True Martial Arts
Kaia Started to Tell a Story

Simply put, this crocodile did not attack Kala earlier because Kala emitted a pranor aura. Surely the crocodile does not want to find problems even though his stomach is hungry. And when it was Kaia's turn to bathe, the crocodile attacked.

The path is invisible. Or rather he was in the mouth of the crocodile!

Highlight Kala's eyes unintentionally swept over the figure of Kaia, who was barely dressed and trying to reach her clothes on the edge of the pool.

Kala quickly turned her eyes away. Now he looked at the crocodile's still-poking head angrily. He reached Keris Garuda Puspa in an interspatial ring.

It drains large quantities of prana onto the surface of the large keris. He entered the room again, six urns with one filled urn.

Kala closed her eyes. When it opened, he was already at the location of the waterfall again.

His body became light and his eyes became sharp even though he did not use the Eye of Garuda. Kala jumped on the nose of the crocodile.

His keris was lifted high and then stabbed into the crocodile's nose. The crocodile opened its mouth and roared, Alang came out of the crocodile's mouth with a fiery body.

The crocodile pulled itself into the water again, but Kala gave no pause. He shakes his dagger all over the crocodile's head. Kala's body went into the water as the crocodile's head also went into the water.

This spirit crocodile was hiding in the hole that was under the pond, and now he continued to go inside.

Kala did not let the crocodile escape, this crocodile is a big catch for Alang food. Also, Kala had already spent almost all the prana he had to activate his kris, he did not want to waste this opportunity.

Kala dive. Then dexterously, he stuck his keris in the middle of the crocodile's head, where his brain was. The crocodile skin that should be hard is like a stick in the hand of Kala, or is this crocodile skin not too hard?

Blood flowed and fused with the water, making the waterfall pool now red. From above, Kaia was in a panic thinking that the blood was Kala's blood. Kaia decides to run in anticipation if Kala loses and the crocodile targets her.

But, before he entered into the thick of the trees, his steps came to a halt. How could he leave the person who fought for him? It could have been that Kala was only severely injured, it would definitely need some help from Kaia.

Kaia then steadied her heart, her steps now turned towards the red pond. Before that, he made sure first that he was completely covered in clothes.

Moments later Kala's head pokes from the middle of the pond, he then swims to the edge of the pool trying to reach the ground. However, Kala was already unconscious in the water.

Kala's body is floating and may soon be drowning. Without a second thought, Kaia jumped into the water. He did not think about the possibility of crocodiles still living in the water, he only thought about his humanity.

Kaia reached for Kala just before she drowned. He pulled Kala until he finally put her to bed by the pool. Kaia immediately checked on Kala, this young man seemed to have already entered the water, his breathing was almost non-existent!

Kala is still unconscious! This made Kaia anxious, she was not an expert in artificial breathing. And he doesn't want to do that. However, seeing Kala's condition like this, he had no other choice or this good young man would die.

Kaia again steadied her heart and then drew closer to Kala's face.

As for Alang, he had already flown high and was now darting towards the pond. This could have left the crocodile dead in a single blast. However, Alang sees that Kala is on the edge of the pool with Kaia, this will harm both of them if Alang continues.

As a result, Alang moves its wings to return to flight at normal altitude. He still continues to monitor the condition of Kala below as well as signs of movement on the river bank.

***

“Puah!”

Kala spewed out a little water that had filled his lungs. Kala opened her eyes slowly and found Kaia's face that was very close to her face. This young man tried to digest the situation until he finally drew a conclusion.

Kaia immediately stepped out from before Kala and stood some distance away from the location where Kala was lying. Kala also changed the position to be cross-legged to absorb as much prana as possible.

Kala felt Alang perch on his shoulders. The reed seemed to hint at something to the Alang.

With a big smile and trembling hands, Kala took out the last pipe she had. Alang immediately sent a small fireball before Kala inhaled the pipe.

