Tales
The curse forever

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100 Years before the Dutch set foot in the archipelago.

In one part of Java island.

A work stands firm and is led by a Prabu who is so respected by his people.

Although not a big kingdom in his time, but the name of the work is quite famous .

In addition to the leader who is virtuous, fair and wise, the life of the people who live in it is also quite prosperous.

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It's been three days, susana in the magnificent building roofed joglo was in a sign of anxiety.

The successor candidate is in the process of being born.

Since ten years after inheriting the throne and counted have changed empresses three times, the Prabu finally in the gift of his first child.

' clak' wooden doors filled with special carvings open.

The room is where the empress is struggling to give birth to her first child.

A fat woman stepped out and immediately approached the Prabu who was standing restlessly in front of the door.

The woman was one of several healers who helped deliver the empress .

'' the servant facing the noble Prabu, those women with worn-brown tinsel bowed with a frightened look.

For what he is about to say is a sad news.

The Prabu was silent.

The 30-year-old closed his eyes as the healer continued.

The queen died . Same with the baby he has not yet born.

The Prabu turned around. Hiding the tears that escaped when the healer said, if he and other healers were forced to do something to bring out a baby who was no longer alive.

Because it passed a long time never to come out. Then the baby died in the womb.

Sang Prabu's heart throbbed pain.

At the same time, he must be his life companion as well as a child who is so awaited in a tragic way.

Then the sad news was quickly spread throughout the kedaton until it came out of its territory.

Grief not only enveloped those who lived in the palace alone, but all the people also mourned the death of the Empress and prospective successors who did not even have a chance to see the world.

Shortly after being cleaned, both the bodies of the mother and child were immediately buried.

The funeral procession was closed and only attended by the elder and the Prabu only.

Time keeps going. But the grief was still so pronounced even after forty days of the departure of the empress and the baby who was known to be male.

How not. The Prabu is the only descendant and until now has not managed to get offspring. Not even a woman who is his wife lasts a long time and can give birth to children for him.

And it's not without reason. It all started ten years ago.

At that time, the 20-year-old Sang Prabu had just inherited the royal singasana. And coinciding with that, his marriage to one of the noble daughters was held.

Not long ago. The empress who was his first wife conceived .

Everyone is happy to welcome. Especially for Prabu. He who loves his wife so much, also extra attention and affection in abundance.

Until not infrequently, what he did for the wife impressed pampering.

The moon changed with great joy while preparing to welcome the successor who was predicted to be a prince.

Just like most pregnant women. The queen also suffered from cravings.

Once when the empress's gestational age stepped on 7 months, the woman known as the princess of impeccable nobility was eager to see the border river that was located quite far from the palace.

At first Sang Prabu refused the request of the wife.

But because the Empress who became moody and not eager to eat, then with a heavy heart Sang Prabu granted it.

Using a specially made horse carriage and adjusted to the condition of the empress, husband and wife couples and the entourage who will escort them during the trip also departed to the border region.

The journey takes one day and one night. And it ends when the horse's footprints stop in front of a stretch of grassland overlooking the river .

Only a hundred meters away from the rest stop, the stream with its clear water stretched long from end to end.

The river is the boundary of the territory with the neighboring kingdom .

What a stunning natural panorama.

They were all mesmerized by the beauty emblazoned before this moment.

Now they knew the reason why the Empress wanted to visit this place.

Not only so pampering the eyes, the atmosphere created is also so winning.

The empress looked so happy because what she wanted was fulfilled.

The same thing was felt by the Prabu who then ordered his soldiers to immediately build a tent because the night was soon to come.

But the unexpected happened.

Next day.

Morning did not come. The sun that should have appeared did not appear.

The sky was shrouded in black clouds . The time that should have been light felt like night.

Seeing the unfriendly weather, Prabu and his queen chose to remain in the tent.

'' your Majesty, I think we should immediately go find a safe shelter.

Because it doesn't seem like it's ordinary rain. It could be a storm.

And because of our location in the middle of a stretch like this, no tree can refute to protect our tent.

Then it is very unlikely if we stay here said the head soldier.

The Prabu nodded . He understands the situation.

'' last night, while the soldiers were looking for firewood, they said they saw a house in the middle of the forest.

Maybe we can ask the residents for permission to take shelter from the storm ''

Seeing the conditions outside the darkening, the windstorm that is mutually unpretentious, plus thinking about the condition of the wife, without thinking long the Prabu also agreed to the proposal.

The soldiers were ordered to pack up and prepare to move .

The storm is coming soon.

The troupe spurred a step into the forest, towards the house that was said to be in the middle.

Amidst the panic that struck, only the Empress seemed to remain calm.

It is the one he is most worried about.

The Prabu who noticed the strange attitude of his wife was astonished. But soon he tepis prejudice that is approaching him. Because the priority at this time is to get to a safe place to avoid the weather that began to be controlled by the wind and the point - the point of rain .

In short they arrived at a house that is quite large and also sturdy, even though it is in the middle of the wilderness.

When they went inside, the house turned out to be uninhabited.

The Prabu also ordered the soldiers to explore each side of the house.

And the result is nil. No one was found.

'' it's okay. If later the residence comes, we will explain and give him a reward said the Prabu .

Shortly after they all managed to move the goods inside and put the carriage and horses into the stable at the back of the house, the sky immediately poured rain so swift.

Billions of water falls soaking up everything out there. Plus the wind that also does not want to lose ferocious.

The storm really hit anything that was touched by it.

The Prabu is grateful because, if a little late they are not necessarily able to survive or even their history can end .

As if endless, the storm continued through the night.

Countless times the sound of trees falling and the sound of wind hitting the walls of houses .

The soldiers were assigned in turns to patrol . Ensure that the house is safe from storm attacks such as wanting to break in.

The night finally passed.

Morning comes. The sunlight biases began to illuminate.

However, the atmosphere still feels humid. The rest of the storm brought and caused wet surrounding.

It also feels so cold.

Sang Prabu and his soldiers came out to check things out .

How surprised they were when they saw the storm that had torn apart and made every tree around the house fall.

And what surprised him even more was a hunchback woman holding a cane, standing up and staring at them.

It looks so shabby. The array he was wearing was dull and profanity on his thin body.

The old woman whose white hair was in the original bun started walking in a limped step .

Suddenly, they all stared in the same direction. Where the grandmother was getting closer until finally stopped on the stairs of the house.

' no. no. no ' the sound of wood supporting the road is heard along with the steps up the stairs.

Grandma came to the last step. Both of his legs stopped parallel after successfully landing on the porch floor of the house.

He lifted his chin, looking at the Prabu who was the one in the front row .

The Prabu returned his gaze with a wrinkled forehead.

All the heads of the soldiers who stood beside him, and the soldiers behind him began to shudder as the grandmother began to smile and show her black teeth .

The atmosphere suddenly became full of horror, when the smile had turned into a ruckus that made anyone have the creeps to hear it.

Then the voice of the grandmother's laughter grew louder and somehow could echo .

The face of Prabu suddenly tense. He began to feel a bad feeling.

'' kan-kandaaaaaa.

' deg' immediately the Prabu turned his head.

He looked at the grandmother with a feeling of anxiety.

'' kandaaa '' The queen called him back.

The Prabu immediately moved

But before he ordered the soldiers to stay in place and keep the grandmother from entering.

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