THE SUNAN BODYGUARD

episode 7j: Fire Shines on the Holy Hill

How shocked Ki Sarono, once he got direct training from Sunan Kembang Kuning. Because, appearing as a pencak silat teacher, very different when Sunan Kembang Kuning as a priest.

Very firm, no soft look. There were only sharp eyes, and as if without mercy.

“Pak Lurah, we have not much time. So, I hope Mr. Lurah can immediately master every science that I teach.”

It starts with how to get the fire out of the body.

Pak Lurah also followed the motion made by Sunan Kembang Kuning. Movement after movement, Mr. Lurah felt his body start to heat up. Sweat is pouring.

“Kanjeng Sunan, please stop for a moment.”

“No, follow on, Lady you must also follow,” shouted Sunan Kembang Kuning.

Then the two men seriously followed the Sunan's movement.

Before long, the grunts of Mr. Lurah and Ladi began to heat up. Nose feels burning.

And at the peak of the exhaustion of both, even from the breath of his nose blazing with fire.

Second shocked.

“Hah, is it this simple to learn science?” thought they.

“Do not daydream. Keep mov. Hiraukan. Keep mov. The key to this science is to be tired. Come on don't stop,” shouted Sunan Kembang Kuning.

The sun is getting hotter, making the bodies of Ladi and Pak Lurah hotter. Sweat instantly evaporates.

When their bodies were in the heat peaked, and it felt like the skin was blistered, the hair was burning, that's when, there was a cool feeling flowing from the navel, then spreading throughout the body.

Though, from their bodies began to blaze red flames. The longer the bigger, and strangely, the bodies of both are getting cooler.

Because of this coolness, making Ladi and Pak Lurah addicted and want to continue practicing.

The fire started burning grass and shrubs on the hilltop.

While from the direction of the village, residents saw a black smoke plume from the direction of the hill.

All fear.

For on that hill was believed to dwell Bethara, and be saved. They believe that the black smoke is a sign of the anger of the gods over the presence of huts on the edge of the times.

“God will come down to earth and will destroy Sunan's own hunchback,” so the issue spread among the population.

This issue quickly spread. And the pandas spiked strange stories.

So, among the population has the belief that soon the hut will be destroyed by the God through fire on the top of the hill.

They are getting more and more bitter to the temple and pray.

“Please wait for the destruction of the hut. Already no one can fight, other than the gods themselves,” said the pedanda to his people.

All happy.

In fact, at the peak of the holy evidence, Pak Lurah and Ladi increasingly mastered the science of fire. The fire grew and burned everything.

“I think it's enough for science. Now we will learn the science of freezing.”

Of course Mr. Lurah and Ladi were shocked.

“Know you guys, what is this frost science sign works?”

Mr. Lurah and Ladi shook their heads.

“That is, you must restore the condition of the land on this hill to become fertile again. Look around, you have burned grass and short trees. So, the science that you will learn is the opposite. You must make the land here fertile again.”

“To learn this science, I will not guide. Please Mr. Lurah and Mr. ladi find his own way. I'll go back to the shack. Do it every day at night, after praying isya.”

“Easy like this. To train fire, we practice during a hot day, then to train the science of freezing, of course cold situations are needed. And it was at night.”

“How to do, Kanjeng Sunan?”

“How do you find the heat of fire? Yes like that is also how you find the cold and freeze.”

Then, Sunan Kembang Kuning returned to the hut, to teach religious knowledge to the more converts.

And as usual, Mr. Lurah said goodbye to his wife to patrol every night. Stop by first to meet the pedanda, then go up the hill to practice.

Generally, the lady is waiting.

“How can we find frozen science?”

“We can science to make fire, of course in the same way, we can find the science of freezing.”

So, they both began to demonstrate the movements learned from Sunan Kembang Kuning.

Although they want to absorb the cold around, but the opposite comes out. Their bodies are burning fire.

The fire was seen in the village. People are also geger. Pedanda smiled as he believed that fire was burning on the top of the hill, none other than the god who came down to earth.

The god will burn the hut at the edge of kali, which was used for Mbah Bungkuk and his followers.

