KING ZIORA
EPISODE 13
THE WITCH MOTHER PUNISHED MDIRA FOR WHAT HE DID. HE sle-pt STANDING FOR DAYS. AFTER DAYS OF FORTIFICATION, OBORO WAS MADE TO Pas-s THrou-gh FIRE AGAIN. THIS TIME HE WASN’T BURNT. THE WITCH MOTHER USED A SWORD ON HIM, HE WASN’T CUT, SPARE DIDN’T GO THrou-gh HIM AND ARROW COULDN’T pene-trateHIM. THE WITCH MOTHER KEPT MDIRA WITH HER, HE WILL STAY WITH HER TILL THE RIGHT TIME.
OBORO c@m£ HOME AND WAS FEELING ONt©p OF WORLD.
-hahahahaha, he laughed. i am now indestructible, unt©uçhable, unharmable. No one in whole of UMA, in this whole Provience, can defeat me. I will reign in UMA. UMA must bow to my de-sires. No one, not even NKAI can save UMA. First of all, UKOMI must leave the way. i will throw the idiot into everlasting exile. Power is sweet. hahahahahahahaha, a man is incomplete without power. UMA, rise and face the darkness reality. BEHOLD YOUR KING, KING OBORO!!!! hahahahahahahahaha hahahahaha.
IZINGA’S HOUSE.
ZIORA WOKE UP. SHE JUST HAD A DREAM. IZINGA WAS WATCHING HER.
-my child, what is it?
-WARlORD,my WARlord, darkness in human form. i saw it walk into UMA. It first went into the palace with basket of FRUITS.
IZINGA WAS SPEECHLESS, LOOKING AT HER.
-Oh HEAVENS!!!!!, has the CREATOR blessed you with the gift to see too? this isn’t just a dream. It is a REVELATION. The days are BEGINNING to draw close ZIORA. UMA, oh UMA. i just weep for UMA.
-Weep not my WARlORD, UMA, is in the hand of the CREATOR. They can only persecute UMA but by the CREATOR, THEY WILL NOT PREVAIL. quic-kLY, s£nd message to my father. No one brings fruits for the ROYAL HOUSE HENCEFORTH. The KING AND HIS ENTIRE HOUSE HOLD must never taste FRUIT HENCEFORTH.
-i will pas-s the message but who will he tell say told him the REVELATION?
-A MESSANGER OF THE CREATOR FROM AFAR.
-(IZINGA looked at her) hmmm. wise, very wise. A MESSANGER OF THE CREATOR FROM AFAR. I shall go to UMA myself.
-no, my WARlORD. don’t. s£nd your ERRAND MEN.
-ok.(he left) GREAT CREATOR, see how you have so much interest in what THE ENEMIES WILL NEVER CONSIDER A THEIR THREAT. WHAT THE ENEMY WILL NEVER CONSIDER AS HEADACHE, YOU HAVE MADE THEIR SICKNESS. UMA, has never had A seer, A WARRIOR, AND A KING ALL IN ONE. indeed, you do not bestow value upon what alre-ady has value. You go for the ORDINARY nothing and make them EXTRA ORDINARY something.
KING OHUMA’S PALACE.
THE SEER HAS COME TO SEE THE KING. THE KING c@m£ OUT OF HIS CHAMBERS.
-The great king of UMA, your majesty, (he bowed)
-WUNA, the great seer of the CREATOR, welcome.
-i just returned from the MOUNTAIN ,my king and was told you s£nt for me.
-yes, my dream troubled me that night. i could not sleep.
-what is this dream my king?
-wind, HEAVY wind blew and a hvge tree fell.
-hmmm, your majesty. Evil has walked into UMA. up there in the MOUNTAIN, i saw it. Darkness in a man’s form. It’s first as-sIGNMENT is here. THE PALACE. My king, HENCEFORTH, no more friuts. No one brings in friut into the PALACE, nob©dy in the palace must eat fruit. My King, UKOMI should come with me. i will like to watch over him myself.
-what???? hahahahaha, what do you have? that the palace does not?
