The Arkana: The Demon Hunters
Disillusioned

Bowo was still half conscious, but his whole body was numb, unable to move. The man was only able to faintly stare at the foot of Dursasana who was slowly approaching him. At one point, the demon crouched down while revealing his grin and sharp hooves.

"Good sleep, Wibowo Mahasura." Dursasana pressed his sharp nails, about to pull Bowo's heart from behind.

However, suddenly a fist hit Dursasana making him smell the ground.

"Shoppers!" The demon exclaimed furiously while looking up.

"That's how you should look at us. Realize your position, evil devil." A burly man dressed in green stripes with a matching scarf fluttering in the night wind appeared before Dursasana, saving Bowo.

The wind whirled at high speed, forming a powerful vortex around the furious Dursasana. The demon stretched out his hand, controlling the wind around him.

Bima Harimurti, Captain of the demon hunters of association stood firmly before Dursasana. Prepare to face the high-leveled demon before him. For a moment he glanced at Bowo.

"Rest, now you're safe" he said.

"A-was ...," said Bowo.

Dursasana with glittering eyes, unleashed a fierce wind attack that struck Bima with lightning speed. Bima responded quickly, coating herself with a thick atma to protect herself from the sharp breeze. The Dursasana wind attack did not scratch him in the least.

Then, Bima took a step forward while stomping her feet to the ground. Created a shockwave that shook Dursasana. The demon was pushed back a few steps, losing its balance for a moment.

Bima then stretched out her hands and coated her fists with the atma. He shot straight towards Dursasana at high speed. Dursasana tried to dodge the attack, but Bima's punch managed to hit his body, causing a wound deep enough to cause the demon to spew black blood from his mouth.

Dursasana just doesn't take it. It gathered wind energy once again and created a huge wind vortex around it. The wind was spinning at a terrifying speed. At one point he pointed towards Bima. The whirlwind broke apart and shot like a knife towards the captain.

Bima was only silent, but the wind belonging to Dursasana was not able to give any impact. The atma layer that the man made was very strong like a shield from a very sturdy earth.

"Is that all you're capable of, demon?" ask Bima.

The cornered Dursasana just grinned and laughed as if she was having fun.

"I'm sorry, sorry, it got carried away. Come on, let's start again" said the demon. He grinned while sticking his palms together. "Nirvana of Sin."

Suddenly the aura of killing him again radiated to make Bima wide and goosebumps made.

The cornered Dursasana further intensified his strength. From various angles, the shadows around him formed waves of darkness that felt so gripping. The devil in the form of a boy laughed maliciously, as if enjoying the fear emanating from Bima's face.

"Why, Captain? Scared?" ledek.

Bima, now feeling cornered in the dark vortex of Dursasana, tried to remain calm. He relied on the power within him, trying to create light and strength to ward off the darkness that threatened him.

However, Dursasana's dark magic was too powerful. Dark waves further suffocated Bima, making it difficult to breathe. He felt his strength being sucked away by this darkness.

Dursasana approached, still laughing with satisfaction. "Look, captain of the demon hunters. You who claim to be the protector of men, are now helpless before me. Your power means nothing here!"

'Nirvana' refers to immortality or spiritual tranquility, while 'Sin' reflects evil, the concept of tranquility in darkness. Nirvana Sin is one of Dursasana's techniques that makes his opponent entangled in darkness and fall into the bottomless abyss of horror. The more intense the fear of his opponent, the stronger the demon will be because it absorbs his fear.

Dursasana fell silent in the darkness he created, convinced that he had won. However, suddenly, a flash of lightning cut through the sky, striking directly towards Dursasana.

The figure of the little boy was shaken by the lightning that struck him, his body trembled and numb for a moment.

"What else is this, damn it?!" yells.

On top of a tall tree, a figure of a white-haired woman appeared with her fiery sharp gaze. The presence of the creature made Dursasana feel depressed.

"Stop all your madness tonight, Dursasana," the woman said.

The devil in the form of a boy is pissed off at the woman. "Subali" said Dursasana

Although Subali only stood there, but the creature put its own pressure on Dursasana. In the end the demon in the form of a boy sighed and twisted direction.

