The forbidden love part 7

Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Forbidden Love (Part 7)
The Civil War

Retold by Satoto Kusasi


Chapter 1

King Prabu Hayam Wuruk has already heard that Gajah arrived. He heard also that Gajah wants to launch attack straight to Palace.
The King prepared his soldiers to fight as hard as he could.
He spoke continuously to his soldiers to raise their spirit.

A soldier of rebellion came with white flag, neared gate and asked permit to come in, “Hi guard I am soldier of Majapahit want to face our King.” He shouted.

Not so long, the gate opened and the rebellion soldier is allowed to come into the Palace. A guard released his weapon before come in.

“Hi soldier what is your name?” King asked.

“My name is Penyatus Gajah Papat, I brought Patih’s letter for you.”

“We have no custom that a King has to receive a letter from his Patih.
Patih should come to his King and say directly to his own King.”

“I am just a messenger of Patih to bring this letter for you. Frankly, I am not involved in the hostile problem between You’re Majesty against my Patih.”

“But I say that you were involved in this matter and even all Majapahit people were also involved in this difficult problem. You must decide to whom you want to provide, to your King or to your Patih. Because we will fight against Patih.

Patih is rebel and the follower are rebels too, included you.
So I want to ask you, do you want to do rebellion against your King?
If so then you can go to your Patih. I will not forbid you, go on!”

“No, I don’t want to be rebel against you, My Lord.
I am the loyalist of Majapahit Kingdom.”

“If so then you will not come back to your HQ at Tuban, but you must help your King in the next civil war.”

The King opened the letter from Gajah Mada, then he read the letter in front the audiences loudly. The contended of the letter is,

“Greeting to my Great King, King Prabu Hayam Wuruk.
I report that Sriwijaya Kingdom agreed with our proposal to unite in one Kingdom.

All soldiers and I want to say congratulation for your marrying. Moreover, we agreed with your willing to make Pajajaran Kingdom to be friendship Country with Majapahit Kingdom.

We were loyal to you as our King.

Patih Gajah Mada.

King Prabu Hayam Wuruk give comment, “You see that he was afraid telling us concerning his assassination trail.
How come a fail murderer wants to make peace with his victim, it was impossible thing.

Two days later on, Patih Gajah Mada and his soldiers surrounded the Palace from every direction. The armies moved to the Palace systematically, slowly and then stopped at a distance. The yard of Palace was full with Majapahit soldiers.

King Prabu Hayam Wuruk give command, “Shoot, when they would go near. We defended in this Palace until they will go to sleep then we burst out and fight them.”

The Gajah soldiers are patiently for waiting his opponent. Hoping whether their King wants to raise a white flag, surrender and making peace.
Because of they are hoping not to do civil war against their own King.

The dusk came but the Gajah soldiers still surrounded the Palace. The Palace become dark since the commandant forbid for lighting. Some youth soldiers of King’s Army cried because of frightening; seem the Palace look like cemetery.

In the mid night, a guard faced the King, “Master, the Gajah’s soldiers had gone gradually; now their surrounded not tightly.”

“Why did they have gone?”

“I don’t know; probably their enemies has come”.

“Let us go out and fight them.”

King thought, “The enemy, who are they?
Perhaps they are the rebellion from Kediri.”

King’s Army come out from Trowulan Palace. They ready to combat in the mid night.
However, there were no more Gajah rebellion soldiers at the Palace yard. Gajah’s rebellion soldiers really has gone to somewhere places; No one has been left.

“Master, where we want to go now?” Banyu Urip asked.

King Prabu Hayam Wuruk keep silent for a moment. Afterward, he asked Banyu Urip.

“Banyu, will you give me advice, where did they have gone according you ?”

“You’re Majesty, perhaps they will fight against their enemy, Pajajaran Army.
I suppose your wife definitely will come to help you. Because she loved you very much.”

“Thank you Banyu, but where the battlefield will take place?”

“I don’t know; but we would be better going to Western, the direction of Pajajaran Army will come.”

