Legends+-+The+Brave+General

=The brave Who Saved the Whole Country=

Long time ago, there was a land that had evil forces and was fully stored with nightmares. It was a world that was like the underworld. There were plenty of attempts by brave people who tried to change this place to be a good place, but none succeeded. For generations, the evil king’s family controlled the country. The older kings had been killed because of their evilness or were killed by their own family. The current king was the fiercest; he had controlled the country for over 500 years. That was a record. No one in his family dared to overtake his position.

As usual, if there is an evil force, it always comes along with the good side. In this case, the evil land has been lucky. No good side has succeeded to change the country. If the current evil king could hold on to his position until 600 years, he would never be defeated. Ten days before the evil king’s 600th year as a king, an emerald appeared in the palace and it was moving. It startled the whole country because there was an earthquake. Everything collapsed. There was a saying, '//The white is more valued than the black//.' The color black is mostly referred to as the evil force and white is referred to as the good side. If this quote was true, the emerald might be some kind of creature that would change the country.

The earthquake was as hard as if the world was going to explode into cookie crumbs. Millions of people died. Right now, only one million people lived. Finally, the emerald cracked open and there appeared an unknown creature. A hideous monster emerged from the emerald; its scales glowed in the light, yet its human features were distinct, it was a half-dragon. When it walked a step, it startled everyone. The sound of its step was as loud as all the concerts combined into one. This was not a good sign at all. The evil king was startled by the creature’s ability, so he attempted to kill it before it got tougher and bulkier. He didn’t succeed and it caused more problems because the creature got angry and started to fight back. There was no more option for the evil king to do. If he escaped, he’d die for sure. If he chose to fight, there were some possibilities of surviving. Those options weren't easy to choose at all.

War began and the evil king called all of his soldiers to attack the creature. Suddenly, the creature had made a very fierce attack which made some of the soldiers to change sides. Half of them moved. Then it became a balanced fight. The Evil King didn’t dare to go out and help out his men but instead, he stayed in the palace and hoped that he would survive another ten days. This was a big advantage for his opponent.

Then, they started attacking the Evil King's side until one thousand soldiers were left. Only two more days to go until the evil king would be undefeatable. Still, he didn’t go out to help. The next day, not many soldiers of the evil side died and they only needed 24 hours of time. Without the leader in control it would give the opponent advantage, and the creature had a plan. Instead of wasting time killing the troops, he chose to find another way which would lead to the palace.

He left 100,000 people fighting; he brought several generals to go fight directly with the evil king. Not much time was left to spare, so things had to be done efficiently. On his way to the palace, he faced many guards protecting it, which were dangerous obstacles to him. Depressingly, the obstacles caused far too many problems, which have brought the good side’s leader to death. All the good generals died except one lived. There had been news that without the leader of the good side controlling the war, they were defeated. Right now, everything depended on this general.

These tremendous losses affected the general a lot, but still he didn’t give up. He still moved on. The only way for the great general to fight with the evil king without facing any obstacles was at night. It was useless for him to attack at night though because the evil king would reach his 600th year as an evil king and it’d be impossible to win. All he could hope for was luck, meaning there wouldn't be more obstacles left on the trail.

Luckily, the great general didn’t face anymore obstacles and was able to go into the palace directly. There were no more guards because the evil king had ordered his guards to have a break. The Evil King was proud that he was able to defeat the leader of the good side so he called for celebration. Not much time was left and this was the last opportunity for the general to make the wishes of the people come true. The great general did his process of ambush rapidly by going into the evil king’s room when the evil king was drunk and started attacking. It was done easily and his plan succeeded.

This is a legend about East Timor’s history. For example, the war has caused many people to die and this is why East Timor has less than a million people in country. During the times when they were colonized, it was considered a nightmare, so declaring independence meant freedom. This fable also tells about how hard it was for the East Timorese to get to a point of independence. Though the evil king wasn’t true, it was a symbol for the colonizers.