A Surprise for Asura

After searching for the old man, Dewi Sari Kencana and Asura finally gave up. Their throats felt dry after circling the edge of the lake. They both rested on a large rock at the edge of the lake. Both of them wanted to drink the lake water, but suddenly from a distance, Arya Santanu shouted.

"Stop it! Don't drink it!"

Arya Santanu approached his two friends with a worried look on his face. He was breathing heavily because he had to run from where he was.

"What are you doing? Why are you running?" Dewi Sari Kencana was confused.

"If you drink this lake water, you will die!" Arya Santanu tried to tell her something that was still unclear.

"What? Die?" Dewi Sari Kencana was even more confused.

The young man took the lake water using a bamboo vessel. After drawing water, he poured it on the grass. Suddenly, the grass withered and became ashes like it had just been burned. Arya Santanu explained to the two that there was a high-level demon inhabiting the waters of the lake. He gave an illu