Ze shuddered. Se panicked when she suddenly swayed. I thought there was an earthquake. But, when looking at the chandelier that didn't move at all, it wasn't an earthquake. Apparently, she was not feeling well, after a while her head felt dizzy. She sleeps, who knows her head will be comfortable after waking up, but still dizzy. Finally, Ze took the headache medicine. Two hours later it felt good. But that night she couldn't sleep, the effect of the drug's action which on the packaging was written "does not cause drowsiness".
Well, then, she didn't sleep and was sick the next day. "Wary, I will not take that drug again," Ze promised in her heart. Luckily, she was able to sleep for a while in the morning. Only, she heard the sound of people arguing, the sound of the workers at the chicken slaughter. Nong said that last night he saw a light from the west, which then stopped at Mr. Qomar's coconut tree.
His friend, a fellow worker at the abattoir, said maybe what Nong saw was a moving star. Star moved? In the scientific world there are no stars moving, there are meteors or other objects that fall towards the earth. If the object is large enough then it is clearly visible, even if the meteor does not burn up in space, it will fall to earth as a meteorite object.
"If it was a meteor, our village would have been destroyed by the fall. What I saw last night was the light was flat, not vertical from the sky. It glows blue and clings to that coconut tree!" said Nong, pointing to a coconut tree in the distance, in Mr. Qomar's garden.
"You're making this up," said his friend.
"Yeah, if you don't believe me. To be sure I'm not lying either," said Nong, a little annoyed. It's just that a few days later some people, and they were not residents of Ze village, came and said they would take the lucky iron that was in Mr. Qomar's coconut tree. Finding this fact, Nong is happy, because now his friends believe that he is not making this up. The proof, someone else saw it. If not, who told the people to come to Mr. Qomar's garden?
Iron luck, usually a kind of heirloom shaped kris. Ze who heard the news about taking the iron immediately went to Mr. Qomar's garden, she wanted to see what really happened. Is there really magic iron in the coconut tree? There are many people who see the process of taking lucky iron. Ze saw that there was nothing on the coconut tree. For example, a kris that sticks to it, but is completely absent.
"I didn't see anything?"
"Me too," said the person under the coconut tree.
"It's also an heirloom. Not just anyone can see it," said another. There was someone who was going to climb a coconut tree, but before that the person was fervently praying. The man was carrying a piece of the shroud. Moments later, the man climbed a coconut tree. When he reached the middle of the tree, the man stopped. One hand was holding the tree and the other hand seemed to be pulling something heavy from the coconut tree.
"It has been successfully taken," said one of the audience. The man then came down. He showed what has been taken. A small kris. The group of heirloom takers left the village. Someone said that they were palace employees. Many people think it's a mysterious thing. But Ze doesn't think so, mediocre, because it's something supernatural. Even so, Ze asked Grandpa TTS about it.
"Heirlooms are not random things. Usually in such objects there is a qadam, or a guardian in the form of a jinn. When the heirloom is no longer maintained by the owner, because he feels wasted, then the genie will leave. He could have just left, leaving his 'home' in the form of a dagger, sword, spear, or something else. But there are also those who leave with their 'home' with the intention that other humans will find and take care of them again."
"Is that what makes the owner immune to weapons?"
"There are two kinds. It could be that the kris is made of a mixture of metal and meteorite objects. Meteorite stones, perhaps, had the power of nature to resist the sharpness of weapons to those who wielded the heirloom, but this one was extremely rare. Most heirlooms are immune because there is a magical shield that protects the heirloom owner. It's not free, there's a reward to be given to supernatural beings waiting for heirlooms. Of course, the genie did not want to suffer the pain of receiving an opponent's weapon stab without reward. Except for saints where supernatural beings voluntarily guard them."
Ze thought of the UWe people, who inhabit the bodies of the dead. Likewise heirlooms. The weapon was made a home by supernatural beings.
