THE RED VULTURE
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Episode 11
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An Epic story by Chichi Tonia
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King : great priestess, I still don’t understand what you are talking about, because I know I don’t have any child
Elder okeke: but great priestess, we all know in this village that our igwe don’t have any child because all his children have been dying, so which of his child are you talking about, please tell us we are still confuse
Elder mba: very very confuse
Priestess: I will tell you how it all happened, do you know anybody by name Azuka?
king : (trying to recall) Azuka! Azuk…..
Priestess: your late mother’s maid whom you got pregnant
king : oh oh oh, yes I remember Azuka, and also I remember that I got her pregnant, but that was 22yrs ago, So how does Azuka concern what is happening in this kingdom (he asked because he was still confused on what the priestess was talking about)
Priestess: yes it concerned her because that stranger you people killed was her son with you
King : what!!
Elders : How?? (they all asked surprisedly)
Priestess : many years ago, you got Azuka pregnant, when she discovered that she was pregnant, she went to you and told you about the pregnancy, but you denied it saying that you are too young to father a child, after you denied the pregnancy, she had no choice but to ran away from the village because of shame, and you never bother to look for her or to know how she was fairly, your mother the late queen of this kingdom was the one that send some guards to look for her because Azuka was her favorite maid, the guards searched and searched but couldn’t find her, meanwhile Azuka ran to her grandmother’s place and started living with her. some months after, Azuka gave birth to baby boy whom she named after you Afamefula. One year after the birth of Afamefula, Azuka’s grandmother died and Azuka was left alone to Carter for her child. many years later when Afamefula have grown up, he started asking his mother Azuka about his father, At first Azuka don’t want to tell him because of circumstances surrounding his birth, but after much persuation from Afam, Azuka had no choice but to tell him about his father which is you and she also told him where to find you, The day Afamefula came to this village to look for his father, that was the day he was stoned to death because you forbid stranger in your land, and you people didn’t give him a listening ear for him to say who he was, your highness, you ordered the villagers to stone your own son to death because you thought he was just a stranger without knowing he was your son, when Azuka heard about the death of her son, she died of heartbreak.
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Episode 12
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The day Afamefula came to this village to look for his father, that was the day he was stoned to death because you forbid stranger in your land, and you people didn’t give him a listening ear for him to say who he was, your highness, you ordered the villagers to stone your own son to death because you thought he was just a stranger without knowing he was your son, when Azuka heard about the death of her son, she died of heartbreak, and since then the spirit of the innocent boy is taking vengeance in this land, that is why all this terrible things have been happening and he will continue to kill, until the village is wipe out entirely and there is nothing you people can do to stop his anger in this land.
Elder mba : (shake his head) chai…. we are in big problem
Elder Akumo: very big problem indeed
King : (sobbing) so I killed my own blood
Elder okeke: (sighed) your highness, this is not time to cry but is the time to find solution to all this problem, the mistake have been done and there is nothing we can do about it
Elder Akumo: but great priestess, we know we made a terrible mistake by killing the stranger without knowing that he was our king’s son, and besides he didn’t tell us that the king was his fath…….
Priestess: because you people didn’t give him a listening ear, you didn’t bother to ask him who he was, you just passed your judgement on him Immediately you saw him
Elder Anene: but that had been our custom right from Time and besides we didn’t know that he was our king’s son
priestess : how will you know when all you do is to pass judgement without hearing from the Stranger, hmm…… what a barbaric custom, anyway you people should prepare yourselves because you are all going to die. Death, mourning, sorrow, suffering, starvation and calamity is what I see in this land, and the gods of this land is also angry with you people for what you did to that innocent boy, that was why the gods have been silent all this while, anyway am done here, and I think I will take my leave (she said and Immediately the elders fell on their knees and started pleading for her to help them)
King : (pleading) please great priestess, don’t leave us without telling us the solution to end this calamity, you are the priestess of the seven seas, we know you can help us out
Priestess : (loud voice) there is nothing I can do to help, is beyond my power
Elder okeke : please great priestess, I have known you right from when my grandfather was alive, I know you can help us out, please don’t turn your back on us and watch us perish, please save us (he pleaded with his knee and likewise others joined also pleading, they pleaded and pleaded, until the priestess felt pity for them)
Priestess : There is only one solution to your problem but is a difficult one
King : please great priestess, we will go to any length to end this calamity happening in our land, please tell us the solution
Priestess: (sighed) The only solution to your problem is THE RED VULTURE
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TBC
This is where the title of the story come from
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Episode 13
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Priestess: (sighed) The only solution to your problem is THE RED VULTURE
Elder mba : (confuse) RED VULTURE!!!