-Eyes of the HEAVENS my king. I see even what the man on the king’s watch tower CANNOT see.
-Even at that WUNA, no. UKOMI is the prince. He should be seen in a palace and besides, he CANNOT cope with leaving with you. He is used to Royalty. As for the fruits. we shall adhere to it. NO MORE FRUITS IN THE PALACE.
-my king, for SAFETY, even if one is told to sleep in the slump,wisdom, entreats humility and obe-dience. Nevertheless my king, make sure he isn’t out of your sight.
-WUNA, i am his father the king and not his guards. His guards will make sure of that.
-LET IT BE DONE AS IT plea-sES YOU, YOUR MAJESTY.
He left.
IZINGA’S ERRAND BOYS ARRIVED NKAI’S HOME
-Greetings, Great WARRIOR.
NKAI DREW OUT HIS SWORD.
-we come in peace. (they showed him IZINGA’s seal)
-oh. you are from my warlord.
-yes Great WARRIOR.
-what’s the message?
-A MESSANGER from the CREATOR from afar said, Darkness walked into UMA as a man. He is headed for the palace. Tell the king, HENCEFORTH, no more FRUITS in the palace. No one in the palace must eat fruits.
-hmmm. This is serious. oh CREATOR, protect your own.
AS HE SPOKE WITH THE ERRAND MEN, THE PALACE GUARDS c@m£ TO HIM AS WELL.
-Greetings, The GREATEST WARRIOR OF UMA.
-Greetings, ROYAL GUARDS. Hope all is well?
-The king wants you before him NOW!!!
-Alright. (to the errand men. Go well. i nee-d to answer the king)
AT THE PALACE.
-Your MAJESTY the GREAT KING OF UMA. Nkai, your humble SERVANT is before you.
-MY GREATEST WARRIOR. You are welcome.
-NKAI, how much will it cost? i want you to be a personal guard to my UKOMI. Name your price.
-My king, to the best of my knowledge,THE GREAT PRINCE OF UMA, has well trained men around him. Is there a problem?
-yes my WARRIOR. the seer just left here. He said he saw Darkness in human form, walking into the palace. (NKAI WAS SHOCKED) He said, evil has walked into the land and that HENCEFORTH, No more fruits in the palace. No one in the palace must eat fruits. He wanted to take UKOMI with him, to keep an eye on him. A prince CANNOT stay with common men. so, i entreat you to be his guard and watch over him for now. What will it cost? Name your price.
-YOUR MAJESTY, the cost is heavy. my price is on the high side.
-Speak!!!!
-YOUR MAJESTY, it will cost me THE SAFETY OF UMA, i am not a guard. I AM A WARRIOR. I AM NOT FOR THE INNER CHAMBERS, I AM FOR THE WARFRONT. The heavens forbid, i abandon the whole of UMA to guard, just one man. The price is my INTERGRITY, and you cannot pay for it.
– NKAI, it is not forever. it is for a while.
-A while, your MAJESTY, is enough time for the ENEMIES to strick. and when i’m not on my duty post? it’s a win for them. THE HEAVENS FORBID. UGBOJA is a well trained GUARD. CHIMILI, is also a well trained GUARD. USE THEM. i am sorry my KING, i cannot GUARD the prince.
-NKAI, i will reward you handsomely.
-The CREATOR has awarded me enough alre-ady. No matter the price, i won’t sell my birthright, YOUR MAJESTY.
-hmmmm. Get me UGBOJA and CHIMILI.
THE KING CHARGED THEM TO TAKE CHARGE OF UKOMI’S SAFETY. SO IT WAS, ANY WHERE UKOMI GOES, THEY GO WITH HIM. ONE DAY, UKOMI DECIDED TO VISIT OBORO. OBORO PREs£nTED FRUITS. UGBOJA AND CHIMILI STOOD AGAINST IT.
-YOUR MAJESTY!!!! UGBOJA shouted, you can’t take that.
-are you stupid? don’t you know who i’m sitted with? OBORO, the second in command of UMA’ S ARMY.
-YOUR MAJESTY,CHIMILI REPLIED. the king gave an instruction, you are not PERMITTED TO EAT FRUITS.
