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22. Pick up Kyai at the boarding house.

Daniel told Mr. Muhtarom to go faster to the boarding school. He really had to get to the village before midnight. The distance from the campus to the boarding school is quite far. Approximately 2 hours drive by driving a two-wheeled vehicle or four wheels. Even if the road conditions are not jammed.

The car started to go into the countryside. Where the pesantren location is in remote areas, not in the city center. Several times Mr. Muh beristighfar while driving. Especially when it was almost dark. The birds around were flying in an uncertain direction, like they were blocking the path of both of them.

"Be careful, sir!" said Daniel who was worried about the condition of the streets this afternoon.

"Yes, Mas. But talking about the tumben once the streets here are quiet," said Mr. Muhtar om while paying attention to the right left of the road, also occasionally staring at the rearviews on the right and middle of the car.

"Have you ever been through here?"

"Often, Mas. This is the path to my in-laws house. So every kid on vacation, we'll be here. Usually a lot, lots of vehicles. Especially above a lot of villas. Tumben is so quiet. The weekend."

Daniel looked around. Mr. Muh's words make sense. Because he's starting to feel that now.

"Sir, can it be accelerated again? I feel bad," he said.

"Good, Mas."

The car is going faster. Both of them looked angry, especially Daniel. Mind raging. He not only thought of himself, but rather thought of his friend friend who was in Kalimati village. Especially after the story shared by the lecturers of the campus earlier. That's not good news, but the opposite. Daniel was eager to get to Kalimati village soon. He was already very anxious thinking about his friend over there.

Plaque!

There's something about the windshield. They were both surprised.

"What is that, sir?" ask Daniel. It was still attached to the windshield of the car. They could see what had fallen from the sky.

"Birds, Mas. It seems to be dead."

Seeing the bird's beak stuck in the car glass made them believe that the bird's life was not safe.

"Well, can the bird hit the windshield, sir?"

"Hm, this time my hunch is also not good, Mas. It's a bad sign."

In many cultures, various myths about this are often heard in some regions. This was considered an unlucky sign. Because it is considered a sign or indicator of an upcoming event, especially among those who are superstitious.

Hurting a bird to fly accidentally while driving is believed to be a bad omen, based on folklore. Birds are thought to be soul messengers, and hurting them or worse, killing them, even unintentionally, is a negative sign.

Mr. Muh increased the speed of his car. Fortunately, the streets are very quiet. Even since then there has been no other vehicle that crossed with them or even overtaking from behind. It was as if the streets were only theirs. But then another strange thing happened again. The bird that was still stuck in the windshield of the car, was still there. Now the side glass also began to be showered by other birds.

The birds came from various directions and seemed to deliberately crash their bodies into the car. Daniel continued to take up the distinction. He looked panicked, as did Mr. Muh. But Mr. Muh remained calm. Because he's holding on later now. If he panics, it will definitely affect the speed of the car, and they could be harmed together. The car's glass cracked because of the bird's beak that stuck it.

"Sir, how?" ask Daniel.

"Mas, just pray. Ask for protection from God. We will soon arrive" said Mr. Muh.

Although hit with various disorders, in the end they reached the boarding house. The atmosphere of the pesantren cottage is currently quite crowded, because it approaches magrib. Children who are there have begun to meet the mosque in the pesantren neighborhood. As soon as the car went inside, the car that Mr. Muh drove attracted the attention of almost everyone who was there. It was only natural that they all paid attention to the four-wheeled vehicle. Because his condition is so severe. Even the carcasses of birds are still plugged in the glass of the car and other car body parts. It was as if they were just going through a huge bird strike.

Daniel opened the car door, as well as Mr. Muh. As soon as he came out, Daniel immediately looked to some people he knew very well before. Without waiting any longer he immediately hugged his friends who are still living in the boarding school to devote themselves.

"Assalamu'alaikum!"

"Glamma!"

"Nil, what's wrong? You okay? What's going on?" tanya Pandu who is currently being embraced by Daniel.

Pandu was one of Daniel's close friends when they were in the boarding school. This Pandu actually still lives in pesantren to devote himself there to help teach the extracurricular activities of the newly entered pesantren. Pandu did study the science of kebatinan. Among them he could feel the presence of subtle creatures. Even though he never saw it in person. Because there is usually some assumption if someone can see a subtle creature that means something is wrong with it. That person should be in ruqyah because there must be a genie attached to his body. While what happened to Pandu was just the opposite. He had never seen the true form of the subtle creatures he often encountered. Pandu can only feel the presence of these creatures around him. In addition to helping teach in pesantren, Pandu also often get requests to do ruqyah. Indeed, after graduating from pesantren, Pandu got a mandate from Kyai pesantren owner, so that Pandu can help him to do rukiyah. Therefore he has been educated and equipped with the sciences to do ruqyah.

"Ndu, Kyai exists, right? I need your help. This is a real emergency!" daniel is serious.

"Well, I'm sure it's an emergency. Just look at the car you drove here. It was full of dark aura. That's why the bird is chasing you. Seems ... Someone ordered them," said Pandu still pay attention to the car.

"Then how?"

"We'll meet Kyai first. Come on, get inside. Prayers first, yes. Eum, Noval, Agam, Sharif! Please clean that car."

"Well, Tad!"

Daniel is embraced by Pandu into the mosque. But he turned to look at the car he was riding in. Mr. Muh is still there. Was cleaning the car from the carcasses of birds that are still attached. Fortunately he was helped by 3 Santri so Daniel was a little calmer.

The voice of Adzan. This is the first time Daniel has returned to performing congregational prayers in the pesantren. After graduating from Pondok Pesantren, he immediately continued his studies. Even now Daniel had never visited the place before.

