The Eternal War Kasarewang
Harsa vs. The Big Brother (3)

They arrived at Pangandaran at lunchtime. Before going to the hotel, they parked the car at the seafood dining area. Harsa and Darma's stomach was already rumbling, but as usual, Adi was not interested.

“I'll eat later, at sea.” Adi said he wanted to go to the beach.

Erik. “Do not. You don't have a cell phone. Difficult to contact you separately.”

“Ck.”

“If you don't want to eat, I'll just order a drink.” Darma says cut. “You like mineral water right?”

“Still, Darma.” Adi said.

Be when they are greedy eating good, Adi only drink water. Harsa looked at her brother in astonishment. From the first he already knew that the physical Kasarewang is different, but he was still confused to see how Adi could survive just by drinking water. During this time, his father always ate three meals a day like an ordinary man, except when he was eating fire.

After eating and checking in, they went straight to the beach. The time to go this afternoon is suitable for swimming on the beach. The heat of the sun is not too hot. Harsa who has not played to the beach for a long time looks happy. His frustration will be carried away by the breeze of the beach and the sound of waves pounding. In fact, a bit of spirit was splashed on Adi's normally expressionless face.

Turning to the swim trousers, Harsa couldn't help but notice the scars adorning Adi's body, but Harsa didn't ask. He did not want to talk to Adi. He would not break this calmness by asking unnecessary things.

At that time Harsa also realized why her brother did not bring any goods. He can take his swimsuit by re-opening the colorful mosaic door. Worth it, papa called her ring a portable apartment. Think of Harsa in the heart. With the ring, Adi can take her apartment wherever she wants.

Arriving at the beach, Adi immediately swims alone while Erik secures a sunbathing spot to keep their belongings.

“Pa, sure not to swim?” ask Harsa to make sure. “Sayang, loh.”

Erik waved his hand. “Have gone to play there. I take care of the goods.” He said good to Harsa and Darma.

“What is papa afraid of water?” harsa asked her mother as they began to dip their feet in the cold waves, in contrast to the scorching sun.

Darma shook his head slowly. “I don't think he likes the sea. From the first also the laziest holiday to the beach.”

Also true. Think Harsa. This is the first time their family has gone to the beach. “Then why did papa take to the beach?”

Darma looked towards Adi's figure who was quite far away from the two of them. “Say your brother does not want to take a vacation if not to the sea.”

“Eish.”

“Already. Don't be upset continue. Free your papa here if you even fight continuously with Adi.” Advice Darma while enjoying the seduction of sea waves.

“I don't like how he underestimates me. She also called my mom by her first name. I know mama's not her real mother, but still.”

“I don't have a problem, kok.” Darma without a second thought.

Harsa was speechless unable to reply to her mother's words. Cipratt!! Darma splashed water on Harsa's face. “Already ah, let's enjoy the waves. You like it, right?”

“Iya.” Harsa was immediately brighter considering they were on vacation.

While they were playing with the waves, Harsa watched her mother who was relaxing enjoying the waves. Unlike usual, his mother's expression was much more peaceful. He was completely detached from the daily saturation. Darma does a lot of work at home. In addition to working all day as a housewife, in the afternoon Darma also works as a family doctor. From six o'clock in the evening to ten o'clock in the evening, their home was transformed into a private clinic. Harsa has often heard the story of how her mother used to be a reliable doctor in the hospital, but since giving birth to Harsa, she prefers to open a clinic at home. The goal is to take better care of Harsa. Hearing that story, Harsa always felt loved by Darma. There was no smile forming on Harsa's face.

They play with the waves, enjoying the cold sea water that contrasts with the hot sun. Before long, Darma noticed Erik, who was lying relaxed on the beach. Erik's figure was getting smaller and farther away, but Darma's healthy eyes still caught the open coconut shell near her husband. He swallowed and wanted.

“No power of current take us further.” Harsa said without capturing Darma's wishes.

