Olamma

Episode 22

And they both disappeared and arrived at a shrine.

Atika released Olamma’s hand and asked her to stand far from the shrine, she quickly did.

He began to turn, demonstrating and chanting continuously. After sometime he stopped.
Olamma yawned hungrily as her stomach made a noise. She was hungry and started looking around for any fruit or nut to eat.
Atika came to her, he examine the hand that has the open wound for sometimes before using a hot balm to massage olamma’s arm. Her whole hand burn like fire but she endured the pain as the balm took effect on the wound.

Atika ordered Olamma to follow him. She did and they walked down a small road and came to stop at a hut. They sat down and he began to talk.

“I live here alone…sometimes my young son comes to stay with me. This is where I stay before I take off every night for my hunt. My village is not far from here. My wife and children stay back in the village. My father was a strong dibia (native doctor) before he passed it down to me and he also trained me so well before his death. I don’t hurt people with my power, I help them and villagers knows me for that. I live most of my life alone and only go to my wife during the full moon or whenever I miss home. But after our last child, she is six years old now, I stopped mating and focused on my work. I can be anywhere at any time. I have three children. A boy and two girls. I’m training my son towards becoming a great dibia, just like my grandfather who trained my father and he trained me. so when my son gets to the age of fortification I will do exactly what is needed to be done. I still wonder how you got yourself into the giant vulture’s trap, who is also a trick star and can change to different thing, they call him Onrah the trick star. Is either you wanted more than the humans can give or you were prideful. The sky is open and the walls has ears. Your wishes must have gotten to the ears of Onrah the wicked trick star and he decided to gather his friends and come for you. There are three giant hawk who flies around taking different information to him. They must have heard you or someone say something about your desires. The hawks’ travels as far as their wings can carry them. They can be over a roof or a tree listening gathering information and taking back to the underwood. I have been trying to track them but they are smart and not easily caught. Few days ago, I was hunting in the night and heard them on top of a tree talking about the great feast. They said the human has grown big enough and Onrah is hosting all his friends for the feast. They talked about how your pride and running mouth was your doom. A lot of things were said and I was by the tree listening without them knowing. I fired out my poisonous arrows and two were brought down immediately, one was injured but escaped with a heavy cry. I’m not sure it will survive. In no time I snuffed life out of one of the hawks that fell and the remaining one alive I made it to say all that is needed and how I will get to Onrah. The cave he lives with other animals and many other things. After that I killed the hawk and took them to my shrine. I fortified myself and left and that was how I was able to get to you in time.