THE TRIDENT OF DEATH
THE BLACK TRIPLE PLOT

Between the Cidangkelok river to the east and the Cimanuk river to the west, lies a very fertile area. The fields are verdant with amazing results. The rice paddies turn yellow like a stretch of gold rug. 

Farmers' rice barns are full, will not be eaten for one or two years. The population itself lives in a much higher level of life compared to the residents of other surrounding areas. They are healthy, friendly and diligent at work. 

Bojong Nipah Village is the main village in the area that stretches between the Cidangkelok river and the Cimanuk river. The results of the fields, rice fields and the results of the population's fish farming spills are not estimated and this village is headed by a wise and capable Lurah named Ki Lurah Kundrawana. 

So wise and panda Ki Lurah Kundrawana governs the village and its inhabitants that many Lurah-lurahs from other villages who come to ask for Kundrawana's help in matters that have to do with the lives of the inhabitants , and living arrangements to be prosperous and peaceful. 

On a dark cloudy night and windy again cold, Ki Lurah Kundrawana still seemed to sit on the ledge of his modest house, conversing with his wife Warih Sinten. In between the lips of Ki Lurah Kundrawana who was forty-five years old was tucked a pipe whose fire almost died. 

“Cold on this outside, sis,” Warih Sinten said as she tightened her cloth which somewhat revealed her nice white calf. 

“Yes. It seems to be raining. We go in,” said Ki Lurah Kundrawana while standing. 

But not to mention the two husbands and wives stepped into the door, suddenly three black shadow figures flashed. Their bodies are on average tall and their looks are ugly and haunted. 

Seeing this, Ki Lurah Kundrawana who knew gelagat immediately stretched his right hand to the waist where his keris was inserted. But with incredible speed one of the black-clothed humans knew had stretched a machete on the neck of Ki Lurah Kundrawana. 

Warih Sinten who was about to scream in his mouth by another man. Ki Lurah Kundrawana understood that the three people were certainly from one cursed robbery plot. But this is the first time his village has been visited by such robberies. Though since in his grip the village is always safe. However Ki Lurah Kundrawana with calm try to talk. 

“Who are you, what does it mean to come here?!” 

The person who held the machete around Lurah Bojong Nipah's neck grinned in surprise. His teeth looked black, as black as the clothes he was wearing. 

“Aha. But before I give you an answer you must remember one thing. If you have a lot of behavior and dispute everything we command, do not regret seeing your son sleeping in there I ******* on the home pole.” 

Surprised Ki Lurah Kundrawana. Warih Sinten himself shivered. The man dressed in black smirked again. 

“Now about who we are. You ever heard of the Three Black Plot from Kali Comel?”  Paras Ki Lurah Kundrawana. “At the moment you're dealing with them, Kundrawana. I Tapak Luwing is their leader.” 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana knew very well and often heard about the Black Triple Plot of the Comel Kali. They were three evil and ferocious robbers who were unfortunate to cross along the Kali Comel even to the border. Kali Comel is far from the village of Bojong Nipah. Why did these three depraved humans get here, Kundrawana thought. 

“Tapak Luwing's. If you want to rob, do it. Bring what you can grab and get away from here quickly.” 

The head of the Black Three Compoters laughed. “We have always been known as robbers. But with Ki Lurah Kundrawana, today we came not to commit a robbery.” 

Of course this remark astonished Ki Lurah Kundrawana. “So what do you want ?!” tanyakanya. 

“We came to make an agreement with kau” 

“What agreement ?” 

“Starting today, you must submit to everything we arranged and ordered, understand ?” 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana swallowed his saliva. “Which rules and commands do you mean?” tanyakanya. 

Meanwhile, his right hand quietly moved back and infiltrated his waist. The village head of Bojong Nipah was already firmly attached to fight even though at that time the Tapak Luwing cleaver was still attached to his neck rod, while his wife was still held captive by one of the members of Tapak Luwing. 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana managed to hold the upper keris. As fast as lightning the weapon was thrust into the stomach of the Luwing Tread. But the Head of the Black Triple Plot is not as stupid and careless as expected by Ki Lurah Kundrawana. Once his right hand moved downwards sweeping downwards, there was the sound of a gun and sparks. Followed by a stifled scream from Warih Sinten, whose mouth was held captive. Golok Tapak Luwing made a mental keris in the hands of Ki Lurah Kundrawana while the thumb of the man was involved in breaking the tip up to the nail. 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana groaned in pain. Blood spilled from his broken thumb. Meanwhile the Luwing Tread machete had stuck back to its neck shaft. 

