The End of the World - Story I
First Prince

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Elsewhere, in the Palace of the Lust King which is now controlled by Prince I, the first son of King Angkara. A knight came to the ruler. Kneel in front of him and say

“Report, Your Honor. Prince II and his army were conquered. Now you rule the entire central part of the continent.”

“Then what is the fate of Prince II?” asked Prince I who was sitting on his throne seat. Tired and resigned was engraved on his middle-aged wrinkle face.

“It is with a heavy heart that my Highness Prince II has committed suicide after learning that his army lost the battle,” replied the Knight as he lowered his head.

“What a poor little brother of mine. Give the best respect and burial for him,” said Prince I with a look full of disappointment and sadness.

“If we could find the body of my other brother, I would certainly give him a place of trust worthy of him.”

“Tomorrow days, we will bring the body of Prince II here to do the funeral ceremony,” said the Knight.

“Good. At least I can see the face of one of my beloved sisters for the last time,” muttered the Prince as he shed tears.

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A sun that hides behind a wisp of black cotton in the sky, accompanied by countless drops of tirta. The Prince with tears accompanied the burrow where his sister lay who was no longer alive.

Liang lahat is now slowly filled back with wet soil that is increasingly covering. A large stone is drawn on one side engraved with the name of the dead person. In the middle of a quiet day, the Prince was so sad.

Upon his return to the throne he now sits on, he speaks directly before the brave Piningit Knights:

basita the Murwa Kunkara

danendra the Mukti Wibawa

bramanta The Lelana

- Between the Sumela Arrange

(There are actually three other Knights, but they will be told in later stories.)

“We must put an end to all this sorrow and suffering. The world has been hurt enough. No more meaningless deaths,” the Prince said to the four Knights before him.

“Then what will we do next, Your Majesty?” asked Basita, a grizzled old Knight but still looked mighty.

“Are we going to attack the King's army at the southern end there?” antara said, the Knight girl who looked young with her spirit that was still tempestuous.

“But our troops are still tired and will definitely be outnumbered. We lost a lot of troops in the border battle against Prince II,” said Bramanta, a dark-skinned, big-bodied and burly knight.

“We will not be able to win against Pangreksa (Protective Unit) King Angkara if only with our current fighting force. And we also lack food supply because of the great war that continues to be sustainable,” said Danendra, a pale knight with glasses who is smart and authoritative.

“Then we will ask the help of our next-door neighbor,” said the Prince suddenly.

“What do you mean, Your Majesty?” ask Between.

“Do you mean the army of Hayawan Nation Soldiers who are now in the territory of Raja Malas?” said Basita.

“Isn't that too risky? The Hayawans have hated Man because of all the chaos we caused. Especially to drag them into this conflict and Slavery Magic. I'm not sure they want to help us,” Danendra said.

“No. They were true warriors and respected divination greatly. If they know our truth and purpose, they will surely help realize our glorious goal,” Bramanta argued.

“To convince them, I myself will come and ask for it, if need begging them,” said the Prince confidently.

“If it is His Majesty's will, the four of us will participate with you.”

Seeing the confidence in the Prince's eyes, the four Knights also ended up accompanying him. Without bringing troops, so that the Hayawans know their arrival is not an attack.

The Prince and his four Knights also went north to Rawa Desa Ayal. The two great commanders of the Hayawan Warriors, Artiodac Bubalis and Canis Dirus were there.

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Now I (Panthera Tigris), Lupus, Arctos, and Mr. Dirus and Miss Bubalis are discussing in Ayal Village Hall. Discussions continue despite several days. Mr. Dirus insisted on asking Miss Bubalis to return to Lazy King City and lead the army from there. While Miss Bubalis does not want to return to lead the army.

Repeatedly the discussion happened. Mockings and taunts are thrown at each other. But we feel there is another closeness besides their quarrel. No wonder, because they have known each other for a very long time, even since Miss Bubalis still lives in the Forest of the Groaning Buana.

But the fight between the Wolf and the Buffalo had to stop because a Wolf from the spy unit sent out of the border to observe the enemy's movements came suddenly in this hall.

“What happened?” ask Mr. Dirus.

“He must have known my movements here with that curse magic,” furious Mr. Dirus.

“What is an attack? How many of them?” ask Miss Bubalis while gripping a big machete in his hand.

“Only 5 people. Prince I came with 4 Knights to negotiate with you two.”

