The Eyes Of Death Chronicles: Young Masters

Volume 1: Part 2: Origins

Where do I start from exactly, oh yes, here, I’d just arrived from Ghana and I knew aunt Sade would be extremely pissed at me for coming home one day late but well, she wasn’t my mother and dad was out on business as always, while I was trying to sneak in, aunt Sade pulled out a gun from the kitchen and shot it at me, but luckily for me, she missed. She was weeping deeply and her eyes were bloodshot, thinking she had mistaken me for an intruder, I walked towards her but had to run straight back because she continued to shoot, I wondered, what in Adam’s name is happening, aunt Sade, the woman who raised me like I was her child ever since my mother died was trying to kill me, she had been like a mother to me, and yet she was trying to kill me. I immediately sought ways to get out without either of us getting hurt but it didn’t take long for me to realise that I had two options, either I face her or I die, I chose the first without hesitation. I fought her and after a short while, I pinned her down and begged her to stop but she still tried to kill me even while she was pinned down, eventually, I tied her up but she managed to free herself, hurting herself in the process. She still however, managed to come towards me with hopes that she’d hurt me, she pulled out her knife and almost immediately, she charged towards me, I don’t know where the strength came from but I managed to pull out her shotgun and shot her in the chest, she immediately went down in extreme pain and then, she told me thank you and kicked the bucket afterwards. I wondered, with tears running down my cheeks, why would aunt Sade want to die and why from my hands, why not suicide.

I immediately called the authorities and informed them of what happened, one look into the mirror and I realized my left eye has gone through the significant change of death, I had achieved oju iku (eyes of death) but unlike that of those before me, I had it on one eye, not both. I wondered why, was the pain not enough or why has only one eye changed, no matter, I wanted to die, I looked to my left and nothing was right, I looked to my right and nothing was left. In a few minutes, the authorities arrived and despite seeing evidence of all I’ve said to be true, they put me in hand and neck cuffs, after they’d informed me I was being arrested for premeditated murder. I wondered, what was happening and they then informed me I must tell them where my father the traitor was, I wondered, my father? A traitor? What was happening, I was immediately taken to the police station and put in a detaining room. A long time went by, maybe about seven hours and no one came to see or at least interrogate me. I then had a visitor, a detective, he informed me that I was being charged with premeditated murder and aiding and abetting the traitor who was still at large, my father. I informed him that I knew nothing about any of the events that occurred today and I just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. He refused to believe and told me that I was sure to get a death sentence unless I agreed to be the leader of the young six masters of death which I immediately agreed to, I guess no one really wants to die, I didn’t deserve to live after killing my aunt but I didn’t consider dying an option either. I was then told I would be sent to the special squad academy to train my eye to work better and if possible, activate the other one.

I was then told to wait and the requirements for my transfer to the special squad academy were put into place. I was then heavily cuffed, on the neck, hand and legs and put into a truck to successfully transfer me to the special squad academy. I was informed on the way to the academy that the former six masters of death had rebelled against the lands they were sworn to protect but were overpowered and forced into hiding before a lot of harm could be done and that their children, I included, had killed to activate our own eyes and join their rebellion, although, I tried to change their minds, they stuck to what they believed and left me in silence. I was feeling a very deep pain in my heart like it was being pierced from every corner, I wondered, was that heartbreak. My mind was in itself wounded and all I could think about was killing myself, I wondered, was this depression? I was feeling like there was no reason for me to live again, I felt like I had nothing in the world again.

On and on we went on a journey that seemed like it would never end but we eventually got to the famous special squad academy. Wow! I was amazed, it was huge, it had a standard football stadium, it had any facility you could ever think of, but I wasn’t here for sightseeing, I was immediately taken to the principal’s office and after welcoming me, she informed me about all there was to know about the special squad academy and why I was here. Apparently, I was here to learn how I was going to lead the new master of death against the old rebellious six masters of death and most importantly, capture my dad by doing the soul transfer on him. I refused to agree to it, but then, I was asked if I knew how my mother died, I immediately said no, no one knew about it but then, I was asked how my dad activated his oju iku (eyes of death) and then, it all made sense, my dad killed my mother to gain his powerful eyes and then set me up for murder, I vowed to kill him if I ever got the chance, my heart sunk a lot more after I was told what my father had done, but now, I was motivated, I was going to strengthen my eyes and come after him and ultimately, I’ll kill him. I was shown to my room and the door was locked behind me, I wondered, was this an academy or a juvenile jail centre. That night, sleeping seemed impossible, I just couldn’t, I had so many questions, no one to ask and no one to get answers from. I felt so faithless, helpless and hopeless, the only thing I was sure of and that motivated me was the urge to kill my father, it strengthened me. That was my plan, no, my ambition, I was going to get it done. It rained cats and dogs all night but goodness, I was beyond comfortable, I might have been here against my will and I definitely feel like a prisoner but I had to admit, this was an extensively luxurious prison, my room was spacious, it was very comfortable, it had the most comfortable bed I’d ever laid on, it was air conditioned to be just at room temperature, not too hot or cold, my room had a huge television, a gaming console and a pad, it had a satellite decoder, it had pretty much everything I wanted but that didn’t change the fact that I was a prisoner here.

