THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 9
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An Epic story by Chichi Tonia
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That same day, four people died in the village with an unknown illness, and later again two children died in their sleep, The villagers were in mourning, people were crying for their dead ones, when they couldn’t take it anymore, they all marched to the palace and told the king to do something about the calamity happening in their land and the King as-sured them that very soon they will find solution to all this happening in their land.
Note: because of all this things happening in Ejime village, every other village have bond them from entering their village, they said they are cursed that is why calamity is happening in their land and Because of this, they bound them from entering their village, that was why the people of Ejime village have no where to run to and they still remain in their village to find the cause and solution to their problem .
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Two days later, the elders got the requirements which they will give to the priestess and from there they journey to her cave, but the king didn’t go with them, he only tell his cabinets what to do.
The journey to the cave took them for five days before they got there, when they got there they didn’t see the priestess but only heard her voice because at that time she was invisible, they dropped the requirements for her and she told them that they should expect her in seven days time, although she knew the reason why they c@m£, and after that the elders went back to their village and told the king what the priestess said and also they told him that they didn’t see the priestess but only heard her voice.
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***SEVEN DAYS LATER***
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The king could be seen in the palace with his cabinets, they were discussing and also waiting for the priestess to come.
King : what is still keeping the priestess from coming, is alre-ady getting dark and still she haven’t come. Okeke! are you sure that the priestess will come today?
Elder okeke: Yes my king, she told us to expect her in seven days time and today is the seven days, don’t worry my king I believe she will come
King : (worried tone) when will she come, is alre-ady getting dark
Elder mba: my king, I think we should have patience because she told us th……… (he have not finish his statement when all of a sudden, the palace started shaking and also a very heavy breeze was b!owing, not too long they heard a loud laugh, they bec@m£ frightened and started looking around to know where the laugh was coming from, the laugh bec@m£ louder and louder, with fear Elder Anene stood up to run for his dare life, but before he could run, the priestess appeared in front of him, when he saw the priestess, he wanted to run back ward but mistakenly he sli-pped and fell down, immediately he stood up from the ground and ran back to his seat, when the king and the other elders saw the priestess, they were very surprised to see a beautiful girl of 15yrs standing in front of them
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THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 10
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when the king and the other elders saw the priestess, they were very surprised to see beautiful a girl of 15yrs standing in front of them, but okeke was not surprise because that wasn’t the first time he was seeing her.
Priestess : (in a tiny loud voice) you summoned me, here IAM
Elder okeke: (bowing) greetings to you the great priestess
Elder mba : she is a little girl and I wonder where she get her power from (he whispered to elder Anene)
Priestess : (in a loud and tiny voice) one more word from you, I shall turn you into a staff (talking to elder mba)
Elder mba : (with fear) Am sorry great priestess (he apologized and hold his mouth with his hand)
King : you are welcome to my palace, the great prieste………. (the king have not his statement, before the priestess started perceiving smell)
Priestess : hmm…hmm…. everywhere is smelling (she said and all of them was confuse on what the priestess was talking about because they knew that the palace was clean and wasn’t smelling)
King : great priestess, what smell are you talking about because I know that the maids clean the whole palace today
Elder okeke: yes great priestess, they cleaned the whole palace today, isn’t it my king
King : (confuse) yes it is, the maids clean the palace today
Priestess : (in a loud voice) st©p your blasphemy, I mean everywhere in this palace is smelling death, the village is also smelling death and even the air coming inside the palace is smelling death, death! death!! death!!! that is what am perceiving now
King : death!! great priestess yes we know that death and terrible things have been happening in our land, that was we summoned you so that you will tell us the cause and the solution to our problem
Elder okeke : plea-se great priestess, what could be the cause of the calamity happening in our land, plea-se tell us
Priestess : hmmm…… you are the cause of your problem
Elder mba : we! how??
King : (confuse) great priestess, how are we the cause of our problem?
Priestess : Yes you are the cause of your problem, the great goddess of the seven seas have revealed everything to me, the moment your cabinets left my cave
Elder Anene: great priestess of the sea, we still don’t un-derstand, how we are the cause of our problem, plea-se clear our doubt, we are confuse here
Priestess : your problem started the day you killed one p@rticular stranger that c@m£ into your land
Elder Akumo: Stranger?? yes we know we have been killing strangers because that have been our custom right from time, so which of the stranger are you talking about great priestess (he said and others nodded their heads)
Priestess : hmmm….. the stranger you killed seven years ago
King : great priestess, we still don’t un-derstand, yes we have been killing strangers, but we still don’t know the exact one you are talking about, anyway that was by the way, plea-se tell us the solution to all this calamity happening in our kingdom
Priestess : (in angry tone) you didn’t even let me finish what I was saying and you are asking for solution, you don’t care about the Stranger you killed because you feel is just an ordinary stranger, but your highness, one thing you did not know was that the stranger you killed seven years ago happens to be your son and your next successor to your throne (she said and they were all shocked on what the priestess said)
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THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 11
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An Epic story by Chichi Tonia
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King : great priestess, I still don’t un-derstand what you are talking about, because I know I don’t have any child
Elder okeke: but great priestess, we all know in this village that our igwe don’t have any child because all his children have been dying, so which of his child are you talking about, plea-se tell us we are still confuse
Elder mba: very very confuse
Priestess: I will tell you how it all happened, do you know anyb©dy by name Azuka?
king : (trying to recall) Azuka! Azuk…..
