As the winner of the competition, it is certain that Sandanu gets a prize for the request that will be granted. That morning he and Mutia were called to meet the Minangkabau chieftain at his throne. They both came with adventurous appearances because after that they were already planning to leave the Tanah Minangkabau.
The Minangkabau chieftain waited and greeted him with great respect to the boy who had come from far away in the Tanah Aceh to take part in the contest. The truth is, he doesn't know about their journey and adventures.
"Fine, tell me what your request as a prize has won this year's contest."
Mmm… Sandanu scratched his messy benhur hair only combing his hands and he glanced at Mutia for an opinion. Unfortunately Mutia shook her head, the maroon-haired girl knew her request to be delivered to the land of Galuh. But Sandanu doesn't care, the Minangkabau chieftain seems like a good and great person. He must know about the land.
Sandanu cleared his throat. "Okay, the exalted chieftain," Sandanu smiled at the Ketua Suku, making the Keraton officials widen with his ridiculous action. "I want to be taken to the Negeri Galuh, actually I only stopped in this Tanah Negeri and my adventure was only to find that land."
Hearing Sandanu's loud request made the whole keraton gasp in shock. Mutia regretted not being able to prevent the request for danger, which Datuk Marunggul had told not to talk about it to other people.
Although, the entire keraton was stunned. The Minangkabau chieftain laughed loudly, hahahaha….
The whole keraton was stunned again. What happened to the chief, whose hair was gray, already had a grandson and his youngest child was still a virgin?
Hahaha….. Sandanu also laughed. "The Minangkabau chieftain must know where is the Negeri Galuh."
Sandanu's guess that he no longer looked at politeness made the entire keraton even more astonished by the behavior of the boy who thought that anyone could be invited to be friends.
"Oh.. I don't know..." The Minangkabau chieftain bowed his head.
The more strange the Minangkabau chieftain made the whole keraton feel the world is collapsing.
"But it's just a child's fairytale, why do you want to look for it?"
"Ha, the chief is lousy…."
Their conversation was like that of young people and the whole keraton didn't care anymore.
"Don't think this old man lousy, but your request is unreasonable son."
Mutia who was furious to smack Sandanu's head only gritted her teeth and she was silent because she was confused about what and how to say. Seeing princess Tantejo chuckle beside her father, maybe Sandanu's attitude was ridiculous and harmless to him because the Minangkabau chieftain and his princess seemed to like Sandanu's modest attitude. Mutia sighed.
The Minangkabau chieftain who was waiting for the boy's request gave advice. "If you still wish with the request, I can only give you a suggestion."
"What's is suggestion?" asked Sandanu.
"Go to the Negeri Sabda and, perhaps you will get a clue about the land there and I can take you quickly, but…"
"But why?"
"I can only take you to the end of the Negeri Tirta in the Tanah Lampung."
"Okay, how?"
The Minangkabau chieftain took an akik from his treasure chest and showed it to everyone. "With this!"
The residents of the keraton were surprised by what the Minangkabau chieftain had done. The akik in his hand was his favorite akik and there was no way the Minangkabau chieftain would give the akik to Sandanu.
"This is a batu legenda and it's about time it had a new owner."
"But, can't a jewel only be able to control one akik?"
"True, but this is different. I will free the spirit within to be your companion on the journey. This akik is the batu bersujud of the spirit of Malin Kundang." The Minangkabau chieftain also told about the batu Malin Kundang.
Long ago, there lived a great and unyielding young man to reach his dreams, Malin Kundang. He struggled and kept fighting without complaining and tired until finally Malin Kundang achieved his dream. But his success made him arrogant and forgot the old woman who had given birth to him and encouraged him. With prayers and love poured out to instill trust in Malin Kundang.
Because of his arrogance, Malin Kundang did not admit that the woman was his mother. His mother, who was hurt and disobeyed by her own child, was sad and angry. She also prayed to God that his son be cursed to be a stone because his heart was as hard as stone. So cursed Malin Kundang with misfortune and when he prostrated for forgiveness, he turned into stone. Batu bersujud.
"Then a master turns it into a prostrate akik and this akik will grant any wish." The Minangkabau chieftain ended his story.
"Then what will happen if the akik spirit is released?" asked Mutia who was curious, because she also had a batu legenda type.
Ha ha ha…. The Minangkabau chieftain laughed. "Look!" The Minangkabau chieftain stood up and raised his hand. "From the past, sending awareness to a regretful heart, by giving him the opportunity, all the burdens that settle between stories covered in miracles are freed."
"Batu bersujud bersinar, show your form ... Malin Kundang ..."
