Y'SHAATI INTO THE DARK LANDS: PRELUDE

 The dawn of a new day in Amazonia is always considered a blessing of the Gods. The threads of destiny begin to move, allowing the natural flow of things to unfold naturally. The jungle, forever alive, always has something new to tell. The jungle never sleeps... the jungle is always watching.

The transition of a single day in this paradise is enough to fill countless books with endless stories and fables that would be impossible to understand in just one lifetime.

However, there are tales, including particularly singular rumors, that stand out among a sea of experiences. With the lens but firm passage of time, these stories are consecrated on the stage of life. It is at this moment that stories flourish and become legends.

"Didn't hear it? A young boy of the Terena tribe claims to have been saved by a strange girl with white skin like the moon and a golden mane like the sunset!"

"They say the Tupínambá-Guaraní chieftain had a revelation before the image of a supposed young woman who forgave his life and vanished into the deep rainforest. Now, he propagates his belief about her divinity... I believe him. If he says it, it must be true!"

These were the first vestiges of what was previously known as Iara's prophecy and is now known to human tribes as the legendary sightings of Q'oya-Y'uraka'i: the Queen of the Monkeys.

And since then, the experiences of contact with this entity have not ceased to arise: more and more are the cases in which people claim to have seen, both in the day as in the night, a shadow swinging among the top of the trees, a silhouette hidden among the dense foliage, a immutable figure that travels with monkeys and disappears in the brief moment that lasts a blink: the beautiful naked girl with white skin that behaves like an ape is always mentioned just after an unexpected event.

Humans want to believe that this being came to this earth for a purpose: to balance the natural order of life in Amazonia. For some strange reason they still cannot explain, it's very existence gives them a sense of peace and wellness. Many tribes begin to venerate her as a Goddess... others respect her and prefer to stay distant so as not to provoke her wrath.

The vast majority of human settlements are aware of it, but one never knows when the opportunity to be blessed with her presence will present.

Numerous groups of explorers have tried to follow the trail to know her place of origin, without success so far. The only conclusion they have is that the Monkey Queen must live beyond the limits not explored by the tribal man. An inhospitable place in which any ordinary human being couldn't survive more than five suns and five moons.

Only an animal could call a place like that "home".

Certainly, nothing closer, but and at the same time, far from reality.

The barriers of language and human understanding are not a limitation for this legend. More and more wild creatures of the jungle are aware of that feral human female who dedicates her days touring throughout the jungle, in search of protecting hopeless souls and fighting the wicked beings that harm and kill only for pleasure and not for survival.

Since its appearance and imposing triumph before one of the many Dark Gods of the Amazonia's mythologies, an increasingly large list of feats has been made known through the different animal families in the jungle.

The girl, belonging to the order of primates, specifically to the family of Naka'i monkeys, has chosen this life as its reason of living. The ethereal deity that inhabits her mortal body chose her as her incarnation to fulfill a purpose that she couldn't perform on her own.

And now, consecrated as a guardian before the eyes of all the inhabitants of Amazonia, she awaits the call of the jungle... a call that will soon make her live a new odyssey into the unknown...

Y'SHAATI'S BEGINNINGS: EPILOGUE - A LEGEND IS BORN

 

The jungle witnessed a miracle that same day. A miracle similar to life itself, since the birth of a deity before the eyes of all the inhabitants of Amazonia is told uniquely in ancient legends and fantasy tales. When two forces meet, they collide as opposite poles: from the fall and death of a legend, another one arises from those same ashes.

The primates that were there present knew it perfectly. There was no doubt about it. That same human girl, once thought to have been born without any special gift, was the bearer of the spirit of the Goddess Yacuruna. That guardian who would protect the jungle from any evil nature was present in front of their eyes.

Time would be responsible to acknowledge her feat in all Amazonia...

All the apes jumped, pounded their chests and howled excited for the epic triumph of the monkey-girl. The howls were incredibly loud and could be heard throughout the whole jungle. Y'shaati couldn't contain the emotion and joined them in their celebration, acting exactly like them.

While the euphoria of the moment remained present, the Naka'i and the Tahuayos descended to the ground to meet Y'shaati. She was happy to know that her ape brothers and sisters were safe and sound. Little by little, the apes formed a circle around her to congratulate her, while others, still incredulous of what had happened, inspected the giant anaconda's inert corpse.

