The Fire Dragon Sword
Secret Pagebluk Lampor
After confirming that all the clues regarding the Sacred Gate led to two places namely the Fragrant Glagah and Trowulan, Wardhana divided the team in two to investigate the two places.
Wardhana with Ken Panca and Brajamusti to the hills of Blue Wind or Glagah Wangi, while Ciha with Candrakurama, Mentari and Wulan to the ruins of Trowulan Village.
Wardhana gives Ciha some clues about a place that used to be his hometown.
They all move eagerly to uncover the hidden secrets that lie behind the sacred Gate without them noticing that every step they make is drawing closer to the destruction of civilization.
"We have arrived, welcome to the blue wind hill or once known as the Glagah fragrant forest," said Brajamusti stopped his steps in the Blue Wind hill.
"Do you know how big the limit of fragrant Glagah is? or is this whole hill Glagah scented?" ask Ken Panca interested.
"I don't know sir, shouldn't you be the one who understands better?" brajamusti Balas.
"No, in my day this place has changed its name" replied Ken Panca.
Wardhana is seen unrolling the scroll Brajamusti gave her while watching the surroundings.
"Full moonlight will be the beginning of the twin sun markers to appear in Glagah Wangi. What does the twin sun mean?" wardena's murmuring in the Heart.
"Twin sun?" Ken Panca thought.
"We should rest first in the blue wind sect while thinking about it," Brajamusti asked as he stepped towards the padepokan gate.
"Chairman, teacher, welcome," some disciples immediately welcomed their arrival.
"Did it rain so hard?" brajamusti asked while cleaning his dirty footwear due to the road that was still flooded.
Wardhana stopped her steps as her face was exposed to the reflection of a puddle of water that was illuminated by the sun.
He looked up before turning back to look at the puddle.
"Sun twins? don't don't" the wardhana looks around and looks for trees that have large leaves.
"Did you find anything?" brajamusti asked, he was always interested when Wardhana's face changed suddenly. That face seemed to be able to unlock all the complicated secrets of any kind in this world.
"I'm not sure but it's worth trying, can I ask you to take as many leaves?" said Wardhana to some sect members who are nearby.
"Daun?" Ken Panca scrunched his forehead.
"I want to find an ancient lake around here" replied Wardhana slowly.
"An ancient lake? I've never heard of a former lake around here" Brajamusti chimed in.
"You see that puddle? he reflects sunlight. The full moonlight will be the beginning of the twin sun markers to appear in Glagah Wangi. Twin sun, I believe the meaning of this word is the reflection of sunlight against water. There's a lake around here first" Wardhana replied in her heart.
"Well, then you're gonna find the lake with the tree leaves?" ken Panca was confused.
"If there used to be a lake in this place then even though it has been buried for thousands of years, the lake will turn into a groundwater.
I'll put dozens of leaves around the Blue Wind hill tonight. Tomorrow we just need to check which leaves have the most dew, so that's where the groundwater is and I'm sure that's where the ancient lake is" Wardhana replied.
Ken Panca seemed amazed by Wardhana's thought so quickly, he could understand something from a small thing that did not even concern people.
"You're not just a strategist but also an expert at reading signs of nature" said Ken Panca.
"Actually I think the science of war strategy is the highest science above the science of canuragan. Learning the tactics of war is different from the exact swordsmanship.
To make a war strategy not only requires a high level of strategy but also must read the movements of the opponent, the psychological side and habits of the enemy we will have to make sure the natural conditions are on our side. That's what got me used to making peace with nature" Wardhana replied.
"If there used to be an ancient lake isn't the lake now gone?" Brajamusti spoke.
"I just need to find a point to make a new hole, we're going to fill that hole with water and see what happens but I still don't understand the meaning of full moonlight being the beginning of the twin sun markers coming up" Wardhana said.
"Is it possible that the lake also reflects moonlight?" reply Ken Panca.
"At first I thought so but the arrangement of his words became strange. If the ancient lake also serves as a reflector of moonlight should be a clue twin sun is at the beginning because the moon is a marker of the emergence of the twin sun."
"How about two fruit trees? how do we find him, sir?" ask Brajamusti.
"The tree seems to be just an extra marker, I'm sure where the twin suns bounce off that gate and I'm sure the two trees are around the gate" Wardhana said.
