The Legend Of Ling: An Amazing Journey Will Begin
Chapter 10: The Power or Curse
“Bu Ayu! Watch out! In back!” seruku warned. Several cobras appeared behind Bu Ayu. He immediately ran away from the crowd of cobras. We were all terrified and trembling in front of a group of notoriously deadly cobras. The snakes then raised their bodies and lowered their heads as if paying respect to us. After that, they also went away. “Hey, what are you waiting for! Quickly follow those snakes, fool!” a voice appeared in my head. I was also immersed in my own thoughts. “Where am I?”
“You are stupid, yes! This is the part of your mind!” said that voice again. I also saw a giant cobra in green. “You're not a green stone patterned cobra!” myrag. “Sshhs! Yeah, correct. I am the snake that rules the forest. I am a Leaf Cobra!” he said introduce yourself. “You are the master of the forest. I am the eternal fire that never goes out. Me, Phoenix Fire!” said a red bird lit up like fire. “Hhh, so arrogant, you Phoenix! The eternal fire that never goes out. Bah, I'm gonna put out your fire with the coldest water and ice in the whole world! I, Blue Dragon, ruler of water and ice!” said a blue dragon. “Wait a minute, how many monsters are here?” my many.
“Well, why don't you count yourself. I am the wind that is galloping in the middle of the storm, Garuda!” answer a bird that looks like an eagle. “Hey, that storm is my territory! I am the lightning that strikes in the thundering storm. Me, Lightning Tigers!” “You guys still fighting? Gosh, you guys really should change your attitude in front of our new master. I am the lord of land and sand, Scorpion!” said a giant scorpion. “Wait a minute, what do you mean by calling me master?” my many. “Sshhs! That is because you have freed us from the curse, by giving blood to us,” replied the Cobra while lowering his head.
“Curse? What do you mean the colorful stone I found last night?” “True. Long ago, we were the rulers of the world. Each of us has a different area. However, since the arrival of greedy humans, we were displaced and forced to live in a narrow area. The more days, the competition between us was growing. We also decided to fight so that the winner can control one region as a whole,” Garuda story. “Which is right, fighting because of the seizure of territory? That's really ridiculous,” as I am. “Shut! Don't cut!” snapped it. “Iya-iya,” I replied.
“Each of us brings out our greatest moves. Then, the greedy humans took advantage of that to curse us by sending us to the World Portal of Disaster Bearers. Those of us who were sent there could only survive the extremely powerful energy siphoning from that portal. To avoid running out of energy, we also change all the energy we have to keep it safe. We also turned into the stones you met last night, sir!”
“So, you guys became rocks for almost running out of energy. Then my blood became your savior. So?” “Ya, sir. When we become stone, we cannot go back to how we were. We were trapped for centuries in it, until master's blood trickled down on us. After master's blood dripped, our stone cracked and finally broke. In return, we will accompany you until the end of life,” replied Garuda.
I also returned to the real world. “Huh, thankfully the cobra was gone,” said Bu Ayu. “Not that I was on my mind long enough ago?” my inner. “You know, when you're in mind, the world seems to stop,” Phoenix said. “Wait what else, you want to come out no? Sshhs!” ask Kobra. I also ran to follow the snakes. “Hei, Roy! Where are you going?” ask Layla. “I want to get out of this forest! If you don't want to, let me go,” I replied. They also followed me. Soon, we found a path that led out of the forest.
The snakes that drove us back saluted and went into the forest. We walked down the path and finally came out of the forest. “Alhamdulillah, we made it out!” layla shouts hysterically. We all went back to camp. But before that, I faced the forest and thanked the snakes, “Thank you, the snakes.” “What are you doing?” ask Layla. “Ah, it's nothing. I'm just glad we got out of that forest,” I replied. “Good. Then let's go back to camp! I feel hungry.” “Yang is right. If you keep eating, your body will be eaten by a tiger first, you know!” sahutku. “What did you say?!!” snapped it. “Ah, it's nothing!” “Aahh!!” A pinch hit my arm. “That's a reply for mocking me,” Layla said happily.