Kaia frowned even though her face was red. Just woke up from fainting and immediately smoked? Did the angel of death tell him to smoke?

Prana quickly filled Kala's prana core. Kala felt his strength recovered even though not as a whole. He can move his lips to speak.

“Thank you .. You saved me. Without you, I...”

“No need to talk much and never remember that again.” Kaia said coldly before walking out of nowhere.

He closed his eyes again. Waiting for the recovery process.

“Alang, you must be very hungry. The crocodile is dead, it's at the bottom of the water .. You can pick it up while he's floating.”

Whether coincidence or fate, the crocodile's body was sticking out of the water surface. His death was painful because it took Kala a while until his dagger touched his brain, his eyes opened wide with fear as if he did not believe that he was dead!

“Eak ...” While Alang was still not willing to leave Kala, he would not leave.

“I'm fine.” That's all Kala can say because he can't say any further.

The bird left Kala's shoulder forcefully. It would eat as much meat as possible to absorb the prana present in the meat, that was equivalent to eating a few energy stones.

Kala opened her eyes slightly, glancing at Kaia who seemed to be pounding the ginger she got on the stone with some other spirit plants. Kala did not know what Kaia was doing but a while later Kaia approached Kala with the mashed ginger.

“Eat this.” The ginger was on a plate of makeshift leaves, Kala opened her eyes trying to move her hand.

Kala could have reached the ginger, but to bribe it he was very unsure could do it. “I ... it doesn't seem to be able to.”

“Don't ask me to bribe you.”

Rather than wasting energy on answering the girl, Kala chose to close her eyes again. The cigarette is flanked in the mouth and then sucked slowly, then exhaled from the nose. With Kala's actions like that, Kaia felt a little annoyed and in the end placed the leaf plate in front of Kala. Kaia went to sit on a large rock not far from Kala.

As for Kala, he was still thinking about a question that was difficult to answer.

The crocodile does not have a sharp skin.

And supposedly, the inside of a crocodile's mouth is the most point of range to attack. But why can't Alang beat him in the mouth? But can I beat him outside my mouth?

That answer could only be answered after Kala examined it himself. However, to eat this herb alone Kala can not, what else to dissect the crocodile.

Kala continues to collect prana even though the cigarette is up. He had no idea how long he had been this way, or how bored Kaia was waiting for him.

Prana Kala was now half filled, it was more than enough to bribe the potion.

The young man picked up the potion then ate it voraciously. Although the taste is not good, but Kala is very sure that this is a healthy herb.

“This banquet, made of anything?” Kala opened her voice.

“Do you need to know? Can't you eat the potion without needing to know its composition.”

Kala was bluffing her teeth. “If it wasn't for you saving me, I would have killed you this time as well.”

Kala's killing lust suddenly spread, making Kaia asphyxiate and fall to her knees. He now looked at Kala like he was staring at a beast!

“Wait first. Didn't I get to this because I saved you? Why do I owe you a favor?” Kala suddenly got up and pulled his keris from the interspatial ring. “I could have killed you now because we have no debt of gratitude.”

Kala walked slowly towards Kaia, deliberately slowing down her path so that Kaia felt a great fear. Slowly but surely, now Kala was standing in front of Kaia with Keris Garuda Puspa near her neck.

“Eak!” Alang of course tried to stop Kala even though he was also upset with Kaia.

“This girl has gone too far Alang, but I give face to you.” Kala pulled out all her killing lust and walked to the nearby Alang.

He threw himself into the river and pulled the crocodile ashore. Alang who was eating on top of the crocodile did not go instead feel comforted.

Kala opened the crocodile's mouth and with his kris headed the crocodile's palate. When raising his eyebrows, the skin in the crocodile's mouth is very different and very hard, and also not a membrane of flesh but scales.

Kala decided to skin the skin of the crocodile mouth and keep it in the interspatial ring. It might be needed someday.

The sun was already in the middle when he finished all his work. Alang also seemed to be full and his body did not look weak. Kala decided to continue the journey, but there was something different on this journey.

