Toward the Sun
Java, 1586.
The martial world is thrown into chaos when a string of brutal murders claims some of its most powerful masters. The killer leaves behind a chilling signature, calling himself Pangeran Langit, the Prince of the Sky. Elsewhere, another predator stalks the land. A bringer of death known only as Tanpa Aran, Nameless.
Freshly returned to the Sultanate of Pasir after wandering the eastern territories, Wisnumurti finds himself racing against time to stop both killers before their trail of blood reaches his homeland, Mount Cakrabuana. But his mission unravels when Jaladri—eager for a taste of adventure—is abducted by Suwung Saketi and Remak, two deranged martial artists with a horrifying appetite for cooking and eating human flesh.
As the world teeters on the brink of disaster with the rise of a terrifying devil-worshiping sect, Wisnumurti and his companions are drawn into a deadly conspiracy rooted in a blood-soaked past. Secrets long buried begin to surface, dragging countless lives into their wake. If they fail to uncover the truth before it's too late, Pasir will descend into slaughter once again—and become the perfect hunting ground for those Darkness worshippers.
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Chapter: Sixty OneMorning broke over Mount Wijil under strange circumstances.Dozens of men moved back and forth, carrying water in wooden buckets and clay jars. They worked to put out the fires that were still burning in several places. Around them, women and children searched through the wreckage, salvaging whatever might still be saved from the remains of their homes.The entire central area of Mount Wijil had been leveled.Everyone would have to start rebuilding from scratch.Only the Sun Sword School buildings higher up the mountain were still standing. But they would never have their leader with them again. They would have to find a new leader within the next few days.The problem was that no one among them possessed anything close to the ability and competence of the late Ki Lembu Narawara.The sun had only just emerged above the treetops along the eastern horizon at the far end of the valley when Wisnumurti left the men still busy putting out the fires.His hands were covered in soot. He had ju
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Chapter: SixtyAlmost simultaneously, Tanpa Aran, Suwung Saketi, and Remak charged forward, pincer-attacking Tandapati from three directions at once. A blood-reeking blade sliced clean toward his neck, but the sickening crunch that followed didn't come from a severed throat.Tanpa Aran’s eyes bulged. His bamboo hat suddenly felt like a runaway jet, yanking him violently off balance. He flipped in midair, his grip slipping from his sword. The moment his head dropped inverted, Tandapati’s knee drove flush into his chest. The force sent the young man flying, his hat exploding into splinters. As he plummeted backward over the cliff's edge, a shock of long, silver-white hair whipped wildly in the wind before he vanished into the dark abyss.Spotting an opening between Tandapati’s spread legs, Suwung Saketi ducked low and drove inside. His fist felt as dense as red-hot forged steel as he unleashed his signature strike—a blow bearing his very own name. Demonic entity or not, Tandapati had to have a weak sp
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Chapter: Fifty NineJaladri’s eyes widened in shock. Sultan Giriwangsa let out a slow, heavy breath.“What the hell have you been teaching him all these years, Kingkin? How to worship the devil?” the Sultan’s voice cut through the air like a blade. “I let you live like a king in Pasir, and you repay me by poisoning my son.”Candrakumala dropped to his knees immediately, prostrating himself in complete submission. Tumenggung Mertalaya didn't budge—he just offered a faint, ruthless smirk.“Forgive me, Your Highness. But right now, my loyalty belongs to the safety of this state, not my old crew.”Tandapati growled, a low, guttural sound. His shadow shifted, creeping closer, closing the distance.“I gave you an order: bring Pasir under our thumb. Instead, you cut and run to satisfy your own sick desires. The Great Light has ordered me to punch your ticket straight to Hell!”Ki Demung Banar stepped out, boldly cutting right into Tandapati’s path.“You don't get to start a body count here, you cult bastard!”H
