Face In Painting

Episode 35 When 2 Hearts Are Wounded

Every day Wondo patiently treated Rengganis, although Rengganis kept his mouth shut.

Several times Rengganis tried to end his life by slicing his pulse, hanging himself and running into the forest which resulted in him being attacked by stealth creatures who guard in the forest around the kingdom of Margosari.

But all of that can always be prevented and helped by Wondo, making Wondo finally make an invisible dome that prevents Rengganis from escaping far from the Wondo home environment.

"When are you going to shut up?!!" ask Wondo one night.

"It's been almost a week or so you've just been quiet and always wanted to end your life."

"Have you gone back to your village?if so tomorrow morning I'm anterin home" asked Wondo gently.

Hearing he had to go home to his village, Rengganis was immediately shocked and frightened, Rengganis was afraid that his mother's father was disappointed because he should be prosperous to become one of the king's concubines as he wanted to be, laa's body is dirty and just lives in a simple house with a palace.

"Don't bring me back to the Father's house, I'm already dirty.I don't deserve to meet father lan mother" said Rengganis lirih while sobbing.

"Then what do you want? didn't I say I was responsible for your life, because I was the first to rape you and because of my stupidity drank too much so you were so unconscious that you were corrupted by each other"

"Do you want me to marry you? if so tomorrow morning we ask your father's permission and we get married" Wondo took seriously.

"No need. Let me just stay here, that's enough" said Rengganis briefly without seeing Wondo.

Wondo understood very well that the Rengganis hated him and never considered himself to exist, but Wondo believed that later Rengganis' heart was only for him.

"Well, shah ayu..do what you want, now tell me what is your name?" wondo gave up.

"Rengganist"

"Good name cah ayu..promise me stop trying to kill yourself, you are young and beautiful still long way to reach your dreams" said Wondo then left Rengganis.

"Are you kidding me?!! my dream has been shattered...what can I want again in this ruined life?"

rengganis said with a cynical tone.

"You should still be grateful until now still allowed Sinuwun Haryo to live after your presumptuous actions, usually at that time you can also be killed by Sinuwun or killed by Manggalayuda Dierja"

"What's my fault Bergada Wondo???? I just don't accept Gayatri the weak and pale woman of lurah who is also weak not as good as my father was given to Gusti Prince Aryakusuma" said Rengganis emotion.

"I tell cah ayu.Kingdom is in search of a wife and concubine companion from work that has a very great background of science, and, you think those grand concubines are just beautiful women Belaka??!!!"

"They are the princesses of the king of the kingdom who have very great knowledge, so that it can help Gusti Haryo survive in her throne......and you say Gayatri is a weak woman????"

"You're wrong that the descendants of the family ki Lurah are very strong Windbenders, Gayatri's father is very great but he does not like war so it's better to be an ally of Gusti Haryo"

"Just try Gayatri's father was the King, must have immediately become a great concubine, but because it was not then given to Gusti Prince Arya so that later he could take care of his beloved sister"

Rengganis was shocked to see the reality, but why when with Gayatri and her family she could not feel the chakra they had.

"Be aware of the light of ayu.you are no one, do not dream too high" said Wondo then rushed out of the house and gave a roll of palm leaves in front of Rengganis.

"Rather than you just shut up and think about suicide.Learn this science, if you can you will be the first woman in this kingdom" said Wondo firmly.

Since that night Rengganis began to understand and learn the contents of the leaf spout that happened is a science that he had never known.

If he reaches he sits in front of the house of Wondo who turns out to be able to see the condition of the kingdom of Margosari.

One day Rengganis saw Wondo fighting with one of the soldiers, at first Wondo seemed to be in the wind.....but then the situation can be immediately changed by the enemy Wondo who has a smaller body than Wondo, so that Wondo can be defeated.

"How can Bergada Wondo lose? is the nurse really great?" muttered Rengganis puzzled.

Rengganis' head was filled with many questions but until night Wondo did not return home.

Only after two days Wondo returned home, while bringing the results of hunting in the form of venison.

"I see your condition has improved ayu.sorry two days I did not go home, wait for me cooking venison" he said briefly and headed to the kitchen.

Rengganis immediately followed Wondo into the kitchen

"Let Nis cook Bergada.

Wondo put down the venison and washed it clean regardless of what Rengganis said.

"Then help me cut vegetables and cook vegetables as a companion to this grilled venison".

Rengganis just sighed, it turns out that one of the properties of Wondo is stubborn.

The cooking was finally finished and they then ate together.

"Accept...can Nis ask?"

"Buck....."

"Huh???" tanya Rengganis was confused by Wondo's answer which deviated from that of the one asked.

