CURSED FOREST

Scream

Srek!

Suddenly there was a rustling sound among the trees. A voice that implied there was someone else in the place besides them. And it was quite suspicious for the Russian siege.

"Heh? Try to check ... who's that damn peep! Could it be this woman's friend too!" ordered one.

"It's delicious! By the time I checked it, you were already enjoying your meal!" protested the other with annoyed looks.

At a glance, the three of them turned their heads towards the trees where the rustling sound had been heard.

One of them immediately went to check, while the two friends turned their attention back to Lusia.

Both of them stretched their hands ready to pounce on the beautiful girl.

"Hey ... you want to run kemenong, sweet wench. Better to just follow brother. Then you make your wife brother ... he he he ..."

Lusia frantically brushed off the hands of her two siegeers who were trying to grip her arm.

"Let me go! I have nothing to do with you!" Lusia cursed angrily. He step by step backward avoiding the attacks of the two siege.

"Hey ... she's fierce too. Pretty fierce! It just makes me even more excited ...!"

Plaque!

Lusia slapped the face of one of those who caught his arm. But the man's grip tightened. And as if he didn't care about Lusia's slap, which was quite hard.

"Hey! I got it! I got it!" He screamed with joy when his hand grabbed the girl. The other friend jumped on him and hugged him frantically.

Lusia struggled in despair. "Please! Please!" Screamed. She waved her hands here and there as hard as she could, trying to target the depraved man's faces, but the two of them hugged her even stronger.

"Uh, her skin is soft and fragrant! What a high-class girl!" One of them shouted with joy.

"Aaahhh!" Suddenly there was a scream of pain from the direction of one of their friends who was examining the trees. Then seen a big deer blindly butting the person.

The two people who were holding Lusia gasped in surprise and then let go of their bows on Lusia's body.

"Crazy! The Rusli was attacked by a deer! Why is it like this?"

Their friend, who was grabbed by the deer, scampered away and threw himself into the river.

Failing to catch his target, the deer that Lusia recognizes as the animal that accompanies him in the forest, flashes its target to the other two of Lusia's bullies. He gored here and there with agility. His head was rocking funny, with his feet stomping scare. The two of them were overwhelmed and chose to run after their friend to the riverbank, while cursing angrily. "Watch out you damn beast! I'll be here again, I'll shoot you!"

A few seconds later, the roar of the boat engine sounded away from the place.

Lusia was dumbfounded where she stood. He just looked in disbelief at the deer who was standing on the riverbank watching the boat go. It was the tame deer just now! He thought.

Jeez! This forest is truly unique! People may think of him as a cursed forest, but he actually finds astonishing things in this forest even though it is still a mystery.

For a moment he hesitated to approach the deer, even though he wanted to thank him.

Maybe he's not tame anymore, he thought.

The deer was seen walking slowly towards the forest again without caring for him.

Lusia followed with mixed feelings. Between horror, relief and confusion. He decides to return to the forest, where Hendra is trapped in a mysterious stone building which is still a question mark for them.

"Deer! Week me!" Lusia chased the beast. When he got close he grabbed the tail of the land mammal which at once stopped waiting for him.

"You saved me! I thank you very much!" He hugged and kissed the animal's neck. After that he looked into the animal's clear eyes in amazement. "I'm not sure if you are a real animal. You seem to be deliberately sent to save me ..." he whispered.

The animal bellowed for a moment, then walked back into the forest.

Soon Lusia was back in the mysterious stone building. His heart was pounding again, pounding. He walked slowly towards the center of the building. Looked at the square hole that was still open. There Hendra was trapped in it, unconscious.

He looked into the hole when he got there.

"Hendra ...? Hendra?" He was calling.

No answer.

He sighed. For a moment looking at the tame deer before deciding to enter the hole.

"Hendra ....?" He continued to call while slowly descending the staircase.

The young man was still leaning in his place. But his eyes were already open. Gaze at Lusia anxiously.

"Many things happen on the river bank ... Lusia looked at Hendra with a look of concern." Are you all right, Hendra? "

The young man nodded. "I'm fine. Oh yes, you better get out of this room quickly. I want to close the square thing. It seems that thing is what makes me like this," Hendra pointed to the square object in the middle of the room.

Lusia looked at the object the young man was pointing at. The lid seems more and more open. He furrowed his brows.

"Don't say bad things anymore, Hen ... I'm tired of hearing it. I was just about to be killed, and I found Martinus lifeless by the river ..." Lusia sighed.

Hendra was flabbergasted. He looked at Lusia as if in disbelief.

"You're not talking playfully, are you?"

"What am I playing for? Hen, we have to hurry out of this forest. I'm sure something is wrong in this forest so that the people are looking after it."

Hendra sighed. "Mr. Doni must not be happy to hear that ..." he sighed.

