THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 13
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Priestess: (sighed) The only solution to your problem is THE RED VULTURE
Elder mba : (confuse) RED VULTURE!!!
Elder Anene: since I was born, I have never heard of red vulture, plea-se great priestess, does it exist?
Elder okeke : I think we should ask obato the hunter to know if RED VULTURE exit
king : okeke you are right, I think I will summon obato to know if RED VULTURE exi………. (cut in by the priestess)
Priestess : (loud voice) st©p the blasphemy because you can’t see RED VULTURE in this village or in any other village
King : great priestess, if we can not see RED VULTURE in this village or any other village, so where are we going to see it, plea-se help us, our lives is at take (pleading)
priestess : hmmm……. there is only one place you can see it, which I don’t think you can go the process because is a deadly process
Elder Akumo: Deadly process?
priestess : yes, very very deadly one
king : plea-se great priestess, tell us the process of getting the RED VULTURE, as it is now, we can go to any length to end this calamity happening in our land, plea-se tell us where we can find the RED VULTURE
Priestess : (sighed) the RED VULTURE can only be find in one place, which is the deadly Forest, in the hut of the scary old dwarf
Elder Anene: Ehhh…… deadly process indeed
King : hmm….. at the mention of this deadly Forest, it seems no one goes there and comes out alive
priestess : Yes you are right, no one goes there and comes out alive
Elder okeke: (putting his hands on his head) ehh…. we are finished
Elder mba : but great priestess, is there no other alternative?
Priestess : No, there is no other alternative, ap@rt from going to the deadly Forest to bring THE RED VULTURE
king : so how are we going to get THE RED VULTURE in the deadly Forest, since you said that no one goes there and comes out alive
Elder mba : yes how are we going to get it
Priestess : you will select ten strong men in this village that will embark on the journey, but before that you will bring them to my cave for fortification, because if I did not fortify them and they go to the deadly Forest, they will all die, that is why they nee-d to be fortify before embarking on the journey
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THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 14
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An Epic Story By Chichi Tonia
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King : ok, so when are we going to bring the men to your cave for fortification
Priestess : In seven days time
Elders : what!! seven days?
king : but great priestess, seven days is too much, won’t the whole villagers die before that time?
Priestess : My seven days is final, because am the priestess of seven seas, I repres£nt seven, so you will bring them in seven days time
king : this is serious, but great priestess, if They bring THE RED VULTURE, what are they going to do with it?
priestess : leave that to me, when they bring THE RED VULTURE, I know what to do with it, like I said before, bring the ten strong men in my cave in seven time (After the priestess finished saying all this she disappeared)
king : my elders, you all heard what the priestess said, so when are we going to gather the men?
Elder Akumo : I think we should start selecting them tomorrow so that before that seven days they will be complete
Elder okeke : yes I agree with Akumo
king : in that case, we should start tomorrow to select the men that will embark on the journey (they ended the meeting)
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***IN NJOKU HOUSE***
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Njoku was one of the famous farmer they had in the village, he had a wife named olamma and they have three sons Ejike the elders, obiora and obinna who are twins, although obiora was older than obinna with some mins.
Njoku : where are the two of you going? (he asked his twin sons)
obinna : (smiling) papa! we want to go and see our friend okwudili
obiora : yes papa, we are going out to see our friend
Ejike : (angry tone) if you are going out to see your friend, remember to come back on time to fetch firewood for Mama, not all the time I will be the only one doing that, better come back on time ooo
Olamma : Ejike! take it easy on them, they are your younger twin brothers
Ejike : plea-se mama, I don’t want that, Everytime you will be supporting them, so because they are my younger brothers, I should be doing everything for them, many of their mates in this village are married, what obiora and obinna are good at is only to eat and to go and see their friend okwudili, even to go to the farm with us, they will say they don’t have strength, all they do is to lazy about doing nothing
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THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 15
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Obinna : plea-se don’t insult us, you that is our elder brother are you married yet? you are here telling us that our mates are married, is erm…… okoji the son of elder mba not married, is he not your mate? and he even have two children for that matter, you are here telling us that our mates are married
obiora : Don’t mind him, he’s here talking about our own, what about him and what is delaying him to marry, mama better tell this old man to marry and give you grandchildren ooo (he said and he and his twin brother obinna laughed and this got Ejike angry because they are ma-king mockery of him)
Ejike : (angry tone) you people should not insult me because you will not like what I will do to you both, Mama warn them
Olamma: plea-se you people should st©p quarrelling, and you Ejike, take it easy they are your younger brothers
Njoku : so because they are his younger brothers, does it give them the right to insult him (he said because Ejike was his favorite, while obinna and obiora was their mother’s favorite)
Obinna : Anyway we are going out to see our friend okwudili
Olamma : plea-se my children make sure you come back on time, you know this kingdom is not safe because of the terrible things happening
Obiora : alright mama, we will come back on time (they left)
Ejike : they should better come back on time and fetch firewood because me am not fetching fire wood today, I will not be the only one doing it, they also have hand (he angrily said and went inside)
Olamma : (sighed) this children will not kill me one day
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Okwudili and his father were outside talking about the things happening in the village, as they were talking not too long obinna and obiora c@m£ to their house
obinna : good afternoon papa (he greeted immediately they c@m£)
Okwudili father : Ah…. umu Ejima ( Twins) how are you?
obiora : (smiling) we are fine papa
okwudili father : so how is your parents and your elder brother Ejike
obinna : they are all fine, papa you didn’t go to farm today?
