The Thousand Mask Warrior

Kanjeng Kyai Ageng Plered Heritage Spear

“Keparat! What are you guys doing lingering with this guy?” yelled Prince Pekik, husband of Queen Pandhansari. Both are known as sejoli sakti Surabaya and Mataram army leaders came with the entourage of other Mataram forces. They turned out to have successfully defeated the resistance of Giri Kedaton.

Prince Pekik is the son of King Tegal Arum of Surabaya. Previously the Kingdom of Surabaya was conquered by Mataram, but the relationship between Prince Pekik and the kingdom of Mataram became a kinship because in 1630 AD, the king's sister, Queen Pandhansari married Prince Pekik. The order of the king of Mataram to quell the rebellion Giri Kedaton directly he did, especially the wife also did not bear the responsibility to jump with him.

The Mataram army that marched behind the Prince were formidable forces. Indeed, some of them were also killed at the hands of this masked man. This is what makes Prince Pekik angry because the war is over, but still had time and time to spend facing this one person alone.

Ratu Pandhansari with his rifle was again prepared beside the Prince, while Mataram and Surabaya troops were lined up behind the Prince and Queen, including some female soldiers who were in charge of filling bullets, he said, also immediately get ready to wait for the order to attack the masked man and finish him off.

“Ampun Kanjeng Prince. Forgive us for playing around and trifling this guy. Behind the mask, he was a teenage boy who still smelled fast, but we were completely unaware of the greatness of his science of canuragannya so we were deceived and less aware, he said,” said one of the soldiers who retreated because of the difficulty of facing Jayaseta lunge.

Pangen Pekik watched Jayaseta wearing the Panji mask carefully. He could not see his face, not knowing how the face looked and how the masked figure felt. Jayaseta himself slowly started to try to stand up. Seemed a little tired, but there were no complaints coming out from behind the mask. Yes, that mask covers everything.

Pangen Pekik weighed in on the soldier's report. Is it really that good this guy. Especially if the figure is still very young. Are there any other endrasena?

Prince Pekik is a handsome figure. His body is not large, but it seems to be very powerful and powerful. As a Prince, he was known by the nickname Crow Emprit. This nickname clearly shows his identity because the Crow Emprit means a person who has a high degree but still can unite with his people. No wonder, in addition to authoritative and powerful mandraguna, the Prince is also known to have a high leadership spirit. Although firm, it can also understand the unrest of society and its experts.

On his belt was tucked a keris on the left and a sat sword, a short sword whose use was more to stab than to slash on the right. Meanwhile, in his right hand he grasped a short spear that was different from the spears of Mataram and Surabaya soldiers behind him. This spear has a short handle is commonly used for one-on-one combat on the plain because it is easier to use than longer spears. Long spears were commonly used by cavalry, or ground soldiers in large wars. However, all the troops both from Surabaya, Mataram and Giri must have stretched their muscles when they heard that the spear in the right hand of the Prince is a lucky spear belonging to the kingdom of Mataram, the spear Kanjeng Kyai Ageng Plered.

Prince Pekik meets with the garwa, his wife, the Queen who although beautiful but seen from the clothes she wears and her horses, shows the same great devotion and courage as the couple. As if to understand what the husband meant, Queen Pandhansari nodded, retreated slightly and draped the shotgun beside him.

The shotgun used by the queen is a type of rifle that can only be fired once then can only be used again after filled with ***** hot lead and fire powder through the muzzle of the gun barrel.**** the tin can is inserted through the muzzle of the gun with a cotton cloth for ignition of the shotgun and then pushed in with the baton of the rebel. Therefore, in order for any daat attack to be carried out quickly without wasting much time, the queen has several fillers****** in charge of filling in ***** and bring another spare rifle that can amount to four to five pieces. This shotgun can spit its bullet in various ways, for example with a wheel button or a flint button that detonates fire powder so that ***** can go fast. Lontak rifle is also known as term istinggar in Malay.

Prince Pekik shouted to his soldiers, “Soldiers! Throw your shield at me!”

The soldiers looked at each other, but not for long. They realized that the Prince was looking to fight one-on-one, wanted to try out the abilities of Jayaseta, the masked teenager.

“But my mercy Sire .. let us face that person. Let us get it done right away. Your majesty does not need to bother to ..”

The soldier fell silent, as the Prince looked at him with a look that made the heart taint. The soldier could not speak any more than beckoning one of the soldiers to throw their shield. He immediately gave the shield to the Prince while looking down, “Sendika dawuh Kanjeng Pangeran.”

Thought the soldier, the masked young man had been wounded by a shot in the leg. Queen Pandhansari can also take aim when something unexpected might happen. What he regretted the most was that he sounded doubtful about the power of the Prince who was known to be qualified. Moreover, Kyai Plered's spear was in his right hand.

Now Prince Pekik had held a shield in his left hand. Tameng belonging to the Mataram forces is similar to the Persian troops or Jambudwipa small round shape, made of rattan coated with cloth, leather and light metal slabs. The Prince impatiently wanted to try the ability of the new figure for a moment just now had killed some of his soldiers.

“They say you are young but powerful because they managed to make my tough soldiers tired. If it is like that, stand young man. Raise both your swords. Let me just say your sabetage,” Prince Pekik spoke with the masked figure who then stood up and seemed to welcome the Prince's offer. Prince Pekik smiled and suddenly quickly ran meandering rapidly towards Jayaseta, jumping and thrusting his Kyai Plered spear.