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Chapter: Fifty EightAnd he still had trouble believing that one fact. Then there was Sultan Giriwangsa’s promise that tonight he would receive something of great importance.Jaladri had no time to think about any of it. One moment of distraction, and his own head could just as easily end up rolling across the ground.The next thought that crossed his mind was that he had not eaten since breakfast in Paranggelung. He had still felt his stomach cramp when a sword had grazed his waist, and one kick had slammed squarely into his cheek. But the moment he got back on his feet and launched a counterattack, he had forgotten all about his hunger.This was no time to think about rice!Then everything happened in a blur. Jaladri launched a kick.Pratiwi grabbed their opponent around the waist and threw him.And suddenly there was nothing there.Jaladri’s foot struck nothing but air. His target had abruptly collapsed like a freshly felled tree.Pratiwi herself went tumbling because her throwing motion met no resista
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Chapter: Fifty SevenJaladri swallowed hard.What he had feared was finally happening.Accompanied by savage screams, dozens of men stormed into the front courtyard of the Gunung Wijil main compond. Some came up along the stepped path, while most simply appeared from the sides of the cliff, despite the near-vertical terrain.They rushed toward the pendapa like a flash flood.For the moment, the students of Sun Sword School and the other martial schools visiting Ki Lembu Narawara that night were still managing to hold them back.But how long could their strength and defenses possibly last when even enemies who were already dead could still be animated by dark magic?And at this point, the actual leaders and members of the two devil-worshiping groups had yet to reveal themselves.Especially the demonic man Rinjani had called Tandapati.Mount Wijil seemed to be going through the darkest hour in its history.An hour that would determine whether it survived at all.Jaladri and the elders edged backward toward
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Chapter: Fifty SixKi Gede Nipir, Ki Randu Alas, and the others stood ready near the pendapa. They crowded around Ki Lembu Narawara, Ki Gagak Panolih, and Ki Demung Banar.But as it turned out, they did not need to move yet.Sultan Giriwangsa shot forward, and Tanpa Aran, who had been toying with the Sun Sword School guards, suddenly stopped.“I told you. You’ll have to get through my dead body first!”Tanpa Aran’s sword came slashing down.“With pleasure.”The two bodies collided in six rapid exchanges that made the Earth tremble.Then sand and gravel exploded beneath a series of increasingly violent blows. Pratiwi and Prince Wiratmaka stared in stunned silence.Tanpa Aran was clearly around their age, yet he could hold his own against a figure of the sultan’s stature with equal strength.If anything, he had the advantage in sheer physical power, and he was obviously trying to use it to end the fight as quickly as possible.Ki Gede Nipir was forced to admit that the young man was extraordinary. Perhaps
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Chapter: 79Pangeran Wiratmaka terbangun oleh cahaya matahari yang masuk jendela dan tepat menimpa mukanya. Ia tutupi mata dengan lengan tangan kiri, dan sedikit menggeliat untuk merasakan punggungnya berada pada permukaan kasur empuk yang mirip dengan yang ia miliki di istana Paranggelung.Seperti biasa, ingatannya selalu kembali dengan cepat, dan dengan seketika langsung mengenali ini bukan rumah. Baik rumah pertamanya di Pasir maupun kediamannya saat ini di Paranggelung. Lantai kayunya sangat asing, juga dinding dari anyaman bambu merah tua dan kuning emas itu.Ia bangkit, duduk di pembaringan, lalu melihat kanan-kiri. Di mana ini? Hal terakhir yang ia ingat adalah tidur siang satu amben bersama Jaladri di kedai makan milik dua pria aneh itu. Kamar ini jelas berbeda dengan kamar yang itu. Jauh lebing lapang, berangin, dan mewah.“Waaa… Kakang sudah bangun!”Ia menoleh kaget. Ada Pramesti di ambang pintu, mengenakan kemben gelap sebatas dada, den
