Night Eagle Swordsman

Tree Mother

In just a moment, Puguh almost reached the edge of the forest. He saw, among the trees, many clustered half-ape humans. They carry all sorts of weapons. While waiting for nightfall, they prepared many torches that they would use for lighting. Some people seem to be talking. Judging from the clothes they were wearing, it seemed like they were the leaders.

All of them who were talking sensed a huge tremor of power approaching towards the edge of the forest. They immediately jumped and stood ready to face the meadow. And they were surprised, when in front of them, a young man of the human race stood, but in a way that was foreign to them.

"Grandfather, he is the knight of the land beyond, which we tell you !" said one of the women, a half-ape man.

Meanwhile, As soon as he approached, Puguh was also surprised, the way the half-ape man called grandfather dressed was the same as the giant ape in human form.

"Is the human form of the giant ape that carries the Rengganis run, actually a half ape man ?" puguh said in his heart, "Unfortunately I don't know his name !"

"Young people of the human race, welcome to the forest where we live, the half-ape people," said the oldest and most likely half-ape man as the leader of the tribe, "If these parents can tell, are you a human who came from across the land ?"

Puguh who returned was gently surprised said the leader of this half-ape human tribe, momentarily silent.

"real grandpa. I come from a country that is in the land of Jawadwipa," replied Puguh while looking intently at the grandfather of the leader of this tribe.

"Amahh ... Jawadwipa. A place very far away," said the chief's grandfather.

"What is your name and what purpose did you come to this Land of Gods young man ?" the old grandfather asked.

"I'm Puguh. I had no intention of coming to this place at all. I'm fighting a giant ape demon. When there was an explosion due to a blowout, suddenly I was already here !" reply Puguh.

"Amahh ... The Jagad Dewa Bathara. Looks like you were indeed sent here by the Gods, to help us !" said the old grandfather of the tribe leader with glittering eyes twinkling as if obtaining hope.

"Young people ... Ahhh ... Sumpy. We invite you to visit our village. I hope you are willing to accept our invitation !" said the old man.

"What does grandfather mean invite me ?" ask Puguh.

"Later we will talk at home" replied the old man.

Then the old grandfather of the tribal leader of the half-ape people ordered his tribe members to return to the village, because they had a guest, a knight from the other side.

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Meanwhile, in a country in Jawadwipa Land, a place very far from where Puguh is today.

In the explosion due to the impact of the blow between Puguh and the giant ape demon, Rengganis who was hidden by the Baruna rishis inside the tree trunk cavity, was trapped alone inside the protective sheath that Puguh had made, accompanied by a large tree.

While in the protective sheath, without realizing it, Rengganis did not feel hunger and thirst.

At first the Rengganis just sat there, waiting for help. But two days later, no one showed up to help him.

Finally, to fill the time and to repel boredom, Rengganis began to relax muscle muscles throughout his body, by training his martial arts.

Without feeling, a few days passed Rengganis by continuing to practice. As with today, in the morning, Rengganis has been practicing and repeating the movement of silatnya.

Then, to relieve his fatigue, as usual, Rengganis sat cross-legged near the big tree.

But this time, when Rengganis had just drowned in his meditation, suddenly there was a voice of a woman who was like talking to him.

Somehow, hearing the voice, the Rengganis immediately did as the voice commanded.

At the beginning of the breathing exercise taught by the voice, Rengganis felt difficulty. However, after repeating it several times, Rengganis began to feel a difference in the condition of his body.

His blood circulation became smoother. His body feels fresher. His mind felt clearer.

And what makes Rengganis feel more excited is, his inner energy can be more he saves.

Even the next day, when he was about to sit down and rest again, Rengganis again heard a female voice talking to him.

"Try now that you rest by hanging your body on a branch, by hooking your foot on a branch !" said the woman's voice.

Without thinking for a long time, Rengganis immediately jumped onto a large tree branch, which was small enough but still firmly held the body of Rengganis.

Then Rengganis hooked his legs on the branch with both hands folded in front of his chest.

Until some time, meditating with the hanging body has not been Rengganis feel the results.

However, by late afternoon, Rengganis began to feel heat all over her body.

Then, when the heat of his body had not subsided, Rengganis began to feel pain throughout his body. His body was trembling. After a while, Rengganis felt that something had exploded in a certain part of his body.

In every part of his body that exploded, the heat gradually disappeared. Until finally all the heat in his body, disappeared.

At that moment, Rengganis felt, a part of the small nerve in his entire body began to open. Make his body able to absorb and store energy in much longer.

Finally, after a night for Rengganis to do a meditation with the body hanging upside down, in the morning, Rengganis felt his body was very light. With a few feet, his body was able to move faster. His eyes were sharper, even his long-distance vision could be clearer.

Rengganis stopped his training. Perceived, his inner energy level increased. At that moment, Rengganis thought to ask the voice of the woman.

"Auntie, thank you for the guidance these past few days. If I may know, who is this aunt ?" ask Rengganis.

"I don't want to be called aunty ! Call me mother ! You stupid little boy ! So all this time you didn't feel my existence !" answer the woman's voice.

"I was too stupid and too weak to know it all, bi ... Uh mother," said Rengganis again.

"Naahhh .. so !" the voice of the woman sounded happy to be called mother.

"I am this big tree. I am the mother of the tree, who has been shading and guarding the area around here." replied the woman's voice again, "My name is actually Dyah Astari."

"Why does the mother have a big tree ?" ask Rengganis.

Later, Dyah Astari tells, if in fact she is one of the goddesses of life that has been sent down to earth to maintain life.

Finally, without feeling, the two of them told each other. On that occasion, Dyah Astari said, if he starts tomorrow will help the Rengganis improve his abilities.

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