The Arkana: The Demon Hunters
Anger Santi

The next day, Bowo and Santi turned right to Jogja. The woman drove Bowo first and stopped by for a while in Tantra. Upon entering the gate, they both caught Yasa's busy presence in the right courtyard, near the trembesi tree.

"What are you doing, Yas?" ask Santi.

"Installing the same trap spell strengthens the astral walls of Tantra, mbak," Yasa replied,

Now the direction of the woman's gaze moved towards Bowo. "What did you say yesterday was real, Wo?"

"Yes, mom. That's why I asked for help directly to the association" Bowo replied.

"When did their estimation strike?"

"Lusa" replied Bowo.

Santi seemed to be thinking about something. "Ratnakusuma's strength is now less than good. In addition to losing many members, now the Captains are again dispersing out of the city."

"That's okay, ma'am," Yasa chirped. "This is the battle of Tantra. Although there is no help, everything will be fine."

"Surely." Santi smiling. "Where's sun? It's in dalem?"

Bowo immediately snatched. "He's another there urus—"

"The sun has no more business here, he's gone" Yasa said.

Santi frowned. "Where?"

"Yes." Bowo stared at the frontal boy helplessly. But he did not want Santi to know about the internal problems of Tantra.

"Let him know. After all, Mahari does not live here anymore" said Yasa.

"This is a danger" said Santi. "You don't have him, you're in big trouble."

Yasa laughed at Santi's chattering. "There-there's a thing."

Santi was astonished. "What's wrong?" He turned his gaze from Yasa towards Bowo. "What the hell is it?"

Bowo scratched his back head. "There's an internal problem. The first time in Surakarta yesterday, kept the second time Yudha came here."

"Yudha?" ask Santi. "Kiranata Yudha?"

"Yes, he told me about the original incident that night, when Mahari slaughtered the Kanigara family," Bowo replied.

Santi gulped, he stared towards Yasa who had just finished planting the spell on the ground. The boy walked inside, leaving Bowo and Santi on the porch.

"Yes." Santi stepped in pursuit of the boy. "Yasa, wait!"

"What?" asked Yasa who was currently sitting on the living room sofa.

"Why didn't you tell him when he left? Are you that big?"

"Yes, justin. He's the one who wants to go alone. After all, this is not her house," Yasa replied.

"Huh? Who's house did he say?" ask Santi.

"This spell is father's house."

"Whose father?" ask Santi.

"My father, ma'am" replied Yasa.

"Bak knows your father and Mahari. This is Mahari's house from old times."

"Yes yes, the point is that he is not here" said Yasa.

"She has taken you as her own son, Yas," said Santi. "From childhood you cared for him until this big."

The woman got up and walked quickly towards Yasa. He slapped the kid's cheek. Of course Yasa and Bowo are surprised by what Santi does. However, the most shocking thing was the tears that fell on Santi's cheeks. Now the woman is crying.

"Mr ...." Bowo doesn't know what to do under these circumstances.

"You know, what kind of hell has Mahari been living all this time?!" santi asked Yasa in an angry tone. "You aren't?!"

Yasa fell silent. He did not dare look into the woman's eyes.

"That night Mahari was in a dilemma. On one hand he has a special mission, and on the other hand his wife is struggling to give birth to their child. Which husband would choose his job rather than being present when his wife gave birth other than Mahari?"

"Don't think I'd be so sorry for all those stories, ' said San. Because of Mahari, I never felt the love of my own parents. Because he has taken everything from my life when I have not been able to maintain everything." replied Yasa.

"Sorry cave, Har, but this kid's too late." Santi closed his eyes and held back bitterly. At one point, he re-opened his eyes and pointed towards Yasa with a sharp look in his eyes. "One question for you, Yas. Answer if you feel you know everything about what really happened that night."

A moment of silence. Even the sound of breathing was inaudible. The woman was still staring intently at Yasa.

"Who's behind the bloody jathilan tragedy?" ask Santi.

To be honest, Yasa only knew about the truth about Mahari and his family, but about the beginning of the tragedy, he did not know. As a result, the boy could only remain silent without an answer.

"There was one family of demon worshipers who attempted to resurrect Eleven Rudra with the ancient ritual of blooding."

"Revoked?" tanya Bowo frowned. "wait. Mas Mahari said that night the Kanigara family was possessed by rudra?"

"Hard?" Now Santi who chuckled heard Bowo's speech. "What's the hardship?"

"Eleven rudra," replied Bowo doubtfully.

"They held a jathilan event to lure time, and in the end subverted all that was on site for their purposes. That night, the bastard family cast a spell to resurrect eleven dangerous demons!" exclaim Santi. He still pointed and stared angrily at Yasa. "The Sun lies about many things because he is a good person. He doesn't want you to hate the last name in your name, Yasa! Because the family name of the devil worshiper who became the mastermind behind the bloody jathilan tragedy is Kanigara. The people who made Mahari unable to see the last seconds of his wife and child's life are you, the Kanigara family!"

Both Bowo and Yasa's eyes twitched hearing what the woman said. Yasa chuckled madly, then shook his head. "No way ... is impossible!"

"After the bloody jathilan tragedy, the top brass of the association held an open meeting to discuss the fate of the only surviving member of the Kanigara family" Santi said. "The boy was sentenced to death. The association was afraid that the child would become a serious threat that brought disaster because it had the potential for revenge."

"But I'm still alive!" reply Yasa who still does not want to listen.

"Yes, you are alive until now, Yasa," said Santi. "Thank you to Mahari. Thanks to her sacrifice, you were able to breathe until now. He resigned his position and willingly dapet punishment for the child who is currently insolent with him."

"Oi, wait ...," murmured Bowo. "Don't that time."

"Why, Wo?" ask Santi.

"Before Mahari left, he told Yasa that he had never told her because Mahari was afraid that Yasa was angry" Bowo replied. "Don't Mahari not be afraid of Yasa being angry with her, but Mahari is afraid of Yasa being angry with herself."

Yasa was silent. The boy was feeling weak, he had no idea what was really going on. He still does not understand why all this time Mahari always smiled, he did not understand why all this time Mahari could laugh, she said, why until now Mahari still lies and hides the truth even though he is hated by people he considers as children.

"The sun does not want any children who know what he used to do," continued Bowo. "The reason why Mahari does not naro Yasa in Sanggar Matahari is only one. Because he and Yasa had the same fate. That night, you lost your family."

"Yes, for Mahari, only Yasa has. When the world is bad to you, Mahari can think that the world is still good. As if the whole world is your enemy, you still have and have people supporting each other."

"Did you also be one of the traitors?" ask Yasa.

"Yes, he's a traitor." Santi approached Yasa. "He betrayed his own family for the truth and exposed the dark secrets of the Kanigara family for consideration and proof. The problem was that there were only two people who believed in your father. Just mbak and Mahari."

Yasa closed his eyes. On one hand he felt relieved, but on the other hand his heart was wounded. Imagining this moment Mahari felt alone made her cry.

"Don't cry!" exclaim Santi. "Find him, maybe he's not far from here."

"Why did you say that? There's no way he's still around here" Bowo replied.

"When he knows that the enemy is coming, Mahari will not leave you. That's what a Mahari Sagara is like."

Yasa wiped his tears and ran out of the house. Seeing Yasa running, Bowo spurred his steps out of Tantra to look for Mahari. The two of them split up and combed the entire area around their house.