The Thousand Mask Warrior

Wizardry

War really sees no reason, only purpose, which is to kill or be killed. Blood continued to flow and pool on the ground and the wooden floors of the buildings where the fight and slaughter took place.

The citizens had indeed been released from their bonds by Dara Cempaka, Katilapan and Narendra, but this was in no way without fighting and bloodshed.

Dara Cempaka despite having silat abilities that cannot be underestimated, but for the business of killing, still Katilapan who must release ginunting and Narendra who pierced his trident spear. Moreover, assigned to protect and captivate the citizens to be made into slaves by the Biaju attackers are the Javanese who previously secretly attacked the jukung boat where they are in which there are people Java pula.

There are obviously personal issues in this for Katilapan and Narendra. The two strike with vigor, between the desire to save the women and the children being held captive, protecting Dara Cempaka according to Jayaseta's 'command', the, and demanded revenge for the betrayal of the Javanese in the boat Jukung time before.

The Javanese, however, are not fighters without the slightest supply. The style of Mataram and Semarang silat which is strongly influenced by the style of martial arts from Northern China is the mainstay of these Javanese people.

They were quite adept at using spears and small shields of rattan. Narendra was forced to bring out his best ability to penetrate their defenses and cooperate with Katilapan. The two jumped, taking turns attacking each other. It was then that Dara Cempaka released the women and children. They would all stand behind the Malay girl to be protected.

Not to mention the skill of the team consisting of these Javanese in using firearms. Although the main shooters were killed, the rest were also able to use the bedil, which can be said to be just as good.

When followed hundreds of years ago, the Javanese are also familiar and well-informed in the use of firearms.

The Majapahit era under Mahapatih Gajah Mada, developed a simple ship cannon called Cetbang. The knowledge of harvesting fire powder was obtained from the Yuan Dynasty of China for use in warships.

Cetbangs were mounted as fixed or rotary cannons, while small-size cetbangs could be easily mounted on small ships called Penjajap and Lancaran. Unlike the cannons mounted on the ship, the cetbang is intended to target the soldiers on the deck, not the ship itself.

This was because until the 17th century AD, naval soldiers fought on stilts on ships called the Hall. Then the cetbang will be very powerful used to try a group of soldiers with pelu*ru spread consisting of gotri namely small round-shaped metals, or nails and stones.

Furthermore, Majapahit has a special army called Bhayangkara. The main task of the army was to protect the king and the nobility, but they could also be parachuted into battle if needed.

Their equipment included chain-suits, swords, red headbands, cross-guns, iron shields and rattan or tapper shields, wide-eyed spears, bows and arrows as well as gold-embroidered spears and Balinese shields.

Richer, higher-ranking warriors wore protective suits called kawacas. This protective suit was shaped like a long tube and made of printed copper, although lesser warriors went to war bare-chested. There is also another armor called waju rante or armour chain and carambalangan, which is a layer and a metal plate worn in front of the chest.

Mantri-mantri, the minister or officer of Gajah Mada wearing armor in the form of chain armor with gold decoration and wearing yellow clothes to show their position and form of valour and authority.

Mahapatih Gajah Mada himself wore a decorated carambalangan embossed of gold, armed with a gold-plated spear, and a shield full of decorations of diamond diamonds.

Majapahit is also the kingdom that initiated the use of firearms in the archipelago. Although the knowledge of making weapons that use fire powder in the archipelago is well known after the attack of the Tartar army to Java, and the predecessor of firearms, namely the galah cannon or spear bedil, recorded as being used by Java in 1413 AD, knowledge of making true firearms came much later, that is after the mid-15th century AD.

It was brought by Islamic countries abroad, most likely by Arabs, no earlier than 1460 AD.

Records of the use of firearms Majapahit soldiers there in the battle against the Giri forces in around 1500-1506 AD. Where Majapahit troops fired, while Giri's troops fell because they were not strongly bombarded with mimis or round bullets.

Duarte Barbosa, another Pranggi writer, around 1514 AD said that the Javanese people are very skilled in making firearms such as bedils and cannons and are deft shooters. They made many cetbang or rentaka cannons, long shotguns, bedils, hand cannons, Greek fire or liquid fire that was sprayed, large beds or cannons, and other firearms or fireworks. Every place in Java is considered very good in printing or painting firearms and also in the science of their use.

So it is very understandable if the Javanese may have had a culture of using firearms well, not only Mataram troops and soldiers.

Before long Dara Cempaka breathed a sigh of relief. Jayaseta comes rushing forward trying to settle the rest of the traitorous Javanese, escorting them to the gates of the afterlife.

It's just that this job isn't as easy as it seems. Although the Javanese used their spears and rotary shields, when they had the opportunity to use the bedil, then that was the main choice. Even Jayaseta was helped by Katilapan and Narendra who supported the shooters when he was hit by gunfire.

The only way to cut the distance from the shooters was Jayaseta throwing his rotational baton before one of the shooters pointed the rifle at him. The rattan stick grabbed the gunner's arm hard. Jayaseta skill in throwing science is very qualified, plus the strength of his throwing energy.

The shooter's arm got a crack in his bone. That's when Jayaseta squandered and finished off the opponent with a punch in a row with the other rattan stick. Jayaseta then did the same thing and way when the other Javanese held a bedil.

Under these circumstances he greatly missed his disc weapon and flying knife.

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Punyan was still on the ground. Parang pandat Panglima Asuam entered his body in a magical, magical and involving witchcraft.

That sharp weapon became similar to power, no longer a solid object. He slashed the innards of Punyan like a thorough science, santet.

Punyan now rolled on the ground while Commander Asuam continued to cast the Sword of Pekir and attacked Punyan from afar, without touching.

Punyan was in a state of extreme injury and pain suddenly considering the teachings of the apai when he was a child and teenager. Temenggung Bears said that the sciences studied by tribal people like them, are indeed used in certain circumstances.

Unknown alien forces and forces, hiding in the dark wilderness of the forest and under the fast-flowing river. The power of that power is then used by brave people who live in a new territory that wants to be a new settlement or residence.

The leader of this group or tribe must be able to conquer and utilize these forces, either by subjugating or cooperating with him. However, those forces were not as easily as they could be expended or used. There are certain conditions and goals. In essence, however, magic by using the power hidden within nature also has its weaknesses. They will not forever help people.

Punyan took a breath, prayed to Jubata, asked the spirits of ancestors and gods for permission from nature to use their powers, not just to defeat the Asuam Commander, but also to save his village.

So Punyan released a foreign energy that tried to tear the inside of his body apart.

Commander Asuam now who does not believe what he saw. The figure of the chief boy of his arch-enemy tribe was now hovering a few feet above the air. What kind of magic is this?