A journey into the unknown

It is said that in the past, he lived in the south of ancient China

A young man full of energy and vitality

His name was Tao and he worked as a farmer in the rice fields

Like most of the residents of the valley in which he lived at the time

Although everyone lived in poverty

However, they were happy and loving each other

They are content with what their good land gives them

It is said that the world in those times

It was ruled by supernatural mythological figures

You control the fates and destinies of people

Hey, beloved ones

We know that God Almighty is in control of everything

He is omnipotent over His servants

He is God, besides whom there is no god

The One, the One, the One, the Eternal

But that is what the legends say, beloved ones

We said that mythological figures are supernatural

She controlled the fates and destinies of people

Some of those characters were good

However, most of them were not

One year there was a silver drought

The water dried up from the streams and streams

Which led to the destruction of vast rice fields

Many feared the inevitability of a major famine

It threatens to claim the lives of farmers and their families

In the event that water does not return to all parts of the Kingdom

Tao would secretly attend the night meetings

Which the elderly set up around fire rings

They discuss the latest developments in the situation

This will help resolve the crisis

Tao was eavesdropping on solutions

that they present in this field

And on one of those nights

Tao heard that the reason for the disappearance of water from the kingdom

It is a dispute between the Lord of the Winds

The Witch of the East lives in China

Both of them are legendary figures

Where the Lord of the Winds asked for the hand of the Witch of the East in marriage

But she refused, claiming that he was a fickle person

His actions cannot be predicted

Her refusal angered the Lord of the Winds

Which led him to cause it in some way

In the occurrence of a great drought that struck the country

Here Tao advanced from the elders

He announced to them that he was ready to go to the Lord of the Winds

To ask him to return water to their valley

Most of the men sneered at Tao

But the sheikh of the farmers is a stubborn man in China

He asked Tao to come closer and then looked at him

He said addressing everyone

Why are you making fun of him?

This little guy gave you a practical solution

While you were content to sit and say useless words

Then he turned to Tao and said

I wish you all the best, Tao

So spend all our hearts with you, my son

Before Tao left, the sheikh of the farmers met with him

He asked him to go first to the Palace of the Witch of the East

To show him the location of the Lord of the Winds

Tao was holding a cane stick in his hand

So the sheikh took it from him and threw it away

Then he gave him his own stick made of ebony wood

Wishing him success

Thus, Tao set off on his journey towards the Witch of the East

He carries with him his new stick

Which helps him walk through slopes and rough roads

After a hard and tiring journey

Tao finally arrived at the witch's palace

This palace is located in the middle of a green valley full of bamboo trees

Tao wanted to enter the palace

But the bamboo trunks leaned heavily on him

She started beating him and preventing him from entering the palace

The boy's body became tender from the blows

Until he knelt down, protecting his head with his hands

In the face of a successive torrent of strikes

Until he shouted at the top of his voice at the Witch of the East to come and save him

Then a woman came out of the palace wearing long, white clothes

She pointed with her hand to the trees, and they straightened and calmed their movements

Then Tao got up and approached the Witch of the East and greeted her respectfully

So she asked him, saying:

What brings you here, girl?

So Tao told her about the drought

She replied

Many people have asked me before you to save them from drought

I will answer you as I answered them all

It is not up to me

Now go away and don't come back here

Otherwise, you will die from the severity of the beating next time

Then the witch turned to enter her palace

However, Tao tried to catch up with her

The bamboo trunks rose again

He tried to hit the boy again, but more forcefully this time

Tao took the blows with his forearms and back with unparalleled courage

At the same time he was walking through the bamboo rows

He wants to reach the Witch of the East

To talk to her

The witch turned towards him with anger on her face

She pointed to the trees and their legs swayed

She started flogging Tao with extreme violence in order to kill him

But the boy found out how to fight the trees with his wooden stick

The bamboo stalks began to break as soon as they collided with the stick

And so on, until Tao destroyed all the trees that stood in his way towards the Witch of the East

When he reached her, he greeted her with respect again

The witch was amazed at the strength of this boy

She was amazed by his determination and determination to meet her

She responded to his greeting in kind

Then I asked him how he could withstand the stinging lashes of the bamboo stalks

The boy replied to her by saying:

The reason I bore him with bamboo whips

Is that all my thoughts in those moments were focused on the residents of the valley