Elder Anene: since I was born, I have never heard of red vulture, please great priestess, does it exist?
Elder okeke : I think we should ask obato the hunter to know if RED VULTURE exit
king : okeke you are right, I think I will summon obato to know if RED VULTURE exi………. (cut in by the priestess)
Priestess : (loud voice) stop the blasphemy because you can’t see RED VULTURE in this village or in any other village
King : great priestess, if we can not see RED VULTURE in this village or any other village, so where are we going to see it, please help us, our lives is at take (pleading)
priestess : hmmm……. there is only one place you can see it, which I don’t think you can go the process because is a deadly process
Elder Akumo: Deadly process?
priestess : yes, very very deadly one
king : please great priestess, tell us the process of getting the RED VULTURE, as it is now, we can go to any length to end this calamity happening in our land, please tell us where we can find the RED VULTURE
Priestess : (sighed) the RED VULTURE can only be find in one place, which is the deadly Forest, in the hut of the scary old dwarf
Elder Anene: Ehhh…… deadly process indeed
King : hmm….. at the mention of this deadly Forest, it seems no one goes there and comes out alive
priestess : Yes you are right, no one goes there and comes out alive
Elder okeke: (putting his hands on his head) ehh…. we are finished
Elder mba : but great priestess, is there no other alternative?
Priestess : No, there is no other alternative, apart from going to the deadly Forest to bring THE RED VULTURE
king : so how are we going to get THE RED VULTURE in the deadly Forest, since you said that no one goes there and comes out alive
Elder mba : yes how are we going to get it
Priestess : you will select ten strong men in this village that will embark on the journey, but before that you will bring them to my cave for fortification, because if I did not fortify them and they go to the deadly Forest, they will all die, that is why they need to be fortify before embarking on the journey
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Episode 14
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King : ok, so when are we going to bring the men to your cave for fortification
Priestess : In seven days time
Elders : what!! seven days?
king : but great priestess, seven days is too much, won’t the whole villagers die before that time?
Priestess : My seven days is final, because am the priestess of seven seas, I represent seven, so you will bring them in seven days time
king : this is serious, but great priestess, if They bring THE RED VULTURE, what are they going to do with it?
priestess : leave that to me, when they bring THE RED VULTURE, I know what to do with it, like I said before, bring the ten strong men in my cave in seven time (After the priestess finished saying all this she disappeared)
king : my elders, you all heard what the priestess said, so when are we going to gather the men?
Elder Akumo : I think we should start selecting them tomorrow so that before that seven days they will be complete
Elder okeke : yes I agree with Akumo
king : in that case, we should start tomorrow to select the men that will embark on the journey (they ended the meeting)
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***IN NJOKU HOUSE***
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Njoku was one of the famous farmer they had in the village, he had a wife named olamma and they have three sons Ejike the elders, obiora and obinna who are twins, although obiora was older than obinna with some mins.
