THE SUN GOD SWORD
Seeking Teachers
After a day and night climbing the stone stairs then Sungsang Geni arrived at the top of the rock hill, almost he could not reach the top of the hill because he was out of energy.
After footing there, Sungsang Geni immediately spread his body with his face facing the star-filled sky.
He decided to take a nap on the side of the stairs, his exhausted strength was no longer able to carry his body further.
The next day Sungsang Geni woke up with all his body ached, especially on his thighs, but that was not the reason for him to give up.
He started sweeping his pandagan, the place was so flat and cold there were no living plants and no one there.
In the middle of the square, Sungsang Geni saw a small house that looked very quiet, all the windows and doors were tightly closed.
“Young Master looking for who?” a middle-aged man suddenly shocked Sungsang Geni from behind.
Sungsang Geni had yet to reply, he turned his head to the old man in surprise, figuring out which way he had come? there was only a ladder behind it.
‘is it possible to climb these stairs?’ sungsang Geni said in his heart, because seeing how he looked, a man as old as himself would not be able to take the stairs.
“I am looking for a person named Ki Alam Sakti,” replied Sungsang Geni with a face filled with curiosity.
“Then let me take you to his place,” The old man walked first, then followed by Sungsang Geni.
After walking 10 steps the old man suddenly stopped, then turned to look at Sungsang Geni. “Ma’af me Young Master, but if it pleases may the young master take my stick left behind.”
The old man pointed at a stick stuck behind where they were talking just now.
Sungsang Geni was annoyed with the man, but he still made his request even with a heavy heart.
Lazily, Sungsang Geni pulled the stick but found himself unable to pull it out.
The old man then smiled seeing Sungsang Geni trying hard to pull out the stick he had stuck on the stone.
Various ways Sungsang Geni do to pull it, but the stick remains embedded in its place that does not move even a bit as if it became a peg earth.
“What happened to this stick?” inner Sungsang Geni grumbled.
Finally Sungsang Geni expended all his physical energy and internal energy together, but what happened was that his palm was instead bleeding but the stick was not budging at all, even though the stick was just ordinary wood.
After a long time finally Sungsang Geni gave up, he began to remember his words in front of the golden stick college, ‘if anyone makes my body bleed I will raise him to be my teacher’
“Thank you I became your disciple,” Sungsang Geni immediately bowed down at the man's feet, now he really realized that the middle-aged man in front of him was Ki Alam Sakti. “I will be a devoted disciple and obey all your commands with all my heart.”
Ki Alam Sakti smiled again, although he looked old but his wife radiated from his body, as if soothing anyone who looked at his earthy face. He then pulled out the wooden stick with ease.
“Truly there are many young men who say that to me,” Ki Alam Sakti said softly, but his voice can be heard clearly by Sungsang Geni because it uses his inner energy “But among them only a few are able to accept the test. ”
“Then what tests should I go through?” asked Sungsang Gini without daring to look at Ki Alam Sakti's face.
Ki Alam Sakti's request greatly surprised Sungsang Geni, he did not expect Ki Alam Sakti's request to be that heavy.
Sungsang Geni became worried and confused, he did not approve of Ki Alam Sakti's request but did not reject it.
“Looks like you mind young man?” Ki Alam Sakti then turned around, intending to leave Sungsang Geni.
“How can I give this blessing, while this blessing is in my right hand?” asked Sungsang Geni, he squeezed the emblem of the sun in his arm.
Ki Alam Sakti took out a small pisu from his shirt, then thrust it at Sungsang Geni.
“Cut that right hand of yours! that way I'll make you my student.”
Sungsang Geni's eyes almost came out of place in shock, he did not expect Ki Alam Sakti to really want the grace of the sun he had.
Now that the young man's heart was beginning to weigh the taste, on the one hand he desperately wanted to become a disciple of Ki Alam Sakti, on the other hand he did not want to cut off his arm.
Seeing the doubt on Sungsang Geni's face, Ki Alam Sakti said “Didn't I tell you, many young men want to study for me, but few are able to face the test.” Then he immediately stepped away from Sungsang Geni.
“Eang Master!” Said Sungsang Geni, “Give me the knife, I will cut off my hand to give it to you.”
Ki Alam Sakti raised his eyebrows in disbelief, but he still gave a sharp knife to Sungsang Geni.
Sungsang Geni wrapped around his right hand with a shirt, then by closing his eyes he sliced his hand meat, the sharp knife was like cutting animal flesh.
After a long time and intense pain, Sungsang Geni finally fell into a cold black rock, with his right hand separated from his body.
Whole blood soaked his clothes and hands, giving rise to a pungent smell of rancid.
“I present this hand to you Eang Guru,” Sungsang Geni said in a trembling tone, after which he fell unconscious.
Ki Alam Sakti smiled back while shaking his head, he had not expected to find this cruel and determined young man.
“This young man will shake the world with his persistence.”
After 2 days of unconsciousness, Sungsang Geni finally opened his eyes. He heavily felt his right hand that had been lost.
But what happened was that the hand was still attached to his body, Sungsang Geni saw his hand, there were no incisions or even scratches.
He was so shocked and happy that he almost fell out of bed.
“It turns out you're awake?” Ki Alam Sakti suddenly entered Sungsang Geni's room with a smile, in his hand he brought a bowl of traditional medicinal herbs that he would use to resuscitate Sungsang Geni. But it seems that the potion is no longer needed.
“Eang Master, ma’af me! I had a moment to doubt you,” Sungsang Geni immediately prostrated himself on the foot of Ki Alam Sakti, “Now I just realized that all that you do is just to test my determination.”
Ki Alam Sakti quickly lifted the body of Sungsang Geni, then guided him to sit on the bed. “ I want to see how determined and unanimous your heart is, whether you can fight for your dreams, or just nonsense. But now that you've proven it, and I'm proud to have a student as determined as you.”