Crown Prince Sanggana
Sedupa 1: The Danger Sign is Ignited
*Seteru Two Islands (Sedupa)*
After sailing for a few days aboard the Night Pirates, the crew and passengers had clearly seen an island that had two mountains next to each other.
A large and green mountain with a forest that covers it is called Mother Mountain. While the smaller and shorter mountain, at the bottom is wooded and the shoots are bare named Mount Dara.
The existence of two mountains is what makes the large island named the Island of Mount Two.
Gunung Dua Island has a large port called Port Manisawe, which is a transit for many ships from various islands to other islands. In addition to its strategic location in the middle between many islands, Gunung Dua Island also has natural resources in the form of oil. Although not large, but enough to meet the demand of ships as lighting fuel, not for ship engines that rely only on sails and paddles.
The ruler of Gunung Dua Island is a small independent royal family named Lampara Kingdom. The security system is almost the same as the port city of Bandakawen which relies on the services of the Royal Lau Force Srigaya, a small kingdom that has more soldiers than the number of civilians.
After successfully escaping the attack of the Night Pirates group, there were no more obstacles on the way. The ocean is more hospitable without storms or waves that are too high. There were only two events that occurred due to the factors of the ship they boarded.
Twice their ship passed by another ship. The first ship was a passenger ship that departed from the Port of Manisawe to the Port of Genangasin in the Kingdom of Srigaya. When he saw the flag of the ship with a yellow star on the black cloth, the captain and crew were shocked.
“That's a Night Pirate Ship! Quickly move east. Stay away from that pirate ship!” shouted the captain of the passenger ship, when the distance of the ship is still just recognizing the flag.
I don't know what the reason is for the Karat Paddle captain not to lower the Night Pirate flag.
The second ship was another pirate ship. Although the distance is still far apart, but from the model of the ship and its flag which depicted a toothed octopus, it shows that it is the group ship of the Octopus Pirates, which is a group of ships, pirate groups that often rob small ships because of its members are few, not up to ten people. When recognizing the Night Pirate ship, the Octopus Pirate ship chose to stay away, they were unwilling to deal with the larger group.
Nahkoda Paddle Karat, the swordsmen and passengers are very sure what the reason for the two ships away from their black-painted ship all parts. So, black people don't try to get on the Night Pirates' boat.
Meanwhile in Port Manisawe.
In the harbor was a tall tower made of wood. On it were officers on guard to monitor the sea northward. Call it the Scorching Monitor. The name Monitor was very suitable for him, but the name of the Scorching was difficult to guess its origin. Maybe it was time to be born in a hot day. However, it is just a mere match.
After finishing a glass of bitter coffee and a plate of roasted fried beans, the tower guards rose again to monitor the open ocean. The middle-aged man who was still looking out was shocked to see the appearance of the black-flagged ship. Monitor the Scorching had seen the Night Pirates and their boat, so he could immediately recognize the ship that was still far away.
“Night Pirate to port direction?” say Scorching Monitor to himself. Panic suddenly hit him. “Danger!”
The Scorching Monitor rush went down the stairs which had four turn terminals because the tower was indeed high.
“News! Syahbandar!” yell at the Scorching Monitor while continuing down the stairs. Syahbandar workspace is quite far from the tower.
If in Bandakawen a syahbandar is the supreme ruler of the city, then on the island of Mount Dua a syahbandar only ruler in the harbor. Syahbandar Port Manisawe is under the direct order of the king.
“Night Pirates are coming to attack! Night Pirates come attacking!” shout Scream Monitor to those he passes or who reach his voice.
Woro-woro was making people in the harbor environment quite surprised and immediately looked towards the sea.
“Bengisan Commander, Night Pirates are coming towards this port!” report on the Scorching Head of Manisawe Port Security he met.
“What?!” shock Commander Bengisan. He quickly went to the edge of the harbor to prove the Scorching Monitor report.
At the pier, the Bengisan Commander threw his gaze deep into the ocean. His position is lower than the top of the tower, making him see the ship in the distance arising sunk by the arrangement of the waves.
