The Return of the Fire Dragon Swordsman
Sandyakala in Seloageng Sky

A fat-bodied middle-aged man in pretty good clothes in dark brown immediately walked up to them. He is the owner of the restaurant. Simultaneously, Pakuwon Tumapel's army entourage came to the place. Apparently there was someone who reported to the soldiers of Pakuwon Tumapel about the commotion that occurred in the restaurant called Warung Sekar Sari.

From the very front, jumping down from the horse of a burly man with a thin mustache and a sharp eye. Judging from his appearance, he was the main leader in this Jenggala army group. Yes, he is Bekel Yasanegara, the head of Pakuwon Tumapel's army. He immediately walked closer to them.

"Who messed up in this place? Quickly tell me", said Bekel Yasanegara as he spread his gaze towards Panji Tejo Laksono and his friends.

"Please forgive Gusti Bekel.. This was the man. Those who started the commotion at the servant's place.

What they were bothering was my relatives who had just arrived. The science of kanuragan owned by my relatives is quite able to overcome the problems created by the man", said the owner of this restaurant immediately. Hearing that explanation, Bekel Yasanegara immediately turned his head towards this fat middle-aged man.

"Is it true that you said, Ki Sumo? Remember do not try to fool us" Bekel Yasanegara said immediately.

"For what do you lie, Gusti Bekel?

If Gusti Bekel still does not believe, it is okay to ask the servants at the place of the servants as well as the spectators who saw the fight earlier", sahut Ki Sumo, the owner of the restaurant, tried to convince Bekel Yasanegara about what he had just said. The thick-bodied man immediately reached into his shirt bag and slipped a bag of small silver pieces behind Bekel Yasanegara's shirt.

Mmmmmm...

"Alright, I believe in you Ki Sumo. This matter leave it to me. Next time don't make a fuss again. Otherwise, all of you will be arrested and imprisoned at Pakuwon Tumapel Palace.

Soldier, soldier,

Pick up this body and throw it in the woods. The others, follow me back to the palace", after saying so, Bekel Yasanegara immediately rushed to walk away from them. After that, he jumped on his horse and left the courtyard of the restaurant with the soldiers of Pakuwon Tumapel while carrying Danarjati's corpse. Ki Sumo immediately breathed a sigh of relief after seeing their departure.

"Huuffff...

Basic greedy officials. If there is money, any business is immediately settled", grumbled Ki Sumo while turning to Panji Tejo Laksono and his friends.

"Thank you for your help, Ki.", Gayatri immediately approached Ki Sumo.

"It's common here, Nyi..

Let's go inside. Let my servants clean my restaurant. You don't have to bother to help" said Ki Sumo who saw Tumenggung Ludaka and Naratama gathering wood chips scattered everywhere.

They all immediately entered the restaurant including Demung Gumbreg who participated after the men who were hired by Ki Sumo were told to guard the horse carriage. Apparently Ki Sumo did not invite them to rest in the restaurant but in a building that became his residence right behind the restaurant. Arriving at the veranda of the house, they immediately sat cross-legged on the floor of the foyer after holding out a pandan mat.

"Given your style of speech, it seems that you are all Panjalu people. Right what did I say?", asked Ki Sumo after everyone sat down.

"real Ki..

We are a traveling cloth merchant group from Panjalu. Is there anything we should know?", Gayatri looked at Ki Sumo's face immediately.

"Nothing, you better be careful in this Jenggala region" Ki Sumo said with a smile.

After making small talk, Ki Sumo served them some food. After enjoying breakfast together, Sriati helped Luh Jingga and Dyah Kirana organize their merchandise. While Naratama was busy bathing his riding horse in a small river located not far from the restaurant Ki Sumo.

Ludaka's tumenggung who had just been silent without talking saw a silver pendant necklace with a picture of a full moon with a picture of a bat in the middle as they were about to return to the horse carriage after paying for food and change loss of damage done in the restaurant. Soon Tumenggung Ludaka spoke slowly.

"Among the light of the full moon, I ran through the clouds. I preach the wind through my wings ..."

"Without caring transverse aral. For the success of Panjalu State, the light of all darkness in Jawadwipa Land", continued Ki Sumo immediately.

Huhmmmm...

"So you are also a member of the Lowo Bengi Army apparently.", said Tumenggung Ludaka immediately.

