Ze became addicted to playing the death well. She didn't care about the horrible experience she had, it was just a nightmare that was nothing to worry about. Maybe because of her strange experience in another world, after playing the well of death a few times, Ze was able to get out of the game area. Wandering off the stage and then re-entering the death well stage. This makes a scene, shocking, and sensational, there has never been a death well attraction like it. The news spread quickly. Many journalists came to the stand to prove the truth. Spectators flocked to the stand of the well of death. They wanted to see the "Well Death Girl" attraction. But they must be disappointed, because Ze is not a regular player. How are about Ze's parents? Obviously, their heart would fall out, but by Ze, Haji Bod and Hajjah Bod were told to choose. "Choose me speeding on the street or speeding on the well of death," said Ze, spoiled. Everything went wrong with Ze. But, in the end the parents relented. "Please be a death well girl, as long as you not become a demon," said Haji Bod.
"Yes!" shrieked Ze.
Saturday afternoon, Ze had already made thorough preparations for the death well performance. In fact, since the morning Blop had been brought to the stand of the well of death. That was her fault, because there was one of the crew who was jealous of Ze's prowess and wanted to harm her. That person's name is Lendo. This guy surreptitiously unplugged Blop's gas hose. He put the hose back on, but it stuck only very thinly, as thin as a razor. The death well game will only be held at 4 pm. But at 2 pm Ze had come and met Grandpa TTS. "I'm nervous, Grandpa. What's wrong, maybe something will happen to me."
"Don't think like that. It's normal to be nervous," said Grandpa TTS.
"Can I scream too?"
"You can if you want," said Grandpa TTS. At 16.30 WIB, the audience of the well of death was full. Ten minutes to five, Ze had already entered the giant barrel. Ze had already warmed up the Blop engine. Five minutes to five, Ze started to put on her helmet and perched on Blop's saddle. Grandpa TTS is getting cold sweat. Ze already gave a thumbs up sign ready to perform. The death well crew had gone out and locked the door, only Grandpa TTS and Ze were inside.
Ze is ready with Blop. "Runggg...Runggg! Ruunggg!" Ze pressed into first gear and loosened the clutch pressure. Blop starts to spin. Within seconds Blop was down the barrel wall. It was a deafening sound, especially with the creaking sound of the wooden walls vibrating at the speed of Blop. Ze was already in circles, spinning with joy. The audience is waiting for the attraction that can come out of the barrel tube, because that is the advantage of this deadly well. But it never did, until some people got impatient. "When is the lethal attraction?"
That's when there was a strong smell of gasoline. But it was not really realized by the audience, except for Lendo. Unbeknownst to others, Lendo lit a cigarette hastily. Only three puffs, the cigarette was quietly dropped into the stage of the well of death. What a very dangerous thing will happen to Ze.
However, at that very critical moment, there was a fountain from one of the spectators, a toddler being carried by his father. His father was surprised so reflexively raised his son a little higher. That's when the splash of pee hit the flame of the butt. Ze is safe. But the Blop's engine will die from running out of fuel! Of course there will be no driving force to keep going. but what happened? Strangely, minute by minute the motor was still alive. Lendo gets restless.
How about Ze? As she and Blop flew out of the arena, suddenly a coconut spun behind her, as if chasing her. Because the diameter of the round is only short, it is not clear which one is chasing or which one is being chased. After a while Ze realized that it wasn't a coconut, but a head grinning wildly. What happened? Will the past experience with Hidr happen again? The UWe nation, apparently, continues to target her. Lucifer, because of the failure of the UWe in Paris, launched a competition to get Ze's body so that more and more people were hunting for the girl.
Ze who was followed by a piece of the head was not known by anyone, not even Grandpa TTS knew it. "Hi ..., there is a ghost of Mount Pringis following me." Ze got goosebumps. However, the head-only ghost couldn't get close to Ze. Not only because Blop has a strong smell of chicken dung, but Ze is also protected by a strong mystical aura. There was a spherical shroud of light. Imagine a floating soap bubble and Ze in it, that's just how it is. The veil of light protected her, so that when the ghost of the head approached it hit the invisible veil. The bob head ghost gasped and gave up. His intention to harm Ze so that he could use his body, did not come to fruition.
