JAGRAK

Part 29 The final Moment

Midnight has passed, Fareda hasn't woken up yet, even though she has an important task, which is to move the residents of the residential area to the Prohibition Forest according to her promise. Everyone was asleep except for Wisanggeni, he purposely put the sirep(1) that they all fell asleep. He was carrying his nephew's body out of the house when he heard the faint neighing of a horse in front of the house. As expected, a carriage was already in front of the gate. Beside the carriage stood the occult prison owner and Ki Sudarsana. As Fareda was carried out of the door, countless black shadows approached. But they seemed to hit something while trying to get into the body of Fareda. In the end they could only follow wherever Fareda's body was taken. Wisanggeni had indeed put up a magical fence so that they could not enter Fareda's body.

In front of the gate, Wisanggeni gave the body of Fareda to Ki Sudarsana and handed him a dry leaf. Wisanggeni found the dry leaf when he was cutting Fareda's clothes this morning. Wisanggeni can only take his nephew there. Because according to the promise made by Ki Sudarsana, Wisanggeni will not interfere with any affairs concerning the Leader. Any affairs related to the Wisanggeni Leader and his family are prohibited from interfering. Wisanggeni had to surrender to the agreement or everything would be fatal.

Ki Sudarsana boarded the carriage at the back, while the occult prison owner was sitting as a coachman. Behind them were lined up neatly like a troop of people with deathly frozen faces. They are invisible residents of a residential area. As promised Fareda they will be moved to the Forest of Prohibition at their request. Wisanggeni watched the procession pass from where he was standing. His heart was broken, he did not accept his nephew being treated in such a way. But what power he can only surrender to the Owner of Life. When they had all passed, Wisanggeni fell on his knees propped up and kneeled down. His head was down and his shoulders were shaking, it looked like he was crying. I do not know how long Wisanggeni drowned in his tears.

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It was almost morning when the convoy carrying Fareda's body entered the Forbidden Forest. They stopped in front of the tree where Fareda had once crouched helplessly. The Lord of the Forbidden Forest was standing in front of the tree waiting for them. He nodded respectfully when Ki Sudarsana got off the horse carriage while carrying Fareda's body.

"Welcome, sir," he said politely. "Thank you, we apologize because Nyai Sapu Jagat's condition is not good, so we carry her," replied Ki Sudarsana respectfully. There was sorrow and despair in his tone.

“If you allow, I want to take care of her," said the Lord of the Forbidden Forest, almost in a whisper but making everyone there gasp. Especially Ki Sudarsana, who couldn't hide his surprise. "Because the tears on his body will cause scars that are hard to remove. Especially on the face. I will try my best," said the Lord of the Forest of Prohibition next. Ki Sudarsana was confused, his face was clearly worried.

“If you mind, this is her's bag that was left at our place. You may take her home." Ki Sudarsana is getting more and more shocked, his face is getting more confused. "This bag was left behind when she was locked up here and left in a hurry because a boy caught up with her." The explanation of the Lord of the Forbidden Forest made Ki Sudarsana a little relieved. In trepidation he tries to believe that the man in front of him can be trusted. Finally Ki Sudarsana smiled and said, "It is an honor if you are willing to take care of our students." The smiling face of the Lord of the Forbidden Forest is clearly depicted. Ki Sudarsana handed his disciple over to the Lord of the Forbidden Forest with grief and despair. In his heart, he handed over the safety of his disciple to the Owner of Life.

The Lord of the Prohibition Forest carried Fareda's body and carried her inside the tree after making small talk. The disappearance of the figure of the Lord of the Forbidden Forest was followed by the disappearance of everyone who was there, including the thousand lives of the inhabitants of Fareda's body. The atmosphere became quieter than before. Only Ki Sudarsana and the owner of the occult prison owner stood frozen. It seemed they could not believe the work that was previously considered impossible had been completed. Whoever is able to maintain good relations, wherever he is, he will also find it easy. That is Karma.

"Since this big task is over, I also excuse myself, Kang mas,(2)" said the owner of the occult prison owner, breaking the silence. Ki Sudarsana looked stunned for a moment before finally answering, "don't you want to stay for another two or three days?"

"I really want to but Kangmas knows my situation very well." The two stared at each other for a long time before finally hugging.

*****

Ki Sudarsana looked at the back of the Occult Prison Owner away until it was out of sight. After that he jumped into the carriage and stomped the reins of his horse. The carriage sped away from the Forbidden Forest. Since then Fareda has never been seen. Wisanggeni, Saka, and Nina always go back and forth to the mosque, just the three of them. Likewise in Magdalene's office, Fareda has never been seen. The Wisanggeni Family's private doctor was never seen again entering the Wisnaggini residence. Apparently that day when he left the Wisanggeni residence after treating Fareda, that day was the last day he became the Wisanggeni family's personal doctor because of extreme fear. Doctors have decided to disappear from Bambang Wisanggeni's family life. Ki Sudarsana went about his usual activities, being an imam in a mosque and teaching his students the Holy Qu'ran.

There are rumors circulating among the drivers of angkot(3) and public transportation, they often see a young girl walking cheerfully carrying her bag, bare feet looking charming. Her beautiful face also looks cute without powder polish. Her skin is pure white without blemishes. Her long jet black hair fell almost to her heels. Sometimes they stopped and asked him to come along but he always refused, “I just want to walk,” she replied lightly.

People looked at her strangely, but she didn't care. The beautiful girl continued to walk happily, carelessly treading the black asphalt on the road that crossed the Forbidden Forest. What made them gasp and horrified was when the girl turned into a tree and hit it hard. They saw the girl's body and face covered in blood. But when they stopped and ran to help her, the girl was gone. In a daze they looked for her but the girl seemed to be lost in the earth.

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