The Thousand Mask Warrior

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Since tens to hundreds of years ago, people in the land of Java often say that the people in the land of Sabrang described as brangasan giants, uncivilized, cruel, cruel, they even like to eat human flesh.

They assume that this Tanjung Pura island even though there are many kingdoms and sultanates in the coastal part, in the interior of the immigrants must be very careful even if it is necessary to avoid it. There are remote tribes who like to hunt human heads for their pleasure.

They describe Tanjung Pura island, or Sabrang island as Alengka, a giant kingdom in the puppet world with Ravana also known as Dasamuka as its king.

The ancient Javanese book, Serat Maha Parwa, describes the island with a bad and terrible impression.

There are various names for people who come from the inland tribes on the island of Tanjung Pura.

The Malays call it the Daya or Dayak tribes which means native people, although in Javanese, it is, the term Dayak in Serat Maha Parwa clearly means people with uncivilized behavior and behavior.

The inhabitants of the Banjar Sultanate do not even know the term Daya or Dayak, they call the people who are not Muslims with the Biaju people, so their residence is called the land of Biaju or Biaju.

While the people inland themselves use their tribal names or use the term land people that distinguish them from coastal people who are Muslim and live in the pockets of the kingdom or Islamic Sultanate.

The influx of Islamic influence from the kingdom of Demak in the land of Java, Malay and Arab or Persian immigrants made most of the people of Daya into the remote, behind the forest to avoid the migrants and their teachings.

The group of Daya people who decided to accept the teachings of Islam is what distinguishes themselves from the Daya people who have been scattered and enter the interior of the island of Tanjung Pura, Tanjung Pura, although many groups of Daya people who still claim and establish as Daya people, but are Muslim, not the religions or beliefs of the ancestors.

It can be said, the Malays, Banjars or the indigenous people of Tanjung Pura island was originally one thing, only beliefs, and cultural influences that distinguish them. In fact, many tribes inland and Malay islands have various cultural and linguistic similarities.

The Malays who embraced Islam and lived on the coast were then called Orang Laut, while the Daya people who did not embrace Islam and lived in the interior and river banks were called Orang Darat.

The coastal people, or sea tribes have a variety of kingdoms and are associated with kingdoms outside the island, such as the island of Java, the Malay island of Samudra and even foreign countries. Meanwhile, the people of inland land tribes or Daya tribes, still living with their customs and culture and led by the chieftains.

For Jayaseta, the news that explains that the people of Daya or land tribes as cruel people without custom does not scare him at all, maybe even in his opinion is rumored to be too excessive.

However, as a swordsman, he was already exposed to various types of cruelty, crime and horror that might be done by humans. Regarding the habit of cutting the head that is known by land people in Tanjung Pura Land is not a surprising, scary and strange thing.

At a young age, Jayaseta also fought with Mataram and Surabaya soldiers who attacked Giri Kedaton and managed to behead one of the soldiers.

For people who claimed ‘dadat’ and ‘cadab’ like Mataram kingdom only, Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma their lord once ordered the executioners to punish his soldiers who failed to attack the Walanda company in Betawi by beheading them. Unmitigated, there were seven hundred and forty-four Mataram troops who lost their heads, while the headless corpses were left scattered outside the Betawi fortress.

Likewise, Jayaseta had heard stories from Mr. Nio while on the deck of the ship on his way from Java to Tanjung Pura, that in 1621 AD, Governor General Betawi Coen, said, led an invasion of Walanda troops to the island of Banda in the east of the archipelago a year after Walanda's victory seized Jayakarta and is now known as Betawi.

In this attack, he brought a fleet of ships and troops consisting of 1655 troops Walanda and bule, 250 troops that were already in banda, and, 286 Javanese troops and 80 to 100 merchants from Japanese land. Some of these Japanese were Samurai warriors who served as executioners of decapitation.

From the writings of Lieutenant Van Waert, prisoners from the island of Banda and those who oppose Walanda will be punished by beheading. By the Samurai, the captives were beheaded and their bodies were cut into four pieces on one side. It could be imagined their kanuragan abilities and the sharpness of their katana swords. It was clearly witnessed and experienced by Jayaseta himself facing two Betawi ronin some time ago.