Seeing his commander seriously staring into the sea like a bachelor waiting for the return of a girl, some harbor security soldiers went to his superiors.
“What's up, Commander?” ask one of them, relax.
“We will fight,” replied Commander Bengisan flat.
“Hah!” the three soldiers were shocked. They were shocked as a sense of trepidation instantly burst into their hearts. For two years they served in the port, they had never fought a war.
“The Night Pirates are heading here. Prepare for sea defense!” commandant of Bengisan.
However, the three did not immediately go to carry out the task, because of heavy heart.
“Caply carry out! Don't let the pirate arrive before our defense is ready!” commanding Commander of the Bengisan with half-stomping.
Flinched like that, the three soldiers immediately turned right back to investing, not to completely run away from duty, but to invite their other comrades together to go prepare a sea defense.
“What?!” tekik Syahbandar Pasir Geni surprised after getting a report from the Scorching Monitor. “You don't lie to me, Monitor the Scorching. It's day, not night. Night Pirates always in action at night.”
“Mana maybe I lie Syahbandar Pasir, Syahbandar is not my lover,” said Scorching Monitor. Then he said again, “I also know that the Night Pirates are in action at night. However, my eyes are still as healthy as the eyes of the rhino virgin, Syahbandar. I know the color of the ship and the flag of the Night Pirate.”
“It's a problem, really a problem. Indeed the Night Pirates are not afraid of the Srigaya Kingdom fleet?” pasir Geni. Then ask to Monitor the Scorching, “Have you told Commander Bengisan?”
“Already. Looks like the soldiers are panicking,” replied Scorching Monitor who seems quite familiar with his superior. Syahbandar was five hundred and one days younger than him.
“Then, please deliver my letter to Gembor Sapeti,” said Pasir Geni.
“But the Bengisan Commander has not yet turned on the danger sign, Syahbandar,” Monitor Terik said.
“If it is true what you report, it will not be long before he will turn on the danger sign,” said Pasir Geni. “I wrote the letter first. When it's done, the danger sign must have finished turning on.”
Pasir Geni then took a few empty ejection sheets to fill an important message to the Mighty Bandel King.
While on the outside. The Bengisan commander immediately went up to the top of the tower. He wanted to make sure that the ship he had seen before was indeed the Night Pirate ship. He climbed into the tower with a bow, complete with arrows.
“True, the Night Pirate,” Inner Bengisan after seriously looking at the black ship nun deep in the ocean.
The Bengisan commander then shot a fire arrow towards a stone monument on which was a large lump of cloth always wet with oil.
Blup up!
The arrow shot far away and stuck right into the large cloth scroll. The arrow fire that was not extinguished by the sea breeze, instantly lit up the monument with a huge fire.
Seeing the huge monument lit up, the civilians in the harbor were instantly engulfed in panic, as if a pirate ship was already very close.
By blocking the fire danger sign on the monument, then automatically the status of the port is in threat. The danger sign also means permission has been given to the soldiers to evacuate all civilians.
“Fire danger signs have been lit, Syahbandar,” said Pantau Terik told Syahbandar who was writing. Monitor the Scorching standing in the doorway while waiting for a letter.
“This, give this message to Gembor Sapeti!” the order of Syahbandar while extending his hand that holds the folds of the leaf lontar.
Short story.
While going to the watchtower, Monitor Terik stopped by to meet a soldier named Gembor Sapeti.
Gembor Sapeti does have the main task of delivering messages from the port to the Kingdom.
However, when Gembor Sapeti had already taken the horse and scolded it away, he suddenly pulled the reins of his horse. The reason, he saw there was a large fire at the top of Mount Ibu that burned a number of good wooden buildings.
“Isn't it the Burned Peak Palace?” inner Gembor Sapeti.
He finally turned back to his horse. With a strong horse race, Gembor Sapeti went to the cottage that became the office of Syahbandar Pasir Geni.
“Gusti Syahbandar! Peak Palace on fire!” gembor Sapeti Report.
“Appa?!” tekik Syahbandar was so surprised, he hurried out of the room of his cottage and immediately looked towards Mount Mother. (BH)