Baubali on his way to heard the voice of an a being so good to be true , amongst the rumeurs around him , he intercepted this lustful call , he stopped for a minute and looked all around and suddenly it stopped . Out of confusion he decided to continue heading forward but he couldn't stop looking back just to catch a glimpse of that heavenly voice . He finally arrived at the bridge , sadly without finding the source from which came the voice , he gave the orders as expected clear nd out loud and when he as done , he turned his back to the crew anxious to eavesdrop on Geonas' interrogation . Like a child , he paced heading towards the interrogation room and on his arrival ; he found Geonas continuously repeating one sentence with bloody tears , however beautiful , rushing down his face : aloud he incanted " LONG LIVE THE EVE !!! " his beady bloody tears hitting the ground thus expelling a tiny shock of electric current that stung all those around him , especially Thabani who was currently holding him captive .
" What art here : what is going on ? " asked Baubali but no body replied , all that was in the air , was the rude voice of Geonas yelling with all his breath " Long live the eve!!! "
Baubali confused , ran towards Geonas and held his chest gently pushing him back to his chair as he pushed Thabani away from any imminent danger with his other hand ; Thabani then fell and snapped out of the trance and so did Akicita and Bernafsuddin . Baubali then let go of Geonas who had started calming down , just then , Geonas suddenly rose up to the top of the ship's interieur atmosphere , at his back wings made of thousands of lightning bolts , from his body emitted multiple lightning bolts striking all that stood right next to him .
" By the name of the law of the sons of man , any attack made against legal citizens shall so on break the 155 year peace treaty between the six lands " yelled Bernafsudin
" If thou agreest to be of assistance , it ought to be for my people ... and deep down for my brother ..." said Geonas in response
The diary of Kafisa I then opened itself , the words projected themselves in the air , a third page had been filled . On seeing this , Geonas slowly descended as he read them aloud , in his eyes tears formed and his powers shut off .
" What next , detective ? " he asked as he offered his palm for a handshake , Akicita hesitated and in a moment of silence , Bernafsuddin and Baubali watched on silently .
" Thou canst not possibly in the most demeaning manner believe that thee is actually trustworthy " objected Thabani as he turned around to leave in disbelief
" Waiteth , please ! " cried out Geonas , Thabani stopped in his steps still facing the door with his small fragile hand ( typical of his social rank and title ) that close to the handle , he held the doorknob either way and bolted out but his counterpart , Bernaffsudin , ordered him to stop and hear what Geonas had got to say before he acted out impulsively
" Why helpest find thy abuser ? " asked Geonas in a humbled tone , he was trying to comprehend the reasons to Thabani's consistent involvement in his cousin's retrouval
" Why art thee first to propose thy aid ? ... we mighten have never gotten along but besides thou , he was the only other family that stayed prominent in my life - even though it was all to keep me under his finger and to make me suffer . Therefore, I promise to do the same three times fold even if it means treking journeys farther away from home ; i will search for him through the omens of the sky and in the other life just to bring between the heavens and the earth and ground him to this land of his ascendance ; i will fight tons of battles and put my life on the line not by devotion to thy crown nor by blood but by the very motif he used to keep my chains as light as the dove's feather but strong as the earth's weather - capable of destroying a civilization but still intangible ; i shall be his slave through present, past and future-past only because i know that in the other realm he will answer for my crimes and feel the hurt i have felt each night; i will offer my aid because he art the world i've come to know and without him to detest , i don't know what else to live for ; i shall because i can but thee ... thou hast everything but still nothing to live and fight for , thou hast no absolute humane compassion and comprehension to be so devout ; thou limpers like a leopard with a broken knee only to bow down to fate when thy power is mucgh greater than any fate will ever have , theou offers help only when thou wants and thee dost not seemeth to comprehend the instinct borne of survival - and simply because thou hast nothing left of human , to thee life is but a few calculations and circumstrances ... i jugest not but at your utmost will , you do not value sacrifice because you have never paid any price ( spits onb the ground ) " said Thabani as he then jumped off the deck and held on the rope thus glinding to the lower deck . An immense silence covered the room and Geonas stood there bewieldered with a tear rolling down his face , his smirk slowly began tu wear off and all that was left was his translucent skin .
