Crown Prince Sanggana
PHT 6: My Mother
*The Conqueror of the Eastern Forest (PHT)*
After receiving punishment from the father in the form of reading aloud the book Adab Glory of the Child, Prince Arda Handara was allowed to go to both of his speakers who had been waiting outside the Library of the Universe.
The Book of Adab the Glory of the Child contains the adab of a child to both parents, an older person, an equal child, and a younger child.
Arda Handara indeed completed his sentence because at the age of ten, he could already read and write. However, what he had all read was as if nothing was imprinted in his memory. As he read, there were things that plagued his mind and made him have questions that he did not want to ask his father.
“Prince Gusti, it is time to train to Gusti Empress Geger Jagad,” said Lyar, when Arda Handara had come to him and Setya Gogol.
“Come!” arda Handara said she was excited again, much different when she was in the library.
Arda Handara walked first. The two drivers immediately followed behind.
“Uncle Gogol, are my caterpillars harmless?” ask Arda Handara.
“Very dangerous, Gusti Prince!” setya Gogol replied quickly.
“Ah, Uncle Gogol lied. The proof is that Uncle Gogol and Aunt never died when exposed to caterpillars,” Arda Handara said while still looking forward.
Setya Gogol's eyes and Pyar's lantern heard that.
“Does Gusti Prince want to kill us?” tanya Pyar Lantern is sad.
“Hahahak!” arda Handara laughs while turning to see the faces of the two drivers. He then walked backwards.
“Do I look like a killer? Hahaha!” ask Arda Handara and laugh.
The two drivers just smiled bitterly. Arda Handara then turned back and walked normally.
Their goal was to return to the Palace of the Cloud Goddess, where Empress Geger Jagad and Arya Handara lived. The white-colored palace was already visible, just walk straight.
Suddenly Arda Handara ran away leaving the two drivers behind.
“Who arrives later to Mother's Palace, I will give caterpillars!” yell Arda Handara.
Surprised by Setya Gogol and Pyar Lanterns. They quickly ran after the prince.
“Hahaha!” arda Handara Laughter.
Setya Gogol and Pyar Lantern to exert the knowledge of his body to pass through Arda Handara.
“You cheated using body lightening science!” shouted Arda Handara as the two drivers passed her, but she deliberately somewhat slowed her run.
“Gusti Prince must be diligent in practicing in order to master the science of body lightening faster!” yell Pyar Lantern.
“ Anyway, if you lose, I'll give you many caterpillars!” shouted Arda Handara while trying to be seen running fast trying to overtake the two drivers. In fact, usually they are left behind by Arda Handara. Not because Arya Handara has the science of body lightening, but tends because Arda Handara does have a manual running speed that is too fast.
The threat made Setya Gogol and Pyar Lanterns increasingly race to reach the Cloud Goddess Palace first.
While running like hovering, the Pyar Lantern took a moment to look back to see the whereabouts of Arda Handara.
“We were duped!” screech the bloody Indian woman.
Setya Gogol stops and searches for the whereabouts of Arya Handara in the back, but none. Arda Handara disappeared suddenly.
“Let's search again,” says weak Pyar Lantern.
“It's okay, I will keep looking, as long as it stays with you,” said Setya Gogol half-combal.
“Hihihi!” the laughter of the Pyar Lantern is short but the shame of happiness is very pronounced dose of spices.
Where is Arda Handara?
The short-bodied boy went to the front of a dark red palace. The palace was not painted with blood, but he was built using natural red stones, imported from the Land of a Thousand Stones, which were made of natural materials, a land led by a small but rich kingdom in the direction of sunrise.
Uniquely, at the bottom of the palace, from the floor to as high as the range of three spears, was enveloped by a plume of red smoke that was not overblown by the wind. So like a blob of red cotton twitching. Even the gate of the palace is barely visible because it is covered.
The soldier standing guard was not standing at the door, but some distance away so as not to be exposed to red smoke, because the smoke was poisonous.
Since the death of her baby, Empress Sri Rahayu has always confined herself in her palace. Only her beloved husband and Queen Tirana were allowed to enter the Red Palace. While Empress Nara did not need permission to enter, she could enter wherever she wished.
When the other Flower Goddesses became queens, they were still not allowed to enter the Red Palace. When it was the year of Empress Sri Rahayu's turn to be queen, she was granted that position to Empress Ginari. So, Empress Sri Rahayu never enjoyed the seat of unity.
