The Fire Dragon Sword
Rakin Aryasatya's
A woman looks through the forest on the edge of the Malwageni palace, wearing all-black clothes and face coverings make it seem to blend with the darkness of the night. His steps swung with vigilance, a moment of silence made fear if only someone heard his movements.
"Finally you came too son" Guntoro's voice stopped the woman's steps.
The woman looked up at the tree and found Guntoro standing looking at her. He was silent for a moment before opening his face cover.
Guntoro's face changed instantly when he saw that the face behind the cloth was not Mentari, he pulled out his sword and jumped down quickly.
The woman tried to stay away but Guntoro was more alert, he pulled the girl's arm and draped the sword around her neck.
"Who are you? are you your king's mane?" guntoro.
"Sorry sir, I did not come by your Majesty's order, my coming to offer cooperation," the woman replied in fear.
"Deal?" Guntoro scrunched his forehead.
"But before that can you keep this sword away from my neck" he said.
Guntoro seemed to think for a moment before pulling his machete.
"If you dare to lie to me then I will not hesitate to kill you" Guntoro replied.
The woman seemed to be trying to catch her breath, this was the first time a sword had touched her neck.
"I will not dare, sir" said the woman after she had regained her body.
"Who are you really? and what deal do you want to offer me?" ask Guntoro.
"My name is Airin, I am the concubine's personal servant" Airin said.
"So you're my son's servant? did he send you to see me?"
Airin shook his head slowly, he was seen gathering courage before speaking.
"I came of my own accord, so mistress concubine really is your child?" replied Airin slowly.
"You're starting to piss me off, tell me what you want!" guntoro said slightly up.
"Sorry sir, I had heard your conversation with the mistress of the concubine earlier, it seems that your wish is difficult to fulfill because the mistress of the concubine loves Her Majesty more than herself. My arrival this time wants to provide a solution for you," said Airin slowly.
"Solution?" ask Guntoro confused.
"Miss concubine will not be easily persuaded by any means to leave His Majesty, there is only one way to force her," replied Airin.
Guntoro looked at the beautiful woman before him.
"What made you want to help me? no man willingly helps another at the risk of death, is not expelling the king's concubine a death sentence?"
"I've thought things through and know what the risks are. We have almost the same goal, sir, if the mistress of the concubine leaves the palace I have hope of becoming a noble concubine" replied Airin a little frightened.
Guntoro's face changed instantly, he did not expect the evil plan to come out of the mouth of the beautiful girl before him.
"Young girl with very big ambitions, I'm starting to hate you son," Guntoro said.
"Ma.sorry sir, please don't take offense. I don't hate mistress concubines at all, I'm just an ordinary girl with high aspirations" Airin replied with a brick.
"I see, the circle of power is always like that, full of dirty ambition and getting rid of each other. Tell me what's your plan?"
"Sorry sir," Airin brought his face closer to Guntoro's ear and whispered something.
"So inevitably the mistress of the concubine will follow you, sir" Airin concluded.
Guntoro seemed to think for a moment before nodding slowly.
"When will he see me?" ask Guntoro.
"Tomorrow at night, sir, he asked me to accompany him to meet you" Airin replied quickly.
"Alright, make sure the plan you make goes perfectly and you can achieve your ambitions" Guntoro said.
"Thank you sir, I beg you" replied Airin, bowing his head and walking away.
"So, is this the kind of place you want to live? Power will only bring suffering, the same as the fate of our ancestors once did" Guntoro murmured softly as he stared at Airin's departure.
***
"The burial chamber of king Gropak Waton?" Kusna looked surprised when Wardhana asked the burial location of the kings of Gropak Waton.
Wulan nodded softly, "Right, that's what she asked you to show," Wulan replied translating.
"The king's place is a sacred location, we are forbidden to go to that place except by the king's permission" answered Kusna.
"On the king's permission? do you think your kingdom still exists? show him where the king's funeral is and we'll help you get your revenge" Wulan replied.
Kusna was silent for a moment while looking at the White Fox before smiling slightly.
"The king's burial is the most sacred place in Gropak Waton, although we have now been destroyed, it does not change anything about the sanctity of the place.
I can drive you but only two people, that's the rule here" Kusna replied.
The White Fox actually wanted to propose himself but if he spoke straight away, everyone would know if he could speak Waton's Gropak.
"Alright, take me and Mr. Wardhana to that place," said Wulan slowly while looking around him for approval.
The White Fox and the others nodded slowly, they realized only Wardhana was able to solve the mystery that enveloped the place.
"What are you really after at the funeral, sir?" ask Wulan while walking following Kusna.
"Just want to ascertain the truth of all these mysteries elders. Almost all kingdoms were equal, purifying the burial place of its king. The king usually asks to be buried with his personal belongings, that's what I'm after.
All of these problems seem to be derived from the book of heaven and earth although there is little difference between the book of Masalembo and here, but there is a meeting point between the two. The book was created by the same man, whom they called the Great Lord. I'm sure all the answers are with that guy, hopefully this is all in between his personal belongings" Wardhana replied softly.
"We have arrived" said Kusna arrived, while in front of a pyramid-shaped building made of gold.
"This place always surprises me," Wardhana murmured in amazement at the structure of the building that seemed to be built with complex calculations.
After Kusna shifted the stone lever that was right on the side of the building, a door opened. The smell of plants that are commonly used as preservatives directly invades out.
They walked in with hearts, seen a large chest in the corner of the room with carvings that read Rakin Aryasatya.
"Aryasatya Rajin?" Wulan scrunched her forehead.
"He was the first king of Gropak Waton whom we used to call lord Agung" replied Kusna slowly.
Wardhana walked up to the crate and grabbed it.
"Can I open it?" tanya Wardhana translated by Wulan.