Who are waiting for me to return to them the water that was deprived of them

The Witch of the East praised his courage

Then she asked him to ask her whatever he wanted

So Tao asked her to show him the location of the Lord of the Winds

To ask him to return water to the valley

The witch nodded a little and then said

I will guide you to it

If you see him, tell him that if he wants to marry me

He must bring me the diamond back

This is a condition for marriage

Then the Witch of the East gestured with her hand

Several bamboo stalks flew out

They were compact and intertwined

Bamboo rug problem

Then the witch turned to Tao and said

This wooden carpet will help you fly to where the Lord of the Winds resides

And it's yours in exchange for this stick of yours

Tao decided to exchange his stick for the bamboo mat

Then he bid farewell to the Witch of the East

The carpet that launched him rose towards the direction of the Lord of the Winds

So she flew towards the clouds

And it still penetrates the cloud very quickly

The boy is clinging to her, afraid to fall

Until it brought him to a high cloud above which a white palace stood

The cloud was so dense that it could be walked on

Storms were hitting the palace from all four sides

In vain did Tao try to reach the threshold of the palace

He failed every time

Where storms toppled him and his carpet and threw them away

Tao concluded that bamboo is lightweight

This is the reason for his inability to keep up with the wind and withstand it

So he left his rug aside

He headed toward the palace, burying his hands and feet deep inside the cloud

For the purpose of stabilizing himself in the face of the intensity and force of the wind

The closer he got to the palace, the more violent and ferocious the winds became

But Tao endured and persevered until he finally succeeded in reaching the threshold of the palace

As soon as he did that, the wind calmed down and turned into a gentle breeze

Then a tall man with a hooked mustache and wearing red war clothes came out of the palace

He said to Tao with amazement: How were you able to withstand the winds without faltering?

The boy got up and greeted the man with respect, then said

In those moments, I was only thinking about the residents of the valley as they waited for me

To return to them the water that I withheld from them, O Lord of the Winds

This is the reason why my resolve and steadfastness became stronger than the brutality of your winds

Then Tao told him what the Witch of the East had told him

Regarding her dowry, represented by the diamond back

The Lord of Winds thought for a while and then said

So she still thinks about me and hasn't rejected me completely

Then he turned to Tao and said

Listen boy, I'll make you a deal

If you bring me the diamond back

I am ready to return the waters to their courses in your country

Tao accepted the Wind Lord's offer

He kept in mind the suffering of the people of the valley

He prioritized their safety over his personal safety

The Lord of the Winds told him that he would find the back from the Ice Lord

Then the Wind Lord looked at the bamboo carpet

He told Tao that if he gave him that carpet

Which is from the land of his beloved, the Witch of the East

He will reward him with a cloud that will carry him wherever he wants

Moreover, it will protect him from the cold of ice

Tao was forced to agree again

Then the cloud rose and flew with it, pushed by the Lord of the Winds with his breath

To where the Ice Lord lives in the North of Earth

Tao arrived in vast lands of harsh white ice

He began to shiver to the point that his teeth began to bleed from the severity of the cold

And here the cloud on which he was sitting became hot

The cold left the boy's limbs and he revived again

Then the cloud led him to a corridor containing huge, jagged ice ledges at the bottom

Tau flew over him with a presence

Here one of those protrusions suddenly extended upward at a lightning speed

He almost split Tao in half

Had the boy not deviated with his blinders at the last moment

Then the protuberances continued their mad defense

You want to eliminate that strange intruder

Tao panicked and realized that one of those protrusions would inevitably hit him soon

And whoever imposes his tension, the mass of Tao is firmly on the surface of the cloud

Then suddenly a flash of lightning emanated from beneath her

It hit one of the protrusions and completely destroyed it

Thus, Tao found a way to get rid of the danger of spikes

He started kicking the surface of the cloud whenever a sudden bump approached him

A lightning bolt from the clouds confronts him, shattering him into soft, icy pieces

The boy continued doing this until she counted the aisle

It reached an icy plateau with incredibly beautiful crystalline edges

Then a young man came out to him, his skin was the color of ice and his looks were colder than snow

The young man singled out Tao with his cold gaze

Then I start liking him and he said

No human being has ever reached this place before

What is the secret that brought you here, boy?

