"In the beginning, the world was a sea, full of salty sea water (papa) and nothing..."
"The great God of Heaven and God of Poseidon were conceived together in the sea. They are brothers from the same egg... They both closed their eyes and emerged from the sea. Poseidon opened his eyes and took a look. The sea water made him blind, and he sank. Under the sea. The god opened his eyes and took a look. The sky showed him, and he ascended to the sky (kukatem)..."
"Then God created red ants. The ants used their bodies to fill the original red earth (sujam) on the sea. God also created black eagles (qawi), but there was no light. Out of sight and lost, I kept flying in the sky, unable to find a place to rest..."
"The god thought about it, made a disc out of red, yellow, and black clay, threw it far into the sky, and turned into the moon (kaa'ip), so there was light... But the moon was too dark, she Then she made another bright one, threw it again, and became the sun (makway)... And before she rose into the sky, she made a man and a woman out of the sun and moon. That is the Kumeya people ancestors (tama), the sun and moon in the hands of the gods!…”
On the red coast, in the evening when the sun and moon shine together, the Kumeya priests of the Yinpa tribe shake their wooden rattles and sing ancient songs of vicissitudes of life. They wore black eagle feather crowns, red, yellow and black cloth robes, and agave straw sandals on their feet. Around their necks were necklaces of shells and pearls. The inside of their nose bridges were made of bison bone jewelry. They were pierced and worn, and it hurt to look at them.
Eagle feathers, cotton cloth, agave, shell pearls, bison bones...these are the "currencies" cherished by the Kumeya people, hinting at their daily life of half hunting and half farming. The costumes with these decorations are the most solemn priestly costumes in the tribe, symbolizing thousands of years of tribal tradition!
"God gave Kang Dai, turning the departed ancestors into wind and blowing to the distant world... From the rolling mountains in the north, to the barren deserts in the east, to the endless wasteland in the south... And wherever the wind blows, there are memories of the past. Common ancestor!…”
Redstone chief Matutumbe wore an eagle feather crown and danced the war dance of tribal gatherings. His cloth robe flew like wings, and he was as agile as a mountain eagle flying over two fishes. Then, he stopped and came to the knowledgeable Mickey. He tilted his head and looked at the uninvited "shark" in front of him.
"O tribes who came from the sea in long boats! The violent sea god is sleeping on the bottom of the sea, and the majestic god of heaven is watching us. Have the winds of our ancestors ever blended together? Are you pursuing the wind? Footsteps, coming with good intentions?..."
Faced with the question from Chief Redstone, Mickey the Knowledgeable remained silent for a long time. From the other party's words, he heard many plausible Nahua words, which seemed to indicate some kind of common origin.
But when he looked at the Kumeya people, at their unique tattoos, clothing and weapons, and listened to the tribal myths sung by them... he also clearly understood the differences between the two sides. He still can't understand the other party, but he can try to communicate...
"God bless you! Respected tribal chiefs, we are the descendants of the Jiao people and your brothers in the south!... We come with goodwill and a new wind that has never been seen in the south, and we want to spread it in the far north. New life!…”
As he spoke, Mickey the Knowledgeable took out a cloth bag filled with gems and handed it into the hands of Chief Redstone.
"Friends, brothers!...This is our gift!"
Chief Hongshi took the bag, opened it and looked at it, his eyes changed. He thought for a moment, then put the bag on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"You gave me a gift. You are friends! But brothers... there must be blood and oaths!"
With that said, Chief Redstone took out a flint dagger and handed it into the hands of Mickey, the Knowledgeable One. He looked serious and spoke in simple and clear terms.
"The gods of heaven and sea...are brothers...and the oath...is a bleeding eye!"
"Brother's oath... bleeding eyes? Huh?!"
Mickey the Knowledgeable shuddered when he heard the translator's stuttering words. He took the dagger tremblingly and hesitated for a long time before he resolutely recited the name of the Lord God silently and pointed the dagger at his eyes!
"O Lord God! For your glory, spread it in the north... For the kingdom's fleet, make an alliance with the Kumeyan people... I will devoutly offer my left eye to you!..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable prayed tremblingly, mustering up the courage to finally take action. Chief Redstone shouted, interrupting him.
"Brother's oath, bloody eyes!"
Mikey the Knowledgeable heard the news and went away, only to see that Chief Redstone had swung his dagger and carved a bleeding eye on his arm. Then, with a serious look on his face, the strong chief stretched out his arm to Mickey and waited patiently.
"Arms, eyes! Stick together!"
"Huh? Carve eyes on your arms?"
Mickey, the knowledgeable man, was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. He was ecstatic in his heart, glared at the unreliable translator, and decisively waved the stone dagger, carving out a similar bloody eye. Then, the two arms came together, the blood eyes overlapped, and the blood blended together!
Seeing this scene, the surrounding Kumeya warriors suddenly burst into deafening cheers! They held the stone spears in their hands high, stepped heavily on their feet, and danced a war dance like a running buffalo. The tribal priests also beat leather drums and sang joyful songs. The crowd on the shore shouted and celebrated until they shouted the same voice like thunder!
"Silem! Kuupla! Silem! Kuupla!…"
This was the first encounter between the kingdom’s exploration fleet and the Kumeyan people. From the imminent fight, to the meeting between the two leaders, to the blood-eyed oath, and a grand welcome dinner!
Even after many months, exploration captain Zuvalo still remembers that scene deeply, remembering the two people holding hands and holding high together on the beach on the coast! Of course, what made him even more unforgettable was the warm and unrestrained welcome given by the seaside tribes after the dinner...
The bonfire was lit, and night songs sounded on the beach, like the intermittent chirping of insects in summer. And he was on the beach at night, holding a young Kumeya woman in his arms. He still remembered the call that penetrated deep into his heart, and tentatively said to the woman.
"Silem?"
"ha?"
The young woman was stunned and suddenly laughed. She shook her head, pointed at the man, then at herself, and replied.
"Silem, no. Yukul, yes."
"Silam...man and man? Brothers? Yukul...man and woman? Husband and wife?..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo pondered for a moment, thoughtfully. Then, he tried again, looked into the woman's pure eyes, and said.
"Kupla?..."
This time, the woman understood. She smiled and leaned down, swallowing Zuvalo like a tide. Then, Zuvalo also understood. It turns out that "Kupra" means "fusion".
