Ulong Dagger

A Common Day in the Mid-Sea

The Strait of Malacca, the afternoon after Ashar.

Mat Kecik pulled a machete.

While the Son in front of him put the horses while advancing the right elbow as far as possible and crossed the keboh machete ready to slash.

Mat Kecik: "Arrgh".

Child : .....

Mat Kecik: "Arrgh".

Child : .....

Mat Kecik: "Urrgh".

Child : .....

Mat Kecik laughed while Putra smiled thinly and then pulled over to rest, sitting on the fence deck of the ship. Just now they were practicing a couple of moves, exercising in the afternoon. Their breaths were still stingy, and their clothes were soaked in sweat.

After the two of them took their respective sitting positions, then Awang Maju to the middle of the deck was greeted by applause from his friends.

Awang showed off the opening style showing off his skills of playing a machete, spinning, jumping, and snatching. After showing off some moves, then the machete was moved to the left hand and with the right hand he pointed at Ulong.

Ulong grinned, Laksmi pushed his hand, timidly Ulong moved forward.

Ulong and Awang first salute each other by bowing their bodies to the opponent.

After that they both prepared the horses. Ulong pulled out two blades of daggers from the waist. While Awang pulled the machete and twirled it with the right hand, then in the air released the machete that was spinning and greeted the left hand. This is the part to provoke the opponent's negligence.

"Ready Long?", he asked.

"Ready bang", replied Ulong calmly.

Their friends took a serious look, this was the awaited fight between the two warrior leaders.

Ulong grasped two daggers in a way held pointing down, could not be used for piercing but was very effective for fending off and snatching.

"Review attack!!", said Awang, then suddenly he was in front of Ulong jump and backe machete.

Ulong immediately dodged the tilt of the body deflecting with both daggers in hand to test the opponent's attack power. Unlike the machete that has advantages in range, the dagger in the hand is much easier to turn and move to deflect or attack. "Tring!!!", the dagger-slicing machete caused sparks.

Like the other lascars Ulong is also adept at using various weapons, only specifically for daggers he is really very talented. It was as if he was born to use this weapon.

Now Ulong after fending off the opponent's attack his body turned and stabbed the opponent's nape. "Review Nape!!", said Ulong.

The stooped then rolled forward. Incredibly fast, in close combat Ulong will not be able to be matched, really deadly thought Awang.

One move passed to measure the strength and speed of the opponent, now they face back and walk around each other to watch the gap of the opponent's defense.

Awang grinned and then thrust a machete to lure the opponent, half the way with a quick machete on the pull and then cross sabetting from top to bottom.

Ulong was not inedible by the onslaught, he fended off with both daggers crossed in front of the body, one in front of the face and one in front of the chest. "Tring!!", sparks splashed back.

From that position Ulong leaped sideways to narrow the distance and returned the dagger with his right hand to the neck. Awang ducked avoiding the attack, then returned a spin, "watch Feet!!", said Awang and sweep the right foot to the left foot of Ulong who was in front.

Ulong held down the sweep with the sole of his left foot and then harnessed the power of the opponent's sweep jumping backwards, turning to gather energy and then skyrocketing forward, "Betch review!!", said Ulong.

"So fast Long" said Awang then grabbed Ulong's dagger from the side, "tring!!", sparks again splashed.

One dagger towards the chest was parried and Awang tilted his body, another dagger pointed towards his neck.

The crew dropped the body to the deck of the ship while kicking the legs up into the hands of Ulong who was holding the dagger.

Ulong relax the hand not against to avoid injury to the hand, the dagger in the left hand bounced perpendicular to the top.

Welcomed the dagger with a dagger in the other hand, he hooks it until the dagger is twisted and then greets it with the left hand.

The crew who dropped down then rolled towards the back, after which he jumped forward.

"Hiaa!!", Hold the sword towards the neck which Ulong can immediately fend off with his right hand holding the dagger.

"Tring!!", sparks glowed from the two steel flags.

Many times the weapons clashed and Ulong admitted to really strong Awang attack, his hands until it felt pulsating.

Just as the situation Awang also felt his sabetage like hitting a wall, felt his palms tingling.

After reading Awang spinning and then jumping back cross slash from the shoulder to the thigh, Ulong parried back with the right hand. The long incision of the machete that collided with the dagger caused more sparks than before.

After successfully fending off the turn of Ulong who rotated until now he was behind Awang's body and then plug into two daggers to the left and right of the neck.

"Truly deadly!!" said Awang then bent down and rewind the body so that the arm of Ulong who stabbed through and stuck hit his shoulder.

If not Ulong who is the opponent can be sure the dagger will be released because his arm was hit by Awang's shoulder.

After the dagger attack through Awang thrust further back his body towards Ulong's chest.

"It's great brother" said Ulong grinning, he avoids the urge by dropping down and then raise his legs and push Awang's body.

Awang bounced and then used the ejection energy and stood up directly to install the horses.

While Ulong from a lying position then extend both feet into the air and rotate the legs. The spikes and twists of both feet pulled his body to immediately stand up and put up the horses.

Their friends who were watching clapped back.

"Abang really shrewd, in the actual fight, I may have been killed" Ulong said.

"If in the actual fight, I was dead before I had time to fight because of being hit by your knife" said Awang laughing.

Ulong grinned, still according to him Awang is a great opponent, agile and deadly.

They bowed respectfully to each other then returned to his seat.

Meanwhile in the sky above the ship, some flying gulls were dancing around, maybe they were also practicing, who knows.

Then soon another bird was seen approaching among them, black, raven.

The bird really looks contrast between the white gulls that float.

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The next day at Belawan Port, afternoon.

It appears that Jhon with his entourage drove his horse on the road to the city leaving dust-headed behind them.

Early this morning a company soldier entered his office carrying a letter containing a floor plan with a short message written below it. The message read "Meet me", and there was an initial below it that read three letters, "HHV".

According to the soldier the letter was received from a merchant who had just passed, because only a letter then the soldier did not ask much and took it to be delivered to John.

Jhon was shocked as soon as he read the letter, he immediately ordered his members to prepare their horses.

Because lately there had been too many strange things and made him suspicious, he also brought twenty soldiers with him just in case.

"If he does not dare to appear, then there must be a reason, there must be a danger that is lurking" thought Jhon.

Because HHV is the initials of Heidrich Hugo Vos.

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Footnote :

In Memoriam my grandfather Claude Hugo Vos A.K.A. H.Rahmat Purnomo