Ever since I arrived in Indonesia from the Philippines, I felt an eerie presence lingering in the air, something beyond explanation. Jakarta was a vibrant city, full of life, but the whispers of the supernatural were just as alive as its bustling streets. I had always dismissed such tales as folklore until one night, I became part of one.
That humid night, as the tropical rain poured heavily outside my window, I felt it for the first time. A shadow that wasn’t mine. A whisper that came from nowhere. A chilling sensation crawling up my spine. At first, I thought it was my imagination. But when I turned to look in the mirror, I wasn’t alone. A pair of glowing red eyes stared back at me from the darkness.
I was not merely haunted I was claimed by a Satanic jinn.
It didn’t seek to terrify me in the usual way. No slamming doors, no flying objects. Instead, it whispered to me, drawing me into its sinister embrace. Its touch wasn’t cold it was burning, electrifying, intoxicating. Each night, the presence grew stronger. I could feel it beside me, watching, waiting. Part of me was terrified. Part of me… was tempted.
Desperate for help, I reached out to a Kyai, a respected Islamic scholar and spiritual healer known for dealing with unseen entities. When he arrived at my house, he carried nothing but a small pouch of kemenyan (incense) and a quiet, unwavering confidence.
“The jinn has taken a liking to you,” he said. “But it is not love. It is control.”
The ritual began. As the Kyai recited ayat-ayat ruqyah-powerful verses from the Quran-the atmosphere shifted. The temperature dropped, the air turned thick, and the entity inside my room screamed. Not in sound, but in force. The walls trembled, the lights flickered, and I felt an unseen hand grasp my throat in one final act of defiance.
And then-silence.
The Kyai placed his hand on my forehead, murmuring a final prayer. “It will try to return,” he warned. “Do not invite it back.”
I nodded, shaken but relieved. But deep inside, a question haunted me: had I truly wanted it gone?
Because once the darkness calls your name… you are never truly free.