The Judgement of Taijanaku

The story of Taijanaku's Judgement revolves around the main protagonist, Taijanaku, who's brother is indirectly murdered by a man from a neighbouring village. This occurs while the two men are fishing, the brother is pulled into the river by a mighty fish, instead of helping the man from the neighbouring village simply takes the fish previously caught by the brother and returns to his village. Taijanaku is outraged and desires justice for the death of his brother, however, he can not give justice to his brother's murderer as the man and his village a protected by the god Rakjul, lord of wrath and vengeance. In his grief, Tiajanaku would travel in pilgrimage to the lonely mountain of Ilitar which stood resolute amongst the plains, from its summit he called out to the gods to answer him and allow him his revenge. A god appeared unfamiliar to Taijanaku, he introduced himself as Bardas, the god of justice and equality, and he offered his help to Taijanaku who accepted readily. Bardas gave Taijanaku a dagger and a mirror, both of which Taijanaku was to give as gifts to the murderer from the neighbouring village. Taijanaku did as Barda commanded, travelling to the village to deliver the gifts to the murderer, who upon receiving them exclaimed that he saw a demon within the mirror and then drove the dagger into its visage. Upon doing so, the murderer staggered, a great wound appearing suddenly upon his neck from which a river of blood began to flow. Taijanaku proclaimed to the village that he had claimed his vengeance upon his brother's murderer and that his actions are just and willed by the god of Justice and Equality. With this he left the village with the mirror and dagger, returning home. However, Taijanaku's dreams were haunted by visions of his dead brother who appeared to him from beneath the water of the riverbed, he solemnly repeats "who are they?" in an inhumanly deep and croaked voice. This greatly troubled Taijanaku, whose brother would visit each night in his dreams, it was further compounded by the poor harvest which did not affect the neighbouring village whose crops grow bountifully on the riverside. His brother's corpse fed their crops, so he thought. He led a group of warriors to the neighbouring village with the intent of conquering them, he would continue to slaughter the villagers who he deemed to have grown plump. The dreams that tormented Taijanaku ceased for a time, but as his rule over the village became more and more tyrannical, his brother reappeared to him for once more, his voice softer and more like that which Taijanaku remembered. He spoke, though now, what he said changed. He asked "who are you?", these dreams would spill over into reality, Taijanuaku would hear his brother call to him from the river each day when he passed it. During the nights Taijanaku would ponder over these thoughts, was he becoming an evil to which he once sought to destroy, he looked into Bardas' mirror and within it, he saw a demon. Adamant he was still a righteous man, Taijanaku went outside and bellowed into the sky that the god had deceived him and now wished to destroy him. He received no reply, nothing would call to him other than his brother from the river. Growing more disturbed, Taijanaku approached the river, within it he saw nothing but a reflection, it was that of a demon. In his torment, he threw himself into the river.