Mystery of the Book of the Air
Connectivity

*March 25, 2017*

Feni's alarm sounds!!! The clock indicates that it is now 04:20 the sound of the mosque interlinking signifies that the time of dawn prayer will be masuek. I woke Feni up to get ready for the morning prayers.

"May... Feni... Wake up Fen, Fen Fajr Prayer....!!! "

"Huh?!!.... Oh, you know, ahh Jina!! "

"But the dawn prayer time is about to enter Fen, let's get up!! If we pray at dawn, we'll be ready to go to school"

Feni also got out of bed and immediately took ablution on the lower floor, we planned to pray at dawn in the nearest mosque, itung-itung for the dawn road while enjoying the cool breeze of dawn.

"Let's Jina... I'm ready."

"Grapep is also your father"

"Yes dong.. "

We also walked to the mosque which is not too far from Feni's house, maybe a 5-minute walk from his house.

It didn't take long for us to arrive and take the saf to do the morning prayers in congregation.

After we finished our morning prayers, we had a good night with our fellow worshippers at the mosque, and one aunt asked me.

"Lohs... You're the new kid here? "

While pointing at me.

I also answered

"Yes aunty, my friend Feni happens to be staying at Feni's house"

Suddenly the aunt approached and took a position as if to whisper something.

"I'm Om Juna's wife Aunt Siti, Om Juna told me all about last night's events when he drove you home"

When I heard that, I asked Auntie Siti.

"Auntie.... Do you believe in Om Juna's story? "

"of course.... On what basis would he make up such a story? "

Feni asked Auntie Siti

"Tante, we'd like to ask you something, Aunt...!! We have to how Auntie, will Parakang keep chasing us? "

"Aunty from the story of Auntie's grandmother, Parakang was a mistake when studying forbidden knowledge, they made the god they worship angry! That's when there were the first ten people who became the figure of Parakang, at that time was still very little knowledge about this creature, as a result of many residents who became victims, ranging from farm animals that are often stolen, at that time was still very little knowledge about this creature, pregnant women who were attacked and the fetus was taken, until the person who was seriously ill was killed by Parakang. The terror in ancient times was very terrible, until at the time there was one of the traditional officials performing a ritual to find out the weakness of Parakang. After performing a long ritual finally the officials found a prayer and media that can keep people from the terror Parakang which has been terrorizing almost a month in the village unknown until now where, but Aunt's grandmother said that she believed the place was located in the interior of the Parepare Kingdom in ancient times. Returning to the way to stop the terror Parakang, it turns out that the media that can repel Parakang is in the form of Panini or commonly known as the banglai plant, traditional officials also read prayers and blow it to the Panini he holds! sure enough, the terror from Parakang gradually began to disappear."

After hearing the story from Auntie Siti, we both felt dumbfounded and goosebumps with the history of Parakang's appearance.

But, there are some clues that we get from the story of Aunt Siti, which is the starting place of emergence and which causes the emergence of this Parakang. Yep... In the Kingdom of Parepare and also the "God" who people at that time worshiped.

But there is one that sticks in my mind when I hear the story of Aunt Siti, which is who the first ten people who became Parakang? And where did Parakang go after they were successfully expelled from the village?

I asked Auntie Siti, and she replied.

"If that's the case Auntie does not know, because Aunt's grandmother does not really allow Auntie to know a lot about it, but there is one thing that Aunt's grandmother ever said, but there is one thing that Auntie said, that of the first ten people who became Parakang, there is one figure that is believed to survive until now, while the rest is dead because it can not get enough collateral to prolong its life"

Me and Feni looked at each other and whispered into Auntie Siti's ears

"So... What we saw last night was the only Parakang figure who has lived for thousands of years?"

"Yeah!!! You have to be careful, He does not show himself if there is nothing very important to do. Oh yes Aunt forgot to tell you something, the Parakang you saw last night had made a pact with the Goddess of darkness that made her not need a collision to survive"

Feni then asked again to Aunt Siti

"But Aunt, the story of the girl who was once suspected of being the incarnation of Parakang is true Aunt? The one burned on the banyan tree on that path!!"

