"Adipati! Can you lend me a hand?! Don't you dare to laze around in this house!" shouts his mother. He sits up immediately on his bed with a frowning face. The loud grunts come out from both of his nostrils. He gets out of his room and walks toward the kitchen.
His mother lends him something and then says, "Can you please buy me some groceries? Here's the list and some money." Adipati takes it without saying anything and leaves the kitchen. He locks the door and begins to walk away from his house. He questions his mother's sudden demand while walking to the store.
"Didn't she know that I'm tired of working from early morning to late evening?" angered him from inside. He finally arrived at the grocery store and then take the available basket. Next, he takes out the list from his pocket and picks every item that was listed on the paper. He put the basket that is full of items onto the counter table.
The cashier put everything one by one into the plastic bags. Adipati pays the cashier with the money that was lent by his mother. After receiving the change, he takes the heavy plastic bags and walks out of the store. "After this, I want to lay back on my bed and take a rest," he said to himself.
***
Adipati arrived home safely then he takes out the house key. He inserts it into the keyhole and turns it 90 degrees clockwise.
"Hi~ We've waited for a long time you know? Where have you been?" asked the unfamiliar voice from inside the house. Adipati starts to feel something wrong, "Who are you guys? Where is my mother?" "Oh, she's sleeping in the room. You don't have to worry."
He drops the groceries and rushes into his mother's room. He stands there, locked in place as he looks at his mother. She is laying on the bed, the bedsheet and her clothes are stained with blood. Her eyes and mouth are closed, and both of her hands are placed on her stomach.
"We came here to ask her to pay the debt nicely but what she did was screaming, hitting, kicking, and what else?" said the man. "YOU BASTARD! YOU'VE KILLED HER! YOU KILLED MY MOTHER!"
DUSH!
A sudden punch landed right on poor Adipati's face.
"Now this idiot screaming right at my face. Listen here damn it, I didn't kill her. I just stabbed her right in her throat. I never thought she could die, that's all." "DAMN YOU!!!"
Adipati swings his punch, trying to give a jab to the bastard's face. The damn man dodges Adipati's punches with ease and kicks Adipati in the gut.
"Cough!"
DUSH! DUSH! DUSH! DUSH! DUSH! DUSH! DUSH!
Adipati got kicked multiple times by the terrible gang. "Okay, stop, stop, stop. Let's take this idiot to the nearby lake and then throw him into the lake, okay?" asked the bastard. The wicked gang laugh and nods without questioning further. They take Adipati out of the house and throw him into the white van that doesn't have a single backseat.
"What the heck?! I thought we were done here!" asked the driver. "The boss wanted us to bring this idiot kid to the lake so he could drown him there," explained one of the gang members. "Okay! To the lake, we go!" excited the driver.
The van speed up after all of the members are inside including Adipati. A lot of questions appear inside Adipati's confused mind.
"Who… the heck… are you… guys…?" asked Adipati while he is short of breath. "Isn't it better if you ask us nicely like this earlier? Well, my name is Tailong, this is Shark, that one is Jai, and that driver is Dragon. We are here to collect your father's debt. It has been 3 months since he borrowed the money from us, you know?" "Hey! Hey! Look over there! It's the old fart Razak!" said the driver. "Boss, should we take him in?" asked Shark. "We take him in of course! Stop the van, Dragon! I want to talk with that old man for a minute," ordered Tailong.
The white van slows down and slowly approaches the old man. Jai opens the door for Tailong and the three of them jump out of the van. Adipati on the other hand just sits there at the corner of the van. He is too tired after all those kicks that he received earlier.
"Hello Tuan Razak, how are you~?" greeted Tailong friendly. The old man Razak just walks away, ignoring Tailong's greeting. "Come on Tuan Razak, don't be like that. We just want to talk," said Tailong while pulling Razak's shoulder. Razak turns around, looking at them with eyes that are covered with dark circles.
"What did I want to ask you? Oh right! When will you pay your debt, Tuan Razak? It has been 6 months now," said Tailong. Old man Razak just stays his mouth shut, not saying any word. "Is this old man deaf? Hey! I said when will you pay your debt?! It has been 6 months now!" screamed Tailong in front of Razak's poker face. "This old fart must have been deaf for sure," Tailong clattered his teeth and clenched his fist, holding back his burning anger. "Jai, Shark, take this old man into the van. I want to teach him a lesson,"
Jai and Shark nod gladly and then they pull Razak's shirt collar. They drag the old man into the van while Tailong follows from behind.
Whirr…
Thump!
"Dragon! Let's go! We've got the old prick and an idiot to integrate." "Alright boss!"
Vroom…!
"Now Tuan Razak, I'm asking you softly and slowly right now. So, answer the damn question old man, when will pay your debt?"
Razak doesn't say anything, doesn't react, and doesn't move a muscle.
"This old man is done for sure…," thought Adipati witnessing everything.
This makes Tailong rage with anger and begins to clench his fist.
DUSH! DUSH! DUSH!
Old man Razak's face got punched by Tailong repeatedly. He falls in front of the damn bastard Tailong.
"This is what you got when you mess around with me, you damned old fart! When we arrived at the lake, you know what will happen to you damn bastard!" "Boss, we are almost there!" "Good, these two will be finished right there."
Grrr…
Everyone inside the van heard the slow growling sound.
