Abay was on a soft, round bed, like a coiled snake with the snake's head covering the mattress.
Nyi Malini sat on the edge of the bed with her hands gently stroking Abay's calves.
"Did you understand the conditions I put forward earlier?" Nyi Malini's fingers ran along the shin of Abay's right leg until they stopped at the knee.
"I already understand some of it. I have the privilege to choose whether to sacrifice or not. But what's the difference Nyi?" Abay asked while looking at Nyi Malini.
"The difference is, do you really want to know?" Nyi Malini pulled Abay's hand to get up and sit down.
Abay not only sat up, but immediately wrapped his arms around Nyi Malini's waist.
Their faces were close together. Abay could smell Nyi Malini's strange fragrance. There is a floral fragrance and also a slight fishy smell. But he didn't care, because being close like this gave him the freedom to look at Nyi Malini's beautiful, seductive face.
Abay enjoyed looking at Nyi Malini's clear and sharp eyes. He liked to see Nyi Malini's lips, which were thin at the top and slightly thick at the bottom, red and seductively ripe like an apple and ready to be eaten immediately.
"The difference is..."
Nyi Malini was shocked, because her words were swallowed by Abay's lips, who excused themselves and attacked her lips.
"Uh, can't wait!" Nyi Malini pushed Abay.
Abay did not expect that he would be pushed down, until he lay down as before. But next, he actually greeted Nyi Malini's body which fell towards his body.
A struggle occurred, but it was not a fight because they wanted to win or because there was hostility between them. No, not that. They wrestle to provoke each other into attacks of lust to make them even wilder.
I don't know how long the struggle on the bed lasted. Abay didn't know, all he knew when he opened his eyes was that Nyi Malini was standing with her back to him. Abay can see the image of Nyi Malini's beautiful front body through a mirror image.
If only Abay looked to his left, there were lots of snake skins left on the mattress. When the illicit relationship occurred, Abay, who was drowning in lust, did not realize that he was entangled with a large, flower-patterned snake with a small crown on his head.
Abay got out of bed. The situation was the same as Nyi Malini, who was not covered by the slightest piece of cloth.
"Enough, stop right there!" Nyi Malini turned her body.
Abay did not deny it.
"You can go home!"
"But Nyi, I don't want to go home. I want to be here with you. To be your husband!" Abay said.
"Just now you became my husband. But it's not yet time for you to stay here with me. Go home and receive my gift at your house!"
'I don't want to go home!' Abay stepped forward.
"Do you really not want to go home?" asked Mrs Malini.
Abay nodded, but his feet continued to walk.
"Fine, then you should die first!"
Abay screamed, because a gust of wind hit his body, making him float like a dry leaf in the wind.
*
Abay felt cold and wet on his cheeks. When he opened his eyes, he suddenly jumped up and ran like a madman.
It turned out that the cold and wet air came from the snake's tongue which was licking Abay's left cheek. A large snake with black scales as big as a calf.
But the road was dark and Abay fell down several times, sometimes his feet tripped on roots and sometimes he kicked rocks. But his soul was more important than the pain he was suffering right now.
Abay was afraid that the snake would chase him. He was so afraid of being bitten by a snake that he forgot to bring the bundle of firewood he had collected. He also forgot one thing, that the previous afternoon he met a snake that took him to another world, the snake kingdom led by Nyi Malini on the orders of Ratu Agung.
Who the Great Queen is, Abay doesn't know.
Abay has arrived at his house which is near the forest boundary and remote. Without needing to say hello, he charged into his dark house.
Leaning against the closed door, Abay took a deep breath. He tried to calm his heart and also revive his energy, which he had wasted a lot when he ran away.
A strange thing happened, Abay's dark house suddenly became bright. The oil lamp lights itself without being touched by the owner of the house.
Abay screamed, but he quickly covered his mouth because he heard a voice calling his name.
Abay's feet moved towards his room, a room that was already cold because he was the only occupant. Endah has left her house with Dina, a cute little baby. Even though Dina is not his biological child.
Abay stood dumbly in front of the bedroom door. His ears clearly heard a voice calling his name, coming from inside the room. But there was no one, not even a shadow could be seen.
However, on the bed, Abay saw a small box. He quickly hunted down and took the box engraved with a snake.
"What is this box? Is it from Nyi Malini?" Abay asked himself.
Curious to know what was inside the box, Abay opened the box and found a pill the size of a red longan seed and emitting a fresh, fragrant smell.
By just smelling the fragrance of the pills, Abay felt his body become refreshed. Under the pill you can see there is a folded piece of paper.
Abay ignored the red pill for a moment. He took the paper which he guessed was a letter. He closed the box, then put it on the bed again. After that, the folded paper was opened.
My husband. I gave you medicine to increase energy and also have the effect of expelling poison so that you can live a long life. I shouldn't have given it to you, just let you die quickly and become a slave in my kingdom. But you are my first husband, although not my last.
Apart from that, I'll explain to you. I will come again when the full moon is in your room. When that time comes, we can give vent to our longing and desires as much as we like. I won't disappoint you either, believe me!
I'm just telling you. I can give you abundant wealth, as long as you give me a sacrifice, namely your wife. But since you're the first human to ally with me, I'll make an exception. You can still get wealth from me, but not as much as if you sacrifice.
Choose which one you like.
But I suggest you, give me a sacrifice as proof of your love for me, the secret wife who will always look after you.
The letter is anonymous, but Abay knows that Nyi Malini wrote it.
Remembering Nyi Malini, Abay smiled with satisfaction. Imagine the beautiful face and beautiful curves of Nyi Malini's body.
The box was opened again, Abay without hesitation swallowed the red pill that Nyi Malini had given him.
However, when the pill entered his stomach, Abay screamed and fell to the floor with his body curled up like a snake.