The Lightning King

5

"He is intelligent and has a will," echoed back to the speech of Eyang Legar.

"Dhh...."

Nyi Selasih again breathed a sigh of relief. Yep! In any case, he hoped that this sleeping boy would be able to inherit the knowledge of the Lightning King's Heirloom. That way, Nyi Selasih will get an award as a child who is devoted to parents, and at the same time devoted to ancestors. Because, he had managed to pass on his ancestral heirloom to the right person.

Although Nyi Selasih himself is aware, if connected with his father, or grandfather, Jaka is not tied to the family rope. But to the previous ancestors, Nyi Selasih could not have guessed. It is possible that the ancestors of Seroja, the grandmother of Jaka Sembada, still have a familial relationship with him.

The earthy sound of the rooster of the forest made Nyi Selasih aware of her behavior at Jaka's bedside. He looked back at the body of the boy who was asleep. The old woman smiled with satisfaction. And with a light step, the abandonment of the child's room is expected to be a warrior who shook the martial world. Swordsman digdaya compassionate and without match. Swordsman who always side with the truth, and always appear as the destroyer of evil.

*

"Take your breakfast, Jaka. Let your strength recover. This morning, I will have you show me what you have received from Eyang Legar. Let's finish. Don't hesitate. There's nothing to say in this house, Jaka. The House of Eyang Putri is your home as well" said Nyi Selasih.

"Well, Princess," replied Jaka while continuing his breakfast which was already a few bribes.

Finishing completing her duties at the dining table, Jaka herded the loosely dressed old woman into the spacious courtyard behind the house.

The backyard that is intended to train itself is so stunning the clear eyes of Jaka Sembada. The atmosphere is like a free nature, around which is overgrown with large, dense-leaved trees. It's lined up neatly.

"You can show it to me now, Jaka," said Nyi Selasih stopping Jaka's behavior.

The ordered one immediately nodded his head, then advanced into the middle of the thick grassy field. Jaka focused his mind for a moment. His eyes were tightly shut, and his breath was drawn vigorously as he carried it to the central abdomen. Then, the strength in the stomach was flowed throughout the body, after the first closed eyes were opened.

Some time Jaka toyed with the breath that comes from the central stomach, and moved it to the parts he wanted. Chest, back, legs, groin, calves, and fists.

The entire surface of Jaka's face was reddish in color as he continued to play with the breath in the central abdomen. However, a moment later his face returned as before when from between his teeth came out a sigh that was so much like a sizzling snake.

Around the distance of seven spears saw Nyi Selasih watching closely. His old eyes panned so sharply, staring at every breathing move Jaka made without blinking a single bit.

The old woman widened her eyes, looking at the muscles that were coming from Jaka's skin that was not wrapped in clothes. From the glowing white skin of Jaka Sembada, the muscles looked like steel plates. Thus, Nyi Selasih's mouth involuntarily chuckled in admiration. It's absolutely perfect the existence of this little boy.

Back Jaka Sembada demonstrated the science of canuragan that has been obtained from the Life Hunter Ghost. A pair of hands that stretched straight was being displayed with full inner exertion. Then, the right hand that stretches straight is bent to the base of the arm with the fingers tightly clenched.

While his left hand is still stretched straight with open fingers, moving it toward the chest like giving a push. Yep! Jaka was indeed pushing through the open left palm, against his clenched right palm. Each push of Jaka's left hand is accompanied by regular breathing, as well as a waist bow that is so gleaming like a dancer.

Nyi Selasih was again amazed to see the flexibility of the body of her students.

"The seeds are truly superior seeds" said Nyi Selasih's mind as he continued to monitor every movement of Jaka Sembada.

I don't know how many moves Jaka played when suddenly the old woman dressed loosely in white threw a blackish round object the size of an adult man's fist. The throw was so fast but the whirring of the object floating in the air was caught by Jaka's hearing who was focusing on the moves obtained from Eyang Legar.

Soong...!

The blackish round object the size of an adult man's fist moved quickly, scattering Jaka's deadly body parts. But it had not been able to meet the target, the body of this boy had bounced first into the air while performing a two-round salto.

"Yep...!"

Jaka Sembada's body again treads the ground lightly.

"Good!" puji Nyi Selasih shouted.

But along with his unkempt praise, sliding back a black circle as big as an adult fist. Even this time the black circle increased by one.

Back Jaka clinked his body, watching the successive attacks of the loosely dressed old woman in white. Somewhat surprised also Jaka's heart saw the arrival of a blackish round object accompanied by another blackish object that also slid profusely and scratched his heart.

But with the calmness that had made Nyi Selasih amazed, Jaka was able to avoid the two objects that were about to pulverize his body.

"Good!" praise Nyi Selasih again. So just a single blow, the body of Nyi Selasih who was seven spears in front of Jaka, now has a few jengkal.

"This body...!" shouted Nyi Selasih suddenly.

Getting such a sudden attack, Jaka became a little clumsy. The sudden attack that was supposed to be repelled, was now instead unleashed. The subsequent attack made it difficult to avoid. Moreover, fending off those non-playful attacks.

But Jaka is not a brainless boy. Even in a pinched state, he still racked his brain to get out of the threatening danger.

"Hip!"

Heck! Heck!

With the excess flexing his body, Jaka pulled his body back. While the important part that Nyi Selasih smeared, protected him with a flexing motion while lifting his groin to the left. So Nyi Selasih's hand only hit an empty spot, some hair from his initial target.

Meanwhile, Jaka's two hands, which were on the ground at the beginning of the attack, are now in the head. He protects himself from the deadly hand of Nyi Selasih who leads his crown.

"Great..!" sanjung Nyi Selasih's. This time there was no surprise attack.

