THE TRIDENT OF DEATH
THE SKY DRAGON TRIDENT
“Why are you surprised...?” ask Eyang Ratih. “You scared?!”
“That would like to make a student again?!” ask Rangga Saksana to get ready.
And the grandmother laughed again screeching. He retreated until seven spears backward.
”Close your eyes, Rangga!” the orders of Eyang Ratih.
”But.... What do you want to do?!”
”Eeee... kunyuk is right you! I told you to close your eyes and ask a lot of questions!! close your eyes!”
Rangga closed his eyes hesitantly. Therefore the two eyes closed it is not close right.
”Way meeting!” hardik Ratih Parvati's.
And Rangga had to close his eyes tightly.
“Open your shirt!”
Rangga took off his clothes and placed them on the ground. Both of his eyes remained closed.
“Open your right hand, raise it up and face the palm to me!”, Ratih Parwati orders again.
Rangga followed that order.
Eyang Ratih held Trisula's eyes with his right hand tightly. One of his fingers then attached a secret piece to the ivory near the head of the trident made of white iron.
”Whatever happens once do not open your eyes and never shift. Unless you want to die!”
”Eyang...”.
”Shut! Crazy right!,” snapped Ratih Parwati.
Rangga was forced to silence.
The old woman pressed a secret device near Trisula's head. So from the mouth of the naganagaan upstream the trident darted with the roaring sound of thirty-six white needles.
The thirty-six needles landed on Rangga Saksana's right chest. These needles stick regularly forming images of Dragons encircling the trident. That young man
screamed loudly. His body fell to the ground!
Once again Ratih Parwati presses the secret tool
near the head of the trident. Now twenty-four black needles are sliding and stuck in the palm of the right hand of Rangga Saksana!
This young man screamed again because the 36 needles had knocked him unconscious!
Before Rangga Saksana siuman, Eyang Ratih had plucked white needles in the chest of the young man, as well as black needles in the right palm of Rangga's hand. And when Rangga regained consciousness then he saw on the skin of his chest engraved a picture of a dragon circling a bluish-black trident. The same picture is also on his palm.
The difference is that the image on the palm of this hand is quite small and white so it is somewhat vague in appearance.
”Stand up Rangga!” the teacher's orders.
Rangga Saksana stood up. He had no idea what his teacher had done. All he knew was a roaring voice, then he screamed, then collapsed and remembered nothing.
“You have seen the picture on your chest skin and right palm?”
Rangga.
“Means that in you I have attached the elements of worldliness and the elements of God's remembrance. So that you do not forget that you live in the world is to help your fellow men. Also so that you do not forget that you have a God to obey
all commandments and kept away all His prohibitions. You understand?”
“Understanding Eyang. But...why is my body now three times lighter than before? Even the energy also feels even more powerful!”
Eyang Ratih laughed.
“It was thanks to the needle Trident Dragon Sky” Ratih Parwati said anyway.
Then the grandmother explained what she had done to her students.
Rangga felt that receiving additional knowledge awards immediately knelt before his teacher.
”Do not use all kinds of compaction. Stand up! There's still a lot I want to talk to you about,” said Ratih Parwati.
Rangga.
Ratih took out the trident and the black stone back. The extension of that thing.
”Rangga.... This trident I give you the name of the Heavenly Dragon Trident. It took me ten years to make it and twenty years more of this weapon is in my hands. Apparently you have a soul mate with this weapon. Accept...”.
Stunned and almost in disbelief Rangga Saksana heard his teacher's words. It is not suspected that he will get the gift of a very powerful weapon. He was silent for a moment.
”Come Rangga! Why are you so worried? Accept this Sky Dragon Trident for you!”
Rangga Saksana extended both of her hands. When the magic weapon touched his hand suddenly flowed a strange cold current into Rangga's body. And at that moment also felt his body rise to two levels, even though he felt the level of inner energy he had previously reached the most perfect level!
”Insert on your waist Rangga and wear you have a shirt back!”
Rangga did what Eyang Ratih said. The trident and the stone with the image of his dragon were inserted into his waist.
”The Sky Dragon Crystalline is not an arbitrary weapon, Rangga. That's why you can't wear it too. Use it only in times when you're pressed for great or
in a state of threatened life. You have seen also the greatness of the axe earlier, but there is still one more greatness that is if you press one of the parts under the eyes of the axe
and white needles will be drawn from the mouths of the dragons.... To make a picture of a dragon on your chest and palm I have used needles of some kind
that earlier. Only the needles had been quenched with such a powerful poison that your body would be immune to any poison! Your right hand also has poison
hidden, Rangga. Do not carelessly use it because it can kill opponents!”
Rangga Saksana was about to kneel again, but was immediately snapped by his teacher.
”Thank you Eyang...thank you,” said the young man.
Eyang Ratih just let out a laughing voice. Scratching his head that has sparse hair and which is now only plugged 4 pieces of kundai. Then he began singing the song a third time:
Pitulas taun wus katilar....
When Eyang Ratih finished singing the song then ask Rangga.