“Ha ha ha, God has come down to earth Singosari, soon the gods will burn the hut. Feel the Hunchback,” said pedanda to some residents after the temple.

All were sure of the words of the pedanda, for they saw the fire so burning on the holy hill.

Mbah Bungkuk heard this, because indeed between the temple and the hut is not far away. Especially at night, making the sound can be heard clearly.

“You heard the sound of the pedanda?”

“True, Kanjeng Sunan.”

“According to you, is that true?”

“Of course Kanjeng Sunan. We only believe in Allah SWT.”

“Alright then.”

All even hardened the sound of dhikr, until it reached the temple.

Pedanda was very tormented by that shahdu voice, but the belief in the descent of the god made the pedanda and followers of Hinduism, regardless.

In fact, some of them even follow the dhikr in their hearts.

“Fathers, besides us glorifying God through dhikr, we need to learn pencak silat, to guard against the possibility of an attack. We must defend ourselves if threatened. For that, starting tomorrow night, I will teach you all pencak silat,” said Sunan Kembang Kuning.

“But, we prefer dzikir.”

“There is dzikir in pencak silat,” says Sunan Kembang Kuning.

All speechless.

It means everyone agrees.

“Take your neighbors and relatives, to practice. We will do it in unused farmland,” said Sunan Kembang Kuning.

Finally, the next day is indeed done pencak silat training in the field.

Some Hindus were seen taking part in the exercises. They are neighbors or relatives of converts who are amazed at the ability of the Hunchback.

“We will practice pencak silat which is practical only. Because we are old. Although I am trained like this, I will try to train all of you as well as possible,” said Sang Sunan began training.

“For this first, we will practice breaking stones with both of our hands.”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

How come?

It is not the science of breaking stones that can only be done by pedanda after training for so long.

“Can Kanjeng Sunan Really?”

“True. Before noon, I hope you can break the stone. Whatever it is.”

Not to mention midday, Sunan Kembang Kuning has stopped training.

“You can all break the stone. Just inhale three times, then exhale slowly, preparing two index fingers. Imagine the index finger as if the tip of the keris is the best, scratched in the stone, then the stone will be hurt deep. If you want to break the catu, just stick the index finger to the stone, no need to be tight. Then, the stone will be ambyar.”

So, one by one, they searched for stones, and followed the instructions that the Sunan had given.

Aye! Once struck, the stone was ambyar-headed.

Of course everyone was shocked. Including the Hindus.

“How is it possible?”

It is so easy to break a rock. Without any tools.

“Why do the pedanda do this need decades of practice, so that those who succeed are crowned as stone carvers of the temple?”

“The key to rock breakers is proper breathing and muscle stretching. All the fathers were able to carry out. For today's training, we'll do it. Tomorrow, we will practice trying to drown people, without having to touch and dig,” Sunan Kembang Kuning tutut.

All were amazed at the ability of Kanjeng Sunan.

“And please Mrs all show it to neighbors or anyone,” added Kanjeng Sunan.

So, these old gentlemen also came home with a very happy feeling. Imagine, just a day of practice, already able to break the stone.

They quickly went home to show the results of their training.

Even some of them even dared to show off breaking and carving stones in front of the sword. How shocked are these religious leaders.

“You can learn it must be from the Hunchback. She's a witch.”

“Lho, why are you angry. Wouldn't it be more fun, we could carve stones with our fingers? Can't we help make the temple?”

“You've all been checked by the Hunchback. The science of breaking stones should only be studied by pedanda with very strict selection. If you can break a rock, of course this is the crazy hunchback.”

“Pak Pedanda, we just feel weird. If indeed the science of breaking this stone is high level and with strict selection, how can we do that very easily. Simply by practicing during the morning until noon only, we were all able to break the stone. So, pedanda high level science turned out to be low level science only for Kanjeng Sunan.”

Pedanda angry reed braid.

“Lho don't be mad at us. We just practiced. Get angry at Kanjeng Sunan.”

Of course, to make calculations against Sunan Kembang Kuning, the pandas no one dared to.

