I am not a good writer. I am a computer scientist. But I like writing stories. This is one of my works. Kindly read it, enjoy it and correct me on use of words. No insults pls.

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The Damned
Being afraid of fear is fear. Fear is a mental state that changes depending on the current situation. When you are at the verge of breathing your last breath, fear fades off.
I was the last born of a family of seven. Growing up exposed me to hate, disdain and isolation. I found myself in a poor family in a village. A village located in-between Ilorin and Oyo. Orosoke village is known for superstitions, priesthood, ritualism and traditions. Most children of my age were warned not to talk to me. I was like a plague infected tree that must not be touched and spoken to. At first, it was strange to me at my early age. Children see me and run home as if they saw a snake. It later became nothing to me as I grew accustomed to it. Although, at times, the human and child side of me longs to play with my counterparts. Anytime I walk towards a group of kids playing, that marks the end of the beautiful game. They all scampered for safety. That was when I learnt that I was destined to be a spectator to every games and ceremony if I do not want an abrupt end to the beautiful scene.

This has also worked in my favour on many occasions. One day, I went to the village guava plantation to eat some fruits. I met some villagers there. On seeing me, they all ran away leaving all the fruits they gathered behind. I just sat down and ate all I could without sweating. It happened again at a palm wine hut. I went home with a gourd of wine. It was at this stage that I decided to embrace my condition, who I was and the way I was being treated. Although, I did not know why people treated me as such. I look in the mirror to count the number of body organs I have, but I look pretty the same as others. Nobody cared to explain to me why they do not want me near them. I later stopped caring too. Only my mother speaks to me in my family.

My soul is damned
Faroungbe is the head of the family. I knew him as the father, the head of the house and my father. I later realized I was wrong. Faroungbe only gave birth to my mother, Amoke, who is the first born, Falade, the second child but the first son, two other male children, Abayomi and Fadiran. I, Omoye was the last born. But, there is a twist to it. The secret of how I was born came when I clocked 15 years. I used to think that my mother was a wife to Faroungbe. But it came t me as a shock when I was alone with my mother in a farm on a faithful day. She was sited at the foot of a tree while sobbing.

I asked why she was sad, she told me “Do you want to know why you are treated differently in this village?” The question got me intoxicated. This is the answer I have been searching all my life. It was as if I was in heaven. I could kill for this answer. She started, “Baba Faroungbe is not your father. He is my father.” At this point, I became the most confused human on earth. This statement put me in another maze.

She continued “You will learn when you become a man that every mistakes has consequence that you will have to live with, for the rest of your life. I have made a mistake in the past. You are my mistake. And your father is the worst of all my mistakes. Falade and I mistakenly played games without boundary. You are a product of lust. I became pregnant for Falade. All effort to abort you was in vain. The chief priest gave us all varieties of potions to flush your seed, but failed. You do not belong in this family, you do not belong in this village, and you do not belong in this world. You are a taboo. They are waiting for you to become a man before they sacrifice you to the gods of the seven of heavens. That is why people see you and run. You are a sacrifice meat.
My son, you have to be strong and be prepared for what is coming your way. Your destiny is full of pity”.

I didn’t know where I was. It was like a dream. I wished I had not woke up to see that day. My feet started shaking. A shiny clear day suddenly became darkness in my eyes. I felt ashamed of myself. I thought to myself “Why hasn’t anyone told me this since all these years?” I felt like a naked blind man. I asked her with tears in my eyes “Why didn’t you help me by killing me when I was still an infant? You knew what will become of me when I grow up, yet you left me at the mercy of cruelty, shame, mock, disdain and hate”. This time she was sobbing loud. I ran away from her, I ran as far as my leg could take me.

This revelation changed my life forever. It changed everything. My disposition to my family changed because I knew they all knew about my story that is why they have been treating me like an outsider. I now have the answer to my life puzzle. Everything started making sense to me. I remembered when I had a fracas with a son of a village chief. The Chief faced his son and said “Do not fight with him. You know what he is, an ordinary sacrificial meat”. I could remember many people calling me that. Suddenly, my mind was filled with hate. I began to hate everything associated with the village, my family and my life. I felt disappointed in everyone. So they all knew who I was and yet they took advantage of me. My mind was filled with bitterness. I started noticing I no longer fear anything including death. I fear nobody including the revered village chiefs and priests.

