2025-04-06 08:00:49Mandalasura’s speed and the lightness of his body as he floated through the air to catch the flying arrow left everyone watching stunned — including Arya and Rengga.
Ratnasari reacted the same way. But unlike the others, she wasn’t surprised by Mandalasura’s ability — she was shocked because the figure she saw was someone familiar. Someone she had once seen deep within a forest.Her suspicion turned out to be true. Mandalasura had violated a principle that had been upheld by the Black Sect for hundreds of years — a principle that stated the Black Sect would never interfere in royal politics, especially by siding with any kingdom in a war between two rulers.If Sastra Wijaya, the leader of the Black Sect from the Eight Directions, were to find out about Mandalasura's violation, he would likely explode in anger. He had warned his followers time and again not to dare get involved in the political intrigues of kingdoms. Almost every gathering, he would emphasi
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