WALKÜREN - THE THREE MARIES Chapter Forty-Nine

WALKÜREN - THE THREE MARIES

Chapter Forty-Nine

- I'm not one to complain... but it takes time...

It was Juvêncio, next to the shaman and Torquato....

- You need to wait, my son... sister-in-law things...only sister-in-law can solve them!

- I didn't understand....

- Ceci's sisters are going to help the city's girls...

- Juvêncio, what does the shaman mean...

- I understand, Torquato.... women's things are resolved between women....

- That. So that the girls remember what you need to know, only the daughters of the Moon can help...

- I thought you didn't worship any kind of God, other than nature...

- And we don't love it. We simply talk to the spirits of nature. Ceci is the Moon... and it is the feminine force that helps us when Guaraci is unable to help us alone... because in life, Guaraci and Ceci often have to hold hands so that things can be accomplished.

- You mean....

- Neither man nor woman has the power to create anything alone... the two have to come together so that the creative force of the Universe can act...

Juvêncio was silent for a few moments... and wasn't Torquato philosophical this morning? Generally silent, he answered Juvêncio's questions with such promptitude that it surprised the Delegate. In the meantime, the shaman continued to sit, legs crossed, eyes closed, inhaling the smoke that came from a small fire he had built in front of him and threw some seeds into. Every now and then the law enforcement officer would cast a questioning look towards the shaman... but nothing but silence returned to him by way of response.

- You're curious, aren't you?

- Like this?

- Delegate, I know that our customs are strange to you...

- Imagine... I've long stopped being surprised by the things I see around this world...

- But it's like I said... the girls are enchanted by Iara... and only Ceci can break that spell.

- But...?

- But only the wedges can be by their side during the process.

- I already understand... and in the meantime?...

- Well, we could go over what we've already discovered about Anhangá...

- What would it be?....

- Well, you discovered that he has feathers...

- I wouldn't call it feathers...

- ...which means that, suddenly, the animal may have the appearance of a bird... have you thought about that?

- Wouldn't that be a little... strange?

- It would be, of course it would be... but what isn't strange about this story?

- You're right... but what would this bird look like?

- I have no idea... given the size you described, it would be almost like a seriema...

- AND?...

- And... well, I don't know what to think.

- Me either. A series....

- I didn't say it was a seriema...

- I know... but I'm left here imagining...

The two fell silent. The old shaman finally opened his eyes. He continued in the same position for a few more seconds, then stretched his arms, yawned and finally stood up... began a stretching session, as if he were a cat. Finally, after some time, he addressed the two men…

- The wedges are about to come out of the hollow...

- How do you know?

- Juvêncio, he was linked to the spiritual world...

Juvêncio looked at Torquato. He realized that this one was serious. He decided to remain silent for a while, even because the shaman didn't deign to answer him. After some more time... a half hour, about twenty minutes, the six girls left the cave they were in. And, unlike the way they arrived at the village, now their eyes expressed all the liveliness they had before. Ah, yes, maybe you're wondering why I said "the six girls"... it's just that three priestesses (could they be priestesses?) from the tribe entered along with the girls, to accompany them on their spiritual journey of revelation. The shaman stayed away, as men were not allowed to participate in Ceci's ceremony... but he was able to follow their journey through the spiritual world, even to be able to guide them on which paths were safe and which were traps... but it is Of course you will only believe this if you believe in astral travel and other things...

Izabel walked away from the group and went to her horse. She opened her saddlebag, took out an envelope that was there and returned, handing it to what seemed to be the leader of the sisters. The girl took the envelope to her chest, closed her eyes and remained silent for a few moments, as if she were praying, saying a prayer. After this gesture, she took the envelope to the shaman, who blessed it and finally opened it, removing a medallion from inside. She divided it into three, which instantly became pendants. She gave a pendant to each girl, in a small ceremony... Juvêncio just observed that snuffing festival...

Finally the sorcerer addressed the four... he would speak to Juvêncio and the girls at the same time...

- Since the moment Araci came down to Earth and helped Tupã create everything that exists, these three amulets were also created... they are protection against the spells of Tiriricas and Pirarucu, Iara's eternal enemy. The three of you share a unique power, the power of life over death... this gift was given to you by Ceci... and as long as the three of you remain united, no evil force, earthly or beyond, can reach you. But their protective amulets will only help them while they are together, never forget that...

- Do you mean to say that...

- Yes, my daughter... if you are far from each other, Ceci will not be able to protect you... because the stone is a unique being and in order to help, it has to be complete...

- Can't you close the girls' bodies?

- No, my boy... this type of magic is not from Tupã...

- Then I can take you to a...

- My son, you can't mix magic. They are Ceci's daughters, protected by Iara. If you do what you are thinking... you will be condemning these girls to death...

- Why?

- They are different magics... and it doesn't usually work out very well mixing magics and gods from such different origins...

- But they are already protected by a type of magic like this...

- No, they are not... They are spirits consecrated to the God Tupã, and their main task is to escort the souls of the dead to their kingdom... but they do not have any protection, from this world or the other...

- I thought that...

- As I said, they have no protection against the forces of evil if they are separated. For the spirits to be able to protect them, they always have to be next to each other...

- Our...

-And never... I said never... they must remove Ceci's tears from her neck, because then they will truly be alone in their battles...

After several recommendations to the three girls, the shaman finally released them to continue their journey. Juvêncio opened the line, Torquato closed it. It was as if they were protecting the three Marias from anything that could happen... but Juvêncio knew that the three didn't need protection. They were strong and, moreover, very united. Everything would work out.