When she left for school, in front of her primary school, she saw a mother persuading her son who did not want to go to school. The child was sulking, even crying. Don't know if the child will finally go to school, because Ze continues on her way to school. However, in the following days she witnessed the same thing. The child is still sulking and does not want to go to school. Maybe it's the same as she used to be, because one of her friends is naughty, going to school is torture. Because every day she saw that the boy didn't want to go to school, Ze took the time to help persuade the second grader.
"I'm scared. Something is scaring me!" said the boy.
"Did any of your friends misbehave?" Ze asked.
"He's not a friend, but a long-haired demon!"
His mother said, "Come on, don't make this up. No demons. Come on, Mama, let's take you to class!"
The child was crying. "Oh, Mom. Let's just go home. She frightens me all the time." For Ze there are two possibilities for the problem of the child. First, maybe the kid is telling the truth. It could be that the child is an indigo child, who is able to see supernatural beings. Second, it is possible that the child is lying to cover up that he is being bullied by his friend. Ze had a chance to talk to his mother and got a story that it had been going on for half a month. Strangely, said his mother, who finally always waited for him, his son often looked fearfully at the corner of the classroom, towards the window. In addition, so far her son has never had a problem with his friends, even a boy named Budi is good at taekwondo, because since kindergarten he has joined the taekwondo club.
"Maybe what the kid said is true," Ze said to herself.
She remembered that when she was in elementary school, there were some students who were often in a trance. The terror of the trance only ended after a psychic intervened. Before the school was built, the land was a cemetery area. The tomb was moved to another place and the land which is quite strategic was built a village office and an elementary school. But many people say they are more afraid of dealing with thieves or robbers than ghosts. Why? The reason, they said, is that ghosts only scare, while thieves or robbers don't hesitate to hurt or kill their victims. There has never been any news of anyone dying from being strangled by a ghost.
One day Uncle Seno, a housing developer, came to his house. He told that he had to deal with spirits. It happened because he didn't research the history of the land he bought to build an apartment. When the first foundation stone was laid, that night, he was terrorized by several skeletons. The spirits asked that their house not be tampered with. Or, they are buried elsewhere.
"The land seller was playing rough. If the place is a grave, it must be cleaned first. The cleaning is not just clearing the bushes, it also includes moving the existing graves to another place, not as long as they are leveled with bulldozers," said Om Seno.
"Then how about it, not being built?"
"It's still being built. But, like it or not we have to spend extra money to do the cleaning. We hired smart people to move the tombs. Because the land had flat, it is not known where the tombs are. The tomb is indeed not maintained because there is no family. He said, it was the tomb of Dutch soldiers who died during the Diponegoro War. No wonder the ghost is big, the stature of a Caucasian."
Haji Bod laughed. Ze, who was listening to the conversation, laughed too. "I'm surprised, the psychic was still very young, not a local, even a Sulawesi person, but he could tell where the graves were so they could be moved. The place is now clean. Want to know what the evidence is?"
"What is the proof?"
"That night, after the moved of the tomb, the creatures came to see me and thanked me. Surprisingly, they were dressed like Dutch soldiers. So it's true that it was a former Dutch soldier's grave."
Apparently, the ghost that appeared to Budi was in the same case as Uncle Seno's. If that's true then it could be dire. But weren't the demons who had been in trance in the past been expelled? Could there be a wandering spirit who stopped at the school? The school is only crowded during class hours, after students and teachers leave school, it becomes quiet. There was only the caretaker of the school with his house on the corner. Moreover, at night the lighting is also very minimal so that it invites ghosts to stop by.
Why do ghosts like lonely places? Actually they don't care if it's quiet or crowded. It's just that when people are in a quiet place they feel more afraid. If alone, many people do not dare to go to the cemetery at night, try if there are many people, they must be brave. If there was a puppet show at the cemetery, surely many would come because the crowds felt braver because they had friends.
The following days, Ze still saw Budi strike in front of the school. Ze joined in persuading him to let the boy go to school. But failed. His mother, who felt hopeless, finally gave in to take him home. "Where do you live?" Ze asked, she intends to come to their house later. Who knows, she will succeed in having a heart to heart talk with the child. That's right, after school, Ze stopped at Budi's house. The child happily plays with his friends. Budi then called by his mother. After that, so as not to be embarrassed or afraid, Ze asked his mother to leave the two of them.
