ADJOINING REALM
UNPREDICTABLY

"Java ... Maung ... Komang .. thanks for all your help," said Darto gasping, he looked up to try to see the sky, but caught by his eyes there was only a dark color, but, once the power is completely drained.

"Let's meet again in the next life, Kang," Jaka replied as he exhaled forcefully. He also had trouble breathing because he was so tired.

"I'm sorry, Dar .. I can't be a decent help for you and Jaka yet" Komang said as he lay on the ground.

"At least I have given my best, may we gather again after death," continued Maung who also collapsed next to Komang.

"Jaka .. Are you still there?" ask Darto while trying to feel. He really deserves a blind man, because it has forced to throw such crazy energy.

At that time Darto's question really did not get an answer from his interlocutor. Jaka was lying right beside Komang, with his body drooping limp in the prone position.

After Darto's hand found Jaka's body lying on the ground. He looked up and tried to restore his sight. But all the power he did was really fruitless, and instead his consciousness gradually left his body with a clear grain that began to pour out from the corner of his eye.

His body was numb, his mouth could not be moved anymore, only Darto's sense of hearing was still functioning as it should.

Feeling that he also had no more energy, Darto gradually memorized the shahadah with the remaining energy, before finally his body also collapsed right above Jaka.

One by one out of four friends were completely uprooted at that time. They even had no energy, even if only to move the fingers in their hands.

Almost at the same time Darto and three friends collapsed in the middle of the enemy ambush, they lost consciousness right in the middle of the sea of black enemies who still continue to fight each other to get closer.

All the enemies were increasingly violent to see that four of his opponents were already lying on the ground. They grinned with a very obvious killing intent, with wide footsteps that they swung to rush over hurriedly towards his four enemies.

When the closest enemies to Darto and Jaka were right beside their bodies, the sound of screams after screams that so screamed again echoed. Hundreds of enemies that had Darto and his three friends opponents again got attacked, from a group of people who were approaching in their direction.

The sound of screaming after shouting continued to break from the side, pounding after bang was also heard continuously approaching towards the body of Darto and three friends lying down.

The clashing sound continued to propagate until one when one enormous bang was heard again. From the impact of energy, the body of Darto and three friends completely crashed into the air, but fortunately they all managed to land without the slightest injury.

"Alhamdulillah .. they are still alive, Sas," said Wajana after holding the veins of Darto and three friends alternately.

"We take them away first," said Sastro while trying to carry Darto, "You can bring the two people who are lying down," continued Sastro while pointing at Maung and Komang. He spoke to the two men who had come with him as well as Vajana.

After hearing Sastro's request, they all carried four men lying down to get away from the village. They took Darto and three of his friends while running as hard as they could, with the enemy chasing behind him.

For a moment the chase was quite fierce, but when they came out of the bone village where Darto and three friends were fighting, all the enemies suddenly stopped. They are like crashing into a barrier in the form of a transparent wall, when they try to chase it out of their territory.

"It's safe, Sastro!" wajana shouted after making sure there were no more enemies behind him.

"We just rest here" said Sastro as he stopped his steps.

Seeing Sastro and Wajana stop, the two men holding Maung and Komang also stopped their footsteps. Everything stopped at the same point, under a very large tree with a stem and leaves that were completely red.

"Thank you ... just put them down," said sastro to two men who had held Maung and Komang.

Sastro and Wajana took care of Darto and his three friends so patiently. They waited after giving enough massage at the feet of Darto and Jaka, with a feeling so worried that plastered on their faces

"Why are they?" tanya Wajana was a little worried.

"Surely they are exhausted. You saw for yourself how many enemies they had faced earlier, right?" sahut Sastro while looking at the face of Darto and three friends with pity. He felt pity considering that his friend continued to fight even though only four of them, to fight thousands or even hundreds of thousands of enemies simultaneously.

"If they wake up, we take them home or what?" wajana was a little worried.

"Let Darto decide, Jan, let's take it. Some of us are not alone either, they may be able to catch up with us today" Sastro replied as he exhaled. He gradually leaned against the tree behind him, then gazed at the four men in front of him again.

Shortly after Sastro rested his shoulders, Darto's eyes slowly twitched. The fingers in his hands began to move, before Darto opened his eyes slowly in front of Sastro and Wajana.

Sastro and Wajana were so hasty when they saw Darto move. They hurriedly approached, then helped Darto to sit leaning against the tree trunk behind him.

"Sastro? The vajana? Is that true you guys?" asked Darto after a long time blinked eyes. He felt confused by the presence of two friends who he had hoped for before.

"Yes, Dar. It's us" said Sastro.

"Gather your consciousness first, Dar. Here we are safe," said Wajana.

Hearing that answer, Darto immediately put on a smile floating on his lips. He felt very relieved because he was not dead, even though his body was lying in the middle of the sea of enemies that were flooding him.

After his consciousness was collected enough, Darto again took a deep breath and confirmed his sitting position. He no longer leaned back, but sat cross-legged.

For a moment Darto did not budge, he closed his eyes while chanting prayer after prayer that he had memorized. Then focus on recovering the wasted energy, with the help of the white energy that constantly shimmered around his body.

After a long time of meditation, Darto opened his eyes again, then asked two of his friends, "How do you know if I'm here?"

"Let me explain, now you eat this first. It's the food that Dava and Harti left behind. They are waiting for your return, Dar," replied Sastro as he offered a bundle of sarong cloth.

Darto immediately smiled after seeing the bundle of cloth that Sastro thrust, he felt happy because he could eat Harti's cooking, which he had longed enough for days.

That day, after Darto opened the package that Sastro gave, one by one his friends woke up alternately. They immediately gather energy as Darto did, before finally grabbing the cuisine that Sastro gave.

Today, the adventures of Darto and Jaka have to stop for a moment. They waited for something that Sastro and Wajana had described, with a feeling of relief firmly lodged in their hearts.

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...sorry yes, Kang and Mbakyu, three days not at home, so busy until you go home...

...sorry already made you wait 🥺...