Blind Devil
Chapter 65: Kelud Lake

At night in the garden of Tumenggung Wirabumi's house, Aria sat enjoying the cool night breeze in the city of Daha.

Aria is accompanied by Kemuning who deliberately wants to meet Aria, before the young man continues his journey.

“Kakang! I want to come with the leg, wherever the leg goes,” said Kemuning while staring at Aria.

Aria took a breath hearing Kemuning's words.

“My journey is still long and dangerous, I do not want any woman to be victimized, if come with me.” Aria replied to Kemuning

“Kemuning likes Aria's leg, Kemuning wants to live with Aria's kang,” back Kemuning said.

“Love cannot be forced! I consider you like a sister as well as a friend,” reply Aria while holding the hand Kemuning, “I do not want my sister hurt if come with me,” continued Aria said.

Sisang….!

Kemuning said, then hugged Aria and cried on the young man's chest.

Aria took a deep breath before speaking, while stroking Kemuning's head.

“I used to know nothing, every time I met a woman I always took her away and I offered to sleep together, but now I understand that my words are not good, sometimes it can also cause misunderstandings and give uncertain hope for a woman, in the future I will carefully talk if it is about women,” Sorry I am the sister of Kemuning.”

After saying, Aria clasped tightly onto Kemuning's hand.

“I understand brother! but in the depths of my heart there is always a place for Aria's brother,” Kemuning said as he returned Aria's hand.

The two smile after realizing each other's faults, sometimes a sincere sense of friendship is stronger than a bond of love.

“Morning, three people came out of the residence Tumenggung Wirabumi.

The three moved towards the south, towards the direction of Mount Kelud.

Ki Wangsa along the way just keeps grumbling because Aria wants to walk, Aria,

“Why don't we just use horses, heading to Mount Semeru? Ask Ki Wangsa.

“You if you want to leave first, please, I'm not used to riding,” reply Buto Ijo.

“Why not say from earlier, will you be able to run, while I'm both the same Aria riding a horse.”

“You want to insult Raden, already blinded in told to ride a horse? Tanya Buto Ijo's.

“Two with me, moron! Replied Ki Wangsa in an annoyed tone.

“Better this way! If Raden lazy way, I can carry him,” reply Buto Ijo.

“He can you carry, do you want to carry me? Ask Ki Wangsa.

“If you want me to carry, show first your tomb where, later I will deliver,” replied Buto Ijo in an annoyed tone.

For days they walked, and sometimes ran, did not feel they had entered the area of Mount Kelud.

Early in the morning they saw several groups of roads leading to the top of Mount Kelud.

“You want them there? Ask Ki Wangsa said to herself.

“Which I know,” replied Buto Ijo.

“I didn't ask you,” said Ki Wangsa.

“Sorry kisanak! Why do so many people climb to the top of Mount Kelud? Ask Ki Wangsa, to a group passing near them.

“The Kemala family will hold a Salamatan in the lake of Kelud, to ask for blessings for the residents around the slopes, and avoid the rampage of the green dragon of the keeper of Mount Kelud, this,” replied one of them who was about to head to the top.

“How about we see see first! usually if there is an event like this, there must be a lot of food and performances,” said Ki Wangsa.

Phoe!

“Hai Wongso! As far as I know a sage is quiet, rarely to the crowd and rarely eat, but you're the opposite, you're a self-styled sage huh? Tanya Buto Ijo while continuing to stare at Ki Wangsa.

“My name is Wangsa Naya, not Wongso,” Ki Wangsa said hearing Buto Ijo call him Wongso.

Buto Ijo did not care about Ki Wangsa, he asked Aria.

“How's Raden? Tanya Buto Ijo's.

“We look up! If it is true a lot of food, we can eat there, already two days we eat fruit,” said Aria.

Ki Wangsa and Buto Ijo, nodding their heads to hear Aria's words.

“Mari Raden! Better Raden I just carry it, because the road is starting to climb.

Aria nods her head, they then move up the mountain where there is a lake whose water is clear and often visited by people who want to travel to Mount Kelud.

People looked towards Buto Ijo, a large-bodied human wearing caping, who was holding a young man who also wore caping.

Two horses galloped, heading upwards, 2 girls dressed in green, seemingly unconcerned with those on the way, both of them kept on racing their Horses, while whipping the back of the horse.

Before noon, the three of them reached the edge of the lake Kelud, it is true what people said when asked by the House.

Around the lake Kelud had gathered many people, in one of the spacious places near the lake, there was one stage and near the stage, and, there are chairs and tables that have been provided by the Kemala family for them.

