Isyana immediately greeted Ki Wicaksono while Candaka only bowed respectfully.
"Grandpa, Yana's friend wants to meet Grandpa, he says it's necessary," Isyana said calmly.
"Sorry Grandpa, I'm Candaka, who wanted to ask Grandpa yesterday," continued Candaka politely.
"You heard yesterday that you want to find your uncle Syailendra, right?" asked Wicaksono again.
“Actually, what relationship do you have with this person named Syailendra. As far as grandpa knew he had no nephews. If I may know your mother's name, what is it, son?"
"My mother's name is Sri Ningsih, grandpa," answered Candaka.
Wicaksono was abysmal when he heard Candaka mention the name of his daughter who had vanished in the Black Mist, long time ago.
"Nooooo ... Impossible ... How could Ningsih still be alive after being engulfed in the Black Mist dozens of years ago? grumbled Wicaksono.
"Grandpa ... Grandpa, why?" asked Isyana slowly.
"It's okay Yana!" Wicaksono tried to calm down.
"Where is your mother now?" inquired Wicaksono.
He couldn't believe that the young man in front of him was his grandson because he didn't think anyone could survive the charge of this village's Black Mist.
"I'm sorry, my mother has died, Grandpa. But before she died, Mother ordered me to have an uncle in Black Mist Village named Syailendra who can explain my dreams, Grandpa," Candaka continued.
Wicaksono was surprised. If it's true that Ningsih is still alive, why doesn't she send her son to meet him, why should she meet her son who is also missing somewhere.
"What was the contents of your dream, if Grandpa may know, maybe Grandpa can help," asked Wicaksono curiously.
"In my dream, Grandpa, I'm a dashing and handsome Swordsman. In my dreams, people call me Dragon Warrior. For me, that's impossible, isn't it, because I'm just an ordinary person!" said Candaka while frowning.
Wicaksono thought hard. Is it true that his grandson is a Dragon Warrior or is this just a lie from the dirty young man in front of him. He wanted to ask a lot, but the most important thing was that he wanted to make sure that Candaka was really the Child of the Dragon who was destined to rule the throne of the kingdom.
"May Grandpa know, do you have a birthmark or not?" he asked to make sure.
"There is Grandpa, it's in my right hand," answered Candaka while showing a blue birthmark on his right arm which had been covered by his shirt.
"It's ugly like a sharp spearhead model, the color is blue again," answered Candaka casually
Wicaksono was stunned and very surprised to see the birthmark on Candaka's arm. Even though he still wasn't sure that this dirty young man was his grandson, he was sure that Candaka was a descendant of a dragon by looking at the shape of his birthmark.
Wicaksono can see the mark on Candaka's hand with his deeper inner eye with his heart, even though he is blind.
"That's the tip of the dragon's tail," he continued after being able to speak again
“That blue birthmark indicates the strongest Dragon ever. A Dragon Warrior with a blue mark can study the entire Dragon Book without getting hurt in the slightest and is destined to be a defender of truth and rule the Kingdom wisely," Wicaksono explained.
“What the hell is this grandpa, there's no way I'm a Dragon Warrior. I just can't do Martial Arts at all, how can I be called a Warrior," said Candaka casually
"Here you see grandfather's birthmark!" Wicaksono showed his white birthmark which was located on the nape of his neck. The shape also resembles a dragon's tail.
"Wow, that means grandfather is also a Dragon Warrior!" shouted Candaka
“Ssssttt, don't scream. No one should know if you and your grandfather are descendants of dragons," whispered Wicaksono, who started to act strangely.
"Why can't Grandpa?" asked Candaka again.
"Later, Grandpa, explain why no one should know the identity of your Dragon too!"
"It's starting at night, it's better for you to stay here instead of meeting the Black Mist on the way home," said Wicaksono again.
Candaka didn't ask again because he knew that this would make Ki Wicaksono upset and angry. He just followed Wicaksono into the house. Inside, Gayatri's delicious food is already served. They also joked and joked and for a moment forgot about the Dragon Warrior problem.
