Sword Philosophy

Symbol of Resistance against Destiny

The match venue that Yan Ri followed was located underground of the forbidden city. In the form of an arena that is quite wide surrounded by seats in the form of a tribune that can accommodate about 10 thousand people. Several hundred of them are in the form of luxurious seating with the best service, as a symbol of the social status of those who sit there.

Unlike the tournaments that uphold the name of the college, this match tends to be for the sake of raising personal names. Although there are still some people, one or two, the number who become a minority, who come to compete with the face closed, using pseudonyms. No matter the additional big name if successful become a champion. Just looking for a gift, or just feel the sensation of fighting. Yes indeed, for the thrill warriors of fighting, being on the borderline of life and death was a top prize money could not buy. Whatever value is offered.

Yan Ri belongs to the second group. He came in a shirt that tended to close. Not by reason of the gift or success of a swordsman. More because, his soul is tired, bored with the routine of daily life, or his soul is being shaken, so look for outlet as a way out

This tournament has no limits to determine the winner. Those who lost their lives were deemed fit. There is a price to be accepted to register there, which is an agreement about the possibility of being killed in a match.

There is a reason for this kind of attitude. That is the way of thinking about the symbol of resistance. Organizers had opinions at odds with previous intercollegiate tournaments. That glory can only be determined to the finish line, when it touches the life and death line. While the current ruling group thinks about the glory is enough with the choice of losing and winning.

The path of thought is something that is difficult to uproot from society. Likewise the path of the mind of rebellion over establishment. On the surface it could have been the people of mangosteen paying taxes, but deep down in their hearts, they wanted to fight back. Then there could be resistance that is only a symbol. In the community there appears a story like an ape who challenges the sky for example. It was a symbol of how even a small person had resistance.

Even the form of resistance that emerged from Wu Ming's story about the sacred building of Buddhism in the jawadwipa was the same. People are torn between Buddhism and hinduism. The king could have built a sacred building of the Buddhist religion \(Shambara Budhura \), because the rakai panamkaran king of the Syailendra breed was indeed a Buddhist igama. But the people who have different wills, may not directly fight by not building the order of the king, enough people build the holy building igama hindhu \(prambanan temple\) them, as a form of resistance.

Or how the story of westeria , a symbol of resistance against king philip of the vassal kingdom, Catalan country. The people did not need to rebel against the king. It is enough when the king likes a certain game group from the capital, then the people build their resistance identity with their own game group from the vassal country that wants to be independent \(later the rivalry was maintained until the competition woke up with the title el clasico, barcelona which is considered a symbol of the Catalan resistance to the dominance of central power in madrid \-writer\) .

This is a symbol of resistance, as if they consider that hypocritical alone victory is determined by the enemy lying on his back or stomach in the arena. But many officials also liked that even the emperor had unofficially given permission, by giving the underground space of the forbidden city to serve as a battle arena.

You could say this underground tournament was a shortcut to approaching the emperor. Close to the emperor, automatic shortcuts to becoming rich, successful, or a fairly prestigious position. Faster than being the champion of the previous intercollegiate tournament, which despite winning, still had to take the college graduation exam, even some cases still had to take the entrance test of royal employees.

The atmosphere of registration when Yan Ri entered looked quite lively, many pairs of eyes watching each other's potential opponents.

But there was a concern for Yan Ri. The figure of a tiny man, whose hands and feet are small.His skin looks smooth white, his eyes clear like a well.Even his eyelashes are pliable. Yan Ri was convinced that she was originally a female. It's just in men's clothing. Sometimes Yan Ri thinks:" Ah, if she was wearing a girl's shirt, surely no one could refuse to say she was beautiful, ...."

And as Yan Ri and the figure approached, Yan Ri's nose could smell the fragrant \(5 \-fant writer\'s chanel perfume) of the typical feminine. And somehow the figure hurriedly ran, almost tripping Yan Ri caught her back, in order not to fall. When 2 eyes meet \(exactly the ad that the catchphrase:" the first impression is so tempting, then it is up to you "\-writer\) , as if there is a growing feeling.

Maybe spring arrived sooner .Flowers blooming. All the humans around were restaurant guests, they would leave after paying.

But the incident quickly passed. And Yan Ri found it hard to look for traces of that figure again.

" It seems that I should focus my mind on this show " .And one by one the names began to be called into the arena. With the cheers of the audience, and a few people who were busy playing gambling. Guess who is worth betting on

Seen, no one looked out for Yan Ri. Students who have no name. Moreover, many participants already had big names before.