Adventures of royland -- the supernatural

                       The witch

                 Unexpected love

I got lost yet again in a jungle in south America but this time i was passing through checking out some of the exotic animals and trees when i made my way to an open space of land with lots of swamps and beautiful stones I Bent over to pick up one  of the stones to check out it's shape and design up close, I was not paying attention to my surroundings at the time,   and  I got bitten by  a snake I didn't even know what kind of snake it was . I started to get all  disoriented and started  stumbling around i had  lost all  my food stuff  and all I had left  was  a half canteen of water so as I was  stumbling around to find a river or something, all  the while my body was getting more and more lazy from the snake bite  and in the process of doing so I blacked out.  When I regained consciousness I woke up to the smell of spices and burning wood and a strange woman standing over me, I  was still partly drowsy and just  fell asleep again but as soon as I woke up the second time  this  same woman asked me how I was feeling I replied I was feeling better but I was still confused as  to who she was and  how I got there in the strange  cabin with her taking care of me, so I quickly asked her to please tell me who are you? she  answered and said her name was Robin and she was a healer and herbalist  and that i was in  her home, so i thanked her for saving my life and taking care of me she smiled and tells me to relax  and just let her take care of me until I was able to move around. she said that  she was expecting me  I lift up my head and asked her if she was a witch or something  how could you possibly have been expecting me?   she just smiled  and laugh out loud at my question and replied that  she  was not a which, but that she saw me  from a distance stumbling around  coming in the direction of  her cabin and as I  collapsed on the ground that she brought me  back to the cabin with her truck . I however I was not so  convinced about her answer that easily after all the smell and look of  her  cabin was very strange with bottles of different colorful liquids and spices and leaves all over the place,  I was grateful for the help, But I was still curious about this strange woman however I accepted her help thankfully, and decided to stay with her until I was OK enough to move and be on my way.I was really enjoying my time spent with her after all she was a very beautiful woman and easy to talk to, I asked her how come she  was living alone so far away from the closest nearby town she immediately started crying and told me that she understood why I had  mistaken her for a which because her grandmother and one of her mother's sisters practiced which craft and as a  young girl she was expected  to learn it because it was part of her family's  tradition. So because of the view of  the people in the community she grew up in, she decided to live in isolation and makes money by selling her herbal medicine to people in the small villages nearby. I  apologise for making her uncomfortable with my question but she said that it was OK and wiped her eyes, I  of course was trying not to be judgemental about her background  and that of her family or her profession, after all I was a guest  in her home and she had saved my life the more I spent time with her the more I realize how amazing she was with healing and remedies for virtually everything. She was great at a lot of things From hunting for animals and fishing  to mountain climbing   she was just great, about a week after staying with her I found  myself  beginning to feel more attached to this  strange woman every day we would have long meaningful conversation and learn more about each other, after all there was not much more to do  other than just sitting around waiting to get better, so I asked her if she ever had a family of her own she laughed and said she has a  eleven year old  daughter who stayed with her mother in the city in order to go to shcool and that she visited from time to time.  she then asked me about my family all I told her was about my ex wife and of my  bad love life  so we both started laughing and continued to drink   some of her homemade wine which was amazing a little bit too sweet for me, but it taste amazing never the less.we talked to early hours of the morning  until we fell asleep, when I woke up she was laying on my chest fast asleep I was fascinated with this woman not only did she save my life but she took a liking to me very easily.  