Tao greeted him respectfully and told him his case

And regarding the diamond back

Then he told him

What prompted me to endure all these dangers and hardships

It is my desire to see water flowing again in the rivers of my country

The Ice Lord nodded for a moment, then said

You're okay, boy

You have proven your worth and deserving of the possession of the diamond back

But he only has one request

If you deny it, then the precious back is permissible for you

Tao took a deep breath

He told the Ice Lord to ask him whatever he wanted

The leader said

I want you to go to the country of fire to the west of here

And to ask the guardian of the gates of hell for a new life

You see, I can't go there

Because fire and ice don't go together

Tao said

If fire and ice don't come together as you said, sir

So what do you do with that ember from the land of hell?

The Ice Lord replied

It's not a fiery flame as you might imagine

Rather, it is an embers that can give its bearer warmth and reassurance

This is what I seek in this cold world

I want to know the feeling of warmth for the first time in my life

Then the leader clapped his hands

Then a white horse came out of his palace

He pulls a beautifully made snowmobile

The horse and carriage will take you to the land of hell

And they are yours in exchange for that flying cloud

He was unable to accept the barter

So he got into the cold car

Then the Ice Lord nodded with his hand

An icy, icy road stretched out

He seemed to be leaving the palace

It continues indefinitely

The cart was on that long road

Until I completed it and reached the land of hell

The Land of Fire was a group of active volcanoes

It is interspersed with grooves on the floor from which pigeons flock

Because of the high temperature of that place

Both the cart and the horse melted

It turned into water, which quickly dried and evaporated on the hot ground

Oop felt sorry for that

He had nothing left to trade with the guardian of the gates of hell

In case he asked him for something too

Tao welcomed the icy road he came from

It started to melt and fade away as well

The boy rushed and smashed part of him with the rocks

He cut out blocks of ice and stuffed them inside his clothes

Then he went to count inside the land of hell

So pieces of ice worked into the folds of Tao's clothes

To cool it down and reduce the intensity of the scorching heat

In that terrible place

Tao eventually reached a great volcano

About to erupt

It was only moments before the volcano exploded

A huge red dragon emerged from it

He started walking on the crater and emitting flames

That dragon is the guardian of the gates of hell

Who as soon as he saw a human being walking on his land

Until he growled horribly

Then he flew and landed opposite Tao

He shouted in his face and said in a voice that made the earth shake when he spoke

How did you get to this place?

Who helped you with that?

Come on, answer

Tao explained his case to him after paying a respectful salute

And he told him that the Ice Leader

He was the one who helped him get here for the spark of life

The dragon said

Aren't you afraid of me, boy?

Tao replied

I fear for my people that they will perish due to famine

Fear is unparalleled, Mr. Guardian

Then the dragon relaxed and straightened his face and said

What a noble young man you are

I am willing to give up the flame of life for you

For one condition

Which is to bring me the head of the great white shark

Who lives in the China Sea

He always makes fun of me and makes fun of me

And I'm done chasing him

Because it often dives into the deep sea

So I can't catch up with him

Tao hung his head in thought

The mission this time is different

And it won't be easy

But still

The guardian dragon promised to fulfill his condition

Then he said to the dragon

But I don't know how to get there, Mr. Guardian

Then the dragon extended its wings to him

He asked him to climb on his back

So the boy did so and held on to one of the scales containing the salad

That hangs around his neck

Then the dragon guard set off with him, tearing through the air

Tao felt prestige and pride

Because he is now riding high on the back of a legendary superhero

Which his country is famous for

The two traveled a distance from the Land of Fire to the China Sea at record speed

So the guard placed Tao on one of the islands and told him

I will be back here tomorrow at the same time

Whether I find you or not

Without the head of the white shark

The agreement between us is considered void

Then the dragon flew out, leaving Tao confused

Tao sat on the coast of the island

He looks at the sea and thinks somehow

He managed to catch a great white shark

And while it is

Then he heard a girl's voice calling for help

Run along the coast

He saw a huge dress squeezing a young girl with his body

Tao quickly carried a jagged rock

He hit her on the head with the clothes

Until it bloodied him and forced him to relax his muscles from the girl

When he did that

Tao grabbed the girl by the hands

He pulled it from between the folds of the body of the dress

The girl was astonished when he discovered that she was nothing but a mermaid

Its lower half is clearly visible in the shape of a fish tail

It has green scales

The mermaid was tired and about to faint

So Tao carried her and ran with her towards the sea

Then he put it into the water and it revived and regained its activity again

And while they are

And there was an old man with a white beard

He emerges from the sea and attacks Tao

He threw him to the ground and then brandished a spear with three pointed points in his face

