Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 30

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The day of the coronation arrives, The coronation hall is packed with people of different social standing but the ones allows to enter the coronation hall are people of fortune and social standing, Excitement and smiles beam on the faces of some few people, people who will benefit from the throne, while most of the people pretend to be excited but deep down they’re not happy about the occasion at all, Most of these people include, the poor masses of Marida, Salima, The Grand Vizier Abdul, Queen Aisha and Hamid…

But despite their foul moods everyone dressed in their best for the occasion showing off their influence. The Royal bards appear in the coronation hall singing songs of praise and wishes to Hassan before he ascends the throne…. After a while, The Royal trumpet is blown and everywhere becomes quiet.. Amidst the sound of the trumpets, Hassan walks in majestically with his servants by side… He wears a golden robe, and a turban which was also weaved in golden threads, and as he walks down to aisle towards the throne, Gold coins are thrown at his path by his servants as he walks gracefully on them. Some of the people in the hall are amazed by this display while some are disgusted especially Salima, who curses Hassan under her breath.

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Salima Just look at the pompous fool, showing off as if he’s some great figure… What a waste! and what insult! Stepping over things of worth and value.. The pig wouldn’t be worth a bag of silver in the slave market… To think I’m going to get married to this idiot for the rest of my life… If only I wasn’t that interested in being the queen…..

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Dania who was close to her daughter, asks her what she was saying but the girl refuses to reply her mother.

Seeing she couldn’t get her daughter to talk she decides to consult her husband.

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Dania My lord.. Something is wrong with our daughter! She’s in a bit of a foul mood.

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Al-muktar Foul mood? How can she be in a foul mood in this glorious day? Salima what’s wrong?

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Salima Nothing father… I’m just bored… Can I go out? I need to get some air..

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Al-muktar Now? The coronation is about to begin.

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Salima I’ll be back before you know it..

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Al-muktar Fine… But don’t be late.. I want you here to see the coronation of your future husband.

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Salima I won’t miss it.

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Salima excuses herself and leaves the coronation hall…. Moments later, Hassan arrives before the king makers who then go through some processes with Hassan, first of all, they make him swear the oath of fulfilling his duties as the new Sultan, and then they dress him in the royal attire after that they make the final step of the coronation rites by putting the crown on his head but before they could place the crown on Hassan’s head, disaster erupts.

As just the king makers were about to crown the new Sultan, a deafening cry was heard outside the coronation hall and after that, the sounds of wail and panic followed… Everyone in the coronation hall was surprised by the commotion they heard and a guard was sent to check what was going on… Just moments after the guard steps outside, A cry of pain could be heard, and in amidst that confusion, One of the Djinn bursts into the coronation hall shocking everyone with his presence… Fear and shock grips everyone in the palace, the Djinn who also stands staring at the shocked crowds roars out loud making everyone in the hall run for their dear lives.. The king makers who were the first to make a move, tried going through the other door by the end of the hall but they were intercepted by one of the Giant lizards…

Panic, fear and confusion made the people restless and helpless, there was no escape for them, and no one made an attempt to confront this monsters, before the knew what was happening, The monsters began devouring them one by one… The king makers were the first to be killed, They were eaten by the giant lizard that they came across with, Soon the Djinn began to smash and crush the people with its enormous hands and feet, it even eat some of the people as it went on rampage, Some of the people who were lucky enough escaped the halls by climbing through the windows but their luck ran out cause as soon as they got out, they were caught and out numbered by some of the Djinns and Giant lizards who were already pouring into the palace like ants.

Hassan who was displeased by the sudden interupution which ruined his big day, decided to go after that crown which was a few steps ahead of him but his mother tried to dissuade him from doing so.

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Hassan My crown! I must get my crown!

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Saudat No! My son… You mustn’t… It’s not worth it..

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Hassan NOT WORTH IT? THAT CROWN IS MY BIRTHRIGHT! IT’S MY LEGACY…..

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Hassan runs off to get the crown despites his mother’s pleads, but before he could reach the crown, A Giant lizard swoops him straight into it’s mouth, Hassan screams in pain as the lizards chews his flesh.

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Hassan EEERRRGGGHHHHHHH! AHHHHHH!!!

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Saudat watches in horror as her pride and joy gets eaten in front of her, She jacks Karim who’s next to her to save their son, but fear restricts karim from even attempting to save Hassan.

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Saudat MY LOVE.. OUR SON… SAVE HIM..

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Karim SAVE HIM? HOW?

