THE SUN GOD SWORD
Ghost Valley
After hearing their explanation, Sungsang Geni became a little more understanding. Whereas before, he had thought the ghost valley was a place that had covered this entire region, but apparently it was not. There is indeed a place called the valley of ghosts, the oldest and first place in the Negri Tumenang.
After the next day, 8 soldiers who were on patrol took Ki Demang and Sungsang Geni to a place called Ghost Valley.
After being on the edge of the deep ravine, they walked down the path combing the surface of the ravine. The ground there was black and rough, the bottom of the ravine was not visible even though Sungsang Geni had a very distant view.
Along the way, there is a rope that is used as a tool to hold on. If only not careful, it would have fallen into a bottomless abyss. Ki Demang's body trembled little with each look down, it felt like it would be difficult to get through this path.
“What Ki Demang scared of?” ask Sungsang Geni, the only person who doesn't use a rope to hold on.
“Of course..”.
“Ki Demang want me to help?” ask Sungsang Geni again, smiling lightly.
“How do you do, are you going to carry me?”
Just finished saying that sentence, Sungsang Geni grabbed onto KI Demang's shoulder and threw himself into the gorge. “AHHHH...!” there was a long cry from the old man's mouth.
8 The soldiers were also surprised not to be a bitch, they suspected that the foreign youth was indeed planning to kill the old man. But their suspicions vanished already, when on the other side Sungsang Geni had landed Ki Demang safely.
“Di...he can fly, cak?”
“This is not a dream?”
Many murmurs came out from the mouths of the 8 soldiers. There are many people who can lighten the body in this country but flying is an exception. As they remembered only Nyai Bidara was able to fly, but seeing the ability of Sungsang Geni they were sure that even Nyai Bidara was no match for the young man.
It took a lot of time to wait for the 8 warriors to arrive at the entrance of the Ghost Valley. Ki Demang even got tired of sitting alone, while 8 soldiers were still walking down a steep little road.
When they arrived, the breath of the 8 people sounded decapitated.
“Wait..let us breathe.” Said one of them with his body bent and his hands clutching his stomach.
“Gerr..” Commander Ireng growled a little, looking annoyed at having to herd the 8 people.
The entrance of the Ghost Valley was just a hole like a cave in general, nothing special or a striking sign. The only thing that makes people not want to go to this place, because they have to pass through a steep path.
8 Soldiers walked first, entering a long, dark passageway. After walking quite a distance, they found many more passageways. This is a ghost hole, where newcomers get lost and will not return to the surface.
“This passageway protects you from enemy pursuit?” ask Sungsang Geni.
The young man's voice bounced around in the hallway, then in the accompaniment like a long humming sound that made the ears hurt.
“Don't say inside this aisle!” Ki Demang reminded in a whisper in Sungsang Geni's ear. “The louder our voice, the deaf the ears, it can even make people deaf in an instant.”
Sungsang Geni's face became bad, of all the people there he had the sharpest ears again sensitive, it was clear the humming sound just now made his head become a little sore.
The atmosphere inside was dimly lit, not so dark as the light from the rocks and mushrooms lit up. After walking far enough, they could see a bright light shining from the end of the hallway.
Sungsang Geni was made to be extremely astonished after making it through the ghostly passage. A beautiful view welcomed him. A huge waterfall is at the end of the eye, creating a huge rainbow.
The stream of water fell again into the deep abyss without limit. According to Ki Demang there was a river flowing in the ground, and it directly penetrated into the sea. Perhaps, because no one has ever seen the bottom of the abyss, whether the water really flows into the sea or also flows out of this country.
Sungsang Geni leaped onto a large rock, not far from himself several dozen makeshift tents stood up. He was sure, one of the tents must have been inhabited by the Duke of Lingga.
The size of the ghost valley was not as vast as he thought.
The place is surrounded by a high rock whose tip is not visible, because of that the atmosphere in this place is always dim except when the sun is overhead at noon. That means the heat in this place is only some time, the rest will look dimly lit.
“This place is filled with mushrooms and moss.” Ki Demang explained. “Yes, the air also feels very cold compared to the surface.”
Sungsang Geni can see like trees overgrown with green moss, or also long roots. When the young man touched the water, it was like touching a chunk of ice, because of the coldness.
“I do not fit in this place.” Mumbled Little Sunsang Geni. “Satisfaction, make me sleepy.”
Eight Soldiers brought Ki Demang and Sungsang Geni to meet the Duke of Lingga. It only took a while, finally the two of them had arrived at the leader's makeshift tent.
There were a lot of soldiers there, probably about two hundred people, dressed in their perfumed clothes and machete as weapons. Sungsang Geni could feel that they were all at the level of the Swordsman of the Tanding Class, some might be at the level of matchmaking.
“We come carrying information!” the eight people bowed after a young man with many wounds on his body came out from inside the tent.
One of the scars split his forehead, making his face look even worse. The duke of Lingga smiled slightly, looking very friendly.
“Ki Demang?” he said he immediately rushed to the old man beside Sungsang Geni. “Your journey must be very tiring, yes.we have to return to the old village to take shelter for a while.”.
Ki Demang coughed a few times before finally speaking softly. “Yes, it has been a long time we did not gather in this place, from here it all started and maybe we should repeat it.”
Duke Lingga then turned his face to Sungsang Geni, his face frowning for a moment making the scar on his forehead more noticeable.
“Hamba is Sungsang Geni.” Bending the young man the sun saluted. “Foreign youth who got lost into this country.”
“Gerr...gerr Commander Ireng jumped from behind right beside the young man, before he disappeared in search of food.
“Wolf!”Screaming everyone in that place. “Take a spear, don't let this beast tear your body.”
“Quiet...quiet..” says Ki Demang. “This wolf is named Ireng, he is a friend of a young swordsman, harmless. On the way I rode his shoulders.”
Duke Lingga's face had not improved, he looked back at the Wolf then looked at Sungsang Geni alternately, until finally the man's gaze fell right on Ki Demang.
The man whispered in the old man's ear. “Is he trustworthy?”