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43. In 1973

Thought continues to be heard from Arden's mouth. He tried to make a fence so that all his friends were safe in the circle he made. Arden believes that all this is the work of creatures who have been around them since. The creature was not unyielding in looking for a gap. Even as powerful as circumstances try to protect their friends they can still be fooled by temptation through dreams. Even Areta who actually has knowledge that is almost the same level as him is also lulled by the temptations of the creatures in the village.

In another place Areta and her friends who had been asleep, suddenly woke up in unison. They are in Kalimati village but with different situation.

"Well, is it night?" ask Kiki.

"Then anyway? How long do we sleep?" ask Danu.

"Well, where's Arden?" aretha asked who was panicking when she could not find her brother.

"Maybe Arden's out for a while, honey," Radit said.

"Wait on! Where the hell are we?" asked Dedi with a panicked look.

When they looked around apparently there were some things that were different from the conditions in Kalimati village before. Not because it is already night but the houses around are becoming more and more. Not even just that because they saw the existence of other humans in the village besides the eight of them.

"They ... Human or not?" ask Dion who docked to Danu.

"We're still in Kalimati village, right?" ask Ari.

"Hem, I think it's still. Why is it different!" aretha hatch.

"Something's wrong!" sahut Radit's.

Those who are curious about what really happened then walk through the village. They also approached the villagers who seemed to be pacing back and forth around them.

"Excuse me, sir, please ask. "even the train that has not completed the question does not intend to continue because of the attitude of the villagers he met as if it did not see their existence.

"They why the hell? I asked but even mrengos!" hardik Dedi's.

"Guys, looks like they didn't see us!" peekik Danube.

"What don't we... Entering the occult realm. Genie realm! Like you guys have been through!" peeking Danu looked at Aretha and Radit.

They both look at each other. Felt that what Danu said might have a point. Aretha swept a glance around. He began to concentrate on what they were going through.

"No. This is not a supernatural realm," Aretha said confidently, still while staring around them.

"I don't feel it either, Tha. It's something else. I've never felt it before" Radit added.

"Yes, indeed. Because we're actually going through Retrocognition."

"Retro what, Tha? Do not use the term! Don't understand me!" hardik Dion's.

"Retrocognition is a condition in which we go back in time. Through energy means. Not our bodies but our souls. Looks like we were in a few years ago, in Kalimati village. Because you see for yourself, right, if this place is not much different from the village of Kalimati that we know so far," explained Aretha.

"Why can that be, huh? Shouldn't something like this only certain people can experience it? But why are we all in unison here?" ask Radit wonder.

"I don't understand either, Dit."

"Well, how do we get back to where we came from?" tanya Kiki started to be uncomfortable with the situation.

"I think if we arrive here, it means there is something we should see and know. Maybe we should find out first. Who knows, there will be a way for us to return" said Aretha.

"Hm, at least we're not into the supernatural, and people here are all human. Huft," said Doni.

"What if we had better go around?" ask Radit.

"Agreed."

There's not much they can do in that place. Even the reason they could be there was still a mystery. Their job is to find the reason. Even though it was night, the atmosphere in the village was still quite crowded. It was very different from the atmosphere in Kalimati village when they were there first. The friendly people of the village make the atmosphere of the village alive.

"I don't think there was any terror in Sibyan here. The proof is that they relax outside the home. Though it's night, right," Danu said.

"I want to go to Nek Siti's house first" said Aretha. He walked straight to the house in question. Because the house did not change much, Aretha was very sure that it was Nek Siti's house.

Meanwhile, his friend wanders around. But not too far from the house of Nek Siti of course. Aretha accompanied by Radit and Kiki who continued to follow her.

Because their existence is unknown to the people there, Aretha, Kiki, and Radit just entered the house. Once in the living room, he noticed a family photo and a calendar.

"1973?" ask Kiki.

"Well, we're in the '70s? It's amazing" Radit concluded.

A young woman came out of the kitchen with a tray containing an old cup with the logo of a rooster. Inside there is black water which of course is coffee.

"Where did Mr. Rt say, sir?" asked the girl while walking out to meet a middle-aged man who had just arrived. He immediately sat on the rattan chair in front of the house.

"Well, still under investigation. Meanwhile night patrols are starting to tighten tonight. You better not go out at night, to avoid bad things from happening."

Aretha, Radit and Kiki pegged in the living room while paying attention to the condition of the house that was more neatly arranged. If the current era then the name is a retro house. Classic and make memories about the past come back to the imagination. The atmosphere is calm, peaceful, and full of family laughter. Which cannot be felt in the future as it is now.

"Anyone who saw the pocong was anyone, sir?"

"much. There are more than 5 people, he said. But he of the five said that the figure of the pocong they saw resembled Sukarta!"

"Well, it's getting more troubling. But Siti wasn't afraid. If someday I meet that pocong. Even Siti was curious, what she wanted. If he is Sukarta sir."