I stopped staying at home in the day, I only go home in the night to sleep. I felt I did not belong among them. I always sneaked in unnoticed at night like a cat. The family noticed it, but none care to ask me why. I was nobody to them. Some of them wish I just vanish. I was a reproach, shame and nightmare for them. I could always see the look on their face whenever they see me, including my biological father. Only my mother summon courage to talk to me once in a while.

On the eve of the village festival of Olokun, I was in a kola nut plantation, resting under a tree and thinking about my life. I picked up one “Abidun” (a sweet specie of Kola nut) and started chewing. Not quite long I heard foots step of some people working towards my direction. A lady and a young man which I later recognized as they moved closer to where I was. I knew the lady from the market. She was a daughter of a famous bush meat seller. The male was the son of village chief hunter. They were playing like love birds. They did not see me. I could have greeted them to make them aware they were not alone, but then, I did not want to create unnecessary unease, as I predicted they will either leave that vicinity immediately they sight me or curse me as usual. They were carried away by the lust and heat of the moment.

Just a stone throw from me, Amope (the lady) was bear naked and Adeoye climbed on her. The scene was not fascinating or disgusting to me. I made no sense of it. I just ignored them and continued thinking about my life. I was carried away too, that I forgot some people were beside me. After a while, I felt a tap on my soldier. It was Adeoye (the male). He pointed his finger at me “So, you were here seeing everything we did. And, your common sense did not tell you to excuse us or inform us of your presence”. I looked at him, I said “Leave me alone, what is on my mind is more important than your reckless escapades”, and then I looked away. This made him more furious. Angrily, he said “What an insult from a waste like you?” I continued ignoring him, then he grabbed my cloth and attempted to pull me up from my sitting posture, then I stood up to him, looking into his eyeball.

Physique
I forgot to describe myself. Nature did a perfect job on me. I am tall with broad chest. It is true that people run from me because of my circumstance. Another factor is my fearful physique. I would have been the village female choice. I have had many memorable encounters with the opposite sex, but end up on an abrupt and bitter end. Women fell for me at the first sight until they know my story. Then they stop seeing me after knowing who I was. A lady worth remembering is Ajibike, despite hearing my story, she still tried to stick with me, but she could not survive the pressure from her parents, the society and her suitors who keeps reminding her of how she was venturing into a forbidden union.

We were looking eyeball to eyeball when the lady started dissuading her lover to let go. “Leave him alone, he is cursed, he is not worth it. Do not fight him. His days are numbered” she said. But Adeoye refused to yield. Then he suddenly aimed his fist at my face, I blocked it, and I was swift in my response, I replied him with a blow which made him loose his balance and knock his head on the bark of a tree at his back. He noticed he staggered for few seconds, and passed out like dead snake. The lady screamed “You have killed him, the cursed one!” maintaining her distance from me. May be she thought I was going to attack her too. Suddenly she took off, screaming away. That was when I knew I was in trouble. I tried to revive him. I did not possess any ability that could help a dying man. I was there calling him and tapping his chest. No quite long, I saw heavily armed men coming towards my direction like hunters about hunting a lion. They were approaching me with caution and they were prepared to use their machetes on me. I sensed the danger, however I was confused and did not know what to do. I wanted to wait and explain myself to them, but they were wild and aggressive, so I told myself “Run first, explain later”. I raced away. But I noticed, they made no attempt to chase me. It seems they were there to claim the body. It was not clear to me if he is dead or alive.

The news spread like wildfire. It was now the major gossip in the village. I could hear some folks from the distance saying “The cursed one has struck again”. I said to myself “This is not fair. Have I ever attacked anyone before?” I got home that night to meet my people all awake waiting for me. The family head on seeing me started boiling. He shouted “I have been condoning your excesses for years, but no more. You shall not succeed in spoiling the name of this family. The finger that sins shall be cut off by the king. Tie him down” My brothers gathered up to wrestle me down. One of them charged at me. Instinct urged me to take a defensive action, but I suppressed that temptation. I will not lay my hand on my brothers. I forcefully freed myself from his grasp and ran out of the house in the night. I had nowhere to go. I kept walking to be sure I was far from home. This time, I was tired of life. I wished death should just come right then. I suddenly became suicidal. Fear departed me!