As  the day went on I tried to make myself useful around the cabin and to get some exercise as she drives out to sell her herbal medicine in a nearby village, I started to snoop around looking to see what  and if I could learn more about her and I stumbled upon a skull turned upside down I almost drop it out of shock but i quickly put it back before I did something I would regret later when she came back in the evening she immediately came and checked out my  hand that had been bitten by the snake, the swelling and redness was not as bad as a week ago when we met but still painful she changed my bandages and went to making dinner for us, as robin  Bent down on  the floor she picked up the skull and asked me if I moved it I stuttered yes  and that I found it  while looking around and as i looked at her face  i saw  she was very angry that she started to break things all the time not saying a word to me and she just turns to me and started crying and shouting "yes OK  yes I am a witch  at least I use to be one as a teenager my grandmother made me practice the magical arts from a young age and I was very good at it but I hated the way people looked at us like we were evil, I had no friends and no normal life so I gradually moved away from that part of my family. the skull you found belong to my great great grandmother who was a great white witch and a healer to many people in her time, but when she died my great grandmother ,my grandmother and my aunt wrote a spell on the skull so that is why I have been keeping it all these years because it means a lot to my family when I saw that you found it I  thought  that  you would you get disgusted or even scared of me and  that you would want to leave and continue on your journey  I am just tired of people keeping away from me because of misunderstanding me so that is why I got angry when you  had found the skull " I apologize for snooping around and told her that I had never planned on leaving  even if you was a witch, and that I was an open minded person I admitted that I was  shocked at first because I had never met someone like her before Then she calmed down. I explained that I liked staying with her in the cabin, as we had  our dinner later that night, she looks over at me and just pounced on me and started kissing me and the feeling was the same for me as I had fallen in love with this strange  but amazing woman I ended up spending tree more weeks with her going out from time to time to check out the nearby forest as I  had really loved the outdoors. but I still had to go back to my archaeological work, the day I was about to leave her we spent the whole day in each other's arms just doing nothing but eating bits and pieces of fruit and  enjoying each other's company, I decided to leave at night because I wanted to see the nearby villages at night so we derived from the cabin to all the nearby villages stopping at different spots enjoying  some of the culture of local we enjoyed many foods and local wines from across South America at one of the nearby trading hubs. afterwards that I decided to stay with Robin for a few weeks more we spent time getting to more about each other and gradually I loved her even more it was like we were meant for each other Long lost soulmates who had finally found each other I was interested in getting to know her daughter and hopefully becoming apart her life as well about two months more had passed and I finally decided to leave we Left early one morning and headed out to the nearest transport station as me  and Robin  reached a transport station we hugged, kissed and said our goodbyes as I promised to see her again as soon as I am back in south America, and I left for my next work project. 

