The room was located at the back of the house, filled with antique items and yellowed old books. Ryan's grandfather, RADEN SUDARSONO, a seventy-eight-year-old man with a straight posture and sharp eyes, sat at a wooden desk, sorting through stacks of ancient documents.
"Come here," Grandpa Sudarsono said without looking up."You've begun to feel the power inside you, haven't you?"
Ryan nodded slowly and took a seat across from him."Grandpa… what is it? I feel different from everyone else."
The old man finally looked up and took a small wooden box from the desk drawer.
"This is an inheritance from our ancestors," he said. "Our family descends from RADEN WIJAYA, a legendary warrior from the Majapahit era, known as the Defender of Nature. He was one of the few who reached the highest level of power in his time."
He opened the box, revealing an old iron necklace engraved with intricate patterns.
"The power has slept in our blood for generations," Grandpa Sudarsono continued."And now… it has chosen to awaken within you."
Ryan carefully took the necklace. The moment his skin touched the metal, a warm current of energy surged through his entire body. Voices echoed in his mind—not spoken words, but vibrations carrying a message:
"Walk the rightful path, my heir…"
"Grandpa… is all of this real?" Ryan asked in disbelief."The world is modern now. How can warriors like in ancient stories still exist?"
"There are sides of this world not everyone can see," Grandpa replied gently."Communities of warriors still exist today, hidden within modern society. They protect the balance between nature and humanity from threats unseen by ordinary eyes."
Rara added from behind him,"I work with a research team studying the connection between science and the powers used by ancient warriors. We call it Natural Prana Energy—a form of energy that can be harnessed by those with talent and proper training."
Ryan felt dizzy.
Nothing that had happened to him could be dismissed as coincidence anymore. Staring at the necklace in his hand, he realized that his life had changed forever.