Sapphire City's
Chapter 17: Shadows in Railway Station Part 1
The car that Gin, Deren, Yuda, Andy and Luca drove out of the sate building's scope, headed for the train station. Ginlah is driving, Deren is sitting next to him while the others are in the back.
While looking at the scene outside (only darkness and silence), Judah kept thinking about the explanation of the meeting in the hall room. The matis they fought this time amounted to one but could double down. Then this is no different than fighting tuyul in the last mission. Cuman Gin still reminded them that it was only the result of their first theory of the power of matis shadow. He could have more ability than that. Because like what Deren said, ‘they do not know how the matis duplicate themselves’. In other words. They should not be careless when they first set foot on the station later.
“btw before going to the station I want to stop first” said Gin
“where to stay?” Ask Deren.
Heeee, how come you suddenly want to stop somewhere? rizky's voice was heard on the headset radio.
“stop to my house first before misi” replied Gin.
Gin's reply made Judah even whoever heard him shocked. Rarely do Front Line members take the time to visit their home or family. It was not that they did not want to meet just, what they wanted to do upon arrival there and saw that all family members had turned into silent stone statues. Meeting even becomes a mere waste.
But Gin's decision was allowed by Deren, and their opponents would not leave their territory at all.
The location of Gin's house is located on Jalan H. Wasid no xx. It is not too far from the building. Simply explain why Deren allowed Gin to visit his house. Rizky explains to Yuda, Andy and Luca. If his brother lives there with his wife and 2-year-old son. Rizky lives with her parents. My sister decided to move house after one week of marriage.
At Gin's house. They were all greeted by a white iron fence and also a modern home terrace, Gin's house was not too big when viewed from the outside but after entering the house was quite spacious. Enough to live in a family of three.
There was not a single voice that welcomed Judah nor Gin upon entering the house, only silence and darkness like elsewhere. But the sight that Judah did not want to see welcomed him. The statue of a tall young woman with straight waist was holding a boy. The statue looks smiling to the child who holds the doll in his arms.
Everyone who saw this scene must have felt heartache and pain. But Gin he still walked towards the statue of the woman.
“Assalammuaikum darling, I am home” said Gin.
Yuda is surprised to see Gin's brush, although he already knows who the statue is but Gin's reaction to the statue of his wife and child is completely unexpected.
“Hafiz, dad's home. You're happy, but I'm sorry I forgot to down by-by for you”
Yuda leaves Gin with his family. He stepped out of the house like his other comrades. With this atmosphere they feel uncomfortable to enter the house let alone see what is inside. Even if Yuda is in Gin's position, he may be less able to see the statue of his family or people he knows. Especially standing on the porch of his own house.
“all sorry to wait”
Gin suddenly came out of his house. The arrival of her left Yuda and Andy shocked to death.
“is done?” Deren asked with a serious face.
Gin nodded “already, it feels like my heart is calm, let's exterminate at station”
One by one they all came out of the terrace of the house to the car parked in front. But as Judah watched Gin close the door of his house, Judah saw the hand of Gin's wife who was leaning on her child. A small diamond-eyed golden necklace was disturbing his fingers. Yuda intended to ask about the kaling, but he broke the intention because somehow he felt no need to ask.
It is difficult to find parking at the train station because there are many cars parked there. It will take time to park the car.
After the car was parked, everyone got out of the car, preparing everything to fight the shadow. Not spared Gin reminded Yuda, Luca and Andy to always be vigilant when they first set foot into the station. Even though he was reminded many times. Yuda already felt the bad air even though he had not entered the station. His spirit was very different unlike when fighting Tuyul.
When the whole preparation is done. The whole team entered the train station. Andy and Gin carry a flashlight, illuminating the road in front and back. Luca and Deren watched every corner with their sharp eyes. Yuda with his Assault Rifles, focused on guarding the rear formation. Like a trained soldier. This team of no-one is allowed to disperse while entering the station lobby until they enter the railway entrance.
Rizky as an operator always tells the location of matis to team members without any pause. None of the team members are willing to speak up because of the tension surrounding the entire team, a word still exists in the mind of Yuda ‘Fokus’. That's what he always says. In a state of dark darkness even welcomed human statues, Judah was accustomed to all this no surprise like the previous mission, he said, because his surprise was drowned by a deep tension to the tip of his feet.
