
Pandji rubbed the snout of the barion that had driven him to the northern end of the black forest, "Thank you, you just wait here, man! I don't promise you a short time to pick up Asih's father, but I'll make a quick effort so you don't stay in this forest for too long."
Barion Pandji roars low, showing objection for not being able to go to the demon city. According to Damar, spiritual animals such as Pandji's barion are too attractive and dangerous to roam in a world that also has a civilization like the human world.
Many people will hunt, both from knights and demon princes because they are considered rare mounts. Things that can cause a fight in an undue place.
"I'll bring souvenirs if I have time, what do you want?" ask Pandji stupidly. He himself did not know what to give to the barion loyal to him other than good food, and it could very well be done alone by the large creature in front of him in the black forest.
After licking Pandji's palm, the big beast like the horned panther ran and disappeared from view, penetrating the darkness of the forest into the hideout of Damar Jati.
"So we start the journey from here, Damar? How long will it take to reach the demon city?"
Damar Jati again embodied and wagged his old clothes that are all black. He had not had time to answer when following a question from Mika, "Are we going on foot?"
"Nggeh Mas, we're leaving from here. Take a short walk until there is a causeway to the city, after which we can take a ride to the kingdom!" Damar Jati gives an overview of the locations they will pass on the way.
"Huh, pedati? Is that some kind of dokar, Damar? How many days does it take to get there? I can't imagine sitting behind a horse's ass that might smell like it's gonna make me lose my appetite!" Mika looked at Damar with an expression of disbelief.
"Are there no other vehicles, Damar?" ask Pandji. He guessed a little that the vehicle they were going to ride was not an ordinary horse-drawn cart in the human world.
Damar Jati chuckled before replying, "Later Ma'am Mika will definitely love the sensation of the journey, it is not as fast as the barion!"
As Pandji had said before, they could not blatantly show a face in the demon world. Damar Jati was quite popular in every corner and his black aura was easily recognizable if he appeared. Especially by hunters, demon knights and royalty.
It was not a strange thing to look like that in the demon world, disguising and pretending were the basic things that the clan liked to do. No one really admitted himself honestly, all being manipulative was good to the fellow demon race let alone to the human race.
Damar stepped forward along the path that looked brighter, the darkness thinned and the atmosphere was no longer gloomy. The three of them stood by the side of a bigger road like they were waiting for a city bus at a haunted stop.
The moment that appeared in Pandji's eyes was only the black shadow's prowess from small to large, from very fast to ordinary.
While Mika who had adapted to her eyes only smiled in amazement. "So this is the highway, Damar?"
Damar Jati muttered yes, but he waited for Pandji to see as bright as he and Mika.
"All right, so which way do we ride?" Pandji asked after his eyes could already catch everything he saw like in slow-motion mode.
The black magic lesson he learned for ten years in the library, which he thought was impossible to use, turned out to bring many benefits in the demon world. Pandji is convinced that the author of the book must have also ventured into the world of darkness like Damar Jati.
Before long, Damar whistled strangely .. and a moment later one big pedati with a pretty good design stopped in front of them. Six demon horses with large black posture were in front of the seats reserved for passengers, one young coachman with a ghastly face grinned to let them ride.
"One gold coin for a special trip to the demon city" said the raucous coachman.
"Deal," said Damar Jati quickly, without bidding without asking.
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