Ibalon: A review
The Epic Story of Ibalon
Ibalon is about how a mighty seafarer and warrior, Handyong, was sought by the King Gat Ibal, ruler of the kingdom of Ibalon, to find his daughter, Princess Bulanon, and rescue her from the Aswang.
The Aswang was the leader of the evil creatures that roamed the forests. She was jealous of Princess Bulanon’s beauty, so she kidnapped her and put a curse on her. The curse turned her into a huge half-serpent Oryol at night. Bulanon can only transform into a beautiful woman, her real self, when she stays in the forest, and can only roam around freely as an old woman at day time.
Handyong headed to the forest to rescue the princess and came upon the Princess Bulanon in her true form. They fall in love, but as the sun was about to rise, Bulanon summoned the creatures to distract Handyong so he won’t see her transform into Oryol. But the creatures were also ordered by Aswang to kill Handyong to curtail his mission.
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