"Call Kangmas.then I call you Nis" said Wondo while still eating his grilled venison.

"Oooo yes Kang mas" replied Rengganis again.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Who was the man who defeated the kangmas two days ago?"

"You see from above hem?" asked Wondo while looking intently at Rengganis.

"We are a college from Padepokan from Mount Pangrango, I'm the son of Tuhaalas (the name of the ancient forest guard)Karjo Djatmiko, Father I entrusted to Kyai Jangkabumi since the age of 5 years, one year later Kyai came home with a boy my age who he found in a forest and he named Sangkala which means child full of charisma"

"Will Nis the name really prove, everyone loves it."

"He always got what I wanted.dik Srini, the love of the teacher and now the Manggalayuda position of Gusti prince Arya's army" said Wondo with a sarcastic tone.

Suddenly heard the gamelan music from the outside, playing Kebo Giro style (the usual name for accompanying brides).

The curious rengganist who was about to get married soon walked out followed by Wondo.

"It was a procession of Gusti Prince Arya to the village of Madyosari to marry Gusti Putri Gayatri" Wondo explained.

"Gg-gusti Princess???!!!!" asked Rengganis in a tone between envy, anger and despair.

"Do not envy...indeed the fate line of your friend, now how is your training?" said Wondo distract Rengganis so as not to get worse.

Rengganis suddenly prostrated under Wondo's feet

"Kangmas taught Nis to master this science and become one of the women in this kingdom" Pinta Rengganis with a trembling voice.

Wondo who saw Rengganis pleading with him, made him smile thinly.

"Read the light of ayu.of course I will teach you...but---" Wondo paused his words while waiting for the reaction of the Rengganis.

"But what is kang mas?" asked the Rengganis impatiently.

"There are conditions that you must meet to be able to master this science, what are you ?" tanya Wondo pretended to doubt Rengganis' abilities.

The rengganist who felt no doubt about his ability with a tone of emotion asked Rengganis

"What is Kang Mas? God willing Rengganis can do it!!"

"You're sure even though the terms are so heavy that you'll have to risk your life and your trust"

Rengganis frowned....How do you mean?

Wondo smiled looking at her, then continued speaking.

"The first step we must marry, because science must unite us, and we need a collision so that science is perfect"

Rengganis finally understood what was written in the book, at first he did not understand therefore he had difficulty absorbing the knowledge turned out he needed Wondo and a collision.

"Ttt---thumb????.....Do we have to hunt a certain animal kang mas for it?"

"Hahahaha...the final animal is not an ayu cah animal...but humans, calm down later Kang mas will look for it"

There was a fear in the heart of Rengganis, because this science was very contrary to the religion that he embraced so far.

"Think in advance cah ayu..but remember with this science, we can both eliminate our enemies and get what we want all along" said Wondo with his evil smirk.

Hearing all of that, Rengganis steadied himself to agree to all the terms of Wondo, as he still wanted the Aryan prince to be his, as his own, he no longer cared about the body and the fact that heresy meant he had to abandon the God he had held in high esteem, and turn to worship the devil.

"I want kang mas.ayo we start "he said firmly.

"Hahahaha it's not wrong that my choice for you is Rengganis, indeed only you are worthy of being my wife"

Finally, the two diligently and unite their abilities, they both began to study the forbidden science, namely the science called "Jagat Segara Dhemit".

But what man plans does not necessarily go smoothly, without the permission of God.

At a time when their knowledge was not perfect Rengganis got the news that Gayatri was pregnant and had given birth, at which time Wondo also asked Manggalayuda Dierja to escort Gusti Sinuwun Haryo to the village of Madyosari

Rengganis secretly followed Wondo and Haryo's troops to the village after Gusti Haryo destroyed all his concubines.

And as the story we know above, when Gayatri and Prince Arya fled, it was Rengganis who told Gayatri where the position at that time was to Haryo and his troops.

So that the escape plan can be thwarted by Haryo.

But Rengganis' plan falls apart when he learns that Gayatri and Prince Arya were killed by Haryo's spear.....Rengganis Shock and limp saw in the end he still could not have what he wanted.

Wondo who knew his wife's scheming wits failed miserably angered him.

"Dasaaaar!!!!! just for the sake of the man who has married you do not even continue to study first at home"

Rengganis only looked down and resigned when Wondo beat him.

The hope of the extinct Rengganis re-emerged, when Ki Seta with black high-level knowledge to make all residents of the Madyosari village live eternally while waiting for the Reincarnation of Princess Gayatri.

"Please wait for Gayatri.when the reincarnation of Prince Arya will be mine forever and you will I destroy" said Rengganis full of hatred.

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