"Maybe Uncle Doni is not happy to hear it, but for me, one life is enough to become a victim, no need for another victim!" Lusia quickly grabbed Hendra's arm. Dragging him told him to stand up.

"Let go of me. I'll try to walk on my own. You just have to watch me in case I fall, for sure I want to close it first," Hendra smiled.

"Don't touch that thing, Hen ...!" Lusia glared with worry. He turned again to the square object in the middle of the room.

The open gaps in the object seemed to be getting wider. And the lid slowly moves on its own. There was a reddish glow in it.

"Oh, Hen ...! Don't waste time! I guess that thing is the center of the curse in this forest!" Lusia screamed in panic.

Hendra stumbled along with difficulty, assisted by Lusia. They began to reach the steps of the stairs.

The cover of the object shifted even further. Lusia glared at him. He increasingly tried desperately to drag Hendra out of the room.

A few moments later they were outside the room. Hendra rolled on the stone floor, but his strength was getting better.

Lusia hurriedly shifted the cover of the hole, but her strength was not enough so she was gasping for breath.

"Hen! We have to close this hole! I'm starting to see the reason why the citizens forbid people to come to this place!" Lusia screamed in panic.

Hendra, shuffling his feet, tried to get to the hole and help the girl close it.

Gasping for breath, amidst the sudden gust of wind, they finally managed to close the hole tightly as before.

The two of them were leaning against the edge of the hole with panting breaths.

"We seem to have done something fatal, Hen! Maybe this is what people are afraid of if someone touches this forest, even though we don't know what it is ..." Lusia sighed.

"I apologize to you, because I have convinced you that this forest is nothing," said Hendra.

The wind was getting stronger. It even resembles a hurricane. His voice roared against the trees and leaves. Making Hendra and Lusia confused.

"Hen ... I'm scared!" Lusia seemed to be shivering because the wind was also cold on her body.

"We'll be out of here soon, don't you be afraid!" Hendra grabbed Lusia's arm with a smile to cheer her up.

"Are you sure we'll be all right?" The girl looked half desperate.

"Until now we have been fine, right?" Hendra replied with a laugh. He himself was amused why he said that.

Lusia twitched her eyes. There was a puddle in the corner of those beautiful eyes. Hendra also saw that the girl's lips seemed to tremble.

"Hen ... I'm sorry I came here ... I'm sorry ...." he sighed.

"Yes, yes. I know. But we can still try to get out of here, right?" Hendra took the girl's arm to guide her to walk. "I myself don't understand why you are so determined to come here."

Lusia stopped in his tracks. For a long time he looked at the young man.

"You want to know my reason, why ...?"

"Oh yeah. I know. Needless to say. You want great photos for your i********:, right?"

Lusia opened her mouth, wanted to say something, but she didn't. He grimaced to himself.

"There's a more reason than that, Hen ..." he muttered later.

Hendra stopped in his tracks. He furrowed his brows while staring at the girl who somehow didn't dare look back at him.

Hendra finally smiled. "It goes without saying that you can't. But whatever your reason, I thank you for coming. I can't imagine being alone in this forest. Maybe suffocated in that hole ..."

"Suffocate in the hole ...?" Lusia glanced funny. He covered his mouth with his palms.

Hendra furrowed his brows. "Why ...? Oh, my! My words had a negative connotation, didn't they?" The young man smiled wryly.

Both of them smiled for a moment. Forgetting for a moment the tension that gripped them.

"As soon as we come back, and tell all these findings to Mr. Doni, oh, oh my gosh ...! Martinus? What did you say earlier? He already ..." Hendra just realized something.

"Her stomach is scattering, she's leaning against a tree, I don't know who did it. I'm scared, Hen! This forest is really not safe!" Lusia grimaced again.

Hendra was stunned for a moment. He looked around him.

"Before I met a group of angry citizens, I found him. I thought he was dead."

"You met the residents? What did they do?"

"I was almost killed, even insolently someone tried ..." Lusia did not continue her words. "Luckily the tame deer saved me ..." he whispered with an annoyed face.

Hendra quickly picked up his backpack which was lying on the ground. "We'll see. If possible I will bring the body back, but we must be vigilant because who knows there are still residents who are looking for us," hissed Hendra. He looked around him. "What a strange area ..." he muttered.

Both of them came out of the forest cautiously. Hendra previously took something out of his backpack, and tucked it in his trouser pocket. It was a metallic colored gun.

"Provision from Pak Doni, just in case unwanted things happen," said Hendra when he saw Lusia staring in confusion.

"I feel calmer seeing that thing in your hand, Hen. At first I was allergic to see it. Identical to a crime I think," Lusia grinned.

Without realizing it the cover of the stone building hole behind them gradually shifted. From the opening that was opened a reddish light was shining.

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