Category: REVENGE

The next day the warrior head decided to visit the igwe as early as possible, before the Queen would wake up, and so he set out on his way to the King’s palace.
Suprisingly , he saw Nina sneaking our of the palace. She was dressed in casual clothes but the warrior head recognised her, he wondered why she was dressed like that and where she was sneaking to at the early hours of the morning, and so he decided to follow her.

Nina walked past the forest deep down through thick bushes, and finally she got to where Chimamanda was patiently waiting. The warrior head continued to follow until he saw her talking with another young girl, he wanted to have a hood view of the girl to be able to identify her and also to hear whatever it was they wanted to discuss, and so he went a little bit closer and his himself carefully behind the leaves. He could hear them greeting each other clearly and exchanging pleasantries.

Chimamanda: How is Azaza?

Queen Nina: Dying slowly in my wardrobe.

The warrior head was shocked to hear this. So the king was dying he thought to himself, no wonder the Queen had hidden him from being seen by his people. The Queen must be so evil. But who was this girl she was talking to?

Chimamanda: that’s very good. Azaza will pau for his wicked deeds. What about the villagers how are they coping without water?

Queen Nina: my princess, not good, animals have begun to die from lack of water, the crops are dying and even the people have started falling sick.

Chimamanda: They will suffer for the choices they made. They chose to stay with their wicked queen and so they will suffer with him.

Queen Nina: my princess , will the water ever be healed?

Chimamanda: I have what I van use to restore the waters back to life, but not now. Let them all pay for their wickedness.

Queen Nina: But there are some innocent persons that are suffering along side the king.

Chimamanda : (,looks at her in a funny way) innocent ones like the Prince? (Nina kept her head down in silence) listen Nina whatever you are enjoying while in OKU , you can share with anyone you feel is innocent the prince included. I trust you, that is why we increased the portion of everything we brought in for you, water and food. If they aunt enough you can always order for more.

Queen Nina: Thank you my princess. So what’s the next plan of action.

Chimamanda: we take away their gold. For those gold, our land was destroyed, now we will take away everything from them. Do you know where they keep their treasures?

Queen Nina: not really but I do have an idea. I have seen the king before lock up one of the chambers in the palace with strict warning for no one to go close. I believe the gold is there.

(The warrior head knew that Nina was very right. The gold of OKU was safely locked up in that chamber. He understood that Nina and whoever this lady she was talking to is was both from EKEH, and he has heard all their plans. As he was about leaving he saw chimamanda remove her gloves.)

Chimamanda: The king still has my royal ring. You must get it from him. That ring is a symbol of the kingdom of EKEH.

QUEEN Nina: That is no problem at all, I will get it.

(The warrior head quickly understood everything, this girl was the same princess of 11years ago whom he had ordered Aguyi to kill. He saw her fingers that was chopped off.)

Warrior head: (to himself) I mist go back to the prince ad rescue the king and tell him all I’ve heard. (He turned to leave but a mighty wood hit him on his head and he fell to the ground, the sound attracted Nina and chimamanda, who quickly ran to the direction where it came from. They saw the warrior head, and they saw Ikenna standing over him with a big wood in his hand)

Ikenna: I guess he followed you from the palace, he has been eaves dropping. Thank the gods I caught him here if not all our plans would have been ruined.

Queen Nina: so what do we do with him now.

Chimamanda: dont you worry about that, you return to the palace, Ikenna and I will take care of him.

Queen Nina: okay my princess. (she hugged Ikenna once before she turned and hurried back to the palace, because it would be dawn soon and she wants to get back before anyone notices that she was gone.)

To be continued!

Next Episode

The next day the warrior head decided to visit the igwe as early as possible, before the Queen would wake up, and so he set out on his way to the King’s palace.
Suprisingly , he saw Nina sneaking our of the palace. She was dressed in casual clothes but the warrior head recognised her, he wondered why she was dressed like that and where she was sneaking to at the early hours of the morning, and so he decided to follow her.

