The Hinirang Journals: Bloodline is an unpublished companion book of The Seventh Moon available through PDF and EPUB. It contains four short stories: The Warrior, The Survivor, The Seeker, and The Founder, all with different narrators, settings and stories. It is written to expound the vague parts mentioned in the original The Seventh Moon book through different points of view, as well as to give more life and background to the minor characters. Consequently, the contents of The Hinirang Journals is connected to some of the events in The Seventh Moon such as the legend of the first recorded hinirang in history, the first few days of Isagani Reyes in the Society, the background of how a young mortal hinirang boy named Pedro in Chapter 27 was kidnapped by the monsters, and the history of how Society of the Maharlika was established.
BRIEF INFORMATION (Warning: may contain spoilers)
Hinirang refers to a person who has the ability to see beyond what a normal person can see, which is locally known in the Philippines as having a third eye. They are called so because the word hinirang in Filipino means "chosen." Thus, they are chosen by the god Bathala as their fate to become a hinirang. It will be their choice to train their ability or to remain passive. There are two kinds of hinirang, which are the mortal hinirang and the half-blood hinirang. Mortal Hinirang are those who are born naturally and normally human. But they can experience, feel and see supernatural occurrences not known to men. People call them gifted because they see things invisible to a normal human eye. Meanwhile, Half-blood Hinirang are those who are born from a human parent and a god/goddess. They are automatically hinirang because of being born from an immortal parent.
Tawbanar is a term used by the hinirang to call a regular normal person. They don't have the ability to see supernatural things, that's why they don't believe in such. There are also tawbanar who believe in supernatural things, but since they are not capable of seeing them, they cannot prove it through their eye.
The Society of the Maharlika is a name of a secret society group situated in Mt. Arayat, Pampanga. It is guarded by the protector god of mountains Dumakulem, headed by Maria Sinukuan and co-headed by a mortal hinirang named Professor Joacquin Capili. It is founded by Juan Balderama-Reyes Jr. but his idea was first inspired by the story of Rajah Mangubat who formed an alliance with a maharlika clan during the Pre-Colonian Era, in order to protect his half-blood hinirang daughter (will be explained further in The Warrior). The purpose of the Society is to train hinirang to become warriors and earn tattoos that will symbolize their bravery in battles through joining a mission they call "immersion". It was technically banned in The Seventh Moon due to some accident issues until it was allowed again at the end of the book.
To know more about The Seventh Moon, read the book. If you're planning to read The Hinirang Journals: Bloodline, I suggest you also read the book first. You may not understand some of the situations happening in the stories because they are actually relevant to The Seventh Moon to fill in some gaps left in the story. But anyhow, here's The Hinirang Journal: Bloodline if you're interested to read:
[PDF] https://drive.google.com/open?id=15g7skEOjHXBkPjnWoUk0EleG18JzqYsY
[EPUB] https://drive.google.com/open?id=15p-EldXoErzxIIRwzs4qn5jKWIQSllCT
SYNOPSIS:
THE WARRIOR
The first known hinirang
in history is born between a mortal and an immortal parent. Rajah Mangubat, the
ruler of Selurong, is forced to face the consequences of breaking his
ancestors’ law– falling in love with a goddess. Infuriating the townsfolk, he has
placed his whole clan and his daughter’s fate in danger, leading him to a
decision that will either bring security or greater peril to his family.
THE SURVIVOR
Ten-year-old Isagani Reyes runs
away from his home after appallingly beaten by his father. He was sent to
Society of the Maharlika for the first time and continually strives to adjust
in a strange environment where everybody calls him a hinirang and a son
of the rain goddess. Meeting the reputable son of Bathala, Don Bernardo Delos Reyes,
he is given one very important task to fulfill– to protect his friends.
THE SEEKER
Pedro is a normal boy from Lucena
whose only wish is to play with his friends at night without his parents
scolding him. However, urban legends spook him to even try sneaking out at
night. One day, his friends finalize their plan and agreed to make it official–
they will meet at 9 PM to play hide-and-seek. The only problem with their
rebellious game is that, Pedro is the seeker.
THE FOUNDER
Long before Society of the
Maharlika was established, historian and poet Juan Balderama-Reyes Jr. lost his
grandson after being attacked by an aswang in his lonesome home, yet
nobody believed in him. Drowned with grudges of failing to save him, a strange
young boy barged into his house one night and tell him an aswang is
chasing him. However, Reyes’s life turns into an endless maze after realizing
that the boy is his second chance to fulfill his abandoned promise, and that
the future of the hinirang children lie at his hand.
