KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

Mysterious Land

“Young, wait.” The senopati prevents the woodworking who wants to leave the place after finishing securing the entire ‘treasure’ following his pet into the wagon bracelet.

“What's up, mr senopati? Is something missing?” Gentayu who was preparing to leave immediately turned around.

“Thanks for your help.? Oh yes, what is your name and.. Where are you from, young man?” The senopati asked while thrusting a badge at Gentayu.

“My name is Gentayu, sir. I'm not from anywhere. Me, traveler.” Gentayu did not declare that he was from the clan of fire. However, he has never been and is still unfamiliar with the ancestral land even though he will not deny if there are people who recognize him as part of the Fire Clan later.

“Oh. I thought you were from the Fire Clan. Is it true that you are not part of the Fire Clan?” The Senopati seems to doubt the identity of Gentayu.

“Life, I have never set foot in the Fire Clan. Even I do not know, where the country is located.” this time, Gentayu replied very honestly. What is.

Hearing that, Sang Senopati nodded.

“Do you want to devote yourself to the kingdom? With this ability of yours, I am sure that I can give you a good job in the capital if you want to live as part of the kingdom” Tanya Senopati after feeling confident in Gentayu's words.

“I'm sorry, sir. So far I still want to travel. Many things I have to learn and understand.” Gentayu rejected the senopati offer subtly.

He had felt what it was like to live as one of the top military officials of the kingdom. Moreover, Gentayu had not yet known the identity of the kingdom where senopati and the princely lord he was controlling came from.

Hearing Gentayu's rejection, the look on the senopati's face changed slightly. But it finally returned to normal, as if Gentayu's answer did not bother him at all.

“Good. I admire your choice. There aren't many young men like you, who refuse office, hehehe.. Here, accept” Senopati was handed the badge in his hand. Directly placed in the palm of Gentayu.

“If one day you visit Kotaraja Giri Kencana, stop by and meet me...My name is Senopati Tancawesi. Hopefully, when we meet, I can meet you properly, Gentayu.” The Senopati patted the young man's shoulder before him.

“Alright, Mr. Senopati Tanca. I would not hesitate if fate would lead me to the kingdom.” When saying this, Gentayu's mind was actually raging on its own.

The Kingdom of Giri Kencana? Isn't that a kingdom that's a long way from Sindur Kuntala? Located in the eastern region of the island of Greater Sunda, passing through a giant mountain called Rakatoa? In fact, in Gentayu's memory after reading the map in Nyi Suntari's previous residence, there should have been more than three kingdoms between Sindur Kuntala and Giri Kencana.

If this place is within the territory of Giri Kencana, doesn't that mean Gola Ijo has taken it so far? When taken by flying, it may take almost a month. I don't know.

A word spoken on his lips then was.” Anjani.”

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The sun had moved towards the contest as Gentayu entered the deeper part of the forest. The commotion he caused along with the fight against the giant black Spiders seemed to scare away the demons in this forest.

Gentayu was forced to fly high to see which way should go in the middle of the lush forest. When flying high, he realized that the destination turned out to lead to a volcano.

Because of the blind area, Gentayu not too dizzy where the destination. What was clear, he had to find an opponent who was formidable enough to become a jumping stone raising his level to a celestial swordsman.

All day, the demons encountered were only demons at the level of early and middle earth warriors. And everything has been sent in the form of meat half-blank to the wagon bracelet. Ensuring all of his pets would not starve for the next month, as well as enough stealth crystal reserves for them to grow stronger.

After passing through a meadow inhabited by wild bulls, Gentayu finally found something that caught his attention. A region where sunlight casts no shadow over its land.

‘What is this place?’ batin Gentayu.

The place is a valley like an overdraft.

It is quite wide because a bull at the end of the overdraft is only visible as a black dot when viewed from where Gentayu stands.

Not many trees grow in that place so that sunlight can directly reach the surface of the soil overgrown with fresh grass. But strangely, even the trees there had no shadows!

The curious Gentayu continued to step into the valley, heading towards the center. He scanned the ground around him, completely without a shadow. Though his skin felt the afternoon sun still leaves warmth.

When he almost reached the middle of the valley, Gentayu realized something..

The sky above him was blocked by something transparent!