The powerful enchantress also figured in the epic’s second part which talks about the adventures of
Humadapnon — the chief of the
Sulod people and
Labaw Donggon‘s younger brother. According to the story,
Humadapnon saw the lovely
Malitong Y@w@ in his dream. When he woke up, he decided to go to
Halawod river where
Malitong Y@w@ lives to ask for her hand in marriage. Along the way,
Humadapnon was lured and captured by an evil sorceress. With the help of
Humadapnon‘s spirit-friends,
Malitong Y@w@ learned of
Humadapnon‘s capture. So she disguised herself as a man named
Buyung Sunmasakay and rescued
Humadapnon. Upon revealing herself,
Humadapnon was said to have been struck by the deity’s beauty.
They went to
Halawod river together, got married but had to part ways again when
Humadapnon decided to accompany his brother
Dumadalpdap to a journey to the Upper World to ask for a maiden’s hand in marriage. The journey took seven years that
Humadapnon‘s mother,
Matan-ayon thought her son was not coming back so she told
Malitong Y@w@ to remarry instead. The latter heeded the suggestion. Just as when the marriage ceremony between
Malitong Y@w@ and her new husband-to-be was about to start,
Humadapnon and
Dumalapdap arrived.
Humadapnon killed everyone and stabbed
Malitong Y@w@ to death. Realizing later that what happened was a mistake,
Humadapnon summoned the help of his sister,
Labin Anyag to bring
Malitong Y@w@ back to life. But
Malitong Y@w@ felt humiliated so she ran away from
Humadapnon and sought refuge in the Underworld ruled by her uncle.
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