Nina walked past the forest deep down through thick bushes, and finally she got to where Chimamanda was patiently waiting. The warrior head continued to follow until he saw her talking with another young girl, he wanted to have a hood view of the girl to be able to identify her and also to hear whatever it was they wanted to discuss, and so he went a little bit closer and his himself carefully behind the leaves. He could hear them greeting each other clearly and exchanging pleasantries.

Chimamanda: How is Azaza?

Queen Nina: Dying slowly in my wardrobe.

The warrior head was shocked to hear this. So the king was dying he thought to himself, no wonder the Queen had hidden him from being seen by his people. The Queen must be so evil. But who was this girl she was talking to?

Chimamanda: that’s very good. Azaza will pau for his wicked deeds. What about the villagers how are they coping without water?

Queen Nina: my princess, not good, animals have begun to die from lack of water, the crops are dying and even the people have started falling sick.

Chimamanda: They will suffer for the choices they made. They chose to stay with their wicked queen and so they will suffer with him.

Queen Nina: my princess , will the water ever be healed?

Chimamanda: I have what I van use to restore the waters back to life, but not now. Let them all pay for their wickedness.

Queen Nina: But there are some innocent persons that are suffering along side the king.

Chimamanda : (,looks at her in a funny way) innocent ones like the Prince? (Nina kept her head down in silence) listen Nina whatever you are enjoying while in OKU , you can share with anyone you feel is innocent the prince included. I trust you, that is why we increased the portion of everything we brought in for you, water and food. If they aunt enough you can always order for more.

Queen Nina: Thank you my princess. So what’s the next plan of action.

Chimamanda: we take away their gold. For those gold, our land was destroyed, now we will take away everything from them. Do you know where they keep their treasures?

Queen Nina: not really but I do have an idea. I have seen the king before lock up one of the chambers in the palace with strict warning for no one to go close. I believe the gold is there.

(The warrior head knew that Nina was very right. The gold of OKU was safely locked up in that chamber. He understood that Nina and whoever this lady she was talking to is was both from EKEH, and he has heard all their plans. As he was about leaving he saw chimamanda remove her gloves.)

Chimamanda: The king still has my royal ring. You must get it from him. That ring is a symbol of the kingdom of EKEH.

QUEEN Nina: That is no problem at all, I will get it.

(The warrior head quickly understood everything, this girl was the same princess of 11years ago whom he had ordered Aguyi to kill. He saw her fingers that was chopped off.)

Warrior head: (to himself) I mist go back to the prince ad rescue the king and tell him all I’ve heard. (He turned to leave but a mighty wood hit him on his head and he fell to the ground, the sound attracted Nina and chimamanda, who quickly ran to the direction where it came from. They saw the warrior head, and they saw Ikenna standing over him with a big wood in his hand)

Ikenna: I guess he followed you from the palace, he has been eaves dropping. Thank the gods I caught him here if not all our plans would have been ruined.

Queen Nina: so what do we do with him now.

Chimamanda: dont you worry about that, you return to the palace, Ikenna and I will take care of him.

Queen Nina: okay my princess. (she hugged Ikenna once before she turned and hurried back to the palace, because it would be dawn soon and she wants to get back before anyone notices that she was gone.)

To be continued!

Next Episode

Queen Nina ordered for Odogwu to be released after spending two days in the palace cell. When hr was brought before the Queen. Hr quickly knelt down before he would be imprisoned again.

Odogwu: my Queen I am so sorry for my behaviour the last time, please forgive me.

Queen Nina: look at me

Odogwu; My Queen please forgive me, I am not worthy to look at you

Queen Nina: I said raise tour head and look at me.

(Odogwu raised his head and looked at the Queen, and then he recognised her, memories of her as a maid flooded his mind, he quickly jumped to his feet)

Odogwu: what is the meaning if this rubbish? (turning to the guard) what is this maid doing sitting on the queens seat?( a quick slap in his face brought reality to him)

Guard: Dont ever talk to the queen like that?

Odogwu: Queen? What Queen? This maid? (Another slap landed on his face and it dawned on him that something was happening)

Queen Nina: it’s obvious that you have gone mad. Now listen to me, you have been a bad boy, a very bad boy, for this reason the king has asked me to strip you of your title and take away all the entitlements and benefits he gave to you.

Odogwu: what is the meaning of this? What are you trying to do.