“Soldiers go!” King Prabu Hayam Wuruk led the soldiers to western.


Chapter 2

Maung Jaya and his Army has come at edge of Singosari City. He decided to get rest at that site and will fight tomorrow morning. They have already known the situation that Gajah’s Army surrounded the King of Majapahit in his Palace.

Bubat village, that is the name of the site precisely in which Panglima along with his Army will get sleep.
They erected many tents for sleeping. Some body cooked for their eating. No one of Pajajaran soldier thinks that the site is dangerous; That could be attacked by Gajah Army every time.
Perhaps they already tired since a long journey of theirs.

However, they should make camp far away from the City for safety.

Resident of Bubat brought the bad news concerning the arrival of enemies soldiers to military post. The soldier then reports the news to Patih Gajah Mada directly, “Master, the enemy of Pajajaran Army have arrived at Bubat village, now they make camp at that site.”

Patih Gajah waited until the enemies getting down to sleep and then they will attack.
They withdrawal the circling of Palace secretly, gradually and systematically until no one left.

Meanwhile, King just knew that the rebels has gone, but In the mean time Gajah Army has fought against Pajajaran soldiers.

When King Prabu Hayam Wuruk almost reaching Bubat Village, he heard screaming of many soldiers that are going to die, jingling of swords and screamed command from commandant at war.

The war has been running as long as half an hour. Many victims were falling down from Pajajaran Army since Majapahit attacked at sudden when they were sleeping. Maung Jaya screamed to wake up his soldiers but afterward no more. He was death stabbing with sword of enemy.

The other soldiers of Pajajaran were uncoordinated, and then they run away into the bush and forest.

Afterward, King Prabu Hayam Wuruk and his King’s Army go down into battlefield. Now the second round of war is happened that was the real civil war; the King fought against his own Patih.

His soldiers wondered why their King become crazy that he has killed his beloved soldiers, so did the Gajah Mada’s Group.
Many soldiers are crying and can’t be able to continue the war,then the situation chaotic.

Even one of Gajah soldier as a rebel shouted to his King, “Master, your enemy has gone into forest; We are not enemy but your soldiers.”

Banyu Urip, Boyo Moro and many others guarded their King; they fought bravely.
However, the rebels neared and surrounded the King.

Now The King position became solitaire; No one of his soldiers can be able to go near and help him, “Where are my King’s Army? No one help me now.” The King thought.

Finally, the King realized that it was his trick to make the King of his enemy to become solitaire and surrendered when he as King Majapahit conquered many Kingdoms.

Now, King Hayam Wuruk was in jeopardy, the enemy could kill him.

Suddenly, a man brought a dead body of a woman in his arms, shouted to King, “Hi King Hayam Wuruk, you must surrender other wise I will chop this dead body of your beloved wife into one thousand pieces.”

He is Patih Gajah Mada who carry a dead body of a woman.
The dead body wearied a long white rob, crown still on her head and face covered with mask. Her stomach is bleeding, the blood of her still produced.
She is already death.

The battlefield going to be quiet, no one screamed, no sword clinking and no murmur of some one going to die. Every body is waiting the King’s action.

Finally, the King go down from his horse, move slowly to Patih Gajah, receive his beloved wife and then he kiss the pale face of cadaver of her wife.
Many tears dropped from his eyes. How hurt is he, it stab into his deep of his heart.
“Honey, please go with peace; I will follow you, so please wait for me because I love you.” He thought.

He put the dead body on the back of his horse, guide his horse toward Northern and leave the battlefield of Bubat. He can’t be able to talk, just his tears can reveal his emotion.

Some of his followers want to go along with him, but Gajah stopped them, “No body will follow the King, you must surrender and the war is ended.”


Chapter 3

The King guide his horse and go to Northern. No place will be his destination; He just wants to go far away avoid the Bubat place, the horrible site. He walk slowly, bent down his face, feeling deep sadness for dieing his beloved wife.

