Journey To The Unknown

Episode 4

“..Osimmili!!!…Mother of the Sun and the
Moon”Priestess Osimmili called out to her gods

“Why have you kept quiet to our cries and
plea”She began

“Children dies in tens per day and hundreds
per week. Are you no longer our
Mother??”Prietess asked the gods walking
around the shrine pouring grounded white
chalk all over the shrine. She later sat down
pouring kola and wine on the moulded images

“Osimmili!!!! Answer me!! The people are
crying bitterly”She shouted shaking her staff
“Osimmili!!!! Great Mother!! Arise!!”Priestess
shouted and great thunder struck around the
shrine

“Yes!! Mother of all,speak to me”Priestess said and a mighty female voice came from the
rushing wind that blew

“The calamity that has befallen Umuanyanwu
has just began. Umuanyanwu will suffer more
pain”The voice said

“Great Mother please,that is why I have come to you”She said kneeling down

“What shall we do to appease the
gods??”Priestess asked but everywhere became calm again without her getting a reply

“No Mother please answer Us”Priestess said in tears standing up..

“Chaii! Umuanyanwu is finished”She lamented
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“What happened to you my Son, where is your water pot”Mrs. Nworie asked Anochie who walked in with Ada

“Eehmm.. Mama”Ada began
“It was the Prince”She said
“Prince kwa? How?”Mrs, Nworie asked
“He tried to molest me and in Anochie’s quest to save me, he broke his pot Mama”Ada said

“Ewoo!! Nwa m,it’s alright. Is that why your face is like this because of a water pot”Mrs. Nworie said holding Anochie

“But hope he did not penetrate you my
daughter”Mrs. Nworie asked

“Hmm..Mama,he almost did not until he and
his guards began to hold their faces claiming to be slapped and ran away”Ada said as Anochie brought down her pot from his head

“Thank God ooh. But this Prince is going too
far. Why must he be molesting young
ladies”Mrs. Nworie said

“And Mama,I heard this is not the first time he is doing it”Anochie said in a bit anger

“Chi m oo. Does the Igwe knows about
this?”Mrs. Nworie asked but everyone kept
silent.
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“My Prince please stop,I am tired”One of the guards said and they stopped breathing heavily

“What was that back there??”The Prince asked but the guards looked at him without a reply

“My Prince,I think it was that Anochie”One of the guards later said

“What?? How?”The Prince asked

“My Prince,he is the most quiet person in this
land and never associates with anyone except
few people. What do you think my Prince”The
Guard said

“I see,he must have something fetish hanged to his loins”The Prince said

“My Father must hear this!”The Prince added

“Let’s go”He ordered,wore his robe and they went home but his face but swollen due to the effect of the slaps.
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“Nna anyi, this is getting too much, I heard he has been molesting ladies before, you have to do something”Mrs. Nworie complained to Maazi Ukadike with Ada and Anochie standing besides her

“Hmm.. Thank God he did not get my
daughter”He said holding his daughter
“Don’t worry, I will meet the Prime Minister
about this. We once talked about this but the
Igwe paid deaf ears”Ukadike said shaking his
head..
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“Onowu my good friend”Ukadike called out to Udemba the Prime Minister as he walked into his compound

“Yes,who is there”Udemba asked
“It’s Ukadike”Ukadike said

“Haaa..Maazi”Onowu called coming out from his hut greeting Ukadike in the local hit walking stick greeting

“This one you came to my house this
afternoon. Have a sit”Onowu said and Ukadike sat down

“Onowu”He began removing his cap
“Isn’t the calamity that has befallen this land enough that the Prince wants to add his own eeh Onowu”Ukadike asked

“Maazi,take it easy. What did he do this
time?”Onowu asked

“Onowu, can you imagine he attempted rape
on my daughter,thanks to the gods who saved
her”Ukadike said

“Chi m ooo!! Abomination”Onowu shouted
hitting his walking stick on the ground
“Upon the fact that we have told the Igwe
about this, he did nothing”Onowu sililoquised
“Cheii..Maazi,I am very sorry for all that
happened. But the Igwe must hear this one, it
is getting too much. Let me go and call other
elders in council let’s go”Onowu said as he
entered his hut and came out with kola locking
his door

“Biko have Kola,the atmosphere won’t hinder the blessings of Kola”Onowu said

“Onowu the Onowu”Ukadike hailed Udemba
and they walked out
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“My Son,what happened to your face?”Nwaaku the Mother of Prince Azuka asked him looking all over his face gazing at the swollen face

“Mama,is it not Anochie”The Prince cried
“Anochie? Who is he in this village?”The queen Nwaaku asked

“He is the son of Late Maazi Nworie your
highness”One of the guard said
“What!!! That rat that is nothing in this
village!!”The Queen barked
“But where you not there when he was beating him??!”The queen angrily asked the guards

“Sorry my queen,but he used fetish powers,we also are affected”The othe guard said turning the swollen part of their faces
“What!!!?”The Queen barked angrily
“So he wants to use evil powers to kill my Son just like he killed his Father. Alright, I know
what to do!!”She said breathing out angrily
holding her son close to her chest