" I heard that you are a ruthless king tsk! See yourself now, can't even dodge a commoner attack"
" you see... Never underestimate the strength of a silent lion who is just staring at his prey cause the next moment the prey will be under the clause...
"Jungkookie come here" The current King of the Jeon Empire said to this Eight years old son.
"So I guess it is the time I should tell you this because I think you are mature enough to understand it"
"What is it father?"
"I will tell you but before that come here my strong son" he said while patting the spot on the bed besides him.
"So The legend has it that The sky once had 7 moons"
"Really! 7 moons?!" Little prince exclaimed with excitement
"Yeah"
"Then why there is only one moon now?"
"I will tell you my little champ, just wait and listen to me properly cause it is important"
"Okay father" he said while maintaining this posture again
"But there lived a colossal Sea creature that Dwell in the Abyss of the Philippine ocean who was very envious of The Radiance of the Celestial Orbs and It is known as The......?"
"BAKUNAWA?" Little Prince asked cause he's been hear about this mysterious sea legend since he was too young.
The king nodded at the answer which was supposedly the question of the little prince.
"It was said to be an enormous serpent like creature that was 300,000 kilometers long and it was Believed to be slumbering deep in the depths of the ocean"
"And because of its jealousy, The serpent rose up engulfing the first moon making the night Darker"
"And what happened next?"
The king looked at his amazed and speechless son before continuing.
"And with the passing of each twilight, it consumed one moon after another casting a cloak of darkness over the land; Breathing dread in the souls of the people"
"Should the final moon be consumed, it will bring forth eternal darkness and with it The End Of The World"
The little prince gasps at it while moving closer to this father.
"There, There my son. You are my strong son right?"which the little prince replied with a lil nod.
"So don't be scared cause always remember every problem has its solution"
"So The thing I am going to tell you is the Truth that is only know by the villagers and commoners"
"The people vowed to save the last moon and at the 7th night, They waited for the Bakunawa's final Assault."
"As the serpent ascended from the ocean's depth to devour the final light of the night sky."
"The people hurled their weapons, aimed at the beast with their might but with it's hardened scales, The Bakunawa was unfazed."
"So all they could do was to make a harsh discordant mixture if sounds, Frightening the monster away And to this day on the 7th eve, a ritual is observed In every places near The ocean to prevent the Sea monster from engulfing The final gleam of the moon"
There was a moment of silence before the little prince asked his father.
"That's it? But it is a Philippine legend then why is it important for us?"
"Because That is the only truth that the commoners know, cause other half of the truth is only know by the royals" ________________________________ End of Chapter 1: The History of 7 Moons
What do you think is the Hidden Ritual that only Royals know about?
Between Bakunawa Looks like this:
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It is kinda similar to a mythological creatures called Leviathan.