Adventures of royland - trees

              - ON sacred Land -

                        The trees

            

I had received an invitation from  one of my  archaeologist  frinds to help her out with a new discovery found in the amazon rainforest of a partly standing structure with nepelang markings on its base and inner walls so that she can get permission from the local government to be able to  have an  organized dig started.
     I was only given the directions of how to get to  this monument in the amazon but which path to take was not told to me, so i was off to my new and exciting adventure to explore this nepelang monument, as soon as I arrived I made shore of checking my maps and outdoor gear all was ready and set  for me to make the long walk to this monument.
About two hours in a came to an unmistakably strange set of trees cut off at the stumps  so since it was not going to take me away from my predetermined destination I decided it would not hurt me to walk through and check them out as I passed. But as soon as I placed my first step on the edge of the first tree an arrow shot across me making a deep cut on my right shoulder so I stopped as I realize I had just done  something very wrong my passed experiences with ancient civilizations and cultures have thought me to always be careful about disturbing or damaging important monuments. I had no idea what this was all about but was soon about to find out what exactly I had done wrong.
    At this point I am  in a lot of pain in my right shoulder  because of the arrow that hit me,  but I still try to reach out my hands up and out to show I have no weapons of any sort  but the tribesmen shouted at me  in some strange language, and it's at this point  that I got a  surprising shock,
    A man was  coming up from underground from  under one of the trees and telling me to be calm so I quickly ask him what did I do to cause the tribesmen to shoot arrows at me he explained that I had stepped on sacred ground and it was forbidden for an outsider to be on their land, I quickly apologize  for the misunderstanding and I was invited to join them in their underground home, now I was excited not only was I about   to experience an amazing way of life but to interact with a totally new tribe of people
  As we got inside I was treated for my  injury  by one of their tribe doctors using some sort of pounded tree bark, it was then  I am  introduced to the chiefs of the tribe which was the man I met earlier and his brother, they ask me what was my  reason for being out in this part of the forest I explained that I am an archaeologist  and that I  was hoping to explore   a nearby ancient monument  so they said that they knew of a large structure  that was up river and that  it's the only large  structure along the river and that it may be what I was looking for, and that I just needed to follow the the river and I would eventually get to it.  I ask  them how is it that they speak English like me then  one of them  explained to me that "we  trade the skins of animals with the  outside buyers on the mainland and they would trade spices and oils with our people so the language after a while became popular to us  and easy to speak", so I then curiously asked how is it that tribes people lived underground   I am told that the trees and the ground is all sacred  ancestral land and that "Many years ago outsiders came to the land to get the medicinal tree bark and plants that the land produced we tried to keep them away from desecrating our ancestors land but they still came and again and again trying to cut  from the trees, fighting over  the land broke out between the two peoples  and both sides took losses, so finally we decided to cut off the top of the trees to prevent the outsiders from coming back and  ever take any thing from our land again and we  decided to dig a set of large underground tunnels in the ground directly under each tree and that is how the tribe survived all these years  with out any outside influences"  so I was given a brief tour of the tunnels  Underground and it was an amazing spectacle They had everything from water and food to separate isolated  Chambers for sleeping and even  burying the Dead  and with  small areas for  plants and cooking they explained that for bathing they used the river or sometimes they collected rainwater and would clean themselves underground if is that the river  became occupied with outsiders, one of them told "we don't hate outsiders we never did but our people and our land is very  important to us and  to keep us safe we limit our dealings with them" I explained that I understand the value of their reason. I was told that for meat that they hunted  in the nearby forests and that is how they got there meat and animal skins for trading. I was allowed to spend time with them until my injury had healed enough for me to take my  leave and be on my way , but  I was not granted to take any pictures of their lives or location  I was happy to accept this because it meant I would be allowed to have knowledge about a people I never knew existed. I was given two unmarried women to tend to my needs for it was against the their tradition for a married woman to take care of a man other than her husband or her father if he no longer has a wife,  as time went on for about two  days  one of the tribeswomen that was tending to me  took a  liking to me,  and as excited and pleased  by whole prospect of a beautiful tribeswoman becoming mine, I knew it was probably not allowed, as it was explained to me  it was not accepted among them, and was   forbidden for someone outside of the tribe to  be married to one of their own as this keeps the bloodline pure and the identity of the tribe safe and it brings honour to their ancestors.  I respectfully explained that it was never my intention to interfere with their cultural tradition  and i thanked them for explaining their way of life to me, as two more days had passed, it was time for me to take my leave of this amazing people as I was about to be on my way  I was given medicinal  tree barks and plant roots and told how to use it if  and when needed . I said my goodbyes and headed out because I still needed to get to the nepelang monument up river after all that was the reason for my trip to the amazon forest in  the first place so I left the tribespeople and begun my long walk once more.