Y'shaati ran towards her families to hug them like she never had before. The apes, between tears of happiness and relief, couldn't help but feel proud of their beloved girl. They told her that she was a heroine for all of them now. The monkey-girl simply smiled.

However, from one moment to another, that cute smile vanished from her face when she felt a fulminating pain that ran through her beautiful, but hurt body... Y'shaati closed her eyes and fell to the ground completely fainted. All the apes around her, worried, saw the reason for her collapse: her wounds were still bleeding. She had lost a lot of blood due to the brutal blows that Ma'i D'goa gave to Y'shaati with its spiny tail. Even several sharp scales were embedded deep in the beautiful white skin of Y'shaati. The Naka'i and the Tahuayos didn't hesitate to help her and lift her off the ground.

Desperate, the apes wanted to help the poor girl, because in spite of her feat, Y'shaati was still in danger of bleeding out and dying. However, the leaders of each primate species calmed the collective panic and decided to act immediately. They knew exactly how to help her. Quickly, one of her gorilla brothers carried Y'shaati on his back and along with all the apes, they went to take Y'shaati to a special place to heal her wounds. As if it were a congregation of faithful followers escorting a martyr, the apes walked in line to the base of Yvyra. Among its thick and tangled roots, there was a small path that ended just at the foot of the main trunk that holds the sacred tree. The apes followed this same path.

The younger monkeys had no idea where they were going, but the experienced adults knew that at the end of this road, there was a small opening in Yvyra's trunk... an entrance that led to the inner heart of the great tree.

This wasn't a place that any ape could enter, as it was considered a shrine for healing and shelter. One could only enter due to situations of high transcendence... and this was one of those special occasions.

Before entering, the leaders of the families ordered the other apes to withdraw, since only a small selected group made up of Tahuayos and Naka'i, the closest to Y'shaati, would enter into it.

Upon entering Yvyra, the apes that carried Y'shaati were surprised to see what was inside the tree: contrary to what one would think was a ghostly place, Yvyra's heart was a place beautifully illuminated by the sunlight, entering through small holes distributed throughout the tree; a great hollow full of roots, vines and ivy spirally linked up to the top of the huge trunk... as if it were a small world within the jungle itself.

In a lot of these roots, Yvyra produced a golden resin that could heal wounds miraculously. For this and many more reasons Yvyra was worshiped and considered a sanctuary. This was the leaders' idea to cure Y'shaati.

With no time to waste, the apes laid the monkey-girl down on one of these roots and took some of this resin to spread it on her deep wounds. The Naka'i and the Tahuayos covered her body with this substance and finally left her sleeping in this same place to let her regain her strength and health.

The apes knew that she wouldn't wake up until the next day. The exhaustion for the battle with Ma'i D'goa had been extreme for her. Meanwhile, the order of primates planned to gather that same night to discuss the future of Y'shaati until dawn, where they would surprise her with something incredible.

The next day, Y'shaati slowly awoke from her long and deep sleep. As she opened her beautiful azure eyes, she realized that she was alone and inside a strange place. Then, she remembered what had happened: she was celebrating together with the other apes when a sudden pain made her lose consciousness. At that moment, Y'shaati realized something shocking: her terribly hurt body was without any scratch. She inspected every small part of her own body to find some wound that would cause her the same pain, but all had disappeared. Now there were only slight scars around her back and arms. It was something quite strange.

But even stranger was the place where she was. She had never been in a place like that. When she finally got up from where she was lying, she quickly tried to climb through the spiral of roots and foliage that were on top of her, which she did easily. Her strength and agility were fully recovered.

The height of the place seemed endless. Y'shaati continued climbing and climbing after a while without being able to reach the highest point. Finally, when she reached the ceiling, she saw a hole through which she could exit that odd place. Without thinking twice, she crossed the gap to the outside.

Upon exiting, the light dazzled her eyes for a few seconds. As soon as she was able to recover her sight, she was stunned by what she saw: all the apes of all the different species were gathered scattered in the branches of the sacred tree, in the same way as they did before the titanic anaconda's assault. Now she knew it, she was in Yvyra.

But this time, the apes, seeing her leave the trunk of the tree completely healed, did something that caused Y'shaati to blush...all of them, without exception, prostrated before her.

