The Heirloom of the Catastrophe Spreader

Ajian Halimun

Limbur Wisesa, Nay Kemuning and Mayangsari were surprised not to play to hear the conditions proposed by Arya Pethak. The three of them who for many years became disciples of Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa alone did not dare to ask the old swordsman who was nicknamed The Old Heretic by Resi Jati Waluyo. And now a young man who had come out of nowhere dared to bargain with their teacher.

'Huh search for death.. I'm sure the teacher won't be that easy to pass her knowledge on to you, Arya Pethak', the inner Limbur Wisesa while blasting her lips.

"Nay, this young man is brave as well huh bargain with the teacher. Yes I hope that the teacher does not get angry and beat him to pieces", whispered Mayangsari wirih but still heard in the ears of Nay Kemuning who was standing next to him. Nay Kemuning did not answer, only a little regret the courageous attitude of Arya Pethak.

Mmmmmm..

"Basin the rancid slave!!

You dare to bargain with me. What makes you so sure I'll drop Ajian Halimun on you?", Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa gave a cold snort.

"I don't dare to believe that Resi Buyut will pass that knowledge on to me. But if you represent Resi Buyut Mangun Tapa without showing off the martial arts skills possessed by Resi Buyut, whether the judges will believe that I am a student of Mount Ciremai College, Resi Buyut?", Arya Pethak issued her excuse.

Hearing that, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa's forehead wrinkled slightly. He realized that Arya Pethak's words had a point as well.

"Your reasoning makes sense as well, but why did you ask Ajian Halimun and not some other science?

Try saying your reasons let me be more sure if you want to lower the knowledge to you?", said Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa while staring intently at Arya Pethak.

"I have had some canoeing to destroy, canoeing to defense and quick movement I already have. What is lacking is only high-level knowledge that makes me move quickly.

Therefore I ventured to ask Resi Buyut to pass the knowledge to me", Arya Pethak bowed her body sign that she respect Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa. Indeed Arya Pethak did this all on the advice of Resi Jati Waluyo on a conversation the other day before leaving for Galuh Pakuan.

Mmmmmm..

"Alright I agree to your terms, rancid slave. Tomorrow night you're coming with me. Now it is night time to rest ", said Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa with a faint smile.

Limbur Wisesa, Nay Kemuning and Mayangsari glared wide when they heard the words of Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa. The three of them could not believe what was happening before their eyes. There was a sense of unwillingness mixed with envy in their hearts each saw Arya Pethak so easily get Ajian Halimun from Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa, but they also did not dare to refute the words of the teacher.

The night is getting late. The air is getting colder on the slopes of Mount Ciremai as if to freeze everything there. That night because there was no place for Klungsur, Arya Pethak and Klungsur shared a bedroom. Arya Pethak meditated on the bed while Klungsur held pandan leaf mats on the floor to relax her tired and sleepy body.

The roosters crowed loudly from the chicken coop behind the house Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa, indicating that the morning will soon arrive. Slowly the sun began to appear in the eastern sky, driving away the cold night that enveloped the slopes of Mount Ciremai.

That morning, Mayangsari had already warmed the water to boil cassava and bananas for their breakfast. Do not forget to pick cayenne pepper in a small garden next to the yard. With a little brown sugar and salt, Nay Kemuning stewed the seasoning on a stone lemper to complement his boiled cassava meal. While Limbur Wisesa brought two bamboo culms to fill the water needs of the kitchen.

Anjani also helped them by peeling cassava skin that will be boiled. While Arya Pethak followed Limbur Wisesa fetching water with two juns left near the kitchen.

Klungseur? Haehh, the naked young man was still engrossed in a beautiful dream while sleeping coiled like a sweet cat.

"Hooooaaahhmmmmm...

Ndoro Pethak woke up Ndoro, it's morning" Klungsur said as he folded the barrel of his blanket. The naked youth rubbed his eyes while yawning a few times before looking towards the sleeping bed.

