The Tears of Ngozi

How time flies, it was just yesterday when Ngozi was in her mother's womb. Kicking happily and playing inside her mother's protruding belly. Ouch! Was the exclamation from Nne Ngozi, (Nne meaning mama, or mother in the Ibo tribe of Nigeria). Ibo is a native tribe located in the eastern part of Nigeria, in the continent of Africa. Ndo! Said Papa Ngozi. (Ndo! means sorry in English) Papa Ngozi who was Inside the one room apartment that had a round setting, With big cushion seats stationed round the room and a little wooden table placed in the middle of the room to give a living room vibe. The cushion had a milk color with a little touch of gold designs on the end of each cushion seats. They couldn’t afford television set at that time, so a radio which was black in colour and huge in the shape of a toy motor car was displayed on the wooden table. Ngozi’s parents lived happily in that one room apartment, for over 7 years of marriage. Papa Ngozi and his wife Nnenna weren’t just ordinary people or normal beings. As they were bestowed with supernatural powers which was given to them by their ancestors. Ngozi’s father came from a village of warriors who could communicate with the dead and pass messages to their loved ones . Apart from that Ngozi’s father was a man who fought in the spirit realm to save humanity from damnation. He was a tall, chocolate complexioned Skin man . A handsome man , who had the body structure of those guys who go to the gym and the voice of an angel as he could sing so well. He looked so fit and attractive , that girls in his village wanted him as their husbands. Chukwunonya kingdom‘ was a village of the ancestors, where only the gifted , those who weren’t ordinary beings dwelt and lived happily doing good and helping people. But in this kingdom dwelt the Darkforce tribe, they were demons. They used their own powers to commit heinous crimes , despite the fact that the ancestors tried to change them to be good. They refused and so they would appear into the earthly world , possessing the weak in spirit and using them to commit all kinds of bad things such as robbery, murder etc. Sometimes they even sacrificed this humans and drank their blood . Ngozi’s father was called a warrior, because of his consistent fight in the spiritual realm for his people . Although warrior was not his name , his name was never mentioned . But people loved calling him ‘The warrior ',because of his nature. He fought several battles for his kingdom , so on the day he was supposed to journey into the spiritual realm , he came across Nnenna his wife one day when he was embarking on a journey to the spiritual world . Nnenna was a very beautiful woman. Average in height, not too skinny , her bosooms were medium in size , roundly shaped, and her waist was still developing to that of a woman at that time . She was fragile and beautiful to behold . She had an oblong face with grey eye balls not like that of normal humans . Looking at