New Path
I later realized I was the only one walking in the middle of the night. There was a curfew. The village hunters and priests had launched a massive hunt for the killer. I was being hunted like a snake. I decided to rest under a tree inside a tick forest. Not quite long, I slept off. I do not know how long I slept, I was awoke by a grip on my arm. I first saw a blurry image of man reciting some words. The sleep veil covering my eyeballs finally cleared off. It was the chief priest himself saying some incantation. And with him are heavily armed hunters. In my mind, I said “This is it. I have finally met my end”. I waited for him to finish his incantation to see or feel the effect, be it dead or decapitation. But I felt nothing, I rose up, I noticed the hunters pointing their Dane guns at me in case I made any risky move. I told the chief priest, “What was that incantation meant to do to me? Because I felt nothing.” That was like an insult to the chief priest, his followers got angry, and one of them launched a heavy fist on my face. One was even pointing his dagger at me letting me know he would not hesitate to use it on me. The chief priest quickly cautioned them. He said “Leave him be. Do not harm him. He is a sacrificial meat to the gods”. Afterwards, they tied my hands to my back with a rope. And they took me to the village dungeon. And locked it.

I was not alone in the dungeon. Some condemned or yet to be judged criminals were also with me. I could see them thinly fleshed. I sensed they were not fed or were malnourished. Something uncommon started happening to me. The sight of these carcass filled humans made me change my mind on my suicide mission. Hunger is my nemesis. I fear hunger than a lion. My fear came back in folds. It was as if I was charmed and the charm effect was gone. I became apprehensive. Is this how I will not eat for the remaining days of my life? I started struggling with my bondage.

I tried to free myself off the rope. Then an old man sitting lifelessly at the other end of the room said “Young man. I know who you are. It is true that you cannot cheat your destiny, but, you have choices. The choice you make now, can influence your destiny. I made my choice long time ago. Despite knowing how to free myself from this bondage, I choose to remain in the bondage. It is better for some us to be in bondage than to live freely among people.” The sound of knowing how to escape rang like a bell in my head. I quickly asked “Is it possible to escape this fortified dungeon?” He replied “How to escape should not be your question. Perhaps, you should be asking another question. The question of why am I here? Where am I going? You have your purpose, but not in this village. You were created by the creator for a purpose, you are a tool.

That’s why your birth is controversial. You will get the answers soon if you make the right choice”. I asked “What are my choices?” He answered “Either to be free or not to”. That was a pretty simple choice for any man. I said “just like that? Of course that is why I was trying to break this rope”. He said “Breaking from a rope does not amount to freedom. A rope does not put you in bondage, your mentality does. The choice I am talking about requires your mental change and readiness for the path before you. You can continue being a vagabond that you are or give hope to the world”. It was as if I was regaining my lost senses back. I suddenly started developing a sense of purpose. Many thoughts started coming to my mind. I said “I want to be a man. That is what I have always wanted”.

He said “Your choice is your new path, when you are ready to thread this path, raise one of your legs up and say the following incantations”. I did has he told me and I became unconscious. I later regained my consciousness, but this time I was at the back of my house. I said to myself “Why this cursed house again?” I attempted to leave again when I realized my hands were still tied with ropes. I quickly tiptoed to the cooking hut. I saw some knifes and cutlass. After struggling with the knife for minutes, I broke free.

I picked up a sharp cutlass and decided to leave the house before I cause them another trouble. I stumbled on a hip of sand. It was a freshly made grave. I was trying to decide whose grave it was when it occurred to me that it was mine. To my family, I was a dead man. That was when I realized I was dead to them. I cried blood and I walked away. Absently minded, I kept walking towards the outskirt of the village. I was walking towards the rocky village of Igbeti. Everywhere was dark. I struggled with the tick forest. I kept missing my way. After enduring the nervy trek for an hour, something strange happened.