“So you asked your neck shaft to be slashed quickly huh ?” bent Tread Luwing. 

“Let's go, I'm not afraid. You're lackeys...” 

The slap of the left hand of the Head of the Black Three Plot struck Kundrawana's cheek. His gaze was twitched, his cheeks were once red and the corners of his lips were bleeding. 

“Still want to open your mouth ?” ask Tapak Luwing. 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana growled in his heart. But said nothing. 

“You want to listen and follow my orders or choose die ?” 

“I'm not afraid of death. My wife is also not afraid of death.” replied Ki Lurah anyway. 

“You are not afraid of death. But can you watch your son in there cubikin roll his head on this floor ?!” 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana was silent. The Luwing Tread then pushed the man inside and ordered him to sit on a chair. 

“For the sake of your life and the life of your family, it's good that we speak well Ki Lurah. Look, from today on up, you have to submit to me. I asked you when your resident tax collection is done every month ?” 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana did not understand the purpose of this question but he replied as well, “Day Monday first week”. 

“If the taxes have been collected, where did you hand them over?,” asked Tapak Luwing again. 

“On the Duke in Linggajati and the Duke then forwarded it to Kotaraja”. 

“Hem, so. That's a good rule. But starting the tax withdrawal the coming month the amount of tax that must be levied is ten times greater than already-” 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana was surprised. He was even more surprised when Tapak Luwing joined his sentence earlier: “That tax you must collect three times in one month. Understand ?!” 

“Which kind of rules is this ?” 

“Do not ask which rules, the important thing is to do my command”, said Tapak Luwing. 

“You can't do anything, Mr. Luwing. Wrong-wrong you can deal with Duke Linggajati, can deal with Kingdom”. 

“Urusan with the Duke, that's your business, also the affairs with the Kingdom. But if you dare to complain about this to anyone, I'll crash your whole family. Understand ?” 

“You can hit my family. Site Luwing, but you can't hit the Duke and Kingdom” 

“I've told you that dealing with the Duke is your business, as well as with the Kingdom. I only know that three times in one month I have to receive a sum of money that is ten times the amount of tax you have collected so far from the villagers” 

“Exploitation. You're too far off, Father Luwing!!! Not one resident who can pay the tax so much that ” 

“Residents here are rich. Have rice fields, have fields, have buffalo, cattle, goats and chickens and duck ” 

“But ten times, where are they..” 

Site Luwing cut quickly: “Do I have to force you to charge fifteen times more, or twenty times?” 

“I won't do your command this Mr. Luwing. I can't afford to blackmail people ” 

“Perduli. If you don't want to blackmail the people, can you watch your son's death?” 

If the Head of the Black Three Plot had threatened such a way, inevitably Ki Lurah Kundrawana was silent. The Luwing Tread shook its head at his men who were standing by the door. Seeing this gesture, the man immediately went inside Ki Lurah Kundrawana's bedroom. 

Kundrawana stood up from her chair. “What do you want to do !!” snapped it. 

The Luwing site pushed the man until Kundrawana sat back down on the chair. Soon the men of Tapak Luwing who entered the room appeared in the room again by supporting Ki Lurah Kundrawana's son. This boy is only four years old. In the support of it he was still sleeping soundly, not knowing what was happening to him. Anxiety was immediately imagined in Warih Sinten and Kundrawana. 

“What do you want to do with my son?!” ask Kundrawana. 

“As long as you follow my orders, your son will survive nothing less. I took him for a while as a guarantee that you wouldn't complain to anyone about this. You heard Ki Lurah Kundrawana?” 

The man did not answer. 

“Listen ?!” repeat Site Luwing snapped. 

Ki Lurah Kundrawana inevitably had to nod slowly. 

“The results of the tax collection must be handed over to me no later than one day after collection. Take you to an old cottage at the intersection of the road leading to Linggajati. I myself will wait for you there at noon exactly”. 

“I will not deliver it”, said Ki Lurah Kundrawana. “Please come yourself here” 

Tapak Luwing laughed coldly. “Do not forget the safety of your son, Ki Lurah,” he said later.

The head of the Black Three Plot of Kali Comel gave a signal, and with his two men immediately left the house Ki Lurah Kundrawana.