Njoku : where are the two of you going? (he asked his twin sons)
obinna : (smiling) papa! we want to go and see our friend okwudili
obiora : yes papa, we are going out to see our friend
Ejike : (angry tone) if you are going out to see your friend, remember to come back on time to fetch firewood for Mama, not all the time I will be the only one doing that, better come back on time ooo
Olamma : Ejike! take it easy on them, they are your younger twin brothers
Ejike : please mama, I don’t want that, Everytime you will be supporting them, so because they are my younger brothers, I should be doing everything for them, many of their mates in this village are married, what obiora and obinna are good at is only to eat and to go and see their friend okwudili, even to go to the farm with us, they will say they don’t have strength, all they do is to lazy about doing nothing
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Obinna : please don’t insult us, you that is our elder brother are you married yet? you are here telling us that our mates are married, is erm…… okoji the son of elder mba not married, is he not your mate? and he even have two children for that matter, you are here telling us that our mates are married
obiora : Don’t mind him, he’s here talking about our own, what about him and what is delaying him to marry, mama better tell this old man to marry and give you grandchildren ooo (he said and he and his twin brother obinna laughed and this got Ejike angry because they are making mockery of him)
Ejike : (angry tone) you people should not insult me because you will not like what I will do to you both, Mama warn them
Olamma: please you people should stop quarrelling, and you Ejike, take it easy they are your younger brothers
Njoku : so because they are his younger brothers, does it give them the right to insult him (he said because Ejike was his favorite, while obinna and obiora was their mother’s favorite)
Obinna : Anyway we are going out to see our friend okwudili
Olamma : please my children make sure you come back on time, you know this kingdom is not safe because of the terrible things happening
Obiora : alright mama, we will come back on time (they left)
Ejike : they should better come back on time and fetch firewood because me am not fetching fire wood today, I will not be the only one doing it, they also have hand (he angrily said and went inside)
Olamma : (sighed) this children will not kill me one day
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Okwudili and his father were outside talking about the things happening in the village, as they were talking not too long obinna and obiora came to their house
obinna : good afternoon papa (he greeted immediately they came)
Okwudili father : Ah…. umu Ejima ( Twins) how are you?
obiora : (smiling) we are fine papa
okwudili father : so how is your parents and your elder brother Ejike
obinna : they are all fine, papa you didn’t go to farm today?
Okwudili father: my son, I didn’t go to farm ooo, because there is nothing to farm on, all the crops have dried up due to the things happening in this our land, okwudili go and bring chair for your friends or don’t you want to offer them seat (he said and okwudili went inside and brought chairs for his friends)
obiora : so Papa this things happening in our kingdom, what are they going to do about it because is getting worst and worst each day and if we continue to keep quiet without finding solution to it, we might all perish
okwudili father: hmmm…… I heard they have find solution to it
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Episode 16
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okwudili father: hmmm…… I heard they have find solution to it
Obinna : solution!
okwudili : That was what me and my father heard, but we are not sure of it, we heard it from Ntu
obiora : you mean Ntu the drunkard?
okwudili : yes it was Ntu that told us
obinna : As far as is Ntu the drunkard that told you, then is a lie, how can you people believe a drunkard, the Ntu I know can never say anything reasonable
okwudili father: it might be true that they have find solution to end all this calamity happening in our land
obiora : I just hope they have find solution because nobody knows who will be next to die
okwudili : I just hope so too, that they have find solution (obinna and obiora spend some time with their friend okwudili and his father before they went home)
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The next day, they started selecting the men who will embark on the journey to the deadly Forest in search of THE RED VULTURE
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***IN ELEBUO HOUSE***
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Elebuo was a poor fisherman in the village before he went blind because of the calamity happening in the village, after he went blind, his son Nnana started doing the fishing just for them to survive, Nnana was the only child of elebuo, his mother died when he was small, and since then elebuo have been the one taking care of his son Nnana, until he came of age and started assisting his father in his fishing before he went blind, After elebuo went blind, he told his son to take over him in the fishing so that they will not starve, and since then Nnana became a full fisherman. although the father was still known as the fisherman in the village, while Nnana was known as the son of the fisherman.
One day Elebuo was sitting outside looking worried because his son Nnana was chosen among the men that will embark on the journey of the deadly Forest, as elebuo was outside looking worried, his son Nnana came back from fishing, although elebuo didn’t notice his son’s presence because he was blind and can not see
Nnana : Ah papa, this one you are outside, I hope there is no problem
Elebuo: my son you are back
Nnana: (smiling) yes Papa am back, but this one you are outside, I hope no problem because I know you don’t normally come outside in the afternoon since you went blind, according to you, you said that the reflection of sun normally make you uncomfortable
Elebuo: you are right my son, I don’t normally come out in the afternoon, the thing is that inside was too hot, that was why I came out. so how was fishing today?
