Hidden In The Mist
Chapter 40 Black Kebaya

The weather of the village where they are now feels strange to Angga, he starts to feel people around them, starts to realize the presence of Angga and friends.

"This is strange om, why arrived the weather was sunny, arrived cloudy. That fellow, it seems to be starting to notice us."

"Is it just my feeling, or are they already beginning to realize our existence?"

Om Bandi observed the people who were busy evacuating from the plague that hit the village, and it turned out Angga was right, some of them stopped running.

Several men, women and children, looked towards the four of them with sinister gazes. It was as if the villagers were holding anger in their faces.

"You're right, it's not right. We must immediately find the figure of the advisor, or Darsih. Otherwise, we'll be trapped here forever."

Om Bandi hurriedly invited his small group immediately left the village. While the number of people staring at them more and more.

Those sharp eyes stared with hatred. One by one they walked quickly towards Angga and his friend. Panicked Herly snuggled behind Bagus' back. Then om Bandi decided that they ran first to avoid chasing the violent residents.

"You go first, I'll dam them. Gus, you look for that advisory energy, get them there."

"The people of this village, let me handle it myself.

"Om fine..."

"Come friends, follow me. We're looking for a black woman near the woods."

"My gut feeling is that he and Grandpa are all around the woods."

Angga and Herly immediately followed Good's direction. While Om Bandi cut down a large tree to block the villagers.

"It won't work, I better catch up with the kids soon, before something happens to them."

Om Bandi ran outside the village following Bagus who took his friend into the forest.

"Thank God I can still meet them here."

"Good, Angga, Herly, stop, we're going east...!"

The sound of Om Bandi's screams just made Bagus stop. He looked around to see who was calling their names.

"Thank God we met here. But by the way, why don't we go west, that grandmother's aura, feels strong there."

Good to ask the reason om Bandi forbade them to head west, while he was sure, the aura of black kebaya grandmother felt more concentrated in the west.

"Follow, the woman's house is in the east. We can't go straight to the West."

They do not talk to each other anymore, om Bandi guide Bagus and friends to the east. And the speech om Bandi proved to be true, a reot hut with smoke billowing behind signifies the small house in the habitation of someone.

"Why are you here, raden shouldn't have crossed here. This is where the soul of the imperfect soul. The restrained spirit, because of unfinished business."

The voice of the shaman advisor Raden Aryo suddenly sounded, stopping their steps. The old woman had apparently been standing at the back, holding a sajen tray with a pungent smoke of incense.

"I'm sorry Nyai, this kid accidentally dragged us here. The woman's blood is still left in the iron cage."

Herly who knew the details of the events at that time, thickened his jaw. He was angry, blaming the advisor of the duke of Aryo for everything that had happened.

"You. you're the one who caused this curse. Damn woman, shaman cilaka...!"

"Take your word Her, don't be disrespectful to your. If there's no one, we're dead...!"

"Semberono boy...!"

Om Bandi rebuked loudly Herly's harsh words to his great-grandfather's adviser, but the old woman did not show an upset face, her expression still looked flat, even though Herly had lost his sense of wisdom.

"It's okay raden. He's also my lord, he must know what really happened."

"Listen to me Ngger, this is not necessarily because of the revenge of Raden Aryo."

"Your ancestor is a wise leader, he does not want to be dictated. Do not want the labor of the elders to be taken by force in the name of tribute, just in the interests of the colonial government. The people starved to death, while the sycophants prospered with the treasure of the sweat and blood of the common people.

"Therefore the duke continued to resist."

"Resistance that occurred where, caused the colonial government a lot of losses, because it had to put down the rebellion of the nobles.

"They used the little kings, and the sycophants to put pressure on us, until the Duke died."

"Physical attacks have been done, but they still can not penetrate our senopati defense, because that's what santet sent. Not only to the kanjeng duke of Rekso, but all the citizens of the palace."