After chatting wildly to get to know himself, Ze asked, "Is it true that Budi saw a ghost at school?"
"That's right. The ghost likes to stare at me for a long time. I got scared."
"Indeed, if the ghost is just a glimpse you are not afraid?"
"Scared too! I never saw it before. Now, every day I see it. If it's morning, the ghost is standing in front of the school gate, waiting for me. Even the ghost followed me when I went to the school restroom," said Budi. "None of my friends saw it even though I showed it."
Ze nodded. It seems this kid really saw a ghost. So, if it is proven so, what will she do? Report to the principal? If that is done it will add to the complexity. It would frighten the students. Moreover, during this time, Budi's mother had never told other people about the problem for fear of being laughed at.
"Maybe I will transfer Budi to another school," said Mama Budi, "but the other school is far from home."
"Don't move it yet. For now, if he doesn't want to go to school, just let him go. I'll let you know later," said Ze.
"What are you going to do, son?"
"Looking for medicine for Budi." Budi's mother was stunned to hear this, but did not say anything. Looking for medicine for Budi, really Ze? It makes sense that Budi is sick with intestinal worms so you look for a cure? But, the pain is that the child is afraid of ghosts. That's how smart Ze is to cover up that she's a Ghost Hunter. Indeed, Ze had to act immediately. She felt sorry for Budi because the child could be stressed. After school, after eating and resting, Ze intends to go on a magical journey. But, while she was heating up the Blop engine, her mother suddenly asked her to bring the chicken to someone. Her mother gave a note of the address.
"Please bring the chicken, because he has transferred the money," said Hajjah Bod.
Yes, after delivering the chicken to its address, Death Well Girl went to a field. Unfortunately, the field was busy because it was used for football matches by children. Ze went to find another place. Luckily, there is a quiet field. In the field there were only children herding goats. Ze circled around with Blop, forming a circle. The goat herder was surprised to see her behavior. But, once he looked closely at Ze, he knew who the girl, the Death Well Girl. It was a blessing, because the child volunteered to take care of her. When other children came and asked who was riding the strange motorbike, he replied that she is the Death Well Girl were practicing. His friends came to see her, it didn't bother her at all.
If the children guard Ze, several tens of creatures of the dark world are even prepared to harm her. The UWe await Ze's carelessness in the transition period, when Ze is at the crossroads between the real and the unseen realms. Blop went faster and faster. Gradually the rotation grew louder so that the eyes of the children on the edge of the field could not see it, except for the thick smoke. "That kid has almost reached the bridge of the astral realm, boss. Let's ambush," said one of the UWe's, apparently the most impatient.
"No. Wait for my orders!" cried the leader of UWe, whose hands were raised up, the time to attack was at hand. "Now!" his orders. The UWes immediately charged at Ze. Since she had escaped from the ambush of his men, Lucifer held a competition to catch the Ghost Hunter. But this is not the only time the competition has been held. Why would the Supreme Emperor hold a contest? That's just a trick. Seeing Ze's record that always escapes, UWe-01 doesn't want to be directly involved in capturing her, he will lose prestige if he fails to beat Death Well Girl.
The retinue of Underworld creatures was able to catch up with Ze. When Ze was floating into the supernatural realm, she was suddenly surprised by the presence of Lucifer's men. Suddenly an eagle came to her aid, grabbed her and carried her away. Ze thinks the eagle is the incarnation of the prince of the Holy Land, Hidr. The eagle took Ze to a safe place and put her down. It turned out that Ze's estimation was wrong, because at the place where she was lowered by the bird, there was Hidr. After that the magical bird flew again, out of nowhere.
"Welcome to the magical land, Ghost Hunter," said Hidr, friendly.
Ze tells why she entered the supernatural realm. "In my elementary school, there was a ghost that scared a student, the child was so scared that he didn't want to go to school. Help me to get the ghost. At least to get out of the school."