Nnana: (sighed heavily) papa if I tell you fishing today is fine know that am lying, could you believe that I didn’t catch any fish today, not only today, this have been going on for the past days, I will go fishing but ended up coming home empty handed, even the market women am selling fish to have been disturbing me to bring fish for them to sell, and the worst part is that we are running out of money in the house, Am tired of all this
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Elebuo : my son, don’t lose hope yet, days are like that at times, just have patience with time everything will be alright (he said to his son, and at the same time he was still worried)
Nnana: (with a concern tone) papa please tell me what is bothering you, I have been observing you since I came back, you are looking worried, what is the matter? please talk to me am your son and you are all I have
Elebuo : (sighed) Nnana, you know you are my only child and my only hope, and if anything happens to you my lineage will be close
Nnana : (confused look) papa I don’t understand where you are heading to, yes I know we will all die one day, but this one you are talking now, I don’t understand
Elebuo : my son, what am trying to say is about the journey you will embark soon, remember you were chosen this morning to be among the men that will go to the deadly Forest
Nnana : Yes I remembered papa, and am glad to be among the men that will embark on the journey
Elebuo : did I hear you said glad, Nnana! you want to embark on a deadly journey, are you aware that nobody goes to that Forest and comes out alive, do you want me to be childless? eh Nnana answer me, do you want your blind father to die of heartbreak? please my son, for the sake of your late mother, please back out from that journey, I don’t want to lose you I beg you (he pleaded)
Nnana : please you have to understand that this journey to the deadly Forest is for our own good, remember that it was the calamity happening in this our land that lead to your blindness, and if we don’t embark on this journey, we might all perish, nobody knows who will die next, is better I die in the deadly Forest as a hero, than to die in this village, please papa try to understand my point that this journey we will Soon embark is for the betterment of this kingdom, but don’t worry, when the time come for we to embark on the journey, I will tell Nkechi the maiden I want to marry to come and take care of you till I return, if only I will survive the journey
Elebuo : (sighed heavily) since I have tried to make you change your mind on going to that Forest but you still insisted, anyway no problem, may the gods of our land be with you in everything you do
Nnana : iseee………
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Some days later, the ten men was selected to go for the search of THE RED VULTURE, here are their names. Ndubuisi, Uchenna, Obinna and his twin brother Obiora, Agu, Nnana the son of the blind fisherman, Afoite, Okpaka, Uwa, and Okwe.
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After they finish selecting the men, days later which was the seventh day, the elders took the men to the cave for the priestess to fortify them.
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After they finish selecting the men, days later which was the seventh day, the elders took the men to the cave for the priestess to fortify them.
Priestess : you are all welcome to my cave, I hope you men know the journey you are about to embark, the deadly Forest
The men: Yes we know the great priestess (they all chorused)
priestess : good! now listen attentively, the forest you are about to embark is not an ordinary Forest, but a deadly one, where no one goes and comes out alive, you have to be careful, if you want to come out alive in that deadly Forest, here are the instructions you will follow.
1. do not drink or eat anything in the forest, apart from the one you take with you, because the forest is very deadly, so avoid anything eatable or drinkable in the forest, is not safe
2. whenever you see anybody that is not among you men coming towards you, Make sure you rub this powder am about to give you on your face, it will scare the evil spirit away, but if you fail to do what I asked you to do, you are on your own risk.
3. Always be careful in all you do because some of the evil spirit in the forest can be trickish at times, they can take all forms just to confuse you, they can take your mother’s form, father, sister, brother and even your wife form to get you, I repeat do not listen to them
4. I hope some of you are not the type that like women, if you know you are the type, better don’t take that habit to the forest because the maidens there are not ordinary maidens but an evil spirit, so avoid them and focus on what you are going there to do which is to find THE RED VULTURE
5. when you get to the middle of the forest, I will appear to you and tell you what next to do, remember do not make mistake, always follow my instructions if you want to come out alive in the deadly Forest
Men : we will all do as you said great priestess (they all choroused)
Priestess : Nnana!!! (in a loud tiny voice)
Nnana : yes great priestess
priestess : you shall be their leader, I will give you water of the seven seas, the water am about to give you is very powerful and it will protect you all from danger, all you have to do is to spray the water anytime you see danger, remember you are their leader and is you that will make use of the water to protect them.
Nnana : I will do as you said great priestess
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Nnana : I will do as you said great priestess
Priestess : good! and I hope you all understand what I said, remember Nnana is your leader in the search and make sure you look at him as your leader, and do not argue with him or fight each other, also make sure that you always follow the instructions (she said and gave them powder substance and fortified them, she also gave Nnana the water from the seven seas in a bottle)
Men : Thank you great priestess, we will always follow the instructions you gave us (they all choroused)
Uchenna : But great priestess, how are we going to get THE RED VULTURE, is it in the middle of the forest that we will see it?
