The Fire Dragon Sword
Knight Pepper Knife Pound
Mahat is the largest city at the end of Swarna Dwipa which is also the capital of Arkantara.
As the capital of the kingdom, it was only natural that the city became the most populous of the other cities in Arkantara. Dozens of warriors and merchants who managed to pass through the layered guard seemed to pass by in the city.
Sabrang who walked among the dozens of people who passed by in the city several times shook his head slowly when he saw the soldiers standing guard in the corner of the city both wearing royal clothes and who tried to blend in with the others wearing ordinary clothes watched everyone pass by.
"Isn't this too much? they are really watching their people very closely" he said in his heart.
That morning Sabrang did want to check the state of Mahat city first before making plans. He also asked Emmy to stay at the inn and seek information from the visitors' chat about Arkantara.
After being satisfied around, Sabrang decided to stop by a small inn that was quite crowded, he wanted to rest for a while while looking for information he could get at the inn.
After traveling around the city of Mahat, Sabrang slightly understood the situation that occurred in the capital. Saragi deliberately placed dozens of soldiers in every corner of the city to suppress his people, he deliberately created fear so that no one would dare to oppose him.
"Welcome sir, would you like to book a room or just stop by to eat?" greet a friendly beautiful woman.
"Just give me some warm food, miss," replied Sabrang slowly.
"Okay, sir, let me take you to your table" the woman pointed to one of the empty tables in the corner of the room.
Sabrang nodded slowly, he followed the girl's footsteps while paying attention to the surroundings.
"Arina," shouted someone from inside the food room.
"Yes mother, for a moment" replied the passenger who had welcomed Sabrang.
"Sorry sir, please wait a moment, I'll bring you your order soon," the waiter hurried away.
"The city is very tight, it is quite difficult to infiltrate without causing a commotion" Sabrang said in his heart, spilling a drink into his glass and sipping quickly.
One thing that makes Sabrang confused is that even though the inn was crowded with visitors, but no one was seen talking to each other, they seemed afraid of something.
Before long, another maid came to bring Sabrang's order, she put the food on the table of the heart.
"Please sir, the order," said the waiter politely.
"Thank you miss," replied Sabrang quickly.
Sabrang was seen eating voraciously, going around the city that morning making his stomach hungry.
After finishing the meal, Sabrang decided to return to his inn. He felt that he would not get any information with such a calm situation.
As Sabrang was paying for his food, there was a cry from a girl who had greeted him.
"Mother, help me," cried Arina as she thrashed as two men dressed as soldiers hugged her body arrived.
An old woman ran and begged the soldier not to take her child.
"Sir, please let go of the servant's son, you may take anything but do not bring the servant's son," the old woman knelt before two Arkantara warriors.
"Hey old bangka! are you going against His Majesty's orders?" one of the soldiers kicked the woman to the ground.
Seeing their cruelty, Sabrang clenched his hands and raised an ice knife in his right hand.
"You better not interfere, son, if you now make a scene in the capital then all the plans you make will be destroyed" Anom tried to warn Sabrang.
Sabrang continued to stare at the soldiers before pulling back the ice knife into his body.
"They are really cowards" said Sabrang when he saw other visitors just silent and as if nothing happened when he heard the shriek of Arina.
The beautiful girl continued to thrash as the two soldiers dragged her out forcefully, she even asked Sabrang for help as she passed by near the exit.
"Sir," said Arina Lirih, he continued to try to escape but his strength was lost by the soldiers.
Sabrang closed his eyes while clenching his hands furiously, he could have killed those two people in an instant but what Anom said was true. If he was involved in the fight in the city center, the other soldiers would immediately chase after him and did not rule out the possibility of Prince Maruli would be dragged along.
"Sorry sir, the money" the cashier gulped his saliva at the sight of the silver coin in Sabrang's grasp crumbling into dust.
"Ah sorry," Sabrang took back the silver coin from his pocket and gave it to the servant.
