Before 365 Days
42. Almost succeeded

"Roses, Roses. Rise, Rose!"

Mira shook Rose's body to wake up from her stupor.

The rose then opened its eyes slowly. His head feels very dizzy. He then immediately woke up and hugged Mira tightly. The rose cries as it pleases in Mira's arms. Mira smiled and stroked Mira's back.

"Are you okay, Mir?" ask Rose while wiping her tears.

"It's okay, War! Come, we should immediately find the tomb of Raden K, mumpung Ndoro Kusuma still fighting with Patih," said Mira.

"Yes, Mir! Come on, we'll be together!" said the Rose while holding Mira's hand tightly.

"No, War! We'd better split up. You look ahead, I'll look around here" Mira softly refused and released Rose's hand.

"But, Mir! I'm afraid if there's a creature bothering me, what if I pass out again?" ask Roses.

"Just calm down, it won't bother you, hurry up, War! You must immediately unite the Dragon's heirloom,"

"But, Mir?"

"War, I will drive them away, if anyone dares to bother you again, I trust you" Mira said firmly.

With a heavy heart, Rose then ran away leaving Mira alone. Mira smiled happily, he then began to look for the tomb of Raden K, around him. As for Roses, he walked westward in search of Raden K's tomb.

Rose tried to read the writing that was on the wooden tombstone, the lettering made her eyes dizzy.

"Well, how could I possibly find it, I just don't know the Javanese script. Parks, Hanacaraka ... What's continuation?" The rose rattled her own hair, she looked puzzled.

Roses tried to remember every letter of Javanese script that he had learned in elementary school until SMK first. But still, his mind was deadlocked.

"Why did I not ask, Mira only about this," said Rose upset.

The rose looked towards Mira. Mira was in focus, reading every name engraved on the wood.

But strangely, Mira did not move from there. He focused on one tomb.

Mr. Kyai's faint voice began to sound back in the Rose's ear.

"Roses, can you hear me? If you are already in the tomb, look for a tomb guarded by a burly man with red eyes, wearing a crown, and carrying a spear. That's where Raden K's tomb is located. You have nothing to fear, grave keeper Raden K, won't hurt you, you go straight in, after finding the tomb,"

"Which way should I walk?" asked the Rose, however, the voice was gone again.

"Sir! Sir! Can you hear my voice? Where should I walk?" ask the rose again.

The frustrated rose, he then walked back, squinting his eyes. Suddenly, Ndoro Kusuma appeared in front of him.

The rose was so shocked that she fell.

"Astaghfirulloh, Ndoro!" exclaim the Roses with a breath that roars back.

"You can't escape me, Rose! Give me back the heirloom!" said Ndoro Kusuma with a beaver.

The rose then looked towards the battle earlier, there, there were still many warriors fighting. In fact, Patih was still fighting as well.

Roses then exert all his strength, even though he feels tremendous fear, he tries to stand up, then runs back, looking for the tomb of Raden K.

Ndoro Kusuma then disappeared. The rose saw there was one tomb in the distance there, the tomb looks different, like a pepunden. The tomb is guarded by the man referred to by Mr. Kyai.

"It's not wrong anymore, it must be Raden K's tomb. I have to get there quickly" said Roses, holding his breath.

Suddenly, Mira was already beside the Rose. Mira offers help to the Rose.

"If you're tired, I can help you carry that heirloom, Rose!" mira surprised the rose.

"Mira's? Since when did you come running with me, Mir?" rose asked in wonder, without stopping running.

Roses were hesitant, he then tried to look back looking for another Mira figure.

With an unclear view, Rose saw, that the silhouette of Mira was still visible there. That means, the one who was running with him, was Ndoro Kusuma.

"I'll never give it to you, Mir! Let me take him," said Roses, speeding up his running.

Mira suddenly felt angry, she pushed the body of the Rose to slump against the headstone.

"Ouch!" The rose stirred, its head spitting out fresh blood.

The impact on his head was so hard. He tries to get up slowly, but Mira pulls him over and hits him blindly in the face.

The rose was in pain, and then it was against Mira. The rose clenched his hand. His eyes had now turned violent, like wolves. The rose grabbed Mira's hair firmly, then bit her neck.

"Aargghhh," Mira groaned.

The rose then made it out of the clutches of Mira. The rose soon sped up his running pace, with the remnants of the energy he had.

His breathing is getting heavier. Thirst was already stuck in his throat. He wanted so badly to drop himself, surrender, and give up. But he remembered, his steps getting closer to his return.

The rose then arrived at Raden K's tomb.

The guard's gaze, made the guts of the Rose ciut to go inside.

"I'm sorry, I'm here to return Raden K's legacy. Don't hurt me" Rose lowered her head and clenched her hands in front of her chest.

The guard looked at him sharply. His face was firm and creepy. However, it does not bother the rose at all.

With a slow step, the Rose entered Raden K's tomb. Ndoro Kusuma's voice from afar howled, calling for Roses.

"Roses! Return the heirloom to me, if you still want to live," exclaimed Ndoro Kusuma irately.

The rose did not heed Ndoro Kusuma. The guards guarding Raden K's tomb, fought fiercely with Ndoro Kusuma.

Roses began to scrape together Raden K's headstone, which looked different from the others. The size of the jaw language, different from other tombs.

"Where should I complete this heirloom piece?" ask the rose to himself.

Roses are looking for different angles. He found nothing. The rose stopped for a moment from its activity. He then approached Raden K's tomb again. Roses crouching behind Raden K's headstones.

He noticed the wood, there was a hole under the wood.

The rose then tries to touch it slowly. He was afraid that suddenly there was a hand pulling him.

Rose squinted her eyes, she looked down into the hole. Dark, nothing. The hole is as big as its head.

"What is this hole? Is this a piece of her heirloom?" the Rose in the Heart.

The hole is like a drawer that has no lid, but cannot be pulled. The rose then, tried to palpate with its long legs.

One leg, up to his knee, Rose could not feel there was an object there, Rose then pushed his leg even deeper. Then he felt something there. The rose tried to pull the object with its feet. He tried hard to take the object, but has not succeeded. Meanwhile, the fight between Ndoro Kusuma and the guards, still sounded fierce and sinister. Various styles collided with each other, making sounds like a firecracker explosion, making Roses, back and forth in shock.

"Yes Alloh, please, this servant of your–. Help me, pull this thing," said the Rose in his heart.

With almost exhausted energy, sweat that continues to wet his body, minimal lighting, by relying on the bright moonlight, the Rose can finally pull the object. Slowly, but surely, the Rose could reach the thing with her hand, she was happy, when the Dragon's half-body thing could be pulled out.

The rose continued to develop her smile. He lowered the Satisfaction of the Dragon in his trunk.

"Roses!" exclaim Ndoro Kusuma on the threshold of Raden K's dining door.

Roses rounded his eyes, his heart pounded more, almost he succeeded, Ndoro Kusuma managed to enter the tomb of Raden K.