Urenma episode 29 – 30

URENMA
(Journey to the River world)

Episode 29

Back in their hut he woke Olachi from sleep and told her of his suspicion that something might be wrong “So what do you want us to do now obi?” “I think we should use the bush path behind our house and rush down to the market square; mama did not go that way for nothing. I think the plot Ntani revealed to mama may have begun; the gods are up to some mischief again” “Aren’t we acting too paranoid here, after all papa went to the land of the spirits and beat them. I think we should put our faith in papa and mama to fix whatever this might be” “Ola, you haven’t been listening, have you? We are talking about Ojadili here! A man whom even the gods dread, Ntani told mama the gods have designs to wake him to fight papa, and believe me when I say this; the gods have woken him, or about to I feel it strongly. If he is the one mama want after then we should not be here expecting our parents to do just fine against them” Ola yelled “Aaaah! Ojadili is famous only because he hasn’t met us in a fight!” Groping in the dark she found her two blades and shot out of their hut like lightening. Obiakor had to race very fast to keep up with her.

At the market square, Obinze holding his machete firmly crouched in the bush as he inched closer to the s₱0t where Urenma stood. Above her a swarm of glowing insects illuminated the market place. The fire insects were no ordinary insects, they were from the spirits world and had come to perform a ritual at the market pace. Their presence meant that a heinous ritual was being performed in the river world. She knew exactly what the ritual was about-Ojaidli was being reincarnated.

With her hands akimbo and her face furrowed with rage, she starred at the congregation monster insects from the underworld. She knew she had to stop the insects, the gods had gone too far in their bid to return her to the river world and to save face from what Obinze did to them when he came fighting for her return to the land of men. Scooping some sand from the ground she blew her breath on it & the grains of sand shot into the air like an array of arrows shot from many bows. The insects hit the ground burning with flames. Urenma spat over them & said, “Go back to the gods and tell them that the princess of the gods herself stopped the ritual. Tell them I am waiting for them and their Ojadili” She turned to leave only ro see her husband, standing with his machete firmly grasped. The muscles of his arms and thighs contracted and pulsated. The look in his face clearly told of his disdain for the gods who sent the insects “Obi m calm down, not even a thousand Ojadili can stop this love which we have found, not in a million years. The gods have broken their pact with you and have drummed the beats of war; I hope for their sakes, they are ready to dance it”

While the words were still in her mouth, Obiakor and Olachi stormed out of the woods, their blades gleaming in the light of the moon as their eyes darted about for enemies to hack down. Obinze was so filled with anger over the treachery of the gods that he spared not a word for his two children. Ola went to her mother & asked, “Where is the god-forsaken Ojadili?” “He comes, and soon he shall arrive”
“Then we shall wait for him” Ola replied her mother stoically. The family returned home not saying one word to each other on their way back.

THE RESSURECTION
Deep within the dark caverns of the river world, Nshaa and the gods he led worked their fingers sore to bring to life their gruesome scheme “If the snake fails to show its venom, the little children will use it to tie firewood! This day we bring to an end all legendary tales of men coming to our world to take out kind with their filthy heroics” Nshaa’s voice could be heard resonating through the walls of the caverns were they performed the ritual which was to bring to life the dead remains of Ojadili. Standing over Ojadili’s carcass was Atari, a ruthless god who for his wickedness was chained at the deep ends of the caverns by the council of the gods. In his blind hatred for love. Nshaa would break the vows of the gods and unleash Atari into Ojadili body to go destroy Obinze and all who would dare to stop his scheme to have Urenma returned to the river world as a princess of the gods.

As the elder gods themselves made atrocious incantations with veiled faces, summoning the forbidden and dammed powers of the river world, Atari began to dissolve into the remains of Ojadili.

