Chapter 58: The Duel
Bird's Nest Island is located on the road between Passa Island and Lava Island, and when viewed from mid-air, it looks like half a sun, with a steep cliff split by a knife and axe on one side, and a sail full of wind on the other, outlining a powerful arc. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoWhat's even better is that this island is composed of a whole reef, towering high above the sea, and after thousands of years of polishing and erosion by the sea, it has become a relatively regular semi-cylinder. The surface of the island is flat, with no vegetation except for gravel and gravel, but it is a paradise for seabirds. Thousands of seabirds nest and breed on the cliffs, often flying around in flocks like white clouds. Because it is the main nesting ground for seabirds, the island is called the Bird's Nest.
This is where the location of Gemba was chosen. Naga and Niga are both water-worshipping tribes, and the location of their duel is in the sea on the arc of Bird's Nest Island. There are no reefs, only raging currents, and the more difficult the duel wins, the more respected by both sides, but the most dangerous maelstrom in the Great Blue Sea has not been challenged so far, and wherever you get closer, you will be swept in, so it is known as the place of death of the Great Blue Sea.
Gemba is a duel witnessed by the god of the sea, and the ceremony is particularly grand, before the duel begins, the great wizards of both sides have to perform sacrifices on the island, which is intended to invite the god of the sea to come down to witness. They would erect wooden poles on the island to represent their clan, painted with mysterious runes, words asking for the blessing of the sea god, and most importantly, a treaty after the defeat or victory of both sides. These treaties were negotiated within three days. When the Naga are defeated, they will receive half of the territorial waters that have been lost to the Niga, and if they are defeated, they will surrender the island of Pasa, the little Niga, and become their slaves. After Niga's victory, they will not only be able to welcome back their little highness, but also be able to unify the great blue sea, and if they are defeated, they will have to hand over half of the territorial waters. Niga agreed to the terms, but demanded that Naga must ensure the safety of the little Niga, otherwise the treaty would be null and void. This is the result of the bargaining between the two sides over the course of three days. Whichever side loses, the pole of the side will be thrown into the sea, and only the pole of the victor will be left on the island, showing the glory of the victor.
The ceremony was grand, but the atmosphere was unusually solemn and heavy, and the two sides lined up face to face, like two parallel wavy lines. One end of the wavy line is connected to the island, and in the middle is the duel. Before it started, the men and horses on both sides were fighting with their eyes in the air, but it was obvious that the number of Niga was far more than that of Naga, and they were all riding various giant sea beasts, murderous and very powerful. On the other hand, on Naga's side, even if the number of dispatches of the whole clan is not as good as Niga, and most of them are old and weak women and children, so the momentum is not as good as Niga. Fortunately, they still have an unyielding heart, so they are not overwhelmed by Niga's aura. Although there were many people, the surrounding area was so quiet that only the sound of the waves could be heard, and even the seabirds did not dare to chirp as happily as before.
Tuwu swam to the island with a pole in his hand, and he barely saw how he recited the incantation under the cliff, and the sea carried him to the island. Because of Nawu's disappearance, the Niga tribe can only hurriedly put Nawu's student Yong Niga in place. Chung Niga is still a very young Niga, he has studied with Na Wu for a few years, and he has only learned one fur, and he wants him to provoke the wizard at once, and he is uneasy in his heart. Chung Niga has not yet mastered the control of the water, so he can only fly to the island in a flying fish, and cannot take the water. In this way, the wizard of the Niaga tribe was a little less powerful in front of the great wizard of the Naga tribe. After an elaborate ritual of sacrifice, the shamans of both sides erected a wooden pole on the island to indicate that the glamba could begin.
The Naga and Niga chiefs are dressed up ceremoniously today, and their faces are painted with various stripes, the Naga chiefs are mainly white stripes, and the Niga chiefs are mainly red. The most striking thing was the crown of bone on their heads, which the Naga patriarch probably painted a lot of blue, making the crown blue and black, while the Niga chief was red and purple. They all held bone spears in their hands, bone knives at their waists, and held their heads high, looking majestic.
"Losh Naga, I didn't think you would have the courage to come. Why, don't you make a shrunken turtle anymore? The Niga chief pointed his bone spear at the Naga chief.
"Yan Niga, don't talk nonsense, if you want to fight, you will fight!"
"Hmph, look for death!"
Almost at the same time, the two patriarchs rushed towards each other with bone spears! The high-speed swimming caused a white line behind their tails, which was splashed before it had time to fall. Bang! The force of the impact swept the waters around them outward, but in a few breaths, the bigger waves came down like a giant hand, and both of them were swept under the surface of the sea by the waves. The two wavy lines of Naga and Niga have risen and fallen even more, and in some places there have been breakpoints.
"Ann, I'm worried about my father." Little Naga said as he clutched Ansu's hand tightly. The Naga patriarch's injuries were not all healed, and compared to Nigalai, who was superior in strength and size, he had little chance of winning. But this was a glorious battle between the two tribes, and the Naga chief would rather die in battle than be a deserter. A warrior would rather die on the battlefield than live a lifetime. It was almost a battle to the death, but the Naga patriarch still went to it.
"Come, Loka, help me get the paint on." Naga leaned against the edge of the pool, holding the paint in one hand and patting the back with the other, looking at her son with gentle eyes.
"Father......" Little Naga clenched his little fist, his eyes were already red, but the tears were forced not to fall, but the choked voice revealed his emotions. Today is the day of gamba with Niga, and my father is about to rush to the battlefield where he belongs.
"Come on." Patriarch Naga beckoned.
Little Naga wanted to beg his father not to go, but he knew that he was fighting for the hope and glory of the clan and that he should support him. Little Naga bit her lower lip tightly, and with red eyes, she silently stepped forward to take the paint from her father's hand.
"Good ̄" Patriarch Naga touched his son's little head.
The paint-stained hand covered his father's broad back, and for as long as he could remember, his father's back, broad and tall, like an impassable wall between them. His father rarely turned back to hug him, and each time he left in a hurry. He wanted to climb the wall and hug his father's neck like the other Naga children, but every time he could only see his father's back disappear. And now, the wall was in front of him, mottled with scars, and time seemed to have narrowed and shortened it, and he could reach it with a little tiptoe. But now he hopes that this wall will always be as wide and tall as he remembers, easily holding up a piece of sky.
Little Naga applied the paint to his father's back intently and earnestly, trying to cover up the scars, as if they would disappear as a result. He didn't have much strength in his hands, and the lines he drew were like those drawn by a young child, twisting and turning, like waves in the sea. The various colors are intertwined, but instead highlight a strange beauty.
"Father, you'll be back, won't you?" Little Naga climbed onto the shoulder of the Naga patriarch and asked in his ear.
"Yes."