Seeing the arrival of Arda Handara, the soldiers standing guard outside the Red Palace immediately dropped to their knees in reverence. The boy simply smiled and continued walking closer to the Red Palace. Without hesitation, Arda Handaya entered into a plume of red smoke without making the soldiers worry.
Arda Handara has often come to the Red Palace without suffering from smoke poisoning. So the soldiers on guard need not worry.
Just as when Arda Handara entered into his mother's palace or entered the Palace Without Doors belonging to the Empress Guard, Arda Handara provided a special door. If others could not enter the Red Palace, then Arda Handara could and she was already immune to that smoke poison.
Arda Handara disappeared into the red smoke, then entered a rat path that he had to pass by walking on all fours, then he was already inside the Red Palace.
Arda Handara ran slowly down the red stone hallway with lighting lampan-shaped red lanterns ala Negeri Jang.
“Pending Toxic Smoke! Mother of Poison Smoke!” call Arda Handara.
After running through several turns of the hallway, Arda Handara finally arrived in a large beautiful room, has a lot of red cloth decoration and various ornamental objects such as porcelain, stone sculpture carving, and, until the smoke-based decoration. The room was very thick with its delicate rose scent.
Above a clear pond containing many ornamental fish, floated a plume of red smoke like a cloud but not ambyar. The smoke became a pillow holder figure beautiful beautiful women dressed all red.
The beautiful woman has a distinctive beauty with the shape of the lower lip and her chin has a clear cleavage, beauty points that are rarely owned by women. Her nose is sharp but tiny, though not as tiny as Empress Sandaria. Her hair is loose. She was Empress Sri Rahayu who was nicknamed Empress of Poison Smoke, the woman whose limbs were all poisonous.
At that time, Empress Sri Rahayu was supporting two balls of red light as big as an old coconut with both palms bent on the sides of both shoulders. The two balls of red light were moving undulating like they were made of such fine jelly.
“What is your Mom doing?” asked Arda Handara while walking to the edge of the pool.
“Name Rahim Killer,” replied Empress Sri Rahayu.
“The name is spooky. But, what's that womb, Mother?” ask Arda Handara.
“Place when you and other humans are still in the womb, before being born as babies,” replied Empress Sri Rahayu smiling.
“Is it so great that science? Her name is creepy,” asked Arda Handara again.
“It is certainly very great, more powerful than the sciences that Mother already has,” said Empress Sri Rahayu while obliterating the two balls of red light in her hand. “Isn't it time for you to study with your mother?”
“Iya, but I have a question that gives me a headache if it has not been answered,” Arda Handara said as she squinted her face.
“Hihihi!” the laughter of Empress Sri Rahayu as her smoke brought her down to the edge of the pond. Now the smoke turned into a blanket for the feet to his waist. “Ask your beloved mother this.”
“I put my caterpillar on the neck of Sicily, but said Wolf Mother, Sicily has only a low fever. Well, that means my caterpillar is less powerful, can't kill people. The proof, Uncle Gogol and Aunt Lantern, and also the soldiers I gave caterpillars, no one died. I want to ask Mother Smoke, can my caterpillar only be that great? Can only make hives alone?”
“My son Arda, do not ever want others to die, because death is the breaker of all happiness. Would you be happy if I wanted you dead?” empress Sri Rahayu said softly.
“No, Mother. I would be furious if anyone would be happy if I died!” arda Handara replied.
“Therefore, treat others as you would like to be treated by others. You are the brother of your brothers, you should be the protector of your sisters, for you are already strong, while your sisters like Sicily are still weak,” Empress Sri Rahayu advised.
“Good, Mother. I promise to be kind to my sisters, but Mother Smoke must answer my question first,” said Arda Handara.
“Good. Hihihi!” empress Sri Rahayu said, laughing. Then he said, “Fur plate has many types, even hundreds of types. They have their own levels, from non-toxic to the most dangerous and can kill people. For the time being, Mother only allows you to keep caterpillars that only cause itching and low humming ..”.
“But Smoke Mother has the most dangerous caterpillar?” tanya Arda Handara cut the words of Empress Sri Rahayu.
“Punya.”
“I want to see, Mother. I want to see, how pretty the caterpillar is. Is it prettier than Green Sukma?”
“Hihihi!” tawa Empress Sri Rahayu.
Although the Empress of Poison Smoke was not her biological mother, but so far Arda Handara made her as her dearest mother. (BH)
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While waiting up Arda Handara, yuk read another work by Om Rudi entitled "Journey Alma Looking for Mother"!