The Thousand Mask Warrior

Ireng Lokajaya Mask

The skipper was a male in his late thirties with a handsome face firmly angled. Its dark skin is a characteristic of the Larantuka people which is strengthened by exposure to sunlight. On this ship he is the only Larantuka people located in Nusa Dipa or Naga Island, also referred to as Flores by the Pranggis and Christians of Catholic descent. This is because the kingdom of Larantuka is strongly influenced by the religion of the Pranggi people who came to spread their religion there in 1561 AD.

His real name was Antonio da Silva. It's just that because a master on a ship is already considered a king, because of his absolute leadership, then he is called Lord Nio or King Nio. Although the owner of the ship or the manager of this jungle is a Chinese, he handed the ship and the goods sold to the skipper to be run on the basis of profit.

So, King Nio was not paid by the Chinese boss, he even got some of the profits from the ship's merchandise. Likewise, the crew of this ship, which numbered in their twenties, profited from the deal with King Nio.

The skipper is the leader of the ship that heads all affairs on the deck and its cargo. For this King Nio assisted the helmsman in charge of steering. There are also two nurses who are responsible for the anchor and the location of the ship so as not to pound the rock. The boat driver is called Mualaim. Small nausea or mualimangin is a crew who served on sails and rigging and mastered the direction of the wind.

King Nio also headed the shipbuilders who fixed all parts of the ship, such as the left handman for the left hull, the right hand man for the right hull, and the right hand man for the right hull, the plumber for the room or rooms in the ship as well as the compartments of the goods, and the middleman who takes care of the middle of the ship.

The crews of a foreman are the lowest-level crew on the ship. They are made up of a variety of people, such as servants or slaves, people who owe and pay it off by working as a crew or people down the land despite debt but still have certain authority granted by the skipper.

King Nio also prepared two cannons in his jug as well as complete weaponry such as bedils, machetes and swords, javelins and various other weapons carried by each crew, including the crew, including every passenger of the ship is required to arm themselves given the possibility of pirates or pirates who can come at any time.

King Nio had already noticed Jayaseta from the beginning he climbed into his jug. It had been almost seven days of travel, the young man was seasick and in trouble on board. Jayaseta himself included an overlapping person, a passenger who paid the money to sail to Sukadana.

In addition to Jayaseta, passengers on the ship other than the crew are young, a term used for people who want to seek experience on board. There are also kiwis, namely traders who did not help the voyage because they purely joined to trade. The last are the senawi, those who board the ship but do not pay. In return he will work with the crew.

At first Jayaseta was about to decide to be young or a senawi, but Almira the rich wife felt that this was not necessary. He can help pay for the husband. Of course Jayaseta refused with firm help from his wife.

But what a whore, for the sake of seeing a giant jung leaning in the harbor, suddenly his stomach heartburn and his body felt jolly. How could he possibly work on a ship if he had to fight with seasickness and his own fear?

Finally, he had to accept the offer of the wife on condition that she would only take a small supply of money and goods given Almira.

The horse that Jayaseta tied on his back initially made King Nio not worry even for the safety of this overlapping person. But seeing this almost seven full days, King Nio thought that the paying passengers would not be able to last long when there was a pirate attack. He was not even sure the young man could survive on the ship before it reached Sukadana.

King Nio smiled wryly.

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Ana kidung rumeksa ing wengi

Hayu luputa ing lara

Luputa barangi kabeh

Jim satan datan purun

Tan awa wani

Miwah panggau

Gunaning wong escape

The atemahan tirta

Maling adoh tan ana ngarah ing mami

To sit down pan sirno

Sakehing lara pan samya bali

Sakeh ngama pan sami miruda

Sakehing braja luput

Kadi kapuk tibaning

Sakehing wisa laughs

Sato is a fierce tutelage

Wood aeng weak sangar

Landhak guwaning

Wong weakly tilted

Myang pakiponing peacock ...

