Diary From The Past
Chapter 3. The Great Destroyer

If it were to be honest, Alea could no longer lie to her conscience. He is still curious about the continuation of Raseyan's diary page. But reading the remains of the diary page was not as easy as Alea hoped. Mahesa observed his movements non-stop.

Last night, the god slept in the TV room with the Nobi brothers. Every time Alea moved out of the bed, Mahesa always knocked on the door. The god seemed to be monitoring every move of the lover.

"The feeling is very good." Alea grumbled. His eye bags seemed to be enlarged due to lack of sleep last night. He also tried to forget the problem by eating maple sauce pancakes made by Nobi.

"Hmm, very soft." said Mahesa. The eyes of the god sparkled. He seemed to like the texture of fluffy pancakes made by the magical cat.

"Yes I watched Jamie's show." replied Nobi blushed.

"Jamie who?" asked Alea curiously. Does his pet cat secretly have a new cook tutor?

"Jamie Oliver.." Nobi smiled with flushed cheeks.

Alea laughed cynically. "Ealah.. bule called brother.. You should call him Sir.or Mister".

"Sir? That like?" ask Nobi plain. The cat tidied up its tangled tail feathers.

"That's a comb..if you're crisp Nobi" Alea laughed off.

Mahesa looked at Alea. For a few days he had not seen the laughter of the girl. He knew that his girlfriend was facing a problem that could not be told. Therefore, he was trying to ensure Alea's safety. Mahesa was not rash. He used to underestimate Alea's concerns about her dreams. As a result Alea was sucked into the past and had become the wife of an ancient man named Raseyan. The god did not want the same story repeated. He had to look after Alea from head to toe.

"For miss.." kiss spoiled Kobi. He circled around Alea's neck and jumped towards the sofa. The cute little cat pressed the TV remote button.

"Do you know the news?" ask Sobi who was following along sitting on the sofa.

"Yes... said there was a massive theft right? Last night.. I heard on the radio. So curious, has there been any news".

"What theft?" aela asked as she devoured the fresh rasberi that Nobi had prepared.

"Cultural relics".

"Yes in Mount Padang" continued Sobi.

Alea almost choked.

He hurriedly noticed the news coverage that was being aired.

Mahesa glanced slowly. He was suspicious of Alea's overreaction.

The god was trying to control his jealousy. For some reason, he did not like if Alea was still in contact with the megalithic site.

However, Mahesa also listened to the news that is now aired on the Golden Eagle TV station.

Police are still examining a number of eyewitnesses living around the site. There were a few holes found this morning. Looks like the looters dug a hole in search of valuable objects. Site guards also reported damage to a number of andesite stones. Looks like the looters tried to cut the andesite stone.

"Why stolen? What's for?" ask Kobi. The cat jumped into Alea's lap. He urged the master to give an answer immediately.

"Maybe sold again to the black market... ".

"For what?".

"Money...".

"Can you?".

"Yes no. That's called looting".

"Are they not aware that taking cultural relics is prohibited? Is there no law?" ask Sobi. The cat was also following along sitting onto Alea's lap.

"By law the community may have a cultural reserve, as long as it reports to the competent authority.but if the cultural reserve is limited, then the state can control it".

"What is the law called?". Sobi looks excited. The little cat acted like a professional reporter.

"Law Number 11 of 2010 on cultural reserves".

"Kok you know?" mahesa asked while chewing on the last pancake.

"And I'm working on the project of Kavindra about the documentation of historical sites in Indonesia, I don't want to know".

"But if the ownership is caused by looting how? Can they not be punished? And what about those who deliberately hunt for the treasures of the past in the interior?". Mahesa was curious.

"I don't know that in detail, but as long as it remains within Indonesian territory, private property is allowed. If they don't report, it should be illegal".

Mahi Mahesa shriveling.

"And if the ownership is transferred to an owner who lives abroad, then it is not allowed".

"So you mean foreigners living in Indonesia can have cultural heritage objects?".

"Well, they have KTA. it seems so".

"Mr Pushan has KTA?" ask Sobi. The cat jumped into Mahesa's lap.

"He doesn't have a KTA, I have a KTP...".

"Couldn't you? Are you the master of aliens? Not from earth anymore." replied Sobi innocently.

Alea smiled at Sobi's question.

"Do you think I'm an alien?".

"Well, if not aliens, then what? Is the Lord not a human being? How can I have a KTP? Sir lied yes the same officer" urged Sobi like a famous detective.

Mahesa seemed to have difficulty answering the critical cat question.

"Udah, already, discuss something else...". Mahesa kicked the cat out of her lap. He pretended to take a drink from the fridge.

While Mahesa was in the kitchen, Alea secretly sent a message to Kavindra.

"Have you seen the news? Today let's take me to Mount Padang".

Soon a reply from Kavindra came. He'll pick up Alea in the apartment lobby in about an hour.

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"Why wear a hat ama mask that item? Rich looter" coda Kavindra.

"Sst. Don't get caught wet by Mahesa".

"What's he doing?" ask Kavindra while re-installing the music that had been reduced.

Alea's heart was almost dislodged.

His eardrum almost broke when he heard the drum beat from the music that Kavindra heard.

"Kav ears..My ears....".

"It's Metallica man!".

Kavindra then moves his head up and down. He seemed to enjoy the sound of metal music that turned out to be his hobby for a long time.

"On the way to paranoia....On the crooked borderline.... On the way to the great destroyer... Yeah!!!" kavindra screams with fingers pointing upwards.

"Aaaaa... stop Kav... I can be deaf!".

"Yeaaaaaaaah................." cried Kavindra like a possessed man.

Alea hurriedly turned off the radio button of the Kavindra car.

"Why is he killed anyway?".

"Yes, elo why also use the kek gini song hard... how can we discuss?".