Jayaseta was quite surprised because now he was a big figure in Surabaya and Mataram and is also not a random person. He avoided it by rolling to the side. Wounds ***** on his legs spread. But there is no time to care about it anymore. Prince Pekik's first stab was avoided.

With all the combined moves he mastered, in one motion the two rotating swords read out and cut towards the opponent. The Prince nimbly and nimbly resisted Jayaseta's counterattack with his shield. Jian and the shamsir collided with the metal in the Prince's shield and created sparks of fire because of the great power that was thrown.

Prince Pekik jumped slightly back and attacked back with a slight slouch and lowered his head. The steps of Prince Pekik is like a deer that jumps nimbly, but the enormity of the attack like a bull that butts ferociously. Kyai Plered's spear then roared in search of the enemy's weak points. One stab leads to Jayaseta's stomach. Jayaseta is wary of this attack twisting his body while also turning his shamsir to protect his lower body. But with agility and agility Prince Pekik spinning the spear Kyai Plered avoid the two weapons clashing.

After Kyai Plered's spear was turned, two lightning strikes struck Jayaseta's neck and head. Both of these attacks were successfully avoided Jayaseta with shamsir and jiannya. The quick stabs were indeed done by the Prince to dismantle Jayaseta's defense with his two swords.

The fight looks very exciting. The soldiers were amazed by the master's abilities but also attracted interest and curiosity as to who was behind the mask. Secretly, the soldiers who had fought with Jayaseta felt relieved because the person they were fighting was indeed a powerful person. They were lucky to not have been killed by Jayaseta's double sword.

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Unfortunately after a while this exciting fight went on, some of the soldiers started to fret. There have been more than ten stabbing spears of Prince Pekik and more sabetage of the two swords masked swordsman equally did not hit the target. The evasion and nimble moves of both fighters create a spectacle that is almost like a show, rather than a life-and-death fight. How not, instead of underestimating the Prince, but the masked figure despite being hit by a bullet in his leg is still able to compensate for a high-scientific opponent, their lord. What if the Prince is accidentally injured? The doubts and concerns of some of the soldiers began to surface.

The movements of the masked boy were now beginning to be seen. His seemingly unplanned attacks have begun to harm as they target important parts of the Prince's body. Although Prince Pekik has not seen fatigue, this fight is too long for a big battle, where victory has been in the hands of Surabaya and Mataram forces. This seems to be the opposite of what Prince Pekik himself came because he himself spent a long time with a boy who was left. Unfortunately, this one-on-one battle does not have a definite end.

Suddenly SLEP!

An arrow shot through Jayaseta's right shoulder. The horses and his attacks were instantly in disarray as the pain rippled out. Funny thing is, Prince Pekik did not know that there was an arrow stuck on the right shoulder of the opponent. For the sake of seeing the opponent's open defense and seductive motion Pengeran Pekik saw open space in Jayaseta's defense and without wasting this opportunity advanced as fast as lightning and directly thrust Kyai Plered's spear into the chest left Jayaseta.

The blade of the spear went through the slant up to Jayaseta's back through the ribs, almost hitting the heart. Both Jayaseta's swords slipped out of her hands.

The satisfaction that had appeared on the face of the Pengeran faded when he saw an arrow stuck in the shoulder of his opponent. With a flash of lightning instantly whipped out his spear and saw the masked young man fall to the earth and blood gushed from his stab wound.

“Who dares brazenly interrupt my fight?!” shouted the Prince furiously, “who is that imbecile?!” he added while looking around with glittering eyes of wrath. The Prince's self-esteem is disturbed because someone presumptuously underestimates his fighting abilities and interferes with the course of the one-on-one match.

Queen Pandhansari who was also shocked by this incident and also immediately looked around looking for soldiers who dared to act without orders from him or Prince Pekik. The archer himself was now found standing alone in confusion while the other soldiers stayed away from him. When viewed carefully, the archer warrior was clearly a capable archer. He was able to aim at Jayaseta and hit her shoulder while Jayaseta was agile. Honey, what was really in his mind so that he dared to act alone, presumptuously anyway.

“Drop your bow, soldier!” the order of the Srikandi while walking quickly towards the soldier.

Awakening to his actions and knowing what would happen, facing the wrath of the Queen, the archer soldier then took off his bow and was about to worship, “Amun Ratu ..”.

Not yet had his words dashed and his body kneeled to the ground, the Queen had already struck his chin with a bedil handle. The soldier looked up because of the hard hit. Not until there, when the soldier looked up the Queen then quickly poke his chest with the tip of the rifle so that the body of the soldier fell to the earth with a state of lying and unconscious. A valuable lesson for other soldiers who then looked down on this event.

Seeing the perpetrator getting the reward from his car, the anger of Prince Pekik was muffled. He then looked at the figure lying weakly before him. He leaned over, opening the Panji mask that the figure wore. Surprised because it was true that his opponent was just a young teenager. He was probably no more than fifteen years old, still below the average age of his soldiers who were in their early twenties to thirties.

The Prince stood up, took a breath and gave orders to his soldiers, “We return to Mataram. Giri we have conquered, but give a proper burial to those who have fought with greatness, especially this great child. Maybe what you killed was one of his relatives, maybe his father. That's why he fought with great spirit and smoldering.”

After giving the order, Prince Pekik left the battlefield with his stride followed by the Queen, the bodyguards with their rifle or shotgun and several other troops. The rest stayed to carry out the leader's word.