Ring Of Fire

Ring Of Fire 5

Lotem found herself in the strange lands. She looked behind her and saw the same man Zimba saw approaching her. She was startled as she backed off but the man stopped before her and said, "welcome to the aboard of the oracles. Here we welcome the dead from the land of the living. We keep their souls safe as well"

"I know that I'm dead and I know that my my brother is equally dead. I came to be with him" Lotem said.

The oracle explained to her what happened and how he sent Zimba's spirit back to the land of the living to enjoy his youth and old age. Lotem covered her face with both hands. She knelt down and begged the oracle to send her back but the oracle shook his head. "We sent him back because he brought glory and change to the lands we protect. You found the ring but he brought it to us. He is the one we know. I can't send you back. Come and join the rest of the dead who died during the great war in the lands of the living" the oracle said and started walking away. Lotem had no other choice but to follow him. At least she was happy her brother was alive again.

In the shrine of the priest of Lobatam, Feb, Ama and the soldiers who came in when they heard Zimba's cries were struggling the dagger with him as he was determined to kill himself again and travel back to the land of the oracles. Feb seized the dagger from him and the soldiers took him out of the shrine.

In the palace, the king of the lands were celebrating their victory. The Seers of the lands were there as well and so were the generals who helped fight the army of the dead. Zimba was seated in his tent in the palace. He was seated like a ghost, staring into space. Ama and Feb tried to talk to him but he kept quite. Ama took Zimba's parents out of the tent, assuring them that their son will be save. They refused to go home and sat in the palace.

"Zimba. You need to understand that Lotem is gone and try to accept that fact" Feb said to him.

"Feb. You don't understand. Lotem can't die. Feb, do you trust me?"

"I trust you Zimba" Feb assured him.

"Then you must take me back to the shrine. I need to get back to the land of the oracles. I have to" Zimba said while holding Feb by the shoulder. Feb looked at him for sometimes and nodded convincingly before sneaking him out of the tent to the shrine. While in the shrine, Zimba told Feb to leave. Feb shook his head and left.

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The oracle led Lotem to the aboard of the oracles of the earth. Lotem was amazed by the handsome men seated in golds. They were the oracles and most of the beautiful women who sat beside them were the goddesses of the lands of the living. Lotem admired the beauty of these pretty women. The women looked at her and smiled. At a short distance were the great crowed of the dead whom were welcomed in the aboard by the oracles. Lotem was meant to go there.

"Join them" the oracle said pointing towards the crowd.

"Such a beauty. For how long do they sit and merry like that?" Lotem asked the oracle.

"For eternity. No more suffering for them. You see. Sending your brother back to the earth wasn't entirely good for him. People struggle to live and on earth but forbids to die but death is not the enemy. Living is. You wish to join them? Or you wish to have a time with the goddesses and the oracles. They will appreciate your presence" the oracle said and pointed towards the most handsome man in the group of the oracles. The man was seated alone on his throne. And he was covered with diamonds and golds. His teeth glitter as he smiled.

"All the goddesses of the aboard pray to sit beside him some day. Come, he might choose you amongst all" the oracle said and led her to sit quietly.

"He can never look at me" Lotem said while doubting ever going to get the attention of the great leader of the oracles and the most handsome man she had ever met. But to the greatest surprise of the oracles and the goddesses and to Lotem's shock the leader of the oracles stood up from his throne and declared that he had finally seen the woman that will sit beside him and he will crown her the goddess of all the goddesses of the earth. He said this while pointing at Lotem. Lotem stood up while the oracles murmured. They started clapping and the dead crowd joined. The drum beaters beat the drums and the dancers danced round Lotem. She was almost in tears. The leader went close to her and held her hands. "Will you be my mistress?"

Lotem looked at that face, that golden face and said, "If it pleases you"

The crowd were moved by joy and the oracles and the goddess all stood to honor the new Queen.

Zimba appeared in the strange lands.