Queen Nina: From this moment, the lands given to you by the king are no longer yours. The house where you currently live in is no longer yours. Your wife and children have already been thrown out as we speak. You are to live as a commoner, in this land and the day you dare challenge or talk to anyone anyhow in this village you will be banished. (Prince Nnamdi stepped in just as she was finishing up her last statement)

Prince Nnamdi: what is going on here?

Odogwu: oh thank the gods! Thank the gods you are here, I dont know who this little maid thinks she is, she….

Prince Nnamdi: excuse me,(he shouted at odogwu) you will address the Queen with respect!

Odogwu: Queen? Queen? But how can that be? How can this maid be Queen?

Prince Nnamdi: chief Odogwu are you okay? I just told you to address the Queen with respect and yet you are still talking nonsense?

Odogwu: but how is it possible? How is she the Queen?

Prince Nnamdi: well, it is what it is, this is queen Nina, my father’s new wife, and so she is the queen of this land and you will address her with respect.
(Odogwu was shocked at this revelation, he didnt understand what was going on, he turned to leave but he suddenly stopped and talked to the Prince)

Odogwu: But she is taking everything from me, she is rendering me homeless and penniless.

Prince Nnamdi: yes Nina, sorry , tour majesty, what was that? I heard you say something before I came in.

Queen Nina: it is what the king wants.

Prince Nnamdi: But how can the want that, he and Odogwu are friends, for a long time now.

Odogwu: yes! Good friends.

Queen Nina: well I dont know, but that’s what he wants.

Prince Nnamdi: well I have to speak to him, I have to understand why.

Queen Nina: But you can’t speak with him.

Prince Nnamdi: and why is that?

Queen Nina: Because he doesn’t want to be disturbed

Prince Nnamdi: well that’s bullshit (and he started walking towards Nina’s room, odogwu was happy, Nina had to do something before the Prince finds out what she is doing, she quickly ran and blocked the entrance to the door before the Prince could step in.

Prince Nnamdi: what are you doing?

Queen Nina: well you can’t go in there.

Prince Nnamdi: why?

Queen Nina: Because the king is naked, (Nnamdi stared at her) yes! The king is naked, we just finished making love and I told him I needed those titles taken away from Odogwu and he agreed and told me to go ahead and tell him.(the Prince looked at her for sometime, disgusted at her attitude and then walks away to his own room)

Prince Nnamdi: I thought you were different, but I can see you and my father are a perfect matchc. (He walks away)

Odogwu: (to the Prince) but what about me?

Prince Nnamdi: do as your queen as ordered.(he walks away)

To be continued!

Next Episode

Queen Nina ordered for Odogwu to be released after spending two days in the palace cell. When hr was brought before the Queen. Hr quickly knelt down before he would be imprisoned again.

Odogwu: my Queen I am so sorry for my behaviour the last time, please forgive me.

Queen Nina: look at me

Odogwu; My Queen please forgive me, I am not worthy to look at you

Queen Nina: I said raise tour head and look at me.

(Odogwu raised his head and looked at the Queen, and then he recognised her, memories of her as a maid flooded his mind, he quickly jumped to his feet)

Odogwu: what is the meaning if this rubbish? (turning to the guard) what is this maid doing sitting on the queens seat?( a quick slap in his face brought reality to him)

Guard: Dont ever talk to the queen like that?

Odogwu: Queen? What Queen? This maid? (Another slap landed on his face and it dawned on him that something was happening)

Queen Nina: it’s obvious that you have gone mad. Now listen to me, you have been a bad boy, a very bad boy, for this reason the king has asked me to strip you of your title and take away all the entitlements and benefits he gave to you.

Odogwu: what is the meaning of this? What are you trying to do.

Queen Nina: From this moment, the lands given to you by the king are no longer yours. The house where you currently live in is no longer yours. Your wife and children have already been thrown out as we speak. You are to live as a commoner, in this land and the day you dare challenge or talk to anyone anyhow in this village you will be banished. (Prince Nnamdi stepped in just as she was finishing up her last statement)

Prince Nnamdi: what is going on here?

Odogwu: oh thank the gods! Thank the gods you are here, I dont know who this little maid thinks she is, she….

