ADILAGES
ADILAGA 1'S
This is the moment to look forward to.
Cakra tried to stand upright, his eyes glowing bright yellow. Not a second did he release his gaze on his teacher's nemesis, Mpu Gandring before him. The Temple Blorong in the stomach of Mount Pyramid Sadahurip.
Ken Arok in his new form, Murca.
On the other hand, Murca had just dispelled Reog whose movements on the ground were fastest among the other Adilaga members. Seeing the heir of Mpu Gandring free, changing form and standing bowed, the King Without the Kingdom was upset.
“Yes, do that to your men,” respond Reog. “When the warok troops were in disarray, Singabarong's concentration was split and I left him severely injured. Singabarong was never willing to die for the ambition of anyone but himself, so he and the rest of his army took a thousand steps.”
Murca's bluish face revealed a cynical smile. “Oh, so it looks! Ken Dedes, Rangda! The soul of Rania now! Let me take care of our three enemies here with my second stage of science, Mewajah Raja, Agung Digdaya!”
Rangda stepped aside to carry out the order. The chakra moves towards the woman, but Barong tides the body in the way.
“Let me handle, Barong! They'll drive out Rania's spirit!” exclaims Cakra with an anxious expression.
“Do not! Let Rania prove she's Rangda's true heir, not Ken Dedes! Watch out, Murca attacked again!”
The Barong's cry was greeted instantly by the crashing Murca, emitting a golden aura typical of a king or emperor. Knowing Cakra was once the months of this style, Murca used variations. The treads of his two hands moved extremely fast, as if there were nine sites. When one of the sites hit the target, a golden beam emanated, hitting with a greater destructive force than when fired from a distance.
“Awas!” As the strongest, Barong advanced with both of his prana-laden fists. Then he and Murca sold each other punches like two boxers in the ring. Undoubtedly, the Sacred Lion God Prana broke apart when it hit the opponent's dark prana. As a result, it was Barong's body that bounced to one side violently.
In the blink of an eye, Murca turned her fist at Reog. The second opponent chose to dodge by salting over Murca's head, then netting the Black Blood Storm kick on the shoulder near the base of the tall man's neck.
“Heh, what style is this? Just my itchy rake!” While saying so, Murca caught Reog's leg. “The name of the powerful move is like THIS!” Like a professional wrestler, Murca slammed the slender swordsman while dropping down, adding more damage to Reog with Murca's own body weight.
Two have been uprooted, only Cakra is now standing dazed, his strength has not been recovered properly.
“Ken Dedes has risen, damned keris I no longer need! Now, I'll make sure you don't die with that bully spirit called Mpu Gandring! Goodbye, Cakra!”
Murca lunged forward, her body spreading a scorching golden radiance. Knowing himself difficult to escape death, Cakra welcomed the bearer of death by standing up, gathering energy in the potluck.
“Nak only!” It was the sound of the Taruna suddenly attacking Murca from one side, while Solara attacked from the opposite side simultaneously.
Murca was forced to react by changing her style. Its concentration split apart, its two fists diverted to dampen the water and light prana at once. The three forces collided with each other, and for the first time Murca was pushed back seven steps.
Solara and Taruna bounced even further, but they were still firmly standing and instantly channeled prana, helping the newly risen Barong and Reog with great difficulty.
“Heh! More and more Adilaga rats are popping up,”, sergeant Murca. “Good, I'll just clean everything!”
Solara rebuked, pushed back the opponent. “At least we stick together, unlike your cowards! Moreover, Blakk Jak and Artazure who call themselves the most fanatical and most loyal, finally realized they are also on the wrong side.”
Taruna added, “When Artazure is helpless, Blakk Jak is willing to give up. Now they have made us sleep well, hopefully when they wake up later they turn into heroes who defend the city in the right way.”
“Heh-heh. You think I care about the nature, idealism and desires of my men?” Murca said cynically. “They made use of my facilities, and I harnessed their combat power! The only person I have ever asked for my loyalty is Ken Dedes, my wife whom I have raised with all my efforts!”
“You're wrong, Arok.”
The woman's voice made Murca flinch. He turned his head, it turns out that the one who said it was Ken Dedes, the image of his tribe's shadow manifested behind the figure of its host, Rania in the form of Rangda fighters.
“What do you mean?!” The face of Murca aka Ken Arok is full of question marks.
“When the inner fight was over, Rania's soul reminded me of who you really are. You are still and nothing more is the power-mad Ken Arok, who could kill the Stump of Ametung, your own lord to get me and the country to rule,” said Ken Dedes with eyes glaring very sharp.
Challenged like that, Ken Dedes sighed and said, “It was I who instigated Anusapati to kill you.”
“A-what!?” Ken Arok was surprised not to be a bitch.
“I'm jealous. You pay too much attention to your concubine, Ken Umang, especially since she gave birth to Tohjaya, your own flesh and blood. Anusapati, your stepson you've neglected. So from childhood I planted the seed of hatred in the mind of Anusapati by saying you do not love him, because he is my son with Stump Ametung. Only when I was old enough did I tell you that you were the murderer of his real father. The grudge is round already, and Keris Mpu Gandring eats his own master.”
