The Destiny of the Demon Sword
The war happened again
The four young men immediately rushed to leave the Jungle village after carrying the equipment.
In the depths of the forest, the four of them were progressively stepping towards the source of the smoke, but the longer they stepped, there were no signs of the burn marks they were looking for.
"It's strange, we clearly saw a puff of smoke from a distance, but why the more we come here we don't find any traces at all" said a young man in his twenties looking confused.
"You said, we should be close to the source of the fire" said a fat young man behind him.
"Would we just go back, I feel uncomfortable being in this forest" said a skinny young man starting to get scared.
"Oh, you're really a coward, I won't back down before I find the source of the fire we're looking for, how do we explain it to the village chief if our quest for nothing finds anything?" chirps another person who keeps swinging his machete blazing the way.
The four young men then decided to continue the journey to find the source of the fire.
"Wait, do you guys smell goats around here?" Tanya Maman the young man in his twenties stopped his third move.
The three stopped then smelled the smell around him by sniffing his kiss.
"Yes, I smell it, it smells so delicious, it looks like we're close to the source of the fire" said the fat Endang.
"My grandmother said, if you smell goats in the forest there is a sign of Genderuwo" Endin chirped increasingly frightened.
"You're always bragging, you coward!" timpal Uteng was a little angry with the words of his friend.
"But there is actually also the words of the Endin, my mother also said so, I want to go back now" said Maman confirmed Endin's remarks and walked quickly to leave his three friends.
"Man wait, I'm coming home" Endin yelled and followed.
Endang and Uteng looked at each other, not wanting to miss, both of them ran away following the two.
"Woi Man, Endin, wait!" yelled Endang who had difficulty chasing because of his fat body.
Maman and Endin immediately stopped waiting for his two friends who were left far behind.
While ngosan Endang and Uteng managed to catch up with his two friends.
"Wait a minute, what are we going to report to the village chief?" asked Uteng while adjusting his heavy breathing.
Maman and Endin did not answer him immediately, both looked up to see the night sky which was no longer found a puff of smoke.
"Look up, no more smoke, that means no fire, we can conclude there is someone who is burning goats and going somewhere" Maman replied casually.
the three nodded to justify Maman's words and then walked back to the village of Rimba.
The day changed, Orange woke up from his sleep and noticed Zhang's grandfather sitting in a cross-legged position nearby.
"You've woken up my granddaughter?" Grandfather Zhang asked still closed his eyes in a meditative position.
"It's cake, did grandpa get up?" Answer the orange back to ask.
"Yes, let's continue our journey" Grandpa Zhang answered, opened his eyes, got up and carried the orange on his horse.
Today's journey feels different from yesterday, no longer visible damage from war or the bodies of war victims, this time both explore the vast plantation in the foothills.
"Grandfather, many ripe fruits, may I take them?" The orange Pinta that from earlier dripped the saliva saw it.
"Hahaha, alright, let grandfather take it" Grandpa Zhang said then snapped his finger pulling some ripe fruit.
"Catch Cu!" The cry quickly flew towards him and was greeted by an orange by cupping his hands to catch the fruits flying towards him.
Both of them were so engrossed in eating fruit with such a peaceful atmosphere.
Not long after, the clear sky turned pitch-black, both of them looked up to see what was happening.
"Grandfather I'm afraid" said Jingga feeling the horror of seeing a rain of arrows flying over her covering the sunlight.
Grandpa Zhang then stopped the horse from turning around as it felt the ground tremor getting louder.
"War again" Grandfather Zhang muttered then exhaled.
"Don't be afraid Cu, there is grandfather, we wait until the sky is back bright" he said soothing Orange who continued to close his eyes while closing both ears.
After the gap of the sky reopened, the pony took out its wings and flew into the clouds at high speed.
"Grandfather we fly cake! Yuhuu" cried Orange felt the first time flying.
Grandfather Zhang only smiled faintly watching his granddaughter who was so happy to be above the clouds.
"Look down, the plantation turned into a battle arena, it should be the harvest season farmers scavenge sustenance, very unfortunate" said Zhang's grandfather who continued to pay attention to the wars that occurred under him.
The rumbling of the thousands of humans who smashed each other with metal and the ever-so-sober screams left a pall on the two who continued to watch the war beneath.
The joy felt by the orange turned into a lament of sadness, reminiscent of a time of war that took away his family.
"Can't grandfather stop the war down there?" Ask the orange who is still focused on looking down.
"Ha ha ha, the war will continue to happen even if grandfather mix it up, it becomes your duty later when we grow up, we should continue the journey" replied Zhang.
By taking the air, the journey of both is much faster, just a few more breaths will both reach the port of Dadali the western region of the Majang continent.
The wind that blows strong in the sky makes Orange feel drowsiness which in the end he fell asleep clutching the back of a pony that took him flying.
"Wake Cu up, we've reached the harbor" Zhang's grandfather said and held Orange into his arms.
Instantly the protective shield that hid the whereabouts of the ship during grandfather Zhang's departure opened.
It seemed that some people were so happy to see the arrival of Zhang's grandfather who was none other than a General in the empire.
"The general is back" one officer shouted.
The shrill sound of screaming finally managed to wake the little boy who was still sleeping on Zhang's grandfather's lap.
Orange opened his eyes, he turned towards the sound, how surprised he was to see the large ship in front of him.
"How big, what's this cake?" His question that instantly enlarged both his eyes stared at such a magnificent ship.
"This is a ship belonging to the Xiao empire that will take us to the Sun continent" Zhang's grandfather replied.
"grandfather Zhang, put me down" the impatient orange asked to enter the ship.
Gently Zhang's grandfather let him down, Orange ran on the deck of the ship to and fro.
"Lin Fang, you take care of my grandson, don't let him fall" Zhang's grandfather told his men.
"Okay General, I will look after him" said Lin Fang immediately after the orange that was running on the ship.
Grandfather Zhang smiled again at the behavior of the little boy he was carrying.