An old man holding a stick, while in front of him was a big barrel that kept on smelling fragrant smoke, the fragrant smoke spread around the well, close the smell of sulfur that smells from the smoke coming out of the shoulders of Mount Kelud.

The old man standing on the stage continued to cast a spell while shaking his staff towards the smoke, which came out from the large barrel.

After he finished reciting the spell, the grandfather then gave a hand gesture.

The head of the buffalo on a small raft, after being in the middle of the lake slowly silent.

Suddenly the water of the lake Kelud moves around, after the offerings are in the middle.

The motion of the water rotation is getting bigger and slowly began to drown the offerings in the middle, after the offerings drown, slowly the lake water began to calm down again.

Seeing that the offerings were no longer in the middle of the lake, the old man on the stage shouted.

“The residents around the slopes of Mount Kelud, our offerings have been received by green dragons, now we can calm down, for in the future we can be far from disaster.

“Please enjoy the dishes provided by the Kemala family,”, said the grandfather in a loud voice, greeted the cheers of the people watching, and they began to storm the food that had been prepared.

Buto Ijo immediately ran after seeing the residents taking food, rice and side dishes began to move.

Now in front of Aria is available a variety of foods, as well as drinks taken by Buto Ijo.

“Aibi! Can aunt see there? Ask a girl who is younger.

“See what? ask the aunt.

“It was under the tree, the three people were like they were having a party, did they not know that the food that father had provided, to be distributed to the inhabitants, but why did they take so much food?

“Leave it! Maybe they are hungry,” said the aunt heard the testimony of her nephew.

“Can't...this can't be let! I have to reprimand them.” The nephew said as he stepped, approaching Aria who was eating a meal.

“I see the children all taking food in excess, do you not feel sorry for the residents of Kelud slopes who do not get part of the food rations.

Aria who was about to eat rice, then put the rice in her hand back into the container of teak leaves.

“All the food, even some take more from me,” said Buto Ijo.

“True miss! Many of them took more food, but why did the lady just rebuke us? The house spoke.

“Already...why fuss over the food problem, just let them eat,” the aunt came over, after saying, then pulled the niece's hand.

The sound of dozens of horses rang out and before long the voice of the middle man clashed at the place where the Kemala family gathered.

Dozens of people dressed in black surrounded the Kemala family tent.

“Who are you and why attack us? Tanya Pranaya, the leader of the Kemala family.

“We are the men of Buto Ijo ruler of three mountains, want to take over this Kelud mountain from the hands of the Kemala family,” said a masked man.

“Buto's….Buto Ijo,” said Pranaya, as her forehead wrinkled, Pranaya's facial features looked pale after hearing the name Buto Ijo.

“Do not speak! We Kemala family have been hereditary to guard this Kelud mountain, it's good that you talk to want to take over,” said the girl who had reprimanded Aria.

“You dare to fight the mount Kelud waiter? Grandfather who had presided over the ceremony, spoke up.

“Mount Kelud has been conquered by our leader, Buto Ijo.

If you do not go, we will eradicate the Kemala family,” said the leader replied to the words of the grandfather who had just spoken.

“Close your mouth!

“You think your leader can defeat the green dragon? The grandfather replied to the masked man with a furious tone.

“You call the green dragon! If present here, we will get off soon and will not disturb the Kemala family,” back the masked man said.

The house heard the noise, then invited Aria and Buto Ijo to see.

“What's the matter Ki? Ask Wangsa.

“Vicious robbery led Buto Ijo, about to take over the Kemala family.

“Oh! Household Saying.

“What did you say earlier? The look on the face of the House changed after saying, Oh.

“There's robbed the leader of Buto Ijo.” Whisper the man.

Aria frowns at the man's words, while the left hand continues to block the hand of Buto Ijo to not move towards the tent of the Kemala family, Aria then whispers to the House and Buto Ijo.

“Let's go there, but you guys just shut up, don't act before it's all clear.

“There must be an intention behind this, why they use the name Buto Ijo.

Aria, Buto Ijo and the House approached and saw the grandfather who had led the ceremony sitting on a stone, about to summon the Green Dragon.

Some residents of the slopes chose to leave, out of fear.

Only the Kemala family, the begal and Aria troupe.

They sat down and saw the grandfather casting a spell to summon the Green Dragon.

“You think the Green Dragon will come out or not? Ask Wangsa to Buto Ijo.

“No,” Reply Buto Ijo.

“Why not? Asked Wangsa, Buto Ijo turned his head, then said while looking at the House.

“Because there's me here”