Okwudili father: my son, I didn’t go to farm ooo, because there is nothing to farm on, all the crops have dried up due to the things happening in this our land, okwudili go and bring chair for your friends or don’t you want to offer them seat (he said and okwudili went inside and brou-ght chairs for his friends)
obiora : so Papa this things happening in our kingdom, what are they going to do about it because is getting worst and worst each day and if we continue to keep quiet without finding solution to it, we might all perish
okwudili father: hmmm…… I heard they have find solution to it
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Episode 16
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An Epic story by Chichi Tonia
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okwudili father: hmmm…… I heard they have find solution to it
Obinna : solution!
okwudili : That was what me and my father heard, but we are not sure of it, we heard it from Ntu
obiora : you mean Ntu the drun!kard?
okwudili : yes it was Ntu that told us
obinna : As far as is Ntu the drun!kard that told you, then is a lie, how can you people believe a drun!kard, the Ntu I know can never say anything reasonable
okwudili father: it might be true that they have find solution to end all this calamity happening in our land
obiora : I just hope they have find solution because nob©dy knows who will be next to die
okwudili : I just hope so too, that they have find solution (obinna and obiora spend some time with their friend okwudili and his father before they went home)
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The next day, they started selecting the men who will embark on the journey to the deadly Forest in search of THE RED VULTURE
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***IN ELEBUO HOUSE***
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Elebuo was a poor fisherman in the village before he went blind because of the calamity happening in the village, after he went blind, his son Nnana started doing the fishing just for them to survive, Nnana was the only child of elebuo, his mother died when he was small, and since then elebuo have been the one taking care of his son Nnana, until he c@m£ of age and started as-sisting his father in his fishing before he went blind, After elebuo went blind, he told his son to take over him in the fishing so that they will not starve, and since then Nnana bec@m£ a full fisherman. although the father was still known as the fisherman in the village, while Nnana was known as the son of the fisherman.
One day Elebuo was sitting outside looking worried because his son Nnana was chos£n among the men that will embark on the journey of the deadly Forest, as elebuo was outside looking worried, his son Nnana c@m£ back from fishing, although elebuo didn’t notice his son’s pres£nce because he was blind and can not see
Nnana : Ah papa, this one you are outside, I hope there is no problem
Elebuo: my son you are back
Nnana: (smiling) yes Papa am back, but this one you are outside, I hope no problem because I know you don’t normally come outside in the afternoon since you went blind, according to you, you said that the reflection of sun normally make you uncomfortable
Elebuo: you are right my son, I don’t normally come out in the afternoon, the thing is that inside was too h0t, that was why I c@m£ out. so how was fishing today?
Nnana: (sighed heavily) papa if I tell you fishing today is fine know that am lying, could you believe that I didn’t catch any fish today, not only today, this have been going on for the past days, I will go fishing but ended up coming home empty handed, even the market women am selling fish to have been disturbing me to bring fish for them to sell, and the worst p@rt is that we are running out of money in the house, Am tired of all this
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Episode 17
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Elebuo : my son, don’t lose hope yet, days are like that at times, just have patience with time everything will be alright (he said to his son, and at the same time he was still worried)
Nnana: (with a concern tone) papa plea-se tell me what is bothering you, I have been observing you since I c@m£ back, you are looking worried, what is the matter? plea-se talk to me am your son and you are all I have
Elebuo : (sighed) Nnana, you know you are my only child and my only hope, and if anything happens to you my lineage will be close
Nnana : (confused look) papa I don’t un-derstand where you are heading to, yes I know we will all die one day, but this one you are talking now, I don’t un-derstand
Elebuo : my son, what am trying to say is about the journey you will embark soon, remember you were chos£n this morning to be among the men that will go to the deadly Forest
Nnana : Yes I remembered papa, and am glad to be among the men that will embark on the journey
Elebuo : did I hear you said glad, Nnana! you want to embark on a deadly journey, are you aware that nob©dy goes to that Forest and comes out alive, do you want me to be childless? eh Nnana answer me, do you want your blind father to die of heartbreak? plea-se my son, for the sake of your late mother, plea-se back out from that journey, I don’t want to lose you I beg you (he pleaded)
Nnana : plea-se you have to un-derstand that this journey to the deadly Forest is for our own good, remember that it was the calamity happening in this our land that lead to your blindness, and if we don’t embark on this journey, we might all perish, nob©dy knows who will die next, is better I die in the deadly Forest as a hero, than to die in this village, plea-se papa try to un-derstand my point that this journey we will Soon embark is for the betterment of this kingdom, but don’t worry, when the time come for we to embark on the journey, I will tell Nkechi the maiden I want to marry to come and take care of you till I return, if only I will survive the journey
Elebuo : (sighed heavily) since I have tried to make you change your mind on going to that Forest but you still insisted, anyway no problem, may the gods of our land be with you in everything you do
Nnana : iseee………
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Some days later, the ten men was selected to go for the search of THE RED VULTURE, here are their names. Ndubuisi, Uchenna, Obinna and his twin brother Obiora, Agu, Nnana the son of the blind fisherman, Afoite, Okpaka, Uwa, and Okwe.
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After they finish selecting the men, days later which was the seventh day, the elders took the men to the cave for the priestess to fortify them.
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TBC
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