Adventures of royland- stone love

Looking for stones
and finding love
    Part one

Adventures of royland -hot*2

Trip to volcano island
            Part two

I immediately asked for permission to explore the island
But one of the elders tells me I will need permission from the Chief so I respectful request for a meeting with the Chief of the tribe so I  was allowed to see the Chief who happened to be a woman and last remaining member of the warrior clan I was asked to sit facing the Chief and bow as a sign of respect so the Chief tells me" I am hakto nela  Chief of the smoke nepelang  tribe so I ask if I can be allowed to visit some of other parts of the island  and the other parts of structure we were in I was told only if I am accompanied by one of the  tribe members so I happily agreed to the terms .
So as I was led outside to the  other inner parts of the building and I got to see some of older artwork and writings of the tribe.
As we got outside  I immediately wanted to visit one of the nearby cave systems so  as we got closer to the mouth of the cave  i lost my footing and slipped into a crack in the side of the cave unfortunately the tribe member who escorted me  was too old to come down and get me out so he tells me he is going to get help,  so now I was trapped and lost in a part of the cave  and  I had no way of understanding how to get out. But as I walk around  checking to see if I can find a safe way out I see painted art all over the Walls of the cave but somewhat more primitive in style  than the the building in the middle of the island. As hours passed and I am still wondering about a way to get out of the cave  I finally get rescued from two of the elders and some of warriors,
But I was so  exhausted that I must have blacked out when I become conscious of my surroundings and realized that I was with one of their healers and a tent away from the tribe, I tried to get up  but I was too week to do so because I had no food or water in the cave I was trapped in  so dehydration seemed to be one of my problems but as  I saw the healer coming over  to help me I grabbed her arms and tried to pull myself up but she told me  to be still and rest that she would take care of me she brought me a hot water like liquid and told me to drink slowly as I drank it I felt more alert and strong, I had noticed that she had European facial features so I just ask her why she stayed away from the rest of the tribe she explained  "her people are slaves to the nepelang people.
And that they had come  to this island  hundreds of years ago on ships  exploring the island but my people got greedy when they saw the gold on the island they tried to take  it for themselves but the nepelang people tried to stop  them,  when my people first arrived on the first day, the tribe's chief  at the time sent a small child with flowers to meet them  to see if to see if they had come in peace but they pulled out weapons and killed one of the tribe's people  and and small avoidable war started it got worse when my people saw all the gold  on the structures and different part of island and they tried the take it by force many people lost their lives on both sides

The gold was very important to the tribe and  they used  it in the building of their homes  but eventually and my people lost we were asked to help the tribe as punishment for starting the conflict,  but my people my refused and were turned into slaves we had medicine and were forced to treat the tribes people we thought them to speak our language  as a way of communicating with each other more freely   and that is the way it has been for all these generations  as told to me by my parents and grandparents they don't treat us badly  anymore and we interact with them peacefully but we are still not allowed  to live with them"
     So I asked if she had a name she said her name was Lisa
So I decided to stay with Lisa for some time after all my crew was safe  back with the tribes people
As she treated me and I got better we spent some of the time getting to know each other we exchanged stories and enjoyed each others company but I wanted to see more of island and she agreed to help me to  learned as much as i can she took me to  every major point on the island days later we  eventually are joined by my crew and we took samples and pictures of everything except for the people  as a way of we agreed to keep the fact that they are living on the island a secret.  
    So i requested to see the Chief and I was allowed  to see her again so I asked her respectfully if she would consider allowing the people of the healer and his people to live together she  answered me and said and that the mistakes of the passed generations should be left in the pass and that she  saw nothing wrong with mixing the two peoples. So the people of the healer Lisa who lived in caves on other side of island came and started to live with the nepelang people in peaceful dwellings for the first time,we had spent over a month with this newly created tribe the Chief now says to all the tribe will forever be known as the free nepelang and together  they will build a strong and new tribe.
    So as it was time for me and small crew to leave the island I asked Lisa if she would come  with us to see some of the outside world beyond but she declined the offer explaining she was the only healer left of her people as was her  mother and grandmother before her she kissed me  on the  cheeks  smiled and thanked me for making her life so lively the passed few days.
    As we are about to leave we are given food and a type of local wine of the tribe for our trip by the Chief, the Chief tells me we are welcomed to island anytime as long as it is just me and my  crew. and we agreed.
so as we say  our goodbyes  to the island and it's people and as  we walk to our boat I know to myself that  we will never forget  the memories we made.
     As we set off to the boat ready to head out to sea we heard a voice shouting from the island only to turnaround and see Lisa running towards us grasping for breath she explains to me how she given