"Yes, Ki.. If I may know, who is this Kisanak? Why do you know about the secret verse of the Lowo Bengi Army?", asked Ki Sumo as he looked towards Tumenggung Ludaka.

"He's a Ludaka Tumenggung. It used to be the main leader of the Lowo Bengi Army when Gusti Prabu Jayengrana was still in control of the Garuda Panjalu Force, Ki. I'm Demung Gumbreg who also helped when the new Lowo Bengi Army was first formed.

If you yourself join the Lowo Bengi Army during whose leadership?", said Demung Gumbreg immediately.

"I joined when Garuda Panjalu Force as the parent of Lowo Bengi Force led by Senopati Muda Jarasanda, Kisanak.

Ah turns out to be his own brother. I'm Ki Sumo, greet my respect Gusti Tumenggung Ludaka, Gusti Demung Gumbreg", Ki Sumo immediately saluted Tumenggung Ludaka and Demung Gumbreg.

"Thank you for your respect, Ki Sumo..

This is Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono, the eldest son of Prabu Jayengrana Maharaja Panjalu", said Tumenggung Ludaka with a smile.

Ki Sumo was surprised instead of playing hearing that remark. He really did not think that who is with them at this time is the next candidate of the king of Panjalu. His Ki Sumo immediately worshipped on the Panji Tejo Laksono

"Worship of Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono's servant".

"Here you go, don't draw people's attention. Sit back quietly. Remember, our existence here should not be known by the soldiers of Jenggala", said Panji Tejo Laksono. Ki Sumo immediately returned to sitting cross-legged.

"Kanjeng Romo Prabu Jayengrana heard the news from the telik ciphers who served in Jenggala, that there was a large movement of Jenggala soldiers who began to gather around the border Seloageng and Kanjuruhan.

Yesterday I had seen with my own eyes that there were a lot of Jenggala soldiers doing battle exercises in the North of the small forest west of Pakuwon Tumapel City, Ki Sumo.

I just want to make sure who has sent the message to Panjalu and ask how far his knowledge of the plan Jenggala attacked to Panjalu", replied Panji Tejo Laksono.

"Gusti Prince don't need to search anymore. The servant was the one who reported the news through the pigeon the other day.

Currently hundreds of thousands of Jenggala soldiers are preparing to pound the defenses of Panjalu. Two large parts are in the Duchy of Hujung Galuh and Kadipaten Kanjuruhan, while according to the news that I received, Jenggala troops are divided into three parts", Ki Sumo took out a white cloth bearing the trident and handed it to Tumenggung Ludaka.

"What is this Ki Sumo?", Ludaka's clenched his forehead looking at the image of the trident on the white cloth.

"This is a secret signal held by every head of the Jenggala army. A friend of Lowo Bengi's men brought the thing here with a body full of wounds. He was killed after saying "Trisula Lord Shiva".

From there the servant concluded that the Jenggala army consisted of several parts. Because the trident weapon has 3 ends, then I am sure that the Jenggala army is divided into three parts. It's just that until now, servants and other friends have not found the end of the third trident where", urai Ki Sumo explained about the picture of the trident on the white sheet of cloth in the hand of Tumenggung Ludaka.

Panji Tejo Laksono, Tumenggung Ludaka and Demung Gumbreg and Gayatri were surprised not to hear Ki Sumo's story.

"It's a big deal, Prince Kangmas. We must immediately go home to Kadiri and report this news to Gusti Prabu Jayengrana", Gayatri said immediately. Her pretty face implied a deep concern about this matter.

"I know that, Dinda Gayatri..

Ki Sumo, I thank you for all the help you gave me. If one day, you want to withdraw from the Lowo Bengi Army and want to live like an ordinary person, find me in the Duchy of Seloageng Palace.

I want to go home to Kadiri", said Panji Tejo Laksono who immediately made Ki Sumo salute him.

"Goodbye, Gusti Pangeran Panji Tejo Laksono. Be careful during the trip back to Panjalu", said Ki Sumo with a faint smile.

After saying goodbye to Ki Sumo, by late afternoon, the group of Panji Tejo Laksono moved to leave Pakuwon Tumapel City. They do not want to waste any more time to get to the Panjalu area immediately. Sriati and Naratama who do not know anything just follow their steps.

