Javanese kingdoms so it is strongly influenced by one of the books of Hinduism, namely Ayurveda. After hundreds of years of changing times and the arrival of other nations, the science of Javanese medicine called Usadha, which means medicines from this plant, is also influenced by the knowledge of the Arabian peninsula and China.

Diseases for Javanese healers can also include madness, the possession of subtle creatures, even internal energy attacks. Physicians felt the need to involve God's power in healing the disease.

For example, in making a cure for deaf ears, materials such as seven grains of pepper, moringa root, black chicken bile, and sesame oil are needed. The potion is then dripped on the deaf ear hole while reading the binas palak or Surat Al-Falaq and An-Naas three times.

Therefore, as a person who has known and learned the science of medicine, this, Ngalimin felt that one of the two unconscious people was wrestling with the dark forces inside him. There was a kind of magical power equivalent to a curse that made him become sick like this, other than it could be seen that his body was full of injuries.

Equa is aware of this. He bandaged and treated Narendra and Katilapan's wounds so that their blood could stop, as long as he treated Sasangka immediately.

"We can't take them back to my medical home, Ngaliman," Equa said. "You know, they just clashed with Betawi's soldiers. In fact they managed to kill two important officers Betawi company, de Jaager brothers."

Ngaliman. The two were taking drugs from inside a leather bag when Equa whispered softly to Ngalimin.

But Ngalimin understood immediately. They couldn't have gone back to the ox cart where Yu might have been there waiting for them. Will runyam if for example Yu managed to bring some wounded victims who are Betawi soldiers.

"We're taking him to my brother's house near here, Mr. Meester. He was old and lived alone. Let Yu decide on his own to go home to self-medicate or bring the injured person there. We'll call Yu a day or two later, see the progress" Ngalimin said.