In addition, the heads that have been decapitated are then plugged in the tip of the bamboo and displayed.

After with his own eyes Jayaseta saw the speed of the attack of the three Daya tribesmen, Jayseta felt the ability of magic canuragan extraordinary.

However, is it true that every land has such cruelty as portrayed and that Jayaseta saw with his own two eyes?

"Why would Grandpa be in trouble, Dara? Hadn't they pointed at us, the wounded Datuk would soon have been able to escape Karsa's desire to kill him."

Dara wiped her tears and shook her head quickly. "It's not like that, Jayaseta's brother. This problem is too complicated. Think of it like this ..," Dara looked unsettledly at the three brackish land tribesmen and Karsa who were slowly approaching. "Karsa and the three people who are the braggart have interests. They exchange services. So if we leave, run away from this place, they'll come after us. That's for sure, because sister thinks it's part of their deal. So, Datuk will be able to be treated immediately, the Javanese will be saved and the soldiers will also be safe. They will immediately report all of this to the court or their side."

Jayaseta was once about to defy Dara Cempaka's request when he began to realize his body was feeling carefree. The wounds incised by the Datuk are like giving the consequences now. His body was cold hot and his hands were shaking.

A warrior like himself does not mind small diseases, but with this absence, not only his life is threatened, but also Dara. Moreover, the Datuk warned so that he did not use his internal energy.

Jayaseta stomps the ground in annoyance. "Where should we go, Dara?"

"Let's go, Jayaseta's brother. We have to go into the woods and to a place by the river."

***

"Karsa, you remember our deal, don't you?" said one of the Daya soldiers who beheaded two Javanese who wanted to attack Karsa.

Karsa took a breath watching the three soldiers with a drawn do in their hands.

"Of course I remember. But by our agreement anyway, I haven't seen the swordsman's nose."

Suddenly one of the other Daya people pointed with his do in a direction behind the trees, in the direction where Jayaseta and Dara Cempaka were. "He was there. Leave this useless fight to waste your time, Karsa. The warrior will soon escape."

"Bang*sat! Cowardly warrior!" Karsa. He then looked towards Datuk Mas Kuning who was lying weakly held by some Javanese who had come in droves. "Until we meet, Yellow," he said coldly.

Karsa then ran in the direction indicated by one of the Power, followed by the three.

***

"Abang Jayaseta ..," call Dara Cempaka as they run behind the trees. "Sadik, to explain that we will ask for help from one of the tribes inland, a friend of Datuk. Adik wants to explain also that the image of the people of the Land as evil and non-custodial people is wrong. Not all are add-ons."

In the shortest time possible, Dara explained that although there is a true culture of headhunting in the inland tribes of Tanjung Pura island, each tribe has a variety of reasons and purposes.

Head skull head head is very important to be used for the religious ceremonies of the Daya people. They believe certain ceremonies using a collection of human heads can save their villages from disease, crop failure and the evil influence of demons or spirits from other worlds.

Young men in some tribes are indeed obliged to do head hunting or pedaling as proof that they are adults and can already be married. Even the young men are equipped with preparation and kinyah moves, namely dance and pedaling, at a very young age. They would go hunting in the forest and fight and behead any tribe they encountered. High-scientific groundmen also believe that their knowledge will increase because the spirit of the person they kill will enter into the sword weapon or the body of the wanderer himself.

This kind of story is no longer strange to Jayaseta. In the world of puppetry, a famous figure named Gatotkaca the son of Bima or in Javanese culture also known as Wrekodara, is a sakti thousands of female giants. His power is known to be able to fly, immune to various weapons and has the characteristic of eliminating his enemies by twisting their necks until the head is cut off from the body.

In addition, Gatotkaca has the knowledge of Brajamusti and Brajadenta, where both knowledge is actually the name of two giants who fight each other to defend and fight Gatotokaca. Both were killed and his spirit entered into both hands of Gatotkaca and added to the strength and devotion of Gatotkaca.

However, after being told by Dara Cempaka, actually not all land tribes have a culture of paddling. Some only use kinyah moves to survive the attacks of other tribes that do carry out the culture ngayau.

"This includes the tribe of Temenggung Bears that we want to meet later, Abang," said Dara Cempaka.