Lost Kingdom (Marc Marlon Villaflor DJNOMAD)A Story by Marc Marlon VillaflorIn the beginning of time the kingdom of light is the source of peace in the western part of the hemisphere, until such time a vast creature of the dark forest lurking in the pitch black domain.
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In the
beginning of time the kingdom of light is the source of peace in the western
part of the pacific, until such time a vast creature of the dark forest lurking
in the pitch black domain, planning to take over the kingdom of light.
The
Kingdom of Light is a prosperous kingdom in the western hemisphere. All people
in the kingdom are happy with Queen Amia and King Arvize discoveries in
science. Together they build the kingdom with enough supply of foods, water and
energy.
"Our
kingdom will always be stable as long as we are here to protect our people my
love."
The
king continue while checking the rounded platform that hold precious crystals.
"The
kingdom of light will shine forever" King Arvize uttered.
Amia
the Queen holding the black diamond mounted the precious crystal into the
rounded platform and examine the precious gem.
"Yes
my King, we will do our best to insure that our kingdom will shine for our
people.
We will
protect them, together we can achieve stability for foods, security and defense
development.“ Said the queen.
The
King hugs her wife and gently kisses her. The moon serves as a lone witness for
the undying love of the king to the queen. The tower of light where the King
and Queen stayed at night is the tallest structure in the kingdom bastion.
Overlooking the entire kingdom. The Tower of light served as the sun of the
kingdom at night.
Chapter
1 Retribution of Gradra
The cluster
islands of Campusa positioned south in the vast ocean of pacific where the village name Sariah was established by early settlers. The village sorrounded
by beautiful hills, river, falls, and forest. The villagers were able to develop
the farming process with the help of the kingdom of light. The kingdom assists
the islanders to develop systems and techniques to maximize the production of
farming. The village Sariah is one of the trading places in the island where all
merchants from nearby islands traded their goods. Sariah is a self-sustaining village. It has a fertile ground, the source of domestic
agricultural products that supply to the kingdom of light. The kingdom of light sent engineers and scientist
to the islands to guide and help people achieving the development.
It is a bright summer,
Sariah's beautiful river attract villagers for fishing. The river is abundant of shells and fish. One day a young woman named Gradra
arrived with her little sister. They wanted to catch fish and
collect shells after harvesting fresh vegestable from the farm and fruits from the forest. Her little sister Rayah is excited on her first day of fishing.
Gradra started to unrolled her fishing net and teach her little sister Rayah
the techniques of catching fish. It's almost a quarter of hour when Rayah shouted to her sister, "Gradra!
I catch the fish," said Rayah.
"Oh wonderful Rayah try to hold it, I am coming" said Gradra.
"Yeah I catch it from my net “she smiled back to her older sister.
Gradra pick up the big river fish however, the fish tries to
escape back to the water. But Gradra was quick enough; she used her sharp
bamboo stick to pierce the fish.
"Father will be happy to know you catch fish for our dinner tonight, I think this is enough for our dinner" said Gradra smiling to her little sister.
"Yes I am happy too Gradra, can we do it again tomorrow?" Rayah replied as she rolled the fishing net preparing to leave the river.
“Sure Rayah we will be here tomorrow," Gradra assured.
"We will catch more fish tomorrow," She hugs and kissed her sister.
Gradra affirm her sister that
the next morning will be a great fishing day for both of them.
"Let's
go!" Gradra ask her sister Rayah. She and her sister hold the basket full
of vegetable and fruits they collected earlier. Together they climb on the hills heading to their
home.
Gradra's
father Ragush, he is a decent man. He work as a builder of a long waterway, a
new invention from the kingdom of light to supply water into the farmland.
The
farmers enable to tap the water source from the river to use as a support watering
structure during the summer time. Her
mother Sayar is a great herbalist; she had a variety of medicinal plants that
she used to create medicine for the villager.
Gradra
open the wooden door, her father is chopping potatoes on the wooden table to
cook for dinner.
"Oh
what we have tonight? “ Said Ragush, "a big fish?" said Gradra's
mother.
"It
is a big catch from Rayah," Gradra said smiling to her little sister.
"Is
that so? So sweet my little girl" cried her mother.
They
hug Rayah, Gradra felt so blessed having a parent like her mother and father.
She is
very happy seeing her parent appreciate the wonderful effort of her little
sister Rayah.
"Mother
I brought you some fruits from the forest." said Gradra.
“Oh
dear it is so sweet, but next time try to avoid this place, haven't you heard a
lot of little girls lost in that place? I warned you, not to go back
there" cried her mother while washing the fish. "Yes mother I
promised." "That is good" replied by her mother. Gradra and
Rayah help their parents preparing the foods and together the family enjoys the
dinner.