"Until the time his mother was exposed to the witchcraft, the duke of Aryo realized that the bagundal begundal wanted to wipe out the Sastro Wardoyo breed."

"Then the duke's first edict was to kill the sorcerers, and arrest the man responsible for his ramanda's death."

"But the attacks did not stop, the revenge of the descendants of the sycophant was getting more brutal, Raden Aryo just wanted to protect the palace and its people. That's why he felt he had to be strong. Raden Aryo was forced to take a perverted path just to ward off the incoming attack."

"I remember very well the young duke's words."

"Whatever the way, I must not be defeated, I must be strong for this family, whatever risks I have to bear, the Sastro Wardoyo breed must be awake, and my people must not suffer."

"That is the edict of the duke we obey. Until we have to do everything. We're the ones who suggested rituals to Raden Aryo. A ritual that my husband and I also regret."

"Now we're redeeming all that. Darsih is a mistake, let us help Raden solve this problem."

"I will escort the raden until the ritual is complete. We're ready to take Darsih, and the demon who's riding the woman's revenge."

"The good side of Darsih is in the west, I keep it pure. He waits for a bright path to get to nirvana, the same as all of us here."

"Raden is the key, our path of virtue. That's the only way for us to get to the light."

Herly heard it so decayed, although still disagree with the decision of her great-grandfather, but Herly became familiar with the circumstances.

The young man then fell silent, trying to understand, and stopped judging his ancestors. Everything has happened. Herly promised herself that she would bring Darsih back to her true form.

"Follow me, we'll return to your nature."

The black woman took them to the west, where she was going to go to Bagus before Bandi prevented her.

"Why should we go west?"

Angga was confused, because it was forbidden them to go west.

"The "interdimensional mortal is in Darsih's house. The place where all grudges begin."

Nyai black man answered Angga's question. And even though the place was far away, they did not feel the slightest bit tired. Time seemed to stop, the sky was also still the same, remaining as cloudy as at the beginning as they fled the rampaging villagers.

"Is this the village where Darsih nyai lives?"

"There was no black aura here, everything seemed normal, cool, like there was no demonic influence in the village."

Good to ask out of curiosity. He did not feel the black aura, like a vengeful spirit soul.

Their eyes were then fixed on the figure of a beautiful woman with yellow skin, smooth wrapped in kebaya cloth, sitting together with offerings for the gods.

"Who is this woman Nyai, she is so beautiful, a devout ancestor?"

It was good to ask again, because the black woman did not answer her question.

"He was Darsih in the past, a good girl, innocent, pure in truth. His vow was not purely his decision, there was one intervention from someone who made the Darsih serapah vow implemented."

"The man is Darsih's real father, his anger is greater than Darsih's revenge on Raden Aryo. The ritual he performed, confirmed the oath of Darsih, and there was a curse on your breed."

The advisor explained clearly everything that had happened in the past. Herly who heard it was getting fuller. The stronger the stick, he must be able to perfect Darsih, so that the woman can continue her new life towards permanence.

"Prepare, close your eyes, we will pass through the gate between the dead and the living.

Everyone then closed his eyes.The roar of the trapped soul soul was deafening.

Herly and Angga who had never experienced rogoh sukmo became very frightened.

Angga opened his eyes slightly, the vision that was plastered before his eyes made his heart beat fast. The imprisoned soul soul scrambling wanted to take over his body.

The black woman he had just seen was ordinary, now it looked very scary. Angga almost screamed because he was afraid to see the real figure of the woman.

"It's really crazy, what is all this, are we really dead?"

Angga asked himself. He doubted that they were still alive today. Then Angga felt his body float in the air. He saw their bodies lying in front of the cage.

After that Angga and friends returned to his body. Slowly their bodies moved, then each opened their eyes and forgot all that had happened, except for Bandi and Herly.

They both remember the series of events that happened. Herly's desire is getting stronger. After the contract release ritual, he will perfect Darsih to make up for Raden Aryo's mistake.