It was at that moment that Y'shaati understood everything. The order of primates finally acknowledged her worth as a savior. She recalled once again the prophetic words of her beloved teacher K'uno:

- (K'uno): "ooh-ooh ah ... ook-ook!" Ooh-ooh ohh, ah-ah OOH OH OOOH !! (Yacuruna choose you to be her vessel ... the Savior of the Jungle, the Holy Spirit of Amazonia !!)

The leaders of the monkey families howled, communicating to Y'shaati that they finally decided to accept her for what she really is...

A deity... a Goddess...

She is the Spirit of Amazonia, destined to protect the jungle as a divine guardian that will bring peace and prosperity to all the inhabitants of the jungle. In the same way, the apes at that time declared themselves their loyal followers... willing to give absolutely everything for the sake of the jungle. More now than ever, Y'shaati had become what humans so often exclaimed that time in their unfortunate encounter: "Q'oya-Y'uraka'i"...

She was no longer just a monkey-girl... she was now their leader.... the Queen of the Monkeys...

And the only way to demonstrate to the entire world her hierarchy as the monarch of the apes, was simply to climb to the highest point of Yvyra and produce her unparalleled cry of victory.

Upon hearing all this, Y'shaati felt happier than ever in her life. At last, she had her destiny defined. A part of her heart and soul knew that this was what she wanted from the beginning. And now, everything was a reality. This was her moment to start living.

And from one moment to another, with great excitement and joy, Y'shaati climbed quickly with incredible agility to the top of the sacred tree. In the same way, all the apes, followed her to be witnesses of her coronation as guardian of the jungle.

Finally, Y'shaati reached the highest branch of Yvyra, where she observed the great landscape that was her home. From north to south, and from east to west, the vast expanse of the jungle was in front of her eyes.

And in that moment, without further hesitation, she inhaled to the top of her lungs, spreaded her arms and launched the most powerful victory cry she had ever made:

"AAAHHOOOOHHAAAAAAAAHHHHミOOOOHHHAAAAAAAHHミOOOHAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Every living being in Amazonia heard it. Even the human tribes, several kilometers away within their settlements, recognized the human cry... they thought that, without mistake, that was that girl they knew as Iara or Q'oya-Y'uraka'i.

Yes... surely it was her...

The monkey goddess of the jungle...

"Y'SHAATI, THE QUEEN OF THE MONKEYS!"   "Y'SHAATI, THE SPIRIT OF AMAZONIA!"

Y'SHAATI'S BEGINNINGS: CHAPTER 11 - BEAUTY VS BEAST PART II

 Uncertainty and a horrible feeling of despair could be breathed at that moment. The monkeys and apes knew that there was no salvation for them this day. It was the end of their linage and possibly of their species; the massacre was inevitable... or so they thought when they watched as the young human girl, that fragile and innocent monkey-girl faced Ma'i D'goa, the terrible legendary beast: a sentence of death announced. Everything would be lost...

However, the Naka'i and the Tahuayos, for some reason, remained expectant and thrilled of what their eyes showed them... they knew something that the other apes didn't, they saw it before: the hidden power of Y'shaati was manifesting itself again during the battle. That same green, shiny and resplandescent aura. It was a sign that the essence of the Goddess Yacuruna was alive within the mortal body of the young girl.

A sign of life...

A sign of hope...

While the monkeys watched from the branches of the nearby trees, Y'shaati and Ma'i D'goa continued their violent fight in the labyrinth of dried roots of the sacred Yvyra tree. The monkey-girl had managed to handle the battle quite well so far, since the anaconda was hurt in a way that had never been seen before. However, she was also a bit hurt to have received the attacks of the lethal beast, but at that moment she had a serious look on her face. Great would be everyone's surprise for what was about to happen...

The toothed serpent, from one moment to another, launched itself against Y'shaati to try to devour her again. But this time, she didn't dodge the attack... instead, Y'shaati spread her arms and stopped the anaconda's bite with her bare hands holding it by its jaws. The yellow eyes of Ma'i D'goa denoted fury and lust for destruction, but at the same time, a slight sense of surprise and fear... indeed, the giant snake still couldn't believe that a smaller creature like Y'shaati had the strength to prevent closing his powerful snout. It was inhuman... something not belonging to a mere mortal...

Right after that, Y'shaati managed to give a big kick to the neck of the beast, causing it to stagger for a moment. Just then, Y'shaati threw herself on top of the beast and for the third time, she grabbed to the beast by the back of its head, wrapping her white skinned arms and legs around its long body.

