Bukit Barisan Swordsman
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On the banks of the river that has very clear water, even the crystal clear river water of the rocks at the bottom of the river can be seen. It looks like Langir is busy flipping the pot that was roasted on the embers, when returning from looking for langir fruits found the deer that they had just skinned was still roasted on the fire, but he did not see Jaya in that place. Since no bad premonition reached him, Langir decided to wait while preparing the grill to be more mature.

Not long after Langir heard the clattering of steps heading towards him, for a moment he turned to the direction of the source of the sound. He sees Jaya walking side by side with a young woman and a middle-aged man behind her. "This is my friend Langir, this uncle is ayu and he is a beetle" said Jaya introduced the three people. They also know each other. "Are you ripe uncle?" jaya asked back to Langir. "From the color and aroma I think it's Master" Langir told Jaya.

The next moment they sit lined up near the grill, if in order from left to right Ayu, Jaya, Langir and Beetles. The young lady deliberately chose a sitting position away from the Beetle, there was still a bit of horror and trauma in her heart to the Tiger-man Beetle. Jaya cut off the back leg of the roasted rabbit, then gave it to Ayu after coating it with teak leaves that Langir brought, then took some meat for him. "You can take it yourself instead" said Jaya while handing a dagger to Langir.

Langir cuts off the remaining back leg and then gives it to the Beetle. When looking into his eyes, Langir seemed to feel an aura that he was very familiar with, unconsciously his mouth said "Why do I feel like I feel an aura that I know so well from you?" The forehead of the beetle shriveled at Langir's words, as he remembered them they had never known before.

While eating they talk lightly until the food in their hands runs out, "Uncle.. Please pack the remaining meat, I'll take it and drive Ayu home to ensure her safety. For Beetles please give gifts from guests not invited at the birthday party yesterday, also bring him home and make sure the whole family gets enough parts. Then meet me at the nearest village from here". Tutur Jaya gave the order to Langir. "Your young master" replied Langir who understood the meaning of Jaya's words.

After that Jaya walked to bring Ayu home while rolling half-roasted Kancil and fruits that Langir collected. Based on Ayu's confession, actually their village had just passed the full moon harvest last year, but a week ago their village was visited by a gang of robbers, with sadins the robbers plunder all the existing property, the robbers also did not hesitate to hurt and even kill anyone who tried to fight. Because of running out of food, Ayu desperately hunts into the forest to find food for him and his sisters.

After Jaya and Ayu left, Langir took out an urn from behind his clothes. After the curtains opened the cover of the urn, immediately the fishy smell of fresh blood burst out until the beetle could not resist the drool dripping out. Langir like taking something from the jar while saying "You want to eat here or in your nest with your family?" tanya Langir who can already feel the beetle human tiger. "What are you gonna give me?" ask the beetle to Langir. Shaking Langir's head again said "It turns out that hunger can reduce the sharpness of your smell" Langir like holding a small light from inside the urn, after it was placed on the ground, the light grew and turned into a corpse. Strangely the body that was stored in the urn did not change shape and smell, the same as when it was inserted a few weeks ago. The bodies were collected by Langir on the basis of Jaya's orders during the attack from the Black Stream on Guru Andla's birthday.

The beetle was flabbergasted to see a fresh corpse in front of him, his saliva flowing imagining a meal that would fill his stomach. "Save this meal first, my mouth can't eat it when I remember my hungry son and wife at home". Said the beetle. "alright.. We go to your house now, I'm told by the young master to make sure all your family gets enough to eat" Langir said, reinserting the body.

Up in front of a large cave, Beetles and Langir were greeted by several young tigers, his body was like a human but his head was still in the shape of a tiger. "These are my children sir" said the beetle pointing to the four young tigers who greeted them. "Let's go in, sir" said the beetle. Beetle and Langir walk down the cave followed to his four children from behind.

At the end of the cave, I looked up and saw a woman he knew very well sitting limp in the corner of the wall. "Degita.." said Langir calling the woman. Hearing her name called by a familiar voice, the woman immediately turned to the source of the voice. "Rear Langir.." Said the woman while running and then scattered into Langir's arms. The beetles and their children were flabbergasted to see their wives and mothers hugging someone they had just met.

Degita regained his senses and let go of his embrace, "Where did Kakang meet my husband?" ask Degita to Langir. "Husband?" asked langir while frowning his forehead."Kang mas she is my only sister" Degita said to her husband who was still confused to see his closeness to Langir. Beetles awkwardly greet and kiss the back of Langir's hand as a form of respect to the older ones. Then followed to nine children they greet Langir one by one, for the last who became the youngest child Langir immediately carry him after the child salutes Langir.

"Do you want some delicious food?" ask Langir to the children. "You wak... Our stomachs were so hungry, we had been gone for three days and we had not eaten". Said the third child who had a yellow white stripe on his body. Degita is a white tiger. "Sit down in a line, Uwak will give you food. But remember don't scramble, Uwak at least likes to see it". Say bluntly while lowering the child in his carrying.

The tiger children sat in a neat line that is now all in the form of a complete tiger. Langir took out an urn from behind his clothes, then took a small light from the urn and placed it in front of the smallest child, when the light turned into a fresh corpse. The tiger cubs were amazed to see the dish presented, Langir again took out from the urn and arranged it as long as the tiger cubs lined up. "Eat.. If you still say less, uwak still have a lot" said Langir, allowing the tiger children to start eating.

Calmly and vigorously the tiger cubs ate the corpse of the black stream presented in front of them. Langir also gives Degita and Beetle a corpse. With a friendly couple who share a meal together without having to be surrounded by their children as usual. "Well, don't you eat your back?" ask Degita in tiger language because of his current form. But Degita knew that his brother understood his language. "No.. You guys.. My brother ate with your husband". Langir said honestly. For a moment the white tiger looked at her husband and resumed eating.