Jayaseta's vegetables heard the chant of a Javanese song carried by the wind into his ear. A pair of eyes pounded the figure of a grandfather sitting leaning on the edge of the deck of the ship not far from where he was sitting while intonating a chat that Jayaseta was very familiar with. The song in the form of macapat was titled Kidung Rumeksa Ing Wengi.

This song was supposedly created by Sunan Kalijaga which aims to get rid of all distractions, both visible and invisible. This song is also used as a means to remind humans to always be closer to God Almighty so as to avoid condemnation and disaster.

With a slightly relieved state after vomiting due to seasickness, Jayaseta can see clearly the grandfather who turned out to also notice him.

It turned out that grandfather's view was very magical. Both of his watery eyes and look cute was able to penetrate into Jayaseta's heart. I don't know why Jayaseta felt her body cold hot and her chest rumbling. The grandfather then turned away as he looked back at the dark sea with stars scattered in the sky like candy on the hand.

“Do you like masks, cu?” ask the grandfather suddenly.

Jayaseta jerking. A question that is no less magical. What did the grandfather mean to ask him about the mask all of a sudden?

But Jayaseta is trying to show her self-control. "I should have asked grandfather what made him interested in me so that for almost seven days on the deck of this ship grandfather always asked me, even since the first time to depart from the port of Semarang?" Jayaseta.

Like not dismissing Jayaseta's 'accusations', the grandfather laughed out loud. He did not seem to think that the person he had noticed from the beginning of the departure turned out to have a high clairvoyance so that he could read well the sasmita emanated from him.

The grandfather was sure that this seasick man was not a random person.

"You know young people, that evil acts are evil for whatever reason" the grandfather said after his laughter subsided.

“The pirates, thugs or robbers, all of them are the ones who gladly deprive the property of the one who is not their right. Whatever the reason, depriving others of their rights is wrong. Before becoming a Sunan, the Guardian of God in the world, Sunan Kalijaga whose real name was Raden Said was once a begal and a masterful robber, sakti, and, feared and respected all the royal officials and the rich people of the land of Tuban. When carrying out his robbing activities, he was titled Brandal Lokajaya," continued the grandfather regardless of Jayaseta's confusion.

“When he met his teacher-to-be Sunan Bonang, the brandal explained that he wanted to rob a golden-headed stick owned by Sunan Bonang which he blocked on a road. Brandal Lokajaya explains that he should do this because it is not solely for himself. He robs and then gives the proceeds of his plunder to those who are in trouble. He simply took the wealth of the rich and distributed it to the unlucky, "though it sounded so strange, Jayaseta was still sedated to listen to his grandfather's story.

“Alau it seems glorious, Sunan Bonang, the wise and powerful Guardian of God just said that Lokajaya's actions are the same as washing clothes with urine. Even though the intention is good to clean the clothes, but the way it is done is very bad, making the clothes even more dirty and smelly. As a result, the goal was not achieved at all. In this case, the act of robbing and thwarting Brandal Lokajaya was considered futile. This explanation is what makes the Brandal then penitent and intend to study to Sunan Bonang, especially that later found that Sunan Bonang was very powerful and could not be defeated by Brandal Lokajaya.

This is the beginning of the birth of Sunan Kalijaga who was wise and famous throughout the island of Java as one of the extraordinary Guardians who spread Islam on the island of Java," the grandfather again chanted pieces of Rumeksa Ing Wengi while reaching for something from behind his clothes.

"This is Ireng Lokajaya's mask worn by Brandal Lokajaya in all his robbing activities before he became Sunan Kalijaga .

Jayaseta doesn't know how to reply to Grandpa's words and explanations. Whether he had to believe or think strange and crazy grandfather, but he could not help his eyes wide open to see a jet black mask lying on the deck of the ship in front of him. The mask only covers half of the face, while when worn, the user's mouth will be visible.

The mask with a small line arch in the eye reflected the universe, piercing Jayaseta's conscience and making him speechless.