JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF THE DEAD

THE SPIRIT REALM

She must be crazy!! who does she think she is??, Is she more beautiful than my wives? Said Ida to the other spirits, she is too proud, let's teach her a lesson!!! Yes!! Lets bring her here!!! Said wada, no let's kill her!!! Chorused the others, she is lucky I can't teleport yet, and who is asking you araya??

You are a new spirit here you dont even have any powers yet so better keep quiet, let us the older spirits decide on what to do with her ok? says Ida to araya angrily, ehn you just want to make her your wife as you did the rest murmured wada to himself, and yes that's what I plan to do wada as the oldest and strongest of you all I will make her my wife and slave, she will work for eternity here in the land of the dead and I will make sure she serves you all too, is that fair enough?? Yes! Yes!! Yes!!! Chorused all the spirits in attendance.

But what method will you use this time? You know we are invisible in the human world?? Says araya, don't worry that's not a problem have grown stronger in this past 100 years I have honed my body creation skills, I will gather body parts of dead travellers killed by wild beasts along the path to the village. That's a splendid idea Ida, you are truly smart, yes I am of course that's why am your leader remember, yes you are!!!!!... Chorused the Spirits.

(BACK AT THE VILLAGE)

Father this year's harvest is very bad ooo, how are we going to pay the taxes this time to the king?, can't we just move from this village?, I believe the glory days are over we need to seek better options somewhere else, no my son this is where your mother was buried and I hope to be buried along side her too, you will go to Mazi ikemefuna's house tell him I want to borrow some money from him and I will pay with interest, take 2 tubers of yam as gifts to him and his family am sure he can't refuse me, his a good friend, ok father as you wish....