ADJOINING REALM
CONFUSION OF THE KING

Jaka and Darto stood face-to-face, amid the lively cheers of all the spectators. They waited for the cue of the King who was the referee, in silence they drew the weapon in his hand.

The king suddenly raised his hand. All the spectators who were still cheering were silent. They looked in the same direction to listen to the next commandment.

"Start!" Shouted the King in boisterous tones of the cries of all the spectators, they again cheered to cheer up the two fighters in the middle of the human circle.

Amidst the noise of human cheers, Darto and Jaka drift in their concentration. Their ears were deaf, and all of a sudden they could hear no more.

The two young men indeed had extremely sharp gazes, they continued to pay attention to their opponent with an extremely outstanding focus.

They continued to step to the side, while playing a weapon in their hands. For a moment there was no movement with attacking intent, the two of them continued to focus on seeking momentum.

Jaka who had reduced his patience in finding a gap, he tried to bully Darto by jerking his legs while swinging his spear.

Darto who knew if it was just a bluff, immediately took quick action when Jaka's spear was swinging.

Darto shot closer, a split second before Jaka's spear returned to its ready position. Darto really did take a wide step with a speed beyond reason. Everyone even immediately silenced watching Darto who shot like lightning.

But unfortunately, the Darto attack can still be avoided Jaka. When Darto approached Jaka moved behind Darto with a throw technique, and soon after he swung his spear again targeting Darto's back.

Darto who realized the trajectory of Jaka's displacement immediately turned around and lifted his shield. Shortly when Jaka's spear clashed with the shield in his hand, Darto again swung his sword towards Jaka's arm, but Jaka also dismissed Darto's attack using his shield.

Both Darto and Jaka's wooden shields were completely split apart, they were only able to receive one strike from their opponents. Now Darto and Jaka really fight relying on weapons alone, and must dodge to avoid injury.

When the two shields split simultaneously, all the brains of the audience seemed to think too late. Their naked eyes could not keep up with the speed of the pitch, yet they immediately shouted when they regained their senses and saw two split shields already falling on the ground at the same time.

Unlike the King, he could see every movement of Darto and Jaka. His eyes were really observant, that was what made him deserve the title above all else.

The king even smiled satisfied to see the fight Darto and Jaka, he stood up from his seat, just giving a clap for the action of the two men in front of him.

It was very noisy when the King clapped his hands, all the spectators prancing just because they saw the King was amazed, they continued to encourage Darto and Jaka, so that they could fight with their full strength.

Darto and Jaka again walked sideways until turning. They re-attached the alert position, considering there were no more protectors they were carrying. It only takes one slash of spear or sword in the hands of their opponents, can really directly tear or separate some of the bodies of Darto and Jaka.

The cheers of the audience's voice disappeared again, Darto and Jaka drifted back into their focus. What a very high focus, they could even feel every sound of wind, heartbeat, and sweat that was creeping all over their bodies.

They could hear one very small voice, even though they were standing in the middle of dozens of screaming people.

This time Darto advanced first, he advanced with a slow step towards Jaka who was ready. Just a few steps closer Darto, Jaka directly pierced the direction of the Darto trajectory.

Instead of panicking or doing evasive movements, Darto actually smiled when Jaka's spear tip almost touched his body.

Darto swung his sword horizontally, intending to inflict a fatal wound on his opponent's arm.

Jaka was really surprised, he dodged it by squatting with the position of the hand that was still in a piercing condition.

Darto's side slash was completely countered, Darto only managed to slash a bit of Jaka's hair, as Jaka suddenly lowered his head. If Jaka was slower just a little, Darto's sword could actually slash his head.

But even though it failed, Darto again slashed his sword vertically, but this time Jaka could fend off using a spear that was not in a piercing position. Jaka held back Darto's slash with the handle of the spear, but his spear could not hold it completely.

Jaka's spear was completely split apart, while Darto's sword still continued to swing downwards. Fortunately Jaka was not scratched at all, despite losing his weapon.

Seeing the position of Darto who was leaning forward when swinging the sword, with a squat position Jaka kicked Darto's shin with a circular kick movement. The power of Jaka's kick was completely insane, until all the spectators spontaneously shouted back to see the action.

Darto really received the kick in a landslide, because his position was impossible to avoid when attacking. The shins belonging to Jaka and Darto actually clashed, creating enough noise to make all the spectators feel uneasy.

Darto completely fell down, but he again stood with the kayang movement. Jaka who saw Darto almost stand firm, took advantage of the momentum to kick Darto again as much as possible.

Jaka's kick was repelled using Darto's arm, but Darto also dropped his sword at the same time.

Darto could actually pull Jaka's kick with the sword in his hand, but given the sharpness of the sword, Darto chose to take off his weapon, then brushed off Jaka's kick with his palm alone. Darto did not want his opponent to lose a leg, as he could become a great friend if one day stood on the same side.

Seeing the actions of Darto, the king really felt disappointed and happy at the same time. He was disappointed that one of the King's candidates was being lenient, but he was happy that he had not lost one man who also had a skill that looked worth it.

The fight continues, now the fight goes on without weapons. They kicked and punched each other with the same force, before finally Darto's punch landed heavily on Jaka's chest.

Jaka still has not given up, he continues to advance with bloody lips while continuing to move when he has made an attacking movement. But Darto did not give a place for Jaka to avoid, wherever Jaka moved, where Darto had stood first.

Even so, Darto also received a lot of Jaka's blows, they fought in the same style, considering in their original lives they had the same teacher.

Amidst the fierce fight, Jaka who was cornered screamed growling while jumping, he created a spear of fire in his hand when it soared, Darto who saw the weapon in Jaka's hand immediately jumped, and then he jumped, and created the chandrabha arrow in his hand, when his body was at a higher position than Jaka.

Everyone completely gasped, the atmosphere instantly turning into silence. They could not believe what they were witnessing, even the King was very shocked.

Everyone was very astonished, when they saw the two men in front of him, having a canuragan knowledge that should have been passed down and taught by the previous King.

What a rare phenomenon, everyone was completely shuddering in fear and delight at the same time, after seeing the unsheathed weapon in the hands of two powerful men, who were soaring in the air.

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