Oath of Seven Births

Love in China and Egypt Chapter-II Osu Osu’s voice echoed all over in forests, birds flew away with his roar from the huge tree. It was call for Melone. His eyes visualized only hissing snake. Although he was great leader of Bantua tribe but love of daughter made him humble. With kalus, he stepped towards the snake with manly fear in heart. His heart was raised striking speed. Every stroke, he could listen very keenly, the sound easily reaches to his ear to brain. Kalus was the nephew of him. Kalus holding his pointed stick ready to attack but the snake was only hissing. Osu was looking into the eyes of snake, eyes stared at something. Osu looked towards the snakes gaze, it was to the east, snake stared at another snake. Among the bush, he saw a huge black cobra was standing on his tail looking at the hissing green snake. His wide length, width of body was fearful to Bantua leader and his accompaniments. Within few moments they gathered around him to do something but Osu was calm. Kalus scratching his hairy beard said, “Shall we kill this snake?” Osu said, “Kalus, it is not ordinary snake, he was standing on his tail’s edge with widening mouth and gasping towards that snake. We need not to do anything. Within a moment, here will be a fight. Between these two snakes. We have to leave this place as soon as possible. We have to search the Melone. Let’s search her. We are not safe here”. Within movement green snake stood on its tail, it sprung up in air and came in front of them. Now Osu was too near of him, he saw at its wide mouth of the green snake. Snake looked vivaciously at the Osu with moving his head. Osu could not realise. All Bantuas stepped back from there. Osu raised his pointed stick in the air but he did not dare to strike. Kalus shouted, “Strike! Strike!” The voiced echoed into the air. Kalus grabbing his stick came close to the Bantua, he pushed him away and shuffling his feet prepared himself to strike on the snake but snake was not there. It moved towards the black cobra had left its red hanging tongue. Osu and his men knew that fire keeps away the snake. Osu loudly said, “Fire! Fire!”, Kalus”. Kalus and short heighted Bantua picked up stones from the earth. They started to strike stones on each other. Small squatted near a dried leaves and stroke stones. It suddenly, sparked on dried leaves of tree, it lighted. Another Bantu wrapped dried grass to his stick’s pointed side. He lighted the fire to the grass wrapped point of stick. He gave it to the Osu. Osu picked up the stick and raising moved to the snakes. As he was approaching to the snakes, snakes were retreating. He got the enough confidence due to it. He came too close of black cobra. As fired stick forwarded to the mouth of black cobra, black cobra turned back with ferocious red eyes looking at Osu. While turning back, he changed into the half man and half snake. His long tongue came out of his mouth. He was looking like the monster that was ready to gallop his victim. Now the all Bantua warriors came close to the Osu. They were with fired sticks moved towards the half snake and half man. As they approached too near of him, he ran away and within a moment disappeared into the bushes and trees. Osu was sweating all over from the body. Sweat drops was dripping from his naked body. His lion trenched into the sweat. Now they had another calamity. Green snake was still silent, he now looking at Osu. Kalus came forward with his fire stick; he raised it in air to strike burn to green snake. He stunned by the changing appearance of the snake into the Melone. She was half snake and half snake girl. She stood on her tail. Kalus stepped back, Osu with trembling hand watching her. All Bantuas surprised by this vision. Melone’s appearance in the guise of snake girl was new to everyone. Bantuas heard about the snake girl appearance on the earth but they had not seen in their whole life such creature. Osu shouted, “Stop Kalus!”. Kalus and other Bantuas had not moved. Osu asked, “Where is my Melone?”, you are looking like Melone, have you killed my Melone?” Snake girl said, “What are you saying? I am your Melone.” “Do not cheat me, you are snake. I know snake girl. Snake girl assumes the disguise of any woman when she kills that woman or dies any girl”. Tell me, where is Melone?” asked Osu. Snake woman said, “Do you think, I am not Melone. And I killed Melone.” Kalus called the tall heighted Bantua and said, “Kill her, she is not Melone”. Melone said, “ Kalus, stop . Let me speak to the Osu”. Kalus surprised by the words of Melone and said, “ How could you know my name? “Kalus , I am Melone, believe me”. Melone said. Osu said, “She is melone,”. Now she became a gentle girl. She was in front of them . Osu Said, “ Melone come here, What happened to you? Melone said, “ Nothing”. “I am as it is”. With terror Bantuas came close to her. Osu said, “she may be haunted by the spirit of snake woman”. Melone was silent. She had not any word. Kalus was watching surprisingly to her. It was the fearful vision to all Bantuas but they had a Melone with them. With fear all Bantuas moved from there. They were moving to the north for their houses, already they had crossed three mountains. Now it was the fourth mountain which was in front of him. Osu decided to use middle way to reach their tribe, which was nearby the mountain because it was getting dark. It would goes between valley aside the lake and fountain. Tribes never used this road for travelling several years. It was full of grave tree and bushes. Wild animals were passes the road several times for the water. Mountain Garrihas But Osu was with his best warriors. He had confidence on their ability. They were twenty brave Bantuas. Osu had trained them for the protection of the tribe from the wild animal and tribal feud. Bantua tribes training for bravery would begin from the age of twelve. The boys of Bantua’s at the age of twelve would become the member of training camp. These training took place on the Girihas Mountain plateau. On plateau there was cave of goddess Latura. In this cave worshipper of tribal goddess, Blind old Bantua and his followers would live. It was tribal custom; every boy should complete his bravery education under the guidance of blind Bantua. In every summer, the small Bantuas came with will to complete their education. When boys would come there, they sacrifices some drops of blood to the goddess Latura as an offering to her. Blind Bantua would tie the leather thread to boys’ hands. It is like tribal oath. This thread was made of the skin of wild animal. It had a symbol tied in it which was the nail of tiger’s claw. It was sign they were brave. Boys would proudly tie it on their hand. Their bravery education included the wild hunt. Every boy bounded to the custom of using pointed sticks for their defence. They had to eat the fresh flesh of wild animal after killing that animal. Even the boy who would drink the blood of animal and ran several miles instantly, he was considered as the brave boy. Blind Bantua would pat on his back for this bravery. Catching snakes for tribal worship was also part of training. And most important was to lead the seven nights lonely in the forests of the Garrihas Mountain. It was said that Garrihas Mountain was an abode of snake woman. But nobody had seen it, people would speaks about different tales of the snake woman and her stories. Some were not believable. While walking along with Osu Bantua were talking about the legends of the snake woman. They were considering Melone as snake woman but no one dares to call her as the snake girl. Even Melone also denied some facts, Osu was in dilemma. He was thinking about the Garrihas Mountain cave and their tribal Blind old aged worshiper. It compelled them to face several oddities to become a good warrior. Mountain of the Garrihas was the platform for these learners. Garrihas Mountain ranges surrounded to the tribal village of Bantua.