Week 4 Story: Mayavi Attacks Vali

Mayavi was a particularly powerful demon who sought to conquer the world of mortals.  His first step towards world domination was to identify the strongholds of civilization. One such stronghold was the kingdom of monkeys, which was ruled by one of the fiercest warriors walking the Earth. This monkey was named Vali, and he had received great power for his devotion in harvesting the nectar from the sea of milk.  Vali was the largest and fiercest of all the monkeys.  He assumed the throne in Kishkinda and ruled the monkey lands.  He fought many foes who attempted to overthrow him and conquer the land of monkeys.

The arrogant Mayavi, so confident in his destructive power, walked up to the gates of Vali's palace in Kishkinda and yelled, "Vali! I, Mayavi, have come to destroy you and subjugate your people!"

Vali, who was relaxing in his garden, lifted his eyelids and wondered who would dare interrupt his relaxation. While he was pondering who would dare disturb him, he heard someone yell, "Vali, you better get out here and face me, or I will burn your city to the ground and defile your wife."

Vali shot up in rage and ran towards the gates of the palace. When he saw Mayavi pacing at the front of the gates he roared and leaped over the gates and landed on him. He pounded him into the ground and attempted to wring his neck. Mayavi slipped through his grasp and backed away from him. Vali charged, and Mayavi dodged to the side, but Vali clipped him.  Mayavi realized his mistake and tried to escape. He ran like the wind, but Vali was enraged and was not going to let Mayavi escape.

Vali chased Mayavi for days across most of the world.  Mayavi finally reached a cave that extended deep underground. Thinking he could outwit Vali in the darkness, he dashed into the cave.  Vali chased him, and the battle continued for months. Vali eventually defeated Mayavi, and when he returned to the surface. He found a mountain blocking his way...

Vali. Source




Author's Note:
I picked this story because I wanted to tell a tale where absolute might won.  I think it has an almost righteous tone to it, so I found it interesting.

Bibliography
R.K. Narayan. Ramayana. Kindle. Mahabali's Story.

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2019 at 7:57 PM

    Hi John, I really enjoyed your story this week! I think it had a lot of action and suspense that really had me intrigued and wanting to read more, like the battle between Vali and Mayavi. I think the use of your descriptive words is great and really allows for the reader to imagine what the story is looking like throughout the process. Overall, great job!

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  2. AdrianaFebruary 12, 2019 at 8:02 PM

    John,
    I really enjoyed your story and how you left the ending as a cliff-hanger. It is awesome that Vali defeated this enemy, but now he faces yet another obstacle. I hope you decide to finish this story for your next story post. I enjoyed how you recreated this piece and would love to read more of your stories. Your story flowed very well and I was also left wanting to read more on this story.

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  3. Mariah EllingsonFebruary 13, 2019 at 10:21 PM

    Hi John~
    Your story was written very well! It was easy to follow and understand what was happening all the way through. I know Mayavi was the demon but Vali had some interesting quirks that caught my attention. Vali wasn't too worried when Mayavi threatened his people but once Vali's wife was brought into the threats he took notice. Different characters are always fun to get to know.
    That cliffhanger really got me, I'm ready for part 2.

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  4. Zachary LewisFebruary 15, 2019 at 3:04 PM

    Hi John, I enjoyed reading your story, Mayavi Attacks Vali. My comment will be from the Lets Pretend exercise and I will be writing my comment from the point of view of Vali.

    Hi John, your story about me is quite entertaining. Not so sure why you left me trapped me behind this giant mountain. All I wanted to do was defeat Mayavi quickly and return to my palace so I could tend to my gardern. Who do you think is going to water all my plants while I am trying to get around this mountain?!? I knew I should have bought that self watering system I saw at the hardware shop. Again John your story about me winning and defeating the bad guy is great and all but it would have been nice to add in a magic flying carpet or something to get me around this mountain! All I am saying is next time you right a story about me, Vali! Give me some super powers to fly or teleport. There are too many demons to defeat and not enough hours in the day! A monkey has business to tend too!

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