“Knight? He thought that he could defeat me and Dirus simultaneously just by sending those 4 humans?! What a foolish Prince!” Miss Bubalis seemed annoyed by this news while swinging the big machete he was carrying.

“4 Knights? Are they very strong?” ask me who doesn't know who the Knights are.

“They are the successors of the 7 Knights who were appointed Emperor Akbar to lead the Human Nation,” replied Mr. Dirus.

“Tu-Seven Knights in a fairy tale?!” I, Lupus, and Arctos were shocked to hear that, and wanted to meet them. But aren't they enemies now?

“They are just successors. Not 7 Genuine Knights,” said Miss Bubalis. “Good. Let them come here. If you want to negotiate, I hope they have a good offer to convince us."

“Good!” the wolf said then suddenly disappeared.

Shortly after from the south side of the swamp there was a boat running towards the village hall with 5 Men on it: a middle-aged man who looked charismatic (seems like he was the Prince I), an Old Knight, a bespectacled pale Knight, a young looking Knight girl, and a dark-skinned Knight.

The Hayawan who saw the arrival of the five men swam around their boat with a menacing growl. Naturally, because the one who came was one of the leaders of the enemy that we hated so much and needed to be aware of.

After arriving at the village hall, the five humans got off the boat and entered this floating building.

“Welcome, Your Highness Prince I. May you not be bothered by our dirty swamp,” Miss Bubalis said in a teasing tone.

“Why did you come here, Man?” asked Mr. Dirus while growling horribly.

“We came here to negotiate

“Let your master speak for himself, Boy!” firmly Miss Bubalis cut the word from the Knight girl.

Hearing that, a middle-aged man walked forward and said politely

“I am Prince I of the Kingdom of Angkara. Come with 4 Knights to ask for your help, Hayawan Nation Warrior the Forest Guardians of the Groaning Buana and the prediction of Emperor Akbar,” said the Prince lowered his head and followed 4 others.

“I think the Man's nobility has high self-esteem and honor,” said Mr. Dirus saw the Prince who was willing to humble himself before us.

“It is not appropriate that we should be in front of the person we ask for his help,” replied the Prince while still lowering his head.

“What help do you want, son of Man?” ask Miss Bubalis.

“We want to end this war and all the suffering it has caused. Freeing the Greedy King to restore freedom and happiness on this great land.”

“And after that you will seize power and bring back injustice and chaos. Such is the cycle of the blasphemy of the Human Nation,” taunted Miss Bubalis. “And do you think we would agree to your stupid request?”

“Wait a minute,” said Arctos interrupted and everyone quickly set their sights on him. “Ma-I'm sorry if I had to interrupt your conversation. But you said “liberate the Greedy King”, but what does that mean? Free him from what?”

“From on liberating him from ‘apa’, it is more appropriate if freeing him from ‘a’,” replied the Prince.

“What do you mean?” ask Mr. Dirus.

“Greed King is not a person who endangers or causes the destruction of this world. He is just another person's piece and puppet. Even he was not worthy if he was called the King of Greed. He inherited only the royal name and the war between the Bengis Kings from his predecessor's house. And it is not the youth who start or end it. Likewise with the war that occurred at this time.”

“Then what really happened? Is there a big conspiracy behind all this chaos?” ask me with curiosity.

“For that, let me tell you the truth behind the calamity that is now happening throughout this Great Continent,” said the Prince.

I, Lupus, and Arctos were excited to hear the story. We looked at Miss Bubalis and Mr. Dirus with a heartfelt gaze to allow the Prince to tell the story.

“Haahh...” sighed Miss Bubalis who realized the desire of the three of us to hear the story. “Good. Tell us the truth. If you're just making up that story, I'll chop off your head with this machete before you're done with your dongengan.”

Miss Bubalis threatened with a big machete in front of the Prince's face. The four Knights who had been behind the prince, with incredible speed suddenly had already fended off the machete with their swords. The big bulge was slammed far away until it splashed into the swamp.

“Calm you,” said the Prince to the four knights who are now in front of him. “I swear on behalf of the Emperor that what I am about to tell you is the truth, and I will behead myself if I lie

“We'll see if your story can be trusted. And we should sit down to listen to him,” said Mr. Dirus.

I am so excited to hear this story. The truth we have been looking for. And hopefully what we will hear we can say again when we return to our hometown later.