In the eastern part of Tantra, there was a tribe situated in a region of vast fields and blessed with temperate climate. But when an army of Mara threatened to swamped Tantra, the tribe witnessed a birth of a miracle, a child that they all knew to be designed for greater things. They named him Prince Deva. But his mother died after ordeal.
Few years passed and the new queen gave birth to another prince. Deva’s childhood was rather normal and quiet but since his stepmother and stepbrother wasn't affectionate of him, the queen made all efforts to disgrace him to the king and Deva received ill-treatment from his half-brother.
The prince, gifted with special Mantra powers, was completely unconscious of the rising conspiracy against his ascendancy to the throne and was caught up with his own imaginary world, as if constantly daydreaming of a place where gods ruled.
One day, at that time when the prince learned how to speak, he was awoken by a horrible nightmare and he screamed, “The Maras, maras…”. The nannies and servants immediately roused and tried to calm him down. Premonition the nightmare of the things to come, the attack and plunder of Mara become more rampant at the east side of Tantra. But the tribe was able to repulse the constant raids of Mara with the aid of the divine mantra and soon, peace and prosperity came back throughout the lands. At the tender age, Prince Deva who was blessed with a very powerful mantra, was able to single handedly crush evil Maras, a deed not even the elders could accomplish. He was held as the savior of the tribe which caused more jealousy from his stepmother and half-brother.
Despite his tribe’s undying appreciation, he still longed for his mother. His efforts to reach out for his stepmother were all for nothing which brought him to a deep-seated loneliness, torment that was beyond words.
Two voices from above would oftentimes call to him, one is telling him to leave and face a different fate and be one with those who have the same fate, but the other is telling him that he is a prince and a bearer of great powers. He should learn how to love and hold on to what is what he have now. These two voices were tearing him apart, driving him to the edge of madness and confusion.
