The sound of Thunder blaring and intertwined in the air adds to the atmosphere of the night was so eerie. His voice seemed to fill the top of Tidar Hill, even the Rumble echoed up to the slopes below. The booming sound was like a cannon that was fired many times and hit the rocks. The white light is like a lamp from the sky to the earth. Refractive white light occasionally able to illuminate the slopes of the hills at night. The heavy rain that poured down that night, made the lands around the slopes muddy and muddy. In addition to the remnants of the battle stained with blood red, instantly washed away the rain water flow from the top of the hill to the valley, the flow of water flowing like a snake that tails and creeps down into the Valley. Under the pouring rain, two shadowy figures were seen running furiously with bloody bodies down the hillside. Both of them sometimes had to fall up and down to run away from the downhill slope to the Valley. Sometimes both of them reach for the trees on the side of the road to just support their shaky body.
Finally the two wounded men were able to also reach the local settlement, after struggling desperately to run between the thick of the night and the pouring rain. They arrived at a kademangan located under Mount Tidar, Kademangan named Matesih.
That night regol kademangan was surprised by the presence of two injured people. The two men walked unsteady, until finally fell in front of regol. Two officers on guard in regol, immediately told Ki Wulungan as demat in Matesih. Ki Demat wulungan was shocked absurdly, the two men were injured quite badly. One person pierced his left chest dagger to penetrate into the back, while the other body full of cuts sword, and the wound continues to bleed. Ki Demat Wulungan who could not see it, immediately asked the guard regol to take him to a separate room in the yard. The goal, so as not to scare his son and wife. Ki Demat Wulungan himself is an expert in medicine, but even so he can not work alone. In the middle of the night he woke his teenage son, named Linggar.
"Get Up Crowbar! Someone's been hurt. We can't let them die without help. Prepare hot water and bring it to the back room. Be careful not to shock your mother and sister!"
His son, named Linggar, squinted for a moment, then got up and rushed to provide what his father had just asked. Linggar is a dexterous and obedient child to his parents. Even though his father was a rich demat, it did not necessarily make him lazy. He prepared some medicinal herbs that he had pounded, then wrapped it according to the dose his father wanted.
The two wounded men were still in a state of fainting, keris body of one of them has been successfully removed, while the other wound crosses have been sprinkled with powdered medicine.
After receiving special treatment, a few moments later the two people who fainted were able to open their eyes. Although it is still very weak. Ki Wulungan can breathe a sigh of relief now, after his efforts memeberi help bear fruit. According to his calculations they only needed adequate rest, and drank some of the medicinal herbs he had formulated. Then the two may already be able to talk.
"Linggar take care of these two people, give the medicinal herbs according to the rules. Hopefully the two will be able to talk tomorrow."
"Okay Dad. But what if mom asks about these two people?"
"I will tell him carefully, but certainly not now. It was still dark, even though the rooster had begun to crow."
After ordering, Ki Demat Wulungan returned to pendapa, and called the doorkeeper regol.
"Things have been very volatile lately. I didn't know the two injured people earlier, but I couldn't let them bleed to death,"Ki Wulungan paused for a moment.
"You have to be more vigilant, there is a lot of chaos and slander. I have ordered Ki Jagabaya to spread kademangan guards throughout this kademangan area to monitor the situation."
"It's Good To See You. But should we not tell the bebahu kademangan before suspicion arises between us, " said one of the guards.
That's a good thing. But I had smelled the scent of conspiracy among the bebahu, I didn't want any trouble before the matter came to light. It seems that they have supported the Jipang Warriors who made the foundation on the Tidar slope, in the hope of rewards if they succeed later."
"I trust you both because you both have served in this kademangan for a long time. Please don't let my babies know about this. Before I know their attitude will be the presence of Jipang Warriors on the slopes Tidar it!"
"So be careful. Sound the whistle in case of danger!"
The two guards of regol who were the same age as Ki Demat nodded. Since the presence of unknown people on the slopes of Mount Tidar it does make the situation uncertain kademangan.
In the meantime, it turns out that the events at Ki Demat's House did not escape the observation of people behind the bushes outside the fence of Ki Demat's House.
"It's time you took over Ki Jagabaya! This could be a reason to depose his position as demat," said one who was behind the gerumbul semak earlier.
"What do you mean?"ask the one who called Ki Jagabaya.
"Ki Demat Wulungan has not supported the existence of laskar Jipang who made the foundation in Matesih. But then the person he helped was the one who escaped from the pursuit of Demak soldiers on the slopes of Tidar this afternoon. That means that the injured person is a soldier of Jipang, " said the man next to Ki Jagabaya the dark-bodied.
"I became more confused. We should be concerned because the jipang army that we support is defeated, meaning that our struggle will run aground, " Ki Jagabaya said.
"Too Busy.., soon Demak soldiers will definitely comb this kademangan to find two fugitives who helped Ki Demat. We can take advantage of this situation, namely by pre-reporting it to Demak soldiers, that Demat in Matesih was not helping the wounded alone, but more than that, which has been protecting the people of Jipang. That means he will be considered rebellious, because he has hidden the jipang Warriors in his house."
"You know what that means?"ask the other person who spoke to Ki Jagabaya later. "The position of demat that Ki Wulungan held will be immediately removed, and then he will be held to Demak as someone who is considered rebellious!"
Ki Jagabaya nodded and smiled, "your brain is thin also turns out!"
"And the Department of Demat that I will take over so?"said Ki Jagabaya excited.
The two men who were behind the gerumbul then laughed with a restrained voice, after establishing his cunning intention on Ki Demat. After that they sneaked away from the kademangan without being noticed by the regol kademangan guards.
Day by day, the condition of the two people treated at home Ki Demat was gradually improved.
But it turned out to be in line with the allegations Ki Jagabaya and his retinue some time ago. That Demak soldiers then combed Kademangan Matesih to find the two fugitives who fled.
At a border Kademangan, Ki Jagabaya saw a group of Horsemen about to enter the area Matesih. He stood on the side of the road waiting for the group to pass.
"Exactly as we thought! Finally they came too, Sura Keling!"said Ki jagabaya excited. "Quickly contact the people who support us, soon Ki Demat in Matesih we will wine out this Kademangan!" he said again, then laughed while leaving the waist.
"Well Done, Constable. But do not forget the heir Kademangan namely crowbar should be removed anyway, so as not to become a thorn in the flesh later!"said Surakeling.
"I've thought about that before, Surakeling. Hurry up!"
Sura Keling did not waste the opportunity he directly contacted the bebahu and kademangan people who agreed with them. The people immediately spread slander among the residents, and called Ki Demat in Matesih a rebel. The news quickly spread throughout the padukuhan like a spreading fire. Kademangan people out of the house standing in a row on the road that leads to kademangan. But there are also some people who choose to stand in his yard, because they do not believe it. Most of them know Ki Demat is a good figure, hardworking and attentive to his people.
But he and his followers have gone so far as to believe in him.
But there are also people who are not instigated by the news. A pair of old grandparents stood in front of his house while looking at the people walking towards kademangan.
"It can't be Nyi. It's not possible for Demang Wulungan to do that!" said an old man.
"Right Ki. But wealth and greed can change a person's nature."
"But this one is another Nyi. You certainly know how he tried to repair our house which at that time the Poles had begun to frail here and there, he immediately ordered people to repair our hut that almost collapsed. Even demat it does not hesitate to work to improve it, although he demat rich but sincere devotion Nyi."
The old woman next to the old man nodded. "Hopefully the news is not true Ki."
"We just pray Nyi, hopefully demat light hand was given salvation," said the old man while guiding his wife back into his house.
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