TungkungLangi

tandAl
unsi
na

Pr
ologue

I
ntheoldendays,
theworldwasundefi
ned,unt
ilt
her
ewastwo
powerf
uldei
ti
esappearsuddenl
y.TungkungLangi
tandAl unsi
nai
sthei
rname.Theyar
eso
i
nlov
ewi t
heachotherbutsomething'
sinappr
opri
atehappen.

Thuscant
heygett
hroughoutoft
hatcur
cumt
ances?

"MygoodnessAl
unsi
na,
whydi
dyoudot
hat
.Ican'
tbel
i
evei
t!Yout
hinkmyl
ovef
ory
oui
sthat
shal
l
ow!"

"
I'
m sosor
rySweet
hear
t,Idi
dn'
tmeanany
thi
ng.
"

Fort hev eryfi

rsttimeofTungkungLangi tseeingAl unsinahe
i
mmedi atelyfascinat edbyhergl amor ousbeaut y .Sot henhecour t
edher .Givingherbouquetof
freshf l
ower s, boxofchocol ates, andmor el
ov elygi ft
sexcl usivelyforher.Aski ngheroutand
hav eaf inedi nnerinaf ancyr estaur ant s.Thecour tshiplastf oryears,buti t
'
swor thit.Alunsina
fellandl ovehi m mor et hanhedeser v ed.Theyar ev erycompani onabletoeachot her,sweet ,
l
ov ingandcar i
ng.OnedayAl unsi nat ell
sTungkungLangi tthatshewantt ostrollaround.So
theydo.Si ghtseeingar oundt henAl unsi nanoticet hatsomet hingsdi ff
erent.Thev ici
nityofev er
y
placet heypassedt hroughwasl ifelessandl i
stless.Al unsinasai d,"Sweet heart,Letsjustget
backhome, t
heambi anceher ei sn'tgoodenoughsol ifel
ess"sheexpr esssadl y.Tungkung
Langi tanswer ed,"
Al rightsweet hear tnowor ries."Af terthatday ,TungkungLangi tgott othink
deep, thent houghtt omar ryAlunsi na.Thenextdayhepr oposeandshedi dn'tthinktwi cetosay
yes.Day spassed, aftert hebigpr oposal t
heext ravagantweddi ng,i
nar edcar petf i
ll
edofr ose
petals,beaut ifulandcozyv ici
nityt akepl ace.Heal lmakei tbyhi spower .Af t
er wards, t
heylived
i
nahi ghnessbeaut i
ful andpeacef ul par adi se.Inday st heirmar ri
agel i
fe, TungkungLangi tneed
todohi st askandi tismaki ngt hewor ldmor edef i
ned.Tomaket hedim wor l
di l
lumi nat edbya
rainbow.Sohegonef orsev er el day swher einmakesAl unsi naof t
enal oneatt heirhome.
Whenev ershe' sbor edami dstherl azingmood, sti
llshemanaget ot r
yondi f
ferentout fi
ts, l
ike
dresses, shi rtsany .Thenput tingmakeup, afterawhi l
eshegott i
redsoshegoest or iverint heir
vicinity ,
wat chingherr eflection, singingal ongt hebr eezeandt alki
ngt ot hesweet ,chirpingbi rds.
Unf or tunat elyoneday ,shegott omi ssedTungkungLangi tsobad, t
hent hi nkdeepl yaboutt he
reasonwhyhedoesn' twanthert oaccompanyanghel phim sot hatshet houghthehasanaf f
air
.
Ev ent uall
y ,sheaskt hebr eezet ospyhi m.Whenev erthebr eezear egoingt hrough, Al unsinacan
obser veduet ot hepr oject i
onsofev er ydet ail
s.Sooni sh, after
war dsTungkungLangi tf i
ndout .
Hegotmadofwhatshedi d."TungkungLangi tremar ks, "MygoodnessAl unsi na,whydi dy oudo
that .Ican' tbel i
ev ei t
!Yout hinkmyl ov ef ory oui sthatshal l
ow!"Al unsinaanswer ed, "I'
m so
sor rySweet hear t
,Ididn' tmeanany thing. "Af tertheirargument ,het henr emov eherpower s,
andr epul sedherawayduet odi sgust ingness.Al unsinadepar twi thsor row.Nooneknows
wher esheheaded.Meanwhi le, TungkungLangi tregretswhathedone.Hemi ssedAl unsi na
badl y .Unt i
l het hinkofani dea" whati fther ei sat i
memachi ne?SoIcancor rectt hemi stakes
I'
vedone, andl ov ehermor et hansheaskf or ,from themoonandback. "Hesadl yt alkt ohi mself.
Yeti ti snotpossi ble,sohej ustmakeanot herway .Hecr eateacl earblui shseai ntheear thf i
ll
ed
ofi slandswi thasway i
ngt r
eesandf lower si naodor ousf r
agrance.Hedi di tal lf
orAl unsinat o
wi tnessedi tandcameback, butst il
l shedi dn' t
.Sot hen, hemadeanot herwayf orhert ocame
back.Het ookherj ewel riesandscat t eredi nt heskyt hinkingshemi ghtbet emptt ocameback.
Herneckl acebecamet hespar klingst ars, whi lehercombbecameabr ightmoon, andhercr own
becamesunt hatcr eatesabeaut if
ul sunshi ne.Nev ertheless,despi t
eofhi sef fort
s, Alunsi nadi d
notr eturnhome.

Fi
nal
e

"
Alunsi
namyt
reasur
e,I
'
m beggi
ngy
oupl
easecameback!
"
TungkungLangi
tout
cri
es.

Remor seandsor row,makesr ef

lecti
ononev er
ycorner.TungkungLangitwhom thecauseof
theelow-spir
it
edambi ance.Upt ohisti
me, stil
lheli
vesalonginhisplaceint
hehighness.Iti
s
saidthatwheni tr
ains,i
st hemeansofhi scr yforbereavementtowardsAlunsi
na,alt
ogether
withhisloudvoicecalli
ngoutforhi swif
ear esaidtobet hethunderduri
ngstor
ms.Thatwasal l
theoutcomeofhi spl eaforAlunsinatocameback, t
hent hey'
l
lli
vehappil
yeveraf
t er
,and
makest hingsri
ght,thenloveherev enmor e, andfoundforevertoeachother
.