Just then , Thabani heard a song , he turned around and at 3o'clock , he saw a lady dancing to a seven snakes and the biggest snake was dancing along with her. As she danced she sang
'' Oh goddess-titan Calypso , mother and wife , oh blessed demi-mortal-god Odysseus his wife , oh union of two divinities that gave us this land - his highest Calpso andOdysseus , oh gods of the lowest rank that once served his wiseness Stephioza , Oh Calypso , mother supreme and our very island that feeds us every night , whose very hair forms the ocean and whose trees you gained by fusing with Odysseus , Oh Calypso , mother , siamese-twin-sister of the Earth who with one you form mother Nature , Oh Gaia Te Calypso , our motherland whose children needeth ,o man to bear child , Our Amazonian mother and ancestor , Oh Mother of our forefather , Aphrodite , today , my 25th birthday , here i am presenting myself now as a fully grown adult to you and to you only i pay hommage , grant me your gifts , the gifts i inherit as part of your gynealogy "
"Intriguing , right ? " said Baubali
" Oh ... " uttered Thabani out of fright
" In there culture , a woman matures on her 25th birthday andv she must pay visit to the heart of Calypso , next to the cave where they buried Aphrodite , once there , she must showcase her talent such that Calypso can grant her a roal in there matriachy , this has never been documented solely because it happens rarely , infact it is an intimate moment and we must grant her her privacy " said Baubali as he offered his hand to Thabani
Just then from the waters , strong currents emerged and one could hear a loud thud in the air , the trees around the lady wilted and exposed a huge enormous red fleshy structure that looked like a heart , it pumped every minute and every minute all around it would get blown away by a very strong wind. The lady approached as he clothes ripped from the force exerted on them by the wind , and she touched it . For a few minutes it stopped beating and then it thuddded all of a sudden , she was dressed by the leaves around her in a traditional healers's attire .
" What just happened ? " asked Thabani
" She was granted a role and blessed by Odysseus ; funny story by the way , her people descend directly from the gods ... Every blood has a way it keeps itself pure and their's chose autoreproduction . In absorbing Odysseus , Calypso gained the quality of the male genome and transfered it to her daughter , Aphrodite and thus to her descendance " explained Baubali as he stepped forward
" This sounds so utopic and irreal , i can't wait to pay them a visit ; i wish i was one of them " replied Thabani as he stopped in his tracks , he turned around and watched the lady walk back down the slope that is meant to be Calypso's waist , and bit by bit any sight of he vanished from view.
As soon as the lady disappeared , a horn was blown , it was so loud and scary that the whole crew stopped to see who it was . At a few meters away was an entire fleet of Lilith . Thabani slowly drew back and accidentaly slipped off the boat , into the water .
Akicita spread her wings and shot up for the sky , she rose her right hand and a bed of reed formed and stopped Thabani's fall into the ice cold water.
On seeing Akicita , the whole fleet lowered their arrows and bows , one by one they cried out in tune , and behind the fleet , what looked like a man came forward , she held a walking staff , and when she rose it , the water caried her towards the ship .
" Honour be bestowed upon the children of the earth , the Lilith ; for this day has long been awaited . A messenger from the children of Stephioza has made it to our territory. " she said in a whisper but the air carried her voice in all directions and like a loud-speaker it sounded to the average human ear. " I am Nickisha Bki-do!:fa!:sol! " she said , her name was accompanied by three musical notes that she sung , do , fa and sol. The children of Aphrodite had underdeveloped vocal cords and that gave them the ability to speak the language of music ; so beautifuly and unique , a whole village of musicians whereby a name could even have the forbidden notes of full sol-fa notation , " I am the Sabasajja of this land " she said the instant the water had brought her so close to Akicita that they were literally eye to eye .
According to the Lilithian culture , one had to prove that they were on a peaceful visit and to do so , Akicita had to kiss the Sabasajja , which she did .
" Your humble servant , Akicita of the hygieneic angels . Pleasure to meet you " she said as she drew he lips from Nickisha's and bowed gently. The Sabasajja then held her head and blessed her with the gift of foresight.
" Child of the angels , your people have been loyal to mine and in your lineage i can see a royal obedience that has been passed down for generations , you amongst all , have kept a place in your heart for the gods and so i gift you the power of foresight and from now on you shall be Akicita the seer " she said with a warm smile on her face; Akicita then thanked her as she kissed her feet.
Both of the two then descended onto the water and Akicita called forward Thabani and he walked towards them as though the water had taken back its solid state. " Stopest stalling, Thabani , it really canst be the first time thee hast walketh on water , art it ? " asked Akicita as she held the Sabasajja's hand and followed her to the fleet
In crossing the barrier that kept the Lilith hidden , the fleet that was visible was actually a welcome party , a smile took over Akicita's face
Akicita (in thought) : The power of illusion , so common of the gods , who couldn't have guessed . A society made of only capable entities doesn't need to have a military , there's no war in a land made of the essence of the duo-celestial of life , Calypso-Gaia .
