Teluh Rain
2022

"Let's die together!" melin.

The two looked at each other, lamenting the bad fate that befell them both.

There is no word that can be spoken from the words of both, those who love each other, but are separated by fate. Their only choice was death, no matter who would die. But they must die, either one or both.

Adrian turned his gaze towards the white sword that was grasped by Melin.

He was desperate, desperate, he had no other way to go.

Should he do Melin's orders, should they kill each other.

Without Adrian noticing Melin advancing, the sweet girl stuck her white sword right in Adrian's heart with ease.

Adrian is not at all surprised by Melin's actions, he does deserve a sword prick from the sweet girl.

Jleppppppppppp

"Your turn!" said Melin.

The girl held up Adrian's hand holding Melin's loving dagger. Without fear Melin pushed the dagger still held by Adrian, into her own heart.

"Let's forget all this, and don't touch each other in our next life!" said Melin.

Fresh blood poured from their wounds, Melin collapsed first. Because of his weaker human body, Adrian who still has a little strength still had time to catch Melin's body.

Melin's eyes were blurred, only she looked at Adrian's very sad face.

The man lost everything, he lost everything that he guarded for thousands of years.

The pain of his blood-stained body was nothing compared to his loss.

He cannot beg, because he has no right.

He couldn't try, because he threw away all his misery in his past.

He can't do anything, even if he wants to do something.

He could only cry and cry, continue to cry, until his life was gone from his body.

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2022

The sun is shining so hot, this year's dry season lasts long enough. A drop of water from the sky had not soaked the ground of the Village of Water Keruh for this month.

The residents passed by to enliven the market, they seemed busy with their respective activities.

That afternoon, when the sun was shining. Drizzling down without warning, the traders were busy with their respective trades. They had to save their wares from heavy rainfall.

A young woman, was picking up the clothes she was drying this morning in front of her house. He seemed to be in a hurry, because he had to chase with the rain that fell.

The woman's face was wet with rain water, but her face was still as wooden as ever. He is Arinda who is back to live in his family home that is all dead.

Unlike the house Arinda that looks more beautiful with ornamental plants that grow beautifully in every corner of the front of his house.

Jacson's house, Adrian and the General, looked bleak as if it had not been inhabited by humans for a long time. The three men's houses seemed to have also almost collapsed, perhaps a battle a year ago destroyed their homes and souls.

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The red gate reads WELCOME TO AIR MURUH VILLAGE, still a marker of the village's border with the outside world.

The thick fog that used to decorate every corner of the border, is now invisible again. But the mystical atmosphere still feels very thick enveloping this place.

Aldi is still focused on the wheel, he does not memorize the road to his destination village. So he had to adjust the speed so as not to be left behind from the police car in front of him in charge of showing the way to the Village Water Keruh.

In a luxury saloon service driven by Aldi is boarded by four police officers, who are tasked with solving the mystery of the disappearance of two special forces battalions.

The troops were sent last year to the Water Village of Keruh, at the request of Ellen's AKP who was also declared missing after asking for help from the center.

"There are not many news and articles about the Water Village on the internet, Ndan!" daniel said that from earlier only fiddled with the laptop he carried.

The person Daniel spoke to was Mr. Tara, although he was still relatively young at 28 years old. But Tara is already a mainstay in the Indonesian police. He joined a Team that was kept secret by the government, to carry out dangerous missions abroad.

A four-star army general's adopted daughter, and an AKP police officer Ellen have been missing for six months.

The two missing victims were detected in the Water Village before disappearing without news.

What's more, Ellen's AKP had sent a special signal that could only be read by the State Secret Team, to send Special Forces. Because In the Village of the Water there are many strange creatures.

Two special forces battalions were dispatched, but none of the troops made it back from the village.

"Now 2022. Can't you find the social media accounts of the people who live there?" tara asked in a very firm tone.

It seems that the Special Team Commander who was assigned to look for the missing person in this Murky Water Village, did not like to joke.

"I can't find one!" daniel said again.

"No way! Who can live without social media in this day and age?" ask Bella who is sitting next door to Daniel.

Bella is a policewoman who has not worked in the police force for a long time, she gets the chance to join this special team because of the connection she has.

"I feel weird too!" murmured Daniel.

He opened his glasses and rubbed his eyes, which were a little sore from too long staring at the laptop screen on a running car.

"If this case is the same as the other kahsus dimeh. Then this team will not be formed!" Aldi.

"I think we've entered the murky water village, Ndan!" aldi said again.

They had just passed through a red archway that coiled over the street. The atmosphere seemed ordinary, not as scary as before.

Tara had time to read the words written on the red gate welcome. His stern face continued to sweep his gaze in all directions, like a stray cat looking for prey. Tara did not want to lose a single thing from this mysterious village.

"Most likely, the citizens can not be invited to cooperate, Ndan!" aldi said again.

"You're right!" said Tara.

Tara seemed to be silent, but her brain was thinking about various possibilities, which could happen to the people who were missing in this village.

"I'm not sure they're missing in this place!" tara lirih.

His stern eyes still piqued looking out the car window. He lowered the car next to his seat.

As if the air could lead her to the people she was looking for, Tara inhaled the air without pollution very gently. It had long been this dashing man, not breathing fresh air now.

His duties as a special team running the Secret Mission of the country, demanded him to be in places prone to war.

Tara could not feel happy or sad, having been appointed commander of this search team.

He was forced to carry out this search mission, as he made a small mistake on the battlefield while carrying out a secret mission of the country.

Compared to all the missions Tara had ever undertaken in the Special Team. This search mission is the most trivial case.

As a result Tara felt that she had been removed by the state indirectly.