Ze and her motorbike re-entered the pit of death stage. However, when the game of the death well was almost over, suddenly the stage was enveloped in thick smoke. Ze was sucked into the white hallway. She remembered that it was the hallway that brought her together with a figure from the holy land, Hidr, who wore the alif mark on his turban. Once she had mastered the situation, on her waist was hanging a glass bottle and a balloon. Her hand also already holds a bamboo stick. Uh, Ze has become a ghost hunter! "You have a mission to complete," said Hidr who was standing not far from her.
"Do it always have to be me?" Ze said.
"Only you are blessed to carry out this task. You're the only smoky iron riding girl who goes around in circles," Hidr explained. Hidr blows cold air which then becomes a white cloud. Hidr rides the white cloud with the Ghost Hunter. They went down underground and underwater passages. Ze saw the villages of the UWe people which were located under the cemetery. If the village is big and bustling, it must be the UWe village under the cemetery in the big cities. Finally they arrived at UWe village with houses in the form of gadang. "Now you have to face the palasik ghost." Ze was surprised because this was the first time he heard the name of the ghost, which he often heard of the ghost of pocong.
"Palasik ghost? How come I just heard the name?" Ze was surprised.
Hidr explained, "Palasik or palasik ghosts are equivalent to vampires or Dracula in European legends, because they are both blood-sucking ghosts. Palasik comes to its prey in the middle of the night. People whose blood is sucked by palasik become pale and sickly."
"Terrible!" Zee exclaimed.
Hidr frowned when he saw Ze, who looked aghast at his statement. Apparently, the suggestion to preserve ancestral culture so that it doesn't become extinct is accepted by the community, even cultures that smell heretical, namely practicing the occult science of ancestral heritage. Likewise, in Minang, Indonesia, there are people who still practice black magic by becoming palasik ghosts. This ghost bears a resemblance to the leak in Bali or the kuyang in Kalimantan. Practitioners of palasik ghosts usually live in villages. In ancient times, adherents of this black magic formed their own community, separated from society because they were ostracized. They can only marry fellow palasik descendants.
However, nowadays, they are difficult to identify because they have mingled with other societies. Palasik ghosts can detach their heads from their bodies. There are several types of palasik, one of which is kuduang palasik, where people who have this type of black magic can cut off their heads and then put them back together. Kuduang in Minang language means "cut" or "behead". But, that doesn't mean someone who inherits palasik blood from his ancestors immediately becomes a palasik ghost. There are certain ceremonies that must be carried out to master this black magic, so that not every palasik descendant becomes palasik like their ancestors.
"Are the bodies of palasik adherents also controlled by UWe after death?" Ze asked.
Hidr did not immediately reply. "There are palasik ghosts in human form. His life is not eternal. When he dies, his spirit gathers with fellow spirits who follow palasik science. Whether his body was used by the UWe or not, I don't really know. Later we will also find out," said Hidr. The figure marked with alif invites Ze to destroy the palasik ghost, and that means they have to find the ancestors of the palasik ghosts that are thousands of years old.
"Then, where can we find those ancestors?" Ze is confused.
Hidr invites Ze to look for the oldest palasik ghost community village. If you are looking for an old tomb, you can look at the date on the tombstone, but how do you find the palasik community settlements underground? Hidr explained that the Palasik elders must be highly respected by their descendants. "We're just looking for the elder, now, that's the culprit palasik ghost," said Hidr. To find out if it's an elder or not, Hidr has a method, "We'll observe where the most palasik ghosts gather. The younger palasik ghosts must ask the seniors for advice!"
They see palasik heading somewhere, Hidr believes they came to the elder. Hidr invites Ze to peek at the ghosts and arrive at a very old and scary underground village. In that place the palasik ghost removed his head and bit the other bodies, yes, although many of them were toothless. It turns out that the instinct as a palasik who lives by sucking blood is still attached. Suddenly a shroud of palasik heads flew towards Ze. Luckily the Ghost Hunter was shrouded in a veil of holy light so the ghost bounced and failed to suck Ze's blood. But his failed attempt becomes a serious threat to Ze, because the ghost will scream if he has found a human child. Next, a horde of bloodthirsty ghosts will gang up on the girl of the well of death. But before the ghost left, Hidr managed to catch it.
