A building resembling a fortress, standing majestically on the plains of a wide and deep ravine in the eastern part of the Tarik Forest. Large logs stood in a row around it. Behind him, three small buildings and a long building seemed to stand proudly, as if they were guarding the building that resembled a fortress. While dozens of people dressed all in black were also seen around the biggest building.
Inside the central part of the building, five people dressed all in black were gathered together. They sat facing a handsome young man whose face was covered with rage. Next to him sat a middle-aged woman with a gloomy face, but her beauty lines were still visible. The young man's eyes stared at the people dressed all in black in front of him one by one. Then his gaze stopped at the middle-aged woman next to him.
"You'd better give up your intention, Rakapati. You won't be able to defy your father. Especially now that he has asked for help from his younger brother, Panglima Lohgender, who is not your opponent," said the middle-aged woman.
"No, Mother. It is taboo for Rakapati to recede before reaching his goals," Rakapati firmly denied. "Uncle Lohgender's problem, Klenting Kuning will face it."
The woman sitting on the far left smiled when she heard her name being called by Rakapati. The beautiful woman in black looked at the middle-aged woman sitting beside Rakapati. That woman is Puspa Lukita, Rakapati's mother who is also the concubine of Adipati Prahasta.
“Remember, my child. I am only a concubine of the Duke
Prahasta. You have no right to demand that your father hand over his position to you," said Puspa Lukita softly.
“No matter what, DuchyKarang Asem must be mine. I am the rightful Duke of Karang Asem. Prahasta is not my father and mother, don't just close your eyes to what he has done. I still remember clearly how he killed Sirandana's father. Destroyed the Karang Asem Kingdom. And now he occupies my birthplace as Duke. No, Mother! Karang Asem must return to being a kingdom, and I will destroy the Limbangan Kingdom!" Rakapati's voice sounded full of anger.
Puspa Lukita was no longer able to speak. He really could not cover up the true reality that had been exposed by his son. The Duchy of Karang Asem was once a small kingdom ruled by Prabu Sirandana, Rakapati's biological father. The small kingdom was destroyed and only made a duchy by King Limbangan who expanded its territory. And Puspa Lukita could also understand her son's way of thinking to get back what was rightfully his, it was only the path taken by Rakapati by inviting dark figures of the martial arts that made him always angry and worried.
Puspa Lukita looked at the people dressed all in black in front of her. He knew who they were, Klenting Kuning, Poison Claw Devil, Dragon Bay Twin Devil and the one sitting on the far right was the Blood Drinking Demon Woman. They are black figures of the martial arts.
These powerful figures were deliberately invited by Rakapati to overthrow Adipati Prahasta, and also trained youths taken from villages in the Duchy of Karang Asem to strengthen their ranks. The youths who initially felt kidnapped finally voluntarily supported Rakapati's plan after
know the true meaning and purpose. Moreover, they felt the leadership of Adipati Prahasta paid little attention to the welfare of his people.
“Poison Claw Demon, report what happened to you last night?” Rakapati stared at the Poison Claw Demon.
"There's nothing to report, all went smoothly," the Poison Claw Demon replied.
"Yellow Klenting...?" Rakapati distracted him.
"According to orders, I met Duke Prahasta. It's just that there was a slight disturbance," said Klenting Kuning in a soft seductive voice.
"Then, how?"
"As usual, Adipati Prahasta still doesn't want to step down from his position"
"Hm..." Rakapati muttered. "You alone?" Rakapati stared at the Blood Drinking Demon Woman.
“Failed,” the Blood Drinking Demon Woman replied.Rakapati frowned.
"I didn't succeed in urging him to withdraw the Limbangan Kingdom's troops from the Karang Asem Duchy. Maybe you've heard everything this morning..."
"Yes, I have heard the story of the incident at the edge of the Forest of Pull. What I want to know, who is it?" Rakapati's voice was low.
"I don't know. But he has a level of intelligencevery tall, capable of serving ten fully armed select men with his bare hands. Even without the intervention of Arya Duta and the two squad leaders from the duchy I think he can destroy ten of our chosen ones,” The Blood Drinking Demon Woman explained.
"What are the characteristics?" Klenting Kuning asked doubtfully."I think the people are young. And if I'm not
wrong, he's carrying a sword on his back," the Blood Drinking Demon Woman replied.
"Is that sword handled by a bird's head?" guess Klenting Kuning.
"Not wrong!" cried the Blood Drinking Demon Woman. "He's wearing a white vest?" Klenting insisted
Yellow again. He felt sure his guess was not wrong. "Yeah..., yeah! He's wearing a white vest. His hair is
his long bound, only his face alone I can not see it clearly. It was too dark, and it happened too fast."