Akicita shot up from her two palms a couple of salts that exploded in the air thus alerting the ship to approach ; the lilith instead of being shocked by them were rather amused. They placed around Akicita's neck a vine of wine berries.
The ship was to dock the next morning due to the grave distance and the barrier . This permitted Akicita enough time to investigate without interference from the ship.
" Akicita , child of Stephioza ; aren't thee going to investigate the disappearance of thy king ?" asked the board of Sabasajjas in unison respective of their different voices, tenor , contralto , bariton and mezzo-soprano.
" No , if i do , i risk not finding anything of much value . But on that boat is someone capable of planting evidence , somebody that i know not yet but i believe has something to do with the disappearance of thy highness . I am most certain that they believe that i will go searching for evidence and henceforth , they might hide bits of the evidence. I shall smoke them out though ( sighs ) i will get to them " she said as she observed the dancing entertainers that were performing a tradititional dance that based on attaching animal hides to their waist as they shook them as they proclaimed praise to the board of elders .
Back at the ship , chaos had taken over . Thabani was locked up all night in his quarters with Bernafsuddin . They didn't want to see eachother and so they had divided the quarters in two , in Bernafsuddin's chambers , he was plotting something , he kept crossing out stuff of his journal and on the other hand , Thabani kept mapping the zone in which they were passing through the windows , he unbuttoned and under his shirt were two wings , that only came out his skin under his command , they gave his body it's hourglass shape that nobody found wierd ; he scratched them so as to relieve his itch caused by continuous rest . This was something that he never shared with any of the other people besides his sister who also happened to have the same condition. Just then , Bernafsuddin knocked at his chamber's door and he retrieved his wings so quick that they left a bleeding wound on his skin just above his scapula .
Thabani ( in thought ) : Is it him again , what does he want this time ? ; i can't take this anymore , i must do something about these people all around me .
In the chambers next door , Geonas was stealing power from the barrier ; just then he was found . "Whatever thou dost ,sir , i command thee to stop ! " yelled Baubali
" Or what ... what couldst thee possibly do ? " Geonas asked menacingly
" I could do to thou like i did to thy brother " replied Baubali as he pulled out a wand from his back , he cast a spell as Geonas gathered his power to revolt and he struck Geonas . Geonas began to vanish in a soft wind . The candles all around the chambers darkened and Baubali disappeared into the shadows as he laughed quietly .
On noticing the blackout , everyone exited their chambers to check it out . In the mist of the barrior , a shard of lightning lit up the sky for a split second thus revealing a being as huge as two average mountains with tusks on both sides . Baubali then approached and blended in with the crowd . Anasais who was fully undressed , cried out " What kind of sorcery art this , who art the auteur of this high blasphemous act in the land of the Armen , speak up ... speak up ! " he asked , yelled and exclaimed , a hand pulled him up and in his screams , its voice was heard , the sound of thousands of trumpets , it bit his head and all of a sudden a strong wind blew and a sudden heavy silence covered the whole zone , panic then filled all their hearts and like sheep they dispersed .
Akicita , who was drinking a fruit cocktail , heard a whisper in the air and the sigil of her ship started glowing , her whole hand on which it was tatooed begun to glow and all the ladies saw it . She stood up and marched foward . " Daughter of Stephioza! " called out one of the Sabasajja and Akicita stopped , she turned around , " Dost not be fooled by the illusions of the mind , usest of thy gift nely granted to thee and thy shalt be victorious " they said as they fused into one , a huge body , they life of the island then possesssed them and they took the form of Calypso and attacked side by side with Akicita.
The two beings arrived and all around the boat was a pool of blood , the beast stood in the air and ... " Grootslang! " exclaimed Akicita out of shock . She landed onto the ship and spread her peacock wings , they begun to illuminate the whole secteur in which that zone was situated , the embodiment of Grootslang then spotted her and charged towards the boat once more but it was stopped by the embodiment of Calypso .
So long as the Lilith chanted in unison , the Calypso embodiment was indestructable but amidst every tiny breath , the embodiment would get injured and so would the island.
AKicita then scanned her environment , she blacked out for a second and in her vision she could see Baubali , Thabani and Geonas ; in confusion her premonition left her
Akicita : What hath this to do with these three
Akicita then spread her hands and from the blood rose all its components , they were forming a certain dome around the boat whilst the two embodiments fought. A demi-god and a celestial body , the odds of universal survival were negligible , Akicita had then to intervene .
