Bukit Barisan Swordsman
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That afternoon the sun looked very friendly, the light was bright but not scorching on the skin let alone to the ubun ubun. On the banks of the river appeared a young man was cool skinning a rabbit, the young man was Jaya who was happy because he got a deer from hunting using his new arrow.

Jaya who went to the river with the intention of wanting to train to increase her Water Energy, had to postpone her training due to getting a game animal. After finishing skinning and cleaning the entrails of the animal, Jaya collected dry wood from around to make a fireplace.

After smearing Kancil meat with herbs found around the river, Jaya began to roast the Kancil on the fire he made. The Kancil meat is not cut into pieces, but directly in the roast intact, Not long ago the aroma of Kancil Guling was smelled and spread to make anyone who smelled the aroma became hungry. The longer the aroma of roast meat lumuri spice spice was increasingly spread, Aided by wind gusts further the distance of the flying aroma of Kancil Guling.

Kancil meat is still half-cooked, Samar Jaya Samar heard the footsteps from downstream of the river, Jaya sharpens her hearing with Aji Tatar Netra and she can feel the clattering of steps that are the clattering of human steps that walk towards her. " Weird... It's been two years I've been here, only this time I've heard the footsteps of people around here, and I'm pretty sure it's not Grandpa Guru's steps." Guman Jaya in the heart.

But Jaya does not want to act immediately, he does not know the figure who walked up to him intend evil or not. He behaved as if he did not know the existence of the person, Jaya seemed still cool turning back his roast meat while remaining vigilant if at any time the figure who would approach it was evil.

"Young people... May I have a little of your roast?... I've been in this forest for three days but haven't gotten a single game." Said a middle-aged man when he was in front of Jaya.

Jaya pretends to be surprised by the presence of the middle-aged man, Jaya observes the man's hunter-like appearance, In her left hand holding a bow, a pocket of arrows tied to her back, and, a dagger on the right waist and a curved sword on the left waist. When looking at the middle-aged man's face Jaya did not find suspicious but instead Jaya felt peaceful when looking at the middle-aged man's face.

" the.. Please uncle..." Jaya replied a little nervously as she was carried away while staring at the middle-aged man's face. "Please wait a minute, uncle, this meat is not ripe yet." Say Jaya to the Hunter.

" What's your name, young man?" Ask the Hunter to Jaya,

" My name is Jaya uncle, whose Uncle?" Jaya replied while asking again.

" I'm Dewangin." The hunter replied short.

"So uncle said it's been three days uncle in this forest, is it right?" Tanya Jaya opened the conversation so as not to be saturated waiting for the meat to be roasted. " That's how... I did find some animals, but when I shoot it always misses, I even shot it very precisely but the animal still escaped my arrow." Dewangin tried to explain what happened to him with a lethargic bowed face.

Dewangin received the piece of meat while staring haru at Jaya. "Thank you son." Said Dewangin slightly softly with a vibrating tone and eyes that began to look glassy. Jaya again cut off the hamstrings of the other kancil for him to eat, he said, But just now he bit the meat he glanced at Dewangin who was still staring at him while holding the piece of meat he had just given and had not eaten it.

"Why is my uncle looking at me like that?" Tanya Jaya canceled the bite." Just this time I met a young man like you son, you have this hunted meat, even you first gave it to me rather than eat it, It is noble to be your manners, son." Said Dewangin with mixed feelings and tears that began to linger in the corner of his eyes.

Jaya only smiles at Dewangin's words, "My grandfather who taught uncle, He said glorifying older people is a virtue, Helping people in need is a virtue, And it's the virtue we do that makes our lives happy." Said Jaya about the education of Empu Gading who he tried to apply. "Eat first uncle, maybe uncle is already very hungry because it has been three days not getting hunted." Said Jaya again while continuing her delayed meal, Dewangin also ate with her heart.

" Just take the uncle again, If the uncle still feels hungry" Jaya offered between them a meal. " What's your grandfather's name, son? Who knows if I know him." Said Dewangin while chewing the roast in his hand, He no longer felt awkward to Jaya. " ivory.. People call him Empu Gading uncle." Japan Jaya explained the name of her Master. " Didn't he still sing until now?" Dewangin asked in a tone of surprise and surprise.

" Yes uncle.. He is my Teacher and my adoptive grandfather, He also saved me while floating in this river, Do you know him?" Jaya explains her relationship with Empu Gading. " Your teacher was one of the Swordsmen of choice in his youth, until one day his fight with Ki Rangkuti one of the strongest warriors of the Black Stream made him a disgrace from the martial world, Many say he was killed, but many say he was only seriously injured, but there was no news of him being around for a long time to dismiss people's view of him alive. But if asked my personal opinion, Until now I still believe that he is still alive" Dewangin explained about the lunge of Empu Gading when young which is not known Jaya. For a moment there is pride in Jaya's heart for being a student of one of the former Pendekar select a match.

" Your bow is good... Did your teacher make it?" Ask Dewangin who saw the bow located between them sitting. " No uncle... This bow I made myself. I did learn Iron Clever from Grandpa." Jaya said, "may I see your arrow?" Dewangin asked again.Jaya unhesitatingly pulled out an arrow from the arrow bag on his back and handed it to Dewangin.

Dewangin carefully looked at the arrow given by Jaya, "What a good arrow and accurate and very deadly when hit the target." Dewangin's comments saw Jaya's arrow. " ah... Ordinary uncle, only made by a student who still needs a lot to learn." Answer Jaya low. "Jay... Will you exchange your bow and arrow for mine? These are bows and arrows passed down through the generations in my family, but I'm having trouble using them". Dewangin tries to offer the barter of arrows and bows to Jaya.

For a moment Jaya thought with an offer from Dewangin, "If it is indeed a hereditary heritage bow it must have the privilege of an ordinary bow, Maybe something is wrong so difficult to use." Jay said in his mind. " Well uncle I agree, maybe my bow and arrow will be more useful to uncle, because Grandpa once ordered as good as someone is the most useful for the good of others." Tutur Jaya approved the offer of barter bow and arrow from Dewangin. Then they exchanged bows and arrow bags.

" Joe... Remember the boy... If you want to save it and leave it, then wrap this bow and arrow in a seven-layer white cloth, that's a message from the ancestors who bequeathed it to me." Dewangin. " Good uncle, I will always remember him" Jaya said obediently. "O.. He's uncle, bring this meat to uncle's wife and children, I'm afraid they're worried because uncle hasn't come home yet." Say Jaya sincerely.

"alright... Then accept this." Dewangin said as he opened the green jade ring from his right thumb and handed it to Jaya. " I'm sorry uncle, I didn't sell this meat any more good I did to uncle." Said Jaya who felt she could be rewarded from the good she did with a sincere intention to help people. " I also have no intention of buying this meat or paying for the good you did to me, This is my memory for you. Show the ring to your teacher, then he'll remember his old friend." Said Dewangin explaining his gift to Jaya.

" But remember my son... The ring should only be worn on the right thumb, and you can only wear it after showing it to your Master." Dewangin continued to explain the details of the ring he gave. "Good uncle, I will remember all your messages, hopefully all that uncle gave can be useful both for me and later we can meet again." Said Jaya while receiving the jade ring that Dewangin gave her. " May son.. Thank you for everything today" said Dewangin who was about to leave. "Same uncle." Answer Jaya. After Dewangin walked away with the remaining roast meat, Jaya still continued to see Dewangin's back until it disappeared in the thick of the forest.