TUWAANG, Lightning and wind rider hero of Bagobo Manuvu epic who reached the place of Land without Death

From orally translated ancient Filipino Epics retold.

Tuwaang is a supenatural being, the ruler of the land called Kuaman.

He was told by the whisper of the wind that Batooy, a friend,  asked for his help to rescue the lady from the sky world of Buhong. The wind told him that the lady has a giant suitor and she refused to marry him. This angered the giant called Pangumanon. The giant is powerful and out of anger, he destroyed the land by burning it.

Then Tuwaang ride with the lightning to travel to far away land of Pangavukad.

Together with another friend, from Pangavukad  they journeyed to the land called Pinaggyungan where the lady of Buhong lived. In this land Tuwaang was admired by all women because of the  magical charm that he possessed.

In this land, Tuwaang challenged the giant for a fight. Even though the giant's head was towering above the clouds, he could not defeat Tuwaang. Their bladed weapons  called kampilan clashed and were broken because of great strength. They threw the wooden handle and upon reaching the ground the handles grew into a tree.

Then the giant threw his putung, a metallic cane, toward Tuwaang and the thing turned into fiery metal  and coiled around the body of Tuwaang. Then tuwaang raised his hand and instantly the putung died down. In return he threw his putung and it was so powerful that it hit the giant and killed him.


Part Two of the Epic

Tuwaang went to a weeding in Monawon.  A talking bird called  Gungutungan. Battle with a man from Sakadna that shook the earth until it reached the under ground world of Hades where the god is Tuhawa.

Tuwaang killed his enemy by buying the golden flute because in there his enemy hide his soul.

He married the lady of Monawon and they lived happily ever after.