MARIA MAKILING STORY

Part 2

One day, a young hunter was lost in the dark foggy path of Mt.Makiling. He went straight through the fog and found Maria Makiling's paradise.

Maria Makiling saw the hunter wandering around her place and went closer to him.

"Hello? Excuse me?"

"Oww hi! you must be Maria Makiling" The young hunter smiled.

Maria Makiling felt a warm atmosphere around the smiling young hunter. The voice of the young hunter was pure enough to capture Maria Makiling's heart. His body structure is as strong as the woods that protects her paradise. The young hunter is the most attractive thing that Maria Makiling was stunned by looking at him.

"Yes I am, What brought you here young hunter?"

"How is your day going so far beautiful maiden?"

The young hunter suddenly changed her mood by saying such flowering words.

"I'm having a great day. Thank you! how about you young hunter?"

"Oh! my day is so beautiful like the maiden in front of me"

"Don't fool me young hunter. I asked your purpose of being here"

"I am not fooling you, beautiful maiden. Maybe you're just dizzy from looking such handsome man for too long..

"I am here because my heart told me that I can find my true love here in your place, and that was you Maria Makiling.. I'm here to see you and will accompany your loneliness forever"

The hunter grabbed Maria Makiling's face and said 

"I will promise to love you and keep you Maria Makiling" 

Maria Makiling then believed the young hunter and fell in loved to him.

The young hunter kept on coming to Maria Makiling's place with fresh flowers and beautiful romantic words that made Maria Makiling fell in love.

"This flowers are so beautiful but you look more beautiful Maria Makiling"

Everyday the two, especially Maria Makiling was happy, they had picnic somewhere or just having a talk under a tree.

"This is the best day of my life" Maria Makiling said.

"You are the best in everyday of my life" The hunter said.

The two were inseparable, the young hunter always helps Maria Makiling in feeding her animals, cooking the food, even carrying the basket full of freshly picked fruits.

"Let me help you in feeding the animals, I don't want you to get tired" the hunter said.

"and Oh! let me cook the food for you, please."

"and Oh! leave the basket be. I'll carry it for you. Your hands are too gentle for this" as the hunter held Maria Makiling's hands.

"I am very thankful that you are here with me. I think I have fallen in love with you" as Maria Makiling hugged the young hunter.

  Everyday, as the young hunter went home Maria Makiling gives gift to the young hunter that turns into gold as soon as he arrives home. 

What Maria Makiling didn't know, is the hunter had a wife.

"My wife! I'm home! Look what I got from the goddess!"

The hunter showed the sack of gold to his wife as a present.

"Ohh you're such a good husband. I want to share our riches to our neighbors! Would the goddess give us more of this gold?" the wife asked.

In hesitation the hunter made a plan.

"I will keep the goddess happy and distracted and tell the neighbors they can take anything from the mountain starting tomorrow" as they hugged together.

The hunter stayed with Maria Makiling for 3 nights and kept her Happy and Distracted. Maria Makiling gave her full trust to the young hunter and made him, her world.

Maria Makiling didn't see anyone more attracted aside from the young man, that she didn't realized what the young man is doing to her. Maria Makiling forget about other people entering to the mountain and left her animals, fruits, trees and other treasures alone. She was so busy with the young hunter, Maria Makiling was so in love that she was blinded by the looks and flowery words the young hunter showed to her.

One day, the young hunter did not showed up to her place.

Maria Makiling was wandering around her home as the pig came, wounded and gasping for air.

"Huh?!! What happened to you? Why do you look so scared?" she asked in shocked.

"Where are the other animals?"

The wild pig lead Maria Makiling out of the foggy dark path. Maria Makiling was so worried looking at the pig that when she lift her head, A lot of trees from the area was cut down, the animals were missing, the stream has no more fish and the birds were hiding.

In a long gasp Maria cried in anger  "What is happening???!!"

Maria Makiling scanned her entire mountain and little by little she felt something heavy in her heart.

Maria Makiling went to the village on the foot of the mountain. All the people gathered and saw that her beautiful face was filled with anger. She saw the animals captured along with the woods the people got from the mountain. 

Maria Makiling Scanned every piece of treasure the people got from the mountain until her eyes met the young hunter's eyes.

Maria Makiling moved closer to the young hunter in relief of seeing the love of her life but was stopped when the young hunter's wife hugged him.

"Don't you dare move closer! I am his wife!" The young hunter's wife protested.

Maria Makiling fell on the ground and cried in grief. All the people from the village gathered around the crying maiden.

Maria Makiling then stood up from the ground, the sky turned grey and the wind started to blow hard.

"YOU!!!" she pointed her finger on the young hunter.

"you filthy hunter! you used me!!! I trusted you! I even fell in love with you! You're a liar! "

she then looked at the crowd " All of you! I have provided you treasures, food and shelter but it wasn't enough for you! I have given you everything but still not contented!"

The sky thundered and the rain started to fall.

"Now feel my anger! and wait for my revenge! from now on you will stand from your own feet and will never see me again!!!"

An earthquake then came and Maria Makiling never showed herself again to those mortals who abused her kindness. Today, it is still believed that Mariang Makiling is still living there.