He tried to poke his head in with it

Had it not been for the mermaid screaming at him and throwing herself at him

She told him no, grandfather

This boy just saved me from the big dress

Then take me back to the sea before I die

I owe him my life, grandfather

Sheikh Tao was raised from the sands of the coast

Then he apologized to him and said

I thought you were trying to comfort my granddaughter when I saw you holding her

Forgive me, boy, for scaring you like that

After getting acquainted, Ma Tao told him his story, so the sheikh said

How ungrateful are those legendary figures you mentioned in your story

They want something from you

While you try to do favors with your people for free

You could have left the valley to live anywhere in the world

You are young and you can do whatever you want

But your nobility and good morals are inherent in you, Tao

The mermaid said

Let us return the favor to him, grandfather, by helping him with what he came for

Grandpa agreed and pointed to the half-submerged hull of a ship

While its front protrudes vertically above the surface of the water

Then he said

We'll try to lure that sea devil onto that ship

The rest is up to you, Tao

The Sheikh of the Sea dived into the water with his granddaughter

While Tao swam until he reached the ship

He climbed onto the floating part of it

He saw one of the ship's masts broken

And it swings dangerously

So he tied him up and directed him towards a room flooded with water

Then he sat and waited for what would happen

Several hours later, he witnessed the sheikh and his granddaughter swimming quickly

Behind them, the great white shark tries to eat them

But they succeeded in reaching the ship and swimming inside it

The shark caught up with them and fiercely smashed the ship's hull

Until he was inside the room flooded with water

Tao stood on the highest argument

He shouted at the raging shark

The shark turned to him and jumped on Tao to devour him

However, the boy succeeded in stepping aside

He cut the rope connecting the broken mast

The mast fell into the shark's open mouth

It penetrated his body and killed him

Tao thanked the sheikh and his granddaughter for their help in attracting the monster and the huntress

He explained to him that they were only doing their duty towards him

Then they bid him farewell and left, wishing him success in his noble endeavour

The next day, the dragon, the guardian of the gates of hell, came

He saw the white shark's body floating on the surface of the island

He insisted on that a lot

He immediately ate the shark with one bite

Then he turned to Tao and gave him the embers of life according to the agreement concluded between them

When he held Tao, he felt warmth fill his being

Then the dragon carried him in his claws and flew with him towards the north

And put him down there in the land of ice

Tao became reassured, not afraid of the cold

Until he reached the Ice Lord's palace

He gave him the spark of life and as soon as Tao abandoned it

Until he almost froze from the extreme cold

He asked the Ice Lord to quickly fulfill his promise to him

By giving him the diamond back

The Ice Lord was busy basking in the embers of life

But he turned to Tao and noticed his suffering

He apologized to him, then entered his palace and returned carrying the diamond back

The dahra was carved from polished diamonds

Who feels eye-catching lights

So Tao took it from him and then raised his head to the sky

He started calling the Lord of the Winds

The latter soon arrived, flying on a gray cloud

He asked Tao to sit with him

So the boy did so, and the cloud took them towards the east

After the Lord of Winds received his appearance

Tao asked him to fulfill his promise to him to return water to the valley

But the Wind Lord was eager to go to the East Witch

Offering the back to her in the hope that she might accept him as a husband

Tao was saddened by the Wind Lord's disregard for him

But he decided to stay with him and ask him again

The Wind Lord arrived at the East Witch's palace

He met her and presented the diamond dinner

The witch admired her very much and agreed to marry the Lord of the Winds

The last month was very happy and his feelings were happy

So Tao approached him and said

Now, sir, after the Witch of the East has agreed to marry you

I think there is no longer any need to continue your rant at the people of the country ruled by the witch

Return water to them and make them happy so that your marriage will be blessed

The Wind Master did not pay attention to Tao's words

The boy repeated his question and said

Please sir

Every hour you are late in carrying out your work alone for me

My people are suffering and getting closer and closer to death

The Witch of the East looked at the Wind Lord and said

Yes, do what he said and do not torture the boy any more

The Lord of the Winds said

I'll do it

I'll do it just for you, my dear

Then he turned to Tao and asked him to climb the cloud with him

After he moved a little away from the witch's palace

The Wind Master said

There is something I couldn't tell you in front of the Witch of the East

Which is that I cannot return water to your valley

Tao was shocked by this news

Why sir? tell me why?