When Zimba appeared on that land he began to hear the clapping and the sounds of the drums emanating from the northern side of the lands of the oracles. He started moving towards that direction.

When he got there he was amazed by what he was seeing. Lotem couldn't believe her eyes. She jumped down from her throne and ran to embrace her brother. There was silence in the aboard. The Leader of the oracle stood up and said, "Since your brother has decided to come back. Let him join us"

"No. I came to take her home" Zimba said and some of the oracles stood up.

"You can't go back and you can't take her back. Both of you are dead. Look around and behold the beauty of afterlife. Enjoy yourself Zimba and Let my mistress come back to my side".

Lotem didn't know what to say and she wasn't moving.

"what do you want my mistress?" The leader asked with all smiles.

Lotem looked at her brother and said, "I want to follow him back to the land of the living. I promise to come back to you when I must have lived my life in the land of the living"

The leader smiled and the rest of the oracles joined as they clapped. "I will respect your wishes" said the leader.

****

Zimba and Lotem found themselves lying in the shrine of Lobatam. They got up and embraced each other.

"I love him Zimba" Lotem said to Zimba.

"You will return to him when you help me take care of our parents, marry your own husband here, give birth to children, raise them, grow old and die. Then you will return to your golden husband in the afterlife"

They laughed and embraced each other again.

That night the palace of Lobatam was booming with songs, dance and merriment. Lotem's parents were warmly attended to by the King's servants. Lotem and Zimba were given honourable titles and they sat together and merry with the rest.

Inside one of the tents in the palace, Feb was dressing for the occasion tonight. Ama sat on the bed admiring him. "You want to leave me"

Feb laughs. "I can't leave you but tonight is for Zimba and Lotem. We honour them today"

"What about honoring me here?" Ama said, stood up slowly, walked up to him and Feb kissed her. They ended on the bed. Cloths off, Feb kissed her forehead, kissed her nose, her lips, to the center of her breasts, to her navel before reaching out in between her legs with his tongue. Ama's screams rhymed with the sound that ended the story.

Lotem found herself in the strange lands. She looked behind her and saw the same man Zimba saw approaching her. She was startled as she backed off but the man stopped before her and said, "welcome to the aboard of the oracles. Here we welcome the dead from the land of the living. We keep their souls safe as well"

"I know that I'm dead and I know that my my brother is equally dead. I came to be with him" Lotem said.

The oracle explained to her what happened and how he sent Zimba's spirit back to the land of the living to enjoy his youth and old age. Lotem covered her face with both hands. She knelt down and begged the oracle to send her back but the oracle shook his head. "We sent him back because he brought glory and change to the lands we protect. You found the ring but he brought it to us. He is the one we know. I can't send you back. Come and join the rest of the dead who died during the great war in the lands of the living" the oracle said and started walking away. Lotem had no other choice but to follow him. At least she was happy her brother was alive again.

In the shrine of the priest of Lobatam, Feb, Ama and the soldiers who came in when they heard Zimba's cries were struggling the dagger with him as he was determined to kill himself again and travel back to the land of the oracles. Feb seized the dagger from him and the soldiers took him out of the shrine.

In the palace, the king of the lands were celebrating their victory. The Seers of the lands were there as well and so were the generals who helped fight the army of the dead. Zimba was seated in his tent in the palace. He was seated like a ghost, staring into space. Ama and Feb tried to talk to him but he kept quite. Ama took Zimba's parents out of the tent, assuring them that their son will be save. They refused to go home and sat in the palace.

"Zimba. You need to understand that Lotem is gone and try to accept that fact" Feb said to him.

"Feb. You don't understand. Lotem can't die. Feb, do you trust me?"

"I trust you Zimba" Feb assured him.

"Then you must take me back to the shrine. I need to get back to the land of the oracles. I have to" Zimba said while holding Feb by the shoulder. Feb looked at him for sometimes and nodded convincingly before sneaking him out of the tent to the shrine. While in the shrine, Zimba told Feb to leave. Feb shook his head and left.

