EVERNA Ring of Fire

RATAUKA Part 2

The admiral stretched out both hands. “Well, isn't this a blessing? This is the blessing of the Mahesa for Jayandra in the mission of uniting Antapada with as few war victims as possible! Surely you don't want to reap the curse of stepping over his will, do you?”

Sabailuha was silent for a moment. Then he replied, “Alright, I will retreat.. with one condition.”.

“What terms?”

“Let the boat pass.” Sabailuha pointed towards Nirya and Sthira in a sailboat that was moving very slowly in the distance.

But Begarwana shook his head. “Tak can! Our ships will continue to go on and hit everything that blocks our path. Jayandra's posse formation can't just be opened!”

Nirya and Sthira were flabbergasted. They're gonna be Jayandra's collateral in these waters. No matter how tough they were, the faces of both of them were pale instantly.

“If Jayandra was cruel enough to bear to bulldoze the two poor sailors, especially if they managed to conquer Swarnara. The people will be oppressed and suffer, and it will be the invaders who will take pleasure from the fruits of nature and its mines. To hell with oaths and curses, precisely the Mahesa intends to punish all of you by placing myself here!”

Whether Sthira and Nirya had breathed a sigh of relief or not, a bad premonition now entered the hearts of both.

The attitude of Admiral Begarwana is now firm. “By Jayandra's success, I'll prove you wrong! Arrow troops, attack Sabailuha!”

Cleverly, the giant dragon-man Sabailuha went back to diving, avoiding the darts aimed at her.

Nirya and Sthira were busy straying the rain of arrows towards them. Although the number is a little like a spatter, it will be very troublesome if it is to tear up the sail of the boat. The flickering of Nirya's chain of flakes containing wind prana dispels the arrows like a bunch of flies.

There was also a sound of screaming from the direction of the fleet. “Mana Sabailuha? Where is he? Everyone, be careful!”

Suddenly, a large ship and two small vessels from the posse were hit by a very powerful calf fence, namely the burst of sea water, making the three sail and the passengers thrown into the sea. In the middle of the burst was Sabailuha thrusting out from the surface of the sea with two straight-straight whipped fists in the air.

Three ships were damaged with just one buzz, Begarwana shouted, “That's it! Keep panahi until it falls! Don't let Sabailuha dive again!”

The barrage of arrows again threatened Sabailuha from various directions. The difference, this time the dragon man raised all six hands. A curtain of water gushed out like it was being pulled up, surrounding the giant's body while flushing out arrows. Not stopping there, Sabailuha sprayed water on the wall in all directions. The water now spiked like arrows, raining down on the ships. Countless Jayandra soldiers were killed or injured by the arrow.

Not stopping there, Sabailuha then run the reason to deflect the arrow earlier. The giant figure then inched forward very quickly, floating upright in front of the fleet admiral Jayandra. He looked directly into Admiral Begarwana's eyes. “Because I have other more urgent matters, in order for this fleet to retreat I will only curse one ship only – ships admiral!” His eyes began to sparkle, a sign of a kind of magic will be deployed.”

“Enak only! Arumi!” call Begarwana.

As fast as lightning, a girl with long red hair and wearing Jayandra's complete armor device appeared next to the silver-haired man. His two hands held a bow, pulling and releasing a fiery arrow towards Sabailuha.

Not expecting this sharp attack to come, Sabailuha reflexively moved to avoid it. But the fire arrows had first struck his shoulders. The concentration of the dragon-man broke apart while exerting magic to make many victims stone, As a result of which he roared and bounced, blue blood spurted from his mouth.

“Agh, shit!” Sabailuha twisted her body, preparing to dive again.

“Don't be in a hurry, man!” While saying so, the archer called Arumi again thrust one fire arrow that stuck on the back of the giant dragon demon.

The defense of his body was again penetrated, Sabailuha groaned. Ordinary arrows will not cause significant injuries. But with the amplified prana of fire, pain like being stabbed and burned really felt in the giant body. The archers returned to action, showering the dragon-man with arrows dipped in oil and ignited by fire. Sabailuha quickly went back into the water, I don't know how many more arrows were stuck in her body.