Seizing my breath
I heard something rattling a densely packed bush to my left. I first thought it might be a wild animal. I said to myself “Omoye, what do you expect to see in the forest?” I did not bother to investigate as I knew I was not seeing clearly, whatever it was has an optical advantage over me and moreover, it will understand that terrain more than I do. I just kept walking. To my dismay, whatever it is, kept walking towards me. Then I thought to myself, this must be a carnivorous animal trying out its luck.

I decided to let it know I am also a danger by turning back and posing in a combat mode. Then, it started moving fast towards me. At a stone throw to me, I was able to see it clearly through the faint moon light rising. What I saw made my heart jumped. It was as if my heart will jump out through my mouth. It was not what I could called animal. It was standing on two legs. The legs were goat legs. It has human feminine body, covered in fur. Its eyes were glowing in the dark like cat’s eye. It has a dog’s head and horns like antelope. I said to myself “What abomination is this?”

I ran for my dear life. It chased me like I ever been chased in my life. The terrain and clustered bush did not help, as I had to bump and fall constantly. I struggled through tangles of plant stems for close to 30 minutes. I asked myself, how could I possible escape this nemesis? When all hope was lost, I remembered the moonlight tales they tell to children in the night about Ghosts and monsters. I remembered an account of a hunter’s escape from ghost where he said he escaped by seizing his own breath.

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Story continued....

I quickly sprint to the back of one tree, then I tried the magic out. I seized my breath, then I noticed it stopped immediately as if it encountered something frightening. I was not sure of what happened, I continued breathing again and it ran towards me as if it was sure I was at the back of the tree. Without delay, I seized my breast with panic again, it stopped again. Then I said to myself “That is it. Very simple”. I started walking. Then realize this beast is actually blind, it listens to breath to pinpoint the location of its victim.
I ran away and hide under a clumsy palm tree. Then to my surprise, it started talking like humans. It has a sweet female voice. She started cursing out.

Where is that filthy little scoundrel?
Nasty little filth
an unfortunate being!
You think you can hide?
Cursed be with you!
You shall not find peace
you shall not escape your destiny. Hopeless one!
Your bones shall be crushed to make poisonous potions
your meat shall be fed to the gods of the seven heavens
your soul shall burn in “Ogbun Ainise” (the unending burning pit”
aaaah (cried, curse and consoled itself.)

I started gaining distance from her, but I release my breath intermittently to breath-in fresh air and it sensed it and makes some random moves to try and detect where I was. Then I later realized there is no escaping this nemesis. It would not stop tracing me and I could not survive not breathing for long. Suddenly, I lost it. It appeared to have backed off.

I breathe a breath of freedom and I continued my journey. It was too late to realize my mistake of lowering my guard. I suddenly felt a bite at my back. It sunk its teeth in my flesh from my back. Then, I saw a beam of light radiating from the distance. This beam of light was so white that I became blind. My sight whitened up. I noticed the beast did not expect this surprise too. It withdrew its grip on me and raced away. I felt some hands pinning me down.

I was not sure what or who they were. But they were large hands, larger than any man I had ever encountered. I did not struggle with them, they took me and started pushing me towards the light. I started walking towards the light. I noticed the light was actually a door way to another dimension. That marks the moment when I started doubting my beliefs. I started questioning what I have been told, what all humans like me knew. As I walk towards the light, the intensity of the light started reducing and I started regaining my sight. Soon, I realized I was in another world or what I called “a new dimension”.

The Lords
After sometimes, I fully regained my sight. I could clearly see what my captors look like. They were giant with huge heads inform of egg shape. On this gigantic heads are two tiny eyes and a large red eye at the center of the fore-head. Their legs were human like, but long thin foot digits. They were tall and green. At first I was scared, but the environment got my full attention. I was in a city built with shiny metal which I did not hesitate to call gold. These beings could fly and walk.

They do not talk to each other, but they interact meaningfully. This was what baffles me most. I was among thousands of people without a single sound of word. Everywhere was as quiet as a grave. There was peace and silence everywhere. I noticed these beings were in different forms and sizes. I noticed some are dark skin with smaller head but hands with claws like that of eagle. Some of them are gigantic and walk on four legs. They are reptile with huge teeth and long tails.