"Oh my God, there are creatures as ugly as them," Ze was horrified to see the ghost. Hidr asked the whereabouts of elder palasik. The ghost didn't want to answer. Until finally, annoyed, Hidr asked Ze for a balloon, put the ghost in it, and tightly tied the balloon's mouth. The ghost screamed to be released. But Hidr asked for the ghost to answer his question. The ghost agreed so Hidr untied the mouth of the balloon. After that they got the answer. "Our leader is in the Bermuda Triangle, invited by Lucifer as a token of honor."
From the ghost, Ze and Hidr also received information that the Palasik elder asked Lucifer's blessing to revive the Palasik on earth. "It's just that Lucifer asked for a condition that we create a disaster to cause human casualties. That way, many bodies can be used again by the UWe!" said the palasik ghost.
Hidr was surprised to hear that statement. "What? You want to bring back the extinct palasik community?"
"How many palasik have died?" Ze asked.
"Thousand!" replied the palasik ghost who smelled like dead rats.
Ze wants to throw up, even throw up. Hidr asked loudly, "When will your elders come back here?"
The palasik ghost replied with a grunt, adding to his ugliness, "He's on his way home now. It'll be here soon." Hidr had a plan, so he released the palasik ghost. But, before that, Hidr threatened him, "Be careful if you tell your friends where we are. I'll find you and put it in a glass bottle and you can't get out forever!" The ghost then joined his friends. Not long after, the palasik ghosts gathered and rushed to a certain place.
The ghosts, apparently, were doing a welcoming ceremony for the elder of the palasik community who had come from the highest leadership of the world of darkness. Unfortunately, as soon as the palasik elder arrived, he brought with him very important news about the hunt for the swirling smoky iron riding girl, who had become a ghost hunter. The palasik elder told his citizens to be aware of the presence of the ghost charmer. Its features are also mentioned. "He brought bamboo sticks, glass bottles and balloons as a ghost cage!" cried the palasik elder who wore a sewer rat skull around his neck. He's the only one with the necklace.
Inevitably, after hearing the news, the palasik ghost previously captured by Hidr ignored Hidr's threat. The ghost tells the existence of a child who has these characteristics. "That person is in our village! I just met her! But I don't know where they are now," said the ghost. Where's Ze? Hidr had already asked Ze to get out of the way, because he saw the veil that shrouded the ghost hunter seemed to be weakening. Ze's protective veil dimmed so that it could harm her if attacked by ghosts. Under these conditions, if the palasik chased after her and fought, Ze couldn't do much. Hidr took Ze away from the underground palasik village. But palasik ghosts have a sense of smell like dogs, so they could be chasing Ze by smelling her body. Look, the palasik stick out their rotten tongues and grin. They are bloodthirsty because they have not sucked blood for thousands or hundreds of years.
"Why do we keep running?" Ze asked.
Hidr, "This is for your safety. I see you are getting weak, maybe there is doubt in your heart. Don't hesitate, make up your mind. Don't think nonsense. With a focused mind, your energy will increase. Come on, I'll help increase your energy." Hidr spreads a prayer rug and sits cross-legged and makes dhikr. After that, a moment later, his hand reached out and a rainbow-colored light flashed into Ze's body. Ze's protective sheath grew stronger and stronger. After he finished Hidr said "But I can't keep helping you like this, especially if we're battling a lot of ghosts. We have to be careful. We can't fight so many palasik ghosts. We have to strategize. We aim for the elder so that the others become weak."
Moments later Hidr realized that they were being chased by the ghosts. Hidr himself as a creature of the unseen world has no body odor, but Ze's smell will lead the ghosts to find them. Hidr thought for a moment, then, suddenly in his hand there was a ginger rhizome that was quite large. He crushed the ginger rhizome and spread it to Ze's body. "The smell of this tuber is very hated by ghosts," said Hidr. That's right, the palasik ghosts that were chasing them became flustered by losing track of them, the scent of the human scent that had been sniffed out suddenly disappeared. "We're waiting for them to let their guard down."
