WHITE DEVIL

60 Friends From the Past

The man approached Arif. His steps were dashing with a puffed up chest.

Arif is still scraping his memory, looking for memories of this man before him.

She had short cuts on her cheeks, her eyes narrowed and sharply highlighted, the most striking of which was her clothes, very unusual. The clothes are like the clothes that people who live in the tundra region wear.

The man was perfect in front of Arif. Arif compared his height, Arif's height was only limited to his shoulders, this man was very tall. Up close he looks pretty awful. The innocent children must have been terrified of him.

“It's me, Hamka.” His words were short while staring at Arif's eyeballs.

Arif closed his mouth so surprised. Hamka, his best friend who six years ago decided to travel to see the various parts of the world.

This time he decided to go home to visit the tomb of his friend who had just returned to the Divine side.

“Hamka, How have you changed so far?” Arif has not been able to let go of his shock. Hamka used to have the same posture as her. Not much different, but now the physical is really very different. High bulky.

“The story is very long. We better find a more comfortable place to tell a story.” Hamka's Advice. The two of them walked far enough to reach where they usually gathered.

Field edge.

His condition was quiet and it was getting dark. It was getting darker and Hamka seemed unperturbed by it. He sat down opposite Arif while opening the provisions he brought here.

“Please try, it feels quite unique.” Tawar Hamka's.

Hamka opened the food wrapped in wide green leaves. The contents are rice formed in a pattern with a filling that Arif does not know.

Arif tasting. It tastes a little bland, not much different from rice, but there is a unique sensation when touching the tongue. A little meat and seasoning mixture that somehow makes the mouth feel warm when eating it.

After that, Hamka told me about his adventures for six years. He joined a troupe of nature lovers, people who have a penchant for exploring various unknown realms.

The pure backpacker.

Hamka learned a lot there. Hunting, body training, blending in with nature, understanding the star compass, learning to survive, and many others. It sounded logical after seeing his body develop as big as the journey he had taken.

The last eight months Hamka and his entourage have crossed a cold region where everything is just a blizzard. There were hardly any plants growing except for a little grass and moss. Arif listened to his story enthusiastically, it was amazing.

The sun has fallen, the field and everything around it has darkened. However, that did not stop Arif's desire to listen to Hamka's story.

Hamka reached into the pocket, taking out two stone pieces about the size of half a palm. The two stones had unique carvings on their faces. Arif's focus is now on the two stones.

Hamka swiped both ends of the stone until it let out a small splash. A few moments later the stone carving in the form of a certain symbol began to glow followed by the stone which also glowed like a glass lamp.

“Wah. Great.” Arif was surprised.

“I don't know what this stone is. We found it on the banks of the frozen river.” Hamka explained the origin of the stone.

Hamka then placed the two stones between himself and Arif, providing a bright light illumination for a radius of three meters .

The night wind blows slowly while Hamka continues the great story in the quest for unknown lands or he himself prefers to call it a journey to the edge of the world.

“Hamka, then where are your traveling companions?” Arif asked while taking another snack given by Hamka.

“They don't want to show themselves.” Hamka answered briefly as his hand took another snack that was left with two pieces.

Arif can understand. They may not want to be flashy. Hamka continued the story and Arif filled his mouth with rice entab how can it feel warm when chewed.

“On Captain, I want to know how the details.” Hamka finally asked. His face slightly bowed as if to tell that he was holding sad.

Arif too, his body slightly weakened because of Hamka's request. These few days he tried his best not to bother about the Captain because it could open the wound in the heart.

Arif takes a short breath. I don't want him to keep telling stories.

“Captain fell in his fight. He protected me and Wira and the Sun Grasper as we entered the depths of Arkkana. The captain fought gallantly, hence the hundred and eighty inhabitants of the Arkkana depths survived_” Arif continued the highly emotional story.

Hamka listened while nodding a few times, although it was some terms that he did not know, Faga understood very well how hard a Dwi Faga was to fight through the story that Arif told. By hearing the story of the plaintiff, Hamka was increasingly rewarded that he would not be able to surpass the captain.

Compared to all his struggles in the search for unknown lands, Hamka was nothing. It makes Hamka squeeze the fingers for two things.

One because he was very jealous of Faga's pretation, two because the always smiling figure would never return.

“Maybe we should have this meeting.” Hamka moved from his seat Arif followed.

“Sorry I'm in too much of a hurry. I still have a trip with my group. Thanks for everything. Hopefully next time we can meet again.” Hamka added, smiling warmly.