Priestess : Hmm…… that is a very good question, I had expected some of you to ask me this, but you all kept quiet, apart from Uchenna who just asked now, anyway for your question, No you can’t see THE RED VULTURE in the middle of the forest, you can only see it in the hut of the scary old dwarf, let me tell you what you did know about THE RED VULTURE.
THE RED VULTURE is not an ordinary vulture, but a deadly one, it belong to the scary old dwarf and is like his pet, when you get to the hut, you will see THE RED VULTURE, when you see it don’t touch it, I repeat don’t touch it unless the old dwarf handed it to you heartedly, I mean with a good mind, because his heart was bounded with THE RED VULTURE, you can’t take his vulture without him handing it to you, but if you do other wise, you are on your own, don’t worry like I said before, I will show myself to you when you get to the middle of the forest and tell you where to locate the hut (After she finish saying all this, she and the elders who brought the men to her cave, lead them to the entrance of the forest)
Elder mba : Go well, great men of Ejime, may the goods of our land bring you safety to the village
Men : iseeee………
Priestess : This is the entrance of the deadly Forest, remember what I said and always focus on what you are going there to do, don’t forget to use the substance I gave you whenever you see danger, and you Nnana, make sure you use the water I gave you at the right time, do not say you forget to use it, anyway I wish you all good luck, you can go (she said and after that she disappeared, while the elders return back to their village)
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The ten men started their journey to the deadly Forest in search of THE RED VULTURE. Not too long when they got to the forest, they saw a very big python coming with full speed to their direction, when they saw this they became afraid and wanted to run, as They turn to run, to their surprise they still saw the python in the direction they wanted to run, with fear they stopped.
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TBC
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Ndubuisi : what are we going to do now, we need to act fast, if not this python will bite us to death or even swallow us all
Obinna : (trembling) Nnana! you are our leader, you have to do something
Nnana : I don’t know what to do, am……am confuse (he stammered because he was confuse on what to do, meanwhile the python was still coming with full speed to their direction, they where frightened and don’t know what to do, when the python crawled closer to them, it turn to Agu direction and started going after him, when Agu saw that the python was coming for him, with fear he screamed
Obiora : the python is going after Agu, Nnana you have to do something to help him before it will eat him, is almost close to him
Agu : (trembling) please you people should help me, I don’t want to die
Okpaka : Nnana do something, you are the leader, don’t just stand there like a tree, you have to do something to help him
Nnana : (confuse) erm…….erm……I….I don’t know what to do
obinna : No I can’t watch this python eat Agu, I think I know what to do (he brought out small knife from his kaaki bag because he normally carry that knife anywhere he’s going, so he took the knife and started heading towards the python to stab it, as he was almost closer to where the python is, suddenly they heard a loud voice which was the priestess voice, although they didn’t see her but only heard her voice)
Priestess : obinna don’t use the knife on the python, because if you use it on it you will die, the python is not an ordinary one, Nnana use the seven seas water on it, immediately Nnana brought out the water from his bag and sprinkle some of it where the python was, as he sprinkle the water, to their surprise the python disappeared
Agu : Thank you great priestess for saving m…….
priestess : (loud voice) don’t thank me yet, you people are heedless, simple instructions you can not follow, even if I want to blame anybody here is you Nnana, you are their leader and yet you don’t know how to lead them, I told you what to do anytime you see danger but yet you didn’t do it
Nnana: Am sorry great priestess, I didn’t remember the water that moment, but I promise not to make mistake again (he said but although they are not seeing the priestess)
priestess : I know that is what you will say, and at the end you will still make mistake again, you haven’t even started the journey and you are making mistake, anyway, this will be the last time I will tell you what to do, I will not come again, apart from when you get to the middle of the forest, and make sure you follow the instructions I gave you if you want to make it alive in this forest (with that her voice was not heard again)
Obiora : is like she’s gone, this one we are not hearing her voice again
Nnana : yes I think so, anyway let’s continue our journey (he said and they all continue their journey)
As they continue their journey, not too long they got to a point in the forest and saw two children fighting each other, when they saw this they stopped.
Okwe : why are these children fighting?
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