Prince Nnamdi: excuse me,(he shouted at odogwu) you will address the Queen with respect!

Odogwu: Queen? Queen? But how can that be? How can this maid be Queen?

Prince Nnamdi: chief Odogwu are you okay? I just told you to address the Queen with respect and yet you are still talking nonsense?

Odogwu: but how is it possible? How is she the Queen?

Prince Nnamdi: well, it is what it is, this is queen Nina, my father’s new wife, and so she is the queen of this land and you will address her with respect.
(Odogwu was shocked at this revelation, he didnt understand what was going on, he turned to leave but he suddenly stopped and talked to the Prince)

Odogwu: But she is taking everything from me, she is rendering me homeless and penniless.

Prince Nnamdi: yes Nina, sorry , tour majesty, what was that? I heard you say something before I came in.

Queen Nina: it is what the king wants.

Prince Nnamdi: But how can the want that, he and Odogwu are friends, for a long time now.

Odogwu: yes! Good friends.

Queen Nina: well I dont know, but that’s what he wants.

Prince Nnamdi: well I have to speak to him, I have to understand why.

Queen Nina: But you can’t speak with him.

Prince Nnamdi: and why is that?

Queen Nina: Because he doesn’t want to be disturbed

Prince Nnamdi: well that’s bullshit (and he started walking towards Nina’s room, odogwu was happy, Nina had to do something before the Prince finds out what she is doing, she quickly ran and blocked the entrance to the door before the Prince could step in.

Prince Nnamdi: what are you doing?

Queen Nina: well you can’t go in there.

Prince Nnamdi: why?

Queen Nina: Because the king is naked, (Nnamdi stared at her) yes! The king is naked, we just finished making love and I told him I needed those titles taken away from Odogwu and he agreed and told me to go ahead and tell him.(the Prince looked at her for sometime, disgusted at her attitude and then walks away to his own room)

Prince Nnamdi: I thought you were different, but I can see you and my father are a perfect matchc. (He walks away)

Odogwu: (to the Prince) but what about me?

Prince Nnamdi: do as your queen as ordered.(he walks away)

To be continued!

Next Episode

Odogwu: Igwe, igwe, there is fire on the mountain oooooo, igwe where are you? (Odogwu marched into the palace seeking for the igwe, instead he met the Queen sitted on the throne with the guards protecting her) where is the igwe , (he shouted), where is the king?

Queen Nina: Is that the first thing to do when you see your queen?

Odogwu: (looking at her) I need to see the king, there is fire on the mountain.

Queen Nina: how dare you? (She stands up and gives him a dirty slap)

Odogwu: hey! Aru! (abominations) hey! you just slapped me, you just slapped a titled chief.

Queen Nina: guards , take him away and lock him up in the palace cell, since he does not know how to talk to his Queen. (The guards held odogwu and dragged him to the cell as he screamed and shouted all the way, not long some council of elders came in, demanding to see the king, Nina told them that the king has demanded to take his rest and does not want to be disturbed

Queen Nina: whatever you have to discuss with the king, you can pass the message through me, I will pass it on to my husband, your king.(/when the chiefs discovered that there was no way they could see the king, they explained to Nina that their rivers and streams has been polluted, all the fishes were dead and the water contaminated, and now there was no water anywhere to drink, neither was there life in the streams.

Queen Nina: this is really serious. Okay dont worry much I will pass your message on to the king. (She stood up and left the elders sitted there. They were determined not to leave until they spoke with the igwe. Nina went into her room and opened the wardrobe, she pulled out the igwe who had begun to rotten in his second leg up to his hands. His condition was worsening from lack of care and medication.

Queen Nina: oh dear husband, look at you, you have begun to smell, so bad that I want to puke. But not to worry, I will survive. I just want to inform you that your elders are here, and they said your rivers and stream is contaminated, the fishes are all dead and there is no water to drink.

