Reveal The Secret's

CHAPTER 14 _ Beating Yourself

With Sasha's confidence so strong, Sasha began to jump over the first stone that was in front of her.

“The first stone, I succeeded, the second also should not fail” said Sasha while balancing herself.

Sasha continued to jump over the rock unhindered, but not for the third stone. The third stone is smaller than the previous stones, Sasha who was asked to think quickly to get through the third stone.

“Oh no, the size of the third stone is smaller, besides it looks not sturdy. I have to be able to make two jumps to go straight to the fourth” stone Sasha said as she prepared to jump.

Sasha jumped over the stone according to the plan he made.

“Succeeded, now I'm already on the fourth stone” said Sasha as she adjusted her breath.

But the real obstacle is not the third stone that is smaller, but the stone that is currently Sasha incandescent.

“What else is this, why my body suddenly feels heavy” said Sasha who sat down feeling a strong pressure.

“Can't step freely, how can I jump with pressure like this” Sasha said inwardly.

The obstacle this time made Sasha really feel like she was at a dead end. In addition to having to withstand very strong pressure, hot air makes Sasha's energy thinning.

When Sasha thought she was incapable, Sasha remembered the times she played with Mom and Dad.

While holding back tears, Sasha kept remembering the cheerful atmosphere with them. Many of Sasha's advice and life lessons were learned from her parents.

Sasha remembered one day when he was invited to vacation at the waterfall. The atmosphere was cheerful and full of happiness, Sasha felt with her family. While in front of the waterfall Sasha saw some fish swimming over the waterfall, because Sasha was confused by what he saw, Sasha finally asked Dad.

“Father, why the fish swim to the top” asked Sasha while pointing at the waterfall.

“It was one of their foraging techniques and also survival” replied Father.

“Indeed not carried away the flow” asked Sasha back.

“The fish have a swimming event that is different from other fish, they can quickly predict the strength of the incoming current, besides the fish also have a swimming pattern that is compatible with water currents. In other words, if the fish want to swim against the torrent, they must be able to blend with air” explained Father.

Sasha's tears trickled as she recalled those times.

“If I end up here, I won't be able to apologize and thank Dad and Ibu” Sasha said in tears.

Sasha who was crying suddenly fell silent because she remembered what Dad said when he asked about the fish swimming against the current.

“That time Dad said, if fish want to swim against the current, they have to merge with the air” thought Sasha.

“In that case the fish is under pressure if the swimming pattern is wrong” Sasha said while wiping her tears.

Sasha came up with a solution to deal with the pressure she was feeling right now.

“Alright, I understand now” said Sasha who corrected her sitting position.

Sasha meditated to study the pressure she was under. Holding back the immense pressure Sasha tried to fuse with that pressure and gain room to move.

Moments after Sasha focused, He finally found what He was looking for.

“Successfully, the key to this pressure is the wind, when following the wind direction I can move according to where the wind blows. So I can only wait for when the wind blows to the fifth stone”

Sasha was still focused on feeling the presence of the wind blowing towards the fifth stone.

And shortly after that.

“This is it, there is no reason to delay, I will jump now” said Sasha who rose from her seat and immediately jumped onto the fifth stone.

Sasha also managed to get through the obstacles that almost made him desperate.

This time Sasha was on the fifth stone. Seemed Sasha who was very tired with the position of the body bent while regulating her irregular breathing.

On the fifth stone, Sasha felt no pressure or danger. But on the contrary, in this fifth stone Sasha felt calm and the available oxygen also felt normal.

“It seems that in this fifth stone there is no test. I better recover the energy immediately to be able to continue towards the sixth stone, said Sasha and cross-legged to collect energy.

***

After an hour of meditation, Sasha's energy had recovered and was able to move on to the next stage.

“Earth-level bravery lantern, wait for me to come take you” Sasha said and prepared to jump.

Sasha jumped to the next rock.

“It's the sixth stone, next I can get the lanterns” said confident Sasha.

But very unexpected, again Sasha felt something was wrong from the sixth stone that he was currently incandescent.

“What else is this, why is this rock vibrating” said Sasha who panicked while maintaining her balance.

“It turns out you can be so far a cute girl, I'm very surprised”

There was a sound coming from below where Sasha was standing.

Sasha pulled out her sword and prepared for a sudden attack.

“Who are you” shouted Sasha.

“I am the keeper of this place, if you can get past the obstacles I made, you can take the earth level bravery lantern that is ahead there” said the voice.

Unexpectedly, in front of Sasha appeared someone who was very similar to Sasha. That person was carrying a sword similar to Sasha's sword.

“That is your shadow, all the movements are similar to the ones you are good at. If you can defeat your own shadow, then you passed the test this time” said the voice from the magma pond.

Sasha saw that Sasha's shadow was very similar to her, from the way she stood and the way she held the sword was no different.

Sasha started attacking his shadow using the first sword technique.

And it was not expected that the shadow also mastered Sasha's sword technique and retaliated against Sasha's attack.

“No way, this shadow seems to have mastered the fire” sword technique said Sasha who bounced away from fending off the attack.

Sasha attacked again with a wind sword. This shadow also mastered the technique.

“Sial, even the wind sword technique does not have any effect” Sasha said in her heart.

“I will try the combined technique, this technique I just mastered, there is no way he can master it” said Sasha and attacked the shadow.

Sasha's efforts are wasted. This time Sasha's condition was getting cornered.

“No way, if all my movements are useless, then how can I defeat my own shadow” Sasha said in her heart.

Sasha was still trying to attack the shadow with all her might. Many times Sasha fell down and almost bounced into the magma pool.