”Eyang, what does Eyang mean by that chant....?”.
”I told you that today is the last day you are in Ciremai Mountain with me..”.
”Why is that so, Eyang...?” Rangga scratched his head.
”Because all my knowledge has been given to you. For it is time for you to go down the mountain, to enter the realm of the outside world, to carry the lines of your own life which God's Gusti has determined.”.
Ratih Parwati was silent for a moment. Then continue, then,
”Before you leave the top of Mount Ciremai there is one task that you must do...”.
”What task is it, Eyang?” ask Rangga Saksana. Again he scratched his head with long hair.
”Listen well Rangga.... Over forty years ago I took a disciple named Suranyawa. At that time, he was just two years old. From the age of two years that I began to educate him various basic sciences and magic. But then I found out that I had been doing good at taking that human being into my disciple. Suranyawa I took off the mountain, I gave various advice but the policy of Suranyawa was not a good man, so down the mountain all the knowledge I gave him was used for evil deeds.
He makes noise everywhere!
Become the chief robber!
The blackmailer even kidnapped beautiful women and ruined their honor!
I think it's almost half a century now, close to the grave!
But this did not give him confidence at all. His crime has lately become more and more so, it's past the measure!
Now he is preparing a foul plan against Pajajaran. A flood of blood is about to be created!
That's why you should be quick to find that accursed man and order him to come here
facing me to account for everything he has done during the misfortune across the world!
And you need to know, Suranyawa has now used a new name that is Mahesa Jenar!”
Rangga Saksana felt how sad it would be to part with his teacher who for 17 years had educated him. But considering that the separation was for the sake of carrying out the duties of the teacher, comforted also a little heart. And the young man said:
”Eyang Duty I will perform. Just what if that human Mahesa Jenar did not want to obey the order to come here.?.?”.
”The answer is only one Rangga. The human patent!
Kill that man of disobedience!”
Rangga Saksana was silent. In this silence he thought to where is the height of the science of Suranyawa or Mahesa Jenar?
Can he face a human who is actually his own brother?!
”I know what you think Wiro,” said Eyang Ratih also suddenly. This surprised Rangga Saksana.
”Suranawa is indeed very powerful even I heard she has been studying
also to a saint on Mount Lawu!
But you don't have to be afraid!
You have the Heavenly Dragon Trident. And you're in the truth anyway!
Surely you have the right to kill that man, Rangga.
First because the task I'm picturing is pegged to your head! Second because it was Suranyawa or Mahesa Jenar who killed you have mothers!”
Suddenly suddenly vibrated all over Rangga Saksana's body. The parasite turns dark!
Since childhood, since staying at the top of Mount Ciremai he had never known what is called hatred and grudge fraternity!
But at that moment his chest seemed to be about to be broken by a blaze of hatred and anger and resentment that was unforeseen!.
”Your father is named Ranamaya! Killed by Suranyawa. Your mother. Then he committed suicide after being damaged by his honor. You yourself almost died of being eaten by fire when your father's house was burned by Suranyawa and his men. It just so happened that I passed by there..”.
Rangga dropped down in front of his teacher.
”Thank you Eyang... if Eyang does not exist..”.
”Stand!” ratih Parwati. The strange woman did not like being covered like that.
”I didn't help you, but Trust God!” said. ”Ayo
stand!”
Rangga stood back up. And Ratih Parwati says the events of seventeen years ago are as clear as they are. Now understand Rangga what the words in the song of his teacher earlier. Strengthened his heart to control his mixed feelings.
Strengthened himself to stem the tears that were about to spill from his eye group!
”Eyang....” hiss Rangga Saksana, ”When Eyang came down to Jatiwalu's village, why did Eyang not immediately intervene.....?”
Ratih Parwati laughs grimly.
”Semustinya.. semustinya indeed I have to intervene at that time. But when I found out that Ranamaya – your father – has an orok then I had another thought! If I nurture the child and I study silat after magic, then if he is older he has more right than me to end the history of Suranyawa alias Mahesa Jenar.
Doesn't every thought have a response?
Every crime has its revenge?
Never forget!”
”According to Eyang, is the bastard still in Jatiwalu village with his men..?”.
”I can't be sure, Rangga. It's your job to investigate. All I know is that the man wants to make Pajajran flood with blood. Hence, drag him here
before that happens. And if he doesn't want to, just patent it!!” (pateni\=kill).
Silence for a few years. The two people were immersed in their respective minds.
”You'll be leaving soon, Rangga?”
The young man did not answer immediately. Then he nodded slowly.
”My last words Rangga, starting when you go down this mountain, use the name RANGGA GEBLEK. That's better for you. His teacher IS CRAZY, his student GEBLEK.”
And said so, the old grandmother laughed long and long. But laughing is only to hide a vulnerable heart, sad to stem the tears that are about to spill out!
”Eyang.... when can we meet again?” ask Rangga.
The teacher stopped laughing. ”As long as the sky is still blue, as long as the forest is still green, as long as the river water is still flowing into the sea, we will definitely meet again Rangga Geblek...!”.