“Father Pedanda, we do not know, is it true that our gods are currently descending on the top of the sacred hill? If your high-level science alone, equivalent to the low-level science of Kanjeng Sunan, may our gods also be defeated by the god Kanjeng Sunan?”

And these men were driven out by the pedanda.

Pedanda was still convinced, that at the top of the sacred hill, the gods were preparing an attack on the edge hut that time.

Hopefully, tomorrow, the follower of the exercise adds more.

While at the top of the hill, Ladi and Pak Lurah still could not find a way to make all freeze. Still, the movements displayed let out flames.

“Ladi, how is this?”

“I don't know either, Mr. Lurah.”

“Times we try, it turns out, the ones that come out are still fire. Something may be wrong.”

“Maybe this way, Mr. Lurah. We'll practice in the morning until noon. How about we practice at night? Was it cold?”

“True you too Madi. We better finish the afternoon training. Because it feels, it will still come out of the fire, even though we are told to practice removing the cold, if it can freeze.”

So the next night, Mr. Lurah and Ladi actually practiced on a cold night bone-piercing.

When Mr. Lurah and Ladi showed the nurse, still what appeared did not add to the cold, even their bodies continued to emit fire. Growing up a long time ago.

However, residents were shocked, with the appearance of a burning firelight on the top of the hill.

The pedanda is happy, soon, the God will burn the hut, even burn the house of whoever the followers of Mbah Bungkuk. And this was echoed to all the villagers.

Of course, this creates fear for the sake of fear. There are some people who were originally so proud to practice pencak silat, began to slack, because it was so wracked with fear.

“Kanjeng Sunan, this cannot be allowed. Soon enough, converts who lack strong faith will return infidels, because of their fear of the descent of the burning god.”

“Ya let it be,” said Sunan Kembang Kuning while laughing chuckling.

“If Allah revokes guidance, it will raise fear for the sake of fear of the undue. Clearly, you know, their gods are nothing more than God's creation. Why should we fear creation, which its creator should fear. Let it be.”

“But, we see for ourselves, every night, there is a fire growing and shrinking at the top of that sacred hill.”

“Ah, it is not a holy hill. It's an ordinary hill. Maybe in time, everything will be clear. And maybe you guys will be able to laugh chuckles like I was.”

“Already, let's practice as usual. Don't have any thoughts. One day, you will meet a god who can bring out that fire.”

“True, we will meet the god at the top of that sacred hill?”

“True... and soon. Let's now do some iron-relaxing exercises.”

“Hah!”

“What's weird? You can already carve stones with your hands. So, it is very possible right, we can relax iron, like the masters of keris?”

“Really?”

”Kok still can't believe it anyway..”

They also began to be guided breathing for the sake of breathing that is quite unique. They are asked to memorize correctly the way of breathing it. And, for a few days they only practiced that strange breathing. Their heads were dizzy, even vomiting.

However, Sang Sunan did not immediately stop the exercise that's it.

“Do not despair, I used to also have to vomit first, before mastering this science.”

“Kanjeng Sunan, actually, what are we practicing anyway? First the science of carving stone, second science relaxes iron like Mpu. Is this really aimed at matching the sword?”

“Do not get me wrong, I just want to show that science is not for a particular religion. Science is for the universe. No condition, which is important, anyone who wants, will be given by Allah SWT. Matter, in your religion, there are certain prerequisites, it is none of my business. Have you been practicing breathing.”

One by one the vomiting was unbearable.

However, Sunan Kembang Kuning kept telling them to keep practicing.

And at a certain moment, two people fell down. Not only vomiting, but also as if unable to breathe.

All were riled up, and gazed towards the Sunan.

“Let's just.”

“They can't breathe, Kanjeng Sunan.”

“Let's just.”

Two people mixed with vomit water. They've been busted out.

Until one incident, their heads hit each other. Because of the loudness, both of them were still motionless.

“Kanjeng Sunan.. did they both die?”

Kanjeng Sunan just smiled.

“Not yet. See they're both still breathing.”

Some people want to help.

“Do not hold!” yell Sunan Yellow Flower.

Everyone immediately back off.

“What's Kanjeng Sunan?”

“Let them wake up by themselves.”