“You're not thirsty?” ask Darma.

“Eh, not yet.”

“Hm, I want to go back to your papa for a moment. You okay by yourself?”

Harsa watched her father figure with a sharp eye. “Yes, dong! Mama with papa aja gih.” Must be pity to see papa alone so. Harsa thought in his heart, even though the reality is that Darma only wants to enjoy fresh coconut water.

“OK deh.”

Left alone, before long Harsa was bored. His eyes went around looking for Adi. Harsa found her half-sister far away in the middle of the sea. He was swimming around with his head looking up, looking up at the sky until one big wave covered his figure. Harsa's eyes glared wide seeing Adi disappear from view.

Harsa's body tensely found Adi's figure nowhere to be seen. He waited a minute, two minutes. No, no, he can't drown, right? Harsa looked towards the beach, thinking that Adi might be carried away by the big waves earlier.

There aren't. His figure was nowhere to be seen. Relax, relax, Harsa. He said to himself. Adi must be showing up soon. Just wait a minute. Harsa forces her body to relax, believing that Adi will soon surface. Five minutes…. Can't one drown in twenty seconds?

Harsa could not remain calm. He searches for Adi into the deep waters where he disappeared. “Kak Adi?” call him out loud. “KAK ADI?!!”

Damn, maybe Harsa miscalculated. Panic began to ambush him like a trained cop. Maybe it's better that he goes back to the beach to ask for help, not find Adi alone. Harsa's power is drained quickly.  Swimming remained in the middle of the sea with the height of the waves at least one meter more tiring than he thought. He had to keep moving his legs so as not to get carried away by the ocean currents and looked up to keep breathing.

Desperate, he called out once again as loud as he could. “KAK ADIII?!!”

“Uaahh?!” Shouted Harsa in shock. “I'm worried brother Adi's sinking!”

Unresponsive, Adi asked. “You're not afraid?”

“I'm a swimmer! I also love Laut” Shouted Harsa, considering his vacation last year, snorkeling with his basketball club friends in Junior High School. “Don't swim too far. People used to play on the beach. Not the snorkeling. The danger of swimming too far into the middle. There is a limit!” Tegur Harsa, was about to bring his half-brother back to the inside of the area marked by a floating ball.

Adi raised one eyebrow. “But on the inside are many beautiful marine and coral animals. Don't you also like the sea?”

Harsa remembers her holiday last year where she went to Belitung with her friends in Junior High. Thousands of colorful fish, crystal clear water, it was like entering another world. “Whatever-”

Harsa had not yet finished his question, Adi pulled Harsa's hand to go diving. Harsa closed her eyes and held her breath so as not to choke on the seawater, but....she can breathe as usual?

Opening her eyes, Harsa found her face enveloped by the airwaves while her body was pulled by Adi who swam against the current with ease as if she was running through the air. His body bent ninety degrees. Harsa, could feel the pressure of the water preventing her body from sinking down, but Adi easily pulled her down bringing her to a depth of two meters, five meters, seven meters, until Harsa no longer knows if they are in the depths of how much. Ten meters, fifteen meters?

Sunlight still billows on the seabed from the surface of the water, displaying a large number of organisms on the seabed.Corals are innumerable colors, ranging from yellow, orange, blue, blue, and purple is lying on the bottom of the ocean. A wide variety of marine animals swim in the water. Starting from ornamental fish with black-yellow-white, light blue, black, and various other color patterns. Not only various colors, but also various sizes and shapes. Starting from flat triangular-shaped fish, long like snakes, or yellow-finned fish striking like wings. A group of small white fish passed before Harsa's eyes at high speed. At the bottom of the sea, Harsa captures even more unique animals.

“That there's a starfish, brother! Starfish blue color!” Harsa said pointing excitedly, not knowing that her voice was hard to hear by Adi who was not wearing air bubbles.

