Episode 3

Episode summary by animus_este as reposted by # 1 critic of PEx:

November 14, 2005

Kabanata 3: Ang Pagbihag sa puso ni Juvila
(Episode 3: The Capture of Juvila’s Heart)

Forest:

The masked figure approaches the guards who have captured Raquim. She uses the magic sword against the guards and easily defeats them. With the Etherian guards dispatched Raquim gives his thanks to the masked figure who just saved his life along with the Diwatas he was trying to protect. He asks the stranger who she is and she opens her veil.

Hera Andal: Palace

Hagorn has come to pay a visit to his future wife. She merely stands before him completely veiled and not uttering a single word.

Hagorn: “Avisala Mine-a. May dala ako para sayo. Sana ay magustohan mo ang aking munting handog sa iyo”
(Greetings Mine-a. I have brought something for you. I hope that you will like this small gift that I have given you)

He has brought her a beautiful green parrot. But Mine-a still remains silent and Hagorn leaves right after presenting his gift. Upon his departure Gurna approaches Mine-a and asks if that visitor was the young prince of Hathoria. But Mine-a does not answer her as well. This puzzles Gurna asks her lady if it is really her under that veil. When she does not receive and answer she sends all the other people from the room and decides to check on the immobile figure under the veil. The lady in waiting is shocked to find not Mine-a but a dama posing as the princess under the veil. Gurna asks the lady in waiting where Mine-a has gone.

Hera Sensa: Palace

Cliatus of Hera Bolo has come to visit the leader of Hera Sensa Barkus.

Cliatus: “Avisala Barkus, pinuno ng Hera Sensa”
(Greetings Barkus, Leader of Hera Sensa)

Barkus: “Avisala Cliatus”
(Greetings Cliatus)

After greeting each other Cliatus proceeds to tell his counterpart that he has a great problem with his daughter Juvila. She has just been made a Captain of one of the Queens regiments. Barkus agrees that this is not the proper position for one such as Juvila who should instead be a partner to one of the Hera leaders. But how can this happen when Juvila will not wed anyone, unless they are able to defeat her in battle. So her father asks, who could it be that would be able to defeat his daughter. Barkus’ son Animus offers himself to challenge Juvila. At this Barkus belittles his own son:

Barkus: “Ikaw!? Ikaw na hindi kayang humawak ng espada! Ikaw na lalampa-lampa! Hindi, ako mismo ang tatalo kay Juvila, kahit na gamitin ko pa ang aking kapangyarihan.”
(You!? You who can’t even carry a sword! You weakling! No, I shall defeat Juvila myself, even if I have to use my powers to do it)


Forest:

Raquim is surprised to see the Diwata and he has been pursuing in front of him. The Diwatas thank Raquim and the stranger. Then Raquim tells the stranger that someone needs to help the Diwata, but the question is who. They need an Etherian to help the Diwatas and so they seek out Evades.

Hera Volo: Training Ground

Juvila practices her fighting skill with a blind fold which truly shows off her skill as a warrior. Her father approaches her from behind and she reacts to the presence of another in her vicinity. She is able to hold back her attack before hurting her father. She apologizes for the attack explaining that she did not know it was him. He tells her that no harm has been done and everything is perfectly alright.

Cliatus then informs his daughter that she has been challenged by Barkus, who wants to take her as a wife. She is shocked that such an old encantado is interested in her. But she does not reject the challenge, she is resolute to show the old man that she will not be had so lightly.

Hera Sensa: Palace

A slave approaches Barkus to inform him that someone has come to see him. It is the Herald to deliver a message from Cliatus. After greeting Barkus the herald hands him a scroll. Upon opening the scroll and reading the content Barkus seems pleased. It would seem that Juvila has accepted his challenge. So he sends back a verbal message for the herald to deliver. He tells the man to tell Juvila to expect him at Hera Volo at dusk the next day.

Forest:

Evades appears with a young woman standing behind him. He addresses prince Raquim and asks the young royal why they seek him. The prince explains that they need his help to protect the Diwatas. But elder Etherian tells the group that he has no help to give, and advises the group to seek shelter elsewhere before the Etherians find them again. He then asks them to leave. But before the group can move a muscle the young lady steps forward and says:

Young Lady: “Hindi sila aalis”
(They will not leave)

Everyone is surprise by this. And Mine-a has to ask who she is. The young woman tells them that she is the Diwata who’s growth was accelerated by the magic of the forest, she then asks Mine-a who she is.

Hera Sensa: Palace

Andora is walking around the palace when she comes across her brother Animus who is obviously unhappy about something. She quickly asks him:

Andora: “Bakit ka malungkot?”
(Why are you sad?)

Animus: “Dahil kay Juvila”
( It’s because of Juvila)

Andora: “Si Juvila, ng Hera Volo?”
(Juvila, of Hera Volo?)