Her strategy this time was to strangle the beast's neck to break its trachea and cause a suffocation very much in Ma'i D'goa's style. The anaconda struggled uncontrollably through the jungle floor, feeling the pain of the monkey-girl's strong embrace, trying to get rid off her. It was working... the snake's scales and bones began to crack and break due to the girl's incredible strength; a considerable damage was being done. In a desperate attempt to shake her off, the beast used its long, spiny tail to connect a heavy blow to Y'shaati's back. The counterattack would be a lethal blow for both of them, but the beast didn't think twice.

From one moment to the another, the poor monkey-girl felt real pain... she felt Ma'i D'goa's tail horns pierce her beautiful and delicate white skin. The girl gave a horrible shriek of pain... a very human scream never before produced by her. Suddenly, several strands of blood sprouted from her back. Y'shaati immediately released the beast's neck and fell to the ground.

Using all her strength, she tried to recover her battle stance as quickly as possible, but at that moment, she noticed something that surprised her: the beast's neck was bleeding too, as the thorns had pierced through its thick scales... the serpent was reeling from the pain and couldn't see what was happening around.

The apes around the combat area watched horrified the poor human girl's wounds, but at the same time, they felt an enormous respect for the sacrifice she was making for her family. The Naka'i and the Tahuayos couldn't stop seeing Y'shaati as the helpless little baby girl they loved so much and that they were grateful for having had the opportunity to raise. In the bottom of their hearts, they knew that she could defeat the terrible monster. It was only a matter of time...

With the strength that her power made her recover, Y'shaati, still bleeding, took the chance to attack the giant anaconda while it was weakened. The monkey-girl rushed in and connected a series of furious and powerful punches and kicks in all parts of Ma'i D'goa's long body. She even bit the beast's tail several times to hurt him, similar to a wild animal. The toothed serpent absorbed each blow like a rag doll... its body began to feel numb while he began to spit blood out of its mouth. However, the girl noticed something quickly: despite all the powerful blows, the scaly body of the snake remained undamaged; It was obvious: thanks to its thick and resistant skin, her blows had no effect on it. Only the stroke of something sharp and pointy could fatally pierce through and wound the monster's skin, just as it had previously occurred. Because of this, the snake bled from its neck continuously.

At that moment, Y'shaati gazed at the sky, then looked at Yvyra... and suddenly, an idea came to her mind. A way to end this battle and end the threat of the titanic anaconda... it was a risky and dangerous idea, but it was better than nothing...

When the toothed snake regained its composure, the beast roared again and more angrily than ever. However, Y'shaati provoked more its anger, howling like monkey so that it would charge at her once more. Seeing the taunts of the monkey-girl, the serpent quickly attacked its prey. With great reflexes, Y'shaati again dodged the attack and began to flee from the snake, running in the direction of the great sacred tree Yvyra. The giant anaconda destroyed all the obstacles in its path while pursuing her. When she reached the base of the great tree, the monkey-girl started climbing quickly, making sure the beast was following her closely. It was all part of her plan. The monster, flooded with wrath, began to climb the tree as well.

As both rose higher and higher, the apes watching the fight from below lost sight of Y'shaati and Ma'i D'goa due to the heavy foliage of the great tree. At that moment, the Naka'i and the Tahuayos, surprised, understood what Y'shaati had planned to do. Right after, both families began to howl to communicate with the other apes so that they cleared the area where they were. Communicating among themselves, the apes moved and disappeared from there. Everything was ready.

Meanwhile, Y'shaati, jumping from branch to branch and climbing all the more, was close to reaching the top of Yvyra. When she saw the height she was at, she decided not to go further because she considered that the distance was the right one to execute her plan. Looking down, she could see how the anaconda continued to follow her, sliding through the tree in an ascending way. Both continued pulsating in intense pain, and their bodies were still bleeding... but their fight was about to end.

When Ma'i D'goa finally reached Y'shaati, the monkey-girl moved as far as possible from the center of Yvyra and settled on one of the lightest branches of the tree. The height their were at, was equivalent to being on the edge of a cliff.

The giant anaconda, completely furious and out of reason, couldn't wait to devour its prey. So much anger and desire for revenge clouded its insight and didn't allow him to see beyond the obvious trap.

Y'shaati once again provoked the beast and adopted her gorilla battle stance on all fours, as if she were going to pounce on the serpent.

