Monday, November 7, 2011

DARANGEN: The Abduction of Princess Lawanen


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 while 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 winded 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 thunders 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 re-enforce 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 in 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 bobbling 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 see scampering away from the bushes. Mabaning, Bantugan and his sons could be seen chasing their enemies in the field but the defenders of Kadaan keeps 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 whirl as a tumultuous current flung the sea into chaos as allies of Bembaran sailed into the harbor.

Arching rainbows looms in the horizons. 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 ending.

Somialalaw Solog; the patriarch of Bembaran is huge and strong. Stronger than iron, he wears an armor of rock that made 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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