All the way through the lobby, there was not the slightest suspicious sound here. The silence was so long that there was suspicion in Judah. Though clearly the enemy showed himself to the surveillance team, as if he was showing off who he was to anyone who wanted to come here. But now there was nothing after going inside. It feels so deep within Yuda that this must be ‘trap’. But if this is the trap where he set it.
“what did you guys realize?” whiskey Gin to everyone.
“iya” reply Yuda.
“certain” replied Andy.
Luca nodded slowly.
“ini trap” Deren.
Gin as the one who led the way stopped his pace.
Still replied Rizky there was no sign of being moved.
Judah only found out about this, apparently Matis could also move the empty Gem. That means if they can't destroy the first blank, there are times when they move it to lure the Front Line.
“please we will divide 2 tim” Gin “Deren and Andy orders, you guys go to the train near the back exit, while I, Yuda and Luca we're going to this front-door train. Then I want you to walk in the opposite direction from the location of the empty gem”
Yuda is quite familiar with Gin's plans, you could say Gin does not want them to enter the Matis game, Matis, at least heading to the opposite location was enough to outwit him even if this wasn't a good plan, but it was better. Since the main priority at the moment was to defeat the matis itself.if Yuda and the others were too focused on the empty gems, the mission would definitely fail.
Luca, as the only one on the team carrying the sword, leads the way while Gin is in the middle and Judah is in the back. Upon entering the waiting area of the carriage, there were countless human statues everywhere. They consist of different ages with all kinds of activities. Sit down, stand up, joke around with friends or family, and most of them wait while playing. It is a common sight in all places, because mobile phones have become a part of life.
Luca is the first to enter the train, followed by Gin and Judah. The train they entered was an economy class train with train seats facing each other. There are several seats filled by passengers and some are still empty. It is possible that this train has just arrived at the station because there are not many seats filled with passengers.
“Luca tetep lead way” Gin command.
“ok” replied Luca.
Aga difficult to walk in the car especially if one of the statues of humans is blocking the road, forced though it takes time. Yuda and the others had to turn the passenger seat to the window in order to get access to the road.
Even though only once and in a hurry, Judah still looked around, without a little bit he missed.
The truck!
Yuda's feet accidentally stepped on the broken glass, making him confused himself. This curiosity of Yuda made her step stop. If Gin had not realized Judah had stopped him, he would have been left behind.
“why did you stop?” Ask Gin.
“it feels like I stepped on glass” replied Yuda.
“glass?”
Gin felt the same strangeness as Judah, he muttered what Judah had stepped on just now….
“mana may glass car broke” Gin astonished by himself.
As Yuda and Gin watch their glass. Luca realized that one of the carriages' glasses had broken in half.
“hei, the glass here broke” Luca slowly walked to the glass of the broken carriage, no special glass breaking hammer marks around here. Moreover, Yuda had checked the closet containing a glass breaking hammer that was still intact there was no sign of damage.
“ini weird” says Gin.
“I think not just one glass that broke” Luca pointed towards another glass car, some of the glass of the old car not all broke with the same condition.
“what is this coincidence?” yuda Guman.
Friends Rizky's voice suddenly sounded in the headset I think you should see this, Shadow's heart was standing in the middle of the pedestrian path between the two trains.
Because of Rizky's words, Yuda, Gin and Luca immediately glanced sideways, to the location that Rizky meant.
The figure of Matis Shadow stood as Rizky meant. Like a tall man as high as 170 cm, but his body is wrapped in black from head to toe, nothing he holds, no holes, weapons, or headgear, all black.
Remain in a very short time, the shadow figure becomes water and falls in a puddle.
“what was it!” Luca was surprised not to play.
He suddenly disappears Rizky warned everyone.
Tension enveloped everyone in the carriage, the shadow could have appeared anywhere either in the position of Gin's team or on Deren's team. Staying informed that if he could double himself, he would probably appear in two places simultaneously.
Yuda's bad feeling led him underfoot. Although at a glance, he saw the glass that had been broken turned into pitch black. Although a moment ago the glass was still clear until it could be seen the floor of the train from the glass, but now there is no train floor from behind the glass, only deep black. An instinct in Judah says to…..
“all AWAY FROM GLASS!”
Either how long until Judah realized, in front of him now there were black thorns of meraja willingly all over the carriage. From the bottom and side of the car.[]