Strength Outside The Keraton Wall

Prologues

A bright morning. The sun began to spread its warmth. Stroking the shoots of the leaves of trees that grow on the edge of the forest on the southeastern slope of Mount Merbabu. A warmth that brings tranquility and peace to all beings on the outskirts of the forest.

Alas Chronicle. Thus the villagers of Paminggir gave the name to the forest. Called Paminggir Village because it is the village that is located at the edge, at the end, which borders the Alas Penahun forest. This is also the distance Paminggir Village with Alas Penahun forest is still half a day walk through rice fields and field fields that are deliberately made by chopping the pedestal first, and then, for the livelihoods and livelihoods of Paminggir Village residents.

The calm and peace, also felt in a wooden hut located in the Alas Penahun forest. The wood was facing east and looked very simple, even the wood was rotted a lot. But it does not reduce the impression of a clean and neat situation of the hut. With a fairly wide front yard, surrounded by Metir plants that lined up neatly right on the edge of the yard, alternating with coconut tree trees that grow towering. Very felt the beauty.

On the left right of the gubug there is a side yard full of vegetable plants and fruits.

While behind the roof there is a backyard that is approximately the same area as the front yard. In the corner of the backyard, there was a bamboo grove of oysters, which looked very well maintained and always cleaned.

That morning, in the front yard, sat a grandfather who was over 70 years old. But his face still shows freshness and radiance of the spirit of life, even though his hair, mustache and beard are two colors with the dominant white color.

Ki Penahun, so the villagers called him when they happened to meet on the outskirts of the forest.

That morning as usual, Ki Penahun was sitting on a bamboo nimble (a long and rather wide chair with no backrest made of bamboo), while patiently training the canuragan (silat science) on Lintang Rahina the only granddaughter he has.

In his youth, Ki Penahun is famous as the Swordsman of Wulung Jagad. And is famous for its work to eradicate crime in upholding justice and defending the weak.

Lintang Rahina, although still 12 years old, but physically already like a 15-year-old. This is because since the age of 5 years have been practicing physically in learning the sport. Especially with his calm, intelligent and sturdy stature and fair-skinned yellow, giving off an aura and authority that made others disinclined and respectful.

"Thole Latitude, enough for her nurse training. You have very good mastery of the manager, and the exercise can be repeated at any time. Now that the sun is still 'wood', you train again the movement of Surya Mangkuda," ordered Ki Penahun.

"Express Eyang," Lintang Rahina.

Lintang Rahina immediately carried out what was ordered by Ki Penahun.

Facing east, with the horse opened as wide as an arm. Knees slightly bent, the view slightly down straight towards the nose.The palms meet each other in front of the chest. Directly Lintang Rahina drifted in the rhythm of her breathing regularly, breathing air through the nose slowly but long, once the lungs are full of air, held one or two pulses, pulse, then exhaled through the mouth slowly and long. It is very smooth breathing exercise performed by Lintang Rahina, so that although it is done repeatedly but there does not appear to be a shock in the chest.

Lintang Rahina continued to do that movement until the sunlight formed a shadow of her body along half her height.

No sweat filled his body. His long hair was all soaked with sweat. His chest was firm and field until shiny full of sweat exposed to sunlight.

Already since the age of 5 years Latang Rahina doing Surya Mangkuda movement, so that her body is very accustomed and her movement is ingrained. Even his spirit and understanding were already very high near perfect.

So without Lintang Rahina realizing, she already has a foundation and a store of energy in the pure in all blood circulation, in all the surface of her skin, all the muscles, bones, marrow and flesh. Even in every breath.

The inner power that results from him every morning absorbs natural energy from the morning sun, the morning breeze, the trees, the trees, the vapor of the morning dew vapor and also the energy from the ground that emits smoke is thin smoke from the pore of the soil.

All that natural energy, without Lintang Rahina realizing it, had been absorbed and penetrated into her body through her breathing. And it's been going on for over 7 years. So that the latitude of Rahina kept a very large power.

"Quite thole, now you rest, then take a shower, after that we eat together. Looks like your daughter's eyes are done cooking, "Ki Penahun stopped practicing Lintang Rahina.

"Excellent," replied Lintang.

Latitude Rahina directly behind the hut for a short break and then a shower.

Moments later, Lintang Rahina eats together with her grandparents.

Meanwhile, in the village of Paminggir, a morning that is usually peaceful, peaceful, there is an extraordinary thing that occurs according to the assumption of the population, namely the sound of rumbling from the base of the road to the village of Paminggir.

Moments later, a group of people arrived, numbering about 30, all men, all on horseback. Their appearance seemed to be a group of warriors, visible from almost all of them carrying weapons. Some carried swords, some carried machetes, short spears, iron rods.

In front of himself, a big tall man, with his hair and bewok. Bare chest, wearing black pants below the knee, on the abdomen is still wrapped in a long black cloth tightened with a leather belt, as well as a place to hang his sword on the left side, and, and squint the keris in the back.

"Stop.....!!!!" shouted the leader of the group, "we pause for a moment, to ask people, as well as add supplies," he continued.

"Prono, Karto," command the leader of the company to two people who always accompany him on the left and on the right.

"Sendiko kakang" they both answered.

"Others, look for anything we can bring to increase our supplies during the trip. Do it quickly" he ordered again.

"Every brother" they answered simultaneously.

Directly to the 27 people heading to Paminggir Village.

Arriving at the houses of the people, they spread.

"Heeiiiii, all who are in the house... e.... eurirrr...if you do not want to be dragged out," shouted the frontmost group, who led the group towards the village.

With mixed feelings and thoughts, all the residents who were inside their homes, went out to the group that called out to them.

"We ask for all the food in this village. Rice, corn, vegetable. Also the chicken-and-goat chickens you have. Quickly put in the middle of the dowry. Who will not surrender, we will kill and burn his house" cried Wage leader of the entourage.

"Also all the jewelry and valuables you have. No one should miss" he continued.

"Ndoro, we don't have any reserves of food and jewelry" said one old man, trying to answer.

"Then I'll take you to the god of death," said Wage as he directly stabbed and slashed at the stomach of the village grandfather who did not know martial arts.

There was a brief groan from the old man who kept silent forever. Faced with the screams of the other villagers, knowing that the grandfather had died without them seeing what had happened.

"Just give us what we ask for, or you will all suffer a similar fate" Wage cried again.

In a hurry and full of fear, all the villagers who were there tried to take whatever they thought was valuable to be handed over to the people who came to the village on horseback.

A few moments later, there were all kinds of agricultural products. There's some rice ties, corn, ketella. And some chickens too.

Seeing it all instead of the gunmen were happy, but it made them ride apoplexy.

"Where are jewelry and valuables ?" wage shouted furiously.

"Friends of friends..quickly search their homes, after which burn all the existing homes. Kill all who fight !!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.." he continued with a loud laugh.

Instantly the man ransacked every house they entered, and then burned every house they finished searching.

"Ndoro not damaged our goods.

"I don't care. Burn all existing houses and kill those who resist," Wage gave orders to his friend.

All the residents were screaming hysterically and crying because the house and goods in the house were all burned. Some are reckless to block and encourage the migrants not to enter their homes. But it was all in vain. Because every villager who blocked their barrier, immediately died hit by a sword or machete. There is also a trident pierced or someone hit by an iron rod on his head.

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