"Sity?" peekot Aretha's.

"Looks like. Naturally, this year the age of Nek Siti must be young. Well, we know about Nek Siti's youth" Radit added.

***

Kalimati village suddenly got terror pocong after 20 years the village was safe. The figure of the pocong is predicted to resemble one of their citizens who died 20 years ago because of his own actions. Sukarta.

Kalimati Village, is one of the countryside in the remote area of Central Java. A village that is not too broad, but has a beautiful natural scenery. The topography of this place is still dominated by pine forests, and amber. There is also a river flow that became one of the sources of water in the village. Even some residents still often make the river as a place to bathe, and wash clothes. Fortunately with the development of life that has been developed, they no longer make the river as a means of defecation. Because every house already has toilet facilities or private WC. Or if there are residents who do not have their own bathrooms, then they will use the facilities of the fish pond owned by residents who on it are used to defecate. In some corners of the village there are many fish ponds, and indeed one of the sources of their livelihood is fish farming, in addition to farming.

Most houses in this village are still fairly semi-permanent, which is made of wood and bamboo. Rarely found buildings made of intact walls as commonly found in urban areas. But no house that has used wall walls, because there are some families who have a permanent house with a floor that has used old tehel. That's also because their children migrate to the big city, not even rarely to the other country. While the use of Ceramics in this year is still very rare, especially in rural areas.

At 19:00 the village streets are quiet enough, although there are still citizen activities that make this village feel alive. It's just that most of the population, preferring to stay at home when night falls. They are tired, because of the activities that have been done for a full day. In the fields, rice fields, taking care of livestock as well as fish ponds. Most residents prefer to sell crops and livestock to earn money.

The fertile soil makes this village has a stock of vegetables and abundant fruits. The aroma of firewood used to cook in the furnace, began to smell distinctive. Lasmi had just returned from a lecture that was held every three times in one week. She's an 8-year-old girl. His parents had a vegetable field that made him have to be independent even things that require him to go where - mana alone. Fortunately, Lasmi is a brave child who always goes and goes home alone. At first, he and his friends left and went home alone. But unfortunately Lasmi's house was a little far from the house of another friend of his, and now he was walking alone.

The sounds of crickets and night animals could be heard accompanying his steps. Lasmi was still walking leisurely and cheerfully, while echoing the sholawatan he had just learned in Mushola earlier. His hands extended to ornamental plants that became a fence from the houses of residents around him. There are some flowers that grow on the side of the road and look beautiful at night, especially Vijaya kusuma flowers will indeed grow at night.

Lasmi's footsteps were heard echoing along the road, only he was on the southern path of the village. It made a middle-aged mother who was just about to climb into her bed, peek out of the bedroom window. He closed the window and continued to sleep. Now Lasmi is back alone, the trip to his house is staying soon. But suddenly his steps came to a halt as he saw an unusual apparition at the end of the road in front of him. More precisely in front of an empty house belonging to someone who has long gone.

Lasmi instantly stopped, she glared as she continued to tightly grasp the Iqra book that was in her hands. Now he was thinking about retreating and returning to the mosque earlier, when the figure in front of him started to move forward, but only his body advanced forward 45 degrees, his legs as if glued to the spot. But seeing it made Lasmi panic. He screamed as he yelled calling out a pocong at the figure he saw in front.

According to the myth, the soul of a deceased person will stay on earth for 40 days after death. If the ties of the shroud are not released after 40 days, the body is said to jump out of the grave to warn people that their souls need to be released. Once the bond is released, the soul will completely leave Earth. The figure known by the name of the pocong does have a characteristic that is already known in society in general.

The shape of the pocong has a charred face with fiery red eyes. Another version states, the pocong has a "flat" face and has hollow eye holes or cotton covered with a pale white face. Those who believe in the existence of this ghost think, pocong is a form of "protest" of the dead who forgot to open the bonds of his cafeteria before his grave was closed. Although in the movies pocong is often depicted moving jumping up and down, the myth about pocong instead states that the pocong moves hovering. This is understandable, because in the movies the pocong actor can not move his legs so that his walk must jump up and down.

Lasmi screamed hysterically, she fell down and sat on the ground just like that. Still faithfully grasping the book Iqra in the hope of warding the creature away and away from before him.

The creature moves very fast, with zig zags and indeterminate directions. So that Lasmi can not predict which direction the creature is next. He was shocked when the pocong figure was already standing right before him.  The shroud-clad body looked extremely tall from this close distance. Lasmi gawked with a trembling body. From such a close distance, the innocent little boy could see the horrible face he had only seen on TV all along. The black face that was in front of him, making both of Lasmi's eyeballs glare, he was shocked mixed with fear. Moreover, the skin on his face is not only jet black, because it turns out wrinkles like burn scars that have not been completely dry. Both eyeballs figure in front of him, hollow. There are no eyeballs in it. It just gives an empty and dark sensation. Because of the darkness, Lasmi could not even see the contents of the creature's head that should be seen from the outside.

