Hidden In The Mist
Chapter 30 Yasmin's Hunch

On a clear morning, the sun felt warm touching Yasmin's skin. The young mother-to-be was standing in front of the window with a sense of unease.

It had been three days since he had parted ways with Herly. Three days later, she received no news from her husband. Yasmin's heart was in a worried grove. He thought about going back to their house in the village.

But Yasmin did not dare, because Herly had told her not to go back to the village again, before her husband came to pick up Yasmin.

Since Yasmin came to the boarding school, she has been living with the santriwati. The story that happened to Herly's family has been accepted by the kiyai, and he has promised to find a way out for them.

While Yasmin was upset, having never heard from Herly, the kiyai was busy discussing the best way to solve the strange case of her former students.

Kiyai Atmojo asks for various suggestions from many kyai, and his student students. The middle-aged man did not want to be rash in occult matters. He even learned more about the devil and his level.

But after two long discussions, they have not been able to draw conclusions, whether the demon that has long been a human ingon, can be removed easily, he said, or even become a major disaster for the people who maintain it.

Kiyai Atmojo couldn't decide right away. It took him two nights to ask the Lord for guidance, before he finally decided to make an effort.

This morning Kiyai Atmojo immediately gathered the nannies of the boarding school to divide the task, and explained about his decision to go to Herly village.

"Listen to everything, I've decided to make an effort. Today I will leave for the village where son Yasmin lives. Therefore, I ask Kiyai Samin to take my place for a while."

"To the ustads, I also want to ask for help to panjenenengan all, keep this boarding school as good as possible."

"I'll try to clean up the syringe stuff that's attached to the house. You all please help me with prayer."

The nannies of the boarding school house secured the message of Kiyai Atmojo, and they all prepared the needs of the kiyai.

After the brief meeting, Kiyai Atmojo accompanied by six senior students left for Herly village. From a distance Yasmin watched two cars belonging to the boarding school leave the pobdok yard.

"Hopefully, romo kiyai managed to clear our house of the ingons, so that my husband would not have to perform the perverse ritual."

"But where is Herly now, why hasn't he heard from me?"

"Was he recklessly cutting off the contract with the devil in the ancestral homeland of Romo?"

"God protect my husband."

Yasmin grew nervous, unconsciously squeezing the teacup in her hand until it broke, and made her palm bleed.

"Yasmin.. onok opo to ndok, kok iso sampek broken ngene cah ayu?"

"Yes Allah... Hey Siti merene sediluk ndok, scavenge no geteh iki yo...!"

" Yasmin let's dok, look bad, not treat, ben not infected."

Nyai Atmojo, who had just walked into the girls' dormitory, was surprised to see the broken cup strewn across the floor and Yasmin's palm was also bleeding.

"What's wrong, Yasmin, why is that cup breaking, look at your bloody hands, come with it let me treat your wounds."

"If left alone, it becomes an infection."

"You sit here for a while, don't go anywhere. Nyai get me a bandage, and medicine first."

"As for the cup and the blood on the floor, don't think, let Siti clean up later."

Yasmin looked shocked, the beautiful woman could only be silent as Atmojo's nyai guided her towards a chair. He saw Atmojo's serious face while dressing his wounds.

"You're worried about your husband, aren't you?"

"Yes nyai, I'm afraid he's getting into error. It's been three days since we parted, he hasn't sent word."

"Honestly, I'm afraid something happened to Herly. Since last night I felt bad. Worried that Herly would go to the ancestral village of Romo."

Yasmin told his heart to Atmojo. The middle-aged woman who was full of the experience, understood very well what Yasmin was feeling.

"You who are patient son, give everything to the creator, I know, this is not a trivial matter, that's why romo kiyai did not act immediately."

"This is how difficult it is if humans take shortcuts. The covenant with the devil is a heresy that cannot be forgiven."

"Especially if the agreement is made with an old demon like iprit. He will not be easy to let go, and will usually continue to follow until the descendants of the person who made the blood covenant will run out without rest."

"We just pray, that homo kiyai can solve your family's problems."

"Now you rest, nyai will check the santri. If you need anything, call us siti."

Nyai Atmojo smiled as she rubbed Yasmin's hair. The middle-aged woman came out of Yasmin's room, then walked to the princess boarding house.

Yasmin looked again at the bandage in her hand, as if there was a bad feeling that would affect her husband.

"Mas Herly, where are you, give me news, let this heart be at ease."

"Yono also could not be reached, then who should I ask?"

Yasmin could not hide the anxious feeling on her face. The girl named Siti looked at him from afar as if curious about Yasmin's figure.

At four o'clock in the afternoon when Kiyai Atmojo arrived at Herly village, the driver got out of the car and asked one of the villagers.

"Where did this man come from, who would he meet?"

