PROLOGUE

After the Linggarjati Agreement, which stipulated the unconditional surrender of the Dutch to Japan, the Dutch occupation of Indonesia ended. From that moment on, Japan controlled Indonesia.

After officially taking control of Indonesia, Japan revealed its true nature as a cruel colonizer. That morning at Villa Roses, about twenty fully armed Japanese soldiers arrived.

"Idō shinai!" a Japanese soldier shouted while pointing his weapon.

("Don't move!")

Mrs. Ernest, who was with her child at the time, did not dare to resist. They looked terrified under the threat of the weapons.

"Ūn, utsukushī. Tanoshimō," said one of them to Shirley, Mrs. Ernest's daughter.

("Uhm, beautiful. Let's have some fun.")

Several Japanese soldiers dragged Shirley into a room and raped her. Shirley's mournful cries could be heard as the rape occurred. The soldiers took turns raping Shirley.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Ernest's fate was no less tragic. She was dragged into a room and raped by several Japanese soldiers. However, Mrs. Ernest fought back and managed to kill one Japanese soldier.

"Uwaa... Kono josei wa kikendesu," said a Japanese soldier, staring intently at the frightened Mrs. Ernest.

("Wow... This woman is dangerous.")

Without much talk, a soldier drew his katana and immediately beheaded Mrs. Ernest right in front of her dressing mirror. Mrs. Ernest's head flew off and landed right in front of the dressing mirror. Some of her blood splattered on the mirror.

After killing Mrs. Ernest, the Japanese soldiers took Shirley to the military barracks. On the way, they saw Dewi hiding.

"Dete kite, utsukushī!" shouted a Japanese soldier.

("Come out, beautiful!")

Dewi, who was terrified of the Japanese soldiers, immediately fled. She ran with all her might.

"Nē, anata o jikkō shinaide kudasai!" said a Japanese soldier who was chasing her.

("Hey, don't you run!")

Dewi ignored him. She kept running, and finally, she slipped into a ravine and died instantly. Knowing that Dewi had fallen into the ravine, the soldier returned to his comrades.

After a rather long journey, they arrived at the Japanese Army Barracks. Shirley shivered at the sight there. Several women were being used to satisfy the lust of the Japanese soldiers.

"Nē, watashitachi ga eta mono o mitekudasai," said one of the Japanese soldiers.

("Hey, look what we brought.")

A soldier pushed Shirley, causing her to stumble in front of dozens of Japanese soldiers. One of them immediately touched Shirley's chin.

"Nē, kore wa yoi monodesu. Sā, kare o-chū ni ire nasai," the soldier said to his comrades.

("Hey, this is a good one. Come on, take her inside.")

Shirley, who did not understand what the Japanese soldier was saying, could only cry in fear.

"Please, let me go. Please....!" Shirley screamed hysterically as she was dragged into a building.

Shirley's screams did not move the Japanese soldiers to pity. Without feeling, inside that room, dozens of Japanese soldiers raped Shirley again to their satisfaction. Time seemed to pass slowly. However, without realizing it, night had fallen.

Shirley, who had regained consciousness, saw that some of the Japanese soldiers who had raped her were drunk. Slowly, she took a bayonet and stabbed a soldier who was sleeping near her.

"Ugh!" The soldier tried to wake his friends, but Shirley was so swift. She gagged the soldier's mouth with a piece of cloth torn from her clothes and stabbed the bayonet repeatedly into the soldier's heart.

After the Japanese soldier was dead, she observed the room.

"Hmmm... no one else is here," she thought to herself.

She looked outside. She saw there were two guards on duty. She looked around.

"Uhm... it seems safe now. Okay, time to escape," she said to herself.

She walked slowly out of the room. With a seductive gait, she approached the two Japanese soldiers on guard. With graceful steps, she seduced the two Japanese soldiers.

"Handsome, need some warmth?" Shirley teased, drying her eyes.

Shirley clung coquettishly, arousing the lust of the two Japanese soldiers. It turned out that Shirley's efforts were successful. They invited Shirley into the guard post to satisfy their depraved desires.

When they were off guard, Shirley quickly killed the two guards and fled. Gunshots were heard as Shirley killed the Japanese soldiers.

After her actions, Shirley immediately ran into the forest. She managed to seize a rifle to defend herself.

"Hitori no shūjin ga nigeta. Sā sā," said a Japanese soldier.

("A prisoner has escaped. Let's go after her.")