"Before we act we need a song of encouragement".

"Yes, but not the lyrics, too. You hope we meet strange creatures again?! Serem ah.. I'm kapok related ama non-human world".

"Well, is Mahesa human?".

The girl was silent. He knew it was the dumbest answer he had ever given to Kavindra.

As Alea had expected, Kavindra laughed out loud. He seemed content to laugh at the friend's "foolish" answer.

"So if the demons have ID.... Can they be human? Haha....".

"Udah ah godain guenya. Maybe even the demons make KTP" Alea scolded.

"It could be Alea.. ntar Petan sign card.... hahahaha".

Kavindra's laughter grew louder. The man seemed to have a certain amount of laughing energy that he had not let go of for a long time.

"Eat him not most jaim, tired right?" Alea Syndicate.

"Yes, Le.. tired of me working for people in the place elo... on the fun is that the person? Seriously all...".

"Emang working people should be serious.elo aja that is very fond".

"Standard?" ask Kavindra confused.

"Whispering..."

"Yes but there's no me. Your life must be crisp Le... Mahesa what can be but protest?".

"Heh, judes-judes that's mine" Alea said offended.

"But I am confused, elo why not be honest anyway ama he wants to go to Mount Padang today... ntar if there is anything who helps?".

Alea shook her head. He disagrees with Kavindra who urges him to tell Mahesa.

"He was last night in the unit I tried! And I can't read Raseyan's diary at all".

"What page?".

"Don't know, but stay a little longer. He told me about my sudden separation".

Kavindra glanced at the friend.

"Elo Uda ate, right?".

"Why are you that? Want to practice me?".

"Yes, in case there we meet the same strange stuff.it's not funny if we war in the conditions of sluggish".

"You mean?". Alea started to get suspicious of Kavindra's question. He was convinced that the man was hiding something.

"There's something, right? Which I don't know?".

Kavindra whistling.

"It depends.. you pay me how much...".

"You think I have money?".

"Yes I know elo jelata....".

Alea almost pinched Kavindra's hand. Fortunately, he remembered that the man was driving.

"I'm sure you haven't read the end part yet....".

"about?".

Kavindra is silent a thousand languages. The man's silence made Alea riled up. Kavindra's face became more serious.

"The silhouette wasn't a coincidence, was it?" Alea fishing rods. He regretted not bringing the diary with him.

"Well, what do you think?".

Alea took a deep breath. "The looting may have something to do with all this".

"Gue also thought so" Kavindra guessed.

Alea's eyes suddenly saw a lot of white mist. The girl was struck by an incredible drowsiness. Slowly Alea saw a human shadow. The number is more than one. They brought a number of axes and shovels. The humans were digging in the ground and looking for something in a hurry.

"Alea.." call Kavindra.

The girl also woke up. Apparently the two of them had arrived at the site of Mount Padang. Alea hurriedly opened the seat belt. He grabbed the sling bag that was under the car seat. Alea heard a voice behind the wind. The mountain welcomed his arrival.

The girl ran to the top of the site in a hurry. He approached the looting area now installed by a police line.

"Elo investigate first Le..gue will talk to the same caretaker". Alea understood what Kavindra meant, the girl blending in with the visitors who were curious about the looting incident earlier at dawn.

The looting left the locals in an uproar. They do not believe if there are still people who can destroy historic sites and steal cultural heritage objects for personal gain.

Alea could hear the villagers cursing the plunderers. Some are furious and some are hoping the looters are quickly arrested.

Alea silently watched the three invisible creatures surrounding the rocks that were one of the entrance of the fortress. Alea could recognize the entrance from the radiated energy.  The three creatures then returned Alea's gaze.  They also fly closer. They seemed to recognize the radiance of Alea's aura.

"Have you ever been one of the rulers of this land?" ask them curious.

Alea smiled wryly. She did not like her marriage to Raseyan. But without the marriage, he could not claim that he once reigned in the land of Sundayana.

The girl slowly invited the three creatures to hide behind the trees.  He does not want to be the attention of the people who are crowding. Alea was aware that the looting that took place at this megalithic site involved humans who knew the secret of the time gate.

"Greetings O Queen".

"May I know who you are...".

"We are the guardians of the sacred stone that is being hunted by The Great Destroyer, the Great Destroyer".

"The Great Destroyer?". The name reminded Alea of the metallica song that Kavindra played during the trip. Is Kavindra trying to give him a clue? Is The Great Destroyer the content of the last page of Raseyan's diary? Alea was curious.

"Yes, they call themselves that. They are human beings who have metaphysical powers. Their mission is to find out the secrets of the world's civilization's past, and if possible destroy anything that could interfere with their journey".

Alea approached the three creatures that resembled the fog scroll. He wants to hear more stories.

"What trip do you mean?".

"Dismantling the power stored in the old civilization. They want to find mustika-mustika that they can use for power in this period" replied one of the creatures.

"Their strength is quite great.We almost had trouble protecting the sacred stone".

The other creature added, "They'll be back tonight because they haven't found the sacred stone".

"The sacred stone is your intention." asked Alea.

"This ground energy regulator".

The girl saw the arrival of Kavindra and the caretaker. But the two of them had yet to see the whereabouts of Alea hiding behind the tree trunk.

Alea.

"That black silhouette... their pet?".

"That's one of the mountain guards. He's trying to tell you about the destruction".

The girl was silent. He may have the psychic ability to see the past but he does not have the power to fight a horde of humans with superhuman abilities.

Alea didn't know what to do. But he knew that he and Kavindra could not solve this problem alone. He had to ask Mahesa for help.

But would Mahesa help him? Especially if the god knew that this activity had something to do with Raseyan. Will Mahesa step in and let Alea and Raseyan's destiny repeat itself?

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