(King Azaza tried to speak but could not because of the cloth that is still stuck to his mouth)

Queen Nina: you said?/are you trying to say something? You said, I can’t hear you hahaha hahaha (she burst out laughing,) oh! My poor, poor husband, do you know what is happening to your land? Tour land is harvesting the evil you sowed., your people are paying for your sins, and now they need you to save them, but dont worry your queen is here, I will take good care of them for you okay?
(King Azaza tried to raise his hands but he was too weak from lack of food, plus his predicament and so he just laid there and watched as Nina roles him back inside the wardrobe. She took her perf and sprayed it round the room and laid down to sleep for s while. Meanwhile the elders were still sitted in the sitting room. Towards evening, Nina woke up, took her bath changed her clothes and stepped out again. She was surprised when she saw the elders still there.)

Queen Nina!: Elders, you are still here?

Chief: we were waiting for you to deliver our message to the king. By the way, where is he?

Queen Nina: oh the king, you all know he is not feeling too well, and we are currently on our honey moon. The king says for now he won’t be able to attend to you all, he said I should over see the affairs of this land on his behalf while he rests and also have his honeymoon.

Warrior head: how can our own igwe say that, when the land is about to perish.

Queen Nina: Are you calling your Queen a liar?

Warrior head: no your majesty, I can’t do that.

Queen Nina: the king has said we should find a means to survive with whatever water we can gather from rain , he said he believes things will turn around soon enough. Now please leave. Tomorrow is another day.(the chiefs were disappointed but they turned and left).

Next Episode

Episode 30.


Chimamanda took Ikenna to a hut she had built in the bush, and showed him the gallons of chemicals that she had gathered in the hut.
The plan was to empty the chemicals into the rivers and lakes in the land.


Chimamanda told Ikenna it was his duty to pour the chemical into the rivers, she will go and set fire in their store rooms, where they keep and store their food stuffs.


Chimamanda: Are you scared? (She asked ikenna)


Ikenna: Never! I have waited all my life for this and now that the time is come nothing will make me sway back.


Chimamanda carried the jerricans of chemicals for Ikenna. She removed her royal clothes and wore her warrior clothes.


Ikenna: I want to accompany you to the king.


Chimamanda: No brother, I have a personal vendetta with the king. I have a score to settle with him. (She pulled off the gloves and showed Ikenna her finger.) You see this? The igwe has to pay for this. The revenge against EKEH begins tonight.


They both held their hands and prayed a shirt prayer. They asked the spirit of their parents and the spirits of all those who died at EKEH to go with them. They hugged themselves and went their different ways to perform their assignment.


Ikenna carried the jerricans of chemicals and went straight to the river. He emptied the jerricans into the river, then he moved to the stream, there he emptied all the chemicals into the streams, he moved from one stream to the other and from one river to the other and when he was done. He went back to Aguyi’s house to wait for his sister.


Chimamanda got to the palace where Nina was waiting for her. Nina gave her the different rooms to the stores, Nina had also gathered four guards who has sworn allegiance to her. She ordered them to go with chimamanda to show her the store rooms. When they got there, the princess had them load a quiet number of food in a truck. Then she ordered them to take it to Ekeh, when they’ve gone, chimamanda emptied the gallons of fuel around the store rooms, and then she struck the matches , she stepped aside and watched the store room, go up in flames.


The cries of people wailing and shouting and running around the store room filled the place. Chimamanda sneaked out of the place.


Chimamanda: this is just the beginning (she said to herself).


Next Episode

Chimamanda returns to OKU in grand style, she was dressed as a princess. When she stepped into Aguyi’s compound he could barely recognise her. He stood transfixed to the ground. Eventually he bowed his head in respect to her. She lifted him up and hugged her.


Chimamanda: Father, it is time.


Aguyi: my child, you took quiet a long time. What happened to you, you look different.


Chimamanda: I went to prepare our home. And now, we must go back to Ekeh and resurrect it. Did you father the people I asked you to.


Aguyi: yes my child, we have warriors awaiting your command.


Chimamanda: Good, Now I must alert my brother, the future king of EKEH!


Aguyi: your brother? What brother?


Chimamanda: Am sorry father, I shoukdnhave told you earlier, but my brother the Prince of Ekeh didnt die in the battle of that night. He survived and he is alive here in OKU.


Aguyi: Really? Who is he? And where is he?