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving." Before leaving, for a moment Dursasana turned to Bima and Bowo. "You guys are lucky. When we meet again, I will not spare your lives a second time." The boy continued walking until he disappeared from the sight of two people Bima and Bowo.

Bima looked up at the tree where the white-haired woman was standing, but Subali was no longer there. "I feel that the creature is no stronger than Dursasana, but why did Dursasana choose to retreat?"

Bowo. "Time to rest is enough.' He walked limped towards his motorbike with his right hand that looked limp like it had no bones.

"Can you leave in that condition?"

"Thank you, but I have to go now. There are important things that Mahari should know" replied Bowo.

Bowo was forced to agree, because without Bima his right hand could not be used at this time. He also sits sweet in the back seat.

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Unseen activity in Surakarta is slowly declining. The Association relegated the three Captains to this city to speed up the recovery. Each Captain brought his division and spread to all corners of Surakarta to do handling.

Last night hunters worked hard to eradicate and deal with the victims of the greatest mass trance of this era. The mastermind and motive for all this is still unknown. However, they have one clue from the survivor who was helped by Captain Bima.

"I won't talk before Mahari comes" Bowo told the three Captains who were interrogating him at the basecamp. His speech changed politely due to disdain for high-ranking people in the association. "I don't want to explain twice, or three times."

Until sunrise, Mahari has not yet displayed the trunk of his nose. The three Captains and their divisions were waiting. There are also Jiwatrisna and the hunters from Solo, as well as Manta and Yasa.

Amidst the tension, Mahari emerges from behind the garage and walks into the living room where all the hunters involved in the incident last night gathered.

"Well, name-nih," said Mahari smiling kindly.

"Where are you from?" ask Santi who was among those people.

Mahari's face looked serious. "Pursuing the mastermind behind all this."

Hearing Mahari's reply, all were wide-eyed. Except Santi.

"Then, how did it go?" ask a hooded hoodie man with a heavy voice.

Mahari stared at the tall man with a sharp-looking athletic posture that intimidated him. He also shook his head. "I lost track."

"Mahari, do you know the hotel on Jalan Gatot Subroto?" ask Santi.

"That high? Yes, you know," replied Mahari. "Why?"

"Gua I'm sure you're great if you know how much the room rent is."

"Superior double three hundred thousand," replied Mahari.

"sun." Santi smiling.

Mahari smiled. "Want to take the cave to the hotel? Can."

Santi shakes. "The hotel was inaugurated just three days ago, while three days ago you haven't been here."

Mahari's smile turned bland followed by sweat as big as corn.

"Oh."

"Oi, Mahari!" shout Bowo. "Don't tell me you're even fun using your own money on a S-level mission?"

"e-don't. It's good for you."

"Your face is too soon for people who pursue the main perpetrators of the grey kliwon incident semalem, Mas," said Manta.

Bowo closed his eyes. There were tears dripping down her cheeks.

"OK, okay, sometime we find a girl there, Wo," said Mahari trying to calm Bowo.

Bowo hit the wall with his left hand. "DON'T KIDDING!"

All of a sudden was silent when he saw the bald man was angry. However, actually rather than being angry, he looked even more disappointed at Mahari.

"The strongest hand of the cave is broken for the sake of keeping your smile! The cave desperately survives to bring home this valuable information for you! If your sample is cool, kill you cave! Now gua tanya, where are you semalem?!"

Mahari seemed to be thinking. "I-iya cave into the hotel to chase the culprit."

Bowo shook his head, he closed his eyes again with a long sigh.

"The devil is called Dursasana" Bowo said. "He was a boy like Yasa, but taller. Dursasana can manipulate human fear. His special ability could control darkness and wind. More importantly, they conspired. Dursasana, Yudha Kiranata, Karna Rawasura, and one other person who was the main mastermind of the incident last night. Thanks to Mahari, we almost know who that person is."

After giving away all the information from the fight overnight, Bowo went to the second floor leaving everyone in the living room with disappointed faces. He did not look at Mahari at all.