012. A Secret Cave (2)

"What's that?" Raojhin was amazed.

"Some kind of vine!" replied Taja and suddenly appeared beside Raojhin.

"And the glowing bugs," continued Taja. In his hand scattered some kind of insect fireflies. Fly to the ceiling of the cave and gather with the colony.

"I didn't think there was a cave under the river" Raojhin mumbled.

"Someone told me about the cave under the river," said Taja.

"This is a secret!" Taja said firmly to Raojhin.

"Why?" Raojhin somewhat defected.

"Why should it be a secret to tell the Chairman about this finding!"

"Don't be rash! We have to find out what this place is first!" Taja replied expressing disapproval.

"There's something I want to ask you!" this time Taja approaches Raojhin in his standing position.

"How hard was it for you to lift the Gendewa?" he asked.

Raojhin catches something when he sees Taja's curious expression.

"What do you mean by asking that?"

"I have something to offer you," replied Taja.

"What's that?" Raojhin also feels strange.

"How about we become a squad?" Taja asked in a light tone.

"What? Squad?!" tense, Raojhin's eyebrows shot up.

"That's right! Archer Heritage Team," Taja replied in the affirmative.

"Seriously!" Raojhin does not immediately agree.

"What can you do?" Raojhin underestimates Taja's abilities.

"Don't be arrogant! It's as if you're the only one who can do something but no one else can do it," Taja's words were a bit shocking.

"At least tell me what you can do?" replied Raojhin.

"You raised the Gendeva. I raised Pasvaati. Someone else, controlling the Muhaqqina spell," answered Taja.

"What?!" very surprised. The first time Raojhin heard the idea he thought it strange. Plus disbelief about Taja's proposal. Raojhin laughs out loud

"Why?" Taja only saw Raojhin laughing to his satisfaction.

"It's a joke, you managed to ruffle my stomach!" said Raojhin interspersed with leftover laughter, holding his own stomach.

"Turns out ... you're more messed up than me," Raojhin said still laughing.

"Apparently, you were shaken up because you almost fell from a tree during practice yesterday," said Raojhin more.

"I will get out of here and report this discovery. Hidden cave of the Tanapura river, of course a rare find," Raojhin was about to return to the point when he first surfaced. But Taja first blocks steps.

"Why?" Raojhin stopped and compelled.

"Keep this place a secret or ...," Taja insisted for this time.

"Or what?!" Raojhin did not flinch even under pressure.

Taja knows that Raojhin is not easy to beat. That was not the purpose of bringing Raojhin all the way to this place.

"Look at this," Taja showed all fingers. In front of Raojhin's eyes, Taja's fingers slowly moved, instantly transforming into something that made Raojhin widen in surprise.

The tips of Taja's fingers slowly turned like roots sticking out. Stretch and relax like a muscle.

"You ...?!" staring into Raojhin's eyes, watching Taja's fingers changing shape, forming branching roots, spiking and growing in size. Each root of his fingers stretched out more branches and twisted around. Raojhin's mouth dropped open in shock.

"I'm not a demon. But I do have a Forest Fairy Cultivation," said Taja. Raojhin was rendered speechless.

"I come from the Gunggali Forest," continued Taja.

"You also have a certain cultivation, right?" Taja continued and ending the show of his fingers caught Raojhin's attention.

"You're a Gattorian, right?"

"You even know who I am?!" Raojhin was even more surprised when his identity, which has never been revealed to anyone so far, is actually known by Taja. Even though he hasn't told anyone including Taja.

"I don't mean to be threatening, but... please keep this cave a secret! Then I'll also keep your true identity a secret about you!" Taja said indirectly asking for a deal.

"You also hold my secret," said Taja waiting for Raojhin's confirmation.

For a moment Raojhin studied the look on Taja's face. Nothing seemed suspicious from the way he looked.

"Very well, for the time being I agree to this deal," replied Raojhin.

"Then what do you want from me?" Raojhin asked.

"Come here for a moment" Taja requested Raojhin to follow him. They explored the cave even deeper.

"If you don't mind, let's we become a team of the archers heritage," Taja repeated.

"Are you sure?" Raojhin was doubt.

"Of course. I have touched and hold Pasvaati last night," said Taja and briefly recounted the experience until ending up in the cave with Raojhin.

"I can't believe the Invisible Praja really real. Why have I never met him?" Raojhin felt awkward about someone he told.

"He is Radhittama. He is real," Taja tried to convince Raojhin about the figure of Radhit who Raojhin had known as the Invisible Praja.

"I'm not even sure if ... you've touched Pasvaati. Unless I see you do that in my own eyes!" Raojhin said.

Too many surprises for Raojhin's common sense to accept. About Taja had fairy cultivation. About he touched Pasvaati, also Radhittama's figure turns out to be the Invisible Praja, and lastly the cave under the river where they were currently here.

Raojhin heard directly from Taja. Even though both of them just met. But they were been the rival in the archery training that had nearly caused them both fall down.