The Wind Lord replied

I had asked the Lord of the Four Directions at that time

May your valley be deprived of water

Revenge of the Witch of the East when she rejected me at first

He is the only one who can restore water to you

Honestly, when I gave you my promise, I never expected that you would succeed

And bring me the diamond back

I'm sorry, boy

Tao stared for a moment and then said

Where is the master of the four directions?

Take me to him, sir, and we'll be equal

Wind Master Bao flew towards the China Sea

Then he pointed to the water and said

I must warn you, Tao

The Lord of the Four Directions is a very evil character

It is difficult to deal with him

He is currently disguised as a huge shark

Call Tao and he shouted

You mean great white shark?

The Wind Lord replied

Yes, it is him

Have you met him too?

that's me

Tao felt a pang of sadness fill his heart

So he asked the Lord of the Winds to bring him down on dry land

And after he did that

The Wind Lord left him and returned to his palace in the sky

Tao could not return to the valley

Because he cannot tell his countrymen

That he had failed in his endeavor

He simply couldn't bear to see the looks of despair in their eyes

When I heard what was the news

He was subjected to bitter crying

Tao believed that he was the reason for the fate of the people of the valley

After he killed the only being capable of returning water to them

So Tao decided to share the same fate with his countrymen

What they will meet because of famine is death

He started wading in the sea water until he dived into it

Then he closed his eyes and surrendered to the waves

She manipulates him until he loses feeling

He no longer felt anything after that

But what happened next

It was that Tao opened his eyes and found himself lying on the seashore

Next to him swim the sheikh of the sea and his granddaughter

Tao was overwhelmed with a wonderful feeling

But the Sheikh explained to him the condition he was in and said:

Know, Tao, that all the good legendary figures in this world

They have learned of your noble cause

They all sympathized with you

For this reason, they decided to make you one of them

To take the place of the legendary character that you killed

Thus becoming the new master of the four directions

The boy shouted in amazement

from? I?

The Sheikh replied

Why not, you have traveled to all four directions

You even ascended to the sky and descended into the sea for your cause

So you are more than qualified to fill that character with merit

On top of that, all the characters you met had their powers stripped away

They did not care about you or sympathize with you

Rather, all they cared about was their personal interests

And not serving others with their given powers

They are the Witch of the East, the Lord of the Winds, and the Lord of the Ice

And the guardian of the gates of hell

They have become ordinary people from the common people

Hunger hurts them and thirst kills them

So that they can feel the suffering of others and not be arrogant towards them

As for their powers, they have been given to you

After Tao confirmed what the Sheikh of the Sea said

He immediately set off for the valley

He flew on board a cloud that he summoned and she complied with his command

There, with his new abilities, Tao was able to return water to the valley

The lands came back to life and flourish again

It promised joy and smiles on the faces of farmers and their families

The danger of famine was removed from the country forever

However, Tao could not return to his place among the people of his village

He is no longer the Tao that everyone knows

His appearance has transformed into another person

Everyone who sees him denies him

But it's from the inside

Tao is still a brave boy

Tao was saddened by this

So he returned to the coast and met the Sheikh of the Sea

He told him what happened, and the sheikh told him

This should not make you sad

Because you had decided to commit suicide

I remember?

So you should consider yourself dead

You isolate yourself from people so that you can serve them better than if you were among them

This may seem difficult at first glance

But believe me, you will get used to it

That is the tax we pay for the power we have been given

Tao said

Who are you, Sheikh?

The Sheikh answered him

I am one of the legendary figures

I converted the Resurrection as dutifully as I could

I was rewarded with this granddaughter to stay with me for the last years of my life

And you too, Tao

Your job is to serve your people

It is much more delicious and better than if you do it for your own benefit

Tao said

Exactly, Sheikh

I really felt it

This will remain my motto and goal

Thus Tao began his new life

A life that comes with great responsibility

Towards those he serves after he became master of the four directions

Tao got to where he is now

Because he had a big heart

I feel sorry for all the concerns of others

So he carried it from them

Then he decided to act

He succeeded in doing so, and those worries turned into joys and happiness