"When did they let their guard down?" Ze sat hunched over.
"After sucking blood."
Ze was wide-eyed. "Then whose blood will he suck? Do they only suck human blood?"
Hidr laughed. "Actually they can suck the blood of animals, but they are proud to do so because they will be branded as cowardly ghosts. Palasik ghosts that suck the blood of babies or old humans are also not respected, will be made fun of by their friends as cowardly palasik."
"If it's only human blood they're after, I have a solution. We just collect the fat mosquitoes, then squeeze the blood. It's human blood." Ze has a suggestion.
"I know what we have to do. There are creatures that are mosquitoes. This beast is no ordinary beast, a semi-magical beast. Each mosquito that sucks human blood deposit a tenth of the blood it sucks to this creature. The deposit is magically sucked by this creature so that the mosquito does not feel it."
"Ugh, that's not fair. Every time I was bitten by a mosquito it itch. Meanwhile, mosquitoes don't feel anything when they are sucked by this creature's blood," said Ze. "How to find this mosquito blood-sucking creature?" Hidr crossed his arms and closed his eyes. Suddenly there is a creature that looks like a spider. His stomach was very fat and red. Ze was so shocked that he jumped away.
"Ask for a balloon," Hidr whispered. Ze handed over the balloon. Hidr pierced the beast's stomach and collected the gushing blood. After enough demon beasts were let go. "Palasik sucks blood from the big toe." Ze frowned. "Only your big toe, Ze."
"My feet?" Ze was surprised.
"You should pretend to be asleep. As soon as the palasik elder is sucking the blood from your big toe, just hit it with a bamboo stick! But you have to remember, never even if you close your eyes or fall asleep. Palasik can make potential victims fall asleep. Pray and do istighfar so you don't fall asleep." Hidr transfers mosquito blood to three balloons. Two balloons were attached to Ze's big toe, while he carried one.
"But, what about the smell of ginger on my body? Where do you want palasik to be provoked?" "Spread your body with mosquito blood," Hidr said with a laugh.
Then, how can it be that the one who comes to suck the blood is the palasik elder, not the others? If it wasn't the palasik who wore the skull of a sewer rat, then their struggle was in vain. "I'm going to look for the palasik ghost we caught earlier. With the lure of the remaining mosquito blood, I will persuade him to bring the elder here."
Hidr had no trouble finding the palasik ghost he had caught. "Look, what I brought." The palasik ghost salivated at the sight of a balloon filled with blood. "This I will give to you if you secretly bring your elders to suck the ghost charmer's blood." The ghost was very happy to hear Hidr's words, even dancing happily.
Not long after, two disembodied heads flashed after Hidr. Ze pretended to be asleep. Even though he prepared his bamboo club. His eyes didn't close. It's just that it's a very tough struggle. Ze knows, it seems the palasik ghost has started to approach him. Two palasik ghost heads came to Ze. Look at the fat big toe. "This kid's big toe is so fat, not like the old kid."
"The boss is very lucky, this kid's blood collects on his big toe," said the palasik ghost to his elders. "Please suck it up, boss!"
"If she is the devil charmer, then I can be appointed as the little emperor of the Indonesian branch, replacing the old little emperor," said the elder of the palasik community. As soon as he saw the bamboo stick, glass bottle, and balloon that Ze brought, the palasik elder became convinced that the girl was really a ghost charmer. The head of the palasik elder hastily floated toward Ze's big toe. The ghost then sucked Ze's big toe greedily. On the first sip the ghost elder spit out the blood he was sucking. "Damn it, not good! The smell of mosquitoes!" Elder palasik grumbled.
Because the blood is the result of many mosquito bites, the blood types are mixed. There are 4 blood types in humans, namely O, A, B, and AB. Actually what is meant by Blood Type O is 0 (zero). Why is it called blood group zero? Blood Type 0 (zero) has blood cells without antigens. In English, 0 (zero) is often read as O. Blood Type A has blood cells with antigen A, Blood Type B has blood cells with antigen B, while Blood Type AB has red blood cells with antigens A and B. Most people have is O, while the least group is AB because it is only 4% of the world's population. What are antigens? Enemies that blood has to fight are usually dubbed antigens. Antigens always attack the body's health through the blood. Antigens are usually in the form of viruses or bacteria that enter with food. Fortunately in the blood there are antibodies that are ready to fight the antigen. When there is a great battle between antibodies against antigens, the body temperature becomes hot.