Some pupils including Rakirawa were seen climbing a tree Wardhana had designated to pick up all of its leaves.
Wardhana seemed to frown at the sight of Rakirawa, although he did not visit the Blue Wind sect very often but he knew enough of his disciples.
"Is he a new student?" ask Wardhana confused.
"True chairman, he has only been in this sect for a few days," replied Jatmiko who came to greet him.
"When did he come?" ask Wardhana quickly.
"Two days ago chairman," replied Jatmiko.
"Two days ago?" Wardhana seemed to think for a moment.
"I'll call him chief to salute you, maybe he doesn't recognize you" Jatmiko said.
"No need, let everything go as usual, I will find out who he is" Wardhana replied with a meaningful smile.
Jatmiko looked confused by Wardhana's attitude but she still nodded slowly. Not only this time he was confused by Wardhana's attitude but he understood it because the person who became the head of the blue Wind sect was the best strategist Nuswantoro at this time.
"Gather all the leaves at one point, later tonight we will install it," said Wardhana as he stepped in the paddle followed by Brajamusti and Ken Panca.
"Okay," replied Jatmiko.
"Sorry Mr. Panca I want to ask for your help this time," Wardhana said after staying away from the main gate.
"Say master Patih" replied Ken Panca.
"I want you to prepare a shadow seal trap, if I estimate right tomorrow morning we'll catch a rat that will lead us to something" Wardhana said slowly.
"Well, I'll work on it" replied Ken Panca as he stared at Wardhana's back who had stepped back.
"Sabrang was lucky to have a coach like him, his speed of thinking and observation really amazed me," said Ken Panca in his heart.
***
"I don't think that where our fight with Lakeswara is kept a big secret" Wulan said as he stared at the village of Trowulan, which was destroyed by the previous fight.
"Teacher, you better take a short break in the hut," Mentari took Wulan to the building that Sabrang had built for her.
Wulan nodded slowly, she walked towards the building while looking at Mentari's face.
"Are you okay? your face looks pale, I've asked you not to come, right?" ask Wulan a little worried.
"I'm fine, it's just that these few days I feel nauseous" replied Mentari slowly.
"Nausea? is it possible that you are pregnant?"
"containing?" the face of Mentari changed instantly.
"Come, let me examine your body," Wulan sat in the courtyard of the building and examined Mentari's arm.
"Weird aura? perhaps it belonged to the Siren, the spirit that dwells in the wand of white light.
"No, I recognize the aura of that wand, it's a little different, is it possible that your descendants were endowed with an edge by nature?"
Wulan then took some of the herbs that were nailed and concocted them before being given to Mentari.
"Drink, the potion will make your content strong," said Wulan slowly.
"Thank you teacher" replied Mentari.
While Ciha was still sculpting on the edge of the dried lake, she felt that there was something strange about the lake.
"I feel like this lake is weird but what?" said confused.
Ciha then watched the surroundings, it was quite difficult to look for a clue when the place had been destroyed.
"Did you find anything sir?" ask Candrakurama to Ciha.
Ciha shook her head slowly, "I'm not sure but there's something strange about this lake" Ciha replied softly.
"This lake is indeed strange from the beginning according to the patih master, who did not know who built it but according to the Patih master this lake is like parallel to the full moon when it reaches its peak," replied Candrakurama.
"Wake up parallel to the full moon?"
"That's what Mr. Patih told me, when he was a child, the most awaited thing was the full moon because this lake would shine brightly by the reflection of the full moon when it reached its peak. The whole village will be bright without lights even on that night" Candrakurama replied.
"Willfully built right in line with the moonlight?" Ciha's face changed for a moment before leaping into the lake.
"True to my guess, a secret message," Ciha said softly.
"Master?" Candrakurama jumped into the lake.
"Since the beginning I felt something strange about this lake, I just realized that this lake was built on rock. Don't you feel weird? we just need to shift to the end of the forest to find the ground, why do they keep building on this hard rock?The answer is a secret message engraved on the walls of this lake," said Ciha slowly.
"Secret Message?" ask Candrakurama confused.
"One of the walls of this lake they wrote a message that will be seen when the full light shines on this lake, the water will bend the light and shine a single point. That light point is what seems to be opening the secret message of this lake," Ciha replied.
"If what you say is true, it will be difficult to find water to fill this lake again" said Candrakurama.