Hidr said that the ghost that appeared at the school was an old ghost, who wandered from one place to another. "Her spirit is not at peace because she was killed by a ghost."
"Killed by a ghost?"
"Yes, her name is Magda Hamilton from New York, USA."
When did it happen? In the records, there are cases of murders committed by dead people, and the police cannot uncover the strangest cases in criminal history. The story is, in the 1870s, there was a girl named Ada Danforth who was always with her dwarf friend, Fanchon Monchare. They both love to travel, traveling on cruise ships that sail between France and New York. Fanchon was an orphan, his parents were killed in a fire. The dwarf inherited a large fortune while Ada Danforth acted as his legal guardian. That was the story that the girl told to people who asked her about her relationship with the dwarf.
Fanchon himself is no less interesting, his appearance is always friendly to anyone and always carries a doll. No one knew that it was all a charade. It's just a cover to trick people. The two of them were actually a pair of criminals. In fact, the harmony of their relationship is only on the surface. When in the room, Fanchon whose real name is Estelle Ridley likes to scold the girl harshly. Fanchon was actually a circus performer and switched professions as a thief and pickpocket. Although they often fight, their work is very professional.
The girl was in charge of guarding the luggage, while the dwarf walked around and danced while holding his doll, no one suspected or hindered him, even the immigration officer was fooled. Arriving in New York, they go to the Chinatown area and deal with a stolen goods dealer named Wang To. The doll's head was twisted, removed, and the contents of the doll were removed. Their good fortune had to stop, not because they were caught red-handed, but because the girl was competing with another criminal, named Magda Hamilton. They fight over the love of a big gambler, Dartney Crawley.
The competition involved Fanchon, Magda leaks the crimes of Miss Ada and the dwarf to the police, so they are both arrested in New York harbor. The dolls were checked and they were sent to prison. At trial, because it was proven that he had committed many crimes, Fanchon was sentenced to life. In court, with vengeance burning, Fanchon threatens Magda that he will kill her. Meanwhile, Miss Ada was sentenced to 20 years in prison. With no more competitors, Magda Hamilton married Dartney Crawley.
A few years later they divorced. The woman got a very large fortune and she became a respected figure in New York. What about the dwarf, what about the grudge? In fact, Fanchon has been forgotten. However, one day Magda got angry at the police station because the dwarf had visited her. The honorable woman was angry that the police did not inform her that Fanchon had been released. That morning, she said, waking up from sleep, she saw her enemy was in her room carrying a doll, laughing. Of course the police were confused by her statement, because a week earlier Fanchon had hanged himself in his prison cell. And, the death itself was broadcast in The New York Sun.
In the afternoon, Magda booked a ticket for a ship to Europe. Because the new ship departed the next day, that evening she had a farewell party with her friends. After her friends returned home, in the morning, the servants found her lifeless body. She had stiffened in her bed. According to the doctor who examined her a blood vessel burst and she drowned in her own blood. There was blood at the corner of her mouth. The membrane of her throat was torn apart as if something hard had hit her. The killer's weapon was never found. However, the police found clues in the form of hair similar to the doll's hair belonging to the dwarf in Magda's mouth.
"Then how to deal with the wandering ghost?" Ze asked.
Hidr replied, "We have to meet her, then we'll ask her what she wants."
Ze and Hidr immediately look for the whereabouts of the ghost of Magda Hamilton. According to Hidr Magda's body has been used by UWe. So what makes her a haunting ghost? Her grudge against the dwarf Fanchon. Aren't fellow ghosts, because of one realm, they can meet so they can settle their respective grudges? I don't know, for sure Magda has become a wandering ghost. Happy to stop at certain places, including now at the school. Very far, from New York to Yogya. That's magical so it's not limited to math or distance calculations.
"There she is!" They meet a female ghost.
"Why are you disturbing the schoolchildren?" Ze asked.
"He reminds me of the midget's face!" The ghost answered. "It's not a matter of my grudge against him. It's just that my favorite diamond that was in the pendant of my necklace was lost when I died. I know it was Fanchon's doing, so I'm still looking for him to this day."
