Pickup Transportation
Section 357: Kemala 6

There is so much science spread in the hemisphere of this country, the science of sewing, cooking, planting and witchcraft.

All are well studied by Rajima, including witchcraft.

Long before the betel nut came, when Rajima was young, he often played in the forest, because he liked to memorize plants and learn their function from nature, he could try to eat the plant or try to treat the wound, some successfully, some injuring himself.

The more days Rajima expanded the forest he reached, she was a smart girl, did not want to get lost, so she always marked the trees she passed by scratching around the tree deep enough, he said, in order to be seen in his mind, it is said that the scratches on the tree still exist today on the trees that are still standing upright.

The deeper, the darker the forest, Rajima is not afraid, because the deeper he finds the more varied plants.

While watching the plants, Rajima hears a strange sound. His voice called his name.

“Rajimaaaa ...” A soft but pretty sound makes goosebumps.

Rajima tried to ignore it, but the voice was even closer and more audible.

Rajima was about to rush away because he was afraid, he said that this forest was not a safe forest, there were demits who liked to disturb, but because of his curiosity in larger plants, he said, that's why he's still desperate to enter the forest and get deeper, because all this time nothing happened to him.

Rajima hurried to walk, the more he walked, the more frightened he became, as all the trees seemed to be swaying in his direction.

Rajima finally ran, but unfortunately he did not pay attention to the direction of his running, until he fell and realized, if he did not come out of the forest, it was getting in, tight trees make it difficult for sunlight to enter.

Rajim looked ahead, a cave. The cave looks very strange, the cave glitters like it is made of gold, should a cave usually formed of rocks.

He was afraid but curious, so he got up and went into the cave, his feet stepped slowly with a sideways body, the point is, what could it be that there was an animal or a demit in it, he said, then he can run away.

The more it entered, the brighter it was in it, after walking for a long time he finally found a door that was similarly very sparkling, made of very thick gold, which was very thick, hesitantly and hesitantly Rajima knocked on the door three times.

The door opened, it was true Rajima's assumption that this golden door was very thick.

Once inside, he saw a woman sitting on a throne, again made of gold, the woman was wearing sunda traditional clothes, clothes commonly worn by the bride, black kebaya, black, furry and has gold embellishments in some parts, rags as a skirt are very glittering unlike what Rajima saw at the wedding in his village, the rags are very beautiful.

This woman's hair is in konde with a konde that is not too big, while the hair is pinned skewers konde so beautiful shaped, so Rajima saw the orchid this month at the door of the forest, where the sunlight still entered freely.

“Salam Nyai, I'm Rajima, sorry to enter without permission.” Rajima said with his head down and sat down, he did not know who this woman was, but at a young age he already had good manners.

“Rajima, I invited you here, so you can get the way and see the cave.”

Rajima was surprised and looked towards Nyai and as soon as he saw her face clearly, at that moment she was amazed, that face was so beautiful that it made her unable to turn away, so beautiful.

“I invited you to this place because I was amazed, you are a very young person, but love this forest, you make this forest a field of knowledge. What a graceful woman and different from most humans.”

“Iya, I'm sorry for frequently harassing Nyai in this forest, does this forest belong to Nyai?” Rajima asked.

“This forest is only my residence, this forest belongs to God.”

“Alright, is Rajima allowed to stay in coming here Nyai?”

“Of course, let's keep this forest together, Rajima.”

“Thank you Nyai for permission.”

“Rajima, this take this.” Nyai gave her the anklet she used, the anklet was indeed striking compared to all the jewelry used because it looked quite large with a thick circle, looked heavy, but Rajima received it with great joy.

“Thank you Nyai.”

“Wear.”

Rajima complied and ended up wearing the anklet happily.

After wearing it, Rajima was then allowed to go home, strangely, after exiting the cave, he immediately reached the door of the forest, which is the entrance of the forest, even though there is no gate or door, really, Rajima knows that this is the beginning of the forest.

It was already dark, when he had come to this forest this morning, but now why was it dark? Rajima then went home, once he arrived, his parents were waiting anxiously.

“You are from where!” His father looks angry.

“From the forest, Sir.”

“ Girls are playing in the forest, why are you there!” His father looks increasingly angry because Rajima was still playing in the forest.

“Sorry sir, Rajima only learned about plants sir, later can help the sick citizens.”

