KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

The Silver Moon Swordsman

The time needed to learn and master the moves of the Silver Moon turned out to be off the mark. Initially, Gentayu and Pendekar Bulan Perak estimated that it only took at most two weeks to master the overall style. But it turns out that the process of mastering to perfection takes up to a month. The missed time estimate is caused in addition to studying and mastering the Silver Moon Movement, Gentayu also tried to perfect his mastery of the Golden Sun Style.

In fact, judging from his talent and achievements in canuragan, Gentayu is classified as a very rare martial genius. How not, at the age of not even 20 years the young man has reached the level of the Swordsman Mumpuni. Only one level below his teacher, Ki Brajawana is famous as the Golden Sun Swordsman. Of course, with the support of his battle experience honed since youth, his fighting abilities and techniques are no less terrible than the title Swordsman Sakti.

Gentayu began his life in the martial world as a student at a small college called Perguruan Swordsmanship Single at the age of 8 years. The college is classified as a small college even though the students are quite a lot. None other than the cause is because the leader is only an Expert Swordsman with the help of some senior Madya Swordsman as an elder.

Gentayu himself initially joined the college of Single Sword after surviving when his village was invaded by a group of robbers who later became known to be the wings of fundraisers for a famous black flow organization, the Black Centipede. At the age of 15 he had managed to reach the level of the Madya swordsman and become one of the strongest even when compared to the elders who had been his teachers even.

Feeling that it was no longer possible to develop in the college, on the advice and advice of the chairman of the college, Gentayu began to wander away from college to hone his fighting skills. But then he ended up becoming a soldier in the kingdom of Muaro Lamahtang with the rank of Captain. As the youngest captain the kingdom had, his career was excellent with above average achievements. Serving as a captain in the teliksandi (intelligence) division makes the ability to gather information, disguise, and perform highly trained silent operations. Never had a failure in his service so much that the royal warlord loved him so much. But his young soul refused to be confined in the royal military rule. He relinquished his post and returned to wandering after two years as part of the royal army.

On his journey, Gentayu met Ki Brajawana who was fighting in a condition wounded by poison. The attackers were actually only at the level of expert swordsmen, but the condition of severe injuries due to deadly poison made the Golden Sun swordsman almost lose his life. It was at this time that Gentayu decided to intervene despite realizing that his opponents were at a level higher than him.

In the fight, Gentayu proved that the level of magic and strength is not everything. In combat, sometimes experience and techniques are more capable. As a warrior and former palace warrior accustomed to fighting between life and death, Gentayu had little trouble keeping up with his opponents. Thanks to the cooperation with Ki Brajawana who continued to rampage with the rest of his strength that continues to weaken, nine attackers were defeated after five of them died and the rest chose to flee.

Gentayu took Ki Brajawana to the palace healer for treatment. But because the type of poison that has not been known by the healers makes the treatment is only to inhibit the poison damaging the internal organs further. Realizing his death is getting closer, Ki Brajawana intends to lower all his knowledge to Gentayu because to return to the Golden Sun College is not a close distance. In addition, Ki Brajawana was already interested in the character of the young man who without hesitation extended help to those in need. In addition to seeing the extraordinary talent in the young man also can not be found in his padepokan.

Finally Gentayu became a wandering student (student outside college) Ki Brajawana. Every day Gentayu practiced vigorously under the direct guidance of his teacher. Ki Brajawana even bequeathed the heirloom of the Sword which is actually a long keris to Gentayu named Sword Satam and the Book of the Sun . The sword itself is a magic sword forged from the sky rock (meteenth stone) which because it is forged with high technique, then its strength is even ten times that of the best steel. That sword is the hereditary sword of the leader of the Golden Sun.

Even three months after becoming a teacher and student, the messenger from the Golden Sun temple consisting of several elders came to the palace physician residence to pick up his teacher. On the way home, the teacher died.

Gentayu himself was not in place because he was looking for medicinal ingredients requested by the palace healer. He was shocked and felt regretful for not being in place when his teacher was picked up. But he thought that in the field, of course, many talented students who could provide care to his teacher. Up to three months later, he had just heard from traveling warriors that his teacher had died on the way from the palace physician's house to the temple.

The feeling of annoyance and sadness made Gentayu determined to visit the grave of his teacher in Padepokan. But his arrival was greeted with a view of the destruction of his teacher's store..

Now he rediscovered another master teacher.

Of course he did not want to miss the opportunity to perfect his fighting science and techniques. In addition, he also studied the wisdom of this teacher style. Not felt, a month has passed. Gentayu had now been at a level higher than the moment before he met this Swordsman. A month is still an extraordinarily fast time to master high-level science.