"Maybe the child was bitten by a mosquito in the upper world!" said his men. The palasik elder nodded then sucked on Ze's big toe. That's when Ze hit him with his bamboo stick. Instantly the disembodied head shattered into pieces with a terrible stench. The other head, confused, had the same turn. Ze's bamboo stick smashed into him and turned into thick smoke with a forgiving smell. Hidr asked Ze for a glass bottle and sucked up two fumes and put it in the bottle and plugged it with liquid glass which soon hardened. The bottle was tossed up and never came down again. I don't know where it's gone.
"However, the rest of their headless bodies will invite other palasik suspicions." Ze was very worried.
"We come and destroy. In the absence of the elder, the other palasik will be confused and easy for us to destroy," said Hidr. They immediately went to the palasik community village. As soon as they arrived at the Palasik village, Hidr immediately looked for the headless body of the Palasik elder, he raised it high so that all members of the Palasik could see it. Dropped sewer rat skull necklace.
"We have destroyed your elders!"
When the palasik were stunned, between believing or not with Hidr's words, Ze moved quickly. By hovering she hit each palasik with her stick. The palasik ghost bodies tumbled and shattered. Dense smoke immediately filled the Palasik village. As soon as the last palasik fell, Hidr sucked up a lot of smoke and put it in a glass bottle and threw it away. Quite a number of glass bottles are needed, however, the bottle on Ze's waist never runs out. Once taken there is a replacement, and continues like that. There is one palasik left. Surprisingly, this one doesn't work with Ze's magic wand. How did it happen?
"I'm not actually a palasik, I was dragged by them to become a palasik, but I still refuse. Even I was force-fed their food to become palasik so that I became like this. All this time I was tortured by them. Please, complete my death so that my soul is free from this curse." The last Palasik whined at Hidr. "One day, in 1340, in Minang Land, I caught our village chief being a palasik ghost. He sucked my son's blood. With the help of the other palasik, I was kidnapped and fed the blood they sucked. Unexpectedly, to cover up his secret, he slandered that I was a palasik. Then, I was judged by mass to death. Because there was palasik blood that had entered my body, after I died, it turned out to be like this. I became a palasik ghost and lived in this underground village. And, it really hurt me. Please help me, free me from this cursed palasik science curse."
"How to free you from the curse?" Ze asked. "Read to me Surah Yassin of Al Quran." The palasik ghost was crying. Hidr and Ze became pity. "Help me." Repeat the ghost.
"Okay." Hidr recited Surah Yassin and Ze followed him. After the recitation of the holy words, the palasik body disappeared without a trace. No smoke or anything. Ze looked at Hidr, wondering why this one ghost was not like the others. Hidr said quietly, "Ze, you must know that God's secrets are everywhere. And Allah is Most Forgiving. And your job is done, girl," said Hidr and told Ze to return to the human realm. With a gust of wind from the footprint of the figure marked with the alif mark, Ze was back in the giant drum, the stage of the well of death.
"How long have I been missing, Grandpa?" Ze asked Grandpa TTS.
TTS Grandpa looked at his watch. "Half an hour!" Half an hour? In such a short time Ze has conquered the palasik ghost? Between the spirit realm and the human realm the time dimension is already different. Years in the spirit realm might just be a day in the human realm. "But why did you disappear again? I can't understand why it could be like this, the past incident was repeated again," said Grandpa TTS surprised. Ze didn't share her experience as a ghost hunter, afraid of being laughed at. What about Lendo who wants to harm Ze? Sentenced by Mr. Sidik by being told to mop the stage of the death well. Ze returns home by riding Blop. Ah, the girl lives in two worlds, as a death well player and a ghost hunter. Will Ze tell her parents about the strange experience? Who knows. (*)