Horror Story
Mount Pulosari Part 1 - #6

“Please let us go from here,” I stammered. Mira ripped her arm out of my grasp.

“Go? The cave house is now here, Ri.”

I know he's being influenced by the genie.

“Aware Mira! Conscious!” he laughed and patted me on the shoulder.

“Happy cave here, Ri. If you want to go home, please.”

Five big men approached Mira. They led him back into the hut house. From behind me, there was a sound of gamelan and a bed was pounded. The wedding party began, people gathered in front of the hut house. Mira emerged from the house, she was dressed like a bride.

His face was full of powder, his hair was dikonde, he was also wearing batik kebaya, I saw he was not wearing footwear. Behind Mira following the terrible genderuwo figure, he was herded by five men earlier. Mira then took the genderuwo arm.

singing an obscure song, I had never even heard it before. I followed the group from behind, Mira joined with genderuwo. He looked very happy, his steps were graceful and always smiling. Unlike the genderuwo that Mira took with her, the creature was so disgusting, she continued to salivate which soaked her black feathers.

Not long after the group stopped at Curug Putri. Everyone sat down except Mira and genderuwo. I hid behind a tree trunk, watching the occult wedding reception. It's dangerous that if I mess it up, I could be killed by them.

Either what kind of wedding ritual it is, without any ruler or priest marrying them. I was nauseous when Mira kissed genderuwo whose mouth was full of saliva. After that Mira looked towards me, her two eyes were flaming red. I'll run away from there. I need to get home, get help to save Mira.

From Curug Putri I set on a path that is the only path home. I speed up the steps, occasionally my feet slip due to stepping on mossy slippery rocks.

Then the light of my flashlight shone on the figure of the man sitting in the middle of the street. The closer, the clearer it becomes that it is Riki. I exhaled a sigh of relief. He seems to be busy fixing things.

“Rik? Where the hell are you going? Ninggalin cave alone.”

“Eh Ri's. Cave looking from earlier,” Riki turned towards me.

“Now Rik, the Mira married the same genderuwo. We should find help for help him.”

Riki laughs instead, “There are you. Marriage same genderuwo,” he again fix the compass that seems to be broken.

“Serious Rik. Gua see for yourself, we better go from here now, later in the village we find smart people to help Mira.”

“Yes we go home now,” Riki got up and grabbed back his flashlight.

“Don't rush Rik later we separate again,” I said.

This time I'm the front one, while Riki is behind me. The longer, the more I felt that there was something strange about Riki. He often spits and then suddenly laughs for no reason, and likes to whip himself. It's not like the Riki I know.

“Riki you the front road,” my door.

I intentionally told him to go to the front of the road in order to pay more attention to his strange behavior.

From behind I looked at Riki. He was again spitting and laughing for no reason.

“Rik, you why the hell?”

“Hah? The cave is fine,” he said while laughing again.

I tried to calm down and keep trusting Riki. However, I remained vigilant.

***

Unfortunately, we have been down the path for three days, but did not reach the village residents. I feel more lost in this mountain. The food supply is up, my face is pale in disarray. Not seeing the slightest anxious face on Riki, he looked calm like there was no problem whatsoever.

It's my third night on Mount Pulosari. Riki who I had always considered the leader of the squad, whose words I had always obeyed, now I began to doubt him. She's not the Riki I know anymore, she's weird. He always said that the village of residents was near, in fact we never got there.

I was still in the middle of the forest, dark and full of the sound of pig snoring. Not to mention the fireballs in the sky that have been following me lately. The word Riki is ocos; one of the magical creatures of Mount Pulosari.

On the way, I turned to a tree. Something strange there. Eldi was standing on a tree branch, his face full of blood, he waved at me. His face grimaced like he was in pain.

“Eldi?” I squinted my eyes.

“Rik was the Eldi,” I pat Riki on the shoulder, he stopped and looked at the tree I pointed at.

“Mana? Nothing,” timpal Riki while laughing grimly.

Eldi had indeed disappeared from the branch of the tree, but I saw him among the bushes, he ran away from us. The light of the flashlight to a place further away, yet he had already disappeared. We then continued our journey home.

“Tonight we camped here first,” Riki turned towards me. Without my consent, he stepped into the camp.

Camps were so crowded. Many colorful tents were set up there. I walked into the camp, the people there were pale-faced and sad. I saw Riki standing up, looking up at the sky while staring at the moon. I don't know what he's doing.

Riki's? Wasn't it! he's no longer Riki. Just look at his eyes dead, there are maggots coming out of his collar. His voice changed, sounding like the voice of a grandfather. I took a few steps back and ran away.

***

I walked away from the mysterious camp, down the path, following my heart. My steps came to a halt when I heard someone coughing, the sound coming from behind the trees. Light the flashlight there. And. appeared a grandmother who was carrying firewood. He turned to me and grinned, his black teeth clearly glazed by my flashlight.

I backed off and stayed alert. He may not be human.

Seriate...