" Bernafsuddin ! " she called out
" Bernafsuddin ! " she called out once again
" Bernafsuddin ! " she called out and on the third call , Bernafsuddin arrived , he was running towards her with both Kafisa's diary and her enchanted broom .
" Go put everyone to safety and report back to me , you are now in charge of the crew and the dome " , the sigil then left her hand and formed on Bernafsuddin's forehead . " Dost not leteth me down Dom Bernafsuddin " she said right before she flapped her wings so hard that she managed to go through the tiny opening at the top of the dome before it had totally sealed up in a split second.
She flew towards Grootslang and said aloud " Grootslang , mother of justice and righteousness , Dost thee remember who thy art " but Grootslang fought more with Calypso
" Grootslang , titan and demi-god , manifestation of Geonas and Kafisa , i summon you " she ordered and Grootslang paused , " Who dost thee think thou art to be able to outreason a being as old as time ? " asked Grootslang
" I am a righteous soul that still believes in just goodness and thee , what dost thou pretendest to be ? " responded Akicita
" I am the embodiment of justice ; it is i that decides what is good and bad , what is revenge and what can be called justice , i am the barrier that splits morality from vengeance , and nobody can double-cross me , i am the thin line between what mortals calleth justice and vengeance , i am the one with the final say and i say that nobody on this ship that thy pure heart believes to protect is actually worthy of preservation" proclaimmed Grootslang as she pushed away Calypso " I can evaluate thy soul and if i find thee guilty of no crime then i shall free thy crew and friends but if not i shall wipe you all off the map of Yin Tennebris and Yang'ohr" she added
" Then so be it " said Akicita , she stabbed her chest and from her wound a mist of pink luminiscence and floral odour flowed into Grootslangs's mouth , he body then slowly begun to descend into the water then into pits of the waterbody , probably never to be seen again. Everyone on the ship bent over top take a final glance and some like Thabani even begun to cry .
The embodiment of Calypso then retreated for by divine law , no being was allowed intervene in another's profession , humans wouldn't disturb the beehive during honey making unless they wanted to get stung to death , the same applied to deities and all lifeforms .
Meanwhile , on the bship , in the library , was Baubali . " The eldest females starteth pseudo-penises that they useth to feterlize the rest of the population . And at their peak of old age , just before they dieth and passeth to another life amongst the creatures of the island , they delivereth one last child, through their pseudo-penis , who art a clone of them except with a genetic mutation specific to them that they shalt transmiteth to their children after them and by this way the gene pool constantly growst rather than thinning due to the common origin" he read right before Bernafsuddin interrupted him
" Baubali , i need thy expertise on the board " said Bernafsuddin
" Canst thee seeth that i am occupied " replied Baubali
" Thee readest whislt thy camarades dieth ? " asked Bernafsuddin
" Long live the king and long live Adehad , god and father " replied Baubali
" Why ? ; what couldst art of such great amusement that death seems ordinary ? " asked Bernfsuddin
" The people of the Armens , the Lilith arteth so different from us . After all these years of isolation , one would expect them to have died out ...but no ! : their genetic diversity comest from multiple mutations but they stayeth of the god species except ...they are of genus human." he explained
" I see no how that couldst be possible even the slightest " added Bernafsuddin
" Well , some time back , General Akicita narrated the passage of life How all it took was one son of man to be born hating ladies to further spread that hate accross the whole population like an epidemic . " continued Baubali
" Well , i seeth not how this helpeth our most grievious case!! " yelled Bernafsuddin
"Well , we just handen Thabani what he wanted most. Did he tell thou that he is half angel and that he caused the war between the two brother we mistake for kings " explained Baubali
" What art thee uttering , Blasphemy! " cried Bernafsuddin
" He is saying that i could be the only one capable of all this. " replied somebody emerging from the dark , it was Thabani who was all soaking wet .
" Where were you ? " asked Bernaffsuddin " I commandeth thy response " he added
" I sold my soul to the heart of Calypso , I art nolonger under your juridiction . I am free '' he continued
" And the person that i laid with , who was it ? " asked Bernaffsuddin
" That was a mirror being that i createth in my image ... i really am an angel , my father was one and so i dispose of some of his abilities . I couldn't take it anymore , The king is dead and your friend there just killed off the last clue that could have helped us to least finden the king's body " explained Thabani
" Dost not sayeth that , no one is certain as of now" said Bernafsuddin in a low tone
" Then how is it possible that the embodiment of Grooslang managed to self emanicipate ?" asked Thabani as Bernafsuddin covered him in a blanket.
