Dvesas
Blood Debt

"hoek, hoek" came the sound of vomit from Jayamangkala's room.

"My husband what's going on?" ask Andini his wife.

Jayamangkala held his wife's hand to refute her trembling-looking body. Andini saw the vomit mixed with blood. She screamed hysterically calling her children.

Jayamangkala's eyes appear enlarged and watery. His head held up and his mouth seemed to open. Andini saw her husband's tongue swallowed. 

"Call healers!" shouted his eldest son.

They tried to lay Jayamangkala down, but it was too late. Jayamangkala is dead. His body was stiff with half-closed eyes and a mouth that was still open.

"Dad, wake up dad" cried her children hysterically.

"Whoever calls Uncle Jayakarsa here" his son panicked.

Jayakarsa who heard the news, hurriedly headed towards Jayamangkala kingdom.

"Sister, sister, call him while running towards Jayamangkala's room.

Jayakarsa was sitting limp as she watched her brother's stiff body lying surrounded by his son and wife who were in tears. She was crying so much. 

As dawn drew near, they bathed Jayamangkala's body. Wearing him a robe of greatness when he was crowned king. Took him to his final resting place, a pile of wood used to burn his corpse.

"May his life reach nirvana" his eldest son burned his father's body parts. Everyone present at the funeral other than the royal family, kneeled and bowed their heads. To pay his last respects to King Jayamangkala.

The flames burned down Jayamangkala's body. They move the dust into the jug, to be sown and put in the sea. 

"My niece, take your mother and sister to pour my brother's ashes. I'm going to meet the devil!" Jayakarsa. His eyes were wet and red.

He with his soldiers drove his horse to Jayanegara celebration. 

"Jayashwara! Jayashvara! get out of you" shouted Jayakarsa in front of Jayanegara's palace.

"My brother Jayamangkala has become ashes and you don't feel guilty at all?!" yell Jayaswara.

"Whatchu mean? Come here and sit down and talk about it" Jayaswara said.

Jayaswara screams as he recounts Jayamangkala's death. Squeeze Jayaswara's whole body to hear the story. His sister couldn't lie.

"I didn't think you were that coward. Just because Jayamangkala didn't tell you you took his life" 

Jayaswara infuriated with Jayakarsa's accusations.

"I didn't do anything" Jayaswara dodged.

"Remember, in our family you're the only one who doesn't have a good relationship with Jayamngkala. Envy and resentment have blinded your eyes and conscience!" 

"Blood debt must be paid for blood. The debt of life must be paid for!" 

"Stop my sister. Anger has mastered to accuse the non-no. Well, if my death can ease my anger and sadness, then I will".

"Let this God and the universe judge. Gather all my people and priests in this temple" Jayaswara ordered.

All the people gathered in the palace courtyard.

"Today you will all witness the mourning congregation. You will all be witnesses to the sin that has been accused of me" 

"If it is true that I have evil intentions towards my brother Jayamangkala and have killed him then I will be burned by this holy fire" Jayaswara pointed to the priest who was lighting the fire, while reciting the mantra asking for justice for the alleged actions on Jayaswara.

Jayaswara took off his clothes leaving a piece of cloth wrapped around his waist. He sat cross-legged. The priest poured oil, took a piece of wood that had a flame and ignited it on the end of Jayaswara's cloth.

The fire is spreading fast. Jayaswara's wife and child screamed hysterically watching the flames devour the body. Jayaswara remained in a cross-legged position, he did not scream in pain as the fire grew bigger.

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