The Fate of Adipura Kingdom

14. Rainbowman

"This old man knows what you think young man, but you must know my body was once the dream of every woman who saw it", Ki Ratno laughed loudly until his tears came out.

The loud laughter issued by Ki Ratno made Aryo and the old man a little awkward. Because when Ki Ratno laughed as if the rain was pouring down the earth.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh.... Almost forgot, you guys must be cold, for a while I will make a bonfire to warm you", Ki Ratno started to move from his seat.

The two now breathed a sigh of relief as the person in front of him did not mind their goal anymore and now moved towards the dry wood intending to make a bonfire in the courtyard of the cottage.

"I want to help you"

"No need for young people, this old man is still able to carry these wooden nails"

Aryo wanted to help but Ki Ratno slowly rejected him, saying it wouldn't take long to make. Finished saying so he came out quietly while carrying dry wood out his hand.

"The fire is already on!", cried Ki Ratno from outside the cottage.

Surely not long after the pile of wood brought by Ki Ratno was now ignited by the fire, Aryo and the old man came out of the cottage when Ki Ratno shouted after the fire began to live. Aryo and the old man approached and sat by the campfire to warm their bodies.

Ki Ratno saw his two guests still put on a worried look. Finally, he decided to talk to both of them.

“Young people take it easy, this old man will not do anything, I'm just glad there are guests coming tonight in my old use. To be honest for years no one can come to me”, said Ki Ratno trying to melt the atmosphere.

“Ma-sorry uncle if our attitude has caused bad prejudice against uncle. Once again we are sorry and thank you for giving us time to take shelter here", Aryo replied somewhat stammeredly because he was found out about his worried attitude.

“Force our sassness this elder, we should not behave like this towards the person who has helped us”, the old man continued Aryo's explanation.

“It is with great pleasure that this old man received your apology”, Ki Ratno laughed again after finishing his words.

Ki Ratno then introduced himself and started telling stories about himself as well as the cottage he lived in. Ki Ratno told me that he used to be a traveling swordsman who had a special task that not just anyone could do.

Several times he carried out the task and managed to complete it, but one day he failed in carrying out the task and ended up being a major disaster. He lost some of the comrades he already considered to be his own brothers due to failing in the task.

As a result he was punished by being exiled away from the crowd because of all the people he led only he survived. Ki Ratno received the sentence, until now he is serving the sentence.

In his heart he hoped to fix everything, his eyes began to glaze over as he looked at the sky, "Related always comes at the end", he exclaimed.

Aryo and the old man heard the story without cutting back until Ki Ratno stopped telling the story and started looking up.

“Sorry uncle, can you explain what is going on in this cottage? Especially the translucent wall above us?”, asked Aryo to melt the atmosphere.

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The eyes of both of them glared as if they could not believe the explanation of Ki Ratno who was so foreign and they had never heard of him even once. Ki Ratno explained that the magical wall that holds the rain today is a study called the rain wall. The two were still listening until a word stopped their shock.

“Day of the rain?”, Aryo and the old man asked simultaneously to Ki Ratno. Just this time they heard that there was such a study.

“This presentation is a hereditary style that our family is good at and it has become our duty to run it”, Ki Ratno replied quickly.

Ki Ratno again explained that with this study the person who mastered it will get the power to control the wind. In this way the rain can be moved and can attract the rain to where it is desired.Hear that explanation finally explains the phenomenon that they are currently seeing.

“Can I ask you one thing young man?”, Ki Ratno asked Aryo. He looked at Aryo with a hopeful look while throwing a log into the burning embers.

“What is Ki?”, Aryo replied doubtfully.

“Will soon be born a baby from your family?”, asked Ki Ratno again, asking, he still threw the wooden rod making the fire in front of them become huge instantly but instantly turned small as usual.

Aryo's eyes glared in surprise, he did not expect the question Ki Ratno was asking him. Not only was that the flames that turned from big to small in an instant made him become slightly shaken.

Aryo did not immediately reply and kept silent because of his surprise, the old man who saw Aryo's reaction finally started to speak up.

“True Ki, soon the first child of young master Aryo will be born. But how did Ki Ratno know this?”, the old man explained and asked Ki Ratno back.

“Ahhhh arguably I know a little of his life story later”, Ki Ratno replied with a loud laugh.

Ki Ratno's loud laughter shocked the two, as when Ki Ratno laughed the wind blew loudly with him. Slowly Ki Ratno's laughter began to stop followed by the wind that blew earlier. Ki Ratno now put on a face that showed deep sadness.

“I have a small request, will the young people fulfill it?”, Ki Ratno's remark again broke the shock of the two.

“What does Ki Ratno want?”, Aryo asked quickly.

Ki Ratno was silent for a moment, his face that showed sadness and eyes that were fixed towards the fire made Aryo's feelings go awry. He wanted to know immediately what this old man wanted to say, but seeing the sadness on his face made Aryo decide it was better to keep quiet listening.

“I have lived in this world for a long time, my body is getting fragile and getting tired. Nothing makes me happy until the news that your child will be born into this world. This little old man's request is simple, I want your son who inherits this rain handler's studies, I will make sure this study will help him later from all his life's journey”, I will make sure, Ki Ratno explained at length his request.