Barbaric and Savages

Noah, who is seem upset with the story are frowning. "I'm starting to hate that female Nala."

Ben, who is also frowning, said, "Me too. Please continue the story, elder."

Elder Benjamin continued. "Okay. Then two men of our clan agreed to Nala's plan. They went to see Amaiah, told her that Lucas is calling for her and bring her near the lake in the cave and attempted to flirt with her. While Nala who went to get Lucas to show him what was happening. Lucas can't really understand what they're talking as both him and Nala are flying. He thought that Amaiah is being unfaithful to him. He drags Amaiah up in the air, brought her to their hut and hurt her, causing her to bleed and lost her baby.

Elder Benjamin stopped for a moment, sigh and then continued, "He brought back Amaiah to her own village. He then went to Nala and became mates with her. Forgetting what he promised to Amaiah."

Noah put both her hands to cover his lips out of shocked. He can't believe that a male can hurt a female just because of jealousy.

He then remembered Ren. What if Mar will hurt Ren, just like Lucas hurt Amaiah. "Oh goddess Luna, please keep her safe." He thought to himself.

"You both know that unfulfilled promise is equivalent to a punishment from the goddess Luna, right?" Elder Benjamin asked the two youngsters.

Both Noah and Ben nodded.

"Amaiah knows exactly what happens. She knows that those two men only lure her near the lake so that Lucas will be angry at her. Before she killed herself, her hatred towards those two men and especially Lucas are so powerful that she asked the goddess Luna to punish Lucas and our clan. She prays to the goddess to give the people our clan a very long life, so that we will know the feeling of losing a love one over time. That's where the curse of our clan came from. The goddess Luna also punished Lucas and the men of our clan to only have a male offspring. It is because of the unfulfilled promise of Lucas to Amaiah to take care of her and their baby."

Noah is so heart broken to hear this story. Now he knows why the elders rarely talk about it.

Ben, who is curious, asked elder Benjamin. "I understand why we have this curse. But what is the connection to that story with why the other beast people hates us and to spread a rumor about us?"

"About that, well Amaiah is a very famous female for being beautiful, nice and gentle. Her beauty is widely known to a lot of the male beast at that time. She has a lot of beast suitor from different beast clan. There are Lion beast, Tiger beast, Bear beast and so on. She came from the peacock beast village. You both know that peacock beast is one of the most beautiful beast people. Unfortunately, she chose Lucas and didn't give a chance to those other beast men. When they found out that Lucas brought back Amaiah to her village and then she killed herself, and they found out what happen from Amaiah's parents, their hatred towards our clan started. And thus the rumors that we are savages and barbaric started too."

Noah didn't know what to say. He has been living in which his ancestors, are all gentle and nice. This is the first time that he heard of them being a monster.

"They are right for calling us savages and barbaric." Noah said.

"After that incident, and the ancestors found out that they are being cursed, they change their ways and as to why you all kids are nice and good. Don't let the mistakes of your ancestors to pull you down. Instead, use it as an example on what to do and what not to do in the future."

Ben smile, "you're right elder Benjamin. We will keep being ourselves. It doesn't matter whether they like us or not, as long as we don't do them any harm."

"I'm old, but I still wish to someday see that the curse in our clan is lifted and we have all been free from this burden."