"Yes right, but there are also those who say that the girl who was a resident at the time burned, is not Parakang but an ordinary girl which means Parakang is still there until now. People speculate about the place that became dark history by telling the story that there is a haunted place. Though it was only to honor and want to erase the mistakes of the ancients!!"

Then I said

"There's so much love for the girl, so the story of the screaming voice as people walk through the street is just made by the people around Auntie?"

"Yes it's just a essay, but Parakang that you hear is not a essay but a real story wrapped in the word myth!!"

Means all this time it is true, there is something that we have and this something is what causes Parakang to chase us.

I also felt sorry for the girl who was the subject of slander to the point of taking her innocent life.

After talking, we said goodbye to Auntie Siti to go home and get ready for school.

"Our aunt first well, thanks for the story Auntie."

"Yes yes... You guys be careful well maybe Parakang who is chasing you just misdirected because you happen to pass by and he is also there, do not think well!!"

We both answered.

"Yes Aunt"

Though actually there is something that we have done until Parakang is chasing us, but this is indeed one of the risks to find Sam back.

We finally got to school, today happened to be Monday which means the ceremony will be held soon.

"Fen, let's take the line later Mr. Fadil is angry if we ngaret again to set the line"

"Oh yeah, let's spit"

As Me and Feni arranged the line, from behind came the sound of high heels pounding on the floor, I turned to see where the sound came from, it turned out!! The voice came from Mother Hani's heels.

I was a little nervous to see that it was Hani's Mother, considering what Feni had told me, I then turned around to not pay too much attention to her so that she would not be suspicious.

Suddenly Dani's voice rang out from behind me shouting!!

"Jina.., Feni......,"

He ran while waving his hands towards the two of us.

"Jina, Feni, there's something I want to tell you both!!"

Feni then replied

"We also have something to tell you!! But then not here, just focus on setting a neat row before our class is scolded by Mr Fadil!! "

The ceremony took place without any obstacles.

{In class after ceremony in do}

Me, Dani, and Feni walk side by side to my seat. Dani also started a conversation that looked like it would be very serious.

"I called you guys on Whatsapp last night, why did you guys lift her up so long?"

I answered

"That's what we want to tell you, why we picked up your phone for so long!! "

Feni then says it while putting her bag on my desk

"You know?? When you tried to call us, we were both alive and dead!! "

Dani then shouted while hitting the table in front of us

"Huh?!! Life and death!?? Why were you guys last night!?? What happened to you two??"

I answered the question from Dani

"We're being chased by Parakang, and you know what else we got? That dorsal is the only one alive until now, and there may be something we take right now and make it chase us."

Feni spoke to add my explanation

"And also, Parakang has made a pact with the Goddess of darkness that we do not know who this Goddess is. Whether he is an ancient entity worshipped by Bugis, or he is a bad man for Bugis, we still have a lot to solve here! Moreover, we already know that there are beings who are chasing us at this time."

Dani then said

"Wow..!!!! That's really something really big as a clue, so we can get closer to finding Sam. Now it's my turn to tell the story!!"

Dani took a chair near us and sat on it, crossing her arms

"I got one thing that I think has something to do with everything that's happened all this time!!"

Then I asked

"What is that?"

Dani answered back

"A Bosara!! And you're not gonna believe how I found this Bosara. The whole point of the story, what I did to get this thing was, there was a little boy who warned me when I took this thing, but on the other hand he asked for help to find who had killed him!!"

I spoke while looking at Dani

"Hmmm..... A lot happened last night, Dad!! We also brought the thing we found last night when we were chased by Parakang."

Dani asked

"What's that?"

I answered

"A Saloko"

I opened my bag to show the Saloko to Dani,

then Dani spoke back

"Let's see, we've got some stuff after Sam's disappearance, let's collect it in the middle of the table"

We took out everything we had in the strange events that had happened.

After all the objects were placed on the table, it turns out there are four objects that we already have.

First a Book, a Golden Ring, a Saloko, and a Bosara.