Journey To The Unknown

Episode 16

“Priestess!! Priestes!!!” Ada’s voice echoed afar off from the shrine. Priestess Osimilli heard
her name and stood up immediately depicting
danger from the voice that called her name
and immediately Ada fell in front of her crying
“What is it my daughter??” Osimmili asked
“My Broda is dying Priestess” Ada said
“The gods forbid” Osimmili said as she carried
all necessary things she required with her staff.
Ada told her the place where Anochie was
“I will be there now” Priestess said
“Please be fast Priestess” Ada cried and ran out directly to their house to inform her father.

Amara, Chimma and Adanna. Where walking to
the stream annd saw Ada as she was running
like someone being chased by a ghost or rather
a masquerade so the ran into the nearby bush
to hide. Ada ran past them without noticing
them, they peeped from the bush and saw that
nothing was after her so they came out

“What is chasing her.. Why is she running?”
Chimma asked and Amara clapped her hand in
a gossiping way

“Biko let’s go” Adanna said and they left but
never ended the talk about Ada…
*
“Papa ooh!!” Ada cried from their compouund
and Ukadike ran out from the house farm he
was with his wife

“What is it my daughter??” Ukadike asked
“My daughter what is it??” Her mother added
“Anochie….” Ada said

“Anochie did what??” Ukadike asked curiously
“Anoochie is dying” Ada said

“Chim oooh!!” Ukadike dropped the small hoe
he had in his hand and ran out with Ada
“Heii!! Anochie” Ada’s Mother ran and closed
the door adjusting her wrapper and ran after
them..

Priestess, Ukadike and Ada reached at same
time

“Thank God you are here” Mrs. Nworie said
“What happened to him” Ukadike asked Nworie

“I don’t know, Priestess please my son oooh”

Mrs. Nworie cried as Priestess Osimmili looked
at Anochie, On seeing the flute she felt the
power again but pretended. Ada has already
placed Anochie’s head on her laps slowly
rubbing his hair. Ukadike held Nworie in
consolation and Ada’s mother arrived
immediately. Priestess Osimmili brought out
some herbs and applied them on Anochie. As
she applied it, she felt something shine above
her head so she looked up but saw nothing, so
she continued and finished
He was bitten by the dread leaf of the bush”
Priestess said

“But how??” Ukadike asked
“That I can’t tell, I saw him earlier fetching
firewood maybe he stepped into the leaf
unknowingly” Priestess said

“But hope he will be fine?” Ada asked
immediately

“Yes, he will be fine” Priestess said, carried her herb bag and left..

“This is not an evil power, it’s a power of
peace” Priestess thought in her mind as she
left

“I wonder who he is” She concluded and left
“My dear take it easy, the Priestess said he will
be fine” Ukadike said to Mrs. Nworie who was
now held by Ada’s mother.

“Ada, go and get water and towel to clean his
body” Ada’s mother ordered Ada who happily
carried it out.
*
*
“He has not seen anything yet Nne” Azuka said
to his mother

“How have you been planning about what we
talked about?” Lolo Nwaaku asked Azuka
sending the guards away but Amaka the maiden
passed by but hid herself listening to all their
evil conversations against Anochie

“Heii!! Wickedness!!” Amaka silently exclaimed
“I have to warn Anoochie” She concluded and
went away.
*
*
“Osimmili, talk to me. Who is that boy?”
Priestess asked their great god mother doing
so many incantations but their gods said
nothing at all that made her confused
“Why is the gods of Umuanyanwu keeping me
silent!!??” Priestess angrily asked

“You no longer answer me to anything, even
when you do, it’s not understandable” Priestess
complained to their gods yet they said
nothing…
*
*
Amara, Chimma and Adanna were coming back
from the stream as Ikemba walked towards
them escorted by his wrestling friend Egwuatu.
The ladies ignored them and tried passing but
they blocked their way

“Ikemba what is all this nonsense??” Adanna
asked angrily

“Get out of my way!!” Adanna exclaimed
“I have been pampering you ever since but you
are proving stubborn, now you must give it to
me by force

“Give you what?” Chimma interfered
“You better keep quiet” Egwuatu warned
“Remember, we are the owners of this
community” Ikemba said

“And so what, biko get out from the way”
Amara said in anger trying to pass but Ikemba
grabbed Adanna whose waterpot fell on the
floor but luckily it fell on a grass that made it
not to break. He took her into a nearby bush
covering her mouth. Before Chimma and
Amara could scream and run away, Egwuatu
brought out his knife and ordered them to
keep quiet directing them also into the bush
“Please” They pleaded

“So you can plead now right, I thought you
were ranting your mouth” Egwuatu said and
knelt both of them down still checking on who
to lay with first. Meanwhile Ikemba’s power
was more than that of Adanna, so he succeeded
in undressing her completely

“Now you will see the other part of Ikemba!!”
Ikemba said and started untying his local
wrapper he wore…

Nwadike and Egwudike has finished hunting for
the day and decided to go down to the stream
to wash their bodies and quench their thirst
also.. On getting closer to the stream, they
heard noises from the bush so they
immediately set their guns thinking it was a
bush meat.

Ikemba has untied his wrapper and covered up
Adanna in raging sexual potentials
“May the gods forbid!!” Nwadike exclaimed and Ikemba quickly jumped up from Adanna.

Egwuatu tried to run but Egwudike stopped
him..

“What do you think you are doing??

Abomination!!” Nwadike exclaimed again.

Adanna, Chimma and Amara ran to them in
tears explaining everything to them.

“The Igwe must hear this!!” Egwudie said
“Hope he has not penetrated?” Nwadike asked
Adanna who nodded her head negatively
dressing herself back again. Ikemba and
Egwudike lifted their hands up as they couldn’t
fight against guns

“Let’s go to the Igwe!!” Egwudike ordered
“Please, it was the devil’s handwork” Egwuatu pleaded

“You will tell that to the Igwe” Nwadike said as
they walked out of the bush towards the Igwe’s
palace. The ladies quickly helped Adanna in
dressing, picked up their empty water pots and
followed them….