RICH PRANAJA HEIR TO TIRTANALA
EPS 88 THE TYRANT

EPS 88 THE TYRANT

“Hahahahak..”

Pranaja laughed until he saw all his teeth were white and neat. His hand held his shaken stomach. Ryong still looked at the young man's face with a clueless look. But, he felt that Pranaja was playing tricks on him.

“That's the name you got, …. Prank!” pranaja said with his laughter.

“Prank? What is tuh?” ryong asked confusedly.

Pranaja stopped his laughter for a moment.

“You also don't know prank Ryong? Hahaha..,” laughs back together. “Truly you live in a shell.”

Pranaja continued to laugh at the innocence of his Korut friend.

Ryong looked at Pranaja's face deeply. A face that never knows fear, but is not creepy. His laughter was so loose, a sign that there was no burden in his heart. Ah, very lucky Pranaja. If he had the strength that his best friend had, he would have run away from his country long ago.

“Just calm brother,” said Pranaja in the end. “Of course I'll never burn my best friend. Even I will take care of you with all my soul.”

Pranaja's sentence sounded so light, but it had a deep meaning in Ryong's heart. He still looked at Pranaja's face. There were water spots on both corners of his eyes. Pranaja gasped in surprise.

“You're crying Ryong? Did my words offend you?”

Ryong quickly wiped away his tears. Then smile thinly.

“You don't hold a grudge against me Pranaja? Though three days ago I almost killed you,” he said.

Pranaja shook his head.

“You're not the first brother. Many people who first hated me and were angry with me, but after being close they even fell in love with me.”

Ryong nodded his head. I believe Pranaja, his inner self. Anyone would fall for a young man like you. With you, it feels like all trouble is easy..

“Now you believe I won't burn you right?”

Suddenly Ryong laughed out loud.

“Hahaha..!”

Pranaja scrunched his forehead.

“You're possessed Ryong?”

“No. I just want to laugh hard like you.”

Pranaja shook his head.

“Do.”

“Why?”

“Not worth the North Koreans laughing so.”

“Reason?”

“Fals.”

“What's tuh?”

“Bolt. Not good to hear in the ear.”

Ryong immediately closed his mouth.

“Ups!”

Pranaja turned his body, turning his back to Ryong.

“Already, let's go up to my back.”

“Now?”

“Ngak, next year. Yes, now!”

Pranaja was upset. Ryong immediately jumped and collapsed on Pranaja's back. But his face was embarrassed.

“Eh, Pranaja,” whispered, “I'm ashamed. Your body is gouging, just tall doang. Your time is carrying me.”

Pranaja sighed. Then lower Ryong's body.

“Ya I've been carried,” he said.

Then Pranaja immediately jumped and collapsed on Ryong's body.

“Geni Power Sa..!”

“Eh, Pranaja,” sentences truncated.

“Aparticularly?”

“Now I won't burn?”

“Anything that sticks to my body will not burn, even if I let out the power of blue fire. You see my shirt is intact, right?” pranaja.

“Gen Power Sawiji!” shouting Pranaja.

The leb!

Immediately a blue fire enveloped Pranaja's body which Ryong was carrying. The body of the Korean youth was also covered in blue flames.

“Akh!” Ryong screamed in shock.

But it's true Pranaja said, he didn't feel the heat. His body is comfortable.

Whoa!

That blue wisp of fire flew high into the sky. It then slipped between the white clouds over the Mongolian-Chinese border into the Yalu or Amnok-gang rivers. A river that flows and limits the territory of China and the Tyrant Country. The river originates from Baekdu mountain in the Changbai mountain range, flows south and empties into the Korean Gulf between the Chinese city of Dandong and the North Korean city of Sinuiju.

Pranaja moves slowly from one cloud to another. Apparently he was very cautious over the airspace of China, the country with the third strongest military power in the world after the United States and Russia. And this bamboo curtain country is very strict to maintain the sovereignty of its territory with a variety of sophisticated equipment.

The sun had already crawled into its quarrel when they saw the expanse of the Yalu river below it.

“That's the Yalu river, Pranaja!” ryong exclaimed as he pointed at the river below.

“Sst! Don't noise! I already knew it was the Yalu river,” he said.

The blue wisps made their way through Chinese airspace, crossing the Yalu river to enter North Korean territory. Pranaja shook his head. Poverty is evident in North Korea. To the left of the Yalu river, stands the Dandong City of China with all its splendor. High-rise skyscrapers, busy cities and lives all the time. The glowing lights and the gigantic bridge that stood gallantly illustrated the prosperity of its people.

But a contrasting sight to the right of the river is the town of Sinuiju, North Korea, which is poor and dark. Let alone tall buildings, there are rickety gubugs in the village surrounded by high and thick walls. Seen above the wall were hundreds of soldiers standing guard along the border with cocked rifles. Ready to shoot the brave North Koreans out to escape.

***

Pranaja and Ryong land their bodies in the middle of a rice field, in the village of Congrae, where the Ryong family lives. Green rice plants look black in the dark, There are no lights that light up at night.

“No electricity in your village Ryong?” ask Pranaja.

“There is. But only certain people are lucky to get electricity,” Ryong said.

They walked down among the paddy fields towards Ryong's house. A few moments later, they stopped. Ryong pointed to a house that was quite large and better than the other houses. On the terrace of the house there are also electric lights that light up.

“That's my home,” he said.

“You're a respectable person Ryong. See there are lights in your house,” said Pranaja.

“In North Korea, military officers are the number one citizen. They are highly respected by the community and get many facilities from the government.”

“Including you too?” ask Pranaja.

“Iya. I'm an Air Force officer, the best cadet in my force.”

“Ow, just deserve your big house and guarded by many soldiers.”

Ryong shook his head.

“They are intelligence ready to hunt me. Ever since I was caught by you, I've been considered an enemy of the state. Now my family is stamped traitor and hated all over the country,” he said. “Good thing before I go. I had time to leave it to my best friend's old grandfather, in a remote place.”

Pranaja fell silent, thinking for a moment.

“Then why are we here. Mending us to the old grandfather's place,” he said.

“You're right. I also want to make sure his safety.”

“Then get on my back!” pranaja.

“Eits! Nay! We'd better walk.”

“Hah? What do you mean?”

“My design is very dark. If you turn into a blue flame, it will look strange. The army will definitely come after us,” Ryong said.

“What do you think I can only fly after being a fireman?”

Ryong was astonished at Pranaja's words. Huh huh? Do you mean Pranaja can fly like Superman? Well, what other secret powers have you not shown me, friend?

“Come, quickly go up to my back!”