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Chapter: 78Jaladri keluar dari kamar tidurnya. Tepat di depan kamar adalah sebuah ruangan yang seluas ruang makan rumahnya di Karang Bendan namun tanpa perabotan apa pun kecuali rak-rak berisi guci hias dan pot-pot tanaman, hiasan ukiran banyak sekali di dinding, dan permadani tebal biru tua yang menutupi hampir seluruh lantai.Kata Senopati Jalanidhi semalam, ruang kecil itu biasa digunakan mendiang Sultan Giriwangsa untuk memanggil para pembantu terpercaya guna diajak membicarakan masalah-masalah penting—atau hanya untuk mengobrol saja. Bila pertemuan resmi kenegaraan diadakan di Bangsal Sitihinggil di depan sana, maka pertemuan yang bersifat kurang resmi, rapat-rapat kecil, atau sekadar berbincang melewatkan waktu, dilakukan di sini.Dan kini, pada pagi selepas fajar ini, Senopati Jalanidhi sudah menunggu di sana bersama dua pria lain. Yang satu adalah Patih Natawirya, perdana menteri dari almarhum Sultan Giriwangsa. Satunya lagi Mantri Wilatikta, petugas kepala rumah ta
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Chapter: 77“Apa ada baju atau kain di situ?”Rinjani membongkar isi peti. “Ada beberapa, tapi baju anak-anak. Ada juga baju kecil. Kau tak akan muat. Ah, ini dia ada satu kain jarik. Kupakai dulu ya. Aku kedinginan.”Ia menarik sehelai kain batik, yang biasa dipakai sebagai pakaian bawahan, baik bagi perempuan maupun pria. Sekaligus ia gunakan itu sebagai handuk untuk mengeringkan tubuh yang basah, sebelum kemudian ia bebatkan kain hingga menutup badan dari dada hingga sedikit di atas lutut.Beres dengan dirinya sendiri, ia melanjutkan pencarian ke peti. Warga jelata memang kerap kali tak memiliki almari atau rak, yang digunakan menyimpan barang sesuai bentuk atau kegunaannya. Semua mereka simpan di peti kayu, yang bisa dipesan dengan harga murah atau bahkan dibuat sendiri. Apa pun lalu masuk ke peti itu, sejak simpanan uang, gabah, pakaian, dan juga alat makan yang terbuat dari tanah liat.“Nah, ini ada satu!” ia melempar sehelai
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Chapter: 76“Cobalah! Rasakan kedahsyatannya!”Blarak menatap ragu pada Begawan Ripu. Lututnya bahkan sudah goyah saat tadi ia kali pertama diajak kemari oleh orang itu.“Ayolah! Kau sudah berhak. Ingat, Somanagara sudah memberimu gelar Kanjeng Tumenggung Wirasuta, dan kau sebentar lagi akan menjadi pelaksana tugas harian di istana ini selama dua hari ke depan. Kau harus mencobanya!”Bibir Blarak bergerak-gerak, tapi gagal mengucapkan satu kata pun. Ia hanya menangguk patuh, lalu mendaki trap-trap lebar menuju puncaknya di mana sebuah batu hitam berbentuk kotak sempurna telah menunggu.“Duduklah di singgasana! Tepat menghadap ke arah Mantri Nalacitra. Nanti semua bawahan dan pejabat tinggi kadipaten akan menghadapmu di sana.”Jantung Blarak seperti berhenti bekerja saat ia tempelkan pantatnya di permukaan batu. Dingin. Ia menggigil. Nyaris tak percaya ia kini duduk di tempat yang hanya boleh digunakan oleh penguasa tertinggi
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Chapter: 75Dan untuk kesekian kalinya, kecepatan gerak alami sebagai hasil latihan keras bertahun-tahun kembali menjadi penyelamat.Wisnumurti bangkit luar biasa cepat. Nyaris seperti bukan digerakkan oleh pemikirannya sendiri. Ia sambar kasur sebagai tameng darurat, lalu pada saat bersamaan tenaga dalamnya meledak sehingga benda itu melesak ke depan dan menghantam telak kesepuluh anak panah yang mengincar tubuhnya.Detik itu, banyak hal terjadi beruntun saling susul menyusul.Nyai Gede Nipir mendelik marah dan berteriak gahar.“Bunuh dia! Habisi!”Sepuluh anak panah kembali meluncur, bahkan langsung disusul dengan luncuran-luncuran berikutnya hingga persediaan anak panah masing-masing pengawal habis.Tepat ketika Wisnumurti jumpalitan menghindari sepuluh luncuran pertama, mendadak terdengar suara jeritan kaget dan bunyi bergedebukan keras ketika mereka itu mencelat terdorong dan jatuh terjerembab menimpa lantai.Dan wajah pertama ya
