The Fire Dragon Sword
Lake of Life II
The water of life has long been a myth in the martial world, Water that has the secret of an immortal body makes many warriors who are obsessed with looking for Dieng to sacrifice everything but not a few who consider the Water of life is just a story of fabrication.
Its location in the most mysterious place on the face of the earth makes all the efforts of the warriors as if to meet a solid wall. No one had really seen that water except the one who had entered Dieng like the sky star sect and some other lucky swordsmen.
This time Lingga and the others really saw with their own eyes a lake surrounded by high cliffs filled with water of immortality, but somehow no one looks enthusiastic when eternity is in front of their eyes. Either because sedated by the beauty of the lake that is silent to keep the big secret or indeed they realize if trying to fight against destiny will be a disaster from the owner of life.
"Are you not interested in eternal life?". Sabrang approached Lingga who was still observing the arrangement of rocks at the bottom of the lake.
"I have no interest at all in living like that, after I finished off my family's killer while in the Sky Star Sect there is no longer a big goal in my life".
"Hopefully". Sabrang walked towards the corner of the lake leaving Lingga.
Sabrang sat on a boulder staring at Ciha, who had begun to walk, but stopped occasionally to suppress her pain.
Ciha carried a bowl she kept near a large rock.
"Every year we always take this water, even though they call it the water of life, but to me this water is like a opium that you must consume continuously so that your body is young". Ciha explained as if she knew the question in Sabrang's heart.
"Why would anyone want to go to such great lengths just for the sake of eternal life? I really don't understand their way of thinking". Sabrang shook his head slowly.
"For us the keeper Dieng water life is the key to keep this place hidden. You saw for yourself how horrible this place is". Speak Siha while spooning a few bowls and putting them into a larger bowl.
"Just 1 small bowl of this body will have the ability to regenerate cells quickly, besides all the toxins in your body will be lost". Ciha is seen to coo with the liver because the water is high in toxins and mercury if it is not neutralized with the seal of life.
"Air as great as that is very abundant in this place?". Sabrang shook his head slowly. He really did not understand why nature is so generous to provide this much water. If all the warriors of the martial world drink this water, chaos will not be inevitable.
"This much water will be useless if you do not master the seal of life. You'll be like those who attacked earlier if you drink it".
Sabrang nodded while paying attention to the Ciha ritual of sealing the water.
"Do you know where they came from?". Ask Sabrang in wonder.
"I don't know, all this time we entered Dieng not allowed to meet them. Looks like something's gonna happen". Said Ciha worriedly.
"Miss come here". Ciha called Mentari after she finished her ritual.
Mentari looks reluctant to approach them but Sabrang calls repeatedly forced him to step foot.
"Drink this water, the poison in your body will be gone in a few days. You'll feel your body burning but don't have to worry about your reaction to receiving this water". Ciha gave a small bowl of water to Mentari.
"I don't want to". The mentari shook quickly.
"Hey drink". Sabrang continued to persuade him but Mentari continued to refuse. Ciha who understood Mentari's feelings just smiled looking at him.
"Follow me a minute". Sabrang pulled Mentari's arm away from Ciha.
"What are you thinking? you want your whole life to be surrounded by poison". Sabrang.
"Young master, I've been thinking about this matter for a few days. I decided not to drink it". Mentari lowered his head.
"Hey, don't worry me. Ciha has sealed the water, you'll be fine. If you're scared then I'll drink it first". Sabrang walked up to Ciha.
"If you're worried about me you should've prevented me from drinking that water". Mentari arrived.
Sabrang stopped his steps while staring at the confused Mentari.
"Whatchu mean? I'm right banar doesn't understand". Ask Sabrang.
"Mentari's tears began to wet her cheeks, she looked so angry at Sabrang. Wulan Sari who saw the two just smiled sweetly.
"Let me help you young master, let me protect you. I beg Your Majesty". Mentari suddenly knelt before Sabrang.
Seeing Mentari's attitude like that makes Sabrang more confused.
"Wake up, I know you want to help me but don't sacrifice yourself just for that".
Mentari shook his head slowly "I wouldn't stand if His Majesty still forced me to drink that water".
Not yet Sabrang replied that suddenly there was vibration around the lake followed by the smell of sulfur that was getting thick.
"Ciha what's going on?". Lingga approached Ciha quickly, he felt that the earthquake that occurred in a few moments was very large.
"I don't know, just like the one that attacked us earlier, the only time the earthquake occurred". Ciha was increasingly astonished by Dieng's late state. After the appearance of mysterious creatures is now followed by an earthquake.
"You better see this". Wulan sari who was on the wall near the right side of the lake called Ciha.
"Is this wall cracked by the vibration?". Siha felt the wall and felt the heat. He knocked on the cave wall many times.