"No need to fill this lake with water, I just need to estimate the reflection point of light. We only need a little water to reflect it" replied Ciha.
"Tonight the Full Moon will reach its peak, I want you to look for water with the leaves while I will prepare everything and look for the reflection point of light" Ciha said softly as she breathed.
Candrakurama seemed to wrinkle her forehead when she saw the reaction of Ciha who looked uninspired after almost opening the secret of the holy gate.
"What are you worried about, sir?"
"They built this lake with a very complicated calculation, estimating the direction of light reflection is not an easy job, anyone who built this place intelligence is above Mr. Wardhana. My feelings are a little bad," replied Ciha.
Without them noticing, a body seemed to be watching them from afar with a heart.
"It looks like I don't need to intervene, they will open the gate for me" Rakiti murmured inwardly.
***
"Your majesty" cried the Oxen sora just before his eyes opened. The loud cry of the Ox sora even built Arung who was guarding it.
"Mr Sora?" The whitewater runs towards the ox sora.
"Holy gate, we must stop them from opening the holy gate" said the brick-styled Oxen, she tried to get up but the excruciating pain stopped her.
"Relax sir, you only realized after being unconscious for several full moons," said Arung calming.
"We must stop them from opening that gate" cried the Oxen.
"They?" tanya Arung is confused.
"Cakra Tumapel, that's what I heard just before I was unconscious" the Oxen replied.
"Calm down and talk slowly, I don't understand what you're saying. At this time Mr. Wardhana along with others are trying to open the gate, the Tumapel chakra will not be able to face His Majesty and the White Fox master" said Arung.
"The Lampor clan is not an heirloom but a plague of ancient diseases that are so deadly, they sealed everyone affected by the disease in the sacred gate, if Mr. Wardhana opens the place then all will die instantly, not only them but all humans in Nuswantoro. The outbreak was deadly and contagious quickly. Everyone has been exposed to the traps including Cakra Tumapel" said Lembu Sora.
"Him? who is he you mean? and how do you know that Pagebluk Lampor is not an heirloom?" arung's face started to look panicked.
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Okay there'll be a lot of footnotes this time...
First
regarding the way Wardhana detected the location of the ancient lake...
Since long ago there was a technique to look for springs derived from our grandparents, namely with the soil moisture test.
The trick is simple by putting banana leaves in a place that is suspected of water sources at night, in the morning please see the dew attached to the banana leaves (on the bottom of the leaf), and see the dew that sticks to the banana leaves, the more dew that sticks the more the underground water discharge.
It works? according to some parents it was quite successful, this is what Wardhana did to find an ancient lake full of water.
Second
about the secret messages in rock, some of the sources I read can be done and I was inspired from one of the hollywood movies, only they use sunlight instead of moonlight...
that work? do not know mbang, this is just a fiction story, do not try wkwkwkkw
Thirdly
Pagebluk Lampor
Lampor is literally derived from the Javanese word Kuna, lampur. It means to travel or travel. Pagebluk is a Javanese term for a disease outbreak.
The term pagebluk lampor then gives an affirmation that in the past there may have been a powerful pagebluk impact. About the enormity of this pagebluk, there is a word in the popular New Javanese language.
"Loro's loros, dead afternoon, this will give an idea of how malignant the disease is, in such a short duration the dead.
One example that I get is the Plague of Athens 430 BC
Around 430 BC, shortly after the war between Athens and Sparta began, an epidemic devastated the Athenian people and lasted for five years. Some estimates put the death toll at 100,000.
The Greek historian Thucydides (460-400 B. C.) wrote that healthy people were suddenly attacked with scorching heat on the head as well as redness and inflammation in the eyes. The throat is bleeding and breathing becomes unnatural.
The discovery of a mass burial with a burning skull signifies when there was a plague that killed many people.True or not I do not know, once again PNA is just a fictional story...
I tried to combine some of the past stories to become a new stage in the Fire Dragon Sword novel....
Last
I write and research day and night even until morning all because of your spirit and position of Rank PNA. So please do not assume I always begging for votes.. because honestly your Vote is the greatest encouragement to the author...
If the rank like now, being thrown out of the top ten was making me a little uninspired, I didn't ask for more, just a vote.. because if I enter the vote I will get an additional income of 200.00 from MT and it means a lot to novice writers like me nggo tuku quota wkwkwkwkwkw