"It's a simple matter. You are willing to be a ghost wandering just because of diamonds. Isn't it in nature that such things have no meaning anymore." Hidr said while holding back a laugh. The ghost was offended, widening its sinister eyes. No wonder Budi doesn't want to go to school, because the ghost's eyes are very scary, Ze thought.
"That's very important to me, because I will use it to bribe the Ghost Town guards to get me a nice ghost apartment. If I don't find the diamond then I will fail to become a member of the Lucifer fan community, so I don't get special privileges in the party activities carried out by the ghost nation jet set," said Magda. It turns out that not only in the human world she is greedy, when she is dead he is also greedy. It's okay to be a ghost, because as human she is are evil too.
"Could you please leave the school?" Ze asked.
"As long as you get the diamond for me, I will fulfill your word. Otherwise, more of the kids at that school I'll be staring at in fear." The ghost is threatening. Ze asked Hidr's opinion. It seemed that the prince of the Holy Land would rather find the diamond than have to confine the ghost with a glass bottle. The diamond, if really taken by the ghost of the dwarf, is hidden in the doll. So, where is the doll? Was it buried with Fanchon's body before?
However, it is not a big problem for Hidr. A moment later, Hidr's doll was in Hidr's hands. The doll's head was turned, and the diamond was inside. Ze had already handed over the diamond and had demanded the ghost's promise. But the ghost laughed giddily instead, which was apparently a code to summon the UWe. What actually happened? Magda's ghost is nothing more than a spy for the UWe nation, to be exact. They know that Ze every day passes the front street of the elementary school on her way to school. Then, a strategy was drawn up to scare Budi. The UWe believe that Ze will be provoked because she will help Budi.
"You guys are naive. This is just our engineering to lure you. While diving drinking water. While spying on you then I can get my favorite thing again!" cried the ghost.
Hidr smiled, "This is a lesson for you Ze. Don't believe in ghosts!"
Ze nodded. But what can you do to make it all happen. The UWe party that was aiming for Ze had already charged. The battle immediately began. Hidr immediately lunged at the UWes, as did Ze. Magda's ghost also gets involved, attacking Ze. For a moment Ze was defeated. It's just that the protective sheath is able to withstand the onslaught of the evil creatures. Hidr hints Ze to concentrate on dealing with Magda's Ghost. UWe is handled by Hidr. When Ghost Magda was caught off guard, Ze didn't squander the opportunity. She attacked the ghost with her magic wand. As soon as it hit the stick, the ghost roared in pain. Ze prepared a glass bottle to confine her. It's just that, before her intention was realized, suddenly a dwarf ghost flashed that attracted Magda's ghost. However, the tug was not to help her because the dwarf ghost attacked the Magda Ghost.
Hidr pulled Ze away from them. "Let them fight, just leave them untouched. Forever they will fight and never have time to frighten the schoolboys again."
Is the short ghost the Fanchon Ghost? Yes. Ze and Hidr then faced the UWe and managed to defeat them. The UWe are locked into balloons and thrown into space. Ze returns to reality. The shepherd boy and his friends are still faithfully waiting for Ze to finish her round. As soon as Ze finished turning her motorbike and stopped, the children clapped loudly.
"Tomorrow practice here again, ok!" they shouted as Ze left the field. Ze laughed and waved her hands at them. This made the children clapped again. Ze didn't go home right away, stopped at the shop to buy fever-reducing medicine for the children, then stopped by Budi's house. Ze went to Mama Budi and said that everything was fine.
"Please tell Budi to take this medicine."
"But Budi is not have cold?"
"Then tell him to eat only half. Tomorrow, go to school. There's nothing left," Ze said. The next morning, Ze didn't see Budi sulking in front of the school. But Ze still stopped and looked at the school grounds. He saw Budi playing cheerfully with his friends. Likewise the next day, Budi was calm studying. But since then Budi named the drug she was taking as an exorcist. (*)