Pendekar Nusantara
Towards Mojokerto

The whistling tone of the flute brings the beginning of the adventure story of Askara Paramanda in Bumi Nusantara with the title of a swordsman.

Aska's journey is complemented by a small book. The book contains clues to the existence of people that Aska must meet to forge and perfect his silat.

Mang Asep told Aska that the book was abandoned by his grandfather Ki Salawi Sudarsana.

In her first trip, Aska only knew some information.

Mang Asep also informed that he was once a student of Ki Salawi, his father and mother was a swordsman who had no news for a long time.

The reason Aska is entrusted to Asep mang is due to a complication of the warriors in Bumi Nusantara.

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The first page of the book contains text and pictures:

1.Liwatan Pasar pajauh huma, a picture of a crowded market. 2.Picture a mountain top filled with squatting square-shaped rocks. 3.Picture of the big gate. 4.Pictures of forests full of bamboo and pictures of mountains shaped like elephants on their stomach.

At the very bottom of the first page is "mimitianbka bekah kulon" which means the journey begins to the west.

So the meaning in the first page book, the first place that must be passed to the west area is a fairly large market is far from the visitors themselves.

Aska started the journey from the village of Salaeurih located on the border of the kingdom of Sunda Galuh (Padjajaran) and the kingdom of Ancient Mataram.

After two full weeks of walking through the village and countryside, Aska stopped at a village to stay and find information.

Aska drank water from a well that was on the edge of the village he lived in.

After drinking the water Aska saw ahead there was a grandfather-grandfather if seventy years old who was herding goats.

Aska approached the Grandpa.

"Punten Ki! I want to ask?" said Aska greeting while lowering the body as well as asking.

(Punten\=excuse me)

"People Jang" replied the grandfathers.

(Mangga\=please) (Ujang\=call to younger)

"I'm looking for a market that's far from residential? Does Grandpa know about the place?" ask Ask.

"Markets far from settlements?" the grandfather repeated the question.

The grandfather thought for a moment.

"If the market is far from the settlement less know. But Aki had heard from neighbors there was a fairly crowded market in the west before going to the border of the capital of the Sunda kingdom Galuh," replied the Grandfather.

(Aki\=Grandfather)

"How far is it from this village?" ask Ask.

"If the distance is not too clear. It is certain that from here as soon as the trip to the royal capital. Yep... About four to five weeks on foot" replied the grandfathers.

"Then have nuhun Ki," said Aska saluted by lowering the body.

(Hurat nuhun\=thank you)

Not long after that Aska rushed to continue the journey.

***

A month has passed. Aska arrived at a village. After entering the village, Aska went into a stall to buy food.

While eating a banana, Aska saw the shop owner's mother come carrying a lot of groceries in the cart.

"Where is the tea at Caringin Market? Rame?" Ask the waiter named Sumiarti.

(Teh\=call to older women) (Rame\=ramai)

"Wuu... Rame Ti's. The market is large, buy kebat sarong aja to ngantri," tawab Mother the owner of the stall while fanning the head.

"Tea Punten, if you may know where the market is? tanya Aska interrupted the chat Mother of the owner and the waiter.

"Caringin market?" ask back to the shop owner.

"Yes tea," replied Aska while humbling.

"Oh... Make what? If you go there now the market is hunted closed A," said the owner's mother.

"It's okay Mom. Just want to know the place," said Aska.

"Oh... From this village comes out on the west road. Then take the right path. Keep going straight, there will be a sugar cane garden. Straight again by the river. After that follow the walk of Mount Cikiruh. After Mount Cikiruh there is the location of the market," said the mother of the owner of the stall while pointing the direction.

After listening to directions from the shop owner's mother, Aska immediately came out starting the journey back to the Caringin market.

***

"Tea! The one who was a swordsman!" said waiter.

"Diii.. flirty! Remember the age of sumi." Mother owner replied to Sumi.

"Ye ga papa or tea, when else can get rich young swordsman is hahaha." said the waiter.

***

On the road outside the village.

While walking out of the village Aska saw a mask trader. Aska was attracted by the white mask and bought the mask. Then hook his mask to the waist.

Arriving outside the village. As the day nears night, Aska looks for a saung to rest and plans to continue the journey tomorrow morning.

***

Next day.

Aska wakes up before dawn to continue the journey. Arriving at the sugarcane plantation even dawn was still asleep Aska continued his journey.

As Aska walked in the middle of the sugarcane plantation, suddenly there were some sugar cane sticks floating quickly towards Aska.

Aska avoids the sugar cane. After Aska dodged the attack, in a row someone jumped and launched a straight kick towards Aska. Of course Aska was surprised that someone attacked him in the morning blind like that. Which even the sunaripun has not yet shown his surya.

Aska avoided the attack and immediately put up the opening horses. So did the man who attacked him.

"Who is this old man? why suddenly attack? is it a peddler or a robber?" inner Ask full of questions.

The loss of wind gusts signaled the start of the fight.

Old warriors attack first with aggressive moves. Aska tried hard to resist and avoid and counterattacked the old man. But after some movement of the moves, the claw arm punch maung Aska was fended off immediately overturned. Aska quickly stood back up to put the opening horses. So did the old man who attacked Aska.

"What kind of movement is that? angressive like a hungry wolf, savage is not playing. Is that maybe the movement of the ferocious wolf!? Hoo... So this is a battle of wild animals huh!" Inner Aska.

Shortly after that Aska updated the horses with the opening of the Silat Maung Moro Movement Movement Movement. The old man followed in renewing his steward horses.

Even the night wind blew and revolved between the two warriors.

Both began the attack. Aska dodged down avoiding the blow and forwarded with an elbow punch. But successfully avoided. Aska attacks the legs by kicking straight down.The attack was successfully avoided. The old man kept retreating. Aska directly connect using jeblag style. At the time Aska did Jeblag movement, before being released suddenly Aska was attacked by the old man's body until it bounced back like an ant who was caught in the wind.

After receiving the attack, Aska's body felt pain.

"Ukkhh..," Aska endured the pain.

"What's that move?" inner Ask wondered.

Not long after that the old man approached Aska.

"Drink this sugarcane water," the old man offered the sugarcane juice.

Without saying Aska immediately drank the sugarcane juice served by the old man. Slowly the pain in Aska's body began to disappear.