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Chapter: 74Saat Jaladri membuka mata, yang melintas kali pertama di pelupuk matanya adalah sosok Windyaningrum, dan Sawer, bergantian. Setelah beberapa detik, baru kemudian seluruh panca inderanya bisa berjalan dengan lancar, terutama penglihatannya. Seketika dahinya berkerut tajam. Tak mengerti bagaimana mungkin atap warung sederhana milik Maesa Alit dan Gajah Lemu bisa setinggi itu, dihiasi lampu gantung yang amat mewah pula.Dan ia masih bertanya-tanya, sejak kapan ada warung makan dilengkapi dengan lampu gantung.Jawabannya tentu baru muncul setelah ingatan dan pemahamannya akan keadaan sekeliling terbentuk sempurna. Kepala berputar, mata menatap sekeliling dengan saksama. Meski tubuh lemah, ia tetap bisa beringsut bangkit perlahan-lahan. Wajahnya menyeringai mencermati setiap depa di sekitarnya.Ia tidur, beralas kasur bulu angsa yang tak saja terasa empuk namun juga cair. Tempat tidurnya tak terbuat dari kayu, melainkan besi gelap berkilauan, dan berkelambu. Dinding
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The Disappearance of Anjani Clarissa
Anjani Clarissa disappeared. Not only from her family and the people closest to her, but also from the ordinary life she had always known. And it all began just as she was struggling under the weight of mounting personal and financial problems, when she landed a high paying job that seemed like a blessing dropped straight from heaven.
There, she met Bastian and Nathan, two men who were warm and welcoming yet strangely mysterious, along with Adrian Herlambang, a cold and resolute CEO lying in a coma after an accident shrouded in mystery. Things grew even stranger when Jani received the offer of a lifetime: Rp 5 billion to impersonate Shahnaz Mahendra, Adrian's fiancée, whose whereabouts were now unknown. As if that were not enough, she was also expected to become Adrian's wife for reasons that were never fully explained to her.
With her financial troubles becoming more unbearable by the day, Jani found herself standing at a life changing crossroads. She could reject the offer and lose her last hope of escape, or she could accept it, knowing that her life might never return to normal. She would truly disappear forever.
Because the company that had hired her, Interglobe Shipping International, seemed to be hiding so many terrifying secrets.
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Chapter: 37-A Chance LostEki stopped in the doorway between the living room and the kitchen, staring at Nurul.“What?”“Together. I want to take a shower too. It's so damn hot. If I still feel this sticky afterward, I won't be able to sleep.”“Yeah, but why together? What kind of logic is that?”Nurul clicked her tongue in annoyance.“Come on! You guys secretly dream about having something like this happen, don't you? You've definitely done it before, with some female friend in high school or college. When she said she was going to take a shower, you teased her by saying, ‘Let's shower together!’. Yes or no? Or was it all just talk because you were actually too chicken?”Eki fell silent.“Well... yeah, but...”“But what? Besides, I want revenge. You already saw me naked the other day. Now it's my turn to see you like that! And your mom isn't here. Perfect opportunity.”She shrugged.“But if you don't want to, fine. Move. I'm going first.”Eki could only stare blankly as Nurul walked past him.The girl's natur
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Chapter: 36-Human Meat SupplietWindi stared at Eki in disbelief.“Seriously? Nina's family is a mafia family?”“That’s what she said herself. And judging from what she told me, I think the possibility actually makes sense.”“So what are mafias really like? I once read a novel by a famous author. It said mafias could make presidents or kings rise and fall whenever they wanted, they accepted payment in gold bars instead of money, and they were always fighting using Japanese bushido techniques and Filipino gunmen. Is that really how it works?”Eki clicked his tongue in annoyance as he drove.“That’s the kind of nonsense written by someone who knows nothing but doesn’t bother doing any research! Mafia activity is basically organized crime. Ordinary crimes like mugging, robbery, or hate speech on social media usually happen occasionally and independently. With a mafia organization, crime is carefully coordinated by a large group with a hierarchy resembling a corporation, or even a government. Everyone has their own role