Sasha was severely injured, the energy he had previously accumulated was now thinning, while the shadow was not injured in the slightest, even preparing to attack Sasha again.

“Then this continues I can be wretched. Defeating myself cannot be in a simple way” Sasha said inwardly.

From Sasha's words just now, Sasha found a solution that Sasha had not previously thought of.

“Alright, I understand. You do look like me, but you're not me” shouted Sasha running towards the shadows to strike back.

This time Sasha's attack hit the shadow, and managed to turn things around.

“Successful, it turns out my theory is correct. Fire cannot defeat fire. Must use water if you want to put out the fire” said Sasha who managed to defeat his shadow.

It turned out that Sasha had managed to defeat the shadow with a sword move that was not based on the technique he had learned. This was a random technique without using sword force. Sasha's attack is to read the opponent's movements and look for his weak points. Because the style used by the shadow was the same as Sasha learned, it was easy for Sasha to find her weak point.

Now only one more step Sasha can get a lantern of earth-level courage.

And without delay, Sasha jumped towards the last rock to retrieve the lantern.

“This lantern of earth-level courage, finally I can get it” said Sasha taking the lantern located on top of a block-shaped rock.

“Unexpectedly, it turns out that you were able to create a technique to defeat your own shadow. I congratulate you. As a reward, I will open a portal to the foot of the mountain where your friend waits” said a voice from under the magma pond.

There was a blue wind in front of Sasha. The hesitant Sasha tried to put her sword first into the whirlwind.

After believing that the portal provided by the sound of the magma pool was harmless, Sasha entered the portal to meet Zen, Guin and Oly, as well as the soldiers of the hinterland tribe who had accompanied Sasha's journey to the mountain of children of hell.

***

Sasha arrived at the place where her friends were waiting. Looks like Zen is meditating, and some soldiers are asleep.

“Mr princess is back” shouted one of the soldiers.

Zen who heard the soldier's screams immediately stopped his meditation, Guin and Oly also directly approached Sasha who was standing in front of them.

Sasha, who has been gone for five days since starting her journey, has returned. Sasha told me everything she met on this trip. Zen smiled widely because he was proud of Sasha's achievement, Zen did not expect that Sasha passed through obstacles that Zen himself had never experienced.

“Your achievements are amazing Sasha, I at your age can only use my physical strength in martial arts, but you can even master some sword techniques. Later you will become a great sword master” said Zen praising Sasha.

“No Uncle, I'm just lucky to” Sasha smiled.

While talking about Sasha's experience, Zen Master suddenly appeared on a tree branch around them.

“Congratulations Sasha, you made it through the challenge” said Master from the top of the tree.

The teacher came down to Sasha and Zen who were talking.

“Honor Guru” said Zen saluted.

“What made Master come here” asked Sasha while paying respect too.

“I just want to pass on a message from that old man. There is something He entrusted to you” replied Master.

The teacher explained the meaning of his arrival to Sasha and gave a statue of an owl to Sasha.

The teacher took out a statue from the ring he was wearing. At that time there was a ring that could store various objects in it, even living things can also be stored in the ring. The ring was a rare item, so few people could have it.

“What is Guru” asked Sasha who saw a statue of a tall owl flapping its wings.

“This is not just a statue, in this statue there is a portal dimension” explained Guru.

The teacher opened a portal that was stored inside the owl statue. This was a portal that belonged to the Linch family, many other large families had similar portals.

“In this portal there is a very mysterious dimensional space, which enters into this portal will be directed to a place that suits the purpose of someone who enters it. I suggest you head to the sky level bravery lantern when you want to enter this portal” explained Guru to Sasha.

“Good Master, according to the directions given by the teacher, I will go to the place where the sky-level bravery lanterns are in”, said Sasha as she saluted.

Because Sasha's ambition is very strong to complete her mission. Without thinking, Sasha immediately prepared to enter the portal that was already open.

Sasha began to enter the dimensional portal opened by Master.

“Wahh.

Sasha looked around and saw something amazing.

There are hundreds of stairs floating in the air and there is a building at the top. This place is like being among the stars in space, there is nothing around it, similar to the conditions in space.

“I feel my body is very light here, the wounds that have not healed after facing the shadow have also healed. Truly a magical place” said Sasha while looking at the condition of his body that is somewhat floating.

Because there was no place to visit other than the building at the top of the hundreds of steps, Sasha decided to start climbing the stairs.

Sasha's journey up the stairs is very comfortable without obstacles, Sasha also did not jump at all while climbing one step after another in this dimension. Sasha was amazed to see an atmosphere that he had never felt before. The wind was blowing slowly, the combination of colors like a galaxy, as well as the light like a shooting star that flew to and fro as if accompanying Sasha's steps towards the top.

“That's so beautiful this place, I will not forget the current events” said Sasha who was stepping slowly.

After one by one the steps of Sasha climbed up, he finally reached the top and found the magnificent building in front of him today.

It looks like a sparkling building with architecture like a temple in ancient Greece. According to legend, there was a Master who mastered the techniques of space and time. Space and time techniques are one of the most difficult techniques to learn, for centuries there have only been a few who have mastered these techniques, but they have not reached their peak. The culmination of the space and time technique is to be able to create a dimension in which there are the rules of space and also the rules of time. The serene atmosphere and beautiful scenery that Sasha saw was the shape of the rules of space, while the stairs that floated in the air and everything that moved on dimensions were the form of the rules of time.

***

“Have the lantern of sky-level bravery in this place” Sasha said inwardly.

“Then I will go inside now” while stepping forward.