Klenting Kuning did not ask again. He was silent and just let out a long sigh. Rakapati, who saw the change in the beautiful woman's face, became curious.
"Who is he, Klenting Kuning?" asked Rakapati.
"I'm sure, he must be the Sacred Eagle Warrior," Klenting Kuning slowly replied.
The other four powerful figures fell silent when they heard the name Warrior Sacred Eagle being called. They had never heard of the greatness of that name. And they also knew that Klenting Kuning had faced the Sacred Eagle Warrior on Devil's Hill.
Rakapati who did not knowand heard the name, not at all surprised. But after seeing the five people he had invited immediately fall silent, he seemed to catch something worrying. However, he soon realized that it was not unusual for Adipati Prahasta to also ask for help from martial arts figures like he was now doing. He had already calculated that from the beginning.
"If the Sacred Eagle Warrior helps them, I'm afraid our plan will be ruined.
"No one can match his intelligence at this point." Klenting Kuning again expressed his heart.
"I'm sure he'll be on their side," the Blood-drinking Demonic Female snarled. “That time I met him in the Duchy. Luckily I still managed to escape, although some people became
victim."
"Should we invite a powerful figure who is higher than him, Rakapati?" suggested the Dark Dragon, one of the Dragon Bay Twin Demons.
“No need!” Klenting Kuning shouted loudly. All eyes immediately stared at Klenting Kuning.
"You don't need to think about the WarriorSacred Eagle.
I can handle him!" said Klenting Kuning firmly.
No one made a sound anymore. Theyunderstand that Klenting Kuning is able to overcome the Sacred Eagle Warrior. They had heard that Klenting Kuning had clashed at Bukit Setan. And they also know the advantages of the beautiful woman. The beautiful woman nicknamed the Thousand-Faces Devil has the skill 'Soul Melting' that no one can match. He once made the Sacred Eagle warrior helpless, luckily the Death Fan appeared, so that the young warrior managed to survive.
"What's important now, do everything that Rakapati has planned. The matter of the Sacred Eagle Warrior is my business. I myself will handle it later, as well as that old Lohgender!" said Klenting Kuning haughtily.
Back to silence without a sound.
"Anything else to say?" asked Rakapati breaking the silence.
"No!" they said in unison.
"In that case, this meeting should be ended."
Rakapati stood up and walked followed by his mother leaving the middle room of the big house. Klenting Kuning and the other four people rushed outside. They scattered as soon as they got outside the door of this meeting room.
***
Night has just come. The atmosphere in the eastern part of the Tarik Forest seemed deserted. Several people were seen standing guard around the fort. Meanwhile inside
one of the large and beautiful rooms of one of the buildings that stood in the fort, a slender figure was seen lying on a bed. Her flawless white back was wide open, only a thin piece of pink cloth covered it from the waist down.
The beautiful slender body turned to face the bedroom door. Klenting Kuning, the owner of that beautiful body stared at the door. His hands pulled the cloth to cover his body. Her eyes, which were adorned with curled eyelashes, narrowed slightly when she heard a knock on her bedroom door. The knock is only momentary and must sound barely clear.
"Enter...!" cried Klenting Kuning softly.
The bedroom door opened, then Rakapati appeared who immediately stepped inside. After a moment he closed the door and locked it. Then slowly walked back to Klenting Kuning who smiled sweetly. Her eyes lit up as she greeted the handsome young man. Rakapati sat on the edge of the bed.
"You didn't go with them, Klenting Kuning?" asked Rakapati softly. His hand caressed her soft cheek.
"What for?"
Klenting Kuning edged up and sat down.
"Klenting Kuning, I have something to ask you." said Rakapati softly.
"You can put it off, can't you?" replied Klenting Kuning spoiled.
"No, I have to say it now.""Okay, what are you going to ask?" "About the Sacred Eagle Warrior."
Klenting Kuning looked straight into Rakapati's eyes. "You might say you can handle him, but...
I catch your tone of voiceother. Is there no one who can match him?" asked Rakapati.
"I don't know myself, so far no one has been able to match him," Klenting Kuning said quietly.
"But you don't have to worry, no matter how powerful it is
he must have a weakness. I can find out in no time. Trust me."
Rakapati was silent for a few moments. Since the name Warrior Sacred Eagle appeared in the conversation this afternoon, he had become restless and furious. Even though they had never met in person, from Klenting Kuning's words, Rakapati could already judge the level of the swordsman's intelligence.