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Chapter: 35-They Could Only WaitFor several moments, silence filled the room.Jani, Nathan, Dini, Benny, and Vika sat around the dining table, which had now taken on an entirely different purpose. Just moments earlier, they had been having dinner together. The meal had been all about goat meat, from satay and gule to an incredibly delicious tongseng.But the dinner had ended with shocking news. Now, with coffee, tea, and pastries replacing the dinner dishes on the table, none of them had much appetite left.The tea prepared by the household's cooks was excellent, but Jani was in no state of mind to enjoy it. She only caught a brief whiff of its aroma before her thoughts returned to the crisis at hand.Especially now that, as far as Orion was concerned, only she and Nathan were left to "steer the ship"."This may not lead anywhere," Dini finally murmured. "But there is one party we could consider as being behind all these shocking events. Just consider it a possibility, though. I'm not saying they're definitely the m
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Chapter: 34-She Won't be Sleeping at Home TonightEki reached the third floor of the house and stared in disbelief. What the hell was this? An arcade at a shopping mall?Because practically everything normally found in a mall game center was right there.Several vintage arcade machines from the 1980s and 1990s. A few pinball machines blinking and waiting for players. Four computers connected through a LAN for multiplayer gaming. Two huge TVs, each with a game console in front of it. A pool table.And a ping-pong table.When he walked farther into the room, he found two complete simulator rigs for racing games and truck-driving simulators.He wandered around with an expression that was a mixture of happiness, emotion, and mild possession.Cold sweat trickled down his back from the adrenaline. He had absolutely no idea which game to play first.Then he noticed the time. It was already approaching 4:30 PM. His heart sank. Why had he only dared to come up here now? Nina would probably tell him to go back to Bogor soon.“This is Adrian an
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Chapter: 33-When All the Important People are MissingVika, with her fair skin, delicate features, and strikingly elegant appearance, looked back and forth between Jani and Dini. To Jani, Vika instantly brought Shahnaz Mahendra to mind. They belonged to the same social circle, the same world of high society. Surely they had crossed paths many times at exclusive parties and gala dinners attended by Jakarta’s elite.“S-Since when...?” Vika asked, unable to hide the shock in her tear-swollen eyes.“Do you remember the Tara Ariani murder case back in 2017?” Dini replied. “That was where it all started. Not Aksan’s side business, but my involvement in all of this.”With a casual movement, Dini pulled something from behind her back.A semi-automatic pistol.Jani, who was sitting right beside her, jumped in surprise. Dini chuckled softly before slipping the weapon back into its holster.“But I’m not part of Red Cell,” she continued. “This is strictly for self-defense. And mine is completely legal. Licensed, registered, proper training and every
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Chapter: 32-They Still Help Each OtherNina walked out of Adrian’s bedroom with Eki following behind her. For once, Eki saw Nina laughing and shaking her head.“It’s funny how a coma can change a person,” she said.“Was Adrian really not like that before?” Eki asked as they walked toward the stairs and went downstairs.“Quite the opposite. He was stubborn, authoritarian, like he lived inside his own little bubble where nobody else existed. I ran away to Bogor because we had a huge fight after he started ordering me around about going to college in Sydney, telling me which major I had to take and which ones I wasn’t allowed to take. Who did he think he was? My parent? Did he have the right to decide everything about my life!?”“But just now, he was laughing and telling me about the time he, you, and Nathan played in the rain, got lost, and had no idea how to find your way home.”Nina laughed even harder.“Yeah. I was in first grade back then. Then Dad slapped Adrian because he thought Adrian was encouraging his younger sibl
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