I Saw a Shadow

Hajee Yusof son of Dhammalignga Bhratya, the local shaman, had converted to Islam and even made the hajj pilgrimage. His father, who was still alive, was a shaman too. His ancestors had been shaman-priests for generations. He possessed a deep understanding of Hindu scriptures, with an even deeper comprehension of hindu theo-kinetics than his father, but he chose to be muslim.

He holds respect from both Hindus and Muslims among the scattered villages of the island.

Hajee Yusof: There is a daughter of perdition among us.

Five of the village chieftains had nervously gathered at his home to seek his advice.

Chieftain Mahamoud Ali bin Mahamoud Ideris: A bunti anak?

Chieftain Chandeputera Shekar: A kunti anak?

Hajee Yusof: Yes. A moti anak.

Bunti, kunti or moti - they were all describing the same phenomenon but through the dialectical differences of the various regions of emigrant origin they were from.

The death of a betrayed woman who seeks consolation crying out in deep despair during childbirth. Her baby is dead, her trust betrayed, abandoned by relatives - she fears no one anymore. If her cries had been inadvertently answered - not even a powerful jinn dares near her. Her rage would have sucked in powerful subservient spirits who had been righteously going about their routine of administering order and chaos for the Supreme Universal order. Her rage enslaves these powerful but hapless spirits.

Hajee Yusof: I saw a shadow. Even now, I see her shadow. The spirits that serves Allah Mahalingam are compelled to reveal to me an understanding of the situation. They are at a loss at the loss of some of their faithful servants of the Most High.

Chieftain Pancha Mahendera: Then you could find out who betrayed her and exact revenge for her!

Hajee Yusof: It's too late. Her adversaries are no longer identifiable or too far from us. Many are dead through the troublesome wars. She is no longer able to pursue the souls and spirits of those who betrayed her. She now only seeks to survive. We have to exterminate her.

Chieftain Abd'ul Hameed bin Abd'ul Rachman: Wouldn't that be unfair to her?

Hajee Yusof: We have no choice. There are too many innocent people and she is oblivious to that. She lives by consuming innocent souls now.