Adventures of royland-hot*1

         Trip to  volcano island
                Part one

I was heading out to sea once again  but this time  not  for the fish or the ocean view but to look for an island lost to history, it was nicknamed volcano island because of having many small volcanoes taking over the island surface,  and  that a possible tribe settlement still lived there after all these years really excited me, I did not know if they are of the nepelang  people or not but they  are said to be good with their hands and have a rich cultural  lifestyle  and are a very advanced people I wanted to do own experiment with the island.
    I was  very excited about getting to the island and doing my own investigation of  it's tribe's people  , as  my digging crew and I was about thirty minutes out when we saw smoke ascending and what seemed to be old stone walls so we knew that it was still inhabited by people. however we had no idea of knowing if they are the kind of people to be  violent or welcoming to strangers but we were about to find out,
As  soon as we step foot on the beach we saw a little girl coming towards us with flowers in her hands to meet us. At first I  was confused as  to why a child will be running out to meet us but I knew from past  experiences Situations like this can be a test of some kind  from the tribes people for first contact situations, or it can be dangerous trap leading to an ambush of some sort, so I  knelt down to the  small child and accepted the flowers and smiled and I told my  dig crew to do the same .
    And then the islanders came out to meet us with  Spears in one hand and baskets  full of fruits  in the other hand and saying welcome  to us, in our own English  language  but more like a Victorian old style of English they sounded strange saying it with their tribal slang, but we became so relieved that  they are a friendly kind of people,  they now stepped aside for their elders to greet us who  explained that we needed to get inland, away from the sea as they lived  in the middle of the island, as we got closer to the middle of the island  to the settlement  of the tribe I notice that their home was a large  building with some partial nepelang markings. And just as I was getting excited  We were told to stop and wait and follow what  the  elders say.
so I told  my crew to jut follow everything that they are told to do so as  not to needlessly offend anyone,
As we go inside the building I noticed that the we started to walk slowly down a slope,
as it turns out  the building was designed with a slope for a reason as I later learned it was to help gather rain water which was very valuable to the tribes people because of the  continuous hot temperatures of  the island water gets easily evaporated on the island's surface
So they catch the water as the rain falls and would allow it flow down to be stored underground.
     As we get all the way down to my surprise there was a extremely large structure Underground full of rooms and compartments with gold writing on the walls all the way down on both sides as far as can be seen  these people were  more advanced than I thought and without a doubt it was all nepelang language and cultural markings all over  I was very excited to see and learn more.

     
   

Adventures of royland - y tail*2💦👍🦷🦠❣️

   The day I met a yellow tail
                   Part two -  Draft 

As soon as I began to understand how these people came to have their distinctive yellow tails, I decided to ask the Chief why I was being tied up with vines. He explained that their tribe had met an outsider before—a man who claimed to come in peace. But in reality, he had only wanted their "green rocks."

I soon discovered that these "green rocks" were large, natural, uncut jade stones scattered across the land. Even the Chief's ceremonial stool was nothing more than a massive, polished jade stone. The tribespeople wore small jade stones fastened with leather around their ankles, showing how valuable and sacred these stones were to them.

I quickly explained to the Chief and the villagers, who were now all staring at me with suspicion, that I had come in peace. I told them I had no knowledge of their tribe's existence until today and that I had no desire for their green rocks. I promised to keep their secret safe from the rest of the world.

The Chief, however, informed me that I would not be allowed to leave immediately. To ensure I could be trusted, they would need to keep me there for a while. Reluctantly, I agreed. The villagers untied my hands and offered me water to drink.

The woman I had encountered earlier, whose name I learned was Galis, approached me. She told me to stand and follow her. I complied, knowing I needed to gain their trust. She led me to the Chief, who, as I discovered, was her uncle and her only surviving relative.

I was instructed to sit before the Chief, and soon food was brought to me—a meal of roots, berries, fish, nuts, and large lizard meat. Not wanting to offend anyone, I ate the same food as them.

As the hours passed, I was allowed to explore the village and interact with the people. Slowly, they began to trust me, especially since the Chief and Galis had accepted me. Over the next two days, I became familiar with their isolated culture. Galis followed me everywhere, explaining their traditions, customs, and way of life. By the end of the second day, I was playing with the children, learning about their art, having my face painted, and joining in their dances. Even though I couldn’t sing in their Nepelang language, I loved the music and the festive atmosphere.

Finally, the Chief summoned me. He explained that the time had come for me to leave and return to my own people. He told me I had proven myself trustworthy. At that moment, I realized how deeply I had connected with these people. It was difficult to accept that I had to leave, but I knew it was inevitable.

As I prepared to depart, Galis approached me. Tears streamed down her face as she hugged me tightly and kissed me in front of her uncle. I couldn’t help but smile, thinking back to how this same woman had tried to kill me when we first met.