CHIMILI WENT FOR THE BOWL OF FRUITS, UKOMI PUSHED HIM.
-By royal order, CHIMILI, DO NOT t©uçh THIS BOWL AGAIN.
-WE WILL DEFILE THAT ORDER YOUR MAJESTY.THE KING’S ORDER IS SUPERIOR, UGBOJA REPLIED. you will not take these fruits.
OBORO STOOD UP AND SHOUTED.
-SACRILAGE!!!! you defile a royal order?
-stay out of this OBORO, you know nothing. CHIMILI REPLIED.
-how dare you? OBORO REPLIED. I am a WARRIOR, the second in command. you are just an ORDINARY guard. You are ENTITLEd to just the INNER CHAMBERS. I, AM FOR THE WAR FRONT. WE ARE NOT MATES.
-Then go to your war front and stay away from the matters of INNER CHAMBERS. CHIMILI REPLIED.
-OBORO, UGBOJA SHOUTED, when Royal GUARDS. talk, an ORDINARY SECOND IN COMMAND SHOULD KEEP QUIET.
-I AM A WOLF, DOGS LIKE YOU SHOULD TREMBLE BEFORE ME. oboro REPLIED.
-The wolf should get re-ady to be guned down by the hunter. MY PRINCE , YOU WILL NOT EAT THAT FRUIT.
UKOMI DREW OUT HIS POCKET SWORD AND STABbe-d UGBOJA. CHIMILI RUSHED TO CARRY THE BOWL OF FRUITS AND RUN AWAY, OBORO STABbe-d HIM TOO. THEY DRAGGED THEIR DEAD BODIES INTO THE NEAR BY BUSH. UKOMI ATE THE FRUITS, ALL OF IT.
OBORO HAS POISONED THE FRUITS WITH WITCHCRAFT. ON THE WAY, AS OBORO EXCORTED UKOMI HOME, UKOMI STARTED BEHAVING STRANGE. HIS EYES TURNED RED. OBORO KNEW WHAT IT WAS BUT WAS PRETENDING. FOUR MEN OF UMA WERE Pas-sING BY AND GREETED THE PRINCE, HE JUMPED FROM HIS CHARIOTS AND BOUNCED ON THEM AND BITE TWO ON THEIR n£¢kS, DRAGGING OUT THEIR FLESH. HIS TEETH WAS COVERED WITH THEIR BLOOD.
OBORO SHOUTED.
-noooo, my prince. what is this? what is going on? noooo.
PEOPLE STARTED RUNNING. MESSAGE REACHED THE KING. PALACE GUARDS AND OBORO HELD HIM AND TOOK HIM TO THE PALACE. THERE IN THE PALACE, HE CHOPPED OFF THE EAR OF ONE OF THE GUARDS. THERE WAS CHAIOS IN THE PALACE. THE KING s£nT FOR THE SEER. HE c@m£ ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. HE ALSO s£nT FOR THE MEDICINE MAN.
THE MEDICINE MAN AND THE SEER ALre-adY KNEW WHAT IT WAS BUT THE MEDICINE MAN WAS SCARED TO SAY IT.
-Can you two tell me what is going on? what happened to my son?
-I can’t tell your majesty. This is beyond me. The MEDICINE man replied.
-WUNA, eyes of the CREATOR, what is wrong with my son?
-Your majesty. (he kept mute)
THE MEDICINE MAN WANTED TO LIVE. THE KING SHOUTED.
-nob©dy leaves here, nob©dy leaves here. Not until i find out what’s wrong with my son. Guards!!!!! he shouted. surround them.
THE SEER SHOUTED
-WITCHCRAFT. your majesty, WITCHCRAFT!!!! He had fruits. so after all my warnings? UKOMI THE PRINCE IS A WIZARD. He cannot stay among us your majesty. HE SHALL BE TAKEN TO LUPA, THE PLACE OF ISOLATION.
SOME MEN RAN INTO THE PALACE AND SAID THEY HAD SEEN UGBOJA AND CHIMILI’S LIFELESS BODIES. AS THEY SPOKE, UKOMI BOUNCED ON ONE OF THE MEN AND BITE HIM SO de-ep.
