Because I am real. The myth is real. (She whispers) Your skepticism is your armor. Remove it, or you will sink. Scene 4: The Flashback (The Betrayal) The lights flash red. We go back in time.
She was a princess once. Betrayed by her own family. Now she rules the void. She is beautiful. And she is hungry for loneliness. Scene 3: The Vision Setting: The edge of the water. Transition music – Javanese gamelan. The lights turn deep blue. DEWI KANDRONG enters from the audience, walking slowly. She is now wearing a shimmering green kain kebaya . Her face is pale, her eyes glowing.
(Smiles cruelly) Step-daughter. You are still haunting the living? Naskah Drama Tentang Cerita Nyi Roro Kidul Untuk 6 Orang
Science doesn’t rule the Southern Sea. (She points to the horizon) Look. The waves are getting taller.
(Suddenly, KI Juru Kunci enters. He is old, wearing a traditional Javanese beskap and blangkon .) Because I am real
(Takes the shorts. They dissolve into sand.) Good boy.
(Laughs) You want an apology from a ghost? Fine. (Pause) I was jealous. You were the sea. I was just a queen of stone. I am sorry. Remove it, or you will sink
If you ever feel lost, come to the beach at sunset. Wear white. Call my name. I will send you a wave of courage.
(She disappears under the water. The lights turn golden.)
(To Arjuna and Ratna) Go home. Tell the city people: The sea is not a trash can. It is a palace. Respect the green. Respect the waves. Respect the women you call "myths."