I later realized they are domestic animals of that world because their keepers feed them with meats of smaller animals. I saw different flat metallic object in the shape of eggs in different sizes, flying above. I noticed they have a form of light I have never seen. The only light I knew of was from atupa we made from palm oil and fur. But these lights were bright, and they are in different color. Then I said to myself “This witchcraft is out of this world”.

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We walked through a tall corridor decorated in different beautiful ornaments. Then, one of my captors gestured to me stay where I was. Then they flew away. Let me mention that they have no wing, yet they could lift up in the space and fly. After waiting in that position for one minute. At the other end of the wall, the wall open up and another set of beings came out. Then I thought “It seems everything here is controlled by magic. Interesting”. These new beings walked up to me. One of them was different.

It has a horn like cow, but made of shiny metal. He is covered in red robe like gown. Then I concluded based on the appearance that it must be their king. He approached me and called me “Adari urion”. That word sounds familiar. It sounds like a yoruba word for “Adari Uhrun” – Human being. He continued “How do you greet your kings?” I quickly sensed he was demanding respect from me. I prostrated like we do at the presence of our village heads. He asked me to rise up. In a deep voice that sound as if he is speaking through an empty pot of water, he said “I heard many questions coming from your heart. One question is; what are these things?” which was the exact question on my mind. He added “We are the over-lords. We have always been with you. We were there when your kind was created by eldion”.

I asked what “eldion” is. He said “eldion is a creator” I quickly interpreted it to be “eleda. He continued “We have relationships with your kind. Be it good or bad. Your kind regards us as gods. They pray to us. They make sacrifices to us. We grant them their wishes. We teach them new tricks and magic. In turn, they work for us”. I have never seen any human working for the gods except sacrifice, worship and rituals. I asked “How are we working for you?” He said “You will learn in your journey. I know who you are. I keep you safe. I have been waiting for you to journey here. We knew you will come. It is your destiny, it is your path. I broke you free from your dungeon. The old man was my worker. I assigned him to that dungeon waiting for you for years. Your destiny is to be sacrificed to the lords of the seven rivers” At this point I became apprehensive. I said “I guess that was why you have been keeping me alive away from danger”.

He said “You are wrong. These lords are a threat to our existence too. You are their sacrificial meat. But you are our only hope to wrestle with them. If you are not sacrificed to them, they will descend on your village and afflict it. Like you were told initially. You are not the maker of your destiny. But the choice and decision you make now can shape your destiny for better or worse.”

Purpose
I asked the lord, “What must I do?” He answered “You are a true blood. Your genes are pure. You are a threat to these beings. That’s why they want you dead as a sacrifice to them. You must journey to their world. You must cross the seven rivers of death. That is where they are. That is where you will see them. Their dimension is concealed in between your world and the last river. Crossing these rivers takes courage and the right blood. You have the right blood in your veins.

Your blood is the key.” I added “But my people call it seven heaven, why are you calling it seven rivers of death?” he replied “They are not heavens, but rivers. These beings told your people that they are living in seven heavens so they can be feared, untraced and unquestioned. They are not living in heaven. They are in hiding at the end of the seventh river. They were casted away by eldion after the great war”. I said “I have never heard of any seven rivers and never seen these rivers before.” He replied, “Many structures exists that your kind can never see with your two eyes. You need to be in the right dimension to see these rivers. We have the means to help you see what your kind cannot see. It is a power that you will wield and have to be careful not to misuse it, else you will be blind forever. We will give you a third eye. One eyes to see all”

One eye to see all
Then they took me to another hall. There were another set of creatures in this hall. They look a bit human except they are gray, their fingers are extremely long and their teeth were tiny and uncountable. They also have three eyes. I was placed on a surface-like table. Then they inserted a cord into my throat through my mouth and a green liquid started flowing through down inside my stomach. This same liquid started coming out through my nose. I started feeling pain and ecstasy as the same time.