*****

The sun had sunk in the western sky. Sandyakala is like being located above the sky of the Duchy of Seloageng if viewed from the east. Hundreds of bats began to move out of the cave where they lived in search of food while the day birds all returned to their nests after a day of making a living for their young.

From the east, moving dozens of large junks without flags sailing on the Kapulungan River or what is now known as the Brantas River. At the Wanua Sembon pier which is south of Seloageng Duchy City, dozens of large junks are anchored. From inside, thousands of people wear red jarit that is characteristic of Jenggala soldiers. In this small and deserted pier, only a few people were staring in wonder at them but did not dare to act.

A beautiful woman dressed in all black with a half-face mask with a picture of a crescent moon upside down in blood red welcomed the arrival of one of the people who came down from the big jung ship. A strange sword with a sword hilt was made from human bones whose tip was a horned human skull slung across his back.

"Welcome to this place, Third Leader", said the beautiful woman in black while bowing respectfully to the long-bearded old man immediately. He is Nyi Dadap Segara.

"Have you arranged our preparations to storm the Seloageng Duchy Palace?", asked the thick-bodied man with a long beard who was none other than Ki Samparjagad, the third leader of the Blood Crescent Group.

Yes, their arrival this time was to raid the Seloageng Duchy Palace in accordance with the orders of the Golden Masked Angel, the main leader of the Blood Crescent Group. This happened based on their spy reports that reported that the Duchy of Seloageng Palace was empty because the Panji Tejo Laksono was not in the palace. Their main purpose by bringing members dressed similar to Jenggala warriors, was to tear apart the entire Seloageng Duchy Palace and kidnap Panji's wife Tejo Laksono. This will also be the main trigger in the war between Panjalu and Jenggala because the Panjalu certainly do not accept if they hear one of the regions that became the land of one of the princes was attacked by the Jenggala soldiers.

"Ki Samparjagad take it easy, I have cleaned up Lurah Wanua Sembon is also the Constable and his men. After the sandyakala is gone, we can immediately move towards the Duchy of Seloageng Palace", reported Nyi Dadap Segara immediately.

"Good then..

For the number of people who successfully collected how many people, Nyi Dadap Segara? From the news I heard, the palace of the Duchy of Seloageng at least guarded by 2 thousand soldiers", Ki Samparjagad walked while asking Nyi Dadap Segara who walked beside him.

"I managed to gather 500 high-scientific warriors, the Third Leader.

Coupled with the members you brought, there are at least 1500 people on our side", replied Nyi Dadap Segara as he walked calmly.

"That's enough.. The people I bring are the chosen ones. They would be easy if they only faced 2 ordinary soldiers.

It seems like it's getting dark. Let's go to the palace of the Duchy of Seloageng and we tear the place apart!", Ki Samparjagad said immediately. The old man's body instantly floated like it was flying. And a moment later he had already darted quickly towards Seloageng Duchy City followed by thousands of people dressed as Jenggala warriors but wearing half-face masks with the image of a blood-red upside-down crescent moon.

Four soldiers guarding the gate of the city of Seloageng Duchy towards the south did not expect that tonight they would have a fateful fate. Four masked half-faces with blood-red reverse crescent moon images quietly slipped behind them and they quickly slit the throats of the city gate guard soldiers while smothering his mouth. The four men immediately dragged the bodies of the four guard soldiers of the southern gate of the city behind the bushes growing near the entrance. The four of them immediately took off their half-face masks and changed their clothes to look like the soldiers of the Seloageng Duchy.

As soon as the Blood Crescent Group's entourage entered the city gate, these four fake city gate guards immediately opened the city gate. With a quick movement, this troop group immediately charged towards the Seloageng Duchy Palace located on the east side of the city.

The soldiers of the Seloageng Duchy palace gate guard who was on duty, were immediately surprised to see the arrival of the Jenggala soldiers who stormed towards them. He immediately grabbed the fist as quickly as possible and hit the fist that was near him.

Thoongg thoongg..!!!

A big commotion immediately occurred inside the palace of the Duchy of Seloageng after the sound of the fist was heard chattering.

Ayu Ratna who was still awake at the Duchy of Seloageng Duchy Palace immediately rushed out of her room after hearing the sound of clanging. The first empress of Panji Tejo Laksono immediately approached the guards of the Palace Princess gate who seemed to be preparing for alert.

"What is this, soldier??"