We all got to the camp. Layla's former pinch disappeared without me noticing. “Hey, how can your wounds heal that fast?” ask Layla. “How do I know, I just didn't realize it was cured.” We also continued our activities with Dhuhur prayer berjama’ah and lunch. “Hei, Roy! Good idea to follow those snakes!” puji Azrul's. “Ah, not really. I just run by instinct. Hahaha!!” my answer. “Well, it was actually because I was taught by the 6 powerful monsters that were in my body, my inner”. “Alright, kids! After eating please rest! You can do whatever you want today,” said Bu Ayu. “Good!!” answer us in unison. I went back to the river to find out who brought these stones. “Maybe there's a clue in the river,” murmured.
Soon, I found a footprint larger than mine. “Hei, Layla! Look at this!” call me. “Hmm, it's just a footprint. What's special?” “Of course special. Look, these footprints are bigger than my feet. In addition, before going to bed, the camp had experienced quite heavy rain. If anyone walks at night, the ground is still muddled and the trail will be deeper than yours,” I said while pointing at the footsteps of teachers and friends who came after sunrise.
“You mean, your story this morning was real. Not a fantasy or a dream?!” ask Layla. “Ya, that's right.” “Then what happened? How can that suitcase disappear?” tanyakanya. “I don't know, as I remember I fainted and when I woke up, my wound was healed,” “Roy, lest you get the strength from the stones you found last night?” “Of course! How do you think I'm gonna recover your pinch wounds? Besides, why don't the snakes attack us, but instead lead us to the exit?” my answer.
“Wah, that's great! So you have the power of a snake?” “I don't think it's just snakes. Dragons, phoenixes, garuda, tigers, and scorpions may also have other powers,”. “Then, show!” he said with great enthusiasm. Then, someone appeared uninvited, “Wah, wah ,wah. That stone should have given me a lot of money. But instead lost absorbed by a snot child like this,”
Then I saw someone in dark clothes wearing a mask approaching us. “Who is he, Roy!” ask Layla while hiding behind me. “Oh, so you're the one who brought those strange stones into the suitcase. Can you explain why the stones are so precious?” “Hhh! I don't need to explain to a child who can't necessarily live after this,” he replied as he pulled out a knife. “Hyaa!!” he swung his knife at us. “Layla, move!” I cried while pushing Layla away. “Aahh!!” I shouted as my shoulder was scratched by the sharp edge of the knife. “Quick, run!!” seruku to Layla. He nodded and immediately ran away. “Hey, where are you going?” said the man while lifting Layla up.
“Ah! Let go of me!” layla yelled. “Release Layla!” I got up and hit that guy. “Taste this, site of destruction!! Hyaa!!” “Ahh!!” the man bounced very far away and dropped Layla to the ground. “Layla, are you okay?” my many. “I'm fine. How's your wound?” “Let's relax, my wound is healed,” I said while showing the shoulder that had returned to normal. The figure stood up while holding on to a tree nearby. “Ahh!! Watch out, you! Next time, it won't be like this!!” he shouted while fleeing.
“Hei, Roy! Your eyes turn grayish-white. Are you okay?” ask Layla. I immediately checked my eyes at the shadow coming from the stream. “My eyes, change color?” my inner. Soon, the color of my eyes returned to its original color, dark blue. “What happened?” I was also lost in my thoughts. “It looks like you've managed to use some of our strengths,” Garuda said. “Strength?”
“Yes! When you use some of our power, the color of your eyes will change according to the power you use. Like earlier, when you punched the criminal using a crushing tread, without you realizing you were using the power of the wind,” I was out of mind and back to the real world. “I, have super strength!! Layla, when I use my powers, the color of my eyes will change!” myrag. “Wah, that's a good thing!” timpale.