"You dodged and deflected quite perfectly, Jaka. But baby, you're not trying to counterattack. Supposedly, you can do it, my granddaughter. So that you don't get pressured constantly" suggested Nyi Selasih steady.

"The tough defense that you have, one or two attacks will definitely meet the target if you constantly get pressure. So, the best defense, is to attack, my granddaughter."

Jaka Sembada bowed his head when he got advice that was meaningful to him. Advice he will always remember.

"Didn't Eyang Legar give attack?" ask Nyi Selasih.

Jaka did not answer. But his head that shook weakly was enough to give an answer to Nyi Selasih's question.

"Why?" ask Nyi Selasih again.

Indeed Nyi Selasih already know, why does not Eyang Legar give his death attack moves to Jaka. Yet he wanted to know the reason that Eyeang Legar had given the boy.

Jaka did not answer that question immediately.

"Why, Jaka? Is Eyang Legar afraid of competition? Or maybe Eyang Legar didn't intend to raise you as a disciple, because he didn't love you?" nyi Selasih fishing line heat up.

Jaka raised his face slowly. He stared at the eyes of the old woman who was dressed loosely in white.

"Eyang Legar loves me so much, Eyang Putri," somewhat raucous answer that came out of Jaka's lips.

"If Eyang Legar really loves you, why doesn't he let down his intelligence on you, Jaka? In fact, Eyang Legar has many ultimate moves that are respected by opponents and friends. The moves are very deadly, and always thrilling martial artists," Nyi Selasih still continues to lure Jaka.

"Eyang Legar is a martial figure of the black faction, Eyang Putri," said Jaka with his head bowed respectfully

Nyi Selasih developed her smile for a moment

"What is the difference between black and white? In terms of canoeing, there is no difference between the two. So, Eyang Legar has no reason not to lower his intelligence on you."

"According to Eyang Legar, his name has been tainted as a character who has too often made chaos, cruelty, and slaughter. The moves owned by Eyang Legar have been known as martial jungle figures as a heinous move," explained Jaka.

"Is that the reason, so he won't let down his intelligence on you?"

"Eyang Legar doesn't want me to plunge into the jungle of martial arts with a stamp as the heir to black magic."

Nyi Selasih smiled at the small boy before her.

"Close here, Jaka," pinta Nyi Selasih.

Jaka put his feet up and sat down cross-legged in front of his teacher.

"When does Eyang teach attacking moves?" jaka asked respectfully.

"You're getting impatient apparently, my granddaughter."

*

Seven times the dawn has broken, and that means staying overnight again Jaka completed his last lesson given by Nyi Selasih. Lessons according to Nyi Selasih require physical and spiritual sensitivity.

The cold wind in the morning was no longer able to disturb Jaka's body which was wrapped in sweat. Meanwhile, the crow cocks forest also can not wake someone from his independence in practicing canoegan science. And a moment later, the incense sounded a soft voice but so steady penetrated Jaka's eardrum.

"Enough, My granddaughter."

Jaka immediately stopped his moves, with two palms held together in front of his face, then brought him down slowly. The twelve-year-old boy sat cross-legged with two palms docked in front of his chest. A moment his airway was set, then his gaze was released far ahead.

Shortly after, a streak of white shadows suddenly flashed and stopped right in front of the solemnly cross-legged boy.

"You have succeeded in absorbing all the knowledge I have, my granddaughter. Because of your intelligence and persistence, the lessons that should have been revealed for a long time, can be shortened to twenty-four months. I'm amazed by your intelligence and persistence."

"Thank you, Princess."

"Are you proud of the science you have now, Jaka?"

There was no answer from Jaka Sembada's mouth.

"Why don't you answer?" search Nyi Selasih.

"I don't know what to answer, Princess," said Jaka, innocently.

"Why is that?"

"Because I know, to where the greatness of science I have now. That's why I can't say whether I'm proud or not."

"Truly you said, my granddaughter. Now is not the time to be proud. Later, even if you have been present as a respected figure in the martial world, you also do not deserve the meaning of pride. Because, what you have, is not really yours. What you have right now is the deposit of the Almighty."

Jaka was caught up in hearing the truths his teacher spoke.

"And don't be surprised if I tell you that the science you have is not yet how much. Still too shallow if compared to the knowledge possessed by black people who are now ruling the martial world."

Jaka's heart jolted to hear his teacher's words. His head was lifted immediately. Now, he looked at the teacher's face at a glance. So, Jaka could find the seriousness of speech that came out through the lips of the old woman dressed loosely in white.

"Then, I still have to learn if I want to match the cleverness of those black faction figures, Eyang Putri?"

The woman, who was about sixty-two years old, nodded her head.

"Do the Princesses know who else I should study with?" jaka Urgak.

Back the loosely dressed old woman in white nodded her head.

"Thank you, Princess."

"But the Princess doesn't know whether you will be able to absorb all her knowledge or not."

"That's it, Princess Eyang?"

"Yes! The legacy of the hereditary King of Lightning cannot be mastered in a year or two years. Studying the knowledge of the Lightning King relic, it would take at least decades," explained Nyi Selasih, staring at the face of the boy before her.

There seemed to be a seriousness that emanated from Jaka's handsome face.

"The King of Lightning himself had to wait fifteen years to master the science of his ancestors which is rarely found in this universe."

"During that time, Princess Eyang?" search Jaka.

The old woman dressed loosely in white nodded her head.

"really. But the Lightning King once said, only a person with a high level of intelligence would be able to master the inheritance science within a period of ten years. Are you capable of studying continuously for that long period of time, Jaka?"

"Could You, Princess!" firm answer that came out through Jaka's thin lips.

"Good!" puji Nyi Selasih's.

"Before the Lightning King left this mortal world life, he once said, if someday there will be someone who has extraordinary intelligence who will be able to descend the science of his ancestral heritage in just one window."