I quickly resisted, their leader noticed and signaled to me to calm down. He said “It is for your own good. We are flushing impurities and counter-magic, that may affect the effectiveness of your new eye”. I had no option but to surrender. After all, if they had the intention of hurting me, I should be dead by then. After about five minutes, I started feeling differently. My strength became renewed. The pains from the wound I sustained from the dog-headed monster bite suddenly disappeared. I became energetic and strengthened like Sango stewards. I felt I could crush a stone with my bear hands. My hands felt strong like metal. I could see the creatures looking at me warily. I asked “what have you done to me?” The leader answered “When Adari uhrion was created, they were perfect, strong and intelligent. But they were contaminated and modified by rebellious followers of Eldion.

You have been purged of all impurities and implant. You are now a perfect and original human. All your senses and powers are restored”. I interjected “What power?” At this point, all beings in the room looked at one another. Suddenly, the mood in the hall changed. The atmosphere in the hall became toxic, some beings became angry. I could sense a rebellion brewing in the hall. Then, suddenly, from nowhere, a green sharp edged wand appeared in the hand of the leader. He pointed it to one of the rebels in the room. Like a smoked fish, it dried up and never to live till today.

Then with anger, the leader looked at me and said “You were like us before you were enslaved. You had all our abilities. You had our powers. But Eldion was betrayed. You now have your third eye again. It’s already in you and your kind, but was closed. ” Many thought came to mind. I first thought another eyes is now showing on my forehead like them. No human will want to look different among his kind without being seen as an abomination. He heard my thought, so he moved closer to calm me down. He said “The eyes will open up anytime you need it to be. To open up your hidden eye say the following
I refused to be blindfolded by earthly reality
I choose to see all reality on earth and in cosmos
I choose to see the real forms of beings or objects camouflaging or hiding from my reality”
I knew I was already entering spirituality and incantation. I said to myself “I can’t wait to meet those nasty village priests again”. Right there, I repeated the incantation to see the effect. But, nothing happened. The leader looked at me and said “You have already broken into our dimension. That is why you could see us. You have detected our energy fields.

The eyes will start working when you are in another dimension that its frequency is lower than ours. You will know when you get there.” He added “You will need your weapon also”. This time I was filled with euphoria. I interjected “So you are going to give me one of your weapons?” he replied “You already have your weapon” I asked “What weapon?” He answered “We saw a weapon on you the day we suck you into our dimension”. I became totally confused and was trying to recall what that weapon could be. Then, I remember I was actually holding a cutlass when I left the village. I was disappointed. I said “That cutlass? A farming tool that could not be used for fighting off my cursing nemesis” He said “That monster cannot be fought with any weapon. That monster is the easiest of the monsters you will face on your journey. And this is a lesson to you that human tools or guns are not always the answer to fight all creatures. Some are afraid of your thoughts, some do not want you to cry, some hate songs, some feed on your happiness. You will learn how to survive as you start your journey.” One of them brought my cutlass. I reluctantly claimed it.

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The leader then said “It is time!” His sharp edged staff appeared in his hand again and this time pointing It at me. I murmured “Not that rod again!” I immediately became unconscious and went into a deep sleep.

Then I saw myself laying on a surface made of gold and silver. Beside me were ornaments and golden pots filled with sweet wines. The fruity aroma of different wines filled the place. Then from the dark a woman emerged. She was a goddess of beauty. She was dark in completion, tall, with big hips. She moved closer to me and let loose the robe covering her body as she walks up to me. That was when I knew she was naked under the robe. She mounted me, wrapped me with her shiny clean legs. She started kissing me all over my body.

Then, she started licking my face and this time it was quick as if she was possessed by a spirit. Although, I was enjoying the heavenly feeling, I was apprehensive. When she noticed my apprehension, she suddenly stopped and grabbed my head and bite me on my cheek. Then she turned to a hairy wild dog. Everything around me changed. I found myself in a bush. I was under a tree. The tree looked familiar. It was the same tree I was hiding before the dog-headed monster attacked me. Then I noticed it was still same mid night I left my village. Then I realized the lady licking my face was actually in my dream. I was back in human world. I was back to human reality and dimension.

The wild dog, on realizing I was awake warily sprinted back, then attempted to attack me again. It charged at me again, but I grabbed its neck. I wrapped my hands around its neck with all my strength. I sensed it could not bear the force. It surrendered and sat down waiting for me to be merciful. I seized that moment and drag its head towards the bark of the tree. I repeatedly knocked its head against the tree wall until I felt it was lifeless. I hacked off its head with my cutlass.