THE KING SHOUTED……
-Take him away.
UKOMI WAS CHAINED HANDS AND FEET. HE WAS LED OUT OF THE MAIN CITY OF UMA INTO LUPA, THE PLACE OF ISOLATION. KING OHUMA COULD NOT STAND IT . HE SLUMMbe-d.
EPISODE 14
THE LAND OF UMA HAS BEEN THROWN INTO CONFUSION. THE KING’S SON, UKOMI HAS BEEN s£nT TO LUPA, THE LAND OF ISOLATION AS WITCHCRAFT IN UMA IS A TABOO. THE KING IS UNCONCIOUS.
NKAI CRIED. HE BLAMED HIMSELF. HE WOULD HAVE GUARDED THE PRINCE. WAS IT A SHOW OF PRIDE? BUT HE IS NOT A GUARD. HE IS A WARRIOR.
-i am a WARRIOR. i couldn’t have ACCEPTED to protect a soul at the expence of the whole LAND OF UMA. The seer said he took fruits..He was warned, DON’T TAKE FRUITS. Who gave him the fruits, nob©dy knows. UGBOJA and CHIMILI, they had the mark of the prince’s sword on them. Meaning, they were killed by the prince. Is this the fulfilment of the PROPHECY? OH CREATOR, help UMA, save UMA from this looming danger.
OBORO’S HOME.
-hahahahahahahahaha, OBORO LAUGHED. OBORO, the great. one down, two more to go. i must make sure OHUMA does not SURVIVE this. He will move from his unconsciousness to his DEATH. hahahahaha, the heir is no more. who will be the next king, OBORO. who will rule over UMA, OBORO. Hmmmm, NKAI, the fool was my BIGGEST fear but not anymore. I WILL KILL HIM WITH POWERS BESTOWED ON ME BY THE WITCH MOTHER. AFTER NKAI, no one else. no one else, in UMA can stand me. i am the fire and i am the sword. hahahahahahahaha.
NKAI as-sEMBLED THE WAR MEN OF UMA.
-great war men of UMA. The clouds of evil rain have gathered over UMA. The seers PROPHECY is BEGINNING to come to reality. The prince we know, is no more. He has been s£nt into ISOLATION. The king has not regained consciousness. AS we speak, UMA has no heir to the throne. WAR MEN OF UMA, be at alert. soon, the traitor will EMERGE. The traitor is eyeing the prestigious throne of UMA. we must be at every nook and cranny of the land. WAR MEN OF UMA, no more sleep. This is time for……..VIGILANTEE SAMBA (he SHOUTED)
-ALL STAND, ALL WAKE (they replied)
-VIGILANTEEEEEE SAMBAAAAA(he shouted again)
-ALL STAND, ALL WAKE.
-ALL re-adDDDYYYYYYY(he shouted)
-re-adY TO SAMBA(they replied)
OBORO STARTED TO DISPATCH THEM. PLANTING THEM IN STRATEGIC PLACES IN UMA AND ASKING THEM TO MAKE TENTS THERE. OBORO c@m£ IN AFTER EVERYTHING. NKAI Pas-sED HIM WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. OBORO CALLED HIM BACK.
-NKAI, YOU HANDLED A MEETING WITHOUT ME? THE SECOND IN COMMAND?
-(Nkai st©pped and turned) so what now? i should wait till you come? after how many hours of the day? OBORO, if you are a true son of UMA, you will ran to this place IMMEDIATELY you got my message. with all going on, you expect me to wait? HE WHO IS RUNNING AFTER SOMETHING AND HE WHO IS RUNNING AWAY FROM SOMETHING, WAITS FOR NO ONE, NOT EVEN HIS SHADOW. i have DISPATCHed the men. Get YOURSELF a good space and watch over UMA. but i doubt….
-doubt what?
-THE FRIENDSh!pOF A MONKEY WITH THE BANANA TREE.
-and what does that mean?
