The Road to the Sky
episode 102 Keris the king's sign
The battle was over, the death of Mahapatih Sepanu was a crushing blow and it knocked the mentality of the royal soldiers, soldiers and commanders chose to surrender and did not want to continue the battle with the people, the damage to the palace was so severe, the damage was so bad, walls fell and dozens of bodies were left lifeless.
"take the despotic king to the palace grounds" shouted someone
Panji looked around and Panji only gaping to see thousands of people like the ocean surrounding the palace, with weapons sober, Ki Jabat really has coordinated the people to revolt.
King Selese was brought and pushed without the slightest respect.
"you must know yourself, I am your king"
"what is your treatment of your king??" shouted the Selese king with a clear anger
"you are indeed king, but you have turned us into your cash cow"
"do you think we live to be your slaves??"
"you're king but you don't appreciate our lives"
Ki Jabat replied loudly
"ohhh, so you're leading this rebellion??"
"after you have taken control of the palace, what will you do??"
"kill me??"
"you have no rights"
"be aware, only I have proof of the king's mark, keris liuk seven"
"what are you aware without that keris no one will be able to lead this kingdom" said king Selese still with his anger.
Ki Jabat silently heard the words of the Selese king, and looked towards the rebel people.
"what are we going to do for this despotic king??" shouted Ki Shabbat.
"just kill him"
"hanging to death"
"just put it in jail"
"the exorcism of this region"
boisterous voices from various directions were heard and gave their respective proposals.
"no, you don't have that courage" said the Selese king
"ohhh, you must have killed the Mahapatih kingdom" the king of Selese pointed to Panji.
The silent banner did not answer and ignored the king.
"hey you, your king speak and do not try to blow your face away from me" King Selese was still haughty and looked down at Panji.
"hey answer me" cried king Selese
"i have no business with your country's affairs"
"i only have a duty, kill Mahapatih Sepanu and now my task has been completed" Panji replied coldly and guiltlessly.
"finished, done you say??"
"look, this is all because of you??"
"me??"
"all this happens because you're power hungry"
"if you keep your kingdom without war your people won't rebel"
"but the lust of power has darkened your head"
"so don't blame me" Panji said
Ki Jabat walked towards the king of Selese.
"give me seven cheers and let us choose a new king" said Ki Jabat
"what..??
"the new king??"
"hahahahah, no matter how many times you choose this kris will still choose me, because I am the rightful owner of the kris liuk seven" said the Selese king still stubbornly.
"scrape him" ki orders a shake to his men
"free of charge, only I know where the seven dredges are"
"give it to me or you'll die" tweeted Ki Jabat.
"well, but I have conditions"
"condition, what condition??" ask Ki Shake again.
"well, listen to my terms" the Selese king began to shout
"if the seven dredged keris still chooses me as its master, all of you must also remain obedient to my orders"
"command your king"
"how??"
the Selese king was sure the seven-bladed keris would choose him, since the lineage was indeed of royal descent, the keris had been hereditary becoming a symbol for a royal king of the Morning Star.
All are silent and dare not speak.
"why are you all quiet??"
"answer??" back king Selese spoke loudly
"we should stay away and watch from far away the young man" Demar asked Panji.
"yes uncle, I am also dizzy if asked to take care of state affairs" Panji said and agreed with Demar's words.
"i also wanted to ask you about who that person was"
"i think uncle knows him, don't you??" guess Panji.
"yes, I know him"
"but this is not the right time to tell it"
"we wait until they get a bright spot and a consensus"
"but we must keep an eye on it, lest the commanders of the kingdom intervene"
"only we hold them back from slaughtering the people" Demar said.
"well, let's go to the corner there"
"it looks like there we can sit down for a break" Panji said pointing at a slightly empty corner.
Without answering Demar walked in the direction that Panji pointed to, Panji followed behind.
"how??"
"what's your answer??" loud voice of the king of Selese demanding the answer of his people who have rebelled.
"how is this??"
"if we accept his terms it must be the seven-legged keris chose him"
"and if we don't accept the terms indirectly, he'll return to his throne"
"and that means this war is in vain"
the boisterous voice of the voice of the people was heard again because indeed they did not have an answer. Accept or not the result will be the same king Selese will return to his throne, that is the thought of the people gathered.
"i'll give you an answer"
a wise voice sounded and it made everyone turn their head towards that voice.
"counselor Angga??"
angga's advisor was the royal advisor of the Morning Star and he was always pro-people, only since the arrival and appointment of Mahapatih Sepanu his duties as an advisor were meaningless. all the words of Mahapatih Sepanu are always followed by the king of Selese and he is only a royal puppet.
king Selese approached Angga's advisors.
"what's your answer, counselor, I'm waiting" asked Selese
"we'll accept your terms"
"be silent and do not act like a fool"
"wasn't that so Ki Jabat??" ask Angga's advisor and look at Panji sitting in the distance.
"but counselor??"
"have we had any other choice??"
"it seems like the best option, so the people will know who the king is" said the adviser Angga resigned.
"well, there's nothing wrong with trying"
"hopefully keris liuk seven choose the right successor and owner, said Ki Jabat limp.
"alright, looks like you've accepted my terms"
"hahahaha, the Selese king laughed triumphantly and confidently.
king Selese concentrated and concentrated her thoughts.
"crisp the seven, come out" cried the king of Selese loudly.Greenish light shot out from the body of the king of Selese and an eagle shot out from within his body and flew into the air. until in the air the eagle turned into a keris, floating in the air just above the head of the king of Selese.
"dry swag seven"
"show and return to your rightful owner" the cry of the king of Selese echoed.
the seven swirling dredges swivel continuously in the air, even his twists stirred up the roar of the wind.
all his waiting but the keris kept turning and floating in the air.
"what's with the seven-leaf crackers??" the Angga's advisory
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