Swordsman Without Friends
Silat Peacock Fire Association.

Far from the east of Kuningan duchy, near the border between western and central Java there is a fairly large river called Cisanggarung river. some of this river flow also seems to divide the central region of Java and the west of Sunda land which at the end empties into the Java sea.

Approximately at a distance of one third of the river flow to the sea, on the east side of the Cisanggarung river there is a small hill that is not so wide but very dense trees. although there are many hunting animals of the same kind and wild rabbits, but no one dared to hunt to the small hills.

This is not because there are ghosts or various types of delicate creatures that roam there, but because the hunters and residents around the small hill know that there is a place where the establishment of a silat association called 'Merak Api.!'

Silat 'Merak Api' itself has only been established there for five years, but its name and influence have begun to spread around the border of Sundanese land and central Java. even though they are not from the white stream but until now there is no act that has been done by members of the Fire Peacock.

At best, the members forbid outsiders to enter the small hills that became their nest. there used to be some people who wanted to try out the power of the Merak Api silat society, which was once a peacock Fire forest, but they all ended horribly.some were disabled, seriously injured and even killed on the spot.

Since then no one has dared to patronize the lair of the Fire Peafowl, although its members rarely come out of the lair to appear into the crowded world, but the name 'Fire Peafowl' it has begun to be in disdain for the people especially around the eastern border of the land of Pasundan.

Who is the chairman of the Peacock Fire silat association almost no one knows, because those who try to investigate have been lost in the hands of its members. if his subordinates alone were strong enough, of course, the pentolnya much more powerful.

Thus until now how the form of the chairman and to what extent his magic level is still a secret. besides that people also feel curious about the purpose of the establishment of the silat 'Merak Fire' association' that is, because they almost never come out of the nest.

That morning heavy rain had just stopped flushing the earth.Rain that fell since midnight last night made the flow of the Cisanggarung river overflowed to make some villages on the river bank was flooded. there were even those who were swept away.

A sampan boat was seen speeding along the swift flow of the river.A man clapping bamboo was seen rowing the small boat.although his face was covered with caping from pandan leaves but it can be guessed that the person was still very young. his thick and dark clothes seemed to be drenched in rain water, although the air felt so cold but this person did not shiver in the least.

When the small boat arrived near the small hills on the east side of the river this man pulled over his wooden boat. once thrown a rope has been wrapped around a branch of mangrove trees that grow there to hold the boat so as not to drift carried by the current.

A pair of cold sharp eyes behind the pandan leaves caping looked around him. His gaze stopped at the small hill line which was still quite far from the banks of the Cisanggarung river. before flashing towards the hill first his hand grabbed a black iron rod.just a moment his body had vanished from the top of his boat.

If calculated from a small hill, medium to the highest there are six hills standing there.the highest hill is on the easternmost side of the range of hills. on the hillside named 'Bukit Sengkaring' that's the headquarters of the 'Merak Api' silat society.

Three houses with red teak boards were surrounded by walls of red bricks and stone kali. if you look around the high wall fence it only has one entrance at the front only.

The door is a tall archway with a large peacock statue stretching its wings yellowish red like a burst of embers. these two peacock legs were gripping a large red board that was set above the gate that read 'Fire Peacock Silat Society.!'

Four guards dressed in red and tied in yellow heads and armed with swords on their backs were seen standing upright in front of the entrance of the building which was also made of red teak wood slats. even though the air was cold and the four fierce-faced burly men seemed to not feel it. With a fairly strong level of inner energy they could easily repel the cold.

''I don't like it either, but the vice chairman's orders should not be violated.did you forget because a little bit of a teledor almost our headquarters almost infiltrated outsiders. fortunately the vice chairman of the association managed to finish off the intruder, said two guards standing on the left side of the gate.

''Hhm., although two intruders who have high intelligence can be removed, but due to the negligence of four of our friends who were guarding the outside door at that time immediately exposed severe punishment..'' said a guard who stood on the right side of the door while his palm made a gesture as if cutting the neck.

''Aash be it., it is not good to talk about the dead. Even if they have made a big mistake because of drunkenness while on guard duty, after all the four of them remain our own friends..'' timpal colleagues who had been silent.

''you don't understand, buddy, we talk like this just to remind us to always be vigilant in duty., reportedly the chairman has successfully completed his asceticism to perfect the science of high-level worship that the chairman is studying.'' denied his partner half whispered. because the other three people are just as gasp and look at each other.

''I heard that it has been almost two years since our chairman trained hard in his secret room and never came out. Reportedly the knowledge that the chairman learned is extraordinary.'' murmured a guard who moustached heavily.

''You are right, but if that is the case, it means that the time has come for the 'Fire Brands' silat society to come out of the nest and reach the highest peak of power in the martial world..'' connect the shortest man with both hands.

The four guards then laughed the same way, apparently during this Merak Api silat association deliberately continued to refrain from looking for problems with other parties because the chairman was still trying to deepen his knowledge. they continued to draw up strength, so that when the time came to move, they could simultaneously shake the entire martial jungle.!

The laughter of the four guards slowly receded. Almost simultaneously their eyes were fixed in one direction.the distance of ten spears from the gate where they were standing guard saw someone standing bowing their head. caping pandan leaves that cover his head makes the look of his face more difficult to see, but if you see from his stature it can be suspected that this person is still very young.

The four of them are the gatekeepers of the Peacock Fire silat association who have quite strong and trained science skills. but strangely no one realized since when the people clad in pandan leaves appeared there. Instantly they were just as suspicious and vigilant.

The newcomer dressed in thick dark fabric that had been shabby and a little torn on the edge was a little looked up. his pair of eyes looked towards the red peacock statue and the writing board that was underneath. with a heavy breath he tapped on the black iron stick along the half of the spear clasped in his hand onto the ground as if he was thinking hard.

After sighing this person began to step forward.The guards who had been slightly tense immediately looked at each other and laughed in disdain at the sight of the way this person stepped. first his right foot advanced to a new front whose left was dragged following.the right one retraced forward the left one stumbled behind. his iron stick helped to hold his body from tilting to the left. from his ridiculous footsteps like a worm creeping at the same time making pity heart it can be ascertained that the left leg of this immigrant is deformed.

Amazingly the pitiful and funny footsteps for those who saw it were suddenly able to make the laughter of the four doorkeepers of the Peacock Fire silat society instantly disappear. the distance of ten spears was equal to over twenty footsteps, but for this limp the distance that far could be passed was only a few eye-shocks.

Everything immediately turned great water his face.the limp in the shape of a pandan was now standing in front of the four of them. The sword on his back had already escaped from its sheath. the guards instantly realized that they were dealing with a very high-headed fighter.!

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