The Musafir

Benak Relief

NOTHING else and nothing, Mantingan was eyeing the snake demon! And his calculations met with great precision, his two swords plunged deeply into one of the eyes of the Demon, which instantly made him scream in such a way as to defeat the roar of the wind!

Does not stop there alone, Mantingan cast a spell that instantly makes the blades of both swords flicker brightly. He was about to play the Thousand Moon Star Gobble!

In the blink of an eye after both of his swords lit up brightly, Mantingan's body disappeared from its place. It was replaced by hundreds of glowing circles that instantly swarmed the snake's stealth eyes.

But it seems that it still has not found enough words for the Mantingan who wants to immediately complete the stealth life so as not to cause major problems in the future. Again came the thousands of glowing sites that instantly overran the remaining eyes of the Unprotected Demon !

It was a new style that Mantingan created at this time anyway, based on what he absorbed from the fight with Hanung in the northern sea battle of Javadvipa months ago. Given a name for this style, the Thousand Treads of Fireflies!

Of course it is understandable why the style is named so, because the sites appear to glow yellow-yellow by embers, so it is very similar to fireflies in the pitch-night.

The serpent demon screamed loudly, as loud as a scream, because everything that was going on was very painful. But whatever the power, the Demon could do nothing. His entire body had been controlled by the storm winds. Attempts to fight against anything will only add to suffering.

After a while had passed under the onslaught of the Thousand Moon Devouring Star and the Thousand Firefly Sites, the shriek of the snake demon stopped in the end. Running out of energy, it only takes a few more moments until death to pick him up.

The mantel drew out both of his swords and stopped the entire attack. He intended to let the demon live for a while, so that he could question him about the Gembangmas which seemed to have a relationship with the demon.

Right after his sword was plucked out of the Demon's eyes, the Mantingan lost its grip, its body re-breathed in the wind. Floating flew far back, leaving behind the snake demon. Uncertain direction and purpose. Truly, he is like a mere grain of meaningless dust before the universe. What does it mean to be a Sky Stakeholder if he himself is completely helpless before the heavens?

The mantle enveloped his body with deep energy and pranic energy. Preventing injuries and injuries. That's all he can do right now. Let the wind carry his body.

The truth above the heavens is always the truth that can never be denied. Until now Mantingan thought. If there is still sky above the sky, then which sky is really the highest point of all the sky so that there is really no other sky after?

He recalled the words of Kiai Guru Kedai:

“When later you begin to doubt the existence of Gusti, always remember these words that I will speak. I ask you, where did the tree come from?”

“From seed, Kiai Guru.” Mantingan replied with great confidence that his words would be the most earnest answer.

“Lantas where did the seed come from?” Kiai Guru Kedai asked again.

“From the tree.”

“Where did the tree come from?”

“From the seed.”

“Where did the seed come from?”

Mantingan was confused for a while, before he finally replied, “From the tree, and the tree came from the seed, so it continues like nonstop. But I thought everything came from the ground, including the trees and seeds that Kiai Guru was talking about. Can my answer satisfy Kiai Guru?”

At that time, Kiai Guru Kedai nodded in satisfaction, but again asked, “Where did the land come from?”

“Where does the earth feel?”

“From the sun perhaps.”

“Where does the sun come from?”

“Maybe from the stars in the sky that transmit their light to form the sun.”

“Where do the stars come from?”

“Teacher, questions like this will never find an end. Every object has an origin, and its origin has an origin. It will never stop.”

“Who said this kind of question will never stop? Of course, every object does have an origin, and its origin also has an origin. But what makes them all exist? Of course, if the land came from the earth, and the earth came from the sun, and the sun came from the stars, while the stars might have come from a great sun that was then scattered, until we get to the things we can no longer imagine, where did they all come from? What was their first origin?”

“Sang Wrestling!” Mantingan immediately replied excitedly at that time.

Kiai Guru Kedai nodded in satisfaction, extremely satisfied this time. “No smoke without fire, Coat. All the objects in the universe have certainly created it, although not directly. It all comes from the Gusti, including myself and you.”

So at this moment, above the sky that led to the Rabbit Mountain, Mantingan realized that there were so many things he still needed to explore in the universe. If in the sky there is still a sky, then the Mantingan wills to rise to the sky above it, then back up to the sky above it, and so on until death becomes the only sufficient word.

Right after thinking about that, the strong wind just subsided. The mantle started to drift down. Out of the thick cloud clumps that made his entire body drenched. The fall was accompanied by heavy rain and lightning that struck.

Slowly, Mantingan closed his eyes. No matter how great the science of lightening the body he has, he will still not survive if nothing is able to stop his pace.

Could this be the end for him? Did destiny say enough? Will the sky that can be achieved only limited to being the strongest swordsman throughout Dwipantara only?

Certainly not so!

Exactly a few eyes before hitting the land, just a Mantingan body was struck by something that moved very fast and on time. It really saved Mantingan from death!

Mantingan opened his eyes and found his body crumbling down on Munding Caraka's back!

The mantle does not rise. It keeps crumbling there. Then laugh great!

Do not mean that Mantingan lost his mind after being carried around in circles by the storm. His laughter signified the relief of his mind. How much danger and excitement has passed, and the good news is that he has once again managed to save Dwipantara from serious threats in the future.

Isn't that way, as great and as crazy as the sound of his laughter can always be interpreted as a very natural necessity?

“Can you take me to the place where the demon fell, Munding?” Mantingan sent a whisper of wind into the buffalo's ear.

“Ongh!” Munding Caraka replied before changing his flying direction.