The Adventures of Brown D. Kayla
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Chapter 5: Controversy in the Island
The crowd began to quiet down after Priest Kira settled them down. It was pretty obvious that Paige, Lily, and I would be fighting against of mob of angry religious people. Not only that I was going to be against the mysterious and unknown priest. The priest looked at me not coldly, but disturbingly calm.
"Young visitors, welcome to our wonderful island. What brings you weary travelers here?" Kira said very promptly.
"Uhhh...Thanks? We came here for a pit stop." I said surprised.
"You'd probably don't know our teachings, our gods, and so on." He said, "Let me explain..." he
said but I wanted to argue, but I kept my mouth shut. I want to know the sun god's point of view.
"We are the chosen ones of the sun god. We are the ones that will be saved from his wrath. If we do what the sun god has told us we will be in his kingdom of paradise: The temple of Sol Aramagai. We are still trying to wash the unclean and make them pure, but there are a few complications. Many are resisting, but our word is pure. So, we have to convince them." He said.
"And how are you or your people convincing them, eh?" Paige asked
"Well, it's simple. We just tell them about the word, and if they accept, that's good. If not we'd try again." The priest said.
The first thought that came to me was the he was totally lying. I was also thinking about Lily's reaction. Even though, I don't know much about her, but I know she's gonna make a fit about it. It's her people that's suffering, so I can somewhat imagine the pain she's feeling.
"Priest Kira, if it's your name, we saw some unusual happenings in the island. It seems that your men are beating up the other clan. Are The Luna clan and the Sol clan enemies?" I asked kindly.
For some reason, he smiled at me. I guess I was polite for asking that question. Paige looked at me like if I was gonna take his side.
"Well, it's hard to explain to a non-believer, but I think I can make a shorten version. The sun god and the moon goddess used to be harmony. They helped each other. In fact, we prayed to both gods. Like for example, the Luna clan prayed for the sun god for their crops and we pray to the goddess for safety and such. One day, the gods started to fight against each other. There were harsh summers and winters that killed some our crops and killed a few of our people. We only have limited amount of food and water. Most of the cattle and meat died of dehydration and lack of food. Some of our people and theirs died of malnutrition, hyperthermia, heat stroke, frostbite and hypothermia. The fighting lasted for 60 days. All of us suffered, we thought it as the end of the world. Until, one occasion, the sun god gave us a message."
He said, "I have made a decree that our worship is only supreme worship. The moon goddess and her people are not our allies anymore. They must be converted to our ways or else they will suffer the wrath of mines. The power of Luna IS INFERIOR! Go! GO! Tell my people what I have said to you."
"After what He said, we became separate. I think our men hate the Luna clan so much, that they have no hesitation to annihilate them. Sometimes it's hard to stop them, but I have no plan in this." Kira said guilty.
"You mean it though. YOU PLANNED EVERYTHING! YOU MADE THAT STORY UP! We were in harmony until you showed up. You mean destroying everything of the moon goddess's people until there's nothing, until they have no choice but to turn to the Sol god. If they do not repent they will be eliminated." Lily said angrily.
The people were starting to grumble and got angry. They started to get closer to us. Priest Kira looked coldly at Lily. I felt a cold wind on my back. I feel that Paige and I should just leave right now and leave Lily but I'm not that type of person.
"You are speaking lies, my friend." He said sternly.
"I'm not your friend eff'n deceiver! You can deceive these people, but I know the truth! You will pay for all the murders of my clan!" Lily swore.
"Let's not make so much retaliation. The people will hear you, and will destroy. They don't care if you are girl. Just be silent." Kira helped.
"I will never be silent you bastard! YOU WILL be punished! I swear..." She yelled.
"Well, this is not good. Lily's making a mess and now..." Paige said concerned.
"Yeah, I get it. We'll be the ones to save her ass." I said like if I was a know it all.
"Lily, let's not start a controversy. Remember we're on enemy turf. They can crush us if they want." I reminded her.
"Well, it's not..." before she could say anything, "Okay, maybe I was a little overboard. Thank you sister Kayla." She said humbled.
Not too long, one of the Luna clan members jolted up as a bunch of middle age men punched, kicked, and once the man got up one of the thugs stabbed him five times and left him for dead. One of the thugs said "Hail Sol" and everyone was in an uprising!
"Did they not see that!" Lily protested.
"Apparently not..." I said sarcastically.
"Those people are barbaric!"She shouted, but no one could hear her.
"I think we have to..." Paige spoke but more concerned, "...get out of here. "
Weirdly, the crowd was silent... Too silent... Everything became calm, very calm. Even the birds hushed their chirping and the small animals quiet their chattering. I gulped hard knowing that something eerie or odd was going to happen. I don't think it was eerie at all. I think it was ominous foreshadowing.
"Young lady with the blue top, what's your name?" he asked.
"Uhhhh... Kayla, sir. My name is Kayla." I said nervous.
"So your name is Kayla. Your name means pure. Your name... Pure..." he said softly, as he touched her puffy cheeks.
"Don't you dare..."Paige said with anger holding her pistol in her right hand.
"You can't do anything about it. I think I found the one... Come Kayla, come and follow your destiny..." he said with a smile.
"...No! I'll never go with you..." I said.
"Soon, my white flower, you will come... I guess it's not your time, but soon." He said disappointed.
A messenger ran in the direction of Priest Kira, he stopped and panted. He catches his breath.
"Jonah, what's the matter? Is everything okay?" he asked firmly.
"No, not everything is okay. The news for you is quite devastating. Someone has killed one of the five sages! You father died by 10 gun shots to the back and bled to death. I saw it with my own eyes. I think it was the Luna clan." The messenger said.
"My god!" Kira shouted in horror, "Father is dead?"
"Crap! Even though, we didn't start anything, someone did... Now revenge controls the mind and the soul. They will fight back. At this point, it will start a war." I thought.
"Let's get out of here." Paige whispered.
While everyone was enraged, we silently got away from the mob. Kira gets up and brushes the dirt off his robe. He saw the three teens escape.
"My white flower, you will return... Destiny draws nigh on you, my young one. Let not your friends guide you to impurity, but in holiness. I will make sure that you come closer to the light. Stay pure..." he said quietly.
End of chapter 5
What does Kira want with Kayla? Will there be a war between the Sol and the Luna clan? Stay tuned for the next chapter.