ALKISAH: Prayer for the World [1001 Indonesian Fantasy Stories]
STORY: The Sea Snake Ridden by the Vindictive One

  Story By: Sun & Kevin E.S.P

Aldo sat on the sun lounger looking at the activity on the cruise ship's main deck. People were swimming leisurely or joking, while waiters were busy bringing food and drink orders. They are currently sailing across the Natuna Sea.

Suddenly a plastic ball was thrown towards Aldo. The teenager caught him swiftly. A bikini-clad girl hurriedly ran towards him.

“Sorry Yes Dek, accidentally,” said the girl.

“Nothing really. Nih.” Aldo handed the ball.

“Anu..” the girl is a bit doubtful. “You are in play?”

Aldo soon realized the girl's friends were laughing in the pool. Maybe they deliberately throw a ball at him in order to get acquainted.

“Sorry, I'm not feeling well.” The teenager smiled a little. “I'm actually sixteen years old.

“Oh, yaudah deh..” replied the girl looked disappointed.

Aldo nodded. However, he did not board this cruise ship for a vacation. It has another purpose.

Yeah, another purpose. The reason that came five years ago, when Orochi's sword suddenly struck in front of Aldo's house, just as the boy was about to leave for school. As the successor to the next head of the Orochi family, Aldo soon understood that it was a bad omen. The only time in which the sword was passed down was when the previous owner was killed.

The boy fell to his knees and cried.

Even though both parents should only go on vacation, why did this tragedy happen?

A few days later, there was a lot of news on television about a ship that was attacked by a giant sea serpent. Among the list of victims are the names of Aldo's father and mother.

The news brought a stir throughout the country, even inviting researchers from other countries to come to Indonesia. They all wanted to capture the magical creature. Some say it was a dinosaur that survived the prehistoric era, some say it was a mythological creature. However, only Aldo knows what it is, and how to stop it.

“Lewiatan,” muttered.

From then on he has an obsession to pursue the creature, no matter how heavy the sacrifice.

Aldo has sailed the ocean throughout Indonesia, leaving the Natuna Sea as the last point of the search. If he still did not find Leviathan, the monster might have gone to another hemisphere.

The teenager gave up. His body was also already cold as the cold from the overcast clouds began to form in the sky. Finally, he decided to go back to the room. He was tired of whatever.

Just stepping in, the rain came. People packed up to go back to their rooms. Including the pretty girls.

But a minute later, the drizzle turned into heavy rain. High waves formed, shaking the entire ship. Lightning blaring in space. Somehow the initially sunny weather can change so drastically.

“Be careful, don't run!” exclaimed the crew who guided the passengers inside.

However, Aldo felt it. There was a savage aura that was about to devour all. The teenager stopped moving. Instead, he walked to the end of the bow.

“Mas, don't go there! Dangerous!” exclaim a crew while holding on because the ship's shock is getting wrong.

Aldo.

He just muttered to himself, “He's here..”.

Finally you let go of your hands. He still has other tasks to do.

The rain stormed until Aldo was drenched, but he did not care. It doesn't even matter***** a pickaxe that starts trapping cruise ships in a giant vortex.

And as the teenager stood in the bow, suddenly a huge wave formed before him. From the wave came the head of a giant snake. Both eyes were yellow with vertical black lines. It has green scales that shine slickly. An existence so ancient and mighty. The creature began to raise its head high into the sky, roughly as tall as a five-story building.

“Finally!” exclaim Aldo. He put up the horses, raised his hand to the sky. “My call jawab, Orochi!”

The sky split, and the magical weapon shot down. A sword glittered with a purple gem on its blade. Aldo held it steady.

“This is the moment I've been waiting for,” Aldo swung the sword with all his might, “Orochi, get up!”

“Sigh ******* this..”

Aldo swung his sword again. The seven heads of the Orochi extend, then bite the neck of the Leviatan. The giant monster is raging. He rammed the yacht's hull, until Aldo's foothold was shaken. The walls of the ship are made of metal until a dent is made.

The captain, the crew, and the passengers who saw the event could only pray in fear. They never thought the sea was inhabited by such a huge monster, which could****** them very easily.

Aldo attacked again to get Leviathan away from the ship. But the monster's movements were shrewd. At the moment it has no advantage. The water field is a Leviathan element. However, an Orochi bite is not an ordinary bite. Each of his fangs harbored an extremely deadly poison. No matter how big Leviathan is, if it continues to be attacked with poison, over time its body will definitely weaken.

Aldo leapt in the air, using Orochi's heads as his footing.

The giant monster drowned its body in the water.

“Completed, huh?” ask Aldo to himself. But he believes the fight shouldn't end this easily. Because if he did, it was impossible for his father who had extraordinary abilities to lose.

Suddenly the ship became unstable. The deck was raised, while the stern was down. Aldo immediately realized what was happening. Leviathan chose to attack this ship. The monster was trying to pull the ship into the water.

“Celaka!”

Aldo is back.

“Orochi!”

He jumped on the head of one of the Orochi snakes, and the weapon snared in the air. He moved quickly towards the stern that was already about to drown. The teenager took a deep breath, then plunged into the water.

Now he could see the full form of Leviathan with two pairs of wings. The creature bites the yacht's propeller while continuing to pull it into the water. Instantly Aldo creeps. He could not imagine how to defeat such a massive creature. The desire to surrender also arises.

“Confirm!”

Suddenly someone whispered. Aldo can recognize the voice, “Dad!”

“We know you can definitely!”

“I—ibu?” Aldo tightened his molars. “So all this time you keep paying attention. I can't waste this opportunity!”

Aldo's spirit is back. He went to Leviathan. Orochi's sword was ready in his hand.

“Orochi!”

The seven serpent heads of Orochi snatched Leviathan. On the neck, wings, chest, and abdomen. But Leviathan still didn't take his bite off the yacht. The water had already started to enter the interior of the ship, leaving the passengers in a panic.

“I won't let it!”

Aldo hardened his resolve. Although the oxygen in his lungs was almost depleted, but he could not give up. He continued to inject poison into Leviathan's body through Orochi's fangs.

“Actually I don't want to do this. Every time I get on the boat, I think about stopping. But after seeing you get hurt... Yes, I will kill you!”

Aldo exerted all his energy. He doesn't care even if he has to die. If he dies, Leviathan will die with him!

Then Leviathan's jaws escaped from the yacht's propeller. His jaw remained open, as his body sank. The black lines in his eyes disappeared, leaving a blank yellow color. While the cruise ship is free again lifted to the surface.

Aldo was also out of breath. What is important is that he feels relieved. He let his body go to the bottom of the sea with Leviathan.

However, Orochi's heads continued to move. They shrieked and wrapped around Aldo's body, then lifted him to the surface. Until the teenager can breathe air and cough. He was really confused, because all this time he thought Orochi had no soul. It was impossible for them to take the initiative when Aldo's energy was already drained.

However, maybe his father and mother were still there, watching while protecting him.

The teenager closed his eyes. The storm is over. Dawns. Revenge ended. But that does not mean the task is done, because he still does not know the reality of this world. There's still too much.

The crew went out and tried to lift Aldo out of the water.