8 Goddess of Flower Sanggana
Cihua 4: The Tigers are Not Kind
*Love in the Angker Forest (Cihua)*
This forest is named by the surrounding residents with the name of Angker Forest. The location is outside the Duchy of Mendiko. The reason is short and easy, which is because it is haunted. Let alone to enter it, just approaching it has made the guts fall to the lowest point.
There are many stories about the forest of the Angker. Clearly, there are many bad memories in the forest for the surrounding residents.
Besides being dense, the forest also had wild characteristics. Because the image of “angker” that has been attached to his identity, making the Forest Angker rarely entered by humans, so that his naturalness as the forest of his lungs of the world, well preserved. The animals are also comfortable living in this forest, seem to live in a luxurious class residence.
But at this twilight, a group of people ventured to enter the forest. They are brave because of emergency affairs, namely throwing away, or the smooth term evacuating, the daughter of Duke Yono Sumoto who was exposed to evil. If the task was not fulfilled, they would get a PHK or be put away by the duke. So, inevitably, they must complete the task. They are still grateful that his orders are only disposed of, unlike the fairy tales of the next country, which in addition to throwing away also use the command to kill.
With a thumping feeling, the soldiers of the duchy entered the forest with their eyes looking there and here, worried that there were many dedemites hanging on top of the huge tree. The distinctive sounds of birds and other forest animals are heard muttering, not because they are happy to welcome their arrival, but they assume there are illegal loggers who come.
When the horse and the train are no longer able to continue the journey inward, because the forest terrain is not supportive, then officially, Ningsih Dirama is lowered in the forest.
“Just get here, Gusti!” a soldier who led the journey.
“Good,” Reply Ningsih Dirama.
Ningsih Dirama then got off the train. He brought all his supplies. He just stood down, as if embarrassed to show his face to the soldiers.
“Force us, Gusti. May Gusti be fine living in this forest!” said the soldier.
Ningsih Dirama did not answer. He just stood still. The group of soldiers decided to turn around and leave Ningsih Dirama.
“Hiks hiks..!”
It was only when the soldiers moved away, Ningsih Dirama who tried hard to finally cry a mouthful. He went down crouching in his place, weeping over his fate.
He cried for a long time in that place. Until he finally thought.
“There's no way I can just cry all the time. Now I'm on my own. Only myself can make me survive, only I alone can get me through this disaster. I can no longer think of beauty. I can no longer think of Prabu Raga Sata. I have to think about how I can survive in this wild forest..”.
So began Ningsih Dirama rise and walk through the forest deeper. If not himself, who else could he rely on. The forest began to darken as the day began to go into the evening.
The darker the forest, forcing Ningsih to light a fire. Various ways he tried to light a fire, but none of them worked. As a result, he chose to stay in dark conditions under a large tree. He sat curled up in the corner of a large tree root.
The night continues to creep. Until midnight, Ningsih could not sleep. His mind was raging inside a dead end. His feelings are haunted by fear because they are in the pitch darkness, while many animal sounds that change downstream are heard, some are far away and some are very close.
It was only when the morning approached, Ningsih Dirama was not strong enough to withstand his sleepiness. He's asleep.
Grp!
Suddenly the roar of a savage beast was heard which woke Ningsih up from her sleep.
“Hah! Aaa...!” shock Ningsih Dirama then screamed long with fear. Because he was sitting curled up in the corner of the great root of a tree, so he could not run anywhere.
A striped-skinned tiger stood quietly growling, already putting up a swing while staring intently at the newly awakened Ningsih. It looks like it is ready to jump. Just one jump, then Ningsih will be torn apart.
“Go! Just go! Don't eat me! I stink, it must be bad! Goii!” ningsih shouted full of fear.
He picked up a small piece of twig along the pinky near his feet. Then he was thrown to the tiger.
The branch hit the tiger's head, but the king of the jungle just grinned. The tiger walked back and forth to the right and to the left as his gaze continued to gaze at the unmoved Ningsih Dirama.
“Husy husy!” push Ningsih away in a slow voice, but it vibrates. His fear had already reached the top, his knees were even trembling. He's resigned. That's all he can always do.
The graur!
The huge tiger roared loudly towards Ningsih, but did not come forward to attack. It felt like a heart was dislodged inside Ningsih's chest.
Ningsih was surprised when the tiger chose to turn away. Although safe, Ningsih fell weakly drooped and relieved. She finally cried again.
“How unlucky is my fate..” lamented.
Meanwhile at the residence of Duke Yono Sumoto.
