Palace of Galuh Kingdom.
“Gusti Prabu, the undines have entered the kingdom's region. We are currently holding them back, but our strength is not equal. We ask for guidance from Gusti Prabu.”
A lieutnan general of the army brought a report, The King's face turn complicated after hearing that.
“… I knew it, that shaman is one of them!”
This confirm that The King's aware that his late consort was a nommo, but is not sure why the nommo rise to the surface and coming to Galuh Kingdom in such an unfriendly manner.
Some of the possibilities he know of are—
“Did they come for Medang Kamulan? Or is it because of Kandita?!”
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Inside the shrine.
“Verily … this is the handiwork of Sasandoro.”
Vardhi find the body of a priest of the shrine, lying dead with clenched teeth.
Kandita behind Vardhi cannot bear to look at the corpse, but she feel like called, hearing a voice coming from the corpse, but it's not a male voice, it's a familiar female voice.
Vardhi examining the altar that has a conical structure, only a small jug that was old and mossy, and a few cups. Vardhi sniff the jug, trying to figure out what it's filled with.
“… Ugh! The smell sting mine nose!”
Kandita is also curious about the jug, sniff it and feel like know the scent.
“… A wine, maybe millet.”
“Ah, ye, wine, I have heard tell of it. I do ponder why folk partake of such stale libations.”
Kandita noticed the unfamiliar shape of the altar, and don't know why there is an old jug of millet wine there.
“… This is not Hindu shrine …?”
“Ah, of course, this is the mandir of the nommo kin. This wine must indeed be a human-made tradition, if memory serves me right, a tribute to the legend of Lewe, progenitor of the Nommo devotees, who is said to have reincarnated as a serpent phantom, also known as the Earth God. Some whisper that Linglung is but the reincarnation of Lewe, yet his birth was tainted by Aji Saka's sin, rendering his reincarnation flawed and cursed.”
Kandita have never heard of such a tradition, once again curious about the origins of nommo kins, and who are these Nommo worshippers.
Putting her curiosity aside, Kandita noticed that the cups are wet, which mean Sasandoro and her soldiers probably have drank the wine, for whatever reason.
“Kandita.”
Kandita suddenly hear the mind voice clearly, it's the voice of her mother, and somehow the source of the voice came from the corpse of the priest.
“… Amih?”
“My body piece is in the mouth of this priest, he tried to hide it from Sasandoro and lied to them that my body parts were dissolved in the millet wine.”
Kandita surprised to hear that, putting aside the priest's actions, what surprised her was the body piece of primordial Nommo in his mouth calls her in her mother's voice.
“What troubles?”
“… That corpse, there is the body piece of the Nommo inside his mouth.”
Vardhi understand Kandita's behavior of being horrified by the priest's corpse, and understand the reason the priest showing his clenched teeth, he wanted someone to realize that the body piece of the primordial Nommo is in his mouth.
KAMU SEDANG MEMBACA
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Ficção Históricaᮑᮤ ᮛᮛ ᮊᮤᮓᮥᮜ᮪ Penulis: JoeTIC Ilustrator: JoeTIC ⚠️English available⚠️ Kandita, seorang gadis dengan kulit cerah mempesona, putri tunggal dari Raja Munding Wangi, pemimpin Kerajaan Galuh. Walaupun kecantikannya melimpah, Kandita tidak mewarisi takhta...