The hours past as the
solitude of Sariah embrace silently the dark beautiful night sky and the new
dawn arise. Birds started to sing in the misty morning. The sunrise gives the
golden splendor in the western sky.
In the house of Gradra,
her mother started to nurse her garden by watering and trimming her plants. Her
father preparing breakfast with boiled eggs, hot tea, milk, honey, cheese,
fruits and fresh bread he made.
Gradra awaken by the sound of the bird flapping right beside in her window and when she open the window, the young belle astound for what she had found, a beautiful white bird with blue eyes and golden beak. "Oh what a beautiful bird" she uttered
then Gradra stand up and give some dried seeds to the bird and the bird rush to
Gradra's wooden window.
Gradra arrange her bed
and she heard her father singing. She left her room and walk into the kitchen,“Father,
I will help you.”Gradra said.But his father wanted her to prepare herself and
call her sister. “Just take a bath honey and wake up your sister, the breakfast
is ready.” command by his father while taking out the pot of boiled tea from
the top of the heated charcoal.“Yes father “said Gradra and she walk toward
Rayah’s room. Her little sister still sleeping and she sat down near beside
her.
“Rayah,
wake up! We have to go now”Gradra smile, looking at her sisters face. “Hmmm,
Hello Gradra” said Rayah while her older sister extended her hand reaching the
lock of the wooden window and open it. "Here comes the sunlight" said
Gradra she push the window and the entire room of Rayah's lighted by the
morning sun. She tie the curtain made from the finest fiber of pineapple which
her mother used to weave. “Hurry up we will take a bath then we eat our
breakfast and go to the river, so that we can start our fishing earlier,”Gradra
said, while folding Rayah's silk blanket. “Ok, just stand up now and go to the
bathroom” Gradra holding her sister lazy arms and pulling her off from the bed,
while her sister smiling, seems enjoying what Gradra's doing. "Hmmm,
ok" I got it, hahahahha Rayah's laughing. then she get her cotton bathrobe
and proceed to the washing room.
"Father when you will visit uncle
Zaruh?" said Gradra then sipping her hot milk "is He coming to my
18th Birthday?"
"I and your mother will visit your uncle the next harvest, it is near after this lunar month, and we will bring fruits and grains for the King and Queen." "We will also give presents to our princess Aliah, those fibers weave by your mother and also some essential oil." Gradra's father said. "Oh dear, I wish the princess will like it." uttered her mother.
" Mother is uncle Zaruh will come to my birthday too?" said Rayah "Yes he will, but your 13th birthday still far, two more lunar months to come." said Sayar their mother. Gradra look at her sister, she smile and arrange Rayah's tangle black hair. "Gradra try to come early when you finish collecting vegetable and done your fishing with Rayah, I need your help filtering our essential oil. We need to prepare it, we only have a week before the lunar month will end." said her mother. “Yes mother," Gradra said. Gradra is little confuse about her
upcoming birthday, she is excited, somehow little lost what she will do on that
day.
While walking with her
sister heading to the river, her thought is on the coming days, the 7th day of
the next lunar month will be her 18th birthday, she has no idea how she will
celebrate it. Her mother told her that's the time she will dress up with
flowers and vibrant colored dress and will drink the water from the spring as a
symbol of her unification with the lunar God Vhulahn. She will be dancing with
her friends. She is thinking about Damsuh, her young handsome childhood friend
living right next in the foot of the hills.
Damsuh aided Gradra in fishing; she taught her how to catch and cooked the fish in a bammbo steam. He is a brave young warrior always go hunting deers and wild pigs and even shares his catch to Gradra. He teach Gradra how to use the swords and bows, but Gradra polished all of these fighting skills more from her uncle Zaruh. He is the head of the elite warriors in the Kingdom of Light. Zaruh trained
Gradra & Rayah to be tough from the young age. He wanted them to be brave
and be a fighter. Since, they don’t have a brother to protect them in time of
trouble. So Gradra and Rayah have no choice but to follow their uncle Zaruh.
Though beautiful and tame both of these two sisters are lethal
All of the interaction between Damsuh and Gradra create the foundation of love, which each of them secretly love each other. "Gradra! over here!" Damsuh called Gradra.
The river water level was high and on the top of rocky side, Damsuh rolled on his fishing net, he catches already some fish.
"Glad you are
here" said Damsuh. "Yeah, Rayah wanted to cath another fish"
smiling to her sister and also to the young man. Rayah started to pull out her
fishing net, the same with Gradra.