The congregation has started to leave the mosque. The priest who had been praying since then, then looked back.

"Daniel? You're healthy, right?" ask Kyai.

"Thank God, Kyai. I'm healthy. How's Kyai doing?" ask Daniel back.

He then approached and greeted the old man and kissed the back of his hand.

"Alhamdulillah. There are so many people following you" Kyai said, staring out at the mosque.

Seeing this, Daniel looked back. But he saw nothing but the students believed to be in the courtyard of the mosque.

"Ma—you mean, Ustad?"

"Where are you really? Why does it look so messed up?" kyai asked with a smile.

"I ... I'm kkn, Kyai. Hm, but there ... There are so many strange things. Huft, I'm confused. Because I just heard new information from my lecturer."

" Said my lecturer We chose the wrong location KKN. Because the campus has banned students for KKN at that place. But it feels weird, Kyai. Because obviously when we first get the form for the KKN area that we will go to is indeed the village. But in the report stored by the campus is not the place. Who replaced it?" ask Daniel.

Kyai just smiled while taking a deep breath. He seemed to be thinking with both eyeballs staring upwards.

" this is a coincidence. You guys are already targeted to be able to come to that place."

"Who are you, Kyai?"

"Creatures over there."

" do you mean the waiter there?"

"Well, like that. I see from here, that they've been after you from the beginning. It's all planned."

"What was planned from the beginning, Kyai? Are they purposely targeting us?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"For what?"

"It seems like there's been a tragedy before in that place, right? And it will be repeated on you."

"A suicide? Is that what it means?"

"Well, did there ever be a suicide in that village?"

" Yes, Kyai. Said my lecturer 10 years ago there was once a student who KKN in the village. It was the same as what we experienced. A lot of people get into a trance and it happens every day. Then all of a sudden they were found hanging themselves in the village cemetery. That's the strangest thing I've ever heard in my entire life, Kyai."

"Of course it's weird. The incident was his interference with the subtle creatures. On the day of the incident, all the students were possessed by the creatures that were in that place. After that, you can guess it yourself."

"So, are they going to do the same to us?"

" it seems so. Because what I see there is a figure of the ruler there. He's been in our place for thousands of years. It also made his strength so great. The entire ethereal being there was subject to that figure. He also organized all the activities in the village. If anyone is sick, or possessed, they will be healed by an accomplice and the villagers increasingly make offerings to the creature."

"Ah, yes! Thas right. Because every day there will be offerings placed in some corner of the village."

"Yes, actually the offerings are just a symbol. Because the creature didn't eat all that. It eats the souls of the humans who live there. Ah yes, is the number of villagers there not up to 100 people?" ask Kyai.

"Yes, Kyai. There were only about 30 households. And one usually has 3 to 5 people."

"Before the place was crowded with people. But slowly many villagers died. Until it leaves a few residents alone now."

"Wait a minute! It seems that Kyai's words are true. Because the burial area in the village was very large and there were a lot of tombstones there."

"And the incident of the student hanging himself was in the cemetery area?"

"Rubber, Kyai."

"That means the place is the source of the creature's power."

"Oh yes! The statue! There is a stone statue located in the pool of springs. The statues look like humans in a mediated position. Yesterday someone saw that the statue was walking around the village. And it's possible that one of my friends who was possessed yesterday, was possessed by the figure of the statue."

"It wasn't possessed by the statue. Rather than being possessed by the creature inside the statue."

"So you mean Kyai, the figure inside the statue is a creature that inhabited the place for thousands of years?" ask Pandu.

"Yes, right."

"And he was the creature that governed the village, and also the coming of Daniel and his companions?"

"I think it is so."

"But, Kyai. Why should we?"

"Hm, I don't know either. Maybe we'll find out after we get there. Hows it? We're leaving now?"

"OK, Kyai. It just so happened that the car was cleaned as well."

"Goodoo. But we still bring the Pesantren car as well, Ndu. It's a pity that Daniel will have to take us home."

"Eh, Kyai. It's okay. I'm happy to be able to drop off and pick up Kyai here."

"Haha. Yes I know. I will bring a private vehicle. After all, the driver who came with you seemed exhausted. Let him rest tomorrow."

Finally they decided to go to Kalimati Hamlet that night. In accordance with Kyai's words that the boarding party will bring a private car. Kyai invites Pandu and Sharif who will go to the hamlet of Kalimati. Right after the Isha prayer they finally went to Kalimati village. This time, the trip was not too much of a distraction. Even Mr. Muhtarom can drive calmly even if the car he drives is in chaotic conditions. There was a hint of anxiety in the heart of the Armand family driver. Of course he was afraid if scolded by his master later.

" Calm down, sir, I'll talk to Armand about what happened. I'm sure Arman will take it. After all, he is not the type of person who likes arbitrarily towards others. If you keep getting scolded, I'll take responsibility" Daniel said.

"It doesn't matter, Mas. I will face Mas Armand directly to explain everything."

"alright. Hm, may our trip tonight smoothly continue to reach the destination, yes, sir."

"Aamiinu. God is with us, Mommy."

the distance they will travel to the village of Kalimati is actually not so far. only about an hour and a half drive. but considering the events they experienced before when coming to the boarding school makes Daniel and Mr. Muh become more vigilant. but at least they are sure that this trip will be easier because there is Kyai who follows them directly from behind.

just half way, suddenly there was lightning that struck. the sound of thunder signaled the rain tonight, but the phenomenon did not necessarily make them stop and afraid. the car in which Kyai was loaded, there were only 3 people in it. Pandu drove the car, accompanied by Sharif beside him, while Kyai sat in the Middle seat while continuing to recite along the way.they had to arrive at Kalimati village tonight as well Whatever Happened.