He pray in his heart,

“Oh God, why do you make my fate become very bad?
Can I protest against you oh my God?
Can I meet my wife in heaven?
Many disagreeing of my mind with your willing
oh my God that I could not understand you
I knew that all has happened must accept with acquiesce
because of your scenario and your planning.
But I hope would be ended with happy feeling.”

He reached at edge of forest, “I want to bury my lovely wife in this place.”
He needed a shovel to dig and men to help him, but the forest is quiet.
Then he tried to dig with a stick of wood.

Not so long, a man shouted from the inner forest, “Hi King, can we help you?”

“Yes you can, but who are you?”

“We are group soldiers of Pajajaran, now we were hiding in the bush.”

“Common show up, we are friends. Don’t worry since Gajah has announced that war was ended.”

Some people go out from the forest. They go down, approach the King and give greeting like Sunda custom.

“My name is Ki Wanara; and they are my subordinate.
Common friends help our King to dig a hole to bury this dead body.”

They worked fast. Afterward, a hole was ready to bury his wife. Ki Wanara took the dead body and brought to the hole. When he wants to bury the dead body, he asked, “King, do you want to see her face for the last time?”

“Yes please, I want to see her face.”

Ki Wanara open the mask from her face slowly; Surprise, it isn’t Princess face but Galuh Lembayung’s. “ Master, the dead body is Dayang Galuh, not Princess!”
Ki Wanara shouted.

“What you say? Where is my wife now?” The King is astonishing and happy too.

“I don’t know Master.”

“Would you tell me the occurrence of the war?
What was their strategy?”

“When we have reached Bubat Village, the Army divided into two parts. A part one was led by Panglima Maung Jaya who will stay at Bubat for resting.
A part two was led by Ujang Lumut will attack Gajah at Trowulan Palace right in the mean time, without resting.”

“What part that Princess has chosen?”

“I don’t know, perhaps part two.
I though the woman that wearied Princess custom was real Princess, but actually not. Therefore, I concluded, Princess has gone with Ujang Lumut straight to Trowulan Palace.”

“Common Ki wanara, let us find our Princess.” The King said with gleaming faces.

The King pray again, “Oh Goddess would you please to save my wife. God, please save my wife and protect her from jeopardy. I promised will hear her advice not to be a King but a farmer at Parahyangan Land.”.

“What? Do you want to be a farmer at Parahyangan?”

“Yes Kiwanara, why not, no body forbids me because I am no more a King.
A lost King will become common person; that is I”.

“Yes King you right. The most valuable of your belonging right now is your wife, not your function as a King.”

“Dyah was right when she asked me to be asceticism at Parahyanan Holly Land.
Let us find her now. Go to Trowulan Palace, perhaps she is at there now.”

They went to Trowulan Palace walking, secretly. They have to be careful since the war not yet ended. They walked through jungle.

Now they come on top of hill that they can see the Palace from above; Seems the Palace is empty, no one’s at there.

“Ki Wanara, I am tired, needed rest for a while.” King Prabu Hayam Wuruk said.

“Let us get rest at here. I think we don’t have to go to the Palace for finding your wife. look! No body’s at there”

“You right, and then let us sleep under the bush now.”

They slept in the jungle. The jungle is silent, no sound of birds or other animals as if every creature in the World feels sadness because of war.
Every body would agree, that to day is a horrible day because of war, more even at Bubat Village.

Suddenly, a woman read poetry with loud voice,

The war was over
The winner satisfied
The loser sadness; do you?
I am happy you were lost
The lost King would be better than win

If you have been winner
Then you will do the next of war
Until the Unity of Nusantara could be established
You have to do war continuously
Without carying your own people
And your soldiers too.

Now please come back to your peace of land
The Parahyangan Holly Land
We have to have much effort to bring you home
Even one thousand of the best soldiers die
Just for purposing to bring you home
I will serve you as a wife
You promised me to love me.

“King! Wake up; it was the sound of Princess at there. Did you hear her?”

“Yes I did, but where is she? Oh God, thank you very much.”

“Perhaps she is hiding in the bush or in the cave over there.”

“Let us look for her over there.”

