Swordsman Without Friends
Towards a forbidden place.
The day had changed the night when a crippled young man walked by armed with a wooden stick.The stick he deliberately brought not only to help him walk, but also as a personal protective weapon. with determination, the limp young man continued to walk down the narrowed and quiet streets.
Although Welirang mountain has been seen, but the distance is still very far.even the foot of the mountain he has not been able to reach. eventually the limp young man who was Pranacitra was choosing to find a place to rest.
Behind a fairly large stone overdraft and protected by a shrub of trees, this young man from Mount Bisma decided to stop. what he did first was to make a small fireplace and then finish off the leftovers Sulindri had given him this afternoon.
After drinking water from a small jug, he began to meditate to train for his internal energy breathing so as not to be easily lost sucked by the 'Dark Hell's Pulse Hole' which was still incubating in his body.
Pranacitra did not take too long to restore the strength of his power that had been reduced because he used it in the fight against the hordes of 'Taring Brongot.'
Even though it was only a few days that the young man received guidance from the angel Copet, but with brain intelligence and experience Pranacitra has begun to understand the two silat science courses taught by the head of the 'Maling Lightning' group., now Pranacitra also began to be able to combine several deep energy flows that he got from some of the great silat figures who had helped his soul.
Actually, this young man only found out the reason why Angel Copet taught him two martial arts when he was about to leave the headquarters of the Maling Kilat branch. when considering the location of their headquarters hidden behind a large waterfall that flows into the Wareng river, Pranacitra admitted the cleverness of the members of the group of thieves in finding a hiding place.
Armed with the science of 'Long Hand of Soul Snatchers' and the style of 'Polishers Prying the Door of the Invisibility' that has not been heard in the martial world, the limp young man will be more free to move in his adventure. because if you often use the science of 'The Strange Steps of the Living Corpse' to defend yourself, it will invite the attention of old enemies of the Grave Satan to avenge.
''Satan the Grave has many enemies, although I have never quarreled with this man but frankly I also do not like his arrogance that likes to challenge others to fight..''
''From the secret news that we had, the old man had entered the Valley of a Thousand Poisons decades ago. but to me it really doesn't make sense..''
''This old man besides being arrogant he also had high self-esteem. The Grave Devil would rather be killed than run away like a coward.!'' said the Angel Copet to this limp young man while still trying to learn two techniques of silat the leader of the Maling Kilat society.
''What is it that makes a veteran martial artist who is said to have an unparalleled science of magic enter into the valley head., what secrets are actually in the valley.?'' pranacitra asked with interest.
''He., he., he.,.The Valley of a Thousand Poisons., there was actually not a single person in this world who could confirm what secret was inside the valley. from the place of the demons and demits who dwell, to the place of escape for the martial who are pressed by many enemies..''
''But there was also very interesting news from the martial artists, who said it first, who said it, if the Thousand Poisons Valley was once the residence of a very powerful silat mandraguna and the figure had left behind a lot of high-level magical knowledge records of his within the Thousand Poisons Valley.!''
''The novelty of the news was that many people felt interested in pitting luck, let alone the news also spread that besides silat also stored countless treasure deposits..''
''But the intentions of the human heart and hope are often different from reality.let alone enter into the valley, to be able to know the true location of the place is very difficult. if anyone can find it anyway, to be able to get into it is also not an easy matter.because it needs high magic to be able to survive the ferocious poisonous fog that exists in the valley..''
''Forgive me if I interrupt the chairman, but has anyone who has been able to enter the Thousand Poisons Valley been able to come out alive again.?'' asked the lame man, but Angel Copet only shook his head while sucking on the pipe.
''There were two people who managed to get out, one of whom was the chairman of a famous white school silat college. even though when he managed to get out of the valley, his magic knowledge increased many times, but this person also turned into evil and crazy until he forgot his own family and his students. until he ruthlessly killed them all. Some even said he raped a female student himself. Oddly after doing the vile act he then realized, he then realized, and finally committed suicide out of regret and shame..''
Another one is the leader of the begal people who are referred to as 'God of Robbery with a Thousand Hands.' the magical man who reportedly had the knowledge of immune weapons and likes this property managed to get out by carrying a sack of gold and gemstones, but just came out of the valley, the valley, the greedy man had already died into a lump of blackened rotten meat..''
''There were some people who had intended to take the gold and gemstones, but just had their fingertips touched the lump of gold, he said, he was already dead with a blackened body of poisoning like that experienced by the Thousand Handed Robber God.!''
''There were more who were still curious., using various tools and gloves, they attempted to take the treasure.but the poison was too ferocious and almost unreasonable, he said, because it was able to quickly spread through all the equipment they used it. as had happened before they also became a lump of blackened flesh and rotten bones.!''
''This incident though could be evidence that there might indeed be a pile of treasure and magic in the valley, but the consequences they had to bear to get it were also too frightening..''
''Since that time there are no more people who try to find out about the Valley of a Thousand Poisons. then when the Maling Kilat society got an order of 'Blue Nirmala' from the beggar 'Brong of Ireng' we also felt astonished and suspicious..''
''After you know how terrible the place you are going to be, there is still the courage within you to still enter the Valley of a Thousand Poisons.?'' satirical Angel Copet was cynical as if mocking him.
Pranacitra was still sitting pensively alone facing the fireplace.the night was cold.in the past at a time like this Srianah must have clenched her cold body tightly while wearing a blanket to just reduce the cold that attacked her. even though he now has a powerful energy that can withstand the cold, but Pranacitra prefers to be in the blanket and the decapitation of the girl pickpocket child.
Remembering Srianah, Pranacitra unconsciously felt the headband of batik striated cloth wrapped around his forehead and hair.
''My life won't be long, in my body also incubating poison and disease.I will use the rest of my life to find out the true secret of the Thousand Poisons Valley.!'' the young man answered the sick man to the Angel Copet.
The old man was stunned and smirked sarcastically, "Well, you haughty little lame, we'll just wait for what happens to you.."
While in his heart this old man chuckled "Hak., ha., Maling Damn life, you'll see what surprise this lame brat can make, because the competition between us will continue.!"
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