I said my goodbyes and tried not to cry as I left. Galis walked with me to the base of the tower where we had first met. There, we shared one final embrace and kiss before I turned to leave. As I walked away, tears welled up in my eyes, knowing it was the last time I would see Galis and her people.

And so ended my unforgettable adventure with the lost tribe of the yellow-tailed Nepelang people.

Adventures of royland

              THE NEPELANG YELLOW TAIL 

                          Chapter one 

    Dense jungle pressed close, the humid air thick with the scent of rain-soaked earth and the whispers of ancient secrets. I clung to the rough stone of the Nepelang tower, my fingers aching as I pulled myself up with all my strength, each step a battle against the slick surface Covered in vines and moss and dead leaves, The rain had just fallen,  the ancient stones treacherously slippery, but I pressed on, driven by the need to decipher the secrets of the  walls. As an archaeologist and anthropologist, this was my life’s work—unearthing the lost stories of forgotten civilizations.Near the top, I spotted a shadow in an opening that appeared to be a window. My heart quickened. There was no record of anyone living in these ruins—after all, the Nepelang civilization had vanished nearly eight hundred years ago. Curiosity overwhelmed caution, and I leaned in to peer inside. What I saw sent a jolt of disbelief through me: a large woman, bathed in the golden light streaming from the opposite side of the tower, sat calmly as if she belonged there.I knew no one was supposed to be here. The Nepelang people were long extinct—every text, every artifact, pointed to this undeniable fact. Yet here she was, a living, breathing enigma. Without thinking, I hoisted myself through the window to get a closer look.The moment she saw me, her calm demeanor shattered. With startling speed, she hurled a spear in my direction. It whistled past my ear, embedding itself in the wall behind me. My heart pounded as I raised my hands in a gesture of peace, trying to convey that I meant no harm. She spoke then, her voice sharp and commanding, in a language I recognized instantly—the ancient Nepelang tongue, thought to be lost to time.It was impossible. My mind reeled as I stood there, mouth agape. The Nepelang people were gone, only their ruins remained, and yet I understood her words, though I could not speak them myself. I had spent years studying their inscriptions, piecing together the puzzle of their culture, but never did I imagine I would hear their language spoken aloud.She told me no one was allowed in the tower but her people. Her people. My confusion deepened, but before I could process the implications, she turned to leave, commanding me to follow. As she did, something caught my eye—a tail. She had a tail.I must have stared too long, for she snapped her head back, eyes blazing with anger, and shouted at me to stop, saying it was a grave disrespect for anyone but her father to look upon it. My throat went dry as I nodded, silently chastising myself for my lack of discretion. But I followed, my mind spinning with questions, my disbelief warring with the undeniable reality before me.We descended into the heart of the ruins, and as we emerged into a vast clearing, I saw them—dozens of people, all with the same small yellow tails, all bowing deeply as the woman approached. It struck me then—she was not just a woman. She was royalty. I was in the presence of a queen, perhaps even a goddess among these people.The chief of the tribe, a towering figure with a solemn expression, stepped forward, holding a bamboo rod with an air of authority. Before I could utter a word, the warriors seized me, binding my hands with vines that bit into my skin. Panic flared, but I forced myself to stay calm. With my toes, I scratched a message into the muddy ground: I come in peace.The chief’s eyes narrowed as he read my message, then he asked me, in the ancient tongue, how I knew their language. I explained, as best I could, that in the world outside, scholars had been studying the markings of the Nepelang people for centuries. His gaze darkened as he listened, and when he spoke again, his voice was heavy with sorrow.He told me that his tribe had been cursed, cut off from their ancestors for the sin of having a tail. My heart ached as I realized the depth of their isolation, the pain of being separated from their own history, from the world that had forgotten them.As I stood there, surrounded by the living echoes of a lost civilization, I knew my life would never be the same. I had found the Nepelang people—not as relics in dusty tombs, but alive, hidden away from the world. And now, I had to find a way to bridge the gap between our worlds, to help them reclaim their place in history, or perhaps, to protect their secrets forever