After the departure of Ningsih Dirama to be evacuated to the Angker Forest, the extended family of Duke Yono Sumoto immediately worked hard to clean and then decorate the house. Prabu Raga Sata is coming soon.
“Good, Bopo!” surina Asih said obediently, while in her heart she pranced without burden.
Surina Asih then immediately went out using beauty powder. Abdi-abdi baramai women helped him. Various kinds of water he used for bathing, from eight-figure flower bath, milk bath, to honey water bath he lakoni for the sake of being honey and concubine.
It is true that the grand family of Duke Yono Sumoto. The entourage from the Demon Kingdom finally came. A duchy border guard soldier came first to report about the arrival of the group.
Then suddenly busy Duke Yono Sumoto and his family. Not only limited to family, the citizens of the duchy were asked to be busy to pay a tribute if passed by a group from the kingdom.
The entourage of the Demon Kingdom was a luxurious golden-yellow horse carriage drawn by two pure white horses. The chariot was escorted by twenty-one horsemen in dark green uniforms.
From the entourage, a handsome man dressed in bright green led the party. However, his stature was more impressed as a swordsman with a large sword weapon slung across his back. The thirty-five-year-old man was named the Demon Sword Commander.
“Hamba Adipati Yono Sumoto and family pay respects to Prabu Raga Sata!” said the Duke aloud as he went down to his knees in crowds with his family, welcoming the arrival of the entourage at the gate of the ducal residence.
“Sorry, Duke. Gusti Prabu Raga Sata could not come directly to pick up his future concubine!” said the Demon Commander who was still sitting on his horse.
Surprised Duke Yono Sumoto and his family heard the news, especially Surina Asih who had performed as beautiful as a girl as possible at the Kartini Day carnival.
“Rise up, all of you!” the Command of the Demon Sword Commander. After the Duke and his relatives got up, he again said, “I am the Demon Sword Commander. I was sent to represent Gusti Prabu to pick up Ningsih Dirama!”
“E... but, please enter first, Gusti Commander!” duke Yono Sumoto said somewhat stuttered.
“Hmm, well,” said the Demon Sword Commander who saw the abnormal expression of Duke Yono Sumoto.
When the Duke and his wife Rumih Riya entered into a serious discussion with the Demon Commander regarding the prospective concubine for Prabu Raga Sata, the duke reluctantly told what had really happened to Ningsih Dirama.
“You played Gusti Prabu, Duke!” hatch the Demon Sword Commander rather loudly while standing up from his seat.
“Pardon me, Commander!” duke Yono Sumoto said as he stood up from the chair, but he bowed in respect to the commander who had no doubt of his power. Then he said again reasoned, “Hamba there is not the slightest intention to play games. The daughter of the servant Ningsih Dirama was completely devoured by someone, so we had to seclude her to the Angker Forest!”
“But, Gusti. If Gusti Prabu is pleased, our other daughter is ready to replace her sister as a prospective concubine Gusti Prabu,” said Rumih Riya.
“You guys..” call the Demon Lord a riled Sword with hanging words, showing how angry he is.
“Please forgive us, Gusti Commander!” duke Yono Sumoto said as he went down to his knees worshipping.
The same thing was quickly done by Rumih Riya.
“Try you guys think, if the one that comes directly is Gusti Prabu Raga Sata, you can be finished today too!” his Demon Sword Commander. “Forced I had to return to the Kingdom to report this incident. I can't make my own decisions. My only duty is to bring Ningsih Dirama to the Kingdom. If there really isn't, then I should report.”
“Excuse us, Gusti! Forgive us!” duke Yono Sumoto said, as if his status was that of a commoner.
“Before I return to the Kingdom, try to show your other daughter!” the Command of the Demon Sword Commander.
“Iya, yes!” said the Duke quickly, as if getting a wind gap to be safe. He looked back and called, “Surina! Please come out for a moment!”
So Surina Asih came out with her grace. He stopped near the door and saluted the Demon Sword Commander.
“Hemm!” muttered the Demon Sword Commander while being bearded when he saw the beauty of Surina Asih.
“Name Surina Asih, Gusti, sister of Ningsih Dirama,” said Rumih Riya.
“Good, hope Gusti Prabu is not angry over this incident, Duke!” said the Demon Sword Commander.
After which, without further ado the Demon Sword Commander stepped away.
Once flashed, the Demon Sword Commander was already sitting on his own horse.
“Ayo departing!” his yell.
The Demon Sword Commander who came as an envoy, went home without bringing anyone inside the horse carriage. (BH)
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