Pandeka the Sword of the Crescent Moon
Chapt. 11 The Kurai Seagrass Pirate

The waves ran in a chase and then hit the beach Karan Aur. Mandaga saw Andam astonished to see the waves rolling and chasing towards the beach. He held back his laughter, covering up the cuteness with a small smile.

Mandaga leaned his body against a coconut tree. Letting the beach breeze bring him to dreamland. Whether tired or comfortable with the wind, Mandaga fell asleep.

Andam smiled slightly when he saw Mandaga sound asleep. Not long after that, Andam fell asleep. The beautiful girl rang Kumango leaned comfortably on Mandaga's shoulders.

Mandaga awoke when he heard many footsteps. He opened his eyes a little. There were about twenty people surrounding them.

"Ajo Kaciak, we should tie them up and take them to the base. They seem to be lamak." One of them spoke in a soft voice. A green-clad with galembong sarawa aka pangsi pants responded.

"May you also Budui, but if a girl this beautiful we don't work first...?!" he's spitting his tongue out. A man but small in stature said with a voice held back but full of pressure. He was the one who was called with Ajo Kaciak by the others.

"Shut up all of you. Catch them and tie them up strong." All of the people were silent and started to do the small-bodied man's orders. It seemed that the little man was the leader of the entourage. Not wrong, the little man was the third person Storm of the five leaders of the Kurai Lamun Pirates who were very feared in the waters of the Piaman Sea. The headquarters of Lamun Kurai pirates is in Batang Tajongkek a coastal swamp area that is overgrown with mangroves and rumbia. The location is hidden, but has special access to the high seas.

There is only one path to get to the Lamun Kurai Pirate base. Passing the river path, beyond that other paths can only be passed by the main swordsman up. That means the top swordsman, middle swordsman, beginning and bottom will not be able to pass the path other than the river path. The leader of the Kurai Lamun Pirates horde is at the main level to the earth level.

The level in the martial world in Nusantara at that time was divided into :

- Basic level, this is the lowest level. This is the level of people who are just learning silat.

- The initial level, a level at which warriors begin to recognize the inner energy. This level mostly became soldiers in the kingdom or duchy and nagari.

- The middle level is the level where a swordsman begins to carve their name in the green forest of the martial world.

- Peak rate

- Main level

- The level of the earth, here a warrior begins to learn to gather the energy of the bathin.

- Sky level, this is the highest level of a swordsman. It took decades of forging themselves to reach this level. So that otherwise a true genius would not be able to reach at this level.

Each level is also distinguished again on three layers, namely silver, gold and diamond layers. There is one more level, the Legend Level. This is the level of a demigod. Until now on the island of Perca or Suvarnabhumi there is only one person, namely Datuk Aluih Tapa.

Back to Mandaga and Andam Dewi.

The four pirates move slowly to capture Mandaga and Andam. When they started pouncing, suddenly

Plaque...! Dugh...!

Buagh...! Plaque...! Ugh...!!

Oh...!!

The four members of the robbers were slammed rolling over screaming in pain. Mandaga moved very quickly to beat the pirates. The young man stood in front of Andam. The beautiful girl woke up, she saw stars scattered in the sky when she first opened her eyes. When he saw many shadows, Andam immediately stood beside Mandaga.

Mandaga stared at the storm. Although the smallest, everyone who surrounded was obedient to his orders.

"Who are you...! Why are you attacking us ??!!" Mandaga asked in a loud voice. The storm laughed and pointed at Mandaga and Andam.

"Ha haa haa haaa.we are the dreaded Lamun Kurai Pirates. I am the Storm, the third leader of the Kurai Lamun Pirates. Your fate is indeed unlucky again, have to meet us here.

You can leave this place after you have left all your possessions, including our soup." Mandaga smiled slightly.

"Only bada fish like you will attack us. I'll count to three, if you don't stop by soon. You're all gonna be unburied corpses. ONE." ONE." Mandaga started counting. The storm got very angry. No person or group has ever dared to fight them. Even Yang Dipertuan nagari Rantau did not dare to go against them.

Maharaja Mauli Warmadewa never paid attention to the region. Trading and other cruises always pass through the waters of the east coast of the island of Perca or Suvarnabhumi. The west coast is too wide and open. Very rarely navigable merchant ships. Because of this, coastal areas tend to be a hotbed of pirates.

"Two...!!" a loud Mandaga voice continued the count. The pirate's men looked towards the Storm waiting for orders. The storm uprooted a pair of his heirloom piarik.

"Then you have to die..."

Whuiie....!! Ngiiii...!!

Crass...! Cracks...! Crass...!

Cracks...! Cracks...!

Six heads from their place, rolling on the sand. All the surviving members of the pirates stared in horror at the headless corpse of his friend.

"Kill them !!" The storm shouted loudly. But his men fell one by one in the hand of Mandaga. Not a fierce fight that ends in death. But slaughter.

A fight ensues between four pirates against Andam. Using the magic style of silat nagari Kumango college. Andam carried out a series of low attacks. His sword glistened slashing very quickly. Two of the pirates shouted in pain.

Zhiiiie...!

Aach...!! Aaaachh...!!

Two of the pirates fell in the sand. Their thigh muscles are torn up to the femur. Red blood flowed profusely soaking up the sand beneath them.

The storm's turning its heirloom piarik. The small man bounces and swoops. The heirloom pierced straight into the heart and slashed at Mandaga's neck. The Crescent Sword flashed past to counteract the piaric attack. The kick that Mandaga released hit the heart of the Storm.

Hughhh...!! Ugh...!!

The storm was thrown up and coughed up blood. Mandaga resurrected the Crescent Sword.

Whui...! Ngngiiie...!

Cracks...! Crass...!

Four more heads fell on the sand.

Mandaga darted up to pick up the body of the storm that is still flying.

Oh...!!

A very hard blow Aia mabusek from the earth with a landslide hit the chest of the Storm. The little man's eyes bulged, he coughed stifled. The pull in his hand slipped off, falling on the sand. Along with that his life fled to the afterlife. Bones Storm smashed hit by Mandaga's punch.

Andam spinning and moving zig zag. His sword twirled and swerved, then made a hundred rain stab straight at the opponent. Two of the remaining pirates died in front of him with holes in the heart and neck.

The remaining five people instantly threw out weapons and kowtowed.

"Although sir, we surrender. We don't know anything." Andam shouted to five soldiers who were patrolling around. Upon hearing Andam's scream, the five soldiers swiftly ran towards Andam.

"What's wrong Miss ?!" a soldier asked, but then they were stunned to see many headless corpses.

"They are the pirates of Lamun Kurai..." Andam then explained everything that had happened. The commander of the guard soldiers who happened to join in telling his men to report to Yang Dipertuan nagari Rantau Piaman.

They then bind the remaining five members of the Lamun Kurai pirates. Drive them to the house of Sutan Muniang little king nagari Rantau Piaman or generally called Yang Dipertuan nagari Piaman Region.

"Please Lord and Miss Swordsman." Kiman the commander of the soldiers took Mandaga and Andam.

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#sarawa \= pants

#galembong/pa*ng**si \= wide pants commonly worn by Minang fighters

#fish bada \= okan teri