MARANTI (FOOD OF THE DEAD)
EPISODE 133: SNAKE

Mr. Ade, Ms. Nisa, and Revan are currently lying around the tomb of Mbah Darmo. They still removed the fatigue they felt by lying down like that. Surprisingly, after five minutes of lying down their energy returned to recovery as usual. Although they still feel pain in their hands due to being clamped and sucked by the animals earlier while digging a hole.

There was the sound of Azan Zuhur from a distance. The three of them were still lying down to unwind. After Azan Zuhr was not heard again then they woke up and talked to each other.

“Dik, now is the time to circle Mbah Darmo's tomb seven times,” said Mr. Ade.

“Iya, Mas! Come on, let's do it immediately fear molor kayak earlier. How, Revan?” ask Miss Nisa.

“Iya, Mom. Revan is ready,” replied Revan.

The three of them also woke up and they walked towards the tomb of Mbah Darmo which was then by chance still quiet. It looks like Grandma Galuh who was the announcement member in front of the gate that the tomb of Mbah Darmo that day should not be visited.

“Dik, you have memorized the mantra that Grandma Galuh taught before we leave?” ask Mr. Ade to his wife.

“Iya, Mas I have a poultice. How are you, Mas? What is not?” ask Miss Nisa back.

“Hapal, Dik. But you read it aloud, yes, fear Revan does not memorize,” replied Mr. Ade.

“I've also missed, Sir!” sahut Revan's.

“Yes already if you all have memorized, let's immediately start to step around the tomb of Mbah Darmo. I'm in the front, Revan's in the middle, and you're in the back huh, Dik?” tawar Pak Ade's.

“Iya, Mas. It's better that way, Miss Nisa replied.

“Oh yes, you guys prepare your mentality huh? Because here we will meet the ordeal as told by his mother Jatmiko last night,” said Mr. Ade.

“Iya Mas's. I'm ready!” sahut Bu Nisa's.

“I'm also ready, Sir!” sahut Revan's.

Next they lined up with the order of Mr. Ade in front and Bu Nisa in the back. While Revan deliberately placed in the middle for easy surveillance.

“Come, we start walking while reading the mantra. One ... Two ... Three ...,” Mr. Ade said in a loud enough voice.

Mr. Ade also began to step by followed by his wife and child. The steps taken by Mr. Ade are not too fast and not too slow because they also have to read the mantra taught this morning by Grandmother Galuh.

This time the three of them had successfully circled the tomb of Mbah Darmo as much as half a round. Mr. Ade's heart was pounding rapidly as he was about to reach the starting position and counted as one lap. Pak Ade's heart seemed to be dislodged when he had managed to do the round as much as once because simultaneously with it suddenly above the tomb of Mbah Darmo appeared a medium-sized cobra snake whose head stood up and as if preparing to launch his venom. Revan was shocked when he saw the cobra suddenly appear above the tomb of Mbah Darmo. Then followed by Bu Nisa who was also surprised when she saw a cobra snake suddenly above the tomb of Mbah Darmo.

Fortunately the three of them still remembered the message of Galuh Grandmother that their eyes should not turn away from the snake. They comically looked into the eyes of the cobra even though their hearts were afraid that the snake would spout its venom at them.

Mr. Ade and his two family members continued to recite the mantra while circling the tomb of Mbah Darmo for the second time. With their hearts beating fast they definitely stepped around the tomb and they felt anxious when they would get to the second round. In their hearts they wondered what would happen if they had successfully circled the tomb of Mbah Darmo for the second time.

Finally with a sense of anxiety the three of them have circled the tomb of Mbah Darmo for the second time. And again the three of them were surprised because suddenly on top of the tomb Mbah Darmo appeared a python that was the size of a telephone pole and coiled above the tomb of Mbah Darmo. Ms. Nisa almost squealed in surprise as she had never met such a big snake. However, he again concentrated on continuing his journey around the tomb of Mbah Darmo while looking at the snakes.

Revan and Mr. Ade were also no less surprised by Bu Nisa. The two held their breaths in fear. Moreover, the python started to raise its head and it was as if it was going to peck the heads of the three of them. At that time they had no choice but to continue their duties around the tomb of Mbah Darmo.

