1628, South East Asia.
Batavia, it's the name of a trading port city on an island called Java. The largest trading center city in Asia at the time. Batavia becomes the most important place for the Trade Union Indies - Dutch. Which it was at that time decided to build a headquarters there.
Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or better known by the native as the
The VOC sailed to Java to get spices, provided with a special letter called octroi. Yet, as the largest trade union in the world at that time, the VOC did not only transport its merchandise. Various kinds of firearms, as well as soldiers, were among the cargo. Which carried on the VOC ships sailing from Europe to Batavia under their flag in secret.
Apart from that, there were also many rumors circulating among the merchants. And that rumors starting to flow within the native of Batavia. It's about a secret that hides by the Dutch East Indies Trading Company in their shipment to Batavia.
Then, apart from the rumor, one story of a single girl also emerged in that city which was the trading center of the VOC. Penetrating a dark, starless night along with unpleasant rumors. The story of a young girl begins at a night party in a grand dance hall in the middle of Batavia.
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Dim, the lantern light that night woke a particular girl's eyes.
Confuse she felt, as she rises from her slept while holding her back of her head. Like a plain white paper, her memory was, no matter how hard she tries to recall anything. But one thing she remembered, that her name was Anna.
Wear a plain white dress that looks so beautiful on her body. Anna wakes without any memory other than her own name.
Anna began to stabilize her hearing. Then, the classical music faint and slow began to sound on her ears.
Then she awoke her sense of touch. Broad and solid, but there she couldn't sense the temperature on the floor. It must be wood, she thought.
Then, it became clear from her view.
In front of her, a small candle stood on a small copper plate. Dripping slow on the plate, but the light keeps on shines.
Then she cast her gaze forward. Two things she saw. Rows of iron bars, and endless dark space behind those bars.
" Where is this !? " Said her mind messing up.
The bars, which stood firm, actually surrounded it to the top and gathered at a round point above her. Like a giant cage that was confining her.
" What happen to me ?! Why am I cooped up here ?! Who locked me in here ?! And what is the point of doing this? " Said her mind messed up again.
Blap! x2
But two incandescent lights flashed.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!"
Said a loud voice that startled her along with two beams of lights shining from above.
The girl followed the light that was pointing from behind her, and direct at one point.
A man, with a mask that only covered the area of the eyes and nose of its course. Stood at attention with courtesy while wearing a suit of black neat as a waiter.
As she continued to pay attention to the man, various questions kept appearing in Anna's mind. Yet, without noticing the confused Anna, the man continued his sentence.
"The time we've been waiting for has finally arrived !! Het feest !! Thus, let's greet the covenant girl, the princess of tomorrow ANNA !! "
Along with it, tens of applause sounded, and the lights in the room were on. Reveal a luxurious dance hall which attends by many guests wearing half-face masks.
" Enjoy!! ... "
One sentence of the guide man of the show echoed in the dance room. And it made the whole music in the room stopped, and all the invited guests fell silent too.
Blap! Blap! Blap!
One by one, the room lights back off up only leave one small candle in front of Anna. But, Anna, who was still confused by the situation, could fell silent too.
Then, one by one the sound of creaking and sighing of creatures that she had never heard before. As it grew louder and filled up the entire dance hall with creep. Which was currently pitch black without any lighting other than a candle in front of Anna.
"Eh ?! Ehh ?! What is that!! who's there !! WHO ARE YOU !!!"
An emotion started creeping up Anna's little heart, which began to change her face to worry and fear.
Her heartbeat is getting hard to compete with a creaking sound and roar-roar in the darkness of the room. As it began cornering her up to the edge of the cage.
Slurrpp !!
Swift was a wet touch fell on Anna's cheek. It was a long tongue that surfed smooths against Anna's cheek.
"Akh! ... AAAAA !!! "
Startled was Anna, rows of sharp teeth behind her made Anna scream as hysteric as she can. And soon stepped away with a scarred face from the outskirts of the cage which meet the length of tongues.
Anna, who retreated in hysterics by accident knocked over a candle in the middle of the room. and makes the light dim dead in instant, and bring total darkness in the room.
There was not the slightest wind and not the slightest light. Only Anna's heartbeat her only friend in the room that was completely dark now.
" Huh !? What is this? how can we eat here in darkness? "
"That's right! What does this mean, do you guys wanna play with us or something, huh?! "
" Yes that's right, don't you mess with us, the event organizers! We are Europeans too !! "
" We will report this! Let's we see later!"
One by one the creatures in the darkness become angry. After realizes that the only light and objects they can target no longer be in view.
As the darkroom began to get sound crowded. Anna tried to suppress her breath. So that it would not get noticed by the creatures that were targeting her. Yet, the more she tried to suppress her breathing the louder the breath came and made her chest even tighter.
In her despair, tears began to flow from Anna's eyes. Even her sobs, which she could hardly endure broke the rage of the creatures in the darkness. And that's when the two spotlights that had off earlier returned to shine. But, the light did not aim at the host, but at Anna in the cage, who was sobbing.
Anna's cries immediately stopped at the same time as the other spotlights shot. Then one by one, began to light up and aimed right at her.
The sudden tightness of her chest felt very violent and her gaze was get fixed on the wooden floor where she sat. While trying to catch her breath, Anna tried to lift her head.
"Heesssshhhh ?! Heeessshhh ?! "
The breath of the creatures that filled the room sounded soft in her ears. But Anna, who wanted to get rid of her curiosity, kept trying to raise her head.
Simultaneous with her heartbeat, dozens of heavy breaths of the creatures. As Anna continued to raise her head.
"Do not be afraid little girl, we will not spare your bones ."
Guuuaaagaaaahhhaaaahahahahha !! Hahahahahahaaaahaaahaaahahaaa !!
Dozens of monsters, in the form of giant bats. With long tongues and green to purplish eyes, they gathered around the ironwork. And were laughing with joy while looking at Anna as an object of their hunger.
" No!"
A small voice escaped Anna's lips as her heartbeat seemed to stop.
" What do you say, little girl ~ ???" said one green wide eye, visible behind the bars of iron behind Anna's back.
" HHYYAAAAAAAA ... NO NO! ... DD ... DON'T COME! GO AWAY!! ... NOOOOOO !!! "
BBRUUUAAKKK !!
Like a bolt of lightning, the front door of the dance hall that connected it to the front yard opened wide. It was a violent thud from the outside.
There stood a man dressed noble suit with one of his legs still raised.