Adi brought his sister near the starfish following the direction of Harsa's index finger. Approaching the seabed, Harsa captured the figures of sea cucumbers and crabs in various sizes. It was like getting into a fantastic new world, seeing a wide variety of animals that could not be seen on the land where he lived fifteen years ago. Every time Harsa found something new, her spirit was overflowing again. Along their streets at the bottom of the sea, Adi smiles at the spirit of Harsa, without saying anything.

Meanwhile, Harsa was astonished by her half-sister. He was like a professional free diver. With just her swim trousers, she dived so deep, even taking Harsa with her. Without an oxygen tank, would Adi be able to hold her breath for so long? Does he need to breathe in water? Behind all of Harsa's spirit, he couldn't help but tense up. If Adi let go of his hand now, he could be attracted to the current somewhere and if until this air bubble burst…

Harsa's mind was severed by a shark that shot towards them. He was so quick he couldn't identify the shark. Before she screamed in fear, Adi punched the great shark with one hand. When the shark was not satisfied and turned back to attack them, Adi again released the magic that he had been hiding. Her eyes turned milky white again and her hair turned bright blue. The aura around Adi pressed back. Not only Harsa, the shark that had wanted to attack them again turned to run away in fear, knowing their position that could die if challenging Adi.

They enjoy the underwater world until the oxygen in Harsa's air bubbles are almost depleted. Although not swimming, Harsa felt tired also pulled by Adi. On the surface, Harsa realized that they were far away from the beach, close to where fishermen used to fish. Adi pulls the energyless Harsa back to the beach, to the place where Darma and Erik are relaxing drinking coconut water. Out of the water, Adi's appearance had changed back to that of an ordinary human.

“Yes geez. Where are you swimming?” darma asked worriedly for not seeing them for twenty minutes.

Uneasily, Harsa tried to answer. “Kak Adi... take me.... under the sea….. There see a lot of ornamental fish, then there is coral too!” story enthusiastic.

“Seru?” ask Erik.

“Banget!!”

“If you like, then let's dive again in the Pacific Ocean. If you dare, I take you to the Mariana Trench.” Take Adi with a small smile.

“Hm, how about in Bunaken first, Kak?” ask Harsa doubtfully. Isn't the Mariana Trench the deepest trench in the world?

“Bby.” Thank you Adi was a little disappointed.

Darma's eyes widened in astonishment at Adi's words. “Not anything?”

Ignoring Harsa and Darma, Adi grinned at his father. “She thought I would drown in the sea.”

Out of the blue, Erik laughed. “Hahaha. Adi drowning.”

Dahi Harsa frowned at her father's laughter. “What's the reason?”

“Nak, Adi has an affinity for water and fire physis. This child will not drown if put in water, he will only get stronger.” Obviously Erik, but Harsa doesn't understand.

“Affinity? Physis?”

Erik he's trying to find a more fitting explanation. “Intinya Adi has mastered the elements of water and fire. Just as you tend to produce fire, Adi has a tendency to master water.” Erik.

Harsa turned her head, trying to digest Erik's explanation.

“Same as you will be stronger if you eat fire, I will be stronger if drowned.” Adi added without expectation that Harsa would understand. “But I'm amazed you don't panic in the water, even though the water physis negates the fire.”

“Nih drink first let more clear mind.” Darma offered the coconut shells they bought for Harsa and Adi. “You too.”

Without a doubt the thirsty Harsa gulped down the coconut water while Adi shook his head. “I'm full.”

“Try to taste the taste. Unique know.” Tell Erik.

Doubtful, Adi tasted the coconut water. His eyebrows rose when he first tasted coconut water. “It feels... different from ordinary water.”.

“Ya, right? During this time you usually eat pure energy, but actually Kasarewang also has a sense of taste on the tongue, although rarely used.” Erik.

Adi just nodded while continuing to taste the coconut water. Although he likes, he does not want to admit the uniqueness of the taste out loud...