**********

The oracle led Lotem to the aboard of the oracles of the earth. Lotem was amazed by the handsome men seated in golds. They were the oracles and most of the beautiful women who sat beside them were the goddesses of the lands of the living. Lotem admired the beauty of these pretty women. The women looked at her and smiled. At a short distance were the great crowed of the dead whom were welcomed in the aboard by the oracles. Lotem was meant to go there.

"Join them" the oracle said pointing towards the crowd.

"Such a beauty. For how long do they sit and merry like that?" Lotem asked the oracle.

"For eternity. No more suffering for them. You see. Sending your brother back to the earth wasn't entirely good for him. People struggle to live and on earth but forbids to die but death is not the enemy. Living is. You wish to join them? Or you wish to have a time with the goddesses and the oracles. They will appreciate your presence" the oracle said and pointed towards the most handsome man in the group of the oracles. The man was seated alone on his throne. And he was covered with diamonds and golds. His teeth glitter as he smiled.

"All the goddesses of the aboard pray to sit beside him some day. Come, he might choose you amongst all" the oracle said and led her to sit quietly.

"He can never look at me" Lotem said while doubting ever going to get the attention of the great leader of the oracles and the most handsome man she had ever met. But to the greatest surprise of the oracles and the goddesses and to Lotem's shock the leader of the oracles stood up from his throne and declared that he had finally seen the woman that will sit beside him and he will crown her the goddess of all the goddesses of the earth. He said this while pointing at Lotem. Lotem stood up while the oracles murmured. They started clapping and the dead crowd joined. The drum beaters beat the drums and the dancers danced round Lotem. She was almost in tears. The leader went close to her and held her hands. "Will you be my mistress?"

Lotem looked at that face, that golden face and said, "If it pleases you"

The crowd were moved by joy and the oracles and the goddess all stood to honor the new Queen.

Zimba appeared in the strange lands.

When Zimba appeared on that land he began to hear the clapping and the sounds of the drums emanating from the northern side of the lands of the oracles. He started moving towards that direction.

When he got there he was amazed by what he was seeing. Lotem couldn't believe her eyes. She jumped down from her throne and ran to embrace her brother. There was silence in the aboard. The Leader of the oracle stood up and said, "Since your brother has decided to come back. Let him join us"

"No. I came to take her home" Zimba said and some of the oracles stood up.

"You can't go back and you can't take her back. Both of you are dead. Look around and behold the beauty of afterlife. Enjoy yourself Zimba and Let my mistress come back to my side".

Lotem didn't know what to say and she wasn't moving.

"what do you want my mistress?" The leader asked with all smiles.

Lotem looked at her brother and said, "I want to follow him back to the land of the living. I promise to come back to you when I must have lived my life in the land of the living"

The leader smiled and the rest of the oracles joined as they clapped. "I will respect your wishes" said the leader.

****

Zimba and Lotem found themselves lying in the shrine of Lobatam. They got up and embraced each other.

"I love him Zimba" Lotem said to Zimba.

"You will return to him when you help me take care of our parents, marry your own husband here, give birth to children, raise them, grow old and die. Then you will return to your golden husband in the afterlife"

They laughed and embraced each other again.

That night the palace of Lobatam was booming with songs, dance and merriment. Lotem's parents were warmly attended to by the King's servants. Lotem and Zimba were given honourable titles and they sat together and merry with the rest.

Inside one of the tents in the palace, Feb was dressing for the occasion tonight. Ama sat on the bed admiring him. "You want to leave me"

Feb laughed. "I can't leave you but tonight is for Zimba and Lotem. We honour them today"

"What about honoring me here?" Ama said, stood up slowly, walked up to him and Feb kissed her. They ended on the bed. Cloths off, Feb kissed her forehead, kissed her nose, her lips, to the center of her breasts, to her navel before reaching out in between her legs with his tongue. Ama's screams rhymed with the sound that dosed off the lights.

Centuries later another land was born and new people existed in the land called Bami.