EPS 104 BIZARRE GIRLS
Morning is approaching. And there was nothing strange or anything extraordinary that morning. The crowing rooster marks the dawn of dawn on the eastern horizon. Then there was the Shahuh adhan reverberating from the pesantren mosque and small musholas in the villages around the pesantren. The noise from inside the houses, marking life had just begun that day.
Pranaja walked alone. His steps were light towards the nearest mushola. Andika and the others have returned to the pesantren. He himself who was still curious about what happened last night was left alone. However, after waiting all night, he found no sign of where the astral beings had gone. Only faith still made his heart stay there longer.
Pyurs!
“Hai, why are you throwing mud at me, hihihi.”.
There was the sound of water and the laughter of some girls who were planting seeds in the fields. Girls with caping cover their hooded heads. Indeed, the community around the pesantrean is mostly devout Muslims. Wearing hijab has become a daily wear in this region. They always wear clothes that cover the aura wherever they go. Even when working in the fields.
Pranaja behaves normally and does not care about them. He just kept walking on the rods past the girls. Yet his sixth sense was sharp, catching the whirring of the wind pointing at him. With a very fast movement the young man jumped into the air. And the whirring of the wind passed under his body.
Prot!
Pranaja. The dim light of dawn made him unable to see clearly. But he was sure one of the girls was throwing mud at him.
“Ups! Uh, sorry kang, accidentally!” exclaim someone.
Pranaja gave a quick glance.
Prol!
His heart felt almost dislodged, and his eyes were perfectly rounded.
“Ehm, sorry kang, accidentally. I'm angry, huh?” ask the girl again in a sulking tone.
For a moment Pranaja stopped his steps and stood around. Looking at the girl's face like disbelief. For a while he was just dumbfounded not knowing what to do. Suddenly his feelings were like being enchanted by the beauty of the girl. Like when you find a pearl in black mud that you never thought would happen. It’s. Is there such a beautiful girl in this village?
Like there is a power that dominates him and invites him to come down from the newcomers to the girls. When his left foot almost stepped, suddenly the sound of iqomah prayer sign will begin. And the chanting of the sacred sentences was like resuscitating it. He canceled his steps, then rushed towards the nearest mushola. Surprisingly, the girls immediately closed both ears and lowered their faces when they heard the sound of the iqomah.
Using his perfect light body science, Pranaja's body was like flying through the air. Once in a while his feet retraced on the shoots of rice leaves that were widely slapped. As soon as Iqomah was done, the young man was already in front of Mushola. Then join the queue to berwudhlu first before carrying out obligations as a Muslim.
The presence of Pranaja certainly attracts the attention of pilgrims. His tall body was towering and his biceps and triceps muscles were bulging everywhere. His skin was pure white and his face was so handsome, like a magnet that created a magnetic field around him. And they are grains of metal dust attracted to it. Finished the prayers of the villagers immediately swarmed him.
“Excuse me, are the kids not here?” ask someone who is being.
Pranaja shook his head slowly while spreading his cute smile.
“True. I come from the interior of the island of Java, far from here. Coincidentally for a few days, I was visiting Abah Kyai Badrussalam.”
Hearing Pranaja say the name Kyai Badrussalam, the men immediately moved back. They have great respect for the leader of the ‘Ksatriyan Santri’ pesantren, as well as for their guests.
They sat for a while, drowning in a long conversation, until the situation was bright outside.
“Eh, it's already noon once. I say yes first? Sorry to interrupt all your time. You guys want to go to the rice fields, right?”
They nodded their heads in unison. Pranaja laughed.
“I know, today you guys will plant rice seedlings right?”
They shook their heads in unison. Pranaja so gawking.
“Eh sorry. Wrong huh?”
The elder came forward and explained about the tradition of planting rice in his village. They are used to harvesting together and planting rice seeds together.
“As we are still finishing our harvest season, the rice seed planting activity is carried out after all the rice has been harvested.”
Pranaja raised both eyebrows. But he held back his words. Well, if this isn't rice growing season, who are the girls who were in the pond this morning?
“Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, we would like to thank you and appreciate your acceptance to me”.
Pranaja said before pleading with the villagers. After greeting the villagers one by one, his body darted away leaving the place. The goal was clear, back to the rice field where he met the girls who were planting rice this morning. But the place is empty, nothing.
Pranaja walked around the pesawahan. See a lot of footprints on the roosters. Seeing the shape of his small legs, Pranaja made sure that they were the girls he was looking for. Unknowingly his foot stepped on the footprints. The longer the further and further separated from the Ksatryan Ksantri pesantren.
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Meanwhile on top of Kethileng hill, Ken Darsih witnessed everything. His lips smiled with satisfaction at the work of his men.
“See Nagaraja. Nawangwulan managed to separate Pranaja from his friends,” exclaimed Ken Darsih with a happy face.
“True Nyai. Nawangwulan has succeeded in carrying out its duties,” said Nagaraja. “Now just carry out the second plan: Abduct Arya Janu, son of Miryam.”
Ken Darsih nodded his head.
“Then call Banaspati to kidnap Arya Janu.”
Nagaraja raised his head. Then he called out loud enough.
“Banaspati! Come outside! Nyai Ken Darsih needs you!”
A few moments later the hot wind slowly blew. It looks like the leaves are molten, the temperature in that place is also flowing hot. The animals that were there, then ran away running around here and there. Then a lump of fire the size of a hut floated in the sky. It skated fast and fell landing in front of Ken Darsih and Nagaraja. Slowly the wisp of fire began to conical and turned into a giant human-like figure. This is what is called the Banaspati Demon.
“Please forgive Nyai, I came with this situation,” said Banaspati.
“Sit Banaspati. Look for a place that can be used to sit and not flammable !”
Banaspati put out all the fire in his body, then sat on the black rocks in the corner of the room. Ready to receive instructions from the Senapati Kingdom of the Kidul Sea.