NTANI’S RAGE
When Ntani heard word of what the evil gods were bent on, she squealed all she was told to the disgruntled princesses of the river world and in their native rage, they elected to revolt and made a march to the elder gods from bringing Ojadili back to life. When Ntani and the princesses got to the caverns, they got far more than the welcome they expected. Nshaa was not only on the cusp of bringing Ojadili back to life in an evil god body he also had unleashed an army of dammed spirits chained for million’s years

URENMA
(Journey to the River world)

Episode 30

The dammed spirits of the river world were far more dangerous than the rouge spirits who dwelt in caves amongst the pure spirits of the river world. They were considered a menace, a breed of creation whose organ lay outside of the knowledge both amongst mortals and spirits. From the look of things, Nshaa and a few elder gods were planning to stike bigger than just to kill Obinze and bring back Urenma. Ntani was so shocked by the sight she beheld that her tongue cleaved to the roof of her mouth and the power of speech fled her vocal organ. Nshaa was planning to clean out a race of men, he was clearly not just interested in Obinze and Urenma, his plans were far bigger than what she was told.

Nshaa decieved them all; all along he had been secretly working on his scheme to wipe out Ukeh land and all those who loved the land which the children of the gods loved and preferred to live in. Realizing what Nishaa was up to, Ntani sent three princess immediately to Ukeh land to warn Urenma and Obinze of the doom which was about to befall them and all who dwelt in Ukeh. Sadly Ntani was ignorant of the depth of Nshaa’s deception and treachery; it would take bravery, blood and death to get the three princesses to Ukeh to deliver their message. Ntani and the princesses she had convinced to follow her were mere young spirits caught in the maelstrom of an ageless covenant which should have never been broken. Too sad to say, Nshaa as was fortold, in his rage and hatred had broken the convenant. The emissary from the sky who gave Obinze a wooden ring to give to Obiakor saw it and mentioned it. There were far too many who did not know what the covenant was and how to break it; or who understood why Obinze’s parents died suddenly while he was still a child.

This would be much more than the clash of Legends, two world and two kingdoms would collide into each other, secrets which gods above and beneath had sworn to keep would burst out in the open. Blood would flow, both of humans and immortals and trusts would be betrayed.
Having quickly dispatched the three fierce princesses to Ukeh in the hope that they would get there in time to deliver their message. Ntani raised a battle cry against the very gods she had sworn to serve for eternity. The princesses besides their duties of royalty were creations forged in war and for war, but such wars were not against the elder gods. However the princesses of the river world would dare the gods to save a land which they called the land of love-Ukeh land. Raising their arms the princesses threw themelves against the elder gods, the dammed spirits of the river world and the army of the river world. The elder gods took more interest in their prized weapon-Ojadili possessed with the power and life of Atari-and rallied around him. In front of the warring princesses was Ntani, a legendary fearless spirit. She took care of the warriors of the river world, most of whom were her friends. As the princesses made light of the battle with their superior fighting skills and power, the dammed spirits-the abomination of the spirit world-stepped forward to confront the princesses. Right before Nshaa and the elder gods, the dammed spirits began to tear the princesses apart. Though the sight of it was not pleasant to Nshaa and the nineteen gods, but their plans had to be carried out.

While the battle raged, Ojadili began to stir in the midst of the gods. The feared weapon of the gods of the river world was coming to life. However, Ojadili was not the only one who was stirring, Utebe, the monster champion of the rogue spirits in caves had awakened from its long slumber; and how it loved to wage war. Rallying the rouge spirits Utebe led them toward the caverns where Ojadili was taking on life. Ntani on her part was losing princesses to the battle faster than she had planned to. Even if she had chosen to call a retreat, the princesses would not have heeded her call. It seemed like Ntani and the princesses of the river world would die that day until a few princes decided to take sides with them and also convinced Utebe to lend them his army. For Utebe war was war, he didn’t care who he fought against so long he got his chance to fight. Their entrance into the battle tipped the balance against the dammed spirits and allowed Ntani to re-strategize.

Unknown to Ntani and the army she led, Nshaa had forseen the battle and so planned that it would be staged until Ukeh and its inhabitants were cleaned out. Peeling herself from the battle Ntani sought to reach the three fierce princesses whom she had sent to Ukeh to warn Urenma and Obinze. Unfortunatley she met sad news; the three princesses had gone down fighting at the edge not make it to Ukeh land. In her anger, which was her greatest weakness, Ntani returned to the battle instead of seeking a way to reach Urenma and Obinze. She wanted to end the battle in the river world long before it got to the land where humans dwelt.
But alas, she was wrong.

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