Pendekar Batari Mahadewi: The Journey to Find Your Self
Episode 12 of the Valley of Death
Batari Mahadevi, Niken and Jalu were very excited about the task of his teacher. This is the first time they have explored the martial world and introduced themselves to the world. For Batari Mahadevi, it is not something that matters when it is known to people. But for Niken and Jalu who have been honing their knowledge for several years in Padepokan Cemara Seribu, they want recognition.
At the very least, they wanted to try out the extent of the science they had mastered at the moment. They had just left Maharani village to go to the next village they had never known. Indeed, not much they know about this world because since childhood, they only live in the Thousand Spruce Padepokan.
The most pleasant thing was his meeting with people or warriors when they stopped at the tavern or inn along their journey.
From there they know the direction they should go, and listen to interesting news in the martial world. Of course some of them were just bragging, and some were telling the truth. But at least, those stories added to the spirit of the three of them to know the world.
To get to the next village, they had to pass through a valley. Some people they met at the inn said that it is better not to just continue the journey through the valley if you do not want bad things to happen. But that road is the shortest.
Without that road, it means they have to circle the mountains to reach the village they are headed to and it can take more than two days.
Of course they also consider the amount of supplies they received from Ki Gading Putih to stay. The longer they walk, the farther the path is chosen, then the supply will run out before they finish completing the task. At least that's what they have in mind.
“We must pass through this valley before dark.” Niken
“Ya, I agree.” Answer Jalu. Then they immediately rushed to pass through the valley that the people said was the Valley of Death. The valley was not only full of ferocious beasts, but also a nest of demons.
The path they passed then branched. “We have to go through which one?” jalu told Niken.
“No one told you about this.” Answer Niken.
“Of course, among the people we meet, maybe no one has ever passed here.” Answer Jalu. Then they kept silent for a moment. Considering which path they should choose.
Batari Mahadevi is able to feel the branching of the road has a different energy. The left road has a very concentrated black energy, while the right road does not have as much black energy as the left. Then he approached a large tree that separated the branching of the road. He tried to read the sign recorded in the tree.
“We'd better pass the right lane, my brothers.” Batari Mahadewi.
Jalu and Niken. After all, the decision was in Jalu's hands as the leader of their group.
“See up ahead there, the trees on the left lane are not as big as on the right lane. I think we'd better get through the left.”
Said Jalu. Niken confirmed Jalu's opinion. Batari Mahadevi just obeyed the opinions of his brothers. He felt more tense this time. Much more tense than dealing with dozens of robbers.
“We use deep power and pass this road asap.” Said Jalu. His two brothers agreed. Then they bouncy quickly down that road.
At first, there were no obstacles to get through that path. Arriving in the middle of the valley, they found an unexpected surprise. A spider as big as a cow was blocking their way. The spider created an enormous web right in the middle of the road. The threads of the net were as big as a brownish-white slap rope, strong enough to trap an adult elephant.
“How about we dodge, pass next to those trees?” said Niken. “To be honest I'm a little disgusted with spiders.”
“If this spider is a real animal, of course there is no problem. But this is a demon. Want to go anywhere he will chase us.” Said Jalu. “We will fight it. After all, we have never used our power for things like this right?” jalu said to his sisters with a smile.
Suddenly the big spider began to move down its web. His mouth with large, slimy black fangs grinned, then spouted a black liquid towards the three of them. Jalu, Niken and Batari Mahadewi immediately jumped to avoid the attack.
Agilely Jalu made fireballs and pointed them at the spider's body. The small fireballs did not work at all and only scorched the feathers on the spider's body which were now getting angry.
The spider opened its mouth again, but not the black mucus that came out but dozens of small spiders the size of coconuts shot to attack Jalu, Niken and Batari Mahadewi.
Now all three are preoccupied by these disgusting beasts. The hammer creates more fireballs
again and direct it to the little spider that attacked him. Niken did the same thing as before. Meanwhile, Batari Mahadewi hit and kicked the spiders that came towards him until dozens of spiders were bounced away and crushed into the trees.
As the three of them were busy with dozens of small spiders, the large spiders spouted webs towards the three of them. Jalu and Niken were unprepared for the arrival of the spider web. They were trapped like a cocoon while constantly moving trying to escape the sticky entanglement.
Batari Mahadevi who can capture the presence of energy can avoid quickly where the energy comes from. He escaped from the spider web. Seeing Niken and Jalu struggling to get out of the clump of net that wrapped them like a cocoon, Batari Mahadewi had to act quickly.
He ran towards the big spider while picking up a tree branch. He poured his energy into the twig so that a blue light was created that seemed to light up from the tree branch.
The large, heavy and powerful spider could not keep up with the speed and agility of Batari Mahadewi. So the spider could not avoid the tip of the tree branch that shot rapidly towards his body. The twig not only pierced through the spider's stomach, but also blew up its body.
Batari Mahadevi has just used the first style of Science Raga Split the Earth, namely Light Penetrating the Stone. Before he left, he took the time to train some basic techniques of Science of Raga Splitting the Earth. He can do it without difficulty because his energy is already qualified to be able to use the skill.
The Light Penetrating Stone Movement is basically a technique that relies on a very large inner power and flows it on any medium such as swords, spears, or even small objects such as pebbles. This move is very powerful to subvert opponents with strong defense with just one attack.
As soon as the huge spider was destroyed, then the remaining small spiders fled into the forest. Jalu and Niken who had escaped the disgusting sticky web only had time to see the huge spider was destroyed. They did not have time to see what style was used by Batari Mahadevi. But they both did not think that it was his younger brother who saved their lives for the first time in that first assignment from his teacher.
“Kak Jalu, Brother Niken, are you okay?” tanya Batari Mahadevi
“Yes, I'm fine.” Answer Jalu. He was amazed at the power of his brother. “How did you destroy that spider, sister?”
“Since I saw Kak Jalu and kak Niken attack the spider with that little energy, it turns out the spider's body is immune. It means that maybe the body can be penetrated with even greater energy. If Jalu's brother had used great energy to create fire, perhaps the spider had instantly died in a single strike.” Reply Batari Mahadevi tried to lift up again the spirit of his brothers and sisters. But what Batari Mahadewi said is true.
“I did not want to use the great power earlier, hoping to kill the spider without destroying it. That way we can take his mustikan.” Said Jalu.
“Mustika?” ask Batari Mahadevi.
“Iya. The object is usually round like a crystal ball, and luminous.” Niken explained. Batari Mahadevi then remembered the blue crystal ball that he obtained from a figure in the river at that time.
“Then what's the point of that mustika?” tanya Batari Mahadevi tried to match her experience at that time.
“The warriors gathered the mustika to improve his abilities. The Mustika can also be mounted on a weapon to add mystical power to the weapon. Not only that, but stealth mustika has amazing healing properties. It can recover our injuries after fighting in a short time.” Jalu explained.
“Therefore many warriors who hunt the mustika stealth. Even if they do not want to use it, they can sell it at a very high price.” Niken added.
Batari Mahadevi gave a sign of understanding. He confirmed the words of his brothers. Only, Batari Mahadevi did not know that the crystal ball was a god mustika, which was much stronger energy. The ball vanished into blue light and penetrated into his body after Batari Mahadewi finished absorbing his energy.
“Alright, we continue the journey.” Said Jalu. The three then began to dart down the small road in the middle of the forest at high speed. Batari Mahadevi could still feel a very dense black energy waiting in front. He knew that the spider was a small thing. While there was a huge problem that awaited the three of them.