Amaya’s destiny episode 14
AMAYA’S DESTINY
(NIGHT RAIN)
Episode 14
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Written by author Nath
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Silence had swallowed the creepy sound of the night. Darkness, overshadowing light from twinkle stars as the ticking hands of the clock in Jimmy’s room made a calculative sound in the darkness, though not withstanding to hear noticeable footsteps of any invisibility that would scarily enter the room to torment him on the bed because Rachael must not juxtapose with any man until she fulfils her destiny. Now you can vividly understand why Jimmy wished to wake up on the same bad with her alive.
Nevertheless, following the silence that stretched through the city of Ghene, Jimmy jerked awake to a hooting owl. He climbed down from the bed to the window without putting on the light or waking Rachael up. He held the metal protector of the window with his two hands to have a clearer view of the hooting owl. Vividly, he saw it on a tree, hooting continuously and disturbing the quiet neighbourhood. That reminded him two lines of the poem which he soliloquized saying, “I see the creeping insects bleed to their alleys… as the fiery creepy owl hoots…”
He directed his eyes to the base of the tree to see an old gray headed man, standing under the tree with a staff and glowing in a white garment. He felt another scary goose bumps on his skin, glanced at sleeping Rachael then quietly and unabashedly walked out to the darkness to meet the man. He could hear his own footsteps as he was moving until he stopped a few meters away from the man. Meanwhile, the owl had stopped hooting.
“Who are you, old man?” his voice paved around the neighbourhood rudely.
The man turned to him with a smile. Jimmy could see a long white bears on his jaw like a Chinese Kungfu master. “Who do you think i am, little boy?” the man asked him.
“I have only imagined someone like you from a story called ‘Den of Cleverness’.”
“With Ken the clever lad. Hmm.. well, I’m real”
Unbelievably, Jimmy took few steps closer. “Are you really Ikuku from Ututu?”
“Flesh and blood” the man averted his eyes to the scene of the accident while Jimmy met him in a closer range also staring at the scene. “You are the only one who could interpret my poem.”
“You wrote the poem?” Jimmy glanced at him.
“Yes, lad. I foresaw this day then wrote it”
They remained quiet, still staring at the scene only to be startled by the flying away of the owl. Jimmy looked up to see a branch of the tree shaking but was brought to focus by Ikuku’s voice.
“The future of the Talibans lies in the hands of Amaya while the future of the humans lies in your hands”
“I still don’t understand the wh0le thing”
“Everyone has a destiny. As Amaya’s destiny is to release the Talibans, so your destiny is to stop her.”
“Why her? She doesn’t even know who she is!”
“Follow me” Ikuku briskly began to walk into a darkness followed by Jimmy who was only in a short and singlet.
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Ikuku took the boy to the world of the Talibans with yokes on oxen. The world looks blue in the eyes due to the blue sun. Jimmy stared at a spherical transparent object that also glows in a blue colour. “The yolk” he whispered.
“The Talibans are immortals but can be killed with weapons. They belief and worsh¡p ‘night rain’ but unfortunately destroyed by humans in a war decades ago. Only a few Talibans camouflage to be humans, living among us and vowed to bring back their kind alive. They can only do that with a child born under the rain at night as a sign from their gods..”
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FLASH BACK
Heavily, the rain poured at night when a woman saw a pregnant woman delivering by the road side.
“Please, help me!” the pregnant woman cried under the rain, lying on the ground.
The woman looked around, helped the pregnant woman delivered but killed her afterwards. She carried the baby up like a priestess dedicating a child to the gods, saying, “Truly this is a sign from the gods of the Talibans. She shall be called Amaya. She shall know no man and begins to fulfil her destiny from her 17th birthday”
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CONTINUITY
“Amaya has six more night raining days to cause accident from several places whose blood of the victim is taken by the shadow.” Ikuku expatiated “You have to stop her before she dies on the quest or have the Talibans awaken.” He added.
“But how?” Jimmy asked.
“You must take her to the yolk make her drink from the blood she slaughters by her own dancing.” He looked at him with a smile. “Only you can do that, lad”
“Why me?”
“You know the answer; your spirit is stubborn for them to have their way in you. But if the Talibans awakes before you do this, you and everyone will be as good as dead.” Ikuku substantiated..
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Jimmy found himself on his bed again. Day had broken and Rachael gone. Could his meeting with Ikuku be a dream? No, It was so real to be one! So he rushed out of the house, climbed his motorcycle and sped off to the residence of Mr Ojile to see the family standing at the doorstep as if they were expecting him. Rachael stood in between her parents with the mother car-ssing her hair.
“Rachael?” Jimmy hesitated to walk up the stairs to meet them. “Good morning Mr and Mrs Ojile. Why are you people outside? And why the glare at me?” he asked, but none said a word. “If it is about last night, I can explain.”
“How dare you poison me against my parents, Jimmy?” Rachael spoke up.
“What are you talking about?”
“You made me believe I’m the cause of the accident while you are the one! My father showed me our DNA test. They’re my real parents and you’re evil to use me for your own devilish act! I hate you!”
“Rachael is not true!” Before Jimmy knew what of happening, policemen arrived and began to handcuff him.
“Take this boy that kidnapped my daughter and poisoned her mind for his own evil act. He’s the soul culprit of the cause of the accident. I have my evidence!” Mr Ojile ordered.
The policemen began to drag Jimmy away as he was shouting, “Rachael, they’re lying to you! They must have manipulated this too! The Talibans are real! Rachael, you need to believe me! Rachael!! Amaya!!!” Jimmy exclaimed from the police vehicle, seeing as Rachael was shedding tears……
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TO BE CONTINUED FROM FLASH BACK, STARTING FROM WHEN RACHAEL WOKE UP ON JIMMY’S BED.