"Sorry sir, Wito, the driver of the boarding school, we came here to find Mr. Herly's house, how do you know his house?"

"Herly's house was there, about a hundred yards from here. But he's not home."

"Just yesterday he left this village. He said he'd take care of something out of town, no matter what, but it must have something to do with yesterday's events."

Arrived the village elder who was also Yono's father came, and signaled for the villagers to stop talking. He rebuked the villagers so as not to talk more.

"Yesterday there was a pwriatiwa what sir, why, the effect is covered cover?"

"Include my name Atmojo, and they are all my students. Our purpose in coming here is indeed related to the problem of the house. So if you don't mind, let us see Herly's house."

Yono's father fell silent, he hesitated to give way to kiyai Atmojo. The village elder was worried that the arrival of outsiders would be a problem for their master.

"Sorry sir, it's not that I won't let you come to that house, but the problem is that the house is empty. Our scouts were going to another village, so for security's sake, I'm sorry I couldn't visit that house."

Kiyai Atmojo smiled faintly and patted the driver on the shoulder, and invited Wito to leave the village.

"Let's Wit we go home, it's not good to find trouble in people's villages."

"But romo kiyai..."

"After that, let us tell Yasmin that we have come to her village, but have not seen the house, because she forbids us."

Hearing Yasmin's name called kiyai Atmojo, Yono's father changed his mind. He thinks Yasmin sent them.

"I'm sorry for my stupidity kiyai. But if I may, let me invite you to stop by our cottage."

"We talked at my house. After all, if you go home now, the njenengan group will meet at night in the Loor forest, the wingit forest, which often asks for a tumbal."

Kiyai wisely allowed Yono's father to show him the way to his house. The students followed from behind.

"Please kiyai, sorry to have to sit on the mat. It so happened that we were in mourning, the Herly boss ordered me to hold a forty-day study here."

Kiyai Atmojo mangut mangut mangut, while looking at the condition of Yono's parents' house which is good for the size of the village house.

Kiyai Atmojo deliberately did not want to ask, he wanted Yono's own father to reveal all the facts in their village, without having to be dictated by him.

"What time is the lecture, wouldn't it bother us if we were here?"

"Oh certainly not kiyai, I just want to offer, if kiyai and santri do not mind, stay here. It's not good to get out of this village by night."

"Oh yes kiyai, if you may know, what is the relationship between Yasmin's mother and Herly's boss?"

"I was Herly's teacher when she was in the boarding house. And now his wife is in our boarding house, because of the problem of the house."

"Son Yasmin told me everything that happened. That's why I came here for ruqyah."

Yono's father's face instantly turned red, he could not help but feel ashamed, having been disrespectful to his master's guest.

"I apologize for my disrespect, if only from the beginning I knew, of course we would not be rude to kiyai."

"Then let me take you to the house of the Herly boss, but it's only five o'clock. Towards the magrib the house was very haunted, no one was allowed to visit the house kiyai."

Yono's father then took Kiyai Atmojo to Herly's house. The evil aura was instantly felt, as their feet stepped on the courtyard of the mansion belonging to the Herly family.

"What evil has happened in this house, why does the dominant pitch-black aura rule this house?"

Kiyai Atmojo turned his eyes towards the third floor, and he saw a large tall creature like a long-horned lamb, watching him with burning red eyes.

"We should retreat first, the inter-dimensional portal in the house is open. It would be difficult to face the creature at night, let alone have a lucky heirloom object in the house that could be used by Herly's parents' pet."

Kiyai Atmojo then set foot to the ground three times, then asked his student to make a magical fence.

"The creature was planning to terrorize the villagers. You guys help me with the dickering. We have to make a magical fence so that the creature does not go out of the house to absorb the living energy of the villagers."

"Romo kiyai...!"

They all immediately make a formation and recite the holy verse of the Qur'an. Kiyai Atmojo intends to lock the devil inside Herly's house so as not to escape and attack the citizens.

"Everybody quickly back out of here. An inter-dimensional portal was already open in the house. Our current number won't be enough to support Herly's home, let alone shutting down an inter-dimensional black hole."

"How many people are there in this village, sir?"

"our number is only forty heads of families. There are about a hundred and seven souls more kiyai."

"Everyone works for the boss of Herly, the rest of the neighboring villagers are nearby from here. What's up kiyai?"

"So sir, there's something bad about that house. I'm asking for help, tell the people to gather at one place tonight."

"I'm afraid what we're doing isn't enough to hold the devil inside that house."

"We will fence your houses so that no black power will seize the energy of human life."

"If you can find two large houses that are close to each other. Gather the citizens in both houses, and we'll build a magical fence."

Yono's father felt that everything was getting serious. His face immediately turned pale, he quickly summoned the entire population, and asked everyone to gather in the mansion according to the direction of Kiyai Atmojo.