-SIMPLE…. LION COMING TO THE RESCUE OF A LITTLE INNOCENT SHEEP, THAT IS ALMOST STRANGLED WITH THE ROPE ON IT’S n£¢k
-i still do not un-derstand NKAI.
-ok, A CAT HAS VOLUNTEERED TO GUARD THE LAND OF THE RATS. AND A RAT HAS VOLUNTEERED TO KEEP WATCH OVER THE FISH DRIED un-der THE SUN. do you now un-derstand? get YOURSELF a space.
NKAI WALKED OUT.
OBORO GOT TO HIS CHAMBERS. NKAI’S WORDS SPROUTED MORE ANGER IN OBORO.
-NKAI, ooooh NKAI, what stands before you NKAI, is sharper than your sword and wiser than your words. I will crush youuuuuuuuuuu. By the power of the witch mother, i will destroy you. Now is the time!!!!!!. hahahahahahahahahaha.
OBORO TOOK OUT UMA’S SPARE FOR WAR, de-epED IT INTO THE POISON OF THE WITCH MOTHER AND SET OUT THrou-gh THE AIR, TO THE LAND OF THE Dre-adED GAINTS. THE GAINTS HAVE NEVER OPPRESSED UMA BECAUSE ONE OF THE PRINCESS OF UMA, IN THE OLDEN DAYS, WAS MARRIED TO THE GAINTS, AS PEACE OFFERING. OBORO WENT INVISIBLE AND WAITED. IMMEDIATELY HE SIGHTED ONE OF THE GAINTS, HE THrou-gh THE POISONED SPARE AND IT TRAVELLED INTO THE b©dy OF THE GAINT. HIS SCREAM COULD WAKE THE DEAD AND HIS FALL SOUNDED LIKE EARTHQUAKE. HE DIED.
-hahahahaha, OBORO LAUGHED. NKAI, YOU ARE FINISHED.
OBORO WATCHED THE GAINTS COME OUT IN THEIR THOUSANDS. THEIR LEADER STEPPED OUT..
-who dared to do this? (he pu-ll-ed out the spare and looked at the head) UMA? UMA? IT CAN’T BE UMA. WE ARE IN-LAWS.
THE GAINTS WAILED. THEIR WAILING WAS LIKE THE ROARING OF MULTITUDE OF LIONS.THEY WERE SPITTING REVENGE. THEIR KING TOLD TO CALM DOWN. AN ENEMY MUST HAVE DONE THIS JUST TO TEMPT THEM OR PUT UMA IN TROUBLE.
IZINGA’S PLACE.
YEARS HAVE Pas-sED BY. ZIORA IS NOW TEN YEARS OLD. SHE HAS MASTERED HER SWORD, RUNNING UP TO THE MOUNTAIN WAS LIKE RUNNING AROUND THE FIELD. IZINGA FEELS IT IS TIME FOR HER TO TASTE REAL WAR. IZINGA KNEW SHE WOman-hood WON’T BE HIDDEN FOR TOO LONG. HE STARTED PREPARING HER A PLACE BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS. ONE NIGHT, AS THEY c@m£ TO TRAIN ON THE MOUNTAIN, BANDITS ATTACKED THEM. ABOUT TEN OF THEM.
-Stay back my warlord. i got this. she said.
THEY ALL SURROUNDED HER. ZIORA HAD TWO SWORDS. STRETCHED OUT HER HANDS SIDE WAYS AND STARTED TURNING AROUND SO SWIFTLY THAT EACH ONE OF THEM GOT A SERIOUS TEAR ON THE FACE. THEY RAN AWAY.
-piece of cake. she said and bowed to her warlord.
IZINGA WAS SPEECHLESS. ALL HE COULD DO WAS LOOK AT THE STRANGE BEING STANDING BEFORE HIM. IN ALL HIS YEARS OF BATTLE EXPERIENCE, HE HAS NEVER ATtem-pted WHAT ZIORA JUST DID.
-hmmmm, when you are trained for it, you acquire skills but when you are called for it and made for it You attra-ct grace. well done my child. The CREATOR has so engraced you. You are another wonder the world will EXPERIENCE in no time.