“What is it! what do you want to help people for? that's a smart man's job, not yours, you just need to learn to cook and sew so that someday your household can be calm and your dear husband.”

“Pak, Rajima is young, not willing to talk about it.”

“You are still young, but that doesn't mean you can't get married, I deliberately postpone your marriage just so you're getting more mature, so don't get too complacent with the delay I did, understand!” His father did not want to understand what his son wanted, no wonder, at that time, indeed women were only a burden for his parents, even he was an only child, did not escape the obligation to be a slave to a husband, he said, he is currently a slave to a father.

Rajima goes into his room, he cries, as Rajima cries looking at the bracelet on his leg, nothing. Where's that bracelet? Rajima looked around his room, why did the bracelet disappear!

Was what he saw in the forest just a dream? It's strange! But it felt real, even when he came out of the forest, Rajima did not fall asleep.

“Where's my bracelet?” Rajima said to himself.

Rajima then stood up to look for more, but did not meet, something strange, because every time he walked, the sound of rattling from the direction of his feet, Rajima tried to move his legs, it turned out right from there his voice, the voice, the voice of the, but there was nothing on his feet, he touched his feet and there was nothing there.

Rajima then remembered something, he went to the glass in his room, the glass was big enough to make Rajima's entire body visible, including his legs.

As he looked towards his feet, the bracelet was still on his feet, visible from the reflection of the glass.

Strange, why is the bracelet visible from glass but not visible to his eyes? Rajima was silent for a moment, then remembered about the demit story in the forest.

He said the forest guardian was a goddess who came down from heaven, the goddess was named Dewi Sundarwani, the goddess deliberately lived in the forest to preserve the forest to maintain the balance of this earth.

Although the Sultanate of Cirebon is Islamic, but the old culture is still maintained by the villagers whose parents still instill Hindu and Buddhist principles espoused by the Majapahit kingdom, the kingdom that collapsed in the 1400s and changed into the Sultanate of Cirebon, because the Sultanate of Cirebon was only established in the 15th and 16th centuries that is the year this story runs, which is the same, so religion and culture are still mixed even though a century has passed since Majapahit collapsed.

The story of the goddess from heaven is certainly a story commonly told from ancestors to their grandchildren.

The story of the Goddess Sundarwani is a goddess of nature, she preserves the nature of the whole country with her power, in order for nature to be sacred from the evils of man, punishing anyone who dares to destroy nature.

One that they do not know, that Goddess Sundarwani is a genie who does guard the forest, his duty no one ever really knows, like all genies in general, if you want something from him, if you want something from him, so make a deal and Jin Sundarwani always approaches people who he considers special, all genies like special humans, good looks and beauty that are added value in his eyes, so Rajima is the perfect woman, for .. a student.

The anklet is a sign that Rajima belongs to him, so that no one can touch his student, both for other jinn and humans, news about Rajima's marriage has been heard, for Sundarwani jin, for his son, no matter she becomes the king's concubine, but it seems Rajima doesn't like that, Jin Sundarwani sends some of his men to look after Rajima, so that people are afraid of him, of course his men must be tangible … scary, then the history of the haunting pocong begins here.

After getting the bracelet, Rajima's day goes on as usual, until the king's letter comes, Rajima is sad and aloof, especially tomorrow is the day Rajima has to go to the kingdom to surrender himself.

Rajima was pensive all day in the house, not knowing what to do especially to break the rope of this matchmaking.

People say if Rajima rejects the king, then who else will marry him, because the highest peak with all his goodness has been rejected, if only another man would marry him, then it would hurt the harshly rejected king, then who would dare to offend the king?

Rajima doesn't care about that, but what about his parents, is he going to be a miserable parent with this one daughter's behavior?

Of course his parents will be underestimated, so when that day comes, Rajima finally followed by being carried by a stretcher by the guards of twelve people and three ladies.

The bodyguard carries his sign on the shoulder on four sides of each of the three people, Rajima brings all the gifts of the king, he is also very dressed with all his jewelry.

His father and mother embraced, his father even thanked Rajima for making his life very noble for accepting to be the king's concubine.

Rajima did not respond to anything, because for him, the destruction of life was in sight.

