Sanggana Swordsman
Kersak 3: Fishing Inhabitants of the Lake
*Small Sanggana Kingdom (Silver)*
“Quick fast! That works fast! Already want twilight!” shouted the fat fat fat fat fat bellyed youth. The man with no beard was standing casually on a bamboo stake. He was wearing a white shirt without buttons, revealing his burly chest plus his fat belly. He was wearing black pants. His name is Adi Manukbumi.
Adi Manukbumi was supervising the work of the village men who were carrying boulders from that place towards the river. Villagers are planned to build dikes to further maximize irrigation to the rice fields.
As the champion of Itatalangot Village, Adi Manukbumi always acted as a supervisor when the residents were working together.
The set!
Suddenly an object shot through the air targeting Adi Manukbumi. The fat young man knew someone was attacking him. He quickly jumped up into the air, even once salted, making the small stone that attacked him pass below. Furthermore, Adi Manukbumi is still able to land with one end of his foot treading balanced at the end of the bamboo pole.
“Hahaha! Manukmu, we want to fish at the Lake Fatara later tonight, do you want to come with you?” asked the young man in black but handsome. The long-haired young man had a pair of eyes that were rather wide so that his white eyes looked bright. Her clean white teeth are like the star teeth of a toothpaste advertisement when laughing. The red-clothed young man was carrying a few pieces of wood. His name is Kedalang. However, because he likes to insert the syllable “mu” at the end of his sentence, his name became Mamu Kedalang. It was he who threw Adi Manukbumi with a stone.
Mumu Kedalang came with his fellow youth, but he was bald-headed plontos. On his bald head was an image of a black dot caged by two circles, making it like an archery target. The big man was bare-chested. His clothes were tied around his waist. His left hand held a bamboo basket. He was named Luring, but better known by the nickname Satan Pawang. Anyway, for matters related to dedemit or jurig, the residents of Itatalangot Village will only mention one name, namely Pawang Satan.
“Since the incident first, it has been more than one year we do not fish in Lake Fatara. Why are you guys suddenly going fishing?” asked Adi Manukbumi and then jumped down from the top of the bamboo pole.
“I get a whisper through my dream, if we manage to see the form of the inhabitants of the lake, let alone one Asih Marang, ten Asih Marang will come worshiping love to you!” luring said full of confidence, making Adi Manukbumi affected.
“Ah, correct, Satan?” Adi Manukbumi is less trusting, meaning there is a trust.
“Unless you don't believe in Satan, Manukmu!” timpal Mamu Kedalang with a smile, pointed at his row of sparkling teeth.
“Good, who's afraid!” adi Manukbumi. “But on terms...”.
“What terms, Manukmu?” ask Mumu Kedalang.
“If such an event like it used to happen again, no one can run. It is not funny if you invite, but it was you who ran away from me,” grumbled Adi Manukbumi remembering their past events on the edge of Lake Fatara.
“Take it easy, Manukmu. Back then we were still afraid of you, but now you are, we are brave,” said Mumu Kedalang.
“We want to find the feed first,” said Luring.
“You wait for me where we used to fish. I want to meet Asih Marang first, I will go there,” said Adi Manukbumi.
“Baiklahmu. But do not miss you, say my regards to Asih Marangmu, Manukmu!” mumu Kedalang.
“Ah, what do you say hello to my beloved?” asked Adi Manukbumi with a lazy glance.
“Hahaha! Love is usually there is a time out of your life, I wait if your love is exhausted to Asih Marang, Manukmu!” seloroh Mumu Kedalang while laughing.
In the evening, Mumu Kedalang and Luring left the village together. They had to pass through the bamboo forest to get to the edge of Lake Fatara. In addition to carrying a hook and a bamboo basket, they each carried a torch as a lighting device.
Fishing activities tonight is not just fishing to get fish in Lake Fatara, but they have another mission, which is to try luck to see or meet the inhabitants of Lake Fatara.
Residents of Itatalangot Village and several other villages that have access to Telaga Fatara, they all believe that Telaga Fatara has residents. Although they are sure, but they do not have a uniform and strong story about who and what inhabits the lake. Only various stories of a not-so-powerful nature circulated among the beliefs of the inhabitants.
Finally Mumu Kedalang and Luring arrived at the edge of Lake Fatara which was in pitch-black condition. The place they chose was a large piece of stone that had the height of half a spear from the surface of the water.
“See there!” point Mumu Kedalang to the south, precisely in the direction across the far lake.
“Since when was there life?” asked Luring after seeing the existence of a flame far across the large lake.
