Secret revelation

Devan and Tama resume their search for the vengeful ghost tonight. They must go to a dark area because the ghost loves darkness. The appearance of the ghost of course suddenly, they must always be vigilant.

"It seems like he won't be going to the river again, because yesterday he almost got caught by us," said Devan.

"That's true bro, where is he?"

"Thinking about it, it's a dark area around here.. hmmm.. ah I know! Garuda village!" said Devan.

"Oh yeah, how come I didn't think about it, let's go!"

Tama and Devan walk towards Garuda Village. Garuda Village is a remote village in the province of Banten. Because the location is quite far from urban areas, the village is rarely visited by people from other areas, except for those who have families in the village. Rumor has it that the village is still thick with the tribal customs that inhabit the village, so the townspeople who come there may find it difficult to adjust.

The houses there are made of bamboo booths with thatched roofs. At 7 pm the electricity in the village was turned off to save electricity supply. Every night the villagers using lantern for lighting their homes.

"It's very quiet, isn't there a robbery here," said Tama.

"Gosh, you're a spirit, why are you afraid of being robbed?"

"Oh yeah, right, I have the power, if there's a robber, just stun it, okay?"

"The thief won't even see you unless he's an indigo"

These both Tama and Devan are always arguing about unimportant things. While they were arguing, suddenly they smelled a woman's perfume.

"Bro, this smells like rich people's fragrance," said Devan.

"No, this is the smell of rich people who have fallen into poverty", denied Tama.

Suddenly someone grabbed Tama's ear.

"You impudent servant, how dare you insult me", said Kirana who appeared suddenly.

"Aw... aw... sorry"

It turns out that Kirana came after Tama and Devan. Even though Tama has been taught how to use his powers by Kirana, but Kirana is worried. Finally, she decided to follow them.

At that time Kirana began to feel the energy of the vengeful ghost. Kirana said that the ghost must be provoked by humans, so she asked Devan to walk alone in the middle of the village. Devan immediately fell silent and frightened.

"What? Why should I do it, princess, what if I'm killed later?" he asked.

"Don't worry, you're not the target, he's only targeting a people who hold grudges like him, maybe you're just being bullied a little bit"

"In that case, okay"

Devan started walking alone in the middle of the village, while Kirana and Tama watched him from a distance. Devan started to get goosebumps, but he still tried to fight his fear. He believes that Kirana and Tama will protect him.

Suddenly he heard the sound of someone walking towards him. Devan stopped, he thought about what he should do. Should he look back?

Although he was enveloped in fear, Devan chose to turn his head slowly. But it turned out that after he turned his head, there was no vengeful ghost. There was only an old woman who was probably around 50 years old.

"What are you doing here kid?"

"I came with a friend, but I lost him", replied Devan.

From a distance, Kirana and Tama are observing the woman.

"Is she a real human?" asked Tama.

"It seems that she was possessed by that vengeful ghost," replied Kirana.

Kirana invites Tama to walk closer to Devan and the woman. Unexpectedly, the woman knew about the arrival of Tama and Kirana.

"Is your friend a curious spirit, or is it a snake demon?" asked the woman with a sinister smile.

"Y..you.. you are vengeful ghost!" shouted Devan.

Tama and Kirana jumped up and expanded both of their strength, but the vengeful ghost managed to escape with the woman's body. But Tama and Kirana keep chasing them. Devan is left alone in the middle of the village.

Suddenly he felt that he had seen the woman's face. Who is she? Have they met? When? and why meet?

When Devan walks with a blank mind, he gets memories of when he was 2 years old, it seems he saw that face laughing in front of him saying, "Smart kid". Devan stopped in his tracks and shouted. "MOTHER!!"

Devan ran after the woman. It turns out that the woman is the mother who gave birth to Devan. But she left Devan when he was 2 years old. He don't know what happened in the past because Devan's father never told him. Not long after his biological mother left home, his father remarried. Shortly after his father's marriage, he was informed that his mother had died, and he was raised by his father and stepmother happily. But today a fact has been revealed that his biological mother is still alive.

Tama and Kirana are already behind the woman who is possessed by the vengeful ghost, right in front of her is an abyss so she can't escape anywhere.

"Stop chasing me, or I'll jump with this woman's body!"

"Just jump, I know that this woman died yesterday, but you took over her body so she can't go to the afterlife!" Kirana shouted.

"In that case, okay"

The vengeful ghost jumped along with Devan's biological mother's body. Tama ran and chased after him, then Tama managed to grab the woman's right hand. Kirana also pulled his left hand. At that time Kirana and Tama also took the memories of the grudge that had been kept by the ghost.

*JAKARTA, 1998*

In May of that year, riots broke out everywhere. The people went berserk asking the President who was in office at that time to immediately step down from his chair. When the riots occurred, many deliberately destroyed shops in the capital and looted the merchandise inside.

And at that time a 25-year-old man named Liem Soetjipto experienced the heaviest disaster in his life. His gold and diamond shop was looted, then burned down, and he went bankrupt. In an instant he fell into poverty, he couldn't even afford to buy breakfast.

Seeing his poor life, his fiancee named Linda Lau had an affair with a businessman from Singapore, then she left him who was in a slumped condition. Linda Lau married the Singaporean businessman and settled in Singapore. Meanwhile Liem Soetjipto could only lament his pathetic fate. Already poor, abandoned by his lover too. Finally, he decided to end his life by hanging himself.

The next day, news of Liem Soetjipto's death began to spread. At his funeral, he hoped that Linda Lau would come to see him to his final resting place, but it turned out that Linda Lau had ignored him.

Liem Soetjipto has gone to the afterlife, all the spirits who have died have to walk through the Pangaksama desert for 20 years until they can forget everything they experienced before in this world, to be reincarnated again. However, it turned out that Liem Soetjipto turned his body and ran out of the afterlife, and returned to the world inhabited by humans because he wanted to take revenge on Linda Lau who had betrayed him. And Liem Soetjipto turned into a vengeful ghost.

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When all the grudges in Liem Soetjipto's heart were successfully taken away by Tama and Kirana. Liem was out of the body of Devan's biological mother. Not long after, the Grim Reaper came to take the spirit of the vengeful ghost.

"Ah, you're so slow like inspector Vijay who always comes late," said Kirana.

"Hehe, thank you, bro, sis, can I serve you with some coffee?"

But on that day the Grim Reaper not only brought the spirit of Liem Soetjipto, he would also carry the spirit of Devan's biological mother. Then can Devan be able to give up his biological mother that he has missed for decades?