The journey to the kingdom has begun, the location of the kingdom is not too far away, only three days if done on foot, can it be especially besides walking? While the delman or chariot pulled by horses was only discovered in the 18th century or around the 1800s and the horse should only be ridden by the king at that time.

So carrying people with a stretcher shaped bench on the shoulder is one way that is used as transportation for women who are special to the king.

It must also pass the night with rest, making fire if it happens to be in the territory of the famous wild animals, although the distance of three days is considered close is still very dangerous if done alone.

They walk from the morning, then rest when night falls, the ladies-in-waiting provides a place for Rajima to sleep, a cloth wide enough that Rajima's body is not exposed to the ground, all keeping watch in turn.

Nightfall, the dog's howl shocked everyone, Rajima just fell silent, because his mind was empty and didn't care about anything at all.

“Dog's howls sign there are ghosts here, be careful, we bring the concubine of the king, chances are they like special people king.” A ladyboy said.

[What kind of empty muzzle is that, who is the king to be able to make demons harass his life.] Rajima said with annoyance in his heart.

“Meet, protect concubine Rajima.”

Not to mention the wedding, she was called a concubine.

“Why are you so afraid of demons? After all, as long as we do not interfere, then they will not interfere.”

“It is famous Her Majesty Concubine, if the king's woman is always bullied by the local genie, to make the king angry.”

“Indeed what good luck the genie made the king angry.”

There was a strange sound from behind the big tree, a sound like something was jumping, originally only a faint sounding leap, after which the jump became very much, a lot, llau came out of the tree a swarm of jumping creatures in shabby white clothes that covered the entire body, those were pocongs with very smashed faces, they jumped up and down near the bodyguards, they said, because of the terrible sight, the bodyguards were in a mess without protecting the concubine, while the ladies fainted, the invisible must be much more they feared, even though the many guards were used to facing war, even though the many guards were used to face war, but the war with the pocong made them lose their nerve.

The pocong was chasing the guards who ran away, while Rajima just sat down cross-legged, which is strange, the pocongs just passed through it, doing nothing. Rajima was cross-legged with his eyes closed, because he saw a light so shining around him, he knew, if the Goddess Sundarwani met him.

“What's up o ananda.” The goddess asked.

“Goddess Sundarwani, good news ananda.”

Goddess Sundarwani crossed her legs before her, then asked again, “If you're okay, then why are you still moping like that?”

“Ananda just doesn't like the destiny God gave her. But it must accept, right?”

“Who to accept? Are you sure this is fate, or just the king's greed? isn't the queen already there, the concubine of dozens, then why do you have to go into her circle of destiny if you can fight back, I'm giving the anklet instead of the decoration, you know how to call me right? you only have to ring it 7 times, then I will come.”

“I'm sorry, it's a matter of fate, I don't want you to leave your residence.”

“Just leaving the residence doesn't matter to me, it's a trivial thing, helping ananda is the thing I'm going to do.”

“Can ananda leave this wedding?”

“Of course you can, make an agreement with me.”

“Agreement?”

“Yes, agreement, I can help you renege on this marriage and make everything you want happen. What you're worried about is your parents, right? then I will make the king accept this rejection without hurting your family, how?”

“What does it allow to happen?”

“Yes, it's possible, if ananda wants to make an agreement with me.”

“Then I want to do it, if it can make everything back to how it was, I beg you.”

“Then let's do the deal.” Goddess Sundarwani extended her hand, when finally held, then the covenant period began without a definite end time.

When the agreement had begun, Dewi Sundari disappeared, the pocongs had also disappeared and the guards were asleep, until morning came.

“Concubine forgive us for falling asleep and not taking good care of you.” The bodyguard and the lady-in-waiting apologized, Rajima just nodded, everyone was confused from waking up with an undue formation, being far apart and having the same dream.

Dreaming of being chased by a pocong, but everyone agrees this is just a dream, Rajima and everyone finally embark on a journey, after a three-day journey is fulfilled, they reach the kingdom, Rajima and everyone finally embark on a journey, the gate of the work is visible and they are greeted by a ladyboy who looks more senior, the lady-in-waiting asks Rajima to get off the stretcher and to prepare to meet with the king, he is cleaned with a very elaborate ritual, taking a flower bath, using smoky fragrances and lastly cleansing the genitals, to be ready if needed by the king, Rajima just followed him without refusing or doing any trouble, because there will be a meeting with the king after this.

