Ivory Distilled Knight

Down Mountain

On a sunny morning in a very cool valley of watu karu, sat a handsome young man with long hair while blowing a flute to beat a very beautiful rhythm,

the young man is Hanuraga, now he will soon go down the mountain and wander to explore nusa ning nusa (nusantara)..

"i've been away so long since I left the village and my adoptive parents, how are they, hopefully my father and mother are healthy.."

muttering in the heart..

Hanuraga stood up from his seat, he spread out his hands,

"my mother's father will come home.."

Hanuraga jumped from tree to tree using the science of body lightening, in fact he was able to jump once to get to the foot of the mountain, but he wanted to remember the first time he climbed, sometimes he walks leisurely while enjoying a very beautiful view..

after a while he came to a large path..

"hem .... nothing seems to change with this path.." he muttered ...

"whatever changes young man, you see this path changes..."

an old man surprised Hanuraga as he watched the road he used to walk with his father when he went hunting..

"ah sorry cake I just missed where I grew up.."

" OHH.... Who are you, son? I just saw you first.."

"i'm Hanuraga cake.."

"that you were a big boy and you were very dashing, much different when you were a kid, but I don't know when you were a kid either.what you were like.."

"meaning grandpa...??"

"let's forget I'm senile hahahaha..."

Hanuraga was only dumbfounded to see the grandfather who knew who and from where laughed at him..

"already ...."

Hanuraga went back on the journey, she missed both her parents terribly..

it does not feel Hanuraga until in front of a simple house with a spacious yard and looks beautiful manicured...

"hem... I've long since left this house all still looks the same and makes me miss..."

"sorry sir what do you miss...??"

as Hanuraga turned around, he saw a middle-aged man holding a basket ...

"mother........"

"Hanuraga a. a. my son...."

Kerti hysterically ran hugging Hanuraga as if she would not let go again, so long as Hanuraga who had left her for so many years..

"mom sorry I just got to see you.."

"no son, let's go in first, your father will be surprised to see you, you're so dashing son.."

"well mom, let's wait for dad inside.."

it wasn't long before Retus came back from the garden..

not as usual where when he came home from the garden he always greeted his wife in front with a smile, but today he felt strange..

"is Kerti sick until she doesn't welcome my return.."

when he opened the wooden door how shocked Retus was to see a young man sitting while looking at him..

"how are you dad, I'm sorry I surprised you.."

Retus just kept quiet with his mouth open looking at the young man who called him father..

"Your paradise....."

Retus could not continue, he ran and hugged his son..

at dinner

"father, mother, I will not be home long, for I wish to travel also on the mandate of my teacher, that I may know the martial world well.."

"that's it, son, but when are you leaving, son?"

"tomorrow morning, I want to go and see what life is like as a swordsman.."

"hem if you really want to go, you better be careful because life is very hard and there are many bad people out there.."

Kerti advised hanuraga, looking as wise as she looked on her face when she found out her son was leaving again..

"well mom, I can take care of myself.."

"son for many years you forged yourself up there have you mastered the magic study...???"

Retus was very curious...

"sorry I forgot to say it dad, now I'm inherited from college and I've been appointed third generation chairman..."

Retus and Kerti were very surprised to hear his son's explanation..

"son just wanted me to take you to a city, in a few weeks there will be a youth election to become a royal soldier, how are you interested son...??"

Retus only breathes long..

"good boy, may what you do always bring good.."

when the morning dawned, Hanuraga was already seen saying goodbye to her adoptive parents..

"be careful on the road, son, remember to always be on the path of truth.."

"well dad, mom I beg you, take care of your health, someday I'll be back.."

Hanuraga finally began a journey to get to know the vast world of martial arts in nusa ning nusa..

***

in a village in central Bali in a very dense forest, the sound of iron twangs echoed among the silent forest,..

there was a fight between the robbers who confronted the merchant entourage, the merchant was about to go to the city in central bali precisely the city of gianyar

Hanuraga who was sitting on the river bank while enjoying his provisions was a little surprised, I sayup he heard the sound of a fight ..

"what the hell is going on, there seems to be a fight I have to see.."

not long before Hanuraga got near the fight, Hanuraga saw from a tree that was quite tall..

"it seems that the fight is one-sided.."

"give up all your luggage and we'll let you live.."

"Cuih. Our robber will not give up what we bring.."

"hahaha fine if you want death then be prepared.."

a plontos-headed and fierce-looking burly man emerged from behind the robbers and ordered the robbers to attack immediately..

"uncle take refuge in the chariot I will confront these robbers.."

"well Suma, be careful..."

Suma a young man who joined her uncle immediately attacked the robbers who approached her, the fight was inevitable again..

some of the hired guards who were escorting the merchants were already some who fell to lose their lives..

Suma was bluffing her teeth pissed, ,,

"if this keeps up all my hopes, uncle laril ah fast, we won't be able to last much longer.."

"but what about you??"

"uncle, save yourself quickly.."

Suma had begun to falter, her horse was already irregular, very clearly visible the ability of the robbers martial far above them.."

when the remaining 7 bodyguards including Suma herself, he was already desperate and ready to accept death resignedly..

"maybe it's time for death to pick me up.."

"hahahaha..

we'll give you a quick death and won't torture you, how? I'm good not hahahaha......"

the laughter of the leader of the group was so terrible in the ears of Suma and her entourage..

"digging their heads.."

"well chief..."

one of his men came forward and drew out a sword while grinning triumphantly..

"be prepared to accept your death hiaaaatttt...."

Hugh......

the robbers were dumbfounded to see his friend fall with a bloody head..

"what's going on, check on him immediately.."

the robbers saw Suma and her partner still kneeling, the leader of the robbers became alert and looked around to ascertain who did it..

"chairman he's dead, and...."

"and what, tell me..."

shouting loudly..

"his head was stuck in the head's betel nut.."

"what how is it possible..

who did it...."

as they were being perplexed at what was happening, from the top of the tree jumped a young man and landed subtly beside suma and co..

"sorry I threw too hard, you guys are too outrageous, you guys are too evil.."

the robbers were a little surprised to see a young man who had not been around twenty years had already killed in such a strange way...

"who are you, don't interfere in our affairs or you'll deal with our raiders....."