The Dark Men were still on their way to Ifite in their thousands.
Dan and Adola were seen near a river, washing their feet and face. Dan decided to know Adola better. He walked up to her where she was seated and sat near her. Adola looked at him and looked away. Dan chuckled and began, "Were you going to take after your mother to become the high priestess of Randa. Was that the plan before I came into the picture?"
Adola glared at him for a while and shook her head, "Do not think you are so important Dan Anoshi. I wouldn't have left my duties at the shrine if my mother hadn't pressurised me. She said severally that my duty exceeded the boundaries of Randa. I am not following you because your destiny is great rather I'm following you because through you I will find my destiny"
This utterance from Adola discomforted Dan Anoshi but he pretended he wasn't disturbed as he stood and walked towards the river again. "Are you pissed off?" asked Adola. Dan stopped and turned to look at her.
"Why should I be?" he asked.
"You walked away without saying a word" said Adola.
"What do you want me to say? That your destiny must be tied with mine? I want you to find your destiny because I don't like parasites either" he continued to walk away.
"What did you just call me?" Adola stood up, looking enraged and insulted.
"I said I don't like parasites. They depend on people a lot. You know parasites; they can't survive on their own. They have got to tag along in order to survive" He said and hissed. This statement of his made Adola insane with anger as she scratched her head and began to challenge Dan into a fight.
"Today we will know who is tagging along and who is leading. Fight with me Dan Anoshi, fight with me; daughter of the priestess of Randa and let's decide who is in charge" she said and sprang on her feet. Dan continued to look at her as he smiled.
"Stop being childish Adola" he tried to walk away but Adola was sounding serious with her words as she threatened to fight him if he refused to fight back. Dan turned surprisingly and shook his head pitifully.
"We are not enemies so why fight each other. You saw what happened there with the men of the ruler of Ifite. They trembled before me. You are doing this because someone somewhere told you many times that without you I cannot accomplish my mission but have you paid any attention to what I have to reply to that? If you decide to fight me now what will you tell the god of destiny?"
"Dan Anoshi, words are for children, action is for men. Why not do away with words and fight me?" asked Adola in an insulting and bragging way. Dan sighed heavily and began to approach her. When he reached where she was standing he held her by both shoulders and continued, "I'm sorry if I offended you. I accept that you are not tagging along. Your destiny is great and you are helping me a lot. Can we now go?" Asked Dan as he turned to go. Adola jumped at once and gave him heavy kick at the back that sent Dan to the river, falling heavily before the rocks in it. He was still trying to get hold himself when Adola grabbed him by the back and tossed him towards the boat side. Dan hit his ankle on the boat and screamed painfully. Adola continued to march towards him.
"Adola stop" Dan managed to voice out but Adola was looking for trouble. She went further, grabbing him she dragged him up to his feet and headed him at the face. The force of it hurled him over and he fell heavily beside the boat once again. Dan touched his face and felt blood. He spat blood out and looked at Adola who was now standing and waiting for him to get up. He slowly got up and said, "I can see you need some disciplining" he said and spat out blood once again, cleaning his mouth with the back of his hand. He walked towards Adola and said, "If I beat you up do yo promise to be submissive to me?" he asked and Adola nodded and added, "If i beat you up, which I have already started do you promise to be loyal to me?" Dan nodded and the fight began. Dan and Adola agreed not to use their super powers but fight with their human strength. Adola knew that Dan would easily defeat her if she didn't make use of her god given talents. She used them secretly to land serious blows severally on Dan. Dan on the other hand knew this and so applied his super power as well. At a point he held Adola by the neck and began to squeeze it. Adola struggled fiercely before giving Dan a kick that forced him to release her. Dan let go of her and she coughed vehemently, holding her neck. Dan advanced towards her again. Adola hit her palm on the ground and the ground shook, causing Dan to fall. She immediately advanced towards him but Dan made her stumble over his leg and fell on him. For the first time the fight was paused and Dan and Adola remained on the ground with Adola on top of him. Adola was feeling his warm skin and Dan was feeling her soft skin. His strong arm slowly went round her and held her by the waist and Adola did not resist. She remained like that, looking at his face. It appeared it was her first time being in that position with a male. They continued to look into each other's eyes until Dan began to bring his face closer to hers. She immediately realised herself and sprang up, trying to pin Dan on the ground with her powers in order to appear victorious but Dan was faster as he kicked to the ground and mounted her immediately, spreading both of her hands and pining them to he ground. Adola was feeling him so much and Dan whispered , "yield"
"Never" she said and like a snake sprawled and was now on top of Dan. She pinned him to the ground and Dan held her waist once again. It appeared she was enjoying his touch for she remained like that.
"Kiss me you stubborn girl" he whispered and she began to bring her lips close to his. Then she whispered, "I can only do that if you accept I have won"
"I accept" he whispered back and Adola smiled and said, "You see, I got you" she tried to get off him and Dan realising he had been cheated by Adola drew her back and began to kiss her hungrily. Adola was trying to resist initially but his lips were too soft and he was giving her slobbery kisses on the neck and chests. She mourned heavily and forgot herself under him. Dan mounted her and she was eager to have him inside her. She struggled to remove his shirt and Dan helped her remove it. She was eating his chest and face nonstop. Dan ravaged her neck and stomach with wet kisses, going down in between her legs with his tongue. Adola mourned deeply and Dan whispered, "Who is in charge?"
"You! you are in charge!" she screamed.
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At Anani, the witches had had enough and they were now ready to either kill the mother witch or dethrone her and put someone else in charge, someone that would not make a male her successor. Yama stepped forward and held his mother by the hand, drawing her close to himself. "You don't need to fight them mother. They have insulted you enough and you have raised a son that will right this wrong this minute" he spoke and the mother witch's confidence became stronger on her son. She watched as the witches all stretched their hands towards the mother witch and the mother witch began to cough and to hold her stomach. Yama closed his eyes and after some seconds opened them to find the witches all on their kneels and heads bowed before him. The mother witch went and stood beside him with smiles all over her face. "You are the true son of your father. He was like you before the god of destiny took him away from me in the desert. Having this knowledge I hope you understand the deepness and the level of the seriousness of our mission? The one who comes comes in the name of the god of destiny and I don't like what he comes to do. His name creates hatred in my heart. He must be your enemy" said the mother. Yama looked at his mother and said, "Whatever makes you happy mother is what I will do" The mother with was full of smiles.
Before long the Dark Men of Ifite were upon Anani. They road and marched in with songs of war, in their songs they were hailing Anani, Ifite and their ruler. They were also hailing Randa and the ruler of Randa. When they had come in and their leaders had dismounted their horses one of the leaders looked at the camp of the witches and spoke highly of it. They marched to meet with the mother witch and her son.
When the mother witch, her son and the generals leading the Dark Men of Ifite had sat in the chamber of the mother witch one of the generals began, "We have come mother witch under the order of the ruler of Ifite to seek for your support in the incoming war between Ifite and the one from Randa"
The mother witch looked at her son and her son decided to say something. When he cleared his throat to speak one of he generals of Ifite Dark Men stopped him, saying, "It is not yet your turn to speak boy. You shouldn't be here either. We are discussing the fate of Ifite and Anani. This is a gathering of elders not of boys so go out"
You cannot come into my land and dare speak to my son in that tone " said the mother witch.
"Your land? began the general. " Did you say your land? Last time I checked Anani is a land in the land of Ifite and my master is the ruler of Ifite and I serve as the leader of the major armies of Ifite. What are you saying?" asked the general.
What I'm saying is that you have made a big mistake coming here" said the mother witch.