GRRR…
Tailong, Shark, Jai, and Adipati turn their eyes toward Razak.
GRAAAHHH!!!
DUSH!
"WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU, OLD MAN?! SUDDENLY ATTACKED ME LIKE A DISGUSTING RABID DOG! YOU WANT TO DIE, AREN'T YOU?! YOU DAMNED OLD MAN!"
Tailong managed to kick and curse Razak right in his face. Razak on the other hand gets up and attacks Adipati.
GRAH!!!
"What the heck old man?!"
Adipati is shocked and he reaches out both of his hands to stop crazy Razak.
CHOMP!!!
ARGHHH!!
Razak bites Adipati's right hand but then suddenly Tailong kicks Razak from his side. Razak is thrown far away and hits the van's door meanwhile Adipati grunts in pain. "Dragon! Are we there yet?! This damned old have gone crazy!" "Yes, boss! We are finally here!"
SCREEEEECHHH!!!
Tailong grabs Razak's collar, opens the door, and throws the old man out of the van.
GRAAAHHH!!!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Three shots came out from the gun that is held in Tailong's hand. All three bullets directly hit right through Razak's head. Every member sticks their head out behind Tailong. They look at the dead Razak and they found something truly shocking.
Blue blood coming out of Razak's bullet wound on his head. Tailong did kill a lot of people but he never sees someone's blood colored blue.
"Boss, are you alright?" "Huh? What? Uh, oh, I'm… I'm fine. Let's go."
Shark roughly drags Adipati out of the white van. Adipati is also shocked when he takes look at Razak. "Is this old man even a human?" thought Adipati. He got dragged until they arrived at a tree beside the lake.
"Do you know why I'm bringing you here? To kill you of course. If you can't pay your father's debt with money, you must pay it with blood, got that?" said Tailong towards Adipati without giving him a chance to speak.
"You know, your father is such a fool. I've asked him to pay the debt but guess what? He said that he didn't have enough money to pay yet. So, I killed him. If your father paid the debt on time, your mother wouldn't have to die in that messy house."
Those words that Adipati heard made his eyes wide open. He could feel a burning feeling in his chest and a boiling feeling in his head. He is frowning, tears coming out of his eyes. He clenches his teeth and his fist then begins to run towards bastard Tailong.
DUSH!!!
The damned Tailong's face got punched hard by Adipati. He falls to the ground with a disbelieving look in his eyes. "Boss! Why you-?!" every gang member begins to attack Adipati. One tries to jab him but luckily Adipati dodges the attack easily.
He kicks his opponent's guts, making that bastard fall and roll on the ground. The other two try to hit him with the tree branches. Adipati catches it then take it from them and begins to use it against them. They got hit very badly by Adipati right on the head.
"COME HERE, BASTARD! I'LL HANG YOU RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!"
Tailong the bastard aggressively wrapped a rope around Adipati's neck. Then he quickly ties it up into a noose knot. He throws the rest of the rope across a tree branch. "Hey! Get up! Help me hang this idiot!" ordered Tailong to his gang members.
They immediately get up without wasting a single minute. They grab the rope and pull Adipati higher and higher above the ground. Adipati struggled to release himself from the tight knot. He chokes, coughs, and gasps for air to breathe.
"Higher! Higher! Higher! I want to shoot the crap out of this guy!"
Adipati finally reached the height that bastard Tailong required. Tailong ties the rope to the trunk of the tree. The gang to a few steps back to see their masterpiece. They laughed out loud happily to see Adipati struggling in mid-air.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Finally! I could watch this punk struggle to death! Come to think of it, you look like a pinata, you know? I think how about we play a game? It's called shoot that pinata!" excite Tailong while taking out his gun.
"Boss, we don't want to play." "Why not?" "That pinata is all yours, boss." "Go on boss." "Come boss! Shoot it!" "Shoot it! Shoot it! Shoot it! Shoot it! Shoot it!" "Aww, thank you so much, I appreciate it."
Tailong takes a right angle to aim at his target. His gang members wait in excitement for their boss to shoot.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"Hooray!!!"
Tailong blows the smoke that comes out from his gun. He takes a look at his artwork but shocked due to the odd outcome.
"No way…," he thought to himself.
Purple blood oozes and drips out from Adipati's bullet wound. Everyone's mind at the scene felt like getting flipped and bent.
CRACK! SNAP! THUD!
Adipati falls onto the grassy ground hard and loud. "R-Ru-Run! Let's go! Hurry!" panicked Tailong while running away from that place with his gang.
***
"So that's how I became a hybrid," Adipati put his story to a conclusion.
Yusuf and Carla only lean back on the chair. It's hard to believe that their dear friend is going through all those tragedies.
"I'm sorry to ask but how about your mother?" asked Yusuf. "To be honest, I don't know. After I discovered that my blood is now purple, my whole world is shattered. I'm confused, should I run away? Should I come back to my mother? If I come back, the government will take me as their lab rat. So…, I choose the first option." "Adipati…" "I know but… I'm pretty sure that the police found my mother's body but they hide it from me because they found Razak's body during their investigation." "It's okay Adipati, I'm sure that they keep your mother safe," comfort Carla. "Thank you, Carla. I appreciate it," Adipati gives a slight smile. "You're welcome, Adipati," said Carla gladly. "By the way, it's your turn now, right?" "Eh? But I… Fine, I'll start now,"