The two sat on the stone while continuing to notice the existence of the flame opposite the lake.
“If seen from the height of the fire, I am sure it is not a human fire, but a jurig fire,” said Luring convinced.
“Is that the residence of this Fatara Lake dweller you?” mumu Kedalang.
“I'm sure yes. Isn't there no village or place where someone lives? Luck for us to see the residence of the inhabitants of this lake. Maybe we are the first to see the residence of the jurig occupants,” said Luring full of confidence.
“Hahaha! Not just fishing we have your luck,” said Mamu Kedalang.
They continued their activities, fishing. After placing the bait on the hook eye, the fishing rod is thrown into calm water. The two sit a bit apart with the intention that the fish are not confused about who to eat bait.
While waiting, they occasionally looked far away to the other side, precisely to the light of fire across the lake.
“A year more has never been fished, surely the fish is already on the girl,” said Luring.
“Hahaha! You think the fish is a rat, thrive a lot by giving birth?” sergeant Luring.
“Hahaha!” Mumu Kedalang actually laughed realizing his own stupidity.
Sir!
Just as the two of them were dissolving into laughter, suddenly a voice sounded so loud, very close behind their heads.
“Waaa!” peekkik Mamu Kedalang while spontaneously jumping forward.
“Metaan!” shouted Luring anyway, surprised instead of playing. He also jumped forward.
Jburs! Jburs!
Mumu Kedalang and Luring went into the cold lake water.
“Hahaha..!” adi Manukbumi Laughter Hard. He stood on a rock holding his fat stomach.
Apparently, Adi Manukbumi came snuggling from behind, then he jumped behind his two best friends while clapping once. However, the clap was not an ordinary clap, but contained a deep energy, so the sound it caused was very loud.
Down there, Mumu Kedalang and Luring came to the surface with a wave.
“Satan Ijuk you, Manuk!” shouted Luring huffed after seeing and hearing Adi Manukbumi laughing crazily.
“Kusukahi you divorced your Marang Asih, Manukmu!” maki Mumu Kedalang's.
However, suddenly the laughter of Adi Manukbumi stopped suddenly. His pair of eyebrows furrowed in suspense. He looked seriously at the water.
With the help of dim light, Adi Manukbumi saw the well water suddenly choppy, but it was calm. When Mumu Kedalang and Luring fall, the water will indeed be choppy because of the ripples created, but the waves that Adi Manukbumi saw were much bigger.
Adi Manukbumi's reaction changed drastically, making his two friends who are still in the water to be surprised.
“What's up, Manukmu?” ask Mumu Kedalang.
However, Adi Manukbumi did not reply. He threw his eyes a little further into the middle of the lake. He tried to penetrate the darkness by sharpening his gaze.
“Quick up!” adi Manukbumi said flatly, but still heard by his two colleagues.
“You don't prank us, Manuk!” hardik Luring is upset. He was sure that Adi Manukbumi only acted to prank him and Mumu Kedalang.
“Quick out of the water! Ride on! Cepaaat!” yelled Adi Manukbumi firmer, suddenly panicked.
It managed to make Mumu Kedalang and Luring carried away in panic too without knowing what was threatening. But at a glance in their minds, there is a threat from within the lake.
Adi Manukbumi whose position is on the top side, can see a faint glowing red shadow, darting glide in the water. The shadows that appeared from within the darkness of the lake water shot towards the position they were in.
Using his body-lightening skills, Mumu Kedalang and Luring jumped up into the air, out of the lake water and landed on the rock where they had been sitting fishing.
Bduards!
Adi Manukbumi saw clearly that there was a large, fiery red shadow in the water, which shot rapidly towards where they were. However, before the shadows in the water arrived, the big rock they were in exploded in ruins.
Jbur jbur jbur!
The three young men clashed and then fell back into the water. The three panicked. The shortcut of bad thoughts instantly existed in their minds at that moment.
After the storm in the water, one by one of the three were able to jump out of the water again, without getting a deadly attack from a wild fish or jejadian creature. After successfully landing back on land, they immediately ran in droves without caring anymore with a fishing rod or torch for street lighting.
“What was that, Manukmu?!” shouted Mumu Kedalang with breath gasping.
“I don't know either!” answer Adi Manukbumi by shouting too. “I saw it, but it's not clear what it is!”
“It was obviously very dangerous, the proof was that the stone was destroyed!” luring Pula.
The three of them paused for a moment in the darkness of the bamboo forest. They try to digest what just happened, while calming down. (BH)