The Devil's Legs Upside
Cursed Creatures

“Living Platform maybe ..” (Maybe on Living Platform ..) Lim casually passed me and returned out to the main road.

Soon I grabbed her hand “Slowly ..” (Slows ..) I said, covering my mouth with my index finger so we wouldn't be noisy.

Lim was immediately nervous when he saw me covering my mouth with my index finger. I told him to move slowly.

Then we again wriggled out, returning to the main corridor. In the main corridor of the Generator-Compressor Platform, we saw several workers walking past. They did not see us still on the streets between the machines, but we could see the three workers walking so slowly. Behind them was a beautiful woman who looked upset because the worker in front of her was walking very slowly.

“Julia!”

We were both so relieved when we saw Julia, soon we approached her. The workers looked indifferent, and continued walking towards the Well-head Platform.

“Where is Gagan?” (Where is Gagan?) Ask Lim.

“I dunno Lim, I just get back from Toilet to change my clothes ..” (No idea, Lim. I'm new from the toilet, get changed.) Looks like Julia just got here.

“Haha, that’s why the floor are wet” (Haha, the floor pantes are wet), Lim said.

“Eh?! Damn!” (Eh?! Shit) snick Julia while glancing at the floor

I looked at the floor. It was really wet, but not just from Julia's shoes. I saw some wet footprints leading forward from the direction Julia was coming, HUH??!!

Immediately I pulled the hands of the two of them, I immediately invited them back in between the machines. Julia and Lim were shocked, almost falling down.

“Hey-hey-hey! Why so sudden...” (Hey-hey-hey! Why.).

“Dimas! Wa-Waaiitt!” (Dimas! Wh-wait!)

“SSSSSHHH You two!” (SSSSSHHH You two!!) My atonement.

I don't mind their babbling, I keep pulling them both up to the place where Gagan's mats are. Then, I looked at them with a panicked face.

“T-Those three .. the workers in front of you .. their foot are backward! Twisted!” (T-Three people were .. The worker who walked in front of you .. Their legs were twisted! Up!)

“HAAH?!”

“W-wa-wait .. how can you know?!” (T-Tu-Wait .. how do you know?)

“The footstep! That wet footstep are back towards where they coming, not where they going! You wanna take a look again, Lim?” (His footprints! The wet footprints led to them coming, not to them leaving! You want to see, Lim?)

Lim swallowed his saliva deeply, as did Julia who immediately sat limp on Gagan's mat. He may not have expected that he had walked behind the Pretni troupe.

“THIS IS INSANE! Three Pretni at once! How can we deal with them?” (THIS IS CRAZY! Three Pretni at once! How do we deal with them?) panicked bentakku.

“B-but .. they didn’t aware of us?” (B-but... They don't see us?)

“I-I Think .. what do you think, Julia?” (K-I guess... What do you think, Julia?)

Julia looked at the machine while biting her index finger.

“Julia!”

“Uh-oh .. umm .. I-I don’t think they are aware of me too, When I’m out of the toilet, they just pass by... not even look at me...” (Uh-oh … umm ... I-I don't think they noticed me, when I came out of the toilet, they just passed by......

“D-Dima .. did you see where they are going to?” (D-Dima... Did you see where they went?)

Lim and I stood with each other tensely, of course they walked towards the Well-head Platform. We both seemed to be thinking the same thing, Abeba! Soon I pulled out my smartphone and called Abeba. Gawat, it's been some time since we passed the three workers, at least they must have reached Well-head.

After a few tones connect, there is the voice of Abeba “Hello..”.

"A-babeba! Where are you now?!” (A-Abeba! Where are you?!)

“I just finished closing the monitor room” (I just closed the monitor room) Sounds like an iron door closed “Why?” (Why?)

“Umm .. ok.. that’s good” (umm .. ok.. good) I was so nervous.

“You’re nervous Dimas, what’s going on?” (You're nervous Dimas, what happened?)

“Tell her to come to Generator-Compressor Platform” (Tell her to Generator-Compressor Platform) Lim whispered to me.

“Uh-Oh .. Could you come to Generator-Compressor Platform?” (Uh-Oh... Can you go to Generator-Compressor Platform?)

“Now? For what...” (Now? Why.).

“Uh .. umm…. Lim need help ...” (Uh ... umm.. Lim need ... help).