So Animus tells his sister how he has been in love with Juvila since the first time he set eyes upon her. He was at the mountain searching for the golden colondre. He saw a vision of a woman dancing upon the mountain top who he mistook as the olondre, but turned out to be Juvila. He tried to catch her, but she was too swift for him to keep up. He then informs his sister that their father wants Juvila now, in fact he is going to Hera Volo the following day.

Andora is shocked to learn that their father has set his sights on Juvila is young enough to be his daughter. She asks her brother to tell their father of his own feelings about the younger woman. But Animus informs her that their father already knows of the young man’s feeling. Yet he still pursues the woman his son loves.

Animus then tells his sister that he is sure that their father can defeat Juvila. He believes this because he knows that their father is the keeper of the book of war which holds some of the most advanced battle techniques. Their father does not share this knowledge with anyone and with it he is nearly assured victory.

Meanwhile Barkus approaches one of the hearths in his quarters and begins to burn a scroll. The burning scroll creates an image of a fighter going through some fighting stances and Barkus imitates the stances to learn the new fighting techniques. Suddenly a woman walks into the other chamber and Barkus freezes. He is angry and tells the woman that he left orders not to be disturbed. He motions for her to come closer which she does reluctantly. Barkus then uses his power to control her mind and command her to commit suicide.

Andora tells her brother that he needs to find the golden olondre before their father can defeat Juvila. That way Animus will be able to challenge and defeat the girl himself and save her from his father. The young man is perplexed, how is he to do this in such a short time and alone. His sister reassures him that there is no need to worry, she will not leave him to accomplish this endeavor himself. She will be accompanying him in the search.

Forest:

Raquim: “Tama ang bagong dating, sino ka nga ba?”
(The young lady is right, who are you anyway?)

Mine-a: “Ako si Quesya.”
(I am Quesya)

After the introduction the young lady asks one of the Diwata warriors to come forward and give her his sword. She takes the sword from the young man and plunges it into the earth. With this action she establishes Lireo the Diwata homeland. The name Lireo means home of the Diwata in the old tongue of the gods.

Raquim finds some time alone with Quesya (Mine-a) and proceeds to thank the young woman for saving their lives. She scornfully tells him that maybe she shouldn’t of helped in the first place. Her tone of voice irks Raquim who is unaccustomed to be spoken to in that manner by someone he believes to be a slave. He approaches her saying that she does not know how to treat a prince properly, she expects an attack and quickly subdues the prince. He apologizes and tells her that he merely wishes to be her friend and to know more about her.

Later, Quesya (Mine-a) is walking alone in the forest of newly founded Lireo. She suddenly grabs her Kabilan and spins around to find the young lady standing before her.

Young Lady: “Kilala kita. Alam ko kung sino ka. Nakikita ko ang hindi nakikita ng iba, kaya kilala kita”
(I know you. I know who you are. I can see things that no one else sees, so I know you)

Quesya (Mine-a) is surprised about this young woman’s power. She even know about what Mine-a has been hiding on her back.

Sapiro: Present

Cassandra tells her grandfather that she knows what the young lady saw on Mine-a back. It is the mark of the sang’re just like the one that she along with her Ila’s have on their own backs. But she is confused at how Mine-a could have this mark and how she would become queen when she does not even like the Diwatas.
Ybrahim tells his granddaughter that perhaps the answers are all in the scroll and it would be better if she would just listen to hear what happens next.

Forest of Lireo:

Mine-a is very surprised so she asks the young lady how she learned of the mark on her back. She has had it since birth but no one has seen it before. The young lady tells her that is because they have the same blood. Mine-a thinks, how could that be. Then the young lady, young Casseopeia, delivers a cryptic message to her older sister.

Casseopeia: I am the first and you are the second. But to bring the two together is difficult.

Mine-a has more questions, but Casseopeia does not have anymore answers. She tells Mine-a that they both have a great deal to learn.

Mountain top:

Andora spies a woman glowing in gold. She gets her brother’s attention and tells him that she has found the golden olombre. She tells him to go ahead and claim it so that he will receive its power. At this Animus rushes to the valley where Andora saw the colombre, but he finds nothing. The woman has suddenly vanished into thin air. The siblings are baffled at what happened. Then from somewhere in the forest a woman aims an arrow at the two. It zooms past their heads and explodes as it hits a tree. As Andora and Animus try to evade the attack they are suddenly confronted by the archer.

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Teaser:

Mine-a is confronting her mother asking what the mark on her back really means.

Hagorn is asking a favor from Raquim, he wants his friend to accompany him on his next visit to Mine-a. Raquim eventually agrees to his friend’s request.

Avria has summoned Ether seeking her wisdom.