A sastra power flows on the batu bersujud with an array of tambos as a liberation of the spirit in akik. Regarding tambo, tambo is a secret sastra power in controlling akik which is only controlled by the Minangkabau chieftain and has been passed down from generation to generation. This secret technique is known to all Minangkabau people.
Sandanu, who saw the strands of the tambo array forming a sastra dome with aksara pariaman from the legend of Malin Kundang and heard the keraton residents whisper about the tambo, was amazed to see it. Even the bright light shone until the figure of an astral being appeared under the sastra dome.
"Wow amazing!"
A large four-legged creature with wingspan that makes it float in this large palace room. The wingspan covers the right and left ends of the large pole which are quite wide apart. The creature is brown in color and has horns. An earring was coiled around his nose.
"I am Malin Kundang, native... from Minang... Kabau ..." The creature is in the form of a giant buffalo that has wings like bats.
Everyone was stunned and the Minangkabau chieftain laughed. Malin Kundang also saluted the chief. "Thanks for this freedom, but what can my lord free a sinful servant?"
"You know, I set you free and ask you to be filial to your new master."
Hearing the words of the Minangkabau chieftain, Malin was surprised and felt sad. "Why, am I no longer able to grant my master's request until my master gives me to someone else and who is that person?"
"The boy won a contest and he deserved his wish. He's the boy!" The Minangkabau chieftain appointed Sandanu.
Malin turned around so that the person below him was hit by the wind shaking the air due to his large body. When he saw the benhur-haired youth smirking at him, Malin tilted his head to look at the boy. He approached him and snorted his body.
Sandanu suspects that he will be eaten by a giant buffalo. Mutia was afraid so she kept her distance.
"Hey, you're not going to eat me are you?" Sandanu glanced at him slowly, a sign of guessing ridiculously.
Ha ha ha…. Malin laughed. "I like your style." Malin turned to face the chief. "I accept this freedom and will serve my new master, the exalted chief."
Sandanu wonders what he has done. "Mmm… will this monster always follow me. If so, everyone will definitely avoid me."
Haha… Malin laughed and looked back. "Young master, I will be leaving if you don't call me."
"Go where?"
"My realm, in the dimension of astral beings."
"Wow, really? That's great… I like you…." Sandanu laughed cheerfully and the entire keraton was happy.
Everyone can see Malin Kundang's real form, not a shadow spirit summoned from a mantra or a syair. Maybe this is the spirit of the akik they first saw in the real world with its original form. Mutia is also happy to be friends with Malin, who turns out to be a pretty flirtatious buffalo. His eyes reddened when he was introduced to Mutia by Sandanu. Because he also knew princess Tantejo's who recognized him, Malin immediately took care of herself.
Sandanu got the prize as the winner of the jewel contest and he will hurry to continue his journey. Mutia herself got a wad of money, namely a hundred pieces of a lump of benggol that could be used for crossing to the Negeri Sabda.
"Thanks for the gift, we will continue the journey now."
"Go and seek your hope to the ends of the world." The Minangkabau chieftain is proud to meet a boy like Sandanu.
Sandanu and Mutia were invited to ride on Malin Kundang's back. And ready to move on. Malin was also happy to have a young master who was high-spirited and adventurous. He will be a travel companion who will deliver to places as fast as lightning.
"Bye-bye…." Sandanu and Mutia wave their hands.
"See you later, be careful on the road, keep your spirits up until you reach your destination…" Everyone shouted for those who went to the ends of the world.
Malin Kundang flew high for a moment out of the keraton. From above his back, Sandanu and Mutia could see the whole beautiful and peaceful of the Tanah Minangkabau. Malin was ready to take his young master to his destination.
However, Sandanu is still suspicious. If Malin can fly, why can the Minangkabau chieftain only be able to take him to the Tanah Lampung? To that question, Sandanu was distracted because from a height, he could see the landscape and the horizon line. Mutia also invited him to praise the extraordinary beauty.
When traveling through the air so fast that it left the Tanah Minangkabau far from being visible to the eye, suddenly something shot from the front. Malin, who didn't expect it, couldn't control himself until he finally collided with a white winged creature. The figure of some kind of giant bird.
Ahhh….. Sandanu and Mutia screamed.
Ahhh…. A boy's voice shouted from above the bird which turned out to be a dragon lizard.
They collided and the two strange creatures disappeared. Three flying human children fell from the sky and a miracle, they fell into a pond. But things that are not desirable of course happen.
Ahhhh…. A beautiful princess who was taking a bath screamed because something had fallen into her pool. And that afternoon, a commotion occurred in the bathing pool of the Siger pavilion in the Keraton Skalabrak which is enthroned in the Tanah Lampung. []