KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)
Situngkoro Army
News of the planned invasion of Lamahtang kingdom to the three duchies was known by the Bintang Harapan alliance that day. All thanks to the existence of a pair of warriors from the Eagle Eyes. Both of their abilities are unique.
The Man nicknamed the Black Bat, because of his ability to hear that can reach up to tens of kilometers. While the woman has the title Golden Beak, because of her ability to speak and translate the language of birds.
The Golden Beak Swordsman went undercover around the palace by pretending to be a housekeeper. Every two or three hours, he would receive reports from several small birds assigned to listen to the talks of the royal officials, including the king and Mahapatih. In return, the birds will get abundant food every time they are dispatched or when delivering their reports.
The results of stealing the hearing were then conveyed to the Black Bats that were tens of kilometers away from the royal gate, as information for the alliance by speaking as usual. From the Black bat, the message was delivered by mail through a special pigeon belonging to the alliance.
“We must move before a clash occurs between the two sides. Time to unite the three duchies. Let me speak to the three dukes.” Rambang Dangku spoke before the elders of the Star of Hope warriors in an abrupt meeting discussing the contents of the message from the Benduriang team.
The plan this time was to unite the forces of the three duchies to withstand the assault of Lamahtang forces in the Duchy of Bones Mesuji. The duchy was planned by Mpu Jangger as the target of the first attack before the other two duchies because it was the closest of the royal center. This attack will be led by Situngkoro, one of the senopaths known to be quite intelligent among other Segoro Geni warriors. He was an advisor to Mpu Jangger while on this Big Gold island.
Rambang Dangku thought that he needed to talk to the three dukes and convince them to unite against Lamahtang which is now controlled by the black school. Even though it might be in normal conditions it is very unlikely that they will be willing to fight, but it seems that at this time they do not have a better choice.
Together with Pendekar Indung Imau, Rambang Dangku finally went to the Duchy of Bones Mesuji to meet the Duke of Bayang Keling, then continued his safari to two other duchies that were the target of the next attack to gather strength.
After these three Duchies are willing to take up arms, may the other two duchies be willing to help. Such was the hope of the entire Star of Hope alliance swordsman.
++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++\=
A month later, an army of Lamahtang soldiers appeared to move towards the Duchy of Bone Mesuji on a mission to quell the rebellion. Along the path, the citizens of the city and the village no one dared to go out of the house. Even some of the markets that were supposed to be open were suddenly quiet the day the troops crossed. Of course because the merchants did not want their merchandise to be looted by the soldiers.
Situngkoro, the senopati leader of an army of no less than two thousand people was actually aware of something wrong with the condition of the community along the way. But the arrogant and confident warrior did not bully him. With such a large number of troops, indeed there should be no troublemakers who would dare to interfere throughout their journey. Together with the senopati, the five commanders of the army each led an army of archers, swordsmen, poison and medical warriors, undead troops and a troop of controlling wild animals.
The undead control warriors were entirely members of the Devil Hair group. While the Beast Control Force is a combination of Red Kala and Black Centipede which is famous for its expertise in controlling wild animals as weapons. The rest were Lamahtang troops who came from the criminals and robbers of the Bajing Kelat group, but their commander position was held by warriors from Segoro Geni.
Dust billowed on the streets they traveled. It took more than three days of riding from the royal palace of Lamahtang to the center of the Duchy of Bones Mesuji. Along the way there are three districts which all include the Bones Mesuji region. Including one of the districts passed is Sei Asen with his Regent Jalamandana.
There was no welcome from the three regents when these troops entered their territory. This indicates that the regents may have also supported their dukes to defect.
Because they consider the regents to side with their dukes, then every entering the capital of these districts this army will go to the district pendopo and loot.
Of course the hatred and anger of the people to them is increasing. News of the cruelty and evil of the royal forces that had only been heard now they witnessed themselves in plain sight.
The troops continued to move while carrying out robberies and arson in each district capital. The county guards, suddenly disappeared before these troops arrived making their looting move smoothly without any obstacles at all.
But it turned out that their pleasure of plundering and plundering had to stop when they entered a narrow gap flanked by hills on the left side and a deep ravine on the right side. The narrow path can only be passed by no more than two horses side by side. The distance from the center of the duchy was actually only half a day's journey away.
“What's up, wrestling senopati?” asked one of the commanders for not seeing any strangeness in the path they were about to cross. He is Kuro, one of the strongest warriors after the kalapati of the Red Kala.
“I was like seeing someone running in that direction.Try you take some of your people and check!” His command while pointing in one direction not far from the mouth of the narrow slit.
“Alright! Come.” Kuro who was the commander of the beast controlling swordsman finally carried out the order with a slightly lazy feeling. ‘Why me anyway?’ his inner.
Along with his five members, Kuro spurs his horse out of the troupe combing the right side as their leader appointed. The right side is a pretty deep bottom lip. With the science of lightening his body, it was not difficult for the five to examine the entire gorge below. Agilely, they went down the lip of the ravine.
“There's nothing here..! Safe!” Shouted one of the five warriors who were descending the side of the ravine shouting shortly afterwards.
“Here is also safe!” shouted his partner. It was about less than fifty meters away.
“Here safe!” Shouted the other.
Hearing that, Situngkoro immediately ordered his troops to move back.
But the party was completely unaware that two of their other five comrades had not even gotten to the bottom of the abyss. They were intercepted and soon finished off by warriors who served under the ravine. In fact, the three people who declared the abyss were no longer returning to the surface.
Situngkoro himself only realized that after more than half the number of troops were in the narrow gap.
It was then that everything was too late for the roughly one thousand-plus troops who had been in that narrow gap. Suddenly the rock floor of the path they were walking through collapsed and collapsed to the bottom of the ravine. Hoarding half the number of those who are in the narrow track.
The rest who did not fall mired and buried fared no less bad.
From above their heads, a huge hail of rocks fell almost without pause.
Some strong enough warriors managed to crush the rocks that were sliding towards them and were about to bury them alive. But they also ended up being killed by the fire that burned the entire narrow gap just after the remaining streets were drenched in black liquid.
The cry of death sounded loud and terrifying. The scent of blood rancid immediately burst out before changing the scent of charred meat.
Thousands of arrows followed that rained down on the rest of the army a second later, ensuring that no humans and animals survived in the narrow pass.
Situngkoro immediately ordered the rest of his soldiers who had not yet entered the trap to retreat as soon as possible and return to the forest behind them.
