TRIBAL SABUNG
Chapters. 20 - United States Nusantara Bag. 2 - 2

“Haaa..., not enough I was surprised if Pak Regi came today.” One of the athletes whispered in the distance. “Suddenly they did a matchup, with Ano again!!”

“You know more interesting?”

The person next door whispered, then elbowed his arm and pointed at Heaven with his chin. “Fight his sparring adopted son pack Regi.”

“You're serious?! since when does Pak Regi have a foster child?”

His friend shrugged, “Don't ask me, I just happened to hear the talk of Mr. Regi and coach.”

“In your opinion, who will win?”

For a moment his friend was silent, putting on a thinking pose while observing the Sky in the distance. The boy stood quietly, his posture was good, standing upright without any gaps. But we will not know the outcome of the match. Especially if you have absolutely no idea what your opponent is hiding behind his arm.

“Young master can still look calm, even though he was suddenly told to fight. Surely his experience is so much that he can be like that.” Endang made a comment.

Hearing Endang's comments, the father could only smile slanted. “Actually this is the first time he fought with champions.”

Endang almost choked to hear it, “He has never fought a champion who has raised the Blood Tribe?”

Regi nodded again, which is why he proposed this fight. This match could be a lesson for his adopted son. So that he understands the difference of ordinary people with champions. Win or lose, Regi does not care about it, what he expects is the Sky to get experience.

Ivano is a dark-skinned boy with short, curly hair. His eyes were brilliant black with a long, pointed nose. The boy pulled out a wooden machete from behind his back. The sky was wondering how he kept that thing.

After the sound of the gong, not for 60 seconds, Ivano had jumped to attack. He swung the machete vertically, the attack hit the floor, the Sky managed to dodge. Not giving a chance, the machete had already swung to the side forming a curve movement. This time the attack managed to injure the right cheek of Heaven.

“Ugh...,” Sky wipes blood from a scratch wound on the cheek. ‘Strong swing!’ after jumping to keep his distance.

The next attack was again carried out by Ivano. The boy twisted his wrist, swung the machete. This time Sky did not dodge, he used his left hand to grab Ivano's arm, then pulled forward the chest and punched the opponent's stomach. Ivano slammed into the back two steps.

“Aduh, beta got stomach ache!” suddenly complained.

“Eh, are you okay?” as a result the Sky relaxed its vigilance and looked at Ivano anxiously.

It was well used by Ivano. He immediately charged into the Sky, swinging the machete with his right hand, then when deflected, quickly the machete handle changed hands from left to right. Keep it that way so that the swing of the machete becomes sharp and makes it difficult for the Sky to approach it.

“I've also used machetes, but didn't know there was such a technique!” The sky muttered softly, somewhat amazed by Ivano's technique.

Ivano pulled the machete up to the side of the stomach, then lifted it overhead before once again slashing at the Sky. The attack had a considerable strike distance, its swing successfully hit the shoulder of Heaven and slammed the boy onto the floor.

Endang and the other spectators exclaimed, they all shouted calling for Ivano's name. While Regi was silent, watching how his adopted son would fight back.

“Hufh... hufh...,” the roar of Heaven's breath begins to sound irregular. He had to think of a way to be able to fend off Ivano's attack.

During the battle, Ivano had not used the power of the tribe. He fought using only techniques, and that alone had already troubled the Heavens. Would it be better for him to use the devotion of speech, telling Ivano to give up. Or make him hurt by cursing him. But Sky felt that what he was doing was cheating, it was better that he used his ace last, if Ivano ended up using the tribe's power.

As Sky was busy thinking, Ivano again attacked him. But this time Heaven managed to catch Ivano's arm, flanking him firmly between the two arms and then pulling and turning his opponent's body backwards. After that the Sky twisted Ivano's arm, making the boy fall down and his machete was thrown.

Seeing for the first time the Heavens had managed to stop Ivano's attack, the roar of the audience rang out boisterously. Regi secretly clenched fists, happy for the success of his adopted son.

“Ale don't want to use weapons?” Ivano asked without loosening his vigilance.

Sky shakes, “I want to learn to fight with bare hands.”

“Alright, then! jan blames beta if ale gets hurt!” finished talking, Ivano immediately jumped to the attack.

The sky noticed the direction of Ivano's hand movements, because of the lessons he had learned earlier. If Sky managed to read the hand movements, then he would be able to lock or knock out Ivano's attack. So when his opponent unsheathed the machete, with quick and accurate movements. Sky's hand locks and twists Ivano's wrist before kicking the heartburn and making it fall.

“Ugh!” Ivano paddled quietly, lying on the floor.

When Sky thought he had defeated Ivano, suddenly something attacked him. The wooden machete that was supposed to fall to the floor, somehow floated in the air and attacked the Sky.

The strange attack from the floating machete made Sky forced to retreat a few steps. Meanwhile Ivano stood up while holding his hand that was twice twisted by the Sky. He re-installed the horses, his black bead turned towards the floating machete, smiling in embarrassment.

“Beta is actually asking Nene to help. Mar ale managed to make the beta cornered, so Nene came to help beta.”

The sky again furrowed his brows, he found it hard to understand Ivano's words. Not yet had he understood what was happening, there was an old woman appearing beside his opponent. The old lady with the shabby kebaya, wore an old round hat and her body was bent with her legs next to the shape of a horse leg. Seeing that the face of Heaven turned as white as paper.

“Ha-ghost?!” Scared screams.

The sound of laughter from the audience did not help Sky to understand his current situation. Finally Endang kindly explained to her.

“Not a ghost, Young Master. The old woman is Ivano.”'s khodam

The sky tilted its head did not understand, “What is Khodam, Mr Endang?”

“Khodam designation for human companion genie, because its nature can keep humans, then categorized as good genie. Everyone has a different type of khodam, can be in the form of heirlooms, false knowledge, or subtle creatures that can be called. And Ivano's khodam is named Nene Luhu.”

“Then?” Sky asks plain, “What is this allowed in a matchup?”

“Only champions can call khodam. Because it was one of their devotions that had awakened the Blood Tribe.”

Alright, this is the new information the heavens have just known. Now the boy understood a little why Regi, his adoptive father proposed a fight. If he hadn't done so, perhaps Heaven wouldn't have known there were different types of strength depending on their tribe. Sky would also not know there were many martial techniques he could learn.

“Ale which tribe?” Ivano asked, after Endang finished explaining.

“Eh, uh. Palembang Tribe.” The sky answered honestly.

Ivano gasped in shock, then his face turned horrified. Not only Ivano, some of the spectators also gasped. The sky looked around in bewilderment, what was wrong with his tribe?

“A-what, a–apa ale has risen?” Ivano asked timidly.

The sky nodded, and the shocked voices of the spectators again sounded. Endang turned to Regi, from the look of his face he questioned the truth of it. Regi nodded, smiling proudly as he looked at his adopted son.

“You use the power of the tribe, that means I can also.” The sky smiled obliquely, ready to launch a counterattack using the worship service typical of the Palembang tribe, namely the bitter tongue.

Continues…