Suddenly Murca's surprised expression just now turned instantly into a sinister smile. “I also know about that part.”
Ken Dedes's turn to surprise. “Hah!? J-so you..”.
“... Deliberately let myself be killed,” Arok-Murca replied plainly. “Why? Because through death the science of Nyi Blorong can nailasai perfectly. After all, the Keris Mpu Gandring curse must have hit me sooner or later. And so, I used the antidote to the curse, the science whose power transcends, even overcomes death itself.
I know you, Ken Dedes killed himself when he heard I was dead. Thought you'd have me forever in the afterlife. But you're wrong, aren't you? Then I secretly drained the Prana Vampire Snake Nyi Blorong into your corpse. Then I accidentally did not reclaim Keris Mpu Gandring, looking for the right time for us to perform again. Honey, when our son, Tohjaya was killed in battle, the kris disappeared, or rather hidden someone. I spent centuries of my eternity searching for that kris. While I am accumulating unlimited wealth and the opportunity to resurrect Singosari Kingdom Kingdom.”
Ken Dedes interjected, “And now you have raised me with that damned dagger as the key. Next what? Take over the island nation by force? Then you will reign as eternal king, and I will be your consort?”
“Tak must be directly,” replied Ken Arok. “As the times progress, there is another more powerful way to rule, namely through economic power. Imagine, only SS Corporation products can be marketed and consumed by all Indonesians. Isn't that much more profitable and more certain than deploying millions of soldiers?”
Even the other “listeners, especially Barong, were stunned to hear the real presentation of Murca's plan. As Johnny the conglomerate, Barong was the one who understood the SS the most. But he never expected the ultimate goal was to make Indonesia a monopoly country.
But Barong still let Ken Dedes talk, “Enough, Arok. Enough of all this.”
“What's enough, Dedes?! Come on, we start this job by getting rid of these bullies!” sergeant Ken Arok aka Murca, doesn't believe his hearing.
“It's enough that I became your obedient wife in Singosari!” bentak Dedes's.
“I've enjoyed the world enough, which I'm sure is much more beautiful than the present!
I've had enough of all my hate and love for you, Arok! On Anusapati, Tunggul Ametung, Ken Umang, Tohjaya and Singosari! All I want is to rest in peace, in the afterlife where Arok and Ametung, Anusapati and Tohjaya, me and Umang join hands like close relatives.”
Hearing that, Arok was silent for a moment. Then suddenly his laughter exploded. “Hahaha! You're good at fantasy, Dedes! That kind of nature is just a figment fable! I am building a better world than you want! A world that we can command as we please, without anyone's hindrance!”
Ken Dedes. “You don't understand, Arok. Do you not realize what you have been and will forever feel in your ‘eternal body’? In ‘eternal life’ and ‘world your ideal’ that? Loneliness, Arok! Only loved by myself, but hated by all your people, officials and subordinates. Look, now that all the Angkara Murca and your troops have betrayed you, leave you alone here.”
Murca looked around. Dedes said, now Dahlia and Himapun have joined in this room. That means Gangren and Okkult have either fallen or escaped. His teeth were grinding, he was now surrounded. “But there are still you accompanying me, ‘kan, Ken Dedes, my soul mate? Come on, let's spill these lighters together!”
Sukma Ken Dedes and Rangda again shook their heads together. “I told you, I don't want to and can't live in your ideal world. I do not belong to this age, this world! My soul is just hitchhiking in the body of another, fighting for a place with two other tribes that are still firmly rooted in this body as well! After all, Rangda's spirit has chosen Rania Giselda as his heir, not me! I was only left to stay because I tried to make you realize that all your efforts were in vain!”
“No! My efforts have succeeded! This is my most sincere expression of love for you, Ken Dedes! If Rangda and the Rania get in your way, then we'll beat them up and take this body!”
“Aih, apparently Arok remains Arok, will not be sadsar even though he died a thousand times,” said Ken Dedes with a sigh. “ Loving someone earnestly means paying attention to the things that the person really wants and needs, not forcing him to follow his own desires and ambitions. Now obviously, your love for me is impure, Ken Arok. I am nothing more than a trophy, proof of your ambition. This time, you will definitely find the new Ken Umang – Ken Umang. Or maybe, what you want is this woman named Rania Giselda?”
“No, Dedes. I only use his body to replace your body that turned out to be damaged eaten by time.”.
“Enough.” The shadow of Ken Dedes' spirit faded, as if justifying his words earlier. “I've given you my message, and my assignment is in cash. If you truly love me, Ken Arok, leave all this vain ambition and accompany me in the afterlife. Do not worry, until forever my soul will surely wait for you there.”
“No! Ken Dedes, you must accompany me in this world! Rangda traitor, you must scram!” Ken Arok as Murca lunges forward, smashing the golden-coloured tread towards Rangda.