Pride of Indonesia's

POI 2 - Fighting for Independence

All the bullets that shot towards him could be seen easily by Aditya until he had dodged all the bullets because his vision saw some bullets that shot very slowly, Aditya used his pointed bamboo to destroy all the bullets and the result was successful.

All the enemies were astonished when seeing the rash action of Aditya daring to advance alone and pass all those bullets, an enemy advanced towards him and pointed a knife at him. Aditya easily hit the enemy's hand until he dropped his knife and he pierced his heart quickly.

A bullet hit his cheek leaving a scratch on his cheek, Aditya immediately raised the body of the enemy he had just killed to become a shield that protected him from all gunfire. The enemy who was in the front row had no other choice but to advance and attack Aditya using a knife.

Those who tried to attack from close range ended up quite tragically, Aditya was quite adept at using that pointed bamboo until they started to retreat a few steps back. All those enemies ran out of ammunition so they immediately replenished their rifles.

"... ...!" Aditya pulled his pointy bamboo from the body of his enemy and then he jumped to the right and rolled until he leaned behind another large tree while rubbing his right cheek which felt quite stinging.

"It seems like I was actually given a second chance to live and fight for independence for my own country. Because of the help of both my eyes and my pointed bamboo that has been flowed with Mana... I can fight them by approaching them all." Aditya started to stare at his spiky bamboo that was covered with blood.

"The more I use this Mana. My body feels weak and my energy is drained. My mind seemed to tell me that Mana has its own level and I am still at the lowest level of one..." Aditya began to peek out from behind the tree and saw many enemies aiming their rifles at the tree where Aditya was.

"Not all humans here have Mana, with this... I will continue to fight to make my beloved homeland free!" Aditya climbed up the big tree, once he was on top of it... He threw his pointed bamboo towards the enemy who was trying to get close to the big tree.

The pointed bamboo hit his head until it was destroyed, Aditya came down from the top of the tree and he saw all the enemies in front of him were shooting upwards because he sensed the existence of Aditya. With this Aditya is given the opportunity to take back his pointed bamboo and also the rifle held by the enemy.

"Enemy! Twelve o'clock!!!" Exclaimed the enemy who realized Aditya was in front of him.

"Damn...!" Several bullets slid towards him, Aditya had time to hold all the bullets using his pointed bamboo but he could see a crack in the bamboo he was holding. 

Two bullets started hitting his waist and shoulders until Aditya widened his eyes as the enemies seemed to be using another strategy to defeat Aditya, he would not be able to survive for long by using only the bamboo so he raised the enemy rifle he killed and aimed at them.

"I just remembered...! Each rifle has a big enough punch, if I use it with one hand then one shot I will do could have missed or made myself fall...!" Aditya reveals that the rifle he was holding began to be covered with a blue line and he immediately pulled the trigger until it launched several bullets at the enemy.

Whether it was luck or what but Aditya managed to kill some enemies in front of him, now Aditya understood when he saw that blue line... Mana, the line that symbolizes the flow of Mana. Aditya aimed at all the enemies using a rifle that he held one hand, because he had already drained the rifle using Mana so the rifle did not give itself a knock effect.

Recoil or in Indonesian is a knock, is a back kick effect that will affect the direction or shot shot at the time of shooting. This means that Aditya can not shoot straight continuously to the same place, because his rifle will stomp and mess up his shot.

Thanks to the Mana flow input, the rifle was able to shoot straight and hit the target in front of him. Aditya had a chance to retreat and take shelter behind the big tree, he willingly left his spiky bamboo already destroyed.

"alright... I got their guns now..." Aditya started analyzing the rifle for a while until he started to remember its current form, he still had five bullets left and that was not a good enough sign.

"The Mana Flow earlier was able to eliminate the impact of the hit from this rifle I was holding... All right, what if I try to manipulate this depleted bullet using my own Mana flow...?" Aditya closed his eyes until the remaining three bullets began to flow with Mana.

The remaining enemy dropped his rifle then raised both of his hands up while showing a look of fear, "I give up...!!! I don't want to fight anymore...!" The Enemy's words could not be understood because he said Dutch.

"I don't understand what you're saying, but I can see that you've surrendered when all your troops are gone. Look, I will never forgive anyone who desecrates my homeland, they deserve to die." Said Aditya who started to hit the enemy's head using the rifle he was holding.

The enemy fell down and Aditya hit his body several times using the rifle until it was destroyed, he never forgave his enemy so he better choose to torture him and kill him. The flow of Mana contained in both of his arms was gone which meant that he was tired and ran out of Mana.

"Huh. huh.... huh..." Aditya sat on the ground while staring at the crushed corpse that was in front of him.

"We'll soon feel the meaning of independence, man..." Said Aditya who began to wipe the blood in his mouth.

Fellow Aditya came over to him with an expression that seemed impressed because he was able to use low-level Mana very proficiently, he really has the potential to become an Indonesian warrior who can use Mana well.

"Sir..." Aditya widened his eyes when he saw his partner, he really did not expect that this second chance could bring him to meet his best friend named [Andi].

"Let's go, before the other invaders come and attack us again." Said Andi who started to help Aditya to stand up, they both left the battlefield as soon as possible.

Aditya promised himself that he would not waste his second chance, he had also met his good friend, the first President of Indonesia. He promised himself that Indonesia would definitely be able to feel what independence means and he was eager to try to turn Indonesia into a developed country.

As time went on, the Indonesians continued to fight to be able to fight the invaders. At the cost of their soul and blood, they had a very good result of independence. Indonesian independence on August 17, 1945 was not at all obtained easily by the Indonesian people themselves. 

After being colonized for hundreds of years, it is certainly not easy for a nation to fight for its freedom. The struggle must have started long before the proclamation. But after the proclamation the struggle still has not stopped. There are different events happening and Aditya experiences them as time goes on.

He could feel something strange, his age felt like it was fixed and never advanced... His comrades-in-arms are now old and even their hair turns white until Andi leaves Aditya first, a lot of death that he feels and it feels quite painful for him.

And that day has come, after all the events that he has experienced with his good friend the President, Aditya witnessed his friend who breathed his last... Yes, it was time for him to leave Indonesia and rest in a very distant realm.

"... ..." Aditya knelt down in front of the tombstone of his good friend then he rubbed it while showing a respectful looking expression, "You are indeed great, man... I really can't repay your great kindness."

"But... I promised you that I would...! I will make Indonesia a developed country and I will never have a civil war...!" Aditya said as he shed his last tear.

"...Rest in peace up there, man."