Seeking Identity
2. Ghosts

In the cave which measures about 5 X 5 meters like a rented house without a bathroom, lies a young man dressed as a Soldier and somehow has been unconscious. His eyelids moved and opened slowly.

Spreading his gaze around, The young man felt strange with the room he was in, the place was like a room with shiny black clean walls that were undulating irregularly.

When being nostalgic for the cave room that was like his boarding room when he was still studying, suddenly there was a sound that made his eyes focused towards the entrance of the cave.

"Young man, you are already aware" Old Grandfather's Spirit said with a transparent body like smoke coming out of the human body whose scent could create mass panic, when he entered the cave and found that the young man had opened his eyes.

As the entire body of the young man trembled violently with enlarged eyes, the young man shouted "Ghost..!" yelling The young man, maybe if his body can be in motion, the young man immediately panicked to escape.

"Hey calm down Young man, I'm not a ghost try to look carefully "Say the Old Grandpa Spirit, find the Young Man was frightened until his face was pale, The Old Grandfather's spirit instantly stopped in front of the entrance of the cave.

Calming down, the young man looked at the Old Grandpa Spirit from head to toe and back up again, then asked nervously "Ta-tap-pi your form is like a ghost" Said the young man with his pale face.

"I'm just the rest of the soul, different from ghosts" replied the Old Grandpa Spirit as he floated, approaching the lying Youth.

The young man frowned and muttered softly "What's different, His feet just don't touch the ground" He said softly as he looked at the Old Grandpa's Spirit's feet.

Ignoring the young man's puzzled look, Old Grandpa Spirit then asked "Explain to me, how did you get to this place.?" Asked the Old Grandfather Spirit to shift the topic, after arriving beside him.

The young man did not immediately reply, only speechless staring at the ceiling of the cave and the memory of the events that had befallen him before this flashed in his mind.

Looking at the Old Grandpa's Spirit and answering him, "The ship I boarded had an explosion and I drowned, that's all I remember" replied the young man and then asked, "Which island are we on now..? The young man asked, thinking he was stranded on an island,

"Later you'll find out" replied the Old Grandfather's Spirit, an answer the young man did not want to hear, which made him sigh heavily.

Ignoring the look of the young man's regretful face, the Old Grandpa Spirit then asked, "Who's your name Young man..?

"Ah.. Forgive me" The young man replied feeling guilty and introduced himself, "My nickname is Zigen, what is Grandpa's name..? " Say Zigen

"My name is Barda" answered Barda with her hands on her back.

"Thank you Grandpa Barda, for saving me" Zigen said, trying to get up to thank you.

"Your body has not healed completely, so save your thanks for later" Barda replied, stopping the young man's actions, and her transparent right hand began to rise upwards.

Zigen had not had time to say something, immediately his body was lifted up, following Grandpa Barda's hand movements that made her scream in panic, "Ha..! Why this.?" Zigen panicked as he shook his body, finding something that made no sense to him.

"Light up nothing will happen to you" Barda said and floated out with Zigen's body hovering in a supine position following her.

Barda brought Zigen to the pond which was about five meters from the entrance of the cave, the pool was formed naturally and at a glance like Empang baths for buffalo who had plowed the fields.

Zigen who looked at the pond that was like an Empat in her mind, but her water looked clear and let out hot steam that was steaming upwards, could not help but ask "What are you going to do in this place..? asked Zigen, who was curious and felt an uneasy feeling.

Barda did not answer and continued to fly, after arriving at the edge of the pool, Barda said "Prepare yourself" and directly direct Zigen's body to the middle of the pool measuring 3X3 meters.

"Woii what are you going to do, don't play around this isn't funny" Zigen frantically rebelled, swaying - swaying her body like dancing while sleeping and yelling miserably like singing, maybe if there is music, then the situation and conditions will be as frequency.

Barda ignored Zigen's words and screams, and continued to direct Zigen's body into the middle of the pond, "Don't be unconscious or you'll die" Barda said after Zigen's body reached the middle of the pond and lowered it slowly.

Finding his body descending down into the pool, Zigen called out frantically "Fucking ghost, do you want to boil me, quickly take me to the edge of the goddamn ghost" swearing and swearing, Zigen uttered and ended up pleading "Grandfather forgive Me, if I have a wrong talk to you, please take Me to the edge" Zigen begged repeatedly.

Barda who heard the swearing and the curse of Zigen became upset, not listening to his apologies and pleas, Barda then swung her hand from top to bottom quickly, immediately Zigen's body fell into the pool violently.

Damn....!!! zigen and his body shouted into the water, making the water splash everywhere.

Byur

Smiling satisfied, Barda then said "Remember not to be unconscious or you will die" Barda said after Zigen's body fell into the pool, "May it work" he continued, before he disappeared.

His originally sunken body, began to lift upwards and float above the water, having already reached above the water, Zigen circled around, looking for Barda's whereabouts, but did not find her, irritatedly, and did not find her, Zigen murmured in his heart "What exactly does the Old Ghost want to do"

After that, Zigen tried to move her body, suddenly she felt a feeling of heat and cold piercing her pores and the clothes worn slowly melted away like burning but there was no fire, and also the skin of his body was peeled off and there was a black lump coming out of his body pores.

Closing his eyes firmly and biting his tongue to the point of bleeding, Zigen tried to endure the pain and tried to keep himself from yelling or fainting.

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