LARA: THE god OF HEKO

EPISODE TEN

EPISODE TEN

This four hundred pounds Lion was named Cecil. He was the head of this pride. Every cob and young Lion here shared his bloodline. Cecil would regularly mark his territory and each time he did this, he would move along the boundary and urinate as he moved along. With his urine, which he could smell many years later, his territory were clearly cut out and no other king dared to venture here. In this marked territory, Cecil reigned supreme.

In his world of constant conquest, Cecil didn't reign over prey alone. He also reigned over all the females here with equal dominion. The pride had killed a young elephant the day before, thus earning their food for one whole week. This morning, Cecil was the only member of the pride who came for breakfast, feasting on the remains of the elephant. Leaving the carcass, Cecil licked his mouth having his stomach full and fulfilled. But beyond food, there were other passions for Cecil to fulfill, and they were just as important. This polygamous predator turned his attention to his paramours who were now absent. Cecil roared and the forest shook, trees and shrubs alike. In no time, the first Lioness arrived, squatted in front of Cecil. The Lion King climbed behind her back as he hastily searched for her hole. In few minutes, Cecil was heard screaming and moving his waist rapidly. It was a pleasurable moan and Lara watched from the distance with amazement. The Lioness left happy and satisfied. Cecil roared yet another time and this huge female cat showed up. They jumped around a couple of times rubbing their heads together. Then momentarily, the Lioness squatted in front of Cecil. Cecil mounted her back and twisted his waist for quite a while. He screamed. The Lioness screamed with equal passion and vigour, whereupon they were both relieved. Cecil reclined and the Lioness turned and tumbled in the dry grasses. The king looked away. It was merely the joy of a satisfied woman. 

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Lara stood at the edge of the forest, hidden from full glare by a few shrubs. She was fully dressed in her Leopard fur and from that distance, she was the exact image of a Leopard standing on two feet. Right behind her were two Leopards, male and female, rollicking affectionately. They turned, pushed and rolled in dry grasses. Then the female Leopard squatted, the male followed as they gave their passions some heats. Satisfied with what she got, the female Leopard bolted off leaving behind her paramour. The giant male cat sat back, taking account of his orgasmic exploits and his eyes caught Lara fully dressed in her Leopard fur. She must be another female Leopard, this time standing on two feet. The big cat leaped to where Lara stood. He hopped around in an attempt to play with the new female Leopard standing on two legs. Lara tried to run. The Leopard dug his paws on Lara's back forcing her to her knees. Yet Lara was not squatting as expected. The big cat forced her to the ground, mounted her back and started to search for hole.

There were heavy pounds. The ground shook. The trees trembled and the grasses shivered. The Leopard was still searching for hole when Lara lifted her head and it was the guardian elephant rushing forth. The heavy sounds of her mighty foot was reassuring. Getting to the duo, the elephant twisted her trunk around the Leopard and slammed him against a shrub nearby. Before the Leopard could regain consciousness and lift himself up, the elephant stepped her mighty foot on his head. The head caved in under the enormous weight above it. There was a cracking sound and his brain bursted out of his skull. The elephant returned to Lara, ran her trunk around her body. There was only a scratch on her back. With her powerful trunk, the elephant lifted Lara and placed her firmly on her back as she headed for the the white cave. 

Riding on the back of the largest animal in the jungle was heavenly for Lara. It was a lofty height. The view was magnificent and the feeling was heroic. The journey to the cave was not long. The elephant dropped Lara calmly, paced around a little before disappearing into the wild. 

With the threatening presence of Lions and Leopards, Lara thought to avoid hunting in the plains. She would want to hunt more in the thick forest where the Lions wouldn't frequent. Consequently, she avoided the east flank of the forest and went west.

Lara had walked a great distance when she started to hear voices. These were the voices of a large crowd. Soon, she arrived in a town. Their houses were barely four foot tall, built with thatched roofs. The town was called the city of ghosts. The crowd of ghommids here were great, each having the same look. They all had one eye each, their mouth was curved like the peak of eagle. They had one leg, and when they moved, they moved in whirlwinds. The sight of them was frightening and Lara was going to take to her heels when the king of ghommids beckoned to her to come forth. The king of ghommids had the features of a regular human being. He had two eyes. His mouth was flat and normal. He stood on two legs. Having a crown of gold over his head, his shoes were made of silver. 

Lara summoned the courage to approach the king and the king of ghommids began to speak: "We welcome you into this city. We are not evil people. We love and welcome visitors among us. It will gladden our hearts to see you come and live among us. We will ensure you lack nothing." "Thank you king", Lara said. "I appreciate your love and kindness. May it be known to you that I have my own town where I live. But I will ensure I visit your town often. I must return to my town immediately."

The king of ghommids packaged different gifts for Lara. Some were gold and some silver, with a good amount of fruits and foods. These things were handed over to Lara and she departed the city of ghosts. 

Hardly had Lara left than the king sent four of his servants to follow Lara to her town and come back with reports of where she lived. The were to find out other details about Lara. 

Two days later, the king of ghommids was at the white cave - all alone! He had come to visit Lara. He came with more gifts. And he made his mind known: "It pleases my heart to marry you and make you my wife", the king said. Lara thought for a moment before she responded, "Thank you for your goodwill, king. But may I inform you that I am not prepared for marriage yet. Besides, I have never heard of an instance where a ghost married a human being. Why should I agree to marry you therefore?". The king smiled warmly and said "my own father was a human being, a hunter. He met my mother, a ghommid, in the forest while hunting. They got married and that was how I came about. Ghosts and humans were created by one God. If you marry me, you would sit me on my throne and your son could be my heir." Lara thanked him again but reiterated her earlier stand. She was not prepared for marriage just as yet. The king of ghommids left in the twilight of the evening. But he kept coming back every fortnight, each time with more gifts and foods for Lara.

There came a day in her fought year in the forest when she was going to wash herself. Pouring the first bowl of water over her head, the water tingled and tumbled, sending sensational feelings through her nerves. The feelings were strange and unusual. It was also sweet. It was the type of feeling she never had before. If it were possible, she could have wanted to have a man who touched her like this to create more of this feeling. She cupped her hand around her breasts and it was full. The sumptuous and voluptuous breasts amazed her. When did she grow so much breasts? It was only now Lara realized she might be needing a man in her lonely life.

Olu Majek.