With a sense of worry, Mr. Ade followed by his son and his wife continued his activities around the tomb of Mbah Darmo for the third time. They are always wary if they will complete a round because there will definitely appear a new snake on the tomb of Mbah Darmo which will certainly make their hearts beat faster.

“Ya Forgiveness!” that was what Bu Nisa revealed when she managed to do the third round.

How not he was surprised because suddenly on top of the tomb Mbah Darmo appeared ualr sanca as big as a coconut tree. So large that the body of the python fell to the floor and had to be stepped on by the three of them when they wanted to pass.

Mr. Ade and Revan were no less surprised by the appearance of the third snake. How not? The head of the python suddenly appeared right beside the two of them and it was as if it was about to rip apart their flesh.

“Aaaaaaargh!!” peekkik Bu Nisa was surprised because the head of the king cobra suddenly appeared in front of Bu Nisa's face. Hamoir alone he let go of his grip on his son. It was fortunate that he still had the strength of heart to duck down and pass under the head of the king cobra.

The hearts and hearts of the three of them at that time were already like dislodged. Because by then around them there were already four extremely terrifying snakes. And they get hysterical when they do the fifth round.

Revan squealed in surprise as a python suddenly appeared as big as an electric pole in front of him and his body circled the tomb of Mbak Darmo. Mr. Ade tried to calm his son by tightly holding Revan's hand. Apparently that way was effective enough to pump the spirit of Revan so that he was able to surpass his fear of the snakes.

Another case with her husband and child, Bu Nisa felt down when the snakes alternately brought her head to the head of Bu Nisa. If only Ms. Nisa did not remember that she had to perform the ritual for the safety of her family. He must have run away from that place because he was really afraid of snakes especially their size is very large. Revan's turn to hold tightly to his mother's hand to strengthen the woman's heart and feelings.

It didn't feel like the three of them were about to make the sixth round. The snakes had filled the tomb of Mbah Darmo and his body was also almost filled the environment around the tomb. The three of them had to step over the body and head of the snakes several times in order to continue the round. Do not forget also they recite the mantra during the ritual around the tomb of Mbah Darmo.

By the time they did the sixth round, Mr. Ade screamed loudly because in front of him appeared king cobra which was twice the size of the second king cobra.

“Aaaaargh!” shouted, Ade for a moment.

Fortunately, Revan hastily held his father's hand tightly to code his father to stay strong and keep reciting the mantra taught by Galuh's Grandmother this morning, Pk Ade was aware of it and he ducked from the head of the king cobra in order to continue the round. Revan's turn, who was also frightened as three cobra iu snakes suddenly lined up in front of the little boy's head as if blocking Revan from continuing his round. Fortunately, the child was strong enough to face the temptation. He kept looking into the eyes of the three snakes and continued to turn towards the seventh round.

Now the last is Bu Nisa's turn who was made frightened by the snake-ualr's disturbance. How not? Suddenly one of the cobras climbed up on his feet and slowly climbed up Bu Nisa's body while the abdomen of Bu Nisa was wrapped around by the cobra. Bu Nisa held her breath as the head of the king cobra climbed up and up to Bu Nisa's face.

Miss Nisa almost screamed from fear. The cobra snake seemed to want to eat the head of Bu Nisa round and round. Miss Nisa pulled Revan's hand because she was so scared. Revan looked back and he was concerned to see the fate of his mother who was being wrapped by one of the cobras. Uncompleted Revan thought about his mother, suddenly there was a python trying to hit the small body of Revan.

Revan felt terrified back then as if his bones were about to be crushed by the python. Revan almost cried but he remembered that there was only one more round and the ritual would be finished. So the little boy strengthened himself to continue his rotation even though this time he had to move while carrying a python on his body.

Soon Mr. Ade and his two family members will do the seventh round. Only one meter away the sixth round will be finished, but when Mr. Ade looks back, the child and his wife are having difficulty moving because they have to carry a snake on their body. So he pulled Revan's arm a little to help the boy step up.

Just now Pak Ade was thinking about his son and wife, suddenly the python climbed onto his back and made Mr. Ade also have difficulty stepping. Not only that the cobra also blocked Mr. Ade's steps to advance by lifting his head as high as Mr. Ade's head. This time the three people were really in great difficulty because the snakes were getting louder and less silent as before.

Mr. Ade kept trying to step up and pushed the cobra in front of him using his chest. Meanwhile, Mr. Ade's head had to face the head of the largest cobra. The man strengthened his heart to keep moving forward even at the risk of being sprayed or eaten by the cobra. Finally, with a tremendous struggle, Mr. Ade was able to surpass the sixth round safely and he managed to pull his son's hand to be strong beyond the sixth round. As a result, the three of them were able to pass through the sixth round despite the painstaking effort.

Now it is time for them to be in the last round. By the time they cross the starting line, and start the seventh round. From the middle of the tomb Mbah Darmo appeared a striped snake that was small but very long. The striped snake moved very quickly, so that its size was up to tens of meters when Mr. Ade and his two family members had reached half a round. However, when they got to the middle of the round, the striped snake was very long and surrounded the tomb and also their bodies so they could not see out because it was blocked by the winding of the striped snake that had filled the environment around the tomb those.

It doesn't stop there. Suddenly, the big snake climbed onto each person's shoulders so that the three of them were not strong and had to crawl on the floor. Giant snakes press their bodies down and make it difficult for them to move. Their view was limited by a striped snake that was hundreds in length while the cobra snake seca alternately crawled next to them making the guts of the three people become a whistle instantly.

“Tooooo-“ strangled Pak Ade.

Almost had Ade forgotten to cast a spell. Fortunately Revan pulled his leg back then. So that Mr. Ade again remembered his purpose in that place.

Mr. Ade then exerted all his strength to crawl forward along with the snake kora who hissed next to him. It was the worst nightmare for the three people. Ade gave Revan the code to hold on to his feet. Revan also gave the code to his mother to hold on to his feet. Furthermore, Mr. Ade used all his strength to creep forward against the heavy force exerted by the giant snake on his body and also pulled the other members of his family. Revan felt pain as his body was pulled forward by his father and his legs were grazed by his mother. But Revan endured the pain to save himself and his mother. Ms. Nisa also helped creep forward to alleviate the pain her son was suffering from.

By the time Mr. Ade was about to reach the last point, suddenly a giant snake head appeared in front of his face and it turned out that the giant alr was the incarnation of a very long striped snake. Mr. Ade remained determined to hit the giant snake and it turned out that it was the right choice because once he reached the titk aki, all the snakes disappeared from the sight of Mr. Ade. The sign of Mr. Ade is done with his duties.

Although it was finished, it turned out that Mr. Ade could not save his son and wife because his body was too weak at that time. Revan's grip on his leg was also released as well as Bu Nisa's hand grip on Revan's leg.

Revan and his mother are fighting to get to the finish line. Revan could no longer see his father because he had vanished from sight. Revan struggles to creep up with a giant snake on his shoulder. With patience, Revan is almost at the finish line. Revan strengthened his heart when he saw the mouth of the giant brink at the finish line. He crept into the mouth of the giant serpent and sure enough then the serpents disappeared from the sight of his eyes and he could see his father nearby. But, he could neither speak nor move because his strength was all exhausted.

Now only Miss Nisa is still half a round behind. Miss Nisa has lost track of her husband and son. Around he could only see the snakes coming back and forth disturbing him. Ms. Nisa kept strengthening herself and her heart to fight her fear of the snakes. The cobra snake alternately hisses and maneuvers near its head. While pythons and pythons alternately pass over his body, making it difficult for Pak Ade's wife to creep forward.

It was almost that Bu Nisa gave up and gave up on the bad luck that would befall her. However, he remembered with his son so he made up his mind again to creep. And finally he came to the final challenge of the appearance of a giant striped snake at the finish line. Ms. Nisa was initially afraid to enter the mouth of the giant snake, but because she remembered the previous challenges, she ventured into the mouth of the giant snake. And finally she could see her husband and son who had survived first.

The weirdness happened when Ms. Nisa successfully completed the challenge. All the energy of the husband and his son recovered as usual. The three of them also embraced each other because they had successfully completed the heavy task.

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