Chimamanda: patience, father, soon you will meet with him. Firstly, you must take Nkechi, the old women and children who stand for us to EKEH, where they will be safe. The weak and feeble must all go over to EKEH.


Aguyi: But where would they live, EKEH is a wasted land.


Chimamanda: not anymore father, not anymore. Help me gather those who are for us, my brother and I would address them tonight. For by tomorrow, the revenge against OKU will begin. So gather them all.


(Chimamanda turned and walked away. Aguyi stood still admiring the little girl whom he had rescued years ago who has grown to be a fearless warrior, when she had left he quickly went around to gather the people whom he had earlier informed of the whole plan)


Chimamanda got to Ajuwe’s house, she met Ikenna outside carving out bows and arrows. They both ran into each other arms as Ikenna admired his sister from head to toe.


Chimamanda: Get ready brother, the hour has come. (Ajuwe stepped out of the house and gave Chimamanda a warm embrace)


Ajuwe: welcome child.


Chimamanda: Mother, pack up, we leave tonight.


Ikenna: leave? To where?


Chimamanda: we are going home brother, we return to our fathers land.


Ajuwe: Oh! Finally, how I have longed to leave this land that is filled with the blood if the innocent. (She went inside and started packing)


Ikenna: But I can’t leave.


Chimamanda: why?


Ikenna: Nina, I can’t leave Nina, she became a sister to me when you were not here, I can’t just leave her here.


Chimamanda: (smiles) we are not leaving her here. She is part of the plan. And she knows everything.


Ikenna: But you have to fill me in on the plan.


Chimamanda: I will but we have to address our people first.


Ikenna: our people? What people?/


Chimamanda: come with me, you will see them soonest.


The Prince and princess discussed as they moved to go and see their people. The princess filled the Prince on the plan she had with NINA!


Next Episode

Chimamanda spent some time attending to Nina, before she finally picked her bag to leave, promising to return the next day.


Prince Nnamdi: I do not know why you changed your mind, but thank you! I look forward to your coming tomorrow. I pray the gods show her mercy and heal her.


Chimamanda: Amin


King AZAZA: Make sure you come on time tomorrow. Do not keep my bride waiting.


Chimamanda took another wicked look at him before going out. On their way out, Aguyi held her hand and asked.


Aguyi: my child, one minute you are standing your ground never to help the queen to be, the next minute you are down helping her with so much passion. Why? What did you see.


Chimamanda: Father there is nothing to ask or think about. I just did what my spirit asked me to do.


Aguyi: may the gods bless you my child for not allowing a fellow human die.


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Ikenna and Ajuwe had prepared lots of arrows and they have decided to return back to the village.


Ajuwe: Ike what’s the next plan now?


Ikenna: Firstly I will go and see how my sister is faring. When I return I will know what next to do.


Ajuwe: Then I will go with you.


Ikenna and Ajuwe arrived the palace and met Prince Nnamdi outside. Ikenna introduced himself as the brother to the young maiden that the igwe had captured and arrested. Prince Nnamdi could perceive hatred for the king from Ikenna. He took them in and showed them NINA.


IKENNA: what happened to her, who did this to her?(he stood up boiling in anger)


Prince Nnamdi: calm down, she had a slight accident. She fell down and hit her head on a chair.


Ajuwe: (holding her by her hand) my poor NINA , I am so sorry I wasn’t here to help you, don’t worry ike and I are here now and we will never leave you alone again.


Ikenna: this was no accident. I am sure the king has a hand in this, this was no accident.


Prince Nnamdi: we’ve called a healer, she was here yesterday and she will be here any moment from now.


Ikenna: if anything happens to my sister, if anything happens to her. Let me not say anything yet. (He turned and walked out of the room angry, in his way out he stepped on Chimamanda who was walking in, but he was too angry to even say sorry, he just stormed out)


Chimamanda: Ouch, who is this one na, see the way he stepped on me and felt so big to say sorry. Stupid!
(She walked into the room, she greeted Ajuwe and prince Nnamdi, and commenced treatment immediately. She brought out a leaf, squeezed it and out it into her nostril. After a while, Nina sneezed and opened her eyes.) She was so weak…..


