Wanara Project

Chapters 19. Strength and Freedom

The fight between Galih and Ayu is about to begin. They walked towards the snowy field as a result of the force exerted by Yuna earlier.

“Kak Galih, do we have to fight desperately too?” ayu whispered to Galih as he walked into the fighting area.

“The essence of this fight is so that we can manipulate energy according to the character of the energy we have. As much as possible no one gets hurt.” Answer Galih.

“After we are able to perform energy manipulation, we just end this fight.” Added again.

“I agree kak.” Ayu agreed to Galih's statement.

Galih and Ayu had been in the middle of the battle area and were preparing to start an attack.

“You ready?!” darma asked from a distance followed by a nod of Galih and Ayu's heads.

“Start...!” Shouted Darma started the fight.

“Well, I will start by flowing energy into the legs and into the hands to increase the speed and strengthen the attack. Don't let your guard down and don't lose before we're even capable of energy manipulation.” Galih.

“Alright, sis. Let's start.” Ayu responded to Galih's words and carried out the first attack.

Ayu moved quickly. He seems to be quite good at controlling energy. Ayu's movements were very fast, but still not comparable to the speed Dirga had shown before.

Buk. buk. buk.. buk.. Blow streak is done by Ayu, but Galih swiftly deflected all the blows. Ayu looked for a gap and did a lower kick directed at the foot of Galih. The kick made it in but Galih did not budge at all. It seems that Ayu's kick was not strong enough to be able to injure Galih.

“Very strong... I kicked but it was my leg that felt pain.” Thought Ayu.

Ayu returned to punch and did not give Galih a chance to counterattack. But unnoticed by Ayu, Galih clutched her shoulders so hard and put enough pressure on her that Ayu fell to her knees on the ground.

“Aagghh...” Jerit Ayu is in pain.

Galih realized that between the two of them there was a considerable difference in strength. Galih is able to make good use of it so that he can take Ayu down without having to bother.

Ayu quickly overcame the situation in order to avoid and escape the clutches of Galih. He increased the intensity of the energy in the hands and hit Galih's hand so that he was finally able to break away. Ayu stepped back and prepared her next strategy.

“My speed and Kak Galih do look equal. But in terms of strength, Kak Galih is clearly superior.” Thought Ayu then.

“Short range attacks will be very difficult to do. Looking at his height, Kak Galih's attacking range seemed to be even better. I have to find a way to perform an effective long-range attack.” Ayu tried to find the right strategy to carry out the next attack.

Galih still looks silent. He has not shown the initiative to attack. This makes Ayu has many opportunities to develop a good attack strategy. But it cannot be denied that Ayu was curious about the reason Galih chose to stay afloat rather than start the attack. Though Galih has the advantage in terms of strength and attack range.

Ayu tries to dismiss the thought and again tries to do a melee attack because Ayu has not gotten a bright spot on how to do an effective long-range attack to defeat Galih.

Shouts.. Shouts.. Shouts.. Ayu moved quickly to the right and to the left to trick Galih. Galih still did not budge and remained standing in place as if he did not heed Ayu's presence.

Ma'am….!!!!

Quickly Ayu's hard punch landed on Galih's face. The punch seemed so full of energy that it produced a loud sound. Ayu felt that her punch this time was enough to make a cut on Galih's face. Ayu smiled too.

But ayu's eyes widened when he saw Galih. It was unexpected that the huge blow he had just done had no impact at all. Galih remained silent and did not budge.

Ayu's hand shook and was like numbness. Ayu's eyes widened again when she saw the condition of her hand which was currently badly injured. Ayu's fist looked bruised. It looks like some parts of the bone on his finger have also suffered fractures.

“Aaaaaargggghhhhh At once Ayu screamed very loudly. It seems Ayu felt an incredible pain.

“What happened?” Rama who looked from afar did not know for sure what was going on. That made him curious.

“Miss Ayu's hand was injured quite badly.” Julia answered Rama's question.

“Don't Ayu just do the attack. Why is he the one who got hurt?” Rama asked the question again.

“Tuan Galih managed to perform energy manipulation. Use your energy to see what is going on.” Julia.

Rama who was curious, immediately drain energy to the eyes to see the actual condition.

“A armor..?!!” Rama was dumbfounded.

“One stop. Mr. Galih managed to manipulate his energy into a suit of armor. The result of such manipulation makes his ability to defend and receive attacks very strong. Ordinary energy punch would not be able to make it waver.” Julia gave a little explanation to Rama.