"Don't don't....."Ciha took the scroll and looked to draw something and occasionally read the writing on the writing board that had two copies rolled up. The look on his face changed as if he had found something interesting.
"Did you feel anything strange while diving through the second gate?".
Lingga scrunched his forehead hearing Ciha's question.
"I was getting claustrophobic while diving and somehow the river water felt warm for a while before it came back cold". Sabrang scratched his head while recalling. He did have time to ask Ciha about the matter but the attack of the mysterious creature made him forget to ask.
"Ah shit, it turned out like that". Ciha laughed loudly making Sabrang and the others confused.
"Did you find anything?". Say Lingga curious.
"See this". Ciha pointed to a picture in her scroll. "Dieng was apparently flanked by an underwater volcano. I noticed it while diving in the second gate. The same feeling Sabrang said was the key. If the river is parallel to the river across the cliff we should not feel tightness. This cliff tricks our eyes as if two gates are next to each other and separated this cliff. We are all wrong, when we dive it we are guided to get into the sea. The tremors indicated that the mountain was starting to activate, perhaps the message that the red lotus ancestor conveyed regarding the seal forever was an underwater volcano. If the mountain was active and erupted maybe this place would sink forever".
"So my ancestors noticed it while diving in the second gate?". Ask Wulan sari.
"Possibly like that, this place is really terrible. Everything here seems to deceive our eyes and unconsciously we keep going deeper and deeper".
"You remember what Mr Panca said at the first gate?. (Water will open the dark veil). At first glance we will understand if this is a clue to drain a small pond at the first gate but what if the real message of sea water will open the most dangerous volcano in the world?. Ken Panca might explain the possibility of this place being sealed naturally. He created the seal of 4 Dieng heirlooms to buy time until this volcano erupted. If my guess is correct there should be somewhere around here a secret place to drain the lake of life". Siha walked quickly around
"What do you mean by draining this lake?". Sabrang increasingly did not understand, how they could dry a lake this wide.
"Water management system, of all places here only this lake is not natural. This lake is made by someone using a complicated water management system so that the lake is never dry or flooded. It looks like the water of life dampened the chamber chamber of the magma chamber of this mountain to buy the eruption time. I'm getting curious as to who and what he's stalling this volcano exploding for". Ciha kept running around here and there looking for something that looked like a button, or a protruding rock.
"Damn! The moment we have hope of burying this place forever is just more and more mystery before us". Umpat Ciha is upset.
"Patience, chill your head". Sabrang patted Ciha's back. "You're the best at this, think with a cool head".
"Last?". The phallus suddenly remembered something. He approached the lake again.
"That's what you're looking for". The phallus pointed at the bottom of the lake.
"What do you mean?". Ciha looks puzzled Linga pointed at the bottom of the lake.
"From the first time I saw this lake, I felt I had seen the arrangement of rocks on the bottom of this lake. Now I remember, the arrangement of the stone I had seen in the bathhouse of the king Malwageni when I destroyed the Malwageni". The phallus stopped his speech when he realized Sabrang was looking at him sharply.
"I mean the 4 stacks of stones are the same as the Malwageni bathhouse but one last stone seems to be in the wrong position. The stone should be facing to the right". Say Lingga remember remember.
Ciha stared at the rock on the lake floor while smiling wryly.
"Who has gone mad into this poisoned water". He shook slowly.
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"Mr Mahendra? how did you get here?". Maruta stepped back when he saw Mahendra floating in front of the first gate of Dieng.
"So he's Mahendra?". Kertasura looked at the person before him with great caution.
"How could you betray me Maruta? all I give you include the water of life but you choose to join them". Mahendra refers to Kertasura and Suliwa.
"It's not like that sir, what's at the gate of darkness is not a fifth heirloom. That heirloom never existed, what was there was.....". Maruta had not finished talking, his body had already hit the cave wall.
"Stop your bullshit! do you intend to master the flute of the demon king as well?. I'll give it to you after I change this already messed up world order".
"But sir". Maruta is still trying to explain that inside the gate of darkness there is no fifth heirloom. The only ones there are the Demon Fighters.
"Quite Maruta, I'll take the heirloom even if I have to kill you". After finishing his speech Mahendra disappeared from sight.
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Author Note :
The water management system is a kind of water controller in a dam in order to regulate the flow of water.
Did there ever be such a sophisticated system as Thor? Answer exists!. Majapahit proved to be able to build a very sophisticated water management system.
Oh yes talking about Majapahit Author so want if you again prepare a second Cersil Novel with Majapahit background. Next month I will likely try to publish and I will definitely announce it here if it is published.
"Fire on Majapahit Earth ". It could have promised no less exciting and complicated than the Fire Dragon Sword.
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