Arumi put on a smile on her natural red lips. He then jumped ship after ship, his sharp eyesight watching the sea level, and his crew tracked the movement of the giant stealth in the water. After jumping several more ships, Arumi arrives at the ship adjacent to the boat that Nirya and Sthira boarded.

As her red eyes scanned the two boat passengers closely, Arumi exclaimed to the pilot, “Trash the boat! There are spies from Kalingga and Swarnara there! Make sure they fall and drown!”

On the other hand, Nirya was very surprised to see one of Jayandra's ships changing direction suddenly, speeding right towards her boat. “Crazy, that ship will hit us!”

Quickly, Sthira stood up and pulled the arm of the Swarnara girl. “Prepare, Nirya! When a collision happens, we have to jump from here to Jayandra's ship!”

“When exactly?”

“Now!”

Sthira and Nirya jumped as high as they could. A second later, the bow of Jayandra's mid-sized ship was right crashing until the fishing boat broke in two. Fortunately, the one who hit it was a medium-sized ship, with a height from sea level to the deck of no more than ten meters.

Without much difficulty, Nirya managed to land at the end of the bow. Unfortunately, Sthira just grabbed and held the end of the deck and hung in front of the hull. Reflexes, Nirya turned around to pull her companion up the deck. But one arrow laden with fire prana grazed the skin of his arm.

Suddenly, Nirya's attention returned to the direction of her opponents. Seemed several soldiers and archers Jayandra confronted and surrounded him, ready with their respective weapons. But the most dangerous of course is the golden-coloured girl with her hands has pulled the bowstring, ready to throw the next fire prana arrow.

Nirya pairs the horses with a pair of her chain kerambit and exclaims, “Wait a minute! We are just a traveller who wants to cross to Jayandra!”

“Hah! It is fitting that your Kanuragan prana science is quite qualified, until you have crossed here during the collision!” arumi Syndir. “But Sabailuha was very intent on protecting you, until she required your safety so that she could retreat. If you are not spies, how could Sabailuha who has the ambition to set the balance of power in Antapada pay attention to you?”

Sthira and Nirya were stunned. It seems that this young girl who seems to be the same age as them is more intelligent than her superior, the admiral.

“My name is Sthira, and my partner is Nirya,” said the swordsman from Kalingga. “We are not spies, but we are carrying out one important mission for the sake of the whole of Antapada.”

The girl from Swarnara chimed in, “If you don't believe me, let me fight you one on one. No need to involve the soldiers.”

“Oh, how dare you... Nirya!” sergeant the officer from Jayandra. “Do you deserve to challenge me, Arumi Dyahrani, Senopati Jayandra? I'm sorry, I'm having no taste in serving travelers like you. You better die with a body full of arrows from my heirloom Jalabara Bow and the archer soldiers.”

Nirya. Right now even he, Sthira is not in a bargaining position. The enemy was clearly superior in number, and they were unwilling to waste time. Just make sure Sabailuha is dead, and Jayandra's Fleet will immediately go to Swarnara.

The thought of the death of the caretaker of Mount Ratauka made Nirya gasp. He raised his hand high and said, “Wait, Senopati Arumi! Remember, Sabailuha is the caretaker of Mount Ratauka! If until he is killed or pressed, he will use his ‘kunci’ and make the mountain erupt! Jayandra Armada better retreat, lest you become a victim in vain!”

Nirya turned to Sthira who was even glaring at her, and the girl again raised her gaze at Arumi, waiting for the woman's senopathic reaction.

But Arumi instead showed a meaningful smile. “Then, I must make sure I finish Sabailuha first before she blows up Ratauka.” He again aimed the fire arrow at the Jalabara Arc, pointing right at the heart of Nirya. “Maybe I'll ‘workout’ first by finishing you first, hey girl pretentious.”

Nirya's face paled instantly. Maybe Arumi arrow was deliberately made misses as part of “process of proofing information from spying”. But this time, at this close distance, it is almost impossible that the sharpshooter will repeat the same ‘sadness’. The footing of the inexperienced girl fighting on this ship continued to sway, just standing up was difficult.

Illustration Description: Mount Ratauka is similar to Mount Krakatau/Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait.