
”Mother Rose? Ba...how can it be?”
”We are adept at playing illusion. The illusion enables us to influence a person into the world we create so that he only sees what we want him to see, hears what we want him to hear. At the highest level, we can control the person as we see fit. Guess who has reached that highest level?”
”Mother Rose,” Yudi replied
Mirna nodded, ”For this long you are in the world of his creation. Everything you see is like the circus of El, lunch with El, a walk in the green lake.it is the illusion of his creation.”.
”So everything is a trick?”
”Yes, even up to myself, who you thought I was, it was actually his trick.”
”Crazy!” Yudi muttered bitterly.
Mirna sighed heavily, ”I have broken the code of conduct. My stupidity to kill the old man made me unable to return to human form. My scientific power became unstable and many times my transformations failed. I don't know until when to be like this because Mother Rose also has no answer..”.
Yudi did not until the heart imagined the girl chasing a rat or rabbit with all four legs, and ate the disgusting animals, ”Since that time Mother put me in the basement. Lives there like an animal. Eating the babies she feeds to take care of my health and drinking her sickening homemade potion. I can't stand living like this. being locked up for days in that basement.
”But then you can fight the ugly creatures in that basement. Look at me...what happened to me?”
”You were burned when the Rose Mother took you both to your friend's house. Lucky he managed to save you.”
”Why do I even feel..not lucky ?”
”Do not do that. I'll do something..wait..”.
The girl wriggled from her lying position and went out of the tunnel. Seeing his back swaying so funny, reminded him of the butt of**** that was walking lazily in the mud pond. Long enough the creature disappeared before returning with a sprig of foliage in its grasp. The leaves were crumpled and then he poured into a wound that was still gaping on Yudi's body. The young man frowned in pain, but in an instant the powder of leaves made his body cooler. The pain in his wound was no longer felt.
”How?”
”Acts bad..”
”I hope it heals in one-two days. So what liquid is it that burns the Rose Mother?” asked Mirna while stroking Yudi's wounds carefully, keeping her thick claws from tearing off Yudi's skin..
”Something I should have used to change you.” Mirna who was surprised looked at Yudi, ”Serious? Can I be healed?”
”Wayan and I found something about the violation of the code of ethics of Kuyang science and the side effects of his failure of an old book. From the explanation, there is a herb that is quite difficult to change someone who is affected by these effects.”.
”Pretty hard, but is there still a possibility?”
Yudi stared at the monster, ”There are no guarantees but the possibility remains.”
”Do you keep the book so I can learn?”
”Unfortunately the book was already burning in Danu's house when your mother attacked us.”
Mirna shook her head sadly, ”Like she's attacking us now?”
”What do you mean ?”
Suddenly an explosion was heard on the surface. Yudi felt a loud tremor and the ground around them fell down like it was about to squeeze the two. Among the explosions was a loud laughter delivered by a powerful force that enabled him to reach the hearing of Yudi and Mirna, the laughter was as unpleasant and sinister as coming from the realm of death. The devil is looking for his victims who have not been cleared...
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KABOOOMM....
”You were wrong to think you could escape my world!”
”What should we do?” Mirna asked in fear as the ground grew louder and scattered to cover the place where they were.
”Ke outside from here..” Yudi replied.
”But where? Outside Mother is waiting.”
”Ke where you came out took the foliage earlier.”
Mirna pointed with her pointed finger, ”Luberasi earlier collapsed her place.”
”Sial.Means the only pass above..” says Yudi.
Their time is getting narrower while the winds*****pig that ravage it has started to remove the large roots of birch trees from the ground. Its large and sturdy size does not make the hundred-year-old tree able to withstand the supernatural forces that attack it. Hiding is the only possibility of survival considering that the two of them are not ready to fight, especially the form of the Mother of Roses is a form with the highest strength that according to Wayan can not be prevented.
At that time Yudi saw one chance but they had to move quickly, ”You can throw me up?”
”Can. But what is..”.
”Listen to me! After you throw me towards Mother Rose, you should immediately go to the circus. The place is safest in all areas in this forest because that is where Mother's magic does not work.”.
”Ya, indeed! That place belonged to her late husband. Father El! Prajangga Nanta's. But how do you know?”
Yudi was surprised but quickly mastered himself, ”I defeated him when he was in the form of a snake hunting prey. And he couldn't do anything to me but run away. Then get over there and hide.”
”How about you?”
”I will help you fight Mother and give her medicine.”
”You can't yet, Yud!”
”Trust me..”.
”Alright,” finally Mirna according after seeing the earnestness in Yudi's gaze. ”Ready?”
Give me your best throw, baby, Yudi said inwardly.
Mirna's claws slashed between the ground and her back before the creature's arms swung and threw it into the air with a force that would surely envy a professional pitcher. Mirna threw it to coincide with the brutal damage in the final moments, when the roots were uprooted and the birch tree floated weakly into the dark sky like a kite that had just lost a complaint. Yudi was reluctant to think what else the creature could do with such great strength because it could make him undo his intentions even though he was very close to the creature.
As soon as it passed through the ground the smell of carcasses slid down his nose. The smell was getting closer and he knew where the source was. Opening the eyes to make sure the figure he was looking for was on his left, the head-without-body figure was also looking for the whereabouts of the two prey but so far has not managed to know where Yudi and Mirna are hiding. Lucky Yudi faster to find the kuyang, once in a good enough position Yudi's hand floated towards the monster accompanied by hysterical cries, ”MAMPUS YOU BEAST KEPARAAT!”
Kuyang cried out in fear realizing that Yudi was about to throw him with the green liquid again. What he didn't know was that Yudi actually lost the bottle while fleeing so the head-without-tibih monster staggered away not wanting to splash the same liquid that burned his face before. Before Yudi bounces back down he exclaims to Mirna, ”LARI...RUN FROM HERE..”.
He had already done his best to steal the time for Mirna to escape. Now it was just waiting for him to be hit hard to the ground. If the soil below was not scattered there may be a place that is quite soft, with the presence of thick bushes and plants, to land. Especially with a distance not far away. The young man prepared to feel a blow on the back of his body as the large-bodied figure burst out from behind the ground and saved Yudi, just before the young man landed on earth.
”Why not run?” yudi shouted, annoyed that his plan was to disband due to Mirna's unexpected initiative.
”That's a desperate plan I can't tolerate,” raung Mirna.
”Laarriiiii..”
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