"Are you all just able to keep quiet when you see that girl being forcefully taken away? what if one day you're in that girl's position?" asked Sabrang coldly.
The girl's body trembled violently and her face turned pale after hearing Sabrang's question.
"What can we do? one mistake I made, they're gonna punish my whole family for nothing. We are not used to all this but trying to get used to it, even the natives of Mahat will not be allowed to leave the capital" the girl replied softly, a fearful look clearly drawn on her face.
Sabrang took a deep breath, looking at the look on the servant's face he understood why no one had tried to resist all this time. The middle-aged woman that Arina had called mother even just stared resignedly, she did not say anything but the tears that continued to flow on her cheeks showed enormous anger.
"Do you know where they took the girl?" ask Sabrang slowly.
"They used to take the girls to the forest near the border, fuck and kill them there," the maid wiped away the tears that started coming out of her body, she said, he realized sooner or later that he would be in Arina's position.
"The forest?" Sabrang thought for a moment before walking away.
"Are you going to help that girl?" asked the Fire Dragon in Sabrang's mind.
"If I just keep quiet when I see people need help, then why am I studying swordsmanship? if I kill them in the forest, it looks like Tal there will know," Sabrang moved quickly towards the forest that the servant said.
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Arina continued to thrash and try to escape, her small mouth kept pleading with the two people who took her to the middle of the forest.
"Sir, please let me go" he cried many times but the soldiers did not budge, he threw Arina's body into the bush and tried to strip her of her clothes.
"Calm down, lady, I'll let you go after this," one of the soldiers pulled the girl's clothes to shreds, while her friend just laughed as she drew her sword towards Arina.
"Ah here you are, apparently," Sabrang suddenly appeared behind them, he touched the backs of the two soldiers together before releasing the northern ice tread.
"Since when?" the two warriors tried to twist their bodies and attack but too late, their bodies had already frozen instantly.
"Master?" Arina recognized Sabrang's face.
"Can you put your clothes back on?" Sabrang looked the other way.
"You've done you wrong, sir, against an Arkantan warrior the punishment is death" one of the soldiers threatened.
"What if no one knows of your death?" reply Sabrang scoffed.
"You?" the faces of the soldiers began to pale, he began to feel a chill continuously rushing into his body.
"It's been a while since my lust has disappeared but you're trying to resurrect again? I have many enemies that I hate so much but what you do is worse than them" Sabrang poured his power in both hands before smashing the iceberg to pieces.
The two warriors gasped in shock as a huge energy entered their bodies, a pain they felt as blood flowed from their mouths, noses, eyes and ears.
Their eyes began to disappear before collapsing to the ground with their eyes open.
Arina who saw the two soldiers being killed in a terrible way could only swallow her saliva, she did not speak a word before Sabrang spoke.
"You okay?" ask Sabrang slowly.
Arina simply nodded, she looked a little away as Sabrang approached her.
"Not to be afraid, I just want to make sure you're okay" Sabrang said softly.
"You should go master, killing an Arkantara warrior is tantamount to opposing His Highness Saragi" Arina said slowly.
"Besides you and me, does anyone know they were killed? no need to worry I can take care of myself, you better go far and do not show up at the inn first," Sabrang said before stepping away.
"Sorry sir, what are you doing here? not that I want to interfere but you don't seem to be from Arkantara, if there's anything I can help you with, just say it," Arina said.
Sabrang stopped his steps and turned towards Arina. "Do you know where Mount Sinabung is?"
"Sinabung Mountain?" arina's face changed instantly.
"I intend to go to the mountain but it seems like everyone I meet refuses to help me" replied Sabrang.
"No one will dare to take you there sir, the mountain is notoriously terrifying. No one really could reach the top of the mountain because according to the news I heard there was a strange force protecting the place. Many of the warriors who died in that place by the poisonous fog, you should undo the intention of going there," replied Arina afraid.