-Thank you my warlord. may the CREATOR be praised.
-ZIORA, you have pas-sed all the TRAINING of hands. you are yet to pas-s the TRAINING of your mind. There must be a soft sp©t. A sp©t that when t©uçhed, it breaks you down. When you REMEMBER, you become weak and you are torn ap@rt. What is it?
ZIORA BROKE DOWN IMMEDIATELY
-when i remember my birth brou-ght death to my mother.
-Good. ZIORA, you shall pas-s throu-gh this TRAINING here and now. NO MATTER WHAT I SAY TO YOU NOW, YOU MUST NOT CRY. I STAND AS YOUR OPPONENT NOW. YOU ARE FREE TO FIRE BACK BUT YOU MUST NOT SHOW WEAKNESS AND YOU MUST NOT CRY. Do you know why you must also go throu-gh this training?
-no my warlord.
-CHALLENGES my child , IS NO RESPECTER OF GENDER. IT HAS NO PITY FOR YOUR CIRcu-mTANCES. You have to be re-ady to bear it no matter how ha-rd . ZIORA, your training starts now!!!! YOU MUST NOT SHED A TEAR, NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR. ARE YOU re-adY?
-yes my warlord.
-you are a child with twisted DESTINY. how can you come as a girl and not a boy? causing your mother to loose her life and your father to loose his love. Ever since, he has been lonely.
ZIORA WAS FIDGETING.
-In other words, YOU KILLED YOUR MOTHER, you are a murderer.
ZIORA WAS FIGHTING ha-rd TO HOLD HER TEARS.
-The birth of a child brings Joy, happiness, fulfillment but yours brou-ght DEATH AND SEPERATION. EVIL CHILD.
ZIORA REPLIED WITH ANGER IN HER VOICE.
-i am not.
-yes you are.
-i am not
-yes you are. give me a better explaination, why your birth brou-ght death.
-life and death is in the CREATOR’s hands. i do not have the power to take anyone’s life. The CREATOR took my mother. My birth DIDN’T.
-she died because you are not a boy.
-no, that’s a lie.
-and what’s the truth?
-she died a COWARD. She couldn’t face the world. She was ashamed of her seed. She thought she has brou-ght forth shame but no, i am the choos£n one. The one engraced by the CREATOR. i am the first of my kind in my LAND UMA. The CREATOR do not delight in murderers, he does not delight in evil people. if i was one, HE WOULDN’T HAVE CHOs£n ME.
IZINGA OBSERVED HER. HER FACE HAS TOKED IN HER WEAKNESS, HER FIDGETING HAS St©pPED. HE s£nCED DEFENCE IN HER EYES. ONE MORE Sh0t HE SAID.
-you still had to go un-der DISGUISE. You are in a man’s skin. If you were that SPECIAL why hide?
-THE EAGLE GOES INTO HIDDING AS SOON AS IT IS TIME TO SHAVE OFF OLD CLAWS AND WINGS. HIS HIDDING IS NOT WEAKNESS, HE IS REbr@NDING TO COME OUT IN GLORY. I AM NOT HIDDING, I AM REbr@NDING. JUST LIKE THE EAGLE, I SHALL BE STEPPING OUT STRONGER, IN THE REAL ME.
IZINGA STARTED Cl@pPING FOR HER.
-very good. Not one single tear DROPPED. your wisdom is divine.
-Thank you my warlord. i have been able to win this fight going on in me for years. my mind is strong now. At first , it DROPPED like a bomb shell but now, i overc@m£ it. THANK YOU MY WARlORD.
-The CREATOR be praised.
OBORO WAITED AND WAITED. THE GIANTS WERE NOT FORTHCOMING. HE WENT BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME WITH FIVE SPARES AND KILLED FIVE MORE GIANTS. THE GAINTS COULD NO LONGER TAKE IT. THEY ARE INVADING WITH HEAVY f0rç£.
THE KING HAS St©pPED BREATHING. THAT SAME NIGHT, THE GAINTS SURROUNDED UMA…….IT IS ABOUT TO GET BLOODY.
TO BE CONTINUED