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Saudat Do something, anything…

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Karim Don’t worry I know what to do..

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Within a blink of an eye, Karim takes to his heels and runs like a streak of lightening, Saudat stricken by shock as she sees Karim’s cowardice, curses him… But unfortunately for her, The Lizard that devoured her son, reaches out and swoops her up into it’s mouth as well, after a long scream, she too was dead and devoured.

Witnessing her co-mate’s demise, Aisha is stricken and paralyzed with fear, she hides in a corner, crying silently unlike her co-mate’s son, her son hamid was smashed severed in half by one of the Djjins as he tried to escape through the front door, Abdul who’s close to her tries to convince her to escape with him.

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Abdul Aisha… Let’s make a run for it while these monsters are occupied… This is our chance..

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Aisha Our son.. Abdul.. Our son…

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Abdul Our son is gone! There’s nothing we can do.. At least his troubles are over, let’s go before these demonic beings turn their attention towards us..

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Aisha Oh Hamid.. My son.. So this is the fate the gods have condemned you to..

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Abdul Woman are you listening to me.. I say let’s go..

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Seeing that he couldn’t persuade her, Abdul takes to his heels as well, and runs as fast as he can… Soon, some of the Djjins spot Aisha and they descend on her.. They didn’t kill her, instead they strip her naked and have their way with her.. Aisha screams painfully feeling the size of the monsters inside her, her screams were soon drowned out by the groans of the monsters as they rape her brutally…

Meanwhile, Al-muktar and his wife Dania together with their slave Umba, find a means to escape the palace walls but before that, They try to find their daughter Salima, who is missing..

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Al-muktar Where is that girl? Salima!? Salima!?

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Dania Stop shouting! Do you want these creatures to descend on us… Besides she can’t hear you..

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Al-muktar Don’t tell me what to do woman..

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Umba We have to leave.. Monsters are everywhere… They’re too many..

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Al-muktar Are you senile? I’m not leaving here until I find Salima..

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Dania My lord, maybe he’s right… It might be possible she’s met her doom as well.. Let’s escape before we…

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Before she could finish, Al-muktar slaps his wife, Dania surprised by her husband’s action decides to find a way to get rid of him.. In that moment, they see a Djinn scouting the place where they were, Dania seeing a chance to make her husband pay, pushes him out for the monster to see, Al-muktar surprised by his wife’s betrayal, rushes back towards them, The Djinn chases them as they run, The three of them ran as fast as they can, but they were no match for the speed of the abominable creature, within a short moment, The monster catches up with them, First, it grabs Al-muktar and swing the poor man high above his head and then bashes him on the ground smashing his skull to pieces as for Umba, the monster grabs him throws him out of the palace,.. Umba falls down all the way down, The impact of the fall breaks the joint of his legs.. The other Djjins seeing him helpless on the ground descend upon him and stretch him wide open.. One grabs his hands, the other his legs, the other grabs his head, all of them pulling him as hard as they can, Umba shouts shaking in pain, as the creatures try to severe him from his limbs.

Eyyyyarrrgggghhhhhhhh

Amidst that painful cry, Umba’s body was severed by this creatures… As for Dania, Al-muktar’s wife she too got the same fate as Queen Aisha, The monster that got hold of her, tore her garments and began to rape her mercilessly.

Chaos descends on the city of Marida and its people, almost half of the people were slaughter, especially the men, cause most of them were killed only a few were spared, as for the women and children, they were caught and bounded as slaves, After all this was done.. The queen Architect of this horrible catastrophe arrived at the scene.. She sat on one of her lizards monsters as she paraded the streets of Marida and where ever she went, her minions bowed to her, even the people bowed to her.

Finally after she was done, she heads to the palace of Marida where most of her armies are, As she steps into the palace gates, She comes down from the back of the Lizard ride, and walks into the palace, the survivors of her evil scheme began to stare at her and wonder who she is…

As she gets into the coronation hall, Laila walks majestically and gracefully to the throne, as soon as she arrives there, she laughs out loud to herself…

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Laila (laughs) Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,… So this is the throne? The throne were Sultan Mustapha and his ancestors used to sit.. Its not so bad, but there’s something missing..

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Laila snaps her fingers and one of the Djinn brings her the crown, She sits slowly upon the throne and then orders her minion to crown her and it did..

After that, Laila asks her minions to assemble the remaining survivors to the palace. Shortly afterwards, every is gathered at the palace courtyard, all of the people shake in fear wondering what’s going to happen next… In that moment, Laila appears at the balcony and address the people.