The King and Ki Wanara as well as soldiers of Pajajaran run into the cave.

They found Princess stand up, smile and say, “Please come home my husband; Your wife is longing for you.”

The King hugged her tightly and gave a long kisses, “I loved you too.”

“To find you, we have to have present sacrifice of much money, goods and even souls of many soldiers. So please come home to Parahyangan.”

“Of course I will come home with you, sweetheart.”

“Let us find our friends over there.” The Princess said.

The remainder soldiers of Parahyangan were hiding in the cave since their Princess didn’t allow them to help the King; She don’t want to see more victims.

Ujang Lumut and his soldiers came out from the cave; they gave greeting to the King.

King Hayam Wuruk was in touched in his deep heart; How the people of Pajajaran appreciated him as if they were his own people.

“So let us go home now, I don’t want to see Bubat Village.” The King said.
Now he call Parahyangan is his real home, not Trowulan.

“My husband was right let us go home now.”

“But we have to bring our Army that amount more than one thousand persons.
If we have gone along with huge Army then the enemies will suppose we do revenge; then the war could be erupted.” Ujang Lumut said.

“We have already surrendered. Therefore, they should allow us to go.” Princess said.

“Yes they should. But Ujang was right since the war just over; the new war could easily erupt again; Even though Patih Gajah Mada has said that the war was ended.” The King said.

“Do you have suggestion King?” Ujang asked.

“I will lead the soldiers and I will carry a white flag. If the enemies had run after us then I will ask them to retreat; I will say that we don’t want to fight.”

“Agreed, we Agreed, viva King Majapahit, viva King Majapahit.” The soldiers cheer.

The Pajajaran soldiers making line and go home in happiness.

“We actually are the winner because we can be able to separate their King from his people.” Princess said to her soldiers.

“But they would come again at Pakuan City to revenge.” A soldier said.

“Don’t be sad friend; we must face every enemy patiently; Gloria Pajajaran Kingdom. I will give my soul for the shake of Kingdom.” Another soldier said.

The line will go near the Bubat Village by then Princess disagreed with that pathway. But Ujang has his reason, “We want to help our friends whether he still alive at there.

Bubat Village is a horrible place since Majapahit soldiers have slaughtered Pajajaran soldiers at there when they were sleeping, included Panglima Maung Jaya and Dayang Galuh Lembayung.

Some soldiers cry when saw the site place of their Camp.

Fortunately, Ujang Lumut, Princess as well as one thousand soldiers were save and even didn’t find any fighting, because of they were in group two that has duty to fight Gajah’s Army directly at Trowulan Palace.
Therefore, they save just by accident. Or perhaps Goddess heard Princess praying.

Some soldiers from Bubat battlefield join into line as Ujang predicted. They have wound but could be able to walk. The others must be treated first and then could walked or ride horses.

Not so long, some Majapahit soldiers have come approached Pajajaran soldiers. The enemies talked with Pajajaran soldiers finally they will fight again.

King Prabu Hayam Wuruk go near them and say, “Do you appreciate me as your King? I am Gusti Prabu Hayam Wuruk, your King. And I don’t want to fight against you; No more fighting as your Patih has said.”

They surprised to see their King; they squat down and united their palm, “Sandika Gusti Prabu, My Lord, please come home to Trowulan Palace, you are our King. Please don’t follow our enemy, your enemy too.”

“No, they are my friends and my people too, because I have married with their Princess.
I knew you disagreed with my wedding. You right, but please don’t disturb our journey to Pajajaran Kindom.”

“Gusti Prabu, do you want to go to their Country?”

“Yes I do; I will join their Army and then I will guard them until they would have reached their home.”

“Will you come back?”

“No, I will be Citizen of Pakuan City. My Patih has dismissed me as a King; Now your King will be Gajah Mada, not me.
Good bye soldiers don’t attack Pajajaran Kingdom since they were peaceful people.”

The Pajajaran soldiers continued their journey and Majapahit soldiers went home.

(To be continued)
Posted by Satoto Kusasi at 11:25 PM
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