" Technically , there is a way . The king , his highness could have renounced his power and that mixed with that of Geonas " explained Baubali
" I still understand not why thee killest Geonas" asked bernafsuddin
" I did it out of revenge , he is the reason that my family was slaughtered . And now the new embodiment of Grootslang shall be Thabani and he can carry out his masterplan" continued Baubali as he took out the wand that he used to dissipate Geonas
" All these years , i have awaited this day ; I knew too late that when a monarch dies , they must be buried with all their slaves and so i could do nothing so as to free myself , i had to plan everything from the dust. I am the reason the Lilith begun to voyage the seas and oceans once more , i invited them over each year so as to complete my adoption rituals and soon i shall be of maturity and i shall pay tribute to the duo-goddess " said Thabani
" Thou dost realizeth that a royal must be be buried with all their servants , and that they must be killed in the same way as he or she was so that in the other realm , he or she can be protected from the ruthless demons through slave exchanges and slave army formation . His Higness Kafisa I's royal subjects shall not let you of all get away just like that , you are afterall his oldest eromenos " elaborated Bernafsuddin
" That is why i needeth thou to cover up for me , tellest them i didn't make it out alive " continued Thabani
" And of the other angels ? " asked Bernafsuddin as he held Thabani's hands
" I shall returneth for them , i shall buy them their liberty amongst the other humans . They shall be intergrated amongst the outsider societies by oath for centuries onwards. With my power and that of Grootslang , not even the AAA hylo-demonangel can face against me " he explained .
" Ok , i know it is not necessary but i as thy current master , i set thou free in the name of the trinity of Adehad , father , force and god. Go be fruitful and may thy name never vanish from history " continued Bernafsuddin as he kissed Thabani's forehead
Just then an immense light came from Thabani as that his potential was now once more under his command , he spread his eagle wings and began to fly up , he flew off the deck through the dome and perched on the hugest tree of the Armens . He then shapeshifted into a baldeagle . Bernaffsudin watched on with teary eyes and a smile on his face .
" Hey , come check this out" said Baubali , Bernafsuddin approached slowly without taking eyes off the tree that he saw Thabani had approached. He got to the window and in the water they saw a glowing ball of unknown substance resurface , it was covered in flamed that vanished the instant it came in contact with the air, it was Akicita
Grootsalng then let go of the soul , it flew out her mouth back into Akicita in the form of multiple moths and butterflies . Akicita opened her eyes that were glowing like the burning sun and in that instant her body regained its autonomy.
Grootslang then took one cold glance at Akicita and she closed her eyes , she turned into a mist that flew away . Akicita landed back onto the boat . The dome broke into shards of bloody glass , everyone gathered round her and from the mist formed a lady and a male .
" The damage that follows thy people is too imense to be welcomed in these waters , furthermore no males are allowed to cross these Amazons and so therefore any further question shall be answered by my wife and i , Odysseus " said the male figure
Akicita stepped forward , " I am sorry for disturbing your rest... oh ancient divinities " she said as she bowed face flat on the ground
" Speak oh one of a pure soul , daughter of Stephioza " responded Calypso as she held Akicita's head , the surviving crew then bowed down .
" We are looking for our higness , he has been missing for a while and we would be grateful for any information that you can offer us " sais Akicita
" We did have the visit of one of your nobles but we sent him away with an enchanted journal that would help him find who he was searching for " they responded in unison , their voices accompanied by the songs of multiple birds
" Thank you so much your gracioussnesses , we shall then be on our way " said Akicita as the two beings then wilted away into droplets of water.
Akicita rose up and just then the diary that was in Bernaffsudin's hands begun to open and project a new clue :
TO THE PERSON READING THIS , YOU HAVE BEEN BRAVE AND YOU HAVE OVERCOME ALL THE TRIALS SENT YOUR WAY , IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS , THIS MEANS THE PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED AND MY BROTHER IS DEAD ; THE ONLY REASON I VENTURED THIS FAR WAS TO FIND MY BROTHER ... YOU CAN NOW FIND ME IN THE OTHER REALM ; RENDEZ-VOUS AT THE ROYAL BEACH BACK IN OUR TERRITORY
LONG LIVE THE LILITH!!!
And back to the Armens , they were welcoming Thabani as they sung in unison '' Long live the Lilith , children of Aphrodite "