KNIGHTS OF MANAH VALLEY
Red Rose College

“Please me! Don't!”

“Kill them!”

Shouts after shouts rang out in a courtyard of the martial college courtyard. The clinking of swords clashed against each other, incision after incision, stab after stab, and the falling victim became one of the gripping nights.

The fishy smell of blood ripped through the nose, which made anyone shudder in horror.

“Kill them all, lest anyone escape!” shouted one of the black warriors who made his subordinates increasingly aggressively launch attacks on white warriors.

“Hahaha, you can't run!” exclaim one of the other black stream warriors who again cornered a white swordsman.

“Do not! I beg you to forgive my life!” pinta the white stream swordsman whose body was full of sword incision wounds.

“Ha, what! Forgive your life!” After saying so, a single sword slash landed on the neck of the white stream swordsman making him die.

“Stop them all!” shouted the black flow swordsman while waving his sword full of white blood swordsman. “I'll be back to chairman Badraya!”

A man dressed in all black with a picture of a red scorpion on his back, darted towards his herd, the black swordsman who was gnawing at one of the warriors from the Red Rose College and stood a few steps behind him.

“Chairman Badraya, is our business done!” exclaim the black swordsman.

“A minute!” sahut the burly man who is the head of the Red Scorpion College. “Come join. Kill this motherfucker!”

Badraya along with some of his subordinates still slashed his sword at one of the warriors from the Red Rose College. Yes, the swordsman is Ki Mekoro—leader of Red Rose College.

“Aahhkk!” ki Mekoro shouted receiving slash after slash from Badraya and some of his subordinates.

Ki Mekoro fell to his knees with a sword stuck on the ground supporting his body. The old man received many sword slashes, unable to survive any longer. One kick pointed at Ki Mekoro's face which made him fall down.

“Hahaha, end your history. Old fucker fucker!” exclaiming Badraya stepped on the face of Ki Mekoro who fell flat on his back.

One slash tore Ki Mekoro's neck from Badraya's sword, causing the old man to die in the hands of the Red Scorpion Academy's leader.

Badraya raised his head and raised his right hand that was grasping the sword upwards, as if it had gained victory.

Badraya's subordinate warriors were silently fixated on seeing the cruelty of their leader. They glanced at each other and looked at each other.

“Life Chairman Badraya!” exclaim one of Badraya's subordinates followed by another subordinate warrior.

“Enough!” sahut Badraya stopped the shouts of his subordinates. “Kuras their treasure and burn this place down. I don't want any remnants from Red Rose College!”

***

Meanwhile inside the forest, two young men ran with gasps. The young man in front appeared to be carrying his hunting rabbit on his right and left hands. While the young man behind carried a spear and arrow.

“Come chase me!” the young man ahead. “You're too slow! I can't wait to show my hunting results to dad!”

“Hoi! Wait!” the young man behind. “Awas you ya!”

Quickly, the young man who was running in front headed towards the small hill in front of him. However, suddenly the young man dropped his hunting rabbit. It made the young man who was running behind quickly catch up to the young man ahead.

“There's any Lesmana! What is ter—!”

“Hah!” The young man in front—Lesmana whining small. “Hah!” his screams were about to run towards the source of the blaze.

Before Lesmana ran any further near the flames. The young man behind tried to stop Lesmana by clasping the young man's hand. With his ability, the young man behind knew, if there had been a massacre in his college.

“Let me go Samaruti!” exclaims Lesmana tried to release his hand from the grasp of the young man behind him named Samaruti. “I must see the state of father, mother and other brothers!”

Lesmana is still trying to let go of Samaruti's hand. From the corner of his eyes were grains of water that slowly began to drip on his cheeks.

That night the moon shone brightly, making every movement of a person visible with ordinary eyes.

“No! We cannot go back there, Lesmana!” samaruti sahut with a tightening grip. “It's too dangerous!”

Samaruti knew that the massacre was only carried out by the Red Scorpion College, which was trying to gain control of the Kabaman Duchy.

With the help of other small colleges, they first destroyed the Red Rose College to carry out the action.

Although the two colleges are both located in Tambak Village which is still within the Kabaman Duchy, but the two are in conflict with each other. The two schools are on different paths.

In the end, Lesmana just resignedly silent on the hill. Samaruti knew what his young master was feeling and held onto Lesmana's shoulder from behind and said, “we'd better ask for help to White Spear College!”

Samaruti hugged Lesmana from behind, trying to calm her young master as he looked at the growing flames.

Since childhood Lesmana and Samaruti have always been together. Although Samaruti was only someone who served Lesmana, but Lesmana who was a son of the leader of the Red Rose College had considered Samaruti as her own brother.

Samaruti is a young man who has lost his parents since childhood. Then brought Ki Mekoro to the Red Rose College to be nurtured and raised.

“You will feel the consequences, for having destroyed my college!” geram Samaruti hardened his jaw.

***

In a diner far from the center of the duchy, some residents were talking about the destruction of the Red Rose College.

“Have you heard about the destruction of the Red Rose College?” exclaimed one of the citizens who ignored the dishes in front of him.

“Yes! I've heard it. Horrible!” said the resident who sat next to him shortly after sipping tea. “In fact, Red Scorpion College took over the village pendopo. They slaughtered the entire family of Eyang Kabalani!”

After burning down the Red Rose College, all residents also knew the purpose of the Red Scorpion College. Yes, they will control the Kabaman Duchy, then spread to Sokapura.

“I heard the leader of Red Rose College died at the hands of the leader of Red Scorpion College!” said one of the other residents who sat in a circle at a table.

“Then! Who leads in the village of Tambak pendopo?” ask the other people again.

“Yes who else if not Badraya, leader of Red Scorpion College!” close those people.

The conversation of four residents was heard by two young men who were eating their food. They were Lesmana and Samaruti, who were dressed like ordinary citizens with a caping that slightly covered his face.

The two young men were about to ask for help to the White Spear College which was on the easternmost side of the Kabaman Duchy.

“Good! Badraya managed to kill Ki Mekoro and snatch the Red Rose College!” an old man suddenly entered the diner. “It was also a warning for the white stream warriors, to join without putting up a fight!”