KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

Early on

‘What happened?’

Gentayu who suddenly woke up because his boat hit something immediately alert. As he remembered, the journey should be smooth and will reach Sei Asin City, one of the big cities in the kingdom of Lamahtang by noon. Soon he lit a fire with his power to light up the rest of the night that had not yet gone completely.

‘I hit a rock on the river bank..? ah, wait. Why does the river not flow? Shouldn't I have just arrived around Enim Valley. As I recall, the water flow is quite swift.’

With astonishment and curiosity, finally came down from the big boat full of cargo. Look for the edges covered with thickets to cover the boat to avoid problems. In addition to worrying about theft, also because he thinks if there are members of the black flow of attackers yesterday who passed then they will recognize the boat. Just in case, the boat should be hidden.

Finished hiding the boat neatly and not forgetting to bring enough food, Gentayu stepped towards the mainland.

‘Waiting for sunrise, I'd better fill my stomach first. I haven't eaten since yesterday. Instead, I maintain stamina just in case’ thought while opening a package of spoiled food from the previous black flow group.

‘Ah, it turns out that their food is quite good’ murmured before eating voraciously.

When he finished eating and the dark remains of the night had disappeared, Gentayu realized something was wrong with the place to stop.

‘Where is this? Why did I stray into a lake?’ his forehead was wrinkled full of question marks because the place that was originally thought to be part of the river turned out to be a fairly large lake.

‘Map.. yes!, I need a map. It should be among the items I picked up from the attackers yesterday’

Immediately he went back down into the water and checked into the cargo of his boat. After a while of searching, he managed to find the thing he was looking for. A roll of animal skin with a red tie. He brought it to the mainland and opened the scroll to check the real situation regarding this foreign place.

‘True.. there should not even be a lake along the river line yesterday to the city of Sei Asin. This is really weird!’ gentayu sat down weakly. His head began to hurt and realized he seemed to have lost his way and did not know where he was. Suddenly he found enlightenment..

“Hei, tiger spirit. hey.!” gentayu called ‘friend’nya, the tiger spirit whose striped symbol is drawn on his right arm with a two-line image. But until repeatedly called, the tiger spirit never answered him.

‘what's up with him? Has he left too? Aih... I even forgot to ask her name.’ Gentayu began to realize his old habit that often recurred: careless.

‘Didn't the tiger spirit not hear anymore when I started sailing? Don't-don't because he's a country cat, he's afraid of water.’ Other wild thoughts appear on Gentayu's head.

To prove the existence of ‘friend’nya, for gentayu quite easy.

“Fire Dragon Boxing!"

He exclaimed after channeling his profound energy into his arm with his hands clenched in the direction of the lake water...

..........

.........

Nothing happened.

Even the water that was targeted was not rippling at all.

‘This is weird. Not only is the tiger's spirit lost following its power. I also have to check my strength.’ feelings of worry and worry began to envelop Gentayu.

Gentayu then took a slightly roomy spot and..

“Punch of the Sun Tread!” after a series of movements and...

“BHUM..!!”

The sound of a loud bang sounded as the splash of the lake water that was hit by his attack rose high forming a thin pillar with several fish with him raised before re-decaying fused into the lake.

‘Thankful.’ Gentayu breathed a sigh of relief knowing his strength did not disappear in this place.

Meaning it is true that the tiger spirit is afraid of water because he is like any other cat, he thought later.

Encompassed by curiosity, Gentayu then stepped towards the sound of a cock-cockfighting sneak not far from his place. ‘It seems, there are residential settlements around here’.

It turned out to be true, after walking about a kilometer gentayu saw a simple hut. The hut is located in the middle of a well-preserved garden of sandalwood and cinnamon.

But the interesting thing is, among these plants there are other shrubs that look foreign to him. Plants that are only as tall as children have red leaves but purple stems with apples-like fruit but greenish white.

“Excuse me. sampurasun.”

Gentayu tried to communicate with the owner of the hut when he reached the door of the hut.

“Oh, sorry Grandma. I happened to get lost to this place. If you can tell, what exactly is this place? Uh, I mean, which region am I currently in?”

The woman did not answer. He actually noticed Gentayu from head to toe from a very close distance. His breath until felt on the skin of the young man so close. Gentayu even had to hold his breath because it would be impolite to breathe out on the face of the parents, he thought.

The woman then turned and walked away from Gentayu. Without saying anything.

Gentayu exhaled the breath he had been holding since. ‘fuhhh..’.

“What's your name, young man?” the woman asked without looking.

“Oh, my name is Gentayu, Nek” Slightly stuttered when answering the woman who kept walking away. The young man followed the woman slowly.

“You, who is Brajawana?” The woman still did not answer Gentayu's question but instead asked another question that surprised Gentayu.

(The wood is too much of a shock, wonder and surprise, hopefully not a hanger)

“A.. I. my student, Nek” Gentayu replied later in the midst of his shock that has not gone away. Momentary silence.

Just as Gentayu was about to ask how the Woman could find out that she had a relationship with Bharavana, she raised five fingers at him, preventing him from speaking.

“No Polite!” hardiknya, which makes Gentayu more astonished.

‘Women are weird.’ think gentayu.

“So, you are not his son or descendant?” the woman asked back.

“Not, Grandma.” Gentayu has not finished his answer that he is not his son, even he is only a wandering student Ki Brajawana the Golden Sun Swordsman.

“Then, how is his hereditary heirloom in your hands?”

Gentayu was surprised.

Heirloom hereditary? His forehead frowned thinking and digesting the female intent before him.

“Oh.. this?” he said half-inquired while taking out the object given by Bandu Aji before dying, a necklace following a green pendant made of jade.

“Hmmm...” the woman simply nodded.

“This should belong to the child that I failed to save and was killed by the arrow of the invading forces..This was handed over to the child's father before he was killed.

“Do you know what you're holding?” This time the woman asked as if she knew such an important secret.

“Sadly... Kakang late Bandu Aji has not had time to say anything.” he replied and again remembered the moments of Bandu Aji's death in his mind.

“Come into my hut. I'll explain in” the woman walked ahead of her entrance into her hut.

Gentayu only obediently followed the woman. His head was now filled with various questions that he had never thought of before meeting this woman.

While inside the hut, Gentayu is welcome to sit on the bale-bale that seems to serve as the bed of this mysterious woman.

the woman took a small bundle of black cloth tied with a rope of white cloth from behind her water jug. This also caused a new astonishment for Gentayu, because there should be a small table where the cat was no gap to become a place for other objects. Of course, because the jug itself is wider than the support table so that only the middle of the jug is supported by the small table.

“Destiny brought us together before I faced the Almighty. I am thankful that I have waited for this day for more than 70 years. I was even worried that you would never find me..”.

The smile on the lips of this woman. A smile that signifies relief.

“Know. That jade pendant you held is the key to the thing that is now in my hand. They are in pairs, and deliberately separated. As for today, it should have been the two put together because they have found their true heir..”.

“Mmmak.sudnya, granny?” Gentayu was more confused about the meaning of the woman.

Actually semoat appears concern in his little heart that this woman will seize and utilize the pendant he held for the purpose and purpose of the woman herself.

After sighing, the woman began to speak.

“Behold, that once the great-grandfather of your teacher and the great-grandfather of my parents were members of the last generation of the 7 Swordsman Gate guards. That is, since then until now has passed the 200s of the year. And the thing we hold, is one of their trust.” The mysterious woman began to tell stories