Prince Without Crown
Jaya Pradana has arrived

The sun is now almost sinking in the western horizon. Time for his role is now replaced by the moon who will act as a decorator of the night sky accompanied by stars scattered.

Sayup-sayup in the middle of the forest is now heard howling wolves with occasional noisy crickets. The atmosphere is very creepy actually for hunters or even for people who deliberately look for firewood if they have to stay in this forest. But all of that did not apply to the approximately twenty thousand Soldiers led by Raka Pati and Crow Ireng.

The sound of the wolf howls they only consider it as a song of solitude to them.

From a distance, there is now a shadow of the horseman who is getting closer.

Everyone who was in that place now both saw an approaching figure who turned out to be two horsemen from the direction of the rock.

As soon as the two soldiers arrived, they immediately asked where Raka Pati's camp was shown by the soldier in question.

The soldier immediately rushed to the big tent and then immediately bowed as soon as he arrived at the wide open door of the camp.

"Gusti Patih Raka Pati. The servant is the envoy of Gusti Prabu Jaya Pradana. Gusti Prabu said that they have now arrived and will soon reach the outskirts of this forest. Make a welcome for His Majesty's arrival!" The soldier said.

"Oh. Is that so? Good. You rest first. We will prepare a welcome for Gusti Prabu Jaya Pradana's entourage" Raka Pati said with a beaming face.

They are all now busy preparing everything so that the camp that should be used as a camp for the soldiers who will fight it becomes a place to party.

Now, about half a dozen rice, from the direction of Karang Kencana looks a large group of soldiers who if estimated to number in thirty thousand people began to approach the campsite that is being occupied by Raka Pati, which is now occupied by the army, The crow of Ireng along with the soldiers he led.

From the middle of the line for the newly arrived troops, there is a carriage pulled by four horses decorated with all the trinkets typical of the kingdom of Sri Kemuning.

As soon as the large group arrived, it now appeared the choice of the slave man with a position of crawling quietly in front of the door of the carriage kencana.

Now it looks like a middle-aged man who still leaves the good looks of his youth out and stomps on the backs of the slaves who were used as a ladder to get off the bad car.

As soon as it arrived on the back of the last man, some soldiers immediately spread out the tapestry to step on the newly arrived man's feet.

While stepping on the rug, his left foot immediately kicked back with his heel that directly hit the ribs of one of the few people whose body was made into the foot of the man.

Getting a kick using the heel of his foot, the affected person immediately bounced back and immediately coughed up blood.

"Welcome to this campground, Gusti Prabu Jaya Pradana Perkasa Alam!" Said Raka Pati while struggling like a dog licking in front of his Master.

"Hmmm. What about the progress of the assault you've been on? Have you succeeded in conquering the Duchy of Gedangan?" Ask the man who turned out to be the King of Jaya Pradana.

"Ampuni servant, Gusti. It turns out that our opponent this time has learned from the defeat of Setra Kencana kingdom. They don't want to be lured and leave their fortress" Raka Pati replied with a bow.

"Although Gusti Prabu. Actually we've been trying our best. However, they still can't for us to trap. Right now, there is one person who is the victim. Does Gusti remember the warlord of Galuh's kingdom, Pratisara?" Tanya Raka Pati's.

"What's wrong with my student?"

There was a clash from the back of Jaya Pradana upon hearing the name Pratisara do call.

"Sorry for Datuk Hitam. Pratisara is currently injured," replied Raka Pati.

"That teacher.., let's go inside. I also want to see what kind of injury this Pratisara is going through!" Jaya Pradana said then immediately sailed ahead of the others.

As soon as they arrived inside, they saw a man in a very weak condition lying on a bed made of a pile of grass covered with a piece of cloth.

"E-Eyang Master!" Pratisara said while trying to get up.

"What's wrong with you Pratisara?" Asked Datuk Hitam while grabbing the man's wrist to check.

For a moment he closed his eyes and immediately jolted when he found out Pratisara's blood flow was not as usual.

Very deftly the old man tore off Pratisara's breastplate. When he saw the charred marks on the chest of the old man, he was immediately shocked instead of playing.

"There are two strokes thrust across your body. Tell me! Were you snatched by a female swordsman who had a fan gun and an old man the same age as me who carried a pumpkin pitcher wherever he went?" Asked Datuk Hitam with a face that was getting blackened.

"No teacher. I only clashed with a young man who claimed to be the crown prince of Sri Kemuning kingdom. The young man claimed to be the son of Gusti Prabu Jaya Wardana and Empress Galuh Cendana. Her name is Indra Mahesa. In the young man's hand was a yellowish kris tumbal," Pratisara replied as she explained.

"Secure and Melting Wesi offerings. You were hit by those two blows in a not-too-distant future. It's too strong for you to hold. Your inner power center is falling apart. You will no longer be a warrior. Is it impossible for a young man to have such terrible inner strength?"

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Raja Jaya Pradana looked very surprised when he heard Pratisara mention about Keris tumbal kemuning. The weapon that became his legitimate symbol for a king who reigned in the kingdom of Sri Kemuning.

"Pratessar. Are you sure that the one in the young man's hands is a yellowish tumblr?" Urge the King.

"Although Gusti Prabu. It's all true. I saw it for myself" answered Pratisara weakly.

"Eyang teacher. Can Pratisara not be cured? If you can, please help!" Said Raja Jaya Pradana while still standing with a waist.

Hearing the request from Jaya Pradana earlier, Datuk Hitam just shook his head weakly and said, "no. I have already said that this inner power center owned by Pratisara has been destroyed. No one can recover. Not me, not anyone else" replied Datuk Hitam softly.