Both remained quiet and motionless for a few seconds... in her mind, Y'shaati prayed the gods of Amazonia for her plan to work.

Luckily for her, a second later, it happened... Ma'i D'goa rushed wildly against Y'shaati to finally kill his prey... however... with incredible speed... Y'shaati side-stepped and dodged the anaconda's charge. The monkey-girl had completely deceived the anaconda, which caused the horrible monster to accidentally throw itself from the great tree.

It worked... Y'shaati's plan to defeat the serpent had been successful... But, without realizing it, while the long body of Ma'i D'goa was still falling, the tip of the tail of the beast hit Y'shaati, provoking her to lose balance and fall from the tree along with the serpent...

While this was happening, the apes and monkeys from below looked shocked at the horrible scene: Ma'i D'goa and Y'shaati were falling rapidly in free fall from a lethal height into certain death.

In a matter of seconds, both were close to crashing into the tops of the jungle trees. Y'shaati thought for a moment that this was her end and closed her eyes... she felt her soul escaping her body, but on the other hand, the essence of the Goddess Yacuruna spoke inside her mind that this wasn't the end... on the contrary... it was just the beginning...

At that exact moment, just before colliding with the canopy of jungle trees, she opened her beautiful azure-glowing eyes and extended her arms and legs to hold onto the first liana that she could found to slow her descend. Ma'i D'goa saw this, and in a last attempt to kill his prey, he stretched its head to throw one last bite and devour her. However, by the work of fate, or perhaps luck, Y'shaati finally managed to hold onto a liana during and quickly used all the strength she had left to stop her fall. She simply looked down and saw how the titanic serpent brutally crashed into the thick branches of the trees, impaling its body and its head until finally reaching the ground. The apes observed the morbid scene...

Soon after, Y'shaati began to slowly and carefully drop down to where the wrecked body of her rival laid. The apes also approached little by little to confirm what happened...

The monkey-girl finally reached the ground. Walking on her knuckles, she slowly and cautiously approached the inert body of the toothed anaconda. She still wasn't sure if the monster was still alive, but just then, as she stepped forward, she felt a wet substance beneath her barefeet and toes: a great pool of blood coming from the body of the snake. Y'shaati looked up and saw how a thick branch was embedded directly in the neck and head of the beast.

Everyone present at the moment understood... there was no doubt about it, Ma'i D'goa, the legendary titanic anaconda was dead...

Y'shaati was still shocked from the rush of adrenaline of the battle. She didn't realized that her body was trembling, severly hurt and still bleeding. But alas, she did it... Y'shaati had achieved the unthinkable.

Just then, all the apes and monkeys that remained in the trees, with an instinctive and wild reaction of euphoria and joy, began to howl and beat their chests as a sign of pride and glory. The monkey-girl looked around, surprised to see how the monkeys cheered her and celebrated her triumph. There, she observed the Naka'i and the Tahuayos, smiling and relieved to see their victorious little girl on the corpse of the giant serpent.

Y'shaati looked them in the eyes with a smile. She was happy to see that her family of monkeys and gorillas had been saved thanks to her. Finally she pointed out her worth to the whole jungle. This was her moment and she couldn't had ask for anything more.

The energy returned to her body and she couldn't help feeling the euphoria of all the primates that celebrated her. The monkey-girl looked down upon her vanquished prey. She was feeling savage and fearless... an aura of wildness radiated from her... untamed...

Y'shaati put her feet atop Ma'i D'goa's dead body... throwing her head back, closing her eyes, and proudly thrusting her bloodstained naked breasts and body, the triumphant monkey-girl beat her chest and screamed out a thunderous cry of victory:

"AAAHHOOOOHHAAAAAAAAHHHHミOOOOHHHAAAAAAAHHミOOOHAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Y'shaati continued to aggressively beat her chest and also began to smash the ground with her fists, jumping from side to side like a feral and crazied wild ape. All the apes joined her celebration doing exactly the same as her.

She was more ape than human at that time.

Y'shaati was totally unleashed... she felt powerful... she felt wild... she felt free...

The great victory cry of Y'shaati could be heard through all corners of the jungle. The sound echoed in all directions of this paradise on earth. All the apes who witnessed the epic battle now knew that they were witnessing the birth of a guardian...

The birth of a deity...

The birth of a true GODDESS...