I thought of continuing my new journey then I realized I didn’t ask for direction from the green beings. But I knew it will be least of my problems. I suddenly became bold and confident without fear. Then I remember the incantation. I was eager to try it out like a child’s first toy. Then I said
“I refused to be blindfolded by earthly reality
I choose to see all reality on earth and in cosmos
I choose to see the real forms of beings or objects camouflaging or hiding from my reality”

After saying the words, I heard a sound of something breaking on my forehead. It sounded like a bone fracturing. Then I felt cold breeze blowing towards me. It was colder than I have ever felt my entire life. I started seeing different colors. I have never seen these colors before. I started seeing strange things. Strange creatures walking pass me as if they did not see me. They are in different sizes and shapes. I saw humans too. They were trading buying and selling. I thought to myself “So I have been amidst of these things without knowing”. Then I realized these humans were actually human spirits, dead long time ago. I could now hear more voices as if I was in our village market.

I heard some voices coming from the tree top. One of them said “The stinky human is here again and won’t stop smelling.” Another one said “Let us call Ijini to come and get rid of her prey.” Then I looked up. Some creatures like monkeys were actually playing on the tree where I was resting. I saw one of them departing the tree, racing away. I knew it was going to call whatever Ijini is. I knew the sound of that is trouble. I prepared myself for battle.

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One of them noticed I was preparing for a fight while looking up. It suddenly told the rest to keep quiet. It asked them “is there a fruit or an animal on this tree?” They all looked around and collectively said “No”. Then they started looking at me and I was looking at them. One of them said “It appeared he can see and hear us”.

Then one of them started climbing down and I was looking at it to show I could see it and I was ready to attack it if it makes a stupid move at me. It then screamed at the top of the voice “He can see us”. All passerby minding their business suddenly stopped, started looking at me. “It is impossible”, “Abomination”. Then pandemonium set in. The trading market became a stampede. They all ran away with fear. Some of them cursing me especially the human ghosts. “The unfortunate one has come to disturb our peace. Can’t we rest?”

Then I saw my old foe racing towards me. The dog-headed lady monster was the Ijini those monkey creature went to summon. It came back and said “I told you, you cannot hide forever. You are cursed. You cannot escape me”. It came running towards me, but I stood there with boldness. I raised up my cutlass, aimed at its neck. It gave a groaning sound of pain. It moved back a bit to assess it wound. Then I decided to make it fear me. I picked up the hacked head of the wild dog I killed.

I tossed the head forward. It saw the head and screamed “Murderer! That is what you are. Wicked Human!” I saw fear in its look. I charged forward at it. It laid on the ground using its hands to guide its neck and started crying “Please have mercy. Spare my soul. Your kind have mercy in their heart”. I said “Not all humans have mercy. This human you see today have no mercy on devilish, wicked filthy, foolish dog like you” It continued begging. “If you spare my life, I will be your servant. I will be your subject for the rest of my mortal days”. I moved closer, with full force, I raised up my cutlass to target its head, then suddenly, a voice sounded in my head. It said “Do not kill your map to the seven rivers of death”.

The oath, the contract
Then I lowered my weapon. It looked at me surprisingly and said “You spared me. You are a good human. You have kindness in your heart. I will forever be your loyal subject” Then I said “I have a purpose for you”. It said “ah… you dare to trust me? What makes you think I would not harm you again? He trusts me eh!” I said “Actually I do not trust you. But I will make sure you are trustable.” It said “How?” I replied “We will swear an oath”. It suddenly kept quiet and started looking like a man with bad news. I asked if it does not like Oath. It said, humans are difficult to trust. They can betray at any time. I snapped at it “But you have no choice right now!” With my cutlass, I drew out blood from my arm, I gave it to it leak and I took blood from its wound on the neck and lick. I said “It is now a contract. Anyone who betrays shall die mysteriously” The tree climbing monkey creatures were disappointed, they left cursing in anger. I stopped seeing them and other beings in this dimension immediately I left that position. I explained my mission to the creature. It said it’s a suicide mission but it’s bound under oath and promise to serve me. So it said it will be my guide to the rivers.