Kala left Kaia who was still frightened just like that. His cares have been eaten away by patience which has also exceeded the limits. Alang immediately followed Kala to his shoulder, without caring for Kaia who was still pensive.

“What ... do you want to leave me?”

Kala continued to tread without caring about Kaia who had just spoken.

“.... after so far? You took me into the woods and left me?”

“Why didn't you just let myself die that night?”

“Didn't you feel that you were a lot crueler than them?”

Kala's steps stopped until here. He didn't know whether to leave or leave this girl. He didn't behave like this. For some reason, Kala felt that her pride as a man would vanish if she left Kaia here.

“If you want to come, then come along. I will not serve excessively from now on. However, you can choose to stay in this forest alone.” Kala spoke without looking back, but she could hear Kaia rushing up to him.

Kala again stepped foot when Kaia had arrived behind him. He recalled the incident where he was saved by Kaia with an artificial breath, he did not know he had to cry or laugh.

He wanted to forget that incident. After all, Kaia also said earlier so that it would not need to be discussed again. Kala grimaced as she imagined Maheswari's anger if she knew what Kaia was doing!

They continued walking with Kala in front penetrating through the bushes. There was no rest because Kala no longer spoiled Kaia. The girl was grateful that Kala would still accept it.

Until the afternoon, Kala who was paving the road in the bush found a public road. When assuming that they are close to the city, it is usually marked by many small streets leading to the main road.

Such a path is usually passed by traders with horses. Visible from the hardened road and also the former wheelbarrow. Kala turned to the right and to the left, trying to understand which direction was going towards the city.

Kala scratched his head. “Aduh, it looks like I need a map.”

Kala's eyes glanced at the small bird on his right shoulder while nodding, Alang immediately understood and flew upwards to look for the direction of the road. While Kala chose to squat on the side of the road waiting for Alang.

Kaia leaned against a tree, far enough from Kala because she still had a fear of Kala. The murderous lust that Kala unleashed last night was indeed very big because Kala was eager to kill Kaia right then and there.

He moved his arm, and at that moment a bottle of pumpkin filled with water was already in Kala's hand. He gulped down enough water and thrust towards Kaia.

“You thirsty?”

Kaia glanced at the bottle, gulped then shook her head. Kala shook her head slowly.

“I don't like lies ...” Kala's first sentence was filled with resentment and anger, but the second sentence became more subtle. “If you're thirsty, just say.”

Kaia glanced at Kala's eyes for a while and walked up to him, grabbed by the bottle and the water inside was gulped. Kaia gave the bottle back to Kala after only a few drops of water were left.

Kala shook her head slowly before storing the bottle back into the interspatial ring. Kaia is back in the same tree.

Embus after embus passed. The breeze carrying the distinctive smell of rain began to smell. It was dusk, but the horizon was not orange but gray. The rain is near and will fall on this forest.

Kala smiled thinly. If he was in his old hut, this kind of rain he was waiting for and hated. The coming rain will make mushrooms grow on the wood that has been prepared, but the rain also makes itself almost freeze to death every night.

“Kaia, can you tell me your history? I think it's important if you still want to be with me.” Kala said cynically, “or, do you want to stay in the city that we will later visit? That's your choice.”

It seems that Kala did not give Kaia a choice but a threat. If Kaia did not want to tell her life history, then Kala would leave her in the city. If living in a city in the condition of having lost honor, what can make you live without feeling like death?

Kala took a deep breath before sitting cross-legged not far from Kala and started telling stories. “My father is a soldier of the core Geowedari army. Unfortunately, my father left his job for love ..”

“I don't question about your father.”

Kaia clenched her fists tightly. “I am a villager who has lived there since birth. My beauty became a blessing to my family, I will undergo the engagement that was supposed to be scheduled today with a young noble. I actually disagree, and God actually granted my prayers for the engagement to be annulled.”