The Ancient Beast (Adere's Mission)

Chapter 23

The words of the woman had not changed the king's mind. He was not ready to keep discussing anything with her. He looked at her and smiled at her anxiety. The queen then chuckled because she knew that anytime her husband did that it could only mean that there was something wrong somewhere. They both kept staring at each other wondering what on earth was in the other's mind. The king cleared his throat and said to the wife, "Is there something that you would want me to do for you? If there is anything maybe I can do it for you"

"That is not my concern actually. I am not moved by what you can do for me, what my mind is going towards is the fact that there are many things I really would like to do for you my husband. You know that you married me so that both of us can always come up with ideas on how we would like to run our home. The reason it would seem like I am not really into it is because of the ideas on ground. I am so much elated that atleast you have what it takes to answer my husband"

"Woman you really do no need to bother yourself you know. You simply need to understand that there are atimes when things happen because they have been made to happen. I have told you this before and now I keep telling you. Let me be so that I can know where I am residing"

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In the land of Zinu, Aboro did not know when he fell into a deep sleep once again and this time he wanted to know for sure what had happened to him before then. He stood up from the bed and wanted to stand up but realised that he was not able to. He remained seated and kept thinking deeply. There was a mind that kept telling him that it was time for him to do what needed to be done instead of looking on as if he was not going to do what was needed to be done. Then a voice came to him and said,

"What I have now come to understand is that it takes nothing to yield but it takes everything to know. Let us have it at the back of our mind that we are going to make it so far so that things like this did not get to a point where it becomes a thing of so much sorrow. What we need to know as well is that we need what it is that we need to take care of others so that others can take good care of us. You have always been recognised as the greatest warrior the land of Agori ha ever produced. We would have begun to think that you would not do the right thing for the rest of your life but Aboro, now is the time that you are needed to do what is required of you. Get up on your feet and follow the road to where it will shine the most..Make sure that you listen to the Instructions that I will be giving to you from now on and do not miss anything that I say to you. you know quite alright that despite the fact that we have come this far it only requires that we go on doing what needs to be done so that everything will be on guard. So I tell you now to rise up and face your destiny"

Aboro rose up again but this time he did not fall back to the bed where he laid on instead he made to step outside then he heard a knock at the door and he stopped for a moment to stare at the door, wondering what it was exactly that prompted the coming in of those things. He stood there staring right at the door until it downed on him that it was already going to make alot of sense if things like this did not go as planned. He stood there looking at the door until the door flew open and there standing there was Rira. The both of them kept staring right into the eyes of one another as if they were waiting for heaven to speak on their behalf. At that moment Rira coughed and then Aboro looked at her stenly and was forced to ask her, "What are you doing standing over there and glaring at me like a cow?" Aboro was forced to ask because he could not tell what gave her the audacity to even come to the room where he was sleeping. The lady stood there until she was sure that he was not going to say another word.

"What are you doing over there or are you not getting what I am saying? Are you deaf or dumb?" he was asking her the second time and at that time Rira decided to speak to him,

"I want to beg you to let us go so that we will thank you for the rest of our lives. These old men with me at this time are sick and hungry and death is not what they wish for themselves now. They are asking that you forgive them. They want you to know that they are ready to do whatever it is that you want as long as you are willing to let them go. They have not only decided to stay alive but they have decided that once they are allowed to live they will be able to do whatever it is that it takes to make things happen. We are not ready to do anything except if we are going to allow those things to materialise. Let us go on and live the remaining of our lives in your mercy, please. We all know who you are and of where you come from. We are aware that you are the greatest fighter and the warlord that has ever lived and that is why we are troubled to ask of you to show mercy to us that we may go and go this way. Do not subject us to s*****y or have us killed mercilessly. We are ready to live"

Aboro who had been standing there and glaring at her as she said those things was not sure if the lady was into something because in all his life he had never been able to pay attention to anyone speaking to him about mercy, especially if the pleading was coming from his victim. He looked at Rira for sometimes and then cleared his throat.

"You said that I should let you and your people go but you have not said why. You want to live but why do you want to live. You weak ones that are liable to die are always seeking for an excuse not to be killed but it is actually we tht are killing you that should be pitied for we carry burden on our shoulders and these burdens do make us look easy to the prey o the gods. There you stand trying to make me look evil and then you innocent but I am not ready for that all. If it was to be when it used to be me you would not be standing there and looking at me. If it was not the way I planned it you would not be thinking of what you are thinking now but I am very much elated that you have decided to do what needs to be done and my heart rejoices that it follows this way. Kindly go away and take your old men and women with you and go away from my sight. I never want to set my eyes on any of you by the time I step out there. I have had enough for the day and now all I want to do is to be left alone"

He laid back to continue sleeping and the lady kept standing there. It was not like her to keep standing there just after she had been given her freedom. She could not tell why she kept standing there and looking at him and Aboro who never expected that she would still be at the door and staring at him turned his head to look at him and he was like,

"Are you sure that you are ready for this? I just told you to leave and you are still standing there. You are surely making me mad with anger and if I am forced to face you believe me you will not be able to like the way that I will react against you. Kindly do what I have told you and step out of my face. I have said this and I will not say it again, step out of my face now!!!" Aboro then realised that his words to her were like water poured on a rock, that they were not bearing any fruit. At that moment he stood up and walked up to her straight where she was standing and said to her face,

"Are you not afraid that this man standing before you could be a man who likes forcing women against their wish? You are still not aware that I can actually start here and make your life as miserable as I want? Now I am not going to tell you this again and I mean it this time; take yourself out of this place and stop trying to see the other side of me because like I said you will not be able to like it if you force it out of me"

Rira then regained herself and walked out of the room. She did not want to keep talking to him and as she walked back to where the old men of Zinu were seated she kept asking himself questions like why she took the risk that she just took; why she stood there unafriad of the well built man standing infront of her. She could not tell if she was the one that did that or if it was his spirit. He wondered what actually was wrong with her. As she reached where the men were she said to them, "Get up all of you so that we can go away from this place. Get up so that we can head towards the east. The gods have helped us to be free and the strong man has asked us to go and go we must. We must not waste any further time instead we are required to do as we have been asked to do without any further delay" She helped them all to stand up but as they were making to leave the building they heard a voice behind them and Rira looked back to see Aboro standing at the door and he said,

"Not so fast" he began to walk closer to them and as he approached them he drew his sword and Rira's heart skipped a bit. She did not know what he was trying to do what she was aware of was that such a man as him who was well known to be a very dangerous person they stood no chance escaping the sword in his hand. They stood there waiting for whatever it was that the man was going to do them. They were quite sure that if he was going to kill them they were not going to allow something like that to be their portion without putting up a resistance. Aboro as he was upon them put back his sword and then said to them,

"I would say that you all are not going to last another day if you are allowed to leave here. I mean what is it that you will be able to do if I allow you all out of this place?"