Chapter Three: The Bihoshi Village Celebration
The moon shone down upon the village as the feast began. All the beautiful villagers were busy dancing, eating, or participating in some other festival-like activity. The children ran about chasing each other, as some of the male villagers preformed routines with flaming poles. Women and men alike danced to the cadence of drums in the air, but the main focus of the village was at the food table.
A chorus of "oohs" and "ahhs" echoed from the table as the villagers looked upon the scene that was playing out. "I've never seen anyone eat like that." said one of the villagers.
"She truly is a marvel." said another. He stared on as Alvida ferociously ripped into her fourth piece of meat, tearing it all straight off the bone in one bite. She quickly swallowed the portion and went straight into another bowl of vegetables from the village gardens. She tilted the bowl upwards and drained the entire thing in one go.
She slammed the now empty bowl on the table before letting out a contented sigh. "Now this is the life!" she screamed as a wide grin plastered her face.
The village chief ran up to her side, kneeling once more to grab her hand. "My beautiful Alivda," he said, as Alvida had told him her name briefly after the festival preparations had began, "You truly are our villages ideal model of beauty." he said in his silky smooth voice the seemed to caused roses to bloom about him just by the sound.
"Oh, do go on." said Alvida still smiling
"You are a true vision of beauty." said the chief. "Tall, muscular, incredibly large, a ferocious appetite that could outdo even the greatest of beasts. You are so large they could break rocks as easily as if they were hollow pots, and your mass is so great that you could stop a rampaging beast in its tracks without even trying. You truly are perfection." he said smiling with his eyes closed.
"Say what now?" said Alvida, a forced grin plastering her face, her eyes covered in shadow, and a large stitch jutting out from her forehead. Just then, one of the males ran out of the jungle and fell to his knees before the chief and Alvida.
"Chief Haryuu, members of the Gokibaka tribe are coming this way." There was a series of gasps and comments from the surrounding villagers. "They're almost here."
"Correction, we are here." said a voice from the shadows. A gorgeous man with spiked blue hair and perfect biceps came out of the jungle, followed by many more beautiful warriors, all wearing brown loin cloths. "So the rumors are true."
"What do you want here Fubito?" said Haryuu as he rose from his kneeling position.
"Uh, who are they?" asked Alvida leaning over to the man who had run out of the jungle with the warning.
"That's the Gokibaka tribe, our rival tribe upon the island. We compete with them at everything. Hunting, best gardens, strongest people, you name it, and that's their leader, Fubito. He and Haryuu have been rivals ever since they were children."
"Is that anyway to talk to a guest?" said Fubito to Haryuu. "We just came by to see about the rumors of an astonishing beauty in your midst, and it seems that such rumors could not even hope to do justice to the one you have here." he said looking at Alvida.
"Okay, you've seen our sweet Alvida, now go away!" said Chief Haryuu as he swiped his hand through the air to emphasize his point.
"Oh, but what kind of people would we be if we saw your fair lady, without showing you ours." He said, stepping aside of the dark hole in the jungle foliage from which he had come. The ground began to shake with a slow series of crashes. It sounded as if some great beast was trampling towards the camp. Alvida leaned forward to try to see what was coming her way.
A dark form suddenly began to take shape as the crashes neared the village. It took one last step forward before the darkness receded off its large figure. There were gasps of astonishment from the surrounding villagers. She was gargantuan. Her bulk was slightly larger than that of Alvida. Her Light brown hair was twisted back into a flowing mane of dreadlocks, and black paint created circles around her eyes. Her large red lips were drawn back in a sneer across her round face, making her look as if she thought everyone she saw was slime beneath her feet.
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce Onaku, the most beautiful woman in all the world." said Fubito with a bow. There was another series of gasps and "ahhs" from the surrounding crowd.
"Hey, that's my club!" said Alvida, standing up from her chair and slamming her large hands down upon the table, her face assuming an angry expression included with teeth turned to pointed fangs and eyes turned blank with rage, and indeed, swung over her right shoulder was Alvida's Iron club.
"Please, I found this on the beach this morning. A weakling like you would never be able to handle a weapon like this." said Onaku as her deep voice took on a sneer.
"What did you say?" said Alvida in a dagerously quiet voice, her eyes overcast with shadow and a stitch appearing in her forehead. "What would a hag like you know about strength?!" she yelled angrily.
"You wanna say that again donkey breath?" said Onaku taking a step forward.
"Ladies, ladies please." said Fubito raising his hands up in a placating gesture as he got in between the two behemoth women. "It seems the only way to solve this is with a contest!" he yelled to the assembled crowd of villagers. There was a varied series of responses from those who were witnessing the event. "If that's okay with you, your loveliness." he said to Alvida.
"I told you our villages like to compete at everything." Said the man who Alvida had asked about the Gokibaka tribe, but his words where lost on her, as she stared intently at her new adversary.
"Darn straight it's okay. Whatever kind of contest it is I'll take old hag face over there down!" she said angrily.
"You heard her. Our Lady Alvida shall be victorious!" proclaimed Chief Haryuu to a chorus of cheers from all the members of the Bihoshi tribe.
"We shall see." said Fubito. "In three days time, Lady Onaku of the Gokibaka tribe and Lady Alvida of the Bihoshi tribe shall face off in a battle of strength to determine who is truly the most beautiful woman in all the world! The winner shall receive the iron club, and a gift from the opposing village!" proclaimed Chief Fubito to a chorus of cheers from the Gokibaka tribe members.
"I'll see you there hag face." said Alvida.
"I'd rather not see your ugly face there." said Onaku as lightning bolts were exchanged between them over the distance. The Gokibaka tribe retreated back into the jungle with a chorus of cheers, leaving Alvida and the Bihoshi tribe to watch from behind.