Chronicles Of The Pradai Monk

   Patches of dark clouds hang as if suspended by the fingers of an emerging, crescent moon. Drums, throbbing in the heart of the land,a cast of round thatched abodes crowned with unexplainable symbols of peace,but the impressions of horror.   Pradai lays in an offshore,with the winds of the earth blowing like whistles, making a rhythm of no life.The young girl only knows what her mission is and was and is only concerned with the fact that she has accomplished her mission,But now what? How does she get out of this unknown place,she doesn't even know where her journey had brought her to, all she could remember was getting down the mountains after taking the book of the santacas,and of course one which is still with her,but here on this island she knows not of how she got there, perhaps it must have been the mystic power she had just obtained,she concluded.    She couldn't sense nor seem to know where the road to home leads,"I am certainly lost in this wilderness" Pradai said trying to get up from her laying Spot, thinking is all a dream and when she gets up she would be coming out of her illusion,she didn't believe that she had left her home, peaceful and full of life,to an obsolete island, more or less a deserted village,she thinks of the Defeat and how she will get back on track and win the finales,but no? Something seems to be wrong with everything,she doesn't feel like herself,nor does she have any idea what's going on, " I must be going insane, perhaps I should look around to see if I could get anything for a shelter first,and wait for the morning light before tracing my way back home"  She strolls around in search of woods and materials of shelter and warmth,for the night seems to be dominated with the mocking and ruling of the Queen Moon which mocks the warmth of the night.    Just walking a few steps,she seemed to just have realised something peculiar,yet weird…..the moon is just some meters away from the land!, "ummm this must be a dream, certainly, what in the world is this? How come the moon is just some meters above my head,wait,this is not the world I know, whoa,is this an enchanted place?"  Pradai screams her dog's name as she becomes more and more frightened, even if it is an enchanted place,she don't want to Know,for all that rings in her head like a burglar alarm system in the highest bank in the world,  "I am dead!No way this is the land of the dead,or is this heaven?" She remembers what she know that if someone dies they are either going to hell or heaven,but in this case it doesn't seem to be heaven nor hell,for a moment of silence she thinks she's in the "upper universe" ,"no that's insane,yes,yes,I am going crazy and crazier right now,God are you there!!!??, Someone answer me... huh? Yes? No? Okay cool this is certainly a joke,but…..I remember clearly leaving home, meeting the monk, getting to the mountain,and taking the book of santacas…...oh wait did the cave beasts kill me? Maybe they did,but I left the mountain safely with the book,and then here,is making sense now, this is a curse!"   Pradai takes off swiftly and without consciousness,like a bear who had just heard her cub scream for help in the face of danger,as she runs deeply and more deeply into the village, just as if she has been hearing sounds but didn't recognize and bother to know what sound it is,the drums throbbing in a distance seems to be close and more audible,she stops to observe and listen with her ear instead of continual running and panting,she sees small thatched houses,each separated with fire that seems to be no harm but burns like a glowing diamond, everything is visible and she doesn't have to strain her vision or move closer for the queen moon seems to be her guide and not just staying and being static, everywhere,all the parts was dominated with the lights from the moon,she didn't notice before,and is just realising that the moon is not just some meters above the ground but also lightening her path and following her with no shadows "I will be better off waking up,I swear I will never have to go into a fight that I know very well defeat is on,by the way where are the beings playing the drums,oh another nightmare,or is the universe playing tricks on me,if I am dead, straight up i Should Know,and not making my soul miserable here!, perhaps it will be wise to go check things out myself".     Although she had gathered enough courage to go in to check things out in the empty but filled and enchanted territory,she had doubts and something else kept pushing her back,but Still,it seems that another entity,yet stronger than the former,is calling her through just like a magnet.    Pradai went on limping as if her leg had been damaged in a fight, and taking one step at a time…..just then,she noticed she has been going unwillingly, and is something else that is pushing her there!  "Oh Terrible! Why do I feel like ….not normal?......" Just before she could finish her statement, wandering and talking to herself all through,a voice a bit similar to hers,but with a different tone,missed with double voices spoke to her "because you're not normal right now,hahahahaha" ….with all the energy she could muster up, Pradai began to run,not looking back and not giving consideration on where the voice came from,or whether it is someone who has been following her,for all she know for sure,is she's in a different world,but still in the earth she knew,but another dimension,she could be wrong totally,and with all the recent Happenings she knows she is in danger,and insane indeed!, Because if not she wouldn't be hearing voices from different people,she thought.    