The ritual of self-cleaning was done, and Rajima met with the king, as he already knew, that there would be time alone with the king, this was an introductory session, as he already knew, where the king saw Rajima's face for the first time, he will also test his future partner with questions related to his surroundings.

Since Rajima is famous for his intelligence, he will be tested with science.

Rajima entered the king's residence with various layered protocols, he sat down before him, the king then began to say.

“You are indeed beautiful exactly as they say, your face is really very shining, it would be nice to see this beautiful face every day.”

“Thank you your majesty king.”

“Rajima, what is your greatest wish in life?” At this point, usually the concubines would say serve the king and give everything they have for the king, which is how a concubine should behave. But Rajima, of course, is different.

“Highest desire of servants? Is it permissible to say, your majesty the king?”

“Of course, say.”

“Whatever I want to say is allowed? Anything?”

“Yes, unless you want to kill me, of course that's not to say.”

“But can be done?” Rajima looked at the king, the king looked at Rajima with surprise, then after laughing, the laughter was so loose.

“Then you are correcting my words right? that such a thing should not be said, but done?”

“Yes Your Majesty.” Rajima smiles.

“Your smile is so pleasant. Javablah, what do you want Rajima the most?”

“I want to be useful to many noble people, I want to be useful to those in need and I want to remain filial despite doing all that.”

“Usible for many people? But if you become my concubine, then you are not allowed to meet many people.”

“Then I asked Your Majesty if it is permissible to express the desire of the greatest servant in the world, then it is the answer.”

“Then is being my concubine not something big that's not enough to be something you want?”

“To be a concubine is a glory, but useful to many is satisfaction, and it cannot be rooted in wealth.”

“Then you don't want to be my concubine?”

“If marriage does not bind me, then being your wife is not something I want to refuse, I am only afraid that I will be bound and so useless to many people.”

“Then it is useful for me, it is not a count that means for the crowd as well?”

“Without any servant, his majesty is already very great and loved by everyone, I am only one point of the many sand on the glorious beach, then if this one point is lost, I will say, other sand will replace, servant ...”

“What can make you change your mind?”

“If marriage is not binding.”

“By being my concubine is the most powerful bond, because you will be only mine a.”

“Then I don't want this wedding.”

“How dare you say that out loud.”

“Hamba only reveals as per noble question, then if it is not pleasing, I am only able to say sorry.”

“If I allow you to go home, then maybe your family will bear the disgrace, because his son is not a concubine, then which young man will marry you after this?”

“I have no intention of marrying anyone after this, because my life is not to be tied up. While my parents, is the only reason I came here.”

The king was silent, the look on his face was so worried, it was undeniable that Rajima's beautiful face was very desirable to have, but being rejected blatantly was something that was difficult to accept common sense, as a king, as a king, he was not ugly nor too old, he was dashing and handsome, a wealthy owner of this land, but a woman who came from the village, dared to reject him.

“Eject this woman.” The ego king controls it. His pride was hurt by the woman he had just known, used to getting anything he wanted, even being able to subvert the previous kingdom, making the king very angry with the rejection from a young girl.

Rajima came out, the lady-in-waiting looked very surprised and began to act rudely to Rajima, he was thrown into a room, Rajima was confused, said Dewi Sundarwani had no problem resisting the king's wishes, why do kings treat us differently now?

Was she framed by a goddess, but for what? is Dewi Sundarwani is one of the demit saru who want the king to be disturbed, until finally making Rajima hated by the king and creating a polemic in a kingdom like this?

Rajima's scared.

While in the king's residence, he sat with his coach, the coach asked what was with the concubine who had just been expelled out of it.

“She refused to be a concubine.”

“A servant refused? How rude, what noble would you like me to cut off his head?”

“Do.”

“Why?”

“She is very beautiful, I want her to be my concubine.”

“We can find more beautiful than the woman Your Majesty.”

“How many women wear an ankle bracelet Dewi Sundarwani like?”

Patih was silent, because if his business was unseen, Patih could not do anything.

“I'll conquer it.”

“If it fails how is Your Highness?”

“Then I'll subdue him.”

“Alright, it looks like your highness wants to play.”

“No, I want to hunt. We'll see who wins this time, Sundarwani or me?”

The king's face grinned.