As soon as he saw the bed was empty, Klungsur went straight out of the room. Unexpectedly even met with Anjani who just finished peeling cassava skin and intends to add cassava decoction by taking some tubers that are near the chicken coop.

"Eh Anjani, Ndoro Pethak early in the morning this is where? Kog is no longer in the room", asked Klungsur as he turned his waist around to the sound of kreeekkkk.

"Huh, morning blind?!!

Uh bangkonger (slowly awake), come with me", Anjani clasped Klungsur's hand out of the house.

"Now look at that sun how high ha? We're living here, feeling a little dong. Your habit of waking up late is reduced when you meet like this. Don't let people think they don't know themselves", Anjani pointed to the morning sun that was shining brightly in the sky. Grumbling inwardly, Anjani gawked away towards where the cassava was, leaving Klungsur ashamed of being late awake. Klungsur immediately rushed to pick up a broomstick and swept the courtyard of the house excitedly.

Arya Pethak and Limbur Wisesa darted quickly from a small palm under a banyan tree while carrying a bamboo sapling filled with clean water.

With a light movement like cotton, the two young men followed after carrying the jun on their backs respectively. In this case, the science of lightening the body of Arya Pethak is far superior compared to Limbur Wisesa.

"I admit that the science of lightening the body belongs to brother Arya Pethak much better than me", said Limbur Wisesa while staring at Arya Pethak who poured clean water into a large barrel of kitchen water storage.

"Brother Limbur Wisesa was too praised..

My intelligence is no better than Brother Wisesa's. The brother did not look seriously colliding with me", Arya Pethak smiled knots while hooking the bamboo jun rope towards his place on the side of the wooden wall.

"You're too humble my brother.. After Master later dropped Ajian Halimun, you will be my younger brother, brother Pethak", Limbur Wisesa instead of pouring clean water into the barrel.

"Of course Wisesa's brother. I would be very happy if I could call you brother-in-law", replied Arya Pethak with a faint smile.

That morning they gathered at the porch of the residence Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa for breakfast together. After breakfast, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa leads to a cave on the slopes of Mount Ciremai which is quite far from his residence.

"Arya Pethak, please,

Say hello for 3 days here. Silence your creativity, taste and reason to clear your heart and mind. After that, I will lower Ajian Halimun to you as I promise" Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa said quickly.

"I obeyed Master Resi's orders", Arya Pethak saluted Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa then immediately sat cross-legged in a cave that was not so deep. Soon she was imprisoned, numbing all her sense of taste and sinking into the mediocrity of the Single Sang Hyang.

After seeing that, white fog covered the entire body of Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa. Together with the whirring of the wind, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa disappeared from sight.

Three days passed quickly. During her hermitage, various temptations appeared in the subconscious of Arya Pethak such as the request of Rara Larasati, the shadow of the face of Goddess Retno Wulan of Kurawan, also call Mpu Prawira and Nyi Ratih from Kahayunan Hill.

But the determination of Arya Pethak aborted it all. The young warrior remained upright sitting cross-legged without flinching a bit.

Right at midnight the third day towards the fourth day of Arya Pethak hermitage, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa came as promised. Seeing Arya Pethak who is still upright in her meditation, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa smiled meaningfully.

'The rancid boy is great pisan euy (This rancid boy is great too yes)", muttered Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa as he stepped closer to Arya Pethak. Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa's right hand is directly placed on the ubun Arya Pethak.

"Arya Pethak, wake up from your buta brata" said Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa with a heavy tone of voice. Arya Pethak's eyes slowly opened and looked towards Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa.

"Don't ask much..

Calm your mind, empty your mind. I will lower my Ajian Halimun to you ", added Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa with a faint smile. Arya Pethak closed her eyes again, setting her mind and five senses.

As soon as the white fog was perfectly absorbed by Arya Pethak, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa released his right hand palm from the ubun Arya Pethak. The man with a long white beard immediately let out a long sigh, then smiled curtly looking at Arya Pethak whose face had paled due to the incredible cold that seeped into his body. Slowly Arya Pethak's face recovered as usual.

