The pale crescent moon shone like a silvery claw in the night sky. With a blanket of stars that stretched to infinity. Maria was no where to be seen in the village pond.
Before the two goddesses come to an aud. They Knew that Maria's primordial spirit was already weakened and destroyed .
"She may not reincarnate again if she dies" the goddesses decided to intervene, infusing Maria with a force of tribulation and the chance of rebuild her primordial spirit.
Although Mary was born amongst humans, she was half human and half goddess of war, but after tribulation, she would transcend into her former self , the real goddess of war.
They sent her water-ward, to face a trial that would reshape her spirit.
Because of the ancient _curse bound them to the waters, and can't leave till the curse is broken.. Unable to leave its depths_ after disappearing , they opened a portal that helped them go to the village in the forbidden forest but all they could do was to make Maria's body float on the water .
When the chief elder, with a single glance, saw Maria floating serenely, his heart raced. Fear grappled with disbelief. He approached her, and relief washed over him as he sensed a faint pulse beneath her skin—a flicker of life. He called out to nearby watchers, who rushed to his side and carefully lifted her from the water's tender embrace, taking her to a hut , where she was given treatment.
"What's going on?" the chief elder muttered under his breath, recalling the wedding took place early that day, knowing full well Maria can't be terminated that so easily unless, otherwise .
Uncertainty gnawed at him until he dispatched a watcher to uncover the mystery surrounding the tragic event.
A short while later, his son returned, bloodied and terrified, accompanied by a wounded warrior. As they shared the unsettling events that had transpired—the attack that shattered the joyous ceremony—his suspicion merged with fear.
"And who attacked ,?" He asked his voice quacking as he was more eager to unravel who their new enemy was again. But his eyes widen and he panicked after the son told him who the attackers were.
" King Emorimori", he whispered to his father.
Meanwhile, chaos still ensued in Morungatuny, where King Emorimori faced his son, Prince Odeke, on the battlefield. Clanging swords and growls of rage filled the air, igniting the flames of conflict. In the midst of the turmoil, as the injured wailed in pain , blood flowed on the ground bring a stinky smell, the battlefield had acidic foul smelling in the atmosphere.
Odeke, with hatred and anger of Maria being shot, fought with so much agility as he snarled raised his hand with just one slash any foes on his way would be clashed. But fate had other plans. As he charged forward to defend a comrade, a shadow fell over him—a fierce as he saw the young prince attacked.
In a heartbeat, Odeke lunged, taking the strike meant for the young prince, who happened to be Maria's nephew. The blade pierced his chest, and he crumpled to the ground, his valiant effort thwarted by blood and pain.
Okirror, his steadfast trusted warrior, was paralyzed by shock before rushing to his side. Odeke, breathing shallowly, grasped Okirror's hand, his voice barely a whisper. "Protect the young prince. Until Maria returns, that's her wish. The protection of the he throne now rely on you."
With those words, the young prince's consciousness drifted away into the void, leaving Okirror to navigate a world plunged into darkness. As he ponders about prince Odeke's words. " Dies it mean the maria is still alive? He thought. " Otherwise prince Odeke wouldn tell me to protect the throne till she comes back"
Anyway, Okirror knew Maria wouldn't die so easily especially with the protection of the moon god.
King Emorimori, witnessing his son's fall, crumbled under the weight of despair, recognizing his own hubris as the architect of this tragedy. In a frenzy of remorse, he fled the battlefield into the depths of the woods, leading the remnants of his army back, defeated and broken.
Prince Odeke , instead, drifted in a world between worlds, their fates intertwined, with a dying young man who got involved in a car crush on a high way. And was taken to the hospital.
A moment later , he regained consciousness, only to open his eyes , everything around him was a puzzle that left him bewildered.
"What place is this! Why am l here ! , is this heavens or netherlands?. But as he glanced around, all his eyes gazed on were strange things he had never seem before. A flat screen with pictures freaked him out as he imagined how humans could enter into the small screen which he call as a box .
After all, in his times, they never had televisions nor morden clothes.
Few moments later, two men banged in the door dressed in all black suites, with them carried a bag that had clothes.
"Boss, your a wake? One of them said politely. He looked at them with so much strangeness, suddenly the door swung open again. And through it come a grown man in his 50s , dresses in an elegant expensive suites.
" Look how you have embarrassed our family because of your drunkenness." The man happened to be his father Louis, or better still, the father to the body his in. But his response left them all freaked out.
"Excuse me, who are you? And as far as l know, l don't drink.". The two men looked at themselves with surprise.
It happened that Louis 's son, mark princz was a notorious drunk , who spent all his times having fun with friends and women.
Soon the doctor come in , examined him and saw he was fit to be discharged.
Meanwhile it happened Maria too was brought to the same hospital as prince Odeke, but known as mark princz , son of a wealthy man Louis princz .
It was unfortunate for Maria who come in a body of a lady who beared her full name , Angatung Maria. But was unliked by all the family members as they preferred the adopted daughter over her , whose friend threw her into the waters knowing she couldn't swim till she drowned before Maria entered her body and was taken to the hospital.