Candaka and Isyana arrived early in the morning at Dragon Palm Institute. It seemed that Bram was ready for the first training he would teach Candaka.The Dragon Palm Style is very famous throughout Black Mist Village and even to the surrounding villages. Even though this stance is not part of the 9th Kick of the Book of the Dragon Power, the efficacy of this stance has made the Dragon Palm Institute highly respected by all parties, from the rich, officials, common people, even bandits don't dare to harass this Institute, especially the Isyana Family who founded this Institute, decades ago. That's also why the bandits that bothered Candaka before were so afraid of Isyana.The Dragon Palm style only consists of 8 moves but is very effective for both close and long range combat. For Candaka, only 2 techniques will be taught, namely the Dragon Grasp Style to attack and the Dragon Shield to defend.The Dragon Grasp Style has 18 attacking moves from head to toe with the hand gripping posi
Candaka is dreaming again, only this time he dreams of being in a dark forest with big black dead trees that seem to want to swallow him whole. In the darkness he saw a bright light at the end of the forest shining over a waterfall that cascaded from the hills above this dead forest. As he was trying to enter the cave behind the waterfall, a flash of white light suddenly appeared, which became more and more real, resembling a dragon. The Dragon's mouth opens spitting white Fire at him, and Candaka wakes up startled with his whole body blackened by black soot which adds to his filth.He was still in the inn room but strangely his body felt like it had been burned by a fire leaving burning residue on his body which still smelled scorched but his body was fine."Tomorrow I have to ask Ki Wicaksono the meaning of my dream," he thought again. He also just realized that he forgot to ask where his uncle was yesterday.Candaka fell asleep again and had the same dream as before. This time he w
Early in the morning, Candaka left the inn intending to go to Ki Wicaksono's Forest Lodge. He chose the morning that was still dark because he was worried that his dream would come true, but hope was just hope. As soon as he left the inn, he was immediately confronted by a group of bandits who had ganged up on him before."Hey dirty young man, you are called Boss ...!!!" exclaimed one of the bandits whose face was bearded"Don't fight then you will be safe!" he continued.An intention arises to use the style that Bram just taught him, but his intention is abandoned because Candaka is also curious to find out who the boss of these bandits is, who really wants to meet him.Candaka followed the group of bandits to a luxurious building in this village. The yard with a fish pond and beautiful garden makes Candaka feel that he is not entering the house of the bandit boss.The Beard continued to walk towards the living room of this building. From a distance, a figure dressed in black could b
While walking quickly towards Ki Wicaksono's forest hut, Candaka kept thinking, why are so many problems befalling him? He just wanted to find his uncle following his mother's last message, but what he encountered instead were various kinds of complicated problems for his life."I have to go back to Hut to ask for an explanation from Ki Wicaksono about all this," he said to himself.Different from before when she easily entered the hut in the forest, this time Candaka got lost in the forest and didn't find Ki Wicaksono's hut. The forests seemed alive because as soon as he entered the path in the forest, the trees behind him blocked the previous entrance.Suddenly there was a flash of shadow pulling his hand while shouting, "Come on, hold my hand as tightly as possible if you don't want to be swallowed up by this forest."Candaka, who was still in a confused situation, followed the shadow's suggestion because he started to feel something was wrong with this forest. "Who are you?" he sh
Candaka is still curious about what happened earlier. He clearly saw the Dark Mist approaching him but as he was pulled away by the red dragon's shadow, he didn't see any Black Mist chasing him all the way to the Inn. Besides, why wasn't the dragon shadow afraid of being swallowed up by the Black Mist?He briefly remembered his dream, earlier wasn't he entering the same black forest as the one in his dream? Why did the previously beautiful and green forest turn into a black forest as soon as he entered it. Even though he feels that many strange things have happened to him while he is in this village, Candaka does not give up trying to find out all the answers to the mysteries in this village.“Everything is a mystery in this village. The people also have secrets that do not want to be disclosed. Not to mention that the areas around this village are terrifying and unacceptable to reason," Candaka's thoughts made him even more dizzy and tired.Without him realizing it as soon as his bod
After breakfast at the inn, Candaka rushed to the Dragon Palm Institute looking for Isyana. He also wanted to ask Isyana for help to take him to Ki Wicaksono's Forest Lodge because if he went alone he would get lost again in the scary Black Forest.The Dragon Palm Institute students seemed to be training hard when Candaka arrived there. Even though it was still early in the morning, the activities at this university were very busy. He didn't see Bram but there was a middle-aged man who looked dignified giving instructions to the prospective martial arts experts.This man is the owner of Dragon Palm Institute named Bagaskara Mukti who is also the father of Brahmana and Isyana. Bagaskara is the richest person in Black Mist Village so he is highly respected by the villagers. There are also rumors that Bagaskara is also a Dragon Warrior but he has never denied or confirmed this. The Dragon Style that he taught at his university were said to be the development of the Dragon Style he had. B
Isyana still remembers her meeting with this dirty but funny man while smiling while watching Candaka leave the Dragon Palm Institute. At first he just wanted to play this innocent man for fun but after a while a feeling arose in his heart and started to like this young man for who he is. "How can I like him?" he said to himself while his face was red."Isyana ...!!!!" a thunderous scream broke his reverie."Yes Mom ...!" his answer was no less long than the screams of Asmawati."Where have you been all day ... Mom has been looking for you. How come girls are wandering around like that?” Asmawati grumbled as soon as she saw Isyana approach her."Where was that beggar from, how come you are so kind to him?" asked his mother"Aaahh Mom ... That's not a beggar Mom ... That's your future son-in-law ... hihihi ..." joked Isyana."You, hufh ... Can you be a little serious ... Being scolded is even weird, it's not clear," Asmawati started tweaking her daughter's ears."Auch ... It's hurts Mo
What exactly is Ki Wicaksono so worried about that he has to immediately find out Candaka's whereabouts? What mysteries only this grandfather knows that no one else knows?To answer this question we return to events 50 years ago. At that time Ki Wicaksono was still a rich young man named Satria Wicaksono. This young man was very handsome and became the dream of every woman at that time. There is no woman who does not know herself and hopes to become his wife someday.Satria knows he is a candidate for Dragon Warrior when he is still in the capital which is also his birthplace. Satria's father is a royal official who has an important position in the royal court, so Satria grows into a man who is arrogant and likes to make fun of women who like him.At that time, the Kingdom of Kamandaria was led by a wise queen named Ratu Kumaladewi. Even though he ruled with an iron fist, during his reign, Kamandaria became a formidable Kingdom both militarily and agrarianly.What's unique is that Kum