The Western Islands - Journey of Prince Akaa

Prologue

Once there was darkness and lo! forth from the darkness a breath was begotten, the breath lingered on nothingness (pure darkness). Then the breath by far shook the darkness and out forth a spider and he was named Areau the creator. He begot two sons called Raake(Grow) and Tiiku (Still). Areau stretched his son Raake and he grew and nothingness could not contain him, he lifted up the ceiling of the darkness and in his pain he cried tears that became the ocean and a glint of pain from his eyes became Bue (burn) the sun, only did he sleep that his other eye came out and brought upon coolness to Raake which became the Buerio (Soft burn) or the Moon.

By now, nothingness has been stretched and light is given at day by Bue (Sun) and at night by Buerio (Moon). They managed to meet once, hence forth they gave birth to the Taan Itoi (Star Children). Meeting for them is forbidden by their father Raake, so every year when their father is feeling sleepy, they are only able to meet, only then Buerio hides the face of Bue for a moment to cool down their father so as to hasten his slumber.

However Areau was still not appeased for the vast expanse that was nothingness was filled with the furious salty ocean, that was created by Raake's tears. Areau next took Tiiku and threw him down scattering his body which became little islands. Tiiku's breath became the winds and his thoughts the clouds, which when heavy with burden of his father's treachery cried and begot the rains from the heavens. Tiiku's eyes fell and behold! Baku (Shark) and On(Turtle) were born. Baku became king of the seas and On king of the land. These two brothers were always quarreling and became enemies. They vowed that if any of their people were found on either Kingdoms they would be eaten up and so the hatred to this day between the people of the sea and the people of the land. On begot children who became strong and great as they were demi-gods. Bono the eldest resided in the biggest island and married there creating Kingdom of Borneo, Talawa the second resided in the second biggest island and created his Kingdom of Talawana, Gilolo sailed north and settled creating his Kingdom of BuGilolo, and the last was Bunu who traveled east and created the Kingdom of Bunu. 

Bono and Talawa hated their younger siblings Gilolo and Bunu as they were much more favored by On. As the eldest were given the biggest lands, the youngest were given knowledge of seafaring, fishing and fighting. The eldest seeing that they could not kill their younger siblings forged alliances with the islands further east, who were descendants of Baku, On's arch enemy. This made On angry and bade his younger sons to wage war on their elder brothers and On changed the language of Bono and Talawa, in the confusioin they were defeated by their younger brothers. To this day Gilolo and Bunu descendants have always been together, living side by side, the descendant of Gilolo to the North and Bunu lying to the south.

Bunu begot children with the princess of Manipa (former Bunu) and their children became rulers of Bunu. The line runs to Kiraki the great, great grandson of Bunu who married the princess Kimo of Gilolo, the great, great granddaughter of Gilolo. For these brothers have always wished their descendants would marry and strengthen their alliance. They borne Matang the Warrior, who in his bravery descended upon the islands of Bono and stole away the princess of Talawa as his bride. The ensuing war after saw Matang victorious earning him the name Tetia Un (Warrior) after slaying a thousand enemies with his small band of warriors. They begot Matang II who brought about peace and build the Kingdom of Bunu in trade, warfare and navigation. 

This is the story of the ancestors of the Kings of Bunu.