“This is a valuable experience for you. Make it a habit to always drain energy into the eye so you can see the opponent's energy attacks or how the opponent uses his energy.” Darma gave advice to Rama and Yuna who were watching the fight.

“In this fight Galih seems very calm and not easily provoked by the attacks carried out by Ayu. On the contrary, the calmness shown by Galih actually makes Ayu look a little frustrated and makes him rash.” Darma gave an explanation.

The battle between Galih and Ayu is still going on. Ayu was still sitting and grimacing in pain. Galih sees Ayu helpless but still silent. There was no sign that Galih would carry out the attack for

beat Ayu then and there.

“Check, are you okay?” Finally Galih opened his voice. It turns out that Galih is worried about Ayu's current condition.

“I'm sorry.” Galih knelt down and looked at the condition of Ayu's hand.

“Do not be so Galih. I feel very weak. I did the attack, but I got hurt.” Ayu said while still showing the face of pain.

“Already, can Ayu still stand?” ask Galih.

“Of course, the injured were hands not feet.!” Ayu responded to Galih's question with a slight joke. Galih smiled at Ayu's response.

“Why can Kak Galih be so strong like this?” ask Ayu.

“What Ayu does not drain energy to the eyes?” Galih asked Ayu a question.

Ayu jerked. Ayu quickly drain some of her energy into the eye. That made him dumbfounded. Ayu saw Galih using a suit of armor that looked very strong. In the armour there are also some small knives that are very sharp. Ayu realized that it turned out that Galih had been able to manipulate his energy. It turned out that it was also what caused Galih not to attack. If Galih did just a little attack, then Ayu would soon lose and be unable to continue the fight.

“Basic Sloppy...” Galih said while rubbing Ayu's head. While Ayu pecked because it was treated like that.

“Let's start again. I won't do any attacks before Ayu can perform energy manipulation.” Galih said and followed by a nod of Ayu's head.

Ayu did not expect that Galih would care so much about his development. He became very excited.

Ayu took a few steps back to widen the distance. And back to making an assault strategy. A close attack would be very difficult to do. Impossible even for now. The difference in strength between the two of them was already very far away, coupled with the existence of the energy armor that Galih used.

At first glance Ayu's mind about the dandelion owned by Julia. If he could make the energy float freely and make an explosion out of that energy, then he still had the possibility to win in this fight. Moreover, if he could create energy with the form of thorns. The damage caused will be greater.

“Alright, I'll try.” Thought Ayu.

Ayu is a sociable person and is full of positive vibes in her heart. Seeing things from a positive perspective and trying to give positive energy to the surrounding environment. He is also a person who likes to move freely and is not easily constrained by the bad conditions that affect him. However, Ayu also has a soft heart. It was easy to cry and shed tears for something that touched her.

Ayu closed her eyes and concentrated on performing the energy manipulation. He already had an idea of what kind of energy it would create. The most appropriate form of energy for him. For those who are full of joy and freedom.  Not long after, feathers flew around him.

Ayu finally manages to manipulate the energy. Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

“Magazing..” Galih thought while looking at the results of the energy manipulation done by Ayu.

Ayu managed to make a pair of wings attached to her back. Not only that, Ayu also floated in the air against the existing law of gravity.

Ayu opened her eyes. At this moment he was surprised because he only realized that he was floating in the air.

“Aaaahhhhh His shock caused Ayu to fail to control the energy so that her two wings disappeared instantly and made her fall to the ground.

Fortunately Ayu did not float too high and fortunately Ayu also managed to protect her injured hand earlier when she fell. Ayu quickly stood up and smiled shyly.

“Huft... Stupid Basics.” Thought the surprised Galih when he saw Ayu fall. Galih was relieved because Ayu looked fine.

“That's amazing Ayu…. You're great...!” Shouts of Rama from a distance.

“Hey, do you think my armour is not great.!!” Galih returned Rama's scream.

“Not at all....!” Rama answered Galih's screams.

“Lack of you yes...!” Galih did not want to lose and shouted louder.

“Don't just talk. Show me your armour's prowess...!” Rama challenges Galih with a smile.

“Of course..!” galih said with a smile too.

Unconsciously the simple conversation between Rama and Galih excited everyone.

The battle between Galih and Ayu is not over. Even the real fight was just about to start. Dig with the power of his armor and Ayu with the flapping of his wings.

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