“You idiot! Why me?!” (Stupid! Why me?!) Lim scolded me with annoyance, “Tell her that Julia needs help to change panties or something!” (Tell him if Julia needs help changing pants or something!) he added.

As soon as Julia who was daydreaming was shocked, she glared at Lim.

“S-sorry Abeba .. it’s Julia, she wants to change panties” (M-Sorry Abeba .. Julia wants to change pants)

“WHAT! How can you two with Julia?!” (WHAT! How did you two get to Julia?!) It sounded like Abeba was coming down the iron stairs.

“Uh ... We.. just passing by..” (Uh... We... Coincidentally cross paths).

“In woman toilet?!” (In the girls' toilet?)

I could only shut up and stare at Lim cynically, I slightly kept my phone away from my ears.

“Eh?! Excuse me...” (Eh?! Excuse me.).

“Huh? Abeba?”

“Excuse me, Sir!” (Excuse me, Master!!)

I put my smartphone back in my ear. This time Abeba sounded like he was talking to someone.

“Excuse me! Why are you hitting the Drill!” (Excuse me! Why did you hit the drill!)

“Abeba!”

“Wait Dimas, There are three people here, hitting the drill tube... SIR! STOP!” (Dimas, there are three people here, hitting the Drill (Drill) tube! JUST STOP!) the sound of Abeba's steps down the stairs was getting louder and clearer, he was like in a hurry. “Later..” (Later.).

TUUUUT

“N-NOO! ABEBA!” (T-NO! ABBA!)

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“You guys stay here!” (You two wait here!) My atonement.

“WHAT HAPPEN??” (WHAT HAPPENED) Julia got up and approached me.

“Abeba .. is not good ..” (Abeba .. not good ..)

“What do you mean, not good?” (What do you mean not good?) Lim Sambar.

They both looked at me sharply, waiting for an answer from me. But I can't answer, I don't know what happened there. For a moment the three of us were silent.

“I-I’m going to check her..” (A-I'll check it..).

“Let’s go” (Come)

“No Lim .. Please watch Julia ..” (No Lim .. please take care of Julia..).

“W-What?” (A-What?) Julia looked astonished.

“No more .. no more death please..” (No more.... No more death, please..).

I let out a long sigh, then hurried away leaving the two of them behind. I could hear Lim and Julia yelling my name, hoping I didn't leave. But I'm really worried about what's going on at the Well-head Platform. Not just about Abebah, but the three workers so-then, why did they hit the Drill tube? The tube that protects the giant drill. What do they want to achieve by hitting an iron tube that big?

I wriggled out of the crush of the Generator-Compressor machines as quickly as possible, all the way to the main corridor. After looking left and right, there was no one, immediately I gasped towards the bridge towards the Well-head Platform.

My running footsteps suddenly stopped when I saw two workers emerge from the Well-head door. The eyes of the two workers were so empty, with their faces full as they walked towards the Generator-Compressor Platform in a daze. One of them walked while carrying a female person on his shoulder, AKH!!!

I quickly hid behind the gate of the Generator-Compressor Platform, I closed my mouth tightly with both hands. I closed my eyes, trying to hold back the tears coming out. They were carrying Abeba, in such terrible conditions. Although only a glance, I could see Abeba's neck being torn and broken, her blood pouring down onto the floor. His head hung down like a half-broken branch of a tree, it almost broke off from his body.

Then, the two workers, t-wait .. the two people were not workers who passed in front of Julia earlier. I think I recognize one of them. Yes ... Fat tall body with gray hair..James old man! I can no longer hold back my anger …

SAVAGE CREATURE! WHO ARE YOU GUYS REALLY!? WHICH DEVIL GAVE BIRTH TO YOU?!!WHERE DID IT COME FROM?! WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?! WHY ARE YOU KILLING EVERYONE!!  AAAAAAARRRHHHHHH!!

My tears were pouring down, I couldn't feel like I was crying like a child. My chest felt so claustrophobic, overcrowded by feelings of anger, fear, and sadness. Abeba, Old Man James, and maybe even Gagan is dead? I was immediately back in sorrow. I can't see Abba's terrible condition.

After a moment of sobbing, I saw in front of me a large English key tucked between the machines. Immediately I wiped my tears and grabbed the key. I can't sit and cry like a loser, I have to fight them.