Chapter 30 - Chapter 30 The Sword Fox Dragon Slayer

Arya kemuning. He is a Diciple of Master Sword the Gods of Fire Sword.Chapter 30: The Shadow of Madangkara and the Map of the Celestial Soul. The sky above the Ancestral Continent blazed like molten copper. The majestic city of Madangkara—which had stood firm for tens of thousands of years as a symbol of the Ancient Sunda Kingdom's glory—now lay in ruins, reduced to soot-stained rubble. A brutal invasion by the Shi Sky Demon Clan—the vanguard force dispatched by Shi Mara Sahamaru—had shattered the realm's strongest defenses. Colossal weapons imbued with Dragon blood and an aura of darkness devoured the palace, leaving behind screams that echoed through the layers of clouds. Amidst the fall of their homeland, Goddess Ningrum Maharani and her son, Duke Amardipura Arya Kemuning, were driven to the ruins of the Nine Dragons Temple—an ancient sanctuary on the borders of Madangkara. "Madangkara has fallen, Mother..." whispered Arya Kemuning. His hand gripped the hilt of his sword—adorned with the spiritual flames of Master Sword Raterasu—tightly. Enemy blood and the ash of destruction coated his battle robes, yet his gaze remained sharp, holding back the grief for his ruined homeland. "Kingdoms may fall, Arya," said Goddess Ningrum, her voice calm yet trembling with deep sorrow. The night wind, carrying the stench of sulfur, stirred her loose black hair. "But the seed of the Ancestral Continent shall never be extinguished so long as the blood of God Niskala and Void Larasati flows through your veins." Goddess Ningrum stepped toward a cracked stone altar. From within her silk robes, she produced a bronze vessel engraved with eight winged-dragon ornaments—an ancient artifact rescued from the forbidden chambers of the Madangkara Palace before its destruction. "This is the Map of the Heavenly Soul," said Dewi Ningrum, resting her slender fingers upon the vessel's surface. As a drop of Dewi Ningrum's pure blood touched the central dragon emblem, the artifact shuddered violently. The bronze vessel split open, and a beam of blue-gold light shot into the air, projecting a three-dimensional holographic map that hovered between them. Spiritual lines traced the contours of the Ancestral Continent as it existed before the cataclysm, stretching beyond the dimensional boundaries of the mortal realm. Arya Kemuning stared in astonishment at a pulsating point of energy at the summit—a mysterious location floating above the horizon, inverted and defying the laws of the cosmos. "The Palace of Inverted Clouds..." murmured Arya Kemuning, reading the luminous inscription—etched in Ancient Sundanese—along the side of the map. "Indeed," Dewi Ningrum affirmed, gazing at the projection with glistening eyes. "Memories of the past and the core power of the Ancestral Continent lie buried there. The Inverted Cloud Palace is a secret stronghold built by the Primordials before the era of exile. It houses the dragon-slaying relic and the secret to restoring our glory." Goddess Ningrum turned to look at Arya Kemuning, touching her son's shoulder with affection and great hope. "The forces of the Sky Demon Clan Shi believe they have wiped out our lineage in Madangkara. They do not realize that this downfall is merely the catalyst for you to ascend to the true level of sword mastery. Guided by the Sky Soul Map and aided by Goddess Shinta and the Seven Loyal Servants, you must reach the Inverted Cloud Palace before Kaguya Akemono Yume seals that dimension." Arya Kemuning took a deep breath, feeling the pulse of the Primordial Flame within his soul resonating with the artifact's projection before him. "In the name of Madangkara and the Ancient Sunda ancestors," Arya Kemuning declared, kneeling and unsheathing his flaming sword, "I swear to open the path to the Inverted Cloud Palace and exact vengeance for every drop of our people's blood!" Amidst the smoke and flames engulfing Madangkara City, the projection of the Sky Soul Map slowly merged into Arya Kemuning's body—marking the beginning of the quest for the cosmic relic and the journey toward the supreme dimension of the Seven Sword Slayer Dragon.