Travelling hints:
“they must pass through seven forests from the depths of the colosal forests, cross seven seas and break through seven terrible storms at each seven mountains, they’ll encounter. Afterwards is the evil dungeon, the gateway to Asön”.
As they ventured into the thicks of the Colosal forests, they walked 6 days and they had not yet seen the sign that they’ll be getting near the first forest.
Rather they came across a small river. It was swampy in nature and pretty easy to cross through. But Prince Arhan stopped the entorage and warned them about the swamp refering it to an old tale told to him by his Grandmother, Queen Iviene; the tale of Prince Oehiemhon and the Amé-akobé (trap swamp). The tale had it “…one willing to cross, that billing ofcourse… a sacrifice indeed at trap swamp, to offer her a fair damp and swim in her abode for all eternity, lest no man cross over her… Only the man who is ready to lead, the man whom i’ll take instructions from and take heed, let him who is worthy and pure of heart come down to me and touch my heart.”
Prince Oke slammed at his younger brother yarning him that it wasn’t time to start considering fairy tales. But then, Egharebha, a fair lady who accompanied them advised that they pay heed to the tales of the ancestors. Afterall, they were the reasons they ventured into the forest.
They had to pick from amongst themselves, the one to enter the Swamp goddesses domain. Prince Oke was nominated since he was their lead entorage, but he refused claiming that he too had heard the fuller version of the ancestors’ tale. He enlightened all so no one would regret their choices to go or not go. He said, “…Indeed the bed for men and gods, she did roll for a mate to purge her urge…but alas a whore she became and none esteemed her weary grace… She swore to find her mate and the gods threw her behind the gate, there she searched until she mated with the swamp who gave her the ideals to never give up and made her steal whoever tried to cross over her forever… An ugly runt, a whore of the highest order..”.
Everyone stayed back, but they still had to cross the swamp.
After much rigmaro, Prince Oke finally agreed and dived into the swamp.
The others were pleased that one of the princes had gone but to their greatest surprise, Prince Arhan was no where to be found. Prince Èbubè (the last of the three Princes of Igodomigodo), pointed at the weary end of the swamp which was unsettled and whirly. They found Prince Arhan’s sandals at the bay and wondered if he too had jumped.
Then it occured to them that they too had to follow suit otherwise, they’d remain there forever. Crossing over the swamp was crossing underneath the Swamp gates, and the swamp gates are the Swamp Goddess’.
They jumped in too and behold a palace far ancient into time and more edified than any kingdom that would ever exist until the 22nd century…
How could an ugly goddess, a whore, a runt, possibly own such thrilling kingdom?
They had held their breath for long only to realize it was a waste of time. They could possibly breathe under water.
With their thoughts still nourished by the intrigues of wonder and nature, their minds explored the very facets of the roaming legend. “THE LEGEND OF THE SWAMP PALACE & THE GODDESS, OWIEZÈ.”. They never imagined there’d be a relationship between the whore swamp goddess and the most pretty goddess there ever was, Owiezè, the sea goddess.
Stories could not possibly bring these two tales to a pin-point, but it appears that tales were told for its folklore purposes. There were ofcourse, mermaids (ömamiezè) and mermen (okpiezè) and they roamed around the sea in excitement and jubilation always. Not because they had visitors, but it was actually their own way of life…
Just then a voice from closeby bidded them welcome, “Welcome to the Palace of the Stone Goddess and Goddess of beauty in her own pedigree, Mortals.” the voice said from behind them and it was a male.
But there was a difference in this tale that doesn’t quite match the tales from other merpeople story. They were categorically distinguished.
In what way (s)? Find out.
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