Kusna hesitated for a moment before nodding slowly.
"That seems to be the personal record of the Great Lord, I heard before his death he only asked for two books that were buried with him" Kusna explained.
"You seem to know a lot about the Great Lord?" Wulan looked at Kusna suspiciously.
"He left a will to my father asking him to succeed him as king and buried the two records in silence" replied Kusna.
"Shut up?" Wulan scrunched his forehead, it was very awkward for a king to ask silence on his subordinates.
"Can you read this?" Wardhana handed over a book to Wulan.
Wulan nodded as she opened page after page.
"I found with my son a very amazing place, they were endowed with an extraordinary nature of intelligence. The place behind the clouds really amazed me. It is a pity that the beautiful place was tarnished by the war among themselves because of an ambition, I must stop all and save them" Wulan Sari read as she scrunched her forehead.
"Great master has a child? then where's the kid?" Wulan looked around and found no other crates.
"I don't know because when he came I wasn't born yet but what I heard from my father was that the great lord came to the holy land of the gods with a five-year-old little boy.
When the Great Lord managed to ease the enmity between us, he decided to leave the divine holy land with all of us and occupy this place. Just a year after we were all alive here and a month before the arrival of the three men, his son Samudra Aryasatya disappeared.
Dad asked me about the existence of the Ocean but the Great Lord only answered that he had died without telling me where the child was buried," replied Kusna quietly.
"White Fox" said Wardhana arrived.
Wulan gasped in shock when she heard Wardhana say, her face looks dislike while holding back anger.
"I told you she couldn't be from here, I.e.," Wulan had not finished, Wardhana cut back.
"You've only ever seen his face, haven't you? do you know his past? do you know her parents?" ask Wardhana slowly.
Wulan was speechless, she recalled back when she met the White Fox for the first time.
At that time the white fox had not yet put on a mask, he met the man in a forest while hunting with his father.
Wardhana then gave Kusna a sign, as if holding a mask and putting it on her face.
Kusna seemed silent for a moment, she seemed hesitant to say something.
"Actually, the master of the White Fox once showed his face to me when we first met, and his face was very similar to that of the Great Lord," Kusna said softly.
Wulan was further shocked after hearing Kusna's remarks in support of Wardhana's estimates.
"You sure?" asked Wulan quivered.
"I'm very sure, seeing him makes it look like meeting the Great Lord in a young face" Kusna replied quickly.
"I started to realize something was strange when he gave me a clue about the light in the ravine, he seemed to recognize the place" Wardhana chimed in.
"So he lied to me" said Wulan, staring at Kusna.
"He wasn't completely lying" Kusna said.
"What do you mean?" ask Wulan quickly.
"While talking to me, she said she only had memories until she was ten, she asked me to help her find her true identity, it seemed like her memory was disappearing" Kusna replied.
"So like that, he did not cover his identity but he did not know where it came from, his memory disappeared" Wulan explained to Wardhana.
Wardhana nodded slowly while thinking.
"Please recite the note back to the elder," pinta Wardhana who seemed to be beginning to discover the red thread of mystery that had been enveloping all this time.
"Sorry miss, actually the Great Lord has two children," Kusna cut off.
"Two? in this book it is clear that she only has one child," Wulan replied while showing the book in her hands.
"Great Lord did have one child when he arrived at the holy land of the gods but after moving to this mountain and the Ocean lord disappeared, he married the inhabitants of Gropak Waton and gave birth to a daughter," kusna answered while giving a sign to Wardhana by pointing two fingers.
"Then the boy was killed by Lakeswara?" ask Wulan.
"Almost like the Ocean lord, Miss Adriani disappeared the day before the Great Lord was found dead in her home. We have all tried to search all over Gropak Waton but have not been found. The Great Lord seemed to know that his death was imminent" replied Kusna.
"Two children and all disappeared, is it possible that the Great Lord already knew Lakeswara's plan and evacuated his son? but it seemed impossible, the gap between the disappearance of the White Fox and the child both was quite far away. What is it actually preparing for?" Wardhana.
Wardhana's face changed instantly when she saw a small stick near Rakin Aryasatya's skull.
"Don't..," Wardhana seemed to think for a moment before asking Wulan to continue reading the book.
***
Mentari looked restless in her room, she got up several times and sat back down.
"Airin, it looks like I have to ask the queen's permission to see my father, I'm afraid the queen's wrestling misunderstood me a little" Mentari told her servant standing nearby.
"Sorry madam, if you just want to see the parents one last time, I don't think it's necessary to ask the queen's permission. Servants are afraid that the queen is misunderstood considering the incident last night here," replied Airin slowly.
Mentari seemed to think for a moment before nodding slowly.
"You're right, I just wanted to see Dad last time and ask him to go far away. I'd better go now" said Mentari slowly.
"Sorry madam, you should not wear black clothes and cover your face, I'm afraid someone recognizes" said Airin.
"Alright, wait outside, I'll change my clothes" he asked.
"Well madam" replied Airin as he stepped out of Mentari's room.
Airin gave a small smile while recalling his words to one of the guard soldiers.
"Master, it seems like the person who yesterday attacked the mistress of the concubine is still in the forest around the palace. I heard from the townspeople around the palace that a woman dressed in black asked where the forest was.
Some heard that tonight the mysterious woman was going to meet someone in the forest. I'm afraid the person the woman met was the same as the one who attacked the madam.
It seems like they're planning something on the mistress of the concubine, you have to arrest them tonight" Airin told one of his acquaintance's soldiers.
"Tonight huh? madam is Your Majesty's beloved concubine, I will make sure to protect her as long as Your Majesty leaves" replied the soldier.
Airin stood behind the door of Mentari's room while smiling coldly.
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