DARANGEN: the
abduction of princess Lawanen
Like an onrushing tide, Madali, leading the land assault, attacked simultaneously. The army of Misoyaw overruns
the plains of Sagrongan-a-Ragat like a swarm of locusts. At the same time, a countless
number of invading men landed from the sea, bidding one another for gallantry.
Skimming head-on, Pamanay Makalayon
aimed at the Minanaga Sumakab, the dragon-ship of Kadaan. Suddenly, the
flagpole of Rinayong broke and rained pieces of wood over the deck. An iron
chain that shattered the Sarimanok emblem and shredded its banners hit it. Furious,
the captain wound the Rinayong’s pair of terror cannons and unleashed a series of salvos at the Dragon ship, but its armor of molded ore is impregnable. The
two invincible ships traded salvos like thunder but to no avail.
In Bembaran; gongs boomed over the
empire. The news spread in the allied kingdoms that the Rinamentaw Mapalaw
engaged the enemy. Volunteers are being rounded up to reinforce the Rinayong.
Household hands that did not join the search boarded the ships in a hurry.
The swords of men marching into
battle in column formations gleamed in the sun like flashes of lightning. The
plains of Sagorongan-a-Ragat dripped with blood as bodies piled up on the
battlefields.
Strong and unwavering, the
defenders of Kadaan showed no sign of weakening. A human wall comes into place
as soon as one crumbles down, stronger and more determined to repulse the
invaders. The harbor is likewise dotted with sunken ships bobbing in the sea, but there is no waning of the thundering cannons. Enemy ships tried to evade
the Rinayong, staying out of range, or none would have been left.
Fleeing the battle scenes, scared
enemies could be seen scampering away from the bushes. Mabaning, Bantugan, and his sons could be seen chasing their enemies in the field, but the defenders of Kadaan kept coming back.
Shrouded by a storm, the ‘Shadow of
the Sea’, which is the flagship of Saronay-sa-Mimbala from Miaraday Dali-an,
sailed into the harbor.
Under the cover of lightning, the
‘Lightning Wind’ came rolling into the bay. It is the flagship of Tondogen, followed by the ‘Blockading Ship’, the flagship of the noble king Reopan-sa-Mitumug, whose overwhelming vibrations rattled the surface of the sea.
The ‘Nimbus-of-the-Sea’ muddled the
bottom of the sea as it glided into the harbor, sailed by the king of Kilaten. The
sea whirls as a tumultuous current, flinging the sea into chaos as allies of Bembaran sail into the harbor.
Arching rainbows loom on the horizon. Mountains are masked by a bloody hue while smoke of battle rose to
the sky, and the unfurling flames crackled like popping peals of thunder.
The fury jolted the earth. The
surrounding kingdoms tremble like a great earthquake, without certainty of when it will end.
Somialalaw Solog, the patriarch of Bembaran, is vast and strong. Stronger than iron, he wears an armor of rock that
makes him look like a revolving granite. The sword of his foes broke on his
back. His enemies shunned him, however; lucky were those whose swords broke, for
they were allowed to retreat to the mountains and thereby survive the war.
To be cont’d….
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