Travel Stories
The Revenge Eater

As the storm rages outside the basecamp, Reva's memories flow into his mind and flood him with experiences, stories and feelings, which seem to roll up feelings.

Typhoon is only able to survive as hard as possible so as not to get swept away in this very strong flow of feeling when he is limped and trying to find a place for a moment, resting his mental continues to erode...

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"Bodo, Ai' is coming!"

Reva was only able to sigh heavily and began to fill his Carrier with logistics and various safety equipment for 2 people. When Arimbi is inflamed as it is now, whatever rational explanation is raised, it will only reply to the word "Bodo!" and he'll stick to wherever Reva goes.

Even the speech and ban of Bram, his brother, who is also a colleague of Reva in Mapala, will not be able to dampen his steps at all.

"Sorry yo, Bro. It seems like this trip will be very traumatic for you." said Bram while chuckling and leaving.

"Happy are you, DEMIT!!!" reply Reva while trying to throw his shoes at Bram who had run carrying his laughter.

Although in fact, this trip will definitely be very exciting. Although on the surface he grumbled, Reva was happy.

Finally he found the figure he was looking for. A person who is willing to try to understand his love of the mountain and the various outdoor activities he strives for. He knew that even Arimbi was lazy to walk out of the cost to buy food. The girl prefers to take out the motorbike even though her subscription shop is only about 100 meters from the cost, and this girl is desperate to join the climb.

Although he was aware, this expedition would be very tiring, but unknowingly, Reva hummed happily in preparation.

But what he did not take into account was how conditions could develop so badly.

Almost 3/4 of the journey he had to go through by holding the Carrier with 2 times the usual weight he carried on the front and carrying Arimbi on the back, but this can still be enjoyed.

When else have the opportunity to become a hero at the same time pinned down the body of a girl who is liked by her brother to pay attention? batin Reva pleased.

"Rest first, Va. Your physique is also limited..."

And this is the beginning of the chaos that occurred.

Revalent attention is given from a colleague, who happens to be a girl, who happens to have once expressed a liking to Reva and was rejected, who also happens to be quite hateful with Arimbi who he considers to give this unnecessary burden that makes the journey becomes unpleasant.

Arimbi began to do things that did not make sense.

With his untrained physique, he forced himself to walk. As hard as he could, he tried to prove that he was not an unnecessary burden.

"Udah, you go first. Let Ai' be with me. Bram, you're the leader." said Reva casually, still with a patient smile that spread wide when the other members of the group began to complain because their journey was hampered by Arimbi who was tired and often asked for rest.

His happiness was unstoppable when he saw the little flower of his puja trying to become a figure that could not be underestimated.

"Va, are you sure?"

"Udah, first. I will be followed. Relax, if Ai's tired, let us camp under Pestan" said Reva.

"No! I continue to the top!" arimbi said quietly in the middle of the breath that is still not regular.

"No, Ai' is capable. Uda, you guys go first. We must have reached the top." said Reva quickly while waving his hand.

Bram was only able to give an apologetic look towards Reva for a moment before finally continuing on his way. Arimbi was his sister, and he knew how the rest of the group felt towards him.

"Va first. Reni's sister seems to want to be really cemented!" arimbi was fierce in the middle of the breath that he painstakingly tried to get.

"Eeeeh, is my boyfriend jealous of?" sahut Reva while laughing out loud.

"What the hell?!" cut Arimbi while throwing his face away, trying to hide the shame that seemed to be burning on his cheek.

Reva was still laughing as she let go of her Carrier and sat down beside Arimbi, then put her hand together.

"It turns out being envied that it feels like a gini huh? Fun too." said Reva with the rest of the laughter still mapped clearly on his face.

"Hufts. Snob! Just go there first. Ai' here too no papa!"

And Reva's laughter reverberated the louder he heard Arimbi's reply, the more he strengthened his conjecture.

"Did' know that Va tu Iaaaaannng very much with you?" reva said with her face still leaving laughter. His heart is so happy.

"Va doesn't want anything else. Although sometimes Ai's selfish, likes as he pleases himself, arbitrary kinds of invaders, continue.."

"These...!" cut Arimbi pissed.

"Ha. ha, I love u, Beb." said Reva quickly while landing a brief kiss on Arimbi's cheek.

"Ih, evil you know." said Arimbi while pushing Reva's face away, even though the thump in his heart was like a big wave that was relentlessly crashing into the reef.

Reva just laughed and stood up. Casually, he returned to wearing the Carrier and his hands stretched out. His heart was so full of happiness. His decision to recklessly invite Arimbi to bear fruit is very sweet.

******

The dirty little corner in front of a mall in the center of the city is a little quiet from the human traffic that is busy enjoying the night. Rows of simple shops seem to have closed the gates, although the night is not too old. On one of the steps in front of this closed shop, Kay chose to take a break. As powerful as he tried to withstand the various bad feelings that emerged from the bottom of his heart.

The move has taken her to this place, a city that holds so many sweet memories and memories of her perfect life. Parents who love him with their whole lives, friends and friends who always try to ease the feelings of sadness after the departure of both parents, various delinquencies and lives stored in many corners of this city.

Although this place actually holds a terrible story, Kay does not care. It is not that he is not afraid of various strange stories about Simpang Kota waiters who often lure pedestrians to meet death in this place because of accidents.

But Kay still could not step her legs to go home. No matter the various nagging, persuasion and insults that Arborite threw at him. His heart was unable to do so. According to people, many of the victims of this accident suddenly appeared in front of a vehicle that was driving so that the accident could not be avoided and none of these victims ever survived even if the vehicle that hitting him wasn't high-speed. But the problems in his mind are more disturbing than these various obscure mythical stories.

Not to mention the problem about Rayna that is getting more and more mind-consuming. The spirit of this girl increasingly acts like a living person who is ostracized by the world. He often screamed hysterically in front of many people, who would never be able to see or hear him in the slightest. He will struggle to do all sorts of things the longer it looks sadder and end up sulking for the rest of the day. Various grievances, wails and roars of weeping would emerge from it for quite some time. And tonight, it seems that all reached its peak when it appeared and crossed the street quickly when the red light flashed. His face was already showing a bad feeling that appeared and he approached close quickly.

"Kay!"

"Sendiko dawuh, Njeng Queen Rayna..."

"Don't joke, the Queen doesn't want to joke!" his reply was fierce as he directed his gaze towards the Mall he had just left, not realizing that Kay was trying hard to resist the tickle of a forced laughter.

"Ray is really pretty? Not sexy what time? Or are these people blind in all their eyes???" growling.

Hmmph, here we go again, my mind is sad.

But there is absolutely no desire to interrupt anything that he is currently harassing. Too much of it bothers me for now, until Rayna does something I never thought she'd do. He picked up the shirt he was wearing, faced the highway and started jumping around screaming!

Maybe if he was human, maybe many people would turn around and enjoy this beautiful scenery. I can only smile miserably and try to get up to make Rayna stop the thing she was doing when something stopped me.

Unknowingly, the night darkened in a fishy scent that suppressed consciousness. The previously almost mute wind amidst the boisterous passing vehicles, gave rise to a menacing intensity in his silence. My heart rate was running wild in a fast-growing fear of nothingness. Somehow, but every cell in my body is like shouting in the same word, RUN!!!

But my body feels paralyzed. I didn't even feel Rayna coming closer and holding my hand firmly. It seemed that he felt the same fear, even in a much different dose from me.

"Kay, let's go.. Ray was afraid.." he lamented softly without being able to hide the shakes in his voice.

My eyes were wild looking for the reason why this happened without being able to understand anything. The noise of vehicles and people passing by still remains the same, but somehow, the night feels darker than before. The air is stuffy and heavy as it presents the feeling of a very big and dangerous storm coming, although there is nothing different. There was only the addition of an old grandmother in a bandage of kebaya and jarit, walking slowly and trying to cross the street. The condition of the body that is tired because of age seems to make it difficult and hesitant to cross. His steps looked so full of difficulty when he tried to get down from the road barrier while holding on to the traffic light pole, which he was unable to hold firmly. This intersection was very dangerous for an elderly person like that, but just as I was about to start to move to help him, fierce clashes burst into my mind.

"Don't try to carry on with whatever you intend to do, boy!"

"Arborite?"

The arborite had suddenly emerged from nothingness and violently pulled Rayna away from me.

"You're coming with me." he growled quickly and continued to pull Rayna away regardless of what the girl was doing and disappeared again by taking Rayna with him. But I can feel the rush of doing these things.

"You should go home, Kay. Finish your business and we'll talk later. GET AWAY FROM THERE! The soul-eating spirit was evil and extremely dangerous!!!"

Arborite did not take the time to give more explanations. Without thinking of the confusion that kept appearing and growing, it went and disappeared without leaving the slightest sense of its existence. But the rush and the intense worry is undeniable...

"Hmmm, a very alluring aroma..."

The sound that is only as loud as the whisper is real is very scary. My body trembled violently without being able to be held back when without knowing how, the old granny who was previously across the road was already in front of my eyes.

His frail body seemed to emit a musty aroma mixed with a slight smell of sulfur that caused a very strong threatening taste. His face looked like he was facing a very delicious dish and tilted his head. The wrinkled-looking palms of the hands were raised slowly. I was unable to move anything as those thin fingers stroked my face, sending out a terrible sense of freezing, then slowly pointed towards my neck. My fear peaked until it felt like numbness when the heart pounding increasingly surged uncontrollably.A comprehension emerged from this fear..

"Your soul will fill my stomach for a long time, boy. And apparently, you have a strong grudge in you. You'll definitely be very tasty, and I'll definitely enjoy it slowly for a long time..."

The whisper of this incense came from a distance carried away by the cold wind that continued to sing the song of death in silence that swallowed the boisterous sound of living humans that began to dim covered in dark shadows, it fades every hope that is in my heart.

I must be dead...

Passion, when fear makes me close my eyes, a prayer of purification of the soul written in the book of the Arborite is memorized in the mind, hoping, may the Almighty be willing to accept my soul, he said, although a little regret for the souls of my parents will still be trapped on this earth began to fill the heart with sadness. Seconds by seconds waiting for death to come this turned out to be very torturous...

But the death that I knew was coming didn't come soon even though time had passed.

Am I dead already?

But when I opened my eyes, the figure of the granny who caused such terrible fear had already disappeared. Although the feeling of numbness and fear has not completely disappeared, the night seems to get back his voice and life. Some passers-by on their way looked at me in wonder, perhaps strangely at the person standing there and terrified. But when I nodded my head to say hello, they replied and continued on without any further concern for me.

Shit, I almost died just now...

My mind moved frantically as the sigh of relief I breathed carried a sense of weakness throughout my body and forced me to sit back for a moment. Cold sweat still felt flowing from the neck wetting the slum t-shirt I was wearing. Questions without answers roam quickly.

It seems that only Arborit can answer all of this, and he definitely won't show up here no matter what I do, I thought again while trying to regulate the hunting breath in the remaining fear that was still lingering in my body.

As quickly as possible I gathered my energy and packed every item I had and left this place.

I'm sure Arborite will definitely appear when conditions do not pose a threat to him, my mind sour while moving away from the place without realizing a faint shadow shadow looming from the traffic light pole across the street. The old faint figure then again took the form of an old grandmother who tried to cross the road and lure other humans to help her cross the city highway and woefully wretched her.