Nina: Water, I need water


Prince Nnamdi quickly got up and ran to the kitchen past the maids and brought the water to Nina. She drank the water and felt a bit strong. She turned and looked at the faces around, she didnt recognise anyone except Ajuwe whom she hugged so tight before asking.


Nina: where am I please?


Ajuwe: oh my child, bless the gods you are alive, I was so worried.


Nina: where am I ma,


Ajuwe: you are at the palace, my dear, do you remember anything?


Nina: I think I do, I remember the king locking me up because I refused his proposal for marriage. (She turned and looked from the prince to China) ma, who are these people? Where is Ikenna?


Prince Nnamdi: welcome back dear, my name is NNAMDI.


AJUWE: Nina honey, This is Prince Nnamdi, son of King AZAZA, he has been the one taking good care of you.


Prince Nnamdi: And this is chimamanda, she is the healer who took care of you and brought you back to life, after many other healers have failed.


Nina turned to Chimamanda and thanked her so much for all she’s done for her.


Chimamanda: there’s no need to thank me, I just did what my spirit asked me to do.


Nina: where is Ikenna?


Ajuwe: He just stepped out few minutes ago.he will be back.


Nina: I really want to see him. (She turned to Nnamdi) Thank you so much for taking care of me, please tell your father that I am ready to marry him.


Prince Nnamdi: what did you say?


Nina: I said tell the king that I am now ready to be his Queen.


Nnamdi’s eyes widened, his mouth opened as he stared at Nina like a ghost.


Next Episode

The warrior head was sitted outside his hut smoking his pipe, Aguyi sat beside him with pleading eyes. Warrior head seemed not to care or interested in whatever Aguyi was saying.


Aguyi: You don’t seem to care what I am saying, you are not even listening to me.


Warrior Head: Aguyi. I am listening, but like you already observed, I don’t care.


Aguyi: But how can you not care? I just told you that I needed my reward from serving this land. Before we became warriors we were promised a handsome reward upon death or retirement, but all these years no one has bothered to ask ask how I take care of myself and my family, no one is even speaking of the reward. Please I really need this money and reward. My family needs it.


Warrior Head: But I just told you I don’t care.


Aguyi: and I ask how can you not care? This is my right, my entitlement, I am not begging for assistance, I am only asking for what is rightfully mine, how can you not care.


Warrior Head: (standing up) Aguyi, I am a very busy man, I have somewhere I want to go to so please leave.


Aguyi: I don’t understand you at all. Arevyiu seizing my money and my reward? Because I honestly don’t get you.


Warrior Head: How can I seize your reward? Am I the igwe that gives reward? Don’t you know his palace? Why are you bothering me?


Aguyi: But Okinji’s wife got paid barely two months after his death, Agoba got paid last week after his retirement two months ago, how come no one is talking about me, you that retired last week the igwe has paid you, for me its been 9years already, 9years, how come no one remembers Aguyi, or talks about his own money? What is going on?


Warrior Head: Aguyi I am not the igwe, take your questions to the igwe, don’t come and bother me here. Am I the one owing you? What kind of problem is this?


Aguyi: You and I know I have no business with the igwe, however I will go to him as you have asked. (He turns to leave)


Warrior head: Bia, wait for me, let’s go together, I have business with the igwe too.


(Aguyi waited for a while for him to lock his door and together they went to the igwe’s palace, when they got there, the entire palace was in disarray, Igwe was sifted with one hand on his jaw thinking)


Warrior Head: igweeeeeeee (they both bowed in salutation) igwe I hope all is well. This one you sat like this!


Aguyi: Yes igwe, I hope all is well.


King AZAZA: All is well my warriors, its just this stupid girl I brought to my palace. I wanted to take her as a wife and she refused, and just a little discipline I gave to her, she is already dying.


Aguyi: How do you mean she is already dying igwe?


King AZAZA: they said she fell and hit her head and the head got infected. We have carried our finest healer and yet she hasn’t improved.


Warrior head: And you are worried?


King AZAZA: Not really, am not really worried, its just something Nnamdi said, that of she dies, the kingdom will rise up against me.