Worry began to overwhelm him. If the warrior sided with Adipati Prahasta, he would definitely face great difficulties. His original plan was to invite powerful figures to face Panglima Lohgender, who was known as a powerful figure in the martial arts before becoming an important person in the Limbangan Kingdom.
"Ah, come on. We'll talk about that later, Rakapati. Of course you can forget about it for a while, right?" said Klenting Kuning while pulling back the young man's neck.
***
Meanwhile in the Duchy of Karang Asem, Panglima Lohgender was discussing the troublesome mob with the Sacred Eagle Warriors, Pandan Wangi, Arya Duta, Balungpati and Welut Putih. They sat in a circle facing a round table of carved teak wood.
"I'm sure their nest is in the Tarik Forest," said Arya Duta.
"Trek Forest is very wide, its conditions are also difficult to explore. It has hills and lots of deep valleys," said Commander Lohgender.
"Twice I clashed with them in the forest, Father," said Arya Duta, remaining firm.
"Have you tried to find their nest?" asked Commander Lohgender.
"Already."
"Meet?"
Arya Duta shook her head.
"Wait a minute, may I step in?" asked Ranga."Please." said Commander Lohgender.
"Three days I observed the situation in the Duchy of Karang Asem, but there were no signs of chaos, even the residents were carrying out their duties as usual," said Rangga. He deliberately did not mention that he had caught someone dressed all in black in the Duchy of Karang Asem. And that's impossible for him to say.
"Indeed, now that the Duchy of Karang Asem is safe, the residents no longer look restless." Panglima Lohgender replied.
"Then what other mess happened?" asked Rangga did not understand.
"The mob is now turning its target on the paraduchy officials, especially those from the former Limbangan Kingdom," Commander Lohgender explained.
"Hm, did it not occur to me that this is a rebellion?" muttered Rangga as if asking himself.
"The thought already exists," Commander Lohgender said quietly. "It's just that there is no clear pattern yet, who is the mastermind behind all this."
"Can you tell me the history of the Duchy of Karang Asem?" Pandan Wangi asked, interrupting his voice.
"Is there anything to do with it?" Arya Duta asked. He's lackingunderstand Pandan Wangi's way of thinking.
"Maybe..." said Pandan Wangislow.
"All right," said Commander Lohgender. "I'll tell you a little."
Panglima Lohgender told about the history of the Duchy of Karang Asem which was once a kingdom with the name Karang Asem Kingdom. The Kingdom of Karang Asem and the Kingdom of Limbangan, used to be united, and split after the king died. The Limbangan Kingdom still stands as a large kingdom, while
Karang Asem stood as a small kingdom. The two kingdoms were again involved in conflict when the Karang Asem Kingdom tried to expand its territory by taking over the territory of the Limbangan Kingdom. However, the smaller Karang Asem Kingdom eventually succumbed and was made a duchy. Then appointed Adipati Prahasta to rule in Karang Asem to replace King Prabu Sirandana who was killed in the war.
"Are the Kings of Limbangan and the Kings of Karang Asem related?" Pandan Wangi asked.
"They are brothers from one father to another. Prabu Wardana is the crown prince of the empress, while Prabu Sirandana is the son of a concubine."
"When the Karang Asem Kingdom fell, did Prabu Sirandana have sons?" Pandan Wangi asked again.
"Yes, his name was Rakapati, and his mother was named Puspa Lukita. At that time Rakapati was still small…," said Commander Lohgender.
"Hm. there is a possibility that Rakapati will return it
CoralAsem became a kingdom again," Pandan Wangi muttered as if talking to himself.
"Impossible!" said Balungpati in denial."Why not ?"
"Gusti Putri Puspa Lukita is now the wife of Duke Prahasta. And now she is being evacuated with her son to Putu Village in the Duchy of Sedana," Balungpati argued again.
"Anyone drive there?" asked Rangga, starting to understand Pandan Wangi's way of thinking.
"Fifty soldiers." said Welut Putih. "And they can only come back when the situation is resolved."
"Hm..., I haven't seen Gusti Adipati since earlier. Where is he?" Pandan Wangi asked half muttered.
"Since he was attacked twice, he always locks himself in his room," said Commander Lohgender.
Pandan Wangi glanced at Rangga. Those who glanced at it quickly understood. Then Rangga stood up followed by Pandan Wangi. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they said their goodbyes and left the room.
"What do you think, Brother?" asked Pandan Wangi after they passed the gate of the duchy.
"I don't know, I have to investigate first. This is not an ordinary matter," said Rangga with a sigh.
"Yeah, let's not get off on the wrong foot. "
***