The creature kept his face close. It gives off a stinging stench. Lasmi even coughed because it held the stench from her face. Slowly the figure whose face was now only a few centimeters away, began to grin. Making a terrible expression for Lasmi, until her cries began to break just like that. Lasmi's voice was muffled by the circumstances. The surrounding environment is indeed quiet, making the girl can not do anything. Surprisingly again his voice seemed choked. He tried to scream with all his might, but no sound came out of his mouth.

Until finally Lasmi who was not strong resisted the fear of falling unconscious unconscious on the ground which fortunately was not wet or muddled. Satisfied to see his victim helpless, the figure straightened his body. Willing to find the next target that he wants terror as well. At least he should choose an older target, not a child like Lasmi. Because only a child appears, he starts the action by playing with the child.

Tukin, a 25-year-old young man, was aghast when he saw a pocong near his yard. He who had just returned home from the sagging event in the next village, also gasped in shock. He screamed, shouting the name of the figure. "Pockmark!"

The figure that was the center of attention of Tukin, then turned his head, and again showed a scary expression like he had done to Lasmi. This time, the target was much stronger than the girl who was already lying on the ground near the fence of Tukin's courtyard.

Tukin screamed again, and shouted the same thing. One word was full of meaning, and made some houses around him start to be noisy. The lights, which were initially turned off, started to turn on. Although the flame is dim, but able to make the conditions in each room a little bright. Some windows open, the homeowner looks out, and wants to be sure what really happened before deciding to leave the house. Those who are still semi-conscious because they have just fallen asleep, then rubbed their eyes want to ensure that vision starts to return completely.

"Kin? Why?" ask Mr. Karso whose house is opposite his house. Tukin turned his head then his right hand pointed towards the creature that was still standing in the same position.

Mr. Karso followed the direction of Tukin's hand, then suddenly he closed the living room window, and beristigfar continuously. The light he put out, and made the house dark again like a moment ago.

Tukin who panicked because he felt abandoned, then returned screaming with a different word. "Please! There's pocong! Help me!" Tukin continued to scream while looking around.

This caused another uproar, and the neighbors who were around finally emerged from their respective homes. They were shocked and panicked. Funny thing as a subtle creature, the pocong that appears this time actually looks like it wants to exist in front of the villagers. When caught by many people, he still stood in his place like he wanted to be witnessed longer by them.

The citizens began to stir, they were busy discussing and asking questions, about the creature. Until finally they started taking coarse salt from the kitchen. Some people say if the kitchen material that one is indeed believed to be able to repel the delicate creatures that are around us.

Rough salt is one of the ingredients that ghosts do not like. Some people say that subtle creatures will not be able to catch up if people sprinkle rough salt.

Coarse salt is different from kitchen salt because it is large-threaded and resembles a crystal. This salt is sold in traditional markets.

In addition to sprinkled, coarse salt can also be burned to repel ghosts. Burning salt explosion, reportedly will make the ghost's eyes become sore. Not yet gone from before them, now the citizens try other ways.

But suddenly the figure floated into the air, and darted quickly to make residents aghast and gaping. They were still noisy and discussed how afraid they felt to see the sighting of the pocong that had just happened the first time the village. Until finally Tukin saw Lasmi who was still lying just like that, did not get the attention of other residents.

"Hey, it's a kid! Help me!" said Tukin then ran towards Lasmi and raised the tiny body.

People flocked to come, and see whose children had been bullied by the creature earlier. Because they feel their child is at home and sleeping.

"Let's! This is Nardi's son!" peeking one of the residents.

"Tuti's Garden? Oh, what a pity this boy!"

"Quick! Take this kid home!"

Tukin carried the weak body of Lasmi and ran small to get to the house of Nardi.

Some residents took Lasmi home, some others remained there, and discussed the figure that troubled them earlier.

"Cock his face is not foreign, huh? Did you guys see that?" asked Wirya, to her colleagues who were still in a group near the figure standing. That place did leave a charred trail at the bottom.

"Yes. Like who, huh?"

"Wait on! Not that it looks the same ... Same ...." Rasno glanced at a house located at the end. The empty house has been unoccupied for 20 years and only leaves debris burned. In front of the yard of the house was also installed bamboo bars that make it difficult for people to enter the yard of the house.

They turned their heads, and immediately their eyes glared. As if agreeing with the word Rasno earlier.

"Yes too, yeah! Why does his face look like Karta? Sukarta?!"

***

"So there's a pocong terror in this village?" ask Aretha.

"well, it seems like it is, honey. Why? is there something that bogged down your mind?"

"hem, I don't know. Maybe we should go find that pocong!"