Finding the Sacred Tree

The adventure begins part 3

I immediately threw away the burning wood and immediately ran towards Rika.

I frantically shook her body strong enough to wake her from her dream.

"Rika wakes up, Rika."

Rika did not want to get up and instead patted my hand so as not to bother her again.

"Hey Rica.there's something big trying to get close to here."

Rica mutters.

"And I told you, take care of yourself."

"But Rika.it's something I can't handle on my own."

Rika finally woke up, but her eyes were still half-opened and her face looked irritated.

"Ish.you're this. I haven't slept yet."

"I'm sorry, but look there first." I pointed towards the giant object that was heading this way. Rika saw what I was pointing at, but it didn't seem like she could see it clearly yet because she was still half conscious.

Then he rubbed his eyes to remove the dirt stuck in his eyes and then he looked again ahead. Now he could see clearly, but he didn't seem to panic when he saw the giant thing coming here and asked me casually instead.

"What's that?"

"Where do I know. anyways why do you even ask that, instead of us this must run ya."

Rika held my face to stand up.

"Wait a minute, I don't think it's a monster."

Rika walked a few steps and stopped in place while looking at the giant object that was approaching us.

"Hey Rika.Why are you quiet, let's get the hell out of here."

"Wait a minute.I want to identify what kind of monster he is."

"Why should you care about that."

I started to worry because the monster was getting closer while Rika was still out of place.

The monster was already very close, he was already right in front of her Rika. The monster will either crash into or eat Rika.

Then because I don't want to see dead people anymore. I also went to the front of Rika and held the Monster to stop and miraculously I suddenly had great strength to make the monster stop even though I was dragged a few meters back.

When the monster stopped, I shouted to Rika.

"Run Rica! I'm gonna keep this monster here."

Rika just kept quiet with her mouth gaping wide enough.

(Damn it, Rika can't move so scared.) I said in my heart.

"After that, I will....."

"Ngapain mas?" My words were cut off by a male voice that suddenly sounded.

The sound was close enough, even too close. I was thinking, if monsters can talk huh. Then the voice sounded again.

"Halooo..mas?"

The voice came from above. I looked up and there was a man riding on this monster I was holding.

The man looked like a puff, where his hair was curly and not maintained at all, his body and clothes were very dirty, but it seemed dirty not from the ground or dust, but more to the oil and smoke.

"Why are you doing mas?"

I immediately retreated and it turned out that what I was holding was not a monster, but a giant machine with steam power.

"Lho, lho, lho..not monster to?"

"Yes no, it's just what crazy person rides a monster. Who is this anyway? Why are you suddenly curving my mosaics?"

"I should ask you, who are you?"

"My first question answer was dong, just later tell me my name."

"I can't do that, my name is precious. So you used to...."

The man was silent with his face slightly reddened.

"Hey.I told you my name, it's your turn."

The man regained his senses and then he jumped off the giant machine. After that he bowed politely and started to say.

"I'm Raj, beautiful lady. Why is this beautiful lady in the wilderness like this?"

"long story. So Raj, can you explain what this thing is?"

"Oh.this is one of my inventions, miss. This is me I'm calling Mosi, my walking fortress."

"Walking fortress?"

"Yes, my motion has a lot of weapons in it, so if a monster comes near I can attack it from the inside without spending any energy."

"Ho..it's interesting."

"Do you want to see how it works, miss? I can show you."

"No need. Actually I asked so just to ask for your help."

"What help, miss? if it's not hard, I'll give it to you."

"We just want a map and a weapon."

"Hmm.if a small weapon I have inside, but if a map is in my house." Raj held his chin.

"Do you not have any other weapons, such as that sword." My toot.

"If like a sword is in the house too, if you want to come to my house later I will give you the map and the sword willingly."

"Where is your house? Not in the kingdom of Daman, right?" Ask Rica

"No. My house is just near here. Maybe if you use my Mosiku, it can be up to 15 minutes."

"Oh, thank goodness, then let's go to your house." Rika picks up the black book and then she walks over to Mosi.

"Eh.. Do you really want to go to my house?"

"Well, you said the map and the gun were in your house."

"That's not what I mean, there's actually never been anyone to visit my house. So I'm worried that you don't feel comfortable in my house."

"Just relax, we're used to living in uncomfortable places."

"Yes, I've even slept hanging."

"What's!? Hanged?"

"That's it, let's just go." I encouraged Raj to quickly get on his Mosinya and drive him to his house.

"My house is full of trash, it's okay."

"I said it's okay, it's okay."

Raj got into the motion and so did we. When inside, it turns out that the inside is quite wide. In the motion, like you're in your own room. Very comfortable and safe.

"I'm a little nervous."

"Look over. Let's just go."

"Huh.yeah that's it."

Raj pulls a lever and Mosi emits smoke and a noise. After that Raj steps on something below and Mosi moves on. The movement is quite fast, maybe equivalent to a running rhino.

Because there's no seat there other than Raj's. Rika and I decided to sit in her bed. The tenderness is equivalent to a mattress in Uncle Tapoc's house.

"Well, what's this kasur made of, Raj." Ask Rica.

"Oh it's made of sheep's fur."

"Pantesan.where did you get the fleece. Do you have your own sheep in your house." Rika lay in bed.

"Well, you can say that."

"Oh that's it." After answering that Rika immediately fell asleep.