KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

The Secret Leak

That soldier was one of the members of the palace gate guard soldiers. The palace gate guard soldiers themselves are part of the division of the king's guard troops, led by a senopati named Tiyung Lakitan. Tiyung Lakikan himself is among the most loyal senopati that Prabu Win currently has in addition to several other senopati and of course, the commander of Wiratama.

“Worship and respect servant, lord king and lord commander. Forgive me for my unwillingness to interrupt the glorious meeting. The servant reported that a royal teliksandi had just arrived at the gate of the palace to report to my lord the commander and his majesty the king. Unfortunately he came in a severely injured condition and was currently being dealt with by the palace healers. Please deign your majesty the king and my lord the commander received this message” The soldier reported the important thing that was going on to have to face his king directly. In a kneeling position, the soldier held out a scroll of palm leaves that had almost dried blood stains on one side to the king Prabu Win.

Prabu won receiving the leaf spout with a frown.

“Thanks, soldier. You can go.” the next king said.

The soldier paid homage to the king and commander of Wiratama, then took a few steps back in a fixed position on his knees before turning around and standing up to leave the meeting room.

Prabu Win immediately opened the scroll and read the contents. It seemed that the king's expression became tense, and it grew even more tense as it re-folded the scroll. Prabu Win let out a long sigh and exhaled in a heavy voice before handing the scroll over to the wiratama commander to read.

Like the king, the expression of the commander also became bad when he finished reading the contents of the scroll.

Apparently, the scroll was a stolen letter from the Devil's Hair impersonator to the Red Kala clerk about their division of duties in accommodating the Segoro geni group from the island of Padi Perak. Some time ago, the commander of Wiratama did assign Senopati Benduriang, as a senopati who oversees the teliksandi division that was once led by Gentayu as its captain, to investigate and gather information about the news of the movement of black flow from the island of Padi Perak which is rumored to enter the island of Great Gold and live in the territory of the kingdom of Lamahtang.

Apparently, from the report it is known that the group in question is a member of the Segoro Geni group led by Mpu Jangger. The report also mentions that Segoro Geni came at the invitation of the Devil Hair College whose location is known to be around the foothills of Seguntang. The document closed the delivery of the Segoro Geni and the Devil Hair plan aided by several other black-flow groups to storm the Golden Sun and several other colleges whose schedules and details are mentioned in separate lists. Unfortunately, the list seems to have failed.

“Means we already know who we're going to face, brother. I hope that, after successfully quelling the turmoil caused by the Kahubu rebellion, we can take care of these black groups immediately. Whatever their purpose is to cooperate, surely it will have a bad impact for the kingdom” Prabu Win said as his gaze stared far out the window of the hall.

“Hamba agrees your majesty. Black groups are notoriously difficult to unite and cooperate. Even I know that between the black stream itself they can kill each other and fight each other because of trivial things. When they unite, it means that there is a thing or a strong person who deliberately unites them regardless of the purpose. The problem is, Your Majesty, we do not know if we will have time to take care of them after destroying and quelling the rebellion and chaos of the Kahubu Tribe later? I mean servant, what if it turns out they move precisely when we are focusing on facing the Kahubu Tribe? Or maybe they have moved without us knowing? Aren't they actively wiping out the white stream of royal supporters? According to the servant, the existence of this group from Segoro Geni and the unification of black flow in one movement, of course this is not a coincidence is not it? Sure this series of chaos was masterminded by someone! And I am sure, he is someone who is ambitious to replace and even seize a noble position!” Commander Wiratama finally conveyed his views.

Prabu Win the mangosteen agreed with what his commander who is indeed this genius. Now the most important thing is to get over all this mess as soon as possible.

“Good. I changed my word to you, Brother Wira. Listen to my words, but you can still give your opinion: I ask that we settle the affairs of this Kahubu tribe with a path without war. I will ask uncle Mahapatih to send a great man in diplomacy to negotiate with the Kahubu tribe. We offer them a special privilege as a special autonomous region. They are welcome to conduct their own affairs on a par with the vassal kings, no longer under the Duchy of Bayunggalah. Of course they will not just follow suit. So I suggest, ask the help of warriors from the surrounding universities to help strengthen our troops besieging the Kahubu tribe.

As for our largest army, position it as a standby force in the kingdom. Just in case there was a sudden attack, and somehow I believe it will happen. We should also unify the power of the white stream immediately..” The king delivered his word.

“Good your honor. But the matter of uniting this white stream will not be easy, your majesty.” Commander Wiratama gave his opinion. “They are quite familiar with this Devil Hair group. Even our troops might have a hard time dealing with them. Not to mention coupled with other groups..”.

“Do silent operation. We just need to get rid of the strongest people within these groups, right?” Prabu Win answered the doubts of his commander.

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Meanwhile, three members of red kala were seen entering the main door of their headquarters in the form of stone caves on the edge of a gaping cliff bottom. They appeared to have two of his colleagues seriously injured. Their arrival was immediately greeted by the main doorman and an elder of the padepokan.

“How? Did you guys catch that spy?” The elder asked the success of the task charged to the five of them as if regardless of the condition of his injured disciples before him.

“Excuse us, teacher Banta. We caught up with him, and injured him pretty badly. But failed to find the body.” One of the most senior disciples among the five replied. All of a sudden..

‘PLAK!’

‘PLAK!’

‘PLAK!”

One slap each landed on his third cheek. The two injured colleagues are now lying on dry ground. I don't know if they're alive, or dead. The medical swordsmen of the plank have not dared to approach.

“Unsensible! Taking care of low teliksandi only is not becus!” The elder who was called as the Banta Master vented his anger. Now, the three apes disciples must accept the kicks that accompany the middle-aged swordsman's oath.

Sadly, the five disciples were all now completely exposed. Two people were injured from the fight, and three others were beaten by their own teachers. The other disciples did not dare to approach. Some immediately ran away from the place for fear of being the target of the teacher's anger as well. Only two medical swordsmen remained there accompanying the teacher of Banta or whatever his name was.

The five disciples had previously been assigned to take two disciples who later became known as the royal teliksandi. The two teliksandi was unmasked after being caught sneaking into the private room of the head of the padepokan who was currently attending a meeting at the headquarters of their ally's Demon Hair. The two managed to escape the siege after successfully paralyzing the swordsman who caught their action along with the master gatekeeper swordsman. Received the report, the Banta teacher then ordered five of his students who were at the level of Pendekar Madya to pursue the two teliksandi. Unfortunately, the calculations of Banta teachers are less careful. Although the two teliksandi studied at the place as a disciple at the level of a Beginner swordsman, but of course the actual ability is far above that.

In the ensuing battle outside Padepokan headquarters, one of the two teliksandi was killed, while a linnya managed to escape with severe injuries.

“Now if the letter gets to the palace, everything planned will be messed up! Really going to fuck up!” Banta teacher next.

Not waiting, the teacher of Banta immediately took his weapon and rode a horse towards the east, towards the Seguntang Hill to meet their chairman and tell the prhal teliksandi palace in the Padepokan Kala Merah. His life could drift if coalition members met failure just because his carelessness led to the leaking of their plans.