They chased Shirley into the forest. Shirley immediately hid in the bushes. She tried not to make a sound so as not to be caught by the Japanese soldiers.

They searched the forest for a long time, but they did not find Shirley.

"Kare wa dokoheikuno? Kare wa dore kurai hayaku hashitta ka," said a Japanese soldier.

("Where did she go? How fast did she run?")

They continued to search the forest. However, after some time, they finally returned. Shirley breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly someone hit the back of her neck, and she fainted.

The next morning, she woke up in a hut. Apparently, she had been captured by robbers and was raped again. This time, the same robbers from Indonesia raped her.

Because she fought back, Shirley was finally killed with the bayonet she had brought from the Japanese military barracks. The robber immediately threw Shirley's body into a river.

Time went on. Right after August 9, 1945, after two cities in Japan were hit by atomic bombs, Japan surrendered unconditionally. Indonesia became independent, and the villa was finally

**Puncak, January 3, 1955**

One night, a hunter was looking for wild boars. He went into the forest, but he did not find anything.

Because he was tired, he, who had initially intended to hunt, accidentally found a villa that was still in good condition. He was surprised to see the villa was empty. Finally, he dared to enter it.

"Uhm... Strange. All the furniture is still complete," he said to himself.

He entered the villa and finally found a document. The ownership document of the villa.

"Wow. There's a treasure. Uhm... Okay. I'd better take care of this villa," he said to himself.

Long story short, after hunting that night, Tomo's life changed since he started taking care of the villa. He who had initially lived a modest life, his economic life slowly improved.

With diligence, he cleared the bushes at the villa and took care of the old building again. After it was deemed beautiful, Tomo brought his whole family to live in the villa.

"Dad, this villa is beautiful," said Surti, his wife.

"Yes, Mom. Come on, let's go inside," Tomo invited.

They initially lived peacefully in the villa. However, after a few days, strange things began to happen in the villa. Tomo, who felt uneasy, finally looked for a wise man. That day, a kiai (Islamic scholar) came to visit.

"Mr. Tomo, it seems this disturbance comes from that mirror," he said, pointing to a mirror.

Tomo observed it. It turned out there were drops of blood. He tried to clean the blood, but he could not.

"Sir, let's move this mirror to the warehouse," said the Ulama (Islamic scholar).

Tomo immediately moved the mirror to the warehouse. The Ulama took a black cloth and prayed over it. After that, he covered the mirror.

In front of the warehouse, the Ulama planted four stakes. He read a prayer for a moment.

"Alright, Mr. Tomo. This villa can now be inhabited. My message is, do not pull out these stakes, let alone open the curtain covering the mirror," said the Ulama.

Tomo understood. The Ulama finally left. From that moment on, Tomo and his family's life was peaceful.

Apparently, Tomo's business instincts reappeared. After he rented a place to open a grocery store, Tomo finally decided to rent out the villa next to his residence.

**Puncak, December 2, 1969**

Four years, Tomo's family achieved success. Tomo, who was old, enjoyed his old age happily. In his old age, he now lived with Victor.

"Dad, our villa is getting more and more visited by people. Thank God, our income is increasing," said Victor.

"Thank God, son. Oh yes, since there are many empty rooms in this villa, what if we rent this villa out too?" Tomo asked Victor.

Victor thought for a moment. He then agreed with Tomo's proposal. The next day, the villa where they lived was also rented out.

**Puncak, October 23, 1989**

The business that Tomo's family started grew more and more each year. After Tomo passed away, the villa was passed down to Victor. Besides renting out the villa, Victor also had other companies.

The villa business was initially running smoothly. However, a guest accidentally saw the old mirror in the warehouse. He opened the black curtain that covered the mirror.

"Hmmm... This mirror seems old. And, it's still good," he said.

At first, nothing happened. But suddenly the guest and a villa servant disappeared. His family was very worried. Victor immediately came to the location and he found the old warehouse and the stakes in front of the warehouse had been pulled out.

"Oh no! Damn it! I think I have to call a wise man," said Victor.

Together with Mang Ujang, Victor tried to solve the problem. Finally, the guest and the villa servant were successfully rescued. The wise man once again put a fence around the mirror.

"It seems we have to do something about this mirror," said the wise man.

Victor thought. Finally, he knew there was a small room in the main villa. Victor and Mang Ujang immediately brought the mirror there, and immediately locked the door of the room.

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