"Your birthday is
near" I want to hunt a deer as present to your birthday." Damsuh is
confident to give his promised gift. "Really? " a timid smile from
Gradra, she was blushing and her heart beat fast, she excited but too shy to
show it to Damsuh. "Yes! You are special to my heart you know that!"
Damsuh replied smiling to Gradra while weaving those fish he catches using the
wild vines from the river bank.
Rayah
is giggling for what she heard and seen and smiling to her sister.
"What?" hahahah Gradra laughing at her little sister,
"nothing" Raya's replied but secretly laughing at the back of her head. The
two sisters laughing each other loudly.
Damsuh look at Gradra's
face. He don't want to missed any of that smile and laugh. He likes the beautiful black hair dangling right in her shoulder, big brown eyes and bronze skin. He adore the beauty of the young lady. The young woman is very special to his heart and he will do everything just to make this girl
happy.
Damsuh cooked some fresh fish in the bamboo steam and shared it to Gradra and Rayah. While the three enjoying their foods, there is a stranger behind the back of the big stone, right at the upper part of the river. She is a beautiful woman, tall, wearing
a silver satin dress, surrounded by some crystal and gem stones in her nick.
She is glistening, her eyes color is blue, and a golden long hair. She has a
very distinct red lips and prominent nose and she looks like a princess. Above her there is a flying eagle repeatedly circling the domain.
The woman come out from
hiding and walks through the place where Gradra, Damsuh and Rayah set a
temporary haven.
"Peace be with
you" Said the woman, Gradra was surprise for the lady, same with Rayah and
Damsuh.
"Peace be with
you" Said Damsuh and Gradra.
"My name is Aryanah, I want to warn you to leave this place and find shelter on the eastern side of the hills, there is a secret cave right beside the falls." as she continue her warning. "The Red warriors of Volca's kingdom is near, they are sailing the pacific a week ago." "The warriors will reach this place in twenty four hours. They will attack every villages including Sariah." " These Red Warriors are monsters and inhuman, you have to act now to save your family for this chaos." Uttered Aryanah. The eagle still circling above sky continuously. "How could you be too sure that this will happen?" said Damsuh. "Two islands in the north already destroyed by these monster warriors seven days ago." "They burned villages houses and most of their victims turned into ashes." "Killed a lot of the villagers, children, adult and old, even the animals." " These monsters spare no one and they are strong,
mighty and ready to strike chaos," Aryanah specifically illustrate how vicious the red warriors.
Rayah is shaking and hold her sister arms, Gradra felt that her sister is frightened; she hugs her while Damsuh continue talking to Aryanah. "I have to go; you must leave this place before mid-night to escape the chaos of these monsters," Aryanah said. "I will be waiting for you at the secret cave." "Before I forget this, please take this stone Gradra," she handed over the tortoise color gem stone to Gradra. "Just put some water on that stone, the stone will guide you in your journey," Aryanah said. Gradra though confuse, she get the stone. "How did you know my name?" asked Gradra. "It is a long
story Gradra, someday you will find the truth" replied by Aryanah. "I have no time, I need to travel to the other village to warn other people" and suddenly Aryanah lift in the air, she defy the gravity of the earth like the eagle. "I
will see you then! goodbye Gradra!" She fly extraordinary fast with the
eagle and faded into the sky.
Gradra and Rayah amazed for what they have seen. They can't imagine that the legend of Wings Kingdom is true. "Gradra I am afraid" said Rayah, "Don't worry, I am here,
I will never leave you." assuring her sister that she will protect her
against unexpected chaos. "We will rush to my father’s farm and proceed to our home." "You take care Gradra!" said Damsuh. "I will be waiting for you at the village entrance," and he hugs Gradra and Rayah. Damsuh run fast and reach the
village leader and inform him about the threat, all villager alarmed by the
sound of the warning of horn. Together the village people gather once and for all
to know what's happening.
"Father! Gradra
cries we have to leave the village, the woman from the Wings kingdom warn us to
leave the village and take shelter into the secret cave at the other side of
the hills." Gradra startled while telling her father the story of Aryanah.
"This can't be happening we are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and still the Volca's red warriors are planning to invade us." Hurriedly Ragush take his two
daughters into the wooden chariot and whisper the horse to run. The horse
started to run and the family anxiously gone.
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3 Reviews Added on February 21, 2013 Last Updated on February 26, 2013 Tags: Lost Kingdom Previous Versions AuthorMarc Marlon VillaflorDIFC Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai City, United Arab EmiratesAboutI am just writing for almost 2 months now and no background in the world of poetry. Hope you will always share your wisdom and correct my mistakes as I need it to solidify my dreams to write. Thank y.. more..Writing
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