It is true, that the toughest phase of a swordsman lies in the initial phase, namely the Beginner swordsman. This phase is the phase of physical forging covering the bones, muscles and mental. The speed of achievement at the next stage depends on this stage. Furthermore, the decisive phase is also heavy when a swordsman is at the level of an expert swordsman to rise to the level of a magic swordsman. For the rest, a swordsman tends to be easier to master higher-level science let alone the level below for the type of science different from the basic honed from the beginning.

Gentayu however is a master swordsman at the qualified level. It is not difficult to learn other sciences from the basic level to the level of the level. And it only took a little guidance from his teacher to rise to a higher level in his scientific refinement. A month's time is still too fast to master high-level science.

The time for separation has arrived. Gentayu must say goodbye to his teacher to continue his duties as the successor of two schools of science with this basic element of fire. At that time, the Silver Moon Swordsman conveyed some of the important things and other secrets that Gentayu needed to know.

“Gentayu. I know that if we fight now, you will definitely defeat me without any more difficulty. But understand and remember this one thing: a teacher, forever a teacher. His words are as fortunate as the words of mother and father. Never wish to disobey your teacher, or the knowledge you learn from him becomes useless. Your teachers, they don't have to be people greater than you, but they must be people who can give you inspiration and guidance. I'll leave you a bracelet this month. This small bracelet was a dangerous weapon. So be careful.” the teacher releases his black bracelet to Gentayu which Gentayu receives while kneeling.

“One more. Do you not see the whole plant as being harvested? All the plants in this garden are medicinal plants. I once learned the science of medicine and poison from one of the successor medical swordsmen of the Bamboo Panda sect in the Huang imperial land named Liu Tong. All his knowledge is contained in a book. The book and my crop today, I'm giving it to you to study. All in all, including the will cube it's in here.” The swordsman handed her another ivory-white bracelet that Gentayu received with a puzzled face.

“This is known as 'Grobok Bracelet'. Called a grobok because its function is similar to a grobok (storage cabinet). There are many types and kinds of objects of this kind, but this is not the worst.” back the female swordsman smiled.

A smile that was interpreted differently by the teacher who had the intention and the student who found the smile. The Master actually heavily removed the bracelet because of the historical value of the bracelet itself. While the student thinks that his teacher is not happy because it gives his student ‘apal’. If his teacher knew what Gentayu thought of him at this time, surely the bumps on his student's head would increase. But without realizing it is precisely because of this thought Gentayu felt he had to pay higher respect to this teacher.

“You are enough just to drain a little energy in the bracelet to activate it. Then you will find the energy field of space and time from the bracelet. When that energy field opens, you can store and retrieve any object inside. The bracelet stopped time. So that the food will not stale even though it is stored for years. But living things you can't keep in them.” his teacher explained.

“One more... Before you go, bring the stone that made your boat stuck on the edge of the lake. Put it in that bracelet. If there's time, try to do the same thing you did to the bracelet. Understand?” The woman ended her advice with an order.

“Murid understand, teacher.” Answer gentayu.

“now, leave.” his teacher gave the last command. Gentayu greeted Gentayu with a prostration, then kissed his teacher's hand in thanks before turning around to continue the journey.

The young man did not look back at all. He walked straight without hesitation towards the lake where his boat was hidden. A month has passed. Almost every two days during this time he paced from the boat carrying food supplies to eat with his teacher. Some even left it for his teacher because he thought better his teacher did not have to bother processing the garden first to eat. At least his teacher could keep for his needs.

Gentayu has returned to his boat. This time, maybe he won't return to this place like yesterday. There was a heavy feeling of abandoning his teacher, but he realized there was a big task on his shoulders. He saw a glimpse of his teacher's hut that only looks like a small point behind the grass of his garden plants before stepping into the water. He knew his goal was to walk along the shore of the lake, find a river that flows into the lake or vice versa out of the lake to carry out his duties. Before pushing his boat into the middle of the water, he took a black stone the size of an oval-shaped adult head that a month ago he hit on the edge of the lake.

As soon as the stone was raised to the boat and stored in its crock bracelet, an oddity occurred.

The scenery by the lake, following the path and plants even the shape of the land on the edge of the lake that he saw and passed through changed. Totally changed. And now, he was on the river bank. The same river he went through a month ago. In fact, it was still dawn, not the morning before noon like that when he said goodbye to his teacher.

“Is this me dreaming?” his murmured in disbelief as he touched his wrist examining the two bracelets still on his arm.

There is only one explanation for what he experienced. Gentayu has entered a different world..

“Master, sir..” suddenly heard the voice of a tiger spirit calling out to him.

“turned out master is awake. forgive me for falling asleep sir. Somehow I was able to fall asleep. We should not need this spirit to sleep except to meditate.. Uh, why do we stop sir?”

Gentayu. Confused what to say. He immediately boarded the boat to calm down for a moment before continuing on.