SAKYA PARAKA: THE LIBERATOR

Vaghra Sattva

Meanwhile, after Sakya leaves her father, she runs into the Vanaya forest to the halfway house according to her father's instructions.

 

Vanaya Forest is located in the southern part of the Pangea Continent. It is the boundary between the Pangea continent and the Phantalasa ocean.

 

Vanaya Forest is the largest forest in the Pangea continent. It is almost one-fifth of the landmass of Pangea. From East to West it takes about 90 days of travel while from north to south it takes about 65 days of travel.

 

Inside there are various types of forests and plant vegetation.

 

Across the western part of Vanaya lay a savannah forest with tall grass that is yellowish green as far as the eye can see equipped with several teak trees and towering shrubs.

 

To the north of the desert is hilly with vegetation of cactus trees. Then Timur is a tropical forest with hundreds of species of broadleaf and tall plants. There was hardly any sunlight entering the forest.

 

While on the south is a mountain forest with tropical forest vegetation. Trees as high as 50 meters towering with fog that always covers it all day.

 

Sakya arrives at the usual stopover used with her father. The stopping place is a large tree that has roots that have risen above the ground to form large cavities that can be entered by humans. In the middle there is a cavity wide enough to sleep 4 people.

 

This cavity is safe from the disturbance of large animals in the Vanaya forest because in addition to the roots are strong, the cavities around it are quite tight just as large as the size of the human body. Only snakes or other small animals can enter. However, these animals are not a threat to hunters.

 

In the middle of the room Sakya sat down crying. His head was buried between his knees, waiting for his family to arrive at the shelter.

 

The night began to arrive, the night beast began to make a sound. When Sakya is with her father, she is not afraid, but tonight she is alone for the first time. Sakya is even afraid to light a bonfire. He knew fire could drive away some of the animals that hunted at the meal. Fire is a must for a hunter as they spend the night in the woods.

 

Sakya's tears are drying up. Because he was too tired, he fell asleep.

 

The morning sunlight rushes between the root cavities, waking Sakya from his sleep. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying.

 

The morning had come, but his father and mother had not yet arrived. Sakya still believes maybe this morning they will arrive. So he waited and kept waiting until the sound of his stomach made him realize that yesterday morning was the last meal he had with his father.

 

Sakya wants to wait, but her stomach won't cooperate. He finally decided to hunt.

 

Armed with a stone knife tucked in his waist belt, he stepped out of the shelter. The plan, Sakya will return to his village as well as looking for a quarry on the way home.

 

Along the way he saw rabbits,**** and other game animals. However, without an arrow bow, hunting was very difficult. He could not catch up to the star and needed time if he set a trap. Sakya finally decided to pick the fruit.

 

As Sakya was climbing a tree, she heard voices and walking feet. He knows that voice.

 

 

Sakya quickly got down from the tree and immediately ran away. Unfortunately, the rustling sound as he descended and ran was heard by the rakshasa. Sakya heard the footsteps of the giants getting faster towards him.

 

Sakya sped up her run towards a lush path with trees and shrubs. He hopes the lushness of the path can block the view of the giants.

 

Unfortunately, the swaying leaves and twigs give clues to its existence. Sakya's smaller footsteps compared to the long giant steps further shortened the distance between him and the giants. After running for a long time. The sound of giant footsteps suddenly came to a halt and was no longer heard.

 

"They stopped chasing me," Sakya thought stopping to take a breath. Sakya sighed in gratitude that the giants gave up chasing after him. He took a deep breath and began to catch his breath. However, who would have thought that he heard a voice other than his own breath.

 

"Grmm."

 

"Damn it," said Sakya. It turned out that the giant had stopped chasing him not for giving up. They stopped because there were more terrifying than themselves. A 4-meter tiger walked quietly towards Sakya. In his silence there was a jet black horn glistening along one elbow. Sakya knows that it is not an ordinary tiger but vaghra sattva.

 

Everyone knows that Vanaya forest is not only a place for wild animals, Vanaya forest is also famous as a gathering place for the sattva race which is one of the races that live on the Pangea continent.

 

The sattva race has an animal body shape, the difference is that the sattva has a body twice as large and stronger than ordinary animals. The silence has a horn-like chidra that is shiny black like a crystal.

 

According to myth, they are able to communicate and think like humans. But no one has ever proved it because no one is still alive after meeting the sattva race.

 

Seeing the vaghra sattva approaching Sakya understands why Rakshasa chose to retreat.

 

In a one-on-one fight between the giant and vaghra sattva, it is certain that vaghra will be the winner. The results are different when playing a game, although most likely rakshasa win there will certainly be many victims.

 

Sakya wanted to cry at this moment, unfortunately she did not have time for it. He quickly scanned his surroundings and searched for a fairly tight area of trees. Not too big so that it can be fast to pass and not too small so it is not easily broken by the vaghra. A lush place to hide is not the right choice at this time.

 

After finding a suitable path, Sakya ran with all her might. Vaghra is invisible but Sakya still hears vaghra's roar. Sometimes it can be heard in the back, sometimes on the left and right.

 

His hands and feet were already starting to feel pain from the scratches of the branches and thorns of the trees, his lungs were already burning hot but he kept running, he had to keep running if he wanted to see his family again. As long as the road is still sheltered by the dense trees, Sakya is still safe.

 

Suddenly his feet felt nothing. Sakya felt drifting. When he looked around there were no trees on his right and left. When Sakya looked down, all there was was was a 20-meter-high stream under his feet.

 

"Let'soo!" sakya's screams echoed around the ravine and instantly disappeared as her body entered into the stream.