Priestess: your late mother’s maid whom you got pregnant
king : oh oh oh, yes I remember Azuka, and also I remember that I got her pregnant, but that was 22yrs ago, So how does Azuka concern what is happening in this kingdom (he asked because he was still confused on what the priestess was talking about)
Priestess: yes it concerned her because that stranger you people killed was her son with you
King : what!!
Elders : How?? (they all asked surprisedly)
Priestess : many years ago, you got Azuka pregnant, when she discovered that she was pregnant, she went to you and told you about the pregnancy, but you denied it saying that you are too young to father a child, after you denied the pregnancy, she had no choice but to ran away from the village because of shame, and you never bother to look for her or to know how she was fairly, your mother the late queen of this kingdom was the one that s£nd some guards to look for her because Azuka was her favorite maid, the guards searched and searched but couldn’t find her, meanwhile Azuka ran to her grandmother’s place and started living with her. some months after, Azuka gave birth to baby boy whom she named after you Afamefula. One year after the birth of Afamefula, Azuka’s grandmother died and Azuka was left alone to Carter for her child. many years later when Afamefula have grown up, he started asking his mother Azuka about his father, At first Azuka don’t want to tell him because of circu-mtances surrounding his birth, but after much persuation from Afam, Azuka had no choice but to tell him about his father which is you and she also told him where to find you, The day Afamefula c@m£ to this village to look for his father, that was the day he was stoned to death because you forbid stranger in your land, and you people didn’t give him a listening ear for him to say who he was, your highness, you ordered the villagers to stone your own son to death because you thought he was just a stranger without knowing he was your son, when Azuka heard about the death of her son, she died of heartbreak.
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THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 12
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The day Afamefula c@m£ to this village to look for his father, that was the day he was stoned to death because you forbid stranger in your land, and you people didn’t give him a listening ear for him to say who he was, your highness, you ordered the villagers to stone your own son to death because you thought he was just a stranger without knowing he was your son, when Azuka heard about the death of her son, she died of heartbreak, and since then the spirit of the innocent boy is taking vengeance in this land, that is why all this terrible things have been happening and he will continue to kill, until the village is wipe out entirely and there is nothing you people can do to st©p his anger in this land.
Elder mba : (shake his head) chai…. we are in big problem
Elder Akumo: very big problem indeed
King : (sobbing) so I killed my own blood
Elder okeke: (sighed) your highness, this is not time to cry but is the time to find solution to all this problem, the mistake have been done and there is nothing we can do about it
Elder Akumo: but great priestess, we know we made a terrible mistake by killing the stranger without knowing that he was our king’s son, and besides he didn’t tell us that the king was his fath…….
Priestess: because you people didn’t give him a listening ear, you didn’t bother to ask him who he was, you just pas-sed your judgement on him Immediately you saw him
Elder Anene: but that had been our custom right from Time and besides we didn’t know that he was our king’s son
priestess : how will you know when all you do is to pas-s judgement without hearing from the Stranger, hmm…… what a barbaric custom, anyway you people should prepare yourselves because you are all going to die. Death, mourning, sorrow, suffering, starvation and calamity is what I see in this land, and the gods of this land is also angry with you people for what you did to that innocent boy, that was why the gods have been silent all this while, anyway am done here, and I think I will take my leave (she said and Immediately the elders fell on their knees and started pleading for her to help them)
King : (pleading) plea-se great priestess, don’t leave us without telling us the solution to end this calamity, you are the priestess of the seven seas, we know you can help us out
Priestess : (loud voice) there is nothing I can do to help, is beyond my power
Elder okeke : plea-se great priestess, I have known you right from when my grandfather was alive, I know you can help us out, plea-se don’t turn your back on us and watch us perish, plea-se save us (he pleaded with his knee and likewise others joined also pleading, they pleaded and pleaded, until the priestess felt pity for them)
Priestess : There is only one solution to your problem but is a difficult one
King : plea-se great priestess, we will go to any length to end this calamity happening in our land, plea-se tell us the solution
Priestess: (sighed) The only solution to your problem is THE RED VULTURE
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TBC
This is where the title of the story come from
The red vulture episode 9 – 12
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