As she wagers her way through the bush and leafy trees,tall grasses and tall high shrubs,she couldn't stop running even though everything has changed from the time she started running,not only that she didn't see the bush when she was hiding and surveying the whole village surroundings,what she thought she has been seeing very clearly and close had suddenly disappeared,no there's no village with thatched roofs,and with fires raging and glittering like diamonds and the beats of drums,but were they illusions or something that has just disappeared from existence just in a moment,or is she really dreaming "a whole enchanted world is this really, thank Goodness,no weird voices again" as she stops in the middle of the green bush to take a rest,she can clearly hear her heart beat like the drums of ancient China,as if she's been inside the biggest empire drum then the drummer continue hitting the drum with his mighty logs and all might and strength, and it is all going directly to her body then to her heart,she holds her chest as it makes loud sounds"gbu ghumm,gbu ghumm,gbu gbhumm'' thinking of a way to open up her chest skin and taking her heart away,so she can finally have rest a whole peace completely,she bends down to get a view of where she might be running to,but nothing except tons of another green bush,she cheers up,and for once since she had been running She felt peace and life, finally is like she has seen hope,if she is dead her heart won't be beating,she is alive,as she wanders on this the voice that had seem to depart her came once again"welcome Pradai,we have been waiting for you" as she gasps in surprise and to hold her breath for an adrenaline rush, another voice,so tinted and smooth came in"His spirit and blood is in you" as it stands Pradai was altogether surprised and astonished, not even with the fact that she isn't alone,but who is "He"? What are they talking about?,how did they even know her name"Pradai'' as it was the name her Grandmother called her,and only her Grandmother used the name,as she debates on this,the third voice came in,now musculine and spoke with energy,strength and power as if it has been battling for ages unconquered.  3rd voice: Hmmm This thing? How so, just look at her! Look how she is,not even afraid of me?!!!! 1st voice: hold on mistos,take it easy, everything mustn't be fight and mean,she is the one we have been waiting for, for ages yes,I can smell it,the blood and spirit of the Lord Papire,The great conqueror and leader of the Guardians! He lives, the time has come. 2nd voice:yes,but how could the spirit choose someone from her dimension,A breeder, and not even a man, hahahahahaha,do we have any chance of winning? 3rd: Noooo!! So this is what we have been waiting for since centuries,is this a joke. 1st voice: calm down defenders of the realm,how cleaver of lord papire to cast the great spirit on her,she have been preserved and no way are the enemies ever going to know who she is,for they have been restless working tirelessly for the soul of the Guardian,we are indeed blessed to have found her first,but she must hurry,time is not on our side no longer,she must be prepared, and taught in the ways of the Guardians. 3rd voice: and what are you? You have no power to do that, there's no time! If she's the Guardian,then she doesn't need to be trained, does she ?look! She already has the Book of the santacas!,but ….. 1st voice: Yes indeed,she is the one! No one can survive the mountain, not even the beast except the true masters, although they have been wiped out a long time Ago,but she is a True blood! I sense her Guardian aura is so strong!......     As if Pradai had heard Enough of their "No-sense" she interrupted their "conversation" ,as she thought,the realm defenders are talking to themselves,but she will know what and who they truly are,their work and importance in time,....... "Everything will be revealed in time guardian" said the first defender as they turn away to depart to their different portals, Pradai raised her voice in astonishment and hope as if someone who has just been bolted with a strong life current "Ermmm I here I don't know what you are talking about? What are you? And what do you mean by "Pradai Monk"? And guardians?  Voices together"with time it will all be revealed,your journey have begun, this is your destiny" "Okay fine alright, right now I just want to go home, that's my destiny to finish off a business and a fight,so where do I begin my journey? Mmmm you can do me good by pointing me in the right direction as your "Guardian" ehh? Then when I get home I can think about…..all ...all the ... whatever it is you were saying...Mmmm? Deal?, At this point the defenders have become irritated with her attitude, and manners,they become annoyed,but of course she doesn't care,all she wants to know is the road to home,but the answer she got wasn't the answer she expected,not even in her dreams. Voices together:"Don't be a fool! Home is far from reality hahahaha" They laughed at her foolishness and stupidity as they went their separate cardinals, Pradai was left shocked and shaken and in awe,not because she is not going home soon,but because she is in another world,a world far from reality? "Ohhh that didn't go well,I'm really lost,all I have with me is this …..this book that stays dumb and dormant,how did the monk even chose a book? Awful, awful he must be in tears in the land of the dead (pause)...  Really? Is he? Should he be in tears or should I be? "    Pradai threw herself gently on the ground, she knows she have no choice,and no,no miracle was going to happen out here,she is all alone in a strange land,she became emotional,and thought about home,her friends although she didn't have much but the few she has,she gets into a deep connection with them,she thought if she hadn't left or even thought of fighting,she wouldn't have landed herself into this mess,she mostly blamed her parents for leaving her at a tender age out of the cold world alone,she can remember bit of faces,but her complete basic reference was the photos she looks at and in here, unfortunately no pictures of mom and Dad to hold on to,she feels the loneliness deep her soul and spirit,the frustration and disappointment, but everything happens for a reason, the fight,the idea,the mountain and these she never planned any of it.  "I should have stayed my ass down, prolly doing some good Jobs and getting cool cash right now and not this,but …….I never planned any of this,oh how did I even get the idea of going to a monastery, wow! This is a setup? Someone is playing with my mind! Or …..what they said might be True," she stands firmly and cleaned her eyes, suddenly a rush of energy comes over her,it was as if she had finally learned the Truth,..  " Oh Pradai, you are no Guardian,you are just lost,and it is all in your head" She sits back again,she just haven't believed anything Yet, perhaps she is looking for a better proof,she found a resting place to place her head as she was overcomed with ecstasy of sleep,she had gathered enough courage and strength and have agreed to explore where she is….if only a morning will come…….