THE BLOOD OF JAVA
BLOOD OF THE LAND OF JAVA: EPISODE 208
"Thank you for welcoming our arrival Commander Dara Gending, and Mbah Kangkas." Arya Panunggul said to the two of them who had been waiting for a long time.
"Together, Arya Panunggul. We've been waiting for you since."
"I'm sorry Commander, and Mbah Kangkas. The weapons we carry are heavy weapons. So our journey was a little slow."
"It's okay Arya. Let's go now." Babah Kasang.
"Good Mbah Kangkas. Oh yes Commander, I almost forgot..."
"....Gusti Prabu Jabang Wiyagra sends you his greetings. He is also expecting your presence in the palace of the Kingdom of Wiyagra Malela."
"Thank you." Replied Commander Dara Gending briefly.
After that, Arya Panunggul and Mbah Kangkas went directly to the store. Mbah Kangkas took a small cylindrical wood stored on his waist. The little wood then he hit the ground seven times. And miraculously, Arya Panunggul and his five thousand troops were already in Mbah Kangkas.
"Crazy!" Arya Panunggul was shocked and rubbed her eyes as if in disbelief.
"The old man is really sakti mandraguna. It's great! I've never seen anything like this." Said Arya Panunggul who was astonished by what had just happened.
Five thousand troops were with him. The soldiers of the Kingdom of Wiyagra Malela were flirting to and fro. They don't think about what just happened. In an instant they were already in the Padepokan Mbah Kangkas. Though the distance of Taram Sari City to the Bala Bathara Kingdom is very far. And it takes a full day if taken by horse.
Arya Panunggul does often experience strange and amazing things like this. But to his knowledge, the science of folding the earth could not be used for people in large numbers. It can only be done by a few people. It could also fail, if the number of people is more than three. While Mbah Kangkas was able to move five thousand troops and all the equipment brought, just by hitting the ground seven times with a wooden rod.
"What are you waiting for Arya Panunggul?" Suddenly Mbah Kangkas' voice surprised him.
"Sorry mba... I'm..."
"Quickly command your troops to prepare to form a defensive line." Mbah Kangkas orders to Arya Panunggul.
"Good Mbah..."
"Soldier! Put the body in the fortress!" Shouted Arya Panunggul to all his troops.
The Prabu Jabang Wiyagra troops immediately positioned the weapons and also themselves in the small fortress that surrounds the Padepokan Mbah Kangkas. All the heavyweights were neatly mounted by the soldiers. The soldiers who numbered five thousand were placed in all parts of this small fortress.
The hills and mountains that surround this place can be a place for the enemies of Mbah Kangkas to supervise the paddlepokannya. Enemies can attack from anywhere, and anytime they want. Because not infrequently Mbah Kangkas handle the troops of Prabu Barajang.
They often came in large numbers and carried their combat equipment. But until now, Prabu Barajang and his troops never managed to conquer Padepokan Mbah Kangkas. They had always managed to be repulsed by Mbah Kangkas very easily.
It is undeniable, if Mbah Kangkas is a very powerful person mandraguna. Only, Mbah Kangkas did not want to act wild because he was a straight hearted person. Mbah Kangkas always try to find a way to be able to resuscitate Prabu Barajang and also all those who are allied with him.
Every night Mbah Kangkas always pray for Prabu Barajang to change into a better person. As a saint, Mbah Kangkas does not want to hurt anyone directly, except under absolutely forced circumstances. That's why Mbah Kangkas needs a lot of troops, so that he does not hurt many people.
Mbah Kangkas also said the reason to Arya Panunggul and others. Arya Panunggul, Arsanti, Pramusita, Utari Gita, and Bamantara, can understand what Mbah Kangkas said. These Mbah Kangkas classmates, will only intervene when things are really complicated.
As for all the struggles he put on, he burdened all his disciples. All the disciples of Mbah Kangkas also understand how Mbah Kangkas, who does not like to hurt others.
"Don't hurt people, just hurt animals Romo won't, Kang Mas Arya." Said one of Mbah Kangkas's students.
Arya Panunggul wants to find out more about Mbah Kangkas from her students. Because according to Arya Panunggul itself, people like Mbah Kangkas should be able to change things for the better with the magic they have. However, most of them just pray and continue to pray.
"People of the Romo level have their own way of Kang Mas Arya. People like them would stay in one place for days, praying nonstop. In fact, there have been many years to offer prayers to the Almighty."
"Right be Kang Mas Arya, it might sound strange to most people. But that's what they are Kang Mas. We are the ones who need to understand them. The higher one's knowledge, the less will be his desire to hurt others."
Arya Panunggul nodded her head in order to understand what those two people were saying. Arya Panunggul only regrets the ability possessed by Mbah Kangkas. In his mind he thought, Suppose Arya Panunggul askanti Mbah Kangkas, he must have made a massive attack. And beat Prabu Barajang all out.
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While the people in the class of Utari Gita are no wonder again faced with people like Mbah Kangkas. Because Utari Gita and the others are already experienced than Arya Panunggul, who can be called a new player. There are a lot of things he has to learn in this place.
Although Arya Panunggul himself is a tiger man, it does not mean he has mastered all the science of canuragan that exists. Arya Panunggul is still far below Utari Gita and the others. But it was his superiority in leadership that earned him the trust of Commander Galang Tantra and Prabu Jabang Wiyagra to lead the relief forces.
Actually there are higher than Arya Panunggul, namely Gendam Wulung and Puger Satriya. It's just that the two of them are being assigned elsewhere, so they can not help Arya Panunggul carry out their duties. Usually these three people never separated from each other. Even the other members of the Bara Jaya Army know them as Tiga Serangkai.