At exactly ten AM, the door to my room was opened and that was when I noticed that doors here were electronically controlled. It apparently wasn’t only the door to my room that was opened, everyone’s, pardon me, every prisoner’s door was opened and out stepped all the prisoners, I included. Damn, we were quite a lot, if I was to estimate, perhaps more than five to less than seven in hundreds, Everyone seemed to be going straight down and having no idea what else to do, I followed the crowd. When we all got down, they started to form lines and assemble, this was perhaps an assembly meeting, out of the blue, a strong hand pulled me and with one look, I realised, it was Danzaki, cousin Danzaki, there he was, with his perfectly white eyeballs, Danzaki, the young master of air, there he was looking all smug and cute at the same time. I was overjoyed, finally, someone I knew, I attempted to hug him but he repelled me and forced me into the line he was on the assembling grounds. I wanted to react, I needed to talk to him, I had so many questions, Danzaki looked different from last time, there was an odd vibe, he looked cold and dark, had something bad happened? I wondered, but then I realised why I was here, perhaps, maybe that was why he was also here, to end his father, one of the six wanted traitors, I decided I was going to talk to him later, I needed to get the information being passed down to everyone. A man appeared right in front of us, I wondered, how on earth could that be possible but well nothing surprises me anymore at this stage. My God, the man was hideous, he was the ugliest man I know, wait a minute, I know this man, he was awfully familiar, but from where, I couldn’t quite place that but one thing’s for sure, that man was ugly in every way, be it shape, size, or face, he was ugly. He started his speech and like hell, his voice was horrible, he sounded like a choking frog but well, what would be expected from a guy whose lips are as huge as a hippopotamus’s butt and his head like an infected tube of yam if not a terrible voice. He informed us that though, all of us here were criminals who have at one point or the other thought it wise to commit a crime with our gifts and though, most of us won’t be leaving soon, we, the next generation of the six masters of death had a chance of getting out but it was a chance that’ll have to be gotten while nursing a heavy heart, he further stated that we’d be forced to train our powers to perfection because by law of the Ice Queen, ruler of the eight lands, anyone who brings to the crown the head of any of the current exiled six masters of death would be granted amnesty and any crime he or she happens to commit in the process of getting the master(s) dead and any former crimes would be pardoned, he or she who manages to do this would be honored as a national hero and just like he appeared mysteriously, the man addressing us vanished, just like that, he vanished into thin air. Immediately he vanished, the assembled prisoners/students dispersed and I was once again confused but unlike earlier, everyone didn’t seem to be going in one direction, we had free time after all uhn, well, thank God for that. What to do now, I wondered but even before I could complete my thought, I was grabbed by the arm and whoever dragged me wanted me away from the crowd, I thought this was Danzaki obviously but no, Danzaki’s hand wasn’t this firm, I wondered, who could it be. I pulled my arm back and the one pulling me became obvious, it was Paulo, cousin Paulo, I hadn’t seen him since Christmas, there he was looking frantically serious as always, we’d never gotten along, I and Paulo? Never! That’s when I noticed, his eyes had changed as well, his iris was now colored vermilion, he had awakened the power of his eye, well, I’d have loved to congratulate him, but I was in no mood for that, I wanted answers to my questions.

I asked him, why were we here and almost immediately, he grabbed me and said come with me and I’ll tell you everything, this was a give and take situation, seeing no other options, I went with him, we went to the cafeteria and got our table, Danzaki was already present and he still looked glum but seriously, something was desperately off about him, he had this sadistic look of hatred, there was a venomous glint in his eyes. He said to me, hey there, with his teeth gleaming under his moustache, I replied and asked how he was, he replied coldly by asking me, do I look in any way fine? I shrugged and then told Paulo to start talking, he then informed me that we were all set up to kill the one’s closest to us to awaken the power in our respective eyes. I interrupted and curiously asked, all of us were set up to kill the one’s we loved the most? At that point we were served jollof rice, it was crud, honestly, who would eat something which looks, smells and would most certainly taste horrible, it was definitely made from the pits of hell. Replying to the question posed earlier, Paulo replied, no, just the six of us, I wondered, the six? Which six and obviously being disappointed by how slow I processed information, he cross-referred me to Danzaki who was still looking gloomy.

Danzaki then told me to just shut the hell up and listen to him carefully, he assured me he would give me every single piece of information while also assuring me that he won’t repeat himself no matter what. So cocky, so full of himself, I told him straight off, no one give me rules to follow and no living soul tells me what to do, especially not someone my age, I don’t follow rules because rules were made for fools. Danzaki however, disregarded what I said and proceeded in giving me info, he was very brief and straight to the point. He informed me that the six masters of death have rebelled against the crown, seeking global domination and then, set their children up to kill those who they love the most so they could take part in the rebellion, unfortunately, before the crown got whiff of the plots of the dignified six masters of death, the plots were near completion and since no ordinary mortal could take on and successfully defeat any of the six masters of death, the crown implemented plans for an expedient solution which included taking into custody the children of the rebellious six masters of death, orientating them and training them to take on the six masters of death for the sole purpose of defeating them and afterwards, be crowned the new six masters of death after swearing loyalty to the crown. That was it, I laughed, like hell I’d do that, bullshit, I was here to become much more powerful than my dad and to kill him, nothing more, nothing less, nothing could be better than that, well, maybe I am wrong, nothing can’t be better than anything, nothing is simply put as just nothing that’s all it can ever be, nothing doesn’t exist cause its nothing. Okay, that’s just odd, well, it’s not as odd as this my complex combo sentence, which goes as thus, “I happen to know what I know because what I know is a lot like what I know I Know, even though, I know what I know because what I know is what I happen to know”, well at least, you know the story of the six masters death ORIGINS…………………………………………………..