"Open your eyes, Arya Pethak", ordered Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa who immediately made Arya Pethak open her eyes. The handsome young man immediately got up from his ascetic place and crouched down in front of Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa.

"Thank you very much Teacher Resi is willing to put Ajian Halimun on me" said Arya Pethak while worshipping the old man with a long white beard in front of him.

"Snick boy, let's go back to my house. In a moment there are guests who visit ", Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa smiled faintly.

Earthy forest chicken trees indicate that the morning will soon arrive.

Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa stepped out of the cave as white fog covered the entire place, and with the wind Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa disappeared.

Arya Pethak immediately clasped her hands in front of her chest. A moment later, a white mist covered the place and Arya Pethak's body instantly vanished from view with the wind blowing.

After Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa reached his house, not a blink of an eye Arya Pethak appeared in the same way. The arrival of Arya Pethak and Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa was warmly welcomed by the students of Mount Ciremai and Anjani Universities, except for Klungsur who was still sleeping soundly on Arya Pethak's bed.

As the severed sun rose into the eastern sky, two white shadows darted rapidly from below. They were a stocky old geezer with a thick black beard and a thin-moustached but white-haired middle-aged man.

The two men are the younger brother of Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa named Buyut Ragasuci and Resi Ajimulya. The two of them immediately entered the porch of the residence of the highest leader of Mount Ciremai College to meet Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa who was waiting for their arrival.

"The Mangun Tapa, Akang,

How are the preparations of your disciple that you will bring to the Sky Roof Palace? I see two people 3 new people in your place" asked Buyut Ragasuci while stroking his thick beard.

"Only four people will take part in the martial skills test from my place, Ragasuci. The rest is just fun.

Three of your disciples and 3 of Ajimulya's younger disciples are ready right?", asked Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa while counting something in his right hand.

"Our disciples are ready from yesterday Akang Resi. They had been waiting at Mulya Coral Village. Whenever you want to leave, just tell them", said Resi Ajimulya excitedly.

"Good then..

Ragasuci's sister, tell your two students to guard this residence as long as I take the martial skill test participants" Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa ordered to Buyut Ragasuci.

"Akang Mangun Tapa doesn't have to worry about that. As soon as Akang departs, they will soon arrive at your place", after hearing the reply of Buyut Ragasuci, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa mangosteen understand.

After the departure of the two of them, Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa immediately ordered Nay Kemuning, Limbur Wisesa, Mayangsari and Arya Pethak to prepare to leave for the Roof of Heaven Palace. Anjani and Klungsur also packed up to follow Arya Pethak's steps.

After leaving the residence of Ki Buyut Mangun Tapa, they immediately headed to Karang Mulya Village to join the other students of Mount Ciremai College who had arrived first. The group of 13 people began to move towards Mount Pojoktiga, where the Sky Roof Palace was located.

"Eneng Nay, Naha da match na kedah at the Sky Roof Palace? Naon Mount Ciremai henteu chug milamp pancen eta? (Eneng Nay, why does the match have to be at the Roof of Heaven Palace? Is Mount Ciremai incapable of carrying out that task?), asked Anjani who rode beside Nay Kemuning.

"Abdi Oge henteu ngartos Anjani (I also do not understand Anjani)...

But obviously mah, because the Sky Roof Palace has many students is also considered as a large college in eastern Tatar Pasundan this", replied Nay Kemuning quickly.

Klungsur who was riding behind them both immediately buzzed the conversation between them.

"Eneng Nay,

I want to learn the language of the Sundanese country to teach a little dong let me understand", said Klungsur expectantly.

"Boleh oruh Akang.. Akang Klungsur teh want to ask what?", Nay Kemuning stared at Klungsur. This beautiful round female egg face looks more attractive when the wind blows slowly waving her long hair.

Klungsur scratched his head before speaking.

"Naon means what, Eneng Nay?".

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Good morning good Sunday..

Who undergoes fasting worship, keep the spirit yes. Good luck until magrib arrives.