Ophidia

CHAPTER FIFTEEN( You have been dismissed.)

    When Mupo woke up he found himself in some sort of small wooden cart being pulled by Jackandi. He

was holding Mupo's sword and they were in a forest. Although he didn't know which forest they were

in, he assumed it was Skalia forest, because he didn't think he was knocked out for that long.

    He was tied up with the same kind of rope that the chief used when capturing him."Ohh you're

awake" said Jackandi as he was pulling him. Mupk was not aware that it was the same rope,so he tried

breaking free and the ropes became tighter. "Don't bother, that's Python rope. If you want to be

squeezed to death."

    "What do you want with me Scourge? And why did you kill the chief?" He asked.

    "We're friends now.....you can call me Jack."

    "Jack? Friends? You've tied up and you're dragging me who knows where."

    "Short for Jackandi."

    "What do you want with me?"

    "You didn't call me Jack so I won't tell you....you'll just have to find out on your own." Mupo sighed.

    "What do you want with me Jack?" He said while gritting his teeth.

    "You are the Njoka right."

    "Yeah.....so ?"

    "I need you to retrieve something for me."

    "And what is that something?"

    "I'll give you the details later, I need to see someone right now." He said as they were approaching

this run down building in the forest that was surrounded by a mist.

    "Wait atleast untie me first."

    "Hah there's no way in Ophidia that I would do that." He then tied Mupo to a tree a few meters away

from the building. He tied him in such a way that he wouldn't be seen. He covered Mupo's mouth and

walked towards the building.

    When Jackandi reached the entrance two people with masks opened the doors for him. When they

were opened he was greeted by a purple mist. He walked into the building and seated on a throne, at

the far end of the room was Naxis.

    He was wearing armour made of a material which Jackandi was unable to pinpoint. He had on a

helmet which only revealed his eyes and his throne looked like it was made of skulls and Bones. With

two Women by standing his side holding spears that instead of the blade being made of metal, it was

made of what looked like a giant claw.

    "Ahh Jackandi, my friend how are you doing?" He asked him.

    "I'm...uhh...doing well Naxis." Jackandi replied, not only did Naxis look different, but he sounded

different as well. His voice used to sound more softer and gentle, but now it sounded more deep and

raspy . This kind of made Jackandi feel uneasy. It didn't dwell in his mind for too long, because he

realised that people change after sometime and it's not like he had seen him in years. Besides he had

been wearing the helmet for years.

    "That's good to hear my friend....Ohh where are my manners? You remember Buma and Nipa." He

said as he was pointing at the women beside him. The women then waved at him.

    "How can I? They're the ones that bring the money to my house after a job." He said while waving

at them. Naxis then laughed.

    "You always did make me laugh, Jackandi." He then removed a pouch from behind where he

was seated and threw it to Jackandi. "I already know that you've completed the job, so here you

go...you've earned it." Jackandi looked inside the pouch and smiled.

    "Thank you Naxis,it's been a pleasure working for you." He said and slid the dagger he gave him to

his throne. He stood up, picked up the dagger, looked at it's hilt and smiled through his helmet.

    "The pleasure is all mine. Would you like some venom before you leave."

    "Thank you but I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I'll be leaving now."

    "Are you sure?"

    "Maybe some other time."

    "Okay then....take care."

    "Different look, different voice, same personality and helmet, doesn't it smell in there?" Jackandi

thought as he walked out the door waving goodbye. When he reached the spot where he tied Mupo, he

found that Mupo was gone. "s**t! Where could he-"

    "Ahh!" A scream interrupted him from the bushes. He rushed to see what was happening and

found Mupo on the ground trying to escape the ropes. Jackandi just smiled while shaking his head. He

removed some more Python rope and tied over the other rope. He then removed the intial rope from

Mupo. Mupo exhaled in relief. "I told you that struggling doesn't help with Python rope."

    "Shut it!"

    "Come on....let's go."

    "Where are you taking me?"

    "I need to see someone before I can use you." He then lifted Mupo's feet and dragged him across

the ground.

    "Could you atleast put me on a Zebra?"

    "No thank you....I don't trust those demons."

    "What do you want with me?"

    "I want you to get something from the cave of serpents for me."

    "What is it that you want me to get?"

    "The poison fruit." Mupo's eyes widened.

    "There is no way in Ophidia that I'm going to get that and give it to you. What do you even want it

for."

    "Calm down there peacemaker, I'm planning on eating it myself."

    "First of all, why would anyone want to eat the poison fruit on purpose, secondly why should I

believe that you are actually going to fall through with it?"

    "You can watch me eat it if you like."

    "No....you might as well untie me because I'm not going to give you that fruit. It's far too

dangerous for me to trust you with it. It's best for everyone if it just stays where it is."

    "I told you that you can watch me eat it in front of you."

    "Why don't you just jump off a Mountain or stab yourself?"

    "It's not that simple!"

    "But why do you want to eat that fruit?"

    "I guess I'm just tired of living."

    Mupo could hear the disparity in his voice. He wondered why in Ophidia would someone as young as he is  want to take his life away and why with the poison fruit? They then moved until they finally reached

his destination in the morning. Mupo's eyes widened in surprise when they arrived.