"I appreciate the warning you gave me but I really have to go to that mountain, if you want to help me just show me where it is" Sabrang replied with a smile.
"I could've taken you to that place but it wasn't just the poisonous mist that protected the place. It is said that in addition to the poisonous mist and strange aura there are ten swordsmen who have the title of Knight of the Pepper Knife who helped guard Sinabung mountain.
The news I heard, even His Holiness Saragi and the army of the holy temple would think a thousand times to go up the mountain because according to the story of the canuragan the knights of the Tumbuk Lada knife was very high and they controlled the battlefield in the the mountain" answered Arina.
"Knight of the Pepper Knife? if they were indeed the mountain guards then it wouldn't be a problem if I came in peace right? I just want to meet someone, that's all," Sabrang replied softly.
"Don't you want to meet that strange hermit?" ask Arina curiously.
"You know him?" ask Sabrang quickly.
"All the people here must have heard of the hermit but no one is really sure if he really exists or is just a story because no one has ever seen him directly."
"Nobody's ever seen him? interesting... Can you show me where the mountain is?"
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"May I sit here, miss?" an old man stood before Emmy, who was eating food at one of the inn tables.
Emmy looked at the man before nodding softly, she was quite interested in the man because there were so many empty seats but she chose to sit with him.
"Is your friend leaving?" ask the man politely.
"Friends? he's my husband" Emmy replied briefly.
Getting a short answer, the old man smiled slightly.
"My name is Lamhot, you can call me grandpa" the man introduced himself.
"Emmy," Emmy replied briefly as she continued to eat.
"My room is not far from your room, I am very interested in your husband" Lamhot replied softly.
"interestedly? what makes you so interested in ordinary traders like us," Emmy began to be interested in the man before her.
"You may be able to hide from everyone but not me. What made the Flame Devil interested in this small place?"
Emmy instantly stopped her meal upon hearing Lamhot's question, she stared intently at the man.
"Not to worry, I'm a good person who happens to stop by this place, even if I'm after you, it's impossible for me to defeat the Fire Demon," Lamhot tried to calm the restless Emmy.
"You are too low on the cake, can feel the power of the Fire Dragon signifying you are not an ordinary swordsman. I don't know who you really are but we don't have any evil intentions at all in this place" Emmy replied.
"I know, even though the young man had a dark side that was very strong but not at all visible killing intent from his body. If I may ask, are you also targeting the sacred temple army?"
"Eye too? so you?" Emmy began to wonder about the figure in front of her.
"It seems like our goal is the same miss, we should work together and I think it will be mutually beneficial. I know this place well, and your husband has a power that can match the army of holy temples, how?"
"I can't decide, all the decisions are in my husband's hands" Emmy replied.
"I know, if the young man is interested you know where to find me and please let me pay for all this food as a sign of our introduction" Lamhot got up from his seat and walked away.
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KNIVES MASUK LADA is a knife typical of the Karo Tribe is an Indonesian tribe from North Sumatra (Sumut). Pepper Knife There are several carving motifs and there are also those that are not carved. The material of the knife is also different depending on the needs.
If Anak Beru mindo iron mersik (piso Tumbuk Pepper) to kalimbubu then usually the iron material consists of 5 countries (Kingdom), then melted into a new one and then wrought into a knife. The meaning of the number five here is gelah entima tendi irumah (so that the soul and spirit remain at home).
Material–material of pepper mashed blade is iron 5 states, buffalo horn, elephant ivory, sawa fat wood, petarum wood (for sheath), riman for tempu (bloat/glove fastener, paddy wood, it can also be a fastener (lantau) made of gold, flavour and silver.
Pepper pounding is used stabbing, slicing and piercing in close combat. It can be held with two types of grips, namely with the eyes up or the eyes down but now it is generally a jewelry or heirloom used in traditional events, or for medicinal purposes, but now it is generally used as jewelry or heirlooms, then held the ceremony Ngelegi Besi Mersik to Kalibumbu.
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