Warrior head: hahahahaha, who dares rise up against the great AZAZA, nobody can do tha.


Aguyi: Igwe, nobody can rise up against you but the people will not be happy with you and some of them might begin to plan evil against you.
King AZAZA: That does not bother me at all, but I wish she wouldn’t die because I do not want to have any feud with my son.


Aguyi: igwe, my youngest daughter is a healer, I have seen her cure so many strange illness, I believe if she attends to this girl, she might just get well.


King AZAZA: really, send for her immediately!


Aguyi: I will do that sir. Meanwhile, the reason I came to see you is because of my reward and benefit from serving as a warrior in this land.


The king looked at Aguyi for a while before finally speaking.


King AZAZA: Aguyi, I thought the warrior head had already explained to you everything. But since he didnt let me be the one to tell you. You were given an assignment years ago to kill the princess of EKEH, you performed your duty and then by yourself you resigned from being a warrior, I don’t know if its because of guilt or anything but you resigned. And by that you lost all right to your reward. So you won’t be getting anything at all.


Aguyi: Igwe, I have served this land for a long time, I have fought battles for the land, I resigned because the thought of killing that innocent child hunted me. If for that I will not be given the reward I duely deserve, then I leave you for the gods.
King AZAZA got angry and stood up.


King AZAZA: are you causing me?


Aguyi: Igwe, I have not caused you, I won’t dare.


King AZAZA: in that case mind your words. Now get out of my palace. Get out.


Aguyi smiled, took a bow and walked out of the palace.


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Gradually the people began to leave, but some of them waited for the return of Aguyi including Nina and Ajuwe.


After about 25minutes he eventually returned with his sword filled with blood. He also had with him the finger of the princess with which she wore the royal ring given to her by her father. When the people saw this, some of them wept, some of them murmured, while some of them were glad. At that point, Nina carried the prince who was wailing uncontrollably.


King AZAZA: I have defended my land, I have defended my people, let it be known round all of the realms that anyone or village who threatens our land will suffer the same fate that EKEH has suffered. Let it be known that king AZAZA will spare no one. Call me any names you wish, ”king AZAZA the merciless. King AZAZA the evil. King AZAZA the wicked. Whatsoever you wish, I still remain your igwe and my word is still law”


And the crowd chorused ”igweeeeeeeeee”


Prince Nnamdi who was standing far from the scene shook his head in disbelief, this is not the father he used to know. He wondered what had transformed the king into this ruthless and mean person. Nina and the Prince cried even more as the king spoke and NINA was filled with hatred for him and those that cheered for him.


Ajuwe managed to take them home.


Nina : I failed her, I failed my Queen, I failed my princess.


Ajuwe: you are just a child, you did your best my child, its not your fault.


Nina: I made a promise to my queen right before my igwe, I promised to take care of them. And now she is dead, my princess is dead. ( she started crying again. And after a while she called out to the prince.) My Prince, come here, listen I promise you from this day, that I will die first before I let any harm come to you. I promise you. I will return you back to our land and you will avenge all these deaths, I promise you.


Ajuwe interrupted her and stopped her from talking more.


Ajuwe: Firstly Nina my child, we can’t keep calling him Prince, because it will raise suspicions. and so from today you have to rename him.


Nina kept quiet and thought for a while before answering, he turned to the Prince and spoke to him eyeball to eyeball.


Nina: My Prince, listen carefully, there are people out there who are determined to kill us all as long as they know we are from EKEH. So for that reason, I will no longer be calling you my Prince, from this moment, I will call you IKENNA. It doesn’t mean that you are no longer the prince, do you understand?


IKENNA: Yes Nina.


Nina: Also, do not tell anyone that we are from EKEH, you must keep that to yourself. Do you understand me?


IKENNA: But what do I tell them if they ask?
Nina became quiet, but Ajuwe quickly replied the Prince.


Ajuwe: Tell them you are my sisters children, you and Nina, and that you are from AKATOR village. Do you understand?


IKENNA: Yes I do!


Ajuwe: you must not talk about your parents or the princess to anyone, do you understand?


IKENNA: Yes I do.


Nina: EKEH will get her revenge and one day we will return to our land and possess that which is truly ours.


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