“Take this Arif. Save it, one day if we meet show it to me. I will definitely get to know you.” Hamka gave one of the stones to Arif.

“Thanks Hamka. Next time it's my turn to give you a gift.” Said Arif to Hamka who had walked away. Hamka raised his hand, waving it to Arif.

Arif noticed the stone was a few lams. He's got a unique patterned scratch. Three lines are connected to one side of the stone.

This rock is cool.

Arif then ran to the house. He only realized that he had been chatting with Hamka for too long.

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Two years have passed since then.

During that time Arif continued to learn to understand himself and the environment. Arif also always trained Die Hyang dance. Slowly but surely, Arif could see the fruit of his training pulling Die Hyang.

Die Hyang is no ordinary dance. Die Hyang is able to influence psychic Arif in an unusual way. Arif sometimes gets emotional once when pulling Die Hyang especially for the dance twenty and up.

Sometimes he was very excited, even Arif danced while crying. No one knows what happened to Arif. Haz himself who almost perfected the Die Hyangnya dance did not understand the purpose of the Arif reaction.

He just smiled, maybe it was a proud expression because Arif was able to meet his expectations to become the Successor of Die Hyang.

One is able to be called the Successor of Die Hyang when he is able to dance the first dance until the forty-first dance without stopping. For Sister Haz herself, she has not been able to do so.

In addition, Arif decided to learn to concoct medicine from Sister Haz. Arif felt the need to do it because that way he could ease the work of Kak Haz. Surely Sister Haz was happy to teach her.

As Sheiny said, women grow more cheerful. The drug that Doctor Jago gave two years ago had a lot of effect on his body. His body is still weak, but now Sheiny is able to walk around the house even with a guide.

Sheiny looked very happy at the time. Seeing that expression, Arif remembered himself first when he was so excited to see the outside world.

And of all the good news that comes there is always sad news. Four months ago, my grandmother took her last breath.

The cause of the death of the grandmother is unknown, most likely it was due to the history of the disease, but Doctor Jago does not agree with the matter. The best drugs have been given to the grandmother and do not cause any development.

Doctor Jago suspects that this is part of a curse that was passed down to Kak Haz's family. Hearing that made Arif sad, how not it must have made Kak Haz and Sheiny very hit.

The sadness of both of them was his sadness as well.

Because of the selfishness of the ancestors in order to save many people, all of their children had to go through the thorny streets in the process of life. Arif was angry with them, but he could not call it a crime.

Sacrificing yourself for others. Is such a thing allowed?

Enough for all this sadness. Life must be tangled up no matter what. “As long as it's alive, it's an amazingly great gift.”

Arif found the sentence from an old notebook that belonged to the father that was still stored neatly.

“Great gift yes.” Arif seemed to think about that sentence in front of the window of his room. The whole work today was done, now it was a break.

Arif stared at the view of the trees outside from the window. Fresh air blew, caressing Arif's still sweaty face. Arif's eyes then looked at the sky, he was now thinking about his friends.

The hero has now become an official member of the Sun Protection Force. Together with Bara he carried out various dangerous missions related to the Sun Grasper. The hero routinely sends letters through the news carrier pigeons, the pets of the Sun Protection Force who are in charge of delivering the news.

While Pala and Eloquent have a family now. The news was stung even Pala was celebrating the birth of his fifth son. His family must be very crowded.

While eloquent has not been a family long. Despite having a family, he continued his studies. He was the most passionate about it.

Eloquently also sent letters through special couriers. The two also often exchange messages and news about their respective circumstances. That was so much fun.

And now another letter comes. Arif can see the courier from the window. He immediately went out and met her.

“Letter from Amar Fasih. As always you are always diligent in sending Arif a letter.” The man wearing a large leather bag handed Arif a letter.

“Thanks.” Arif accepted it happily.

The courier returned Arif's smile and immediately turned around. He still has a lot of work to do.

Arif immediately opened it in the yard of the house. Arif started reading it.

It was about the super busy Eloquent family. His wife had just given birth to his first son, but due to the busy study made Fasih late in giving him the name. Eloquently then told his busy life as a student and husband, an unusually busy life.

Arif is seen smiling a little reading the life story Eloquently. He slowly had a picture of the times when he would have had a companion. Arif's face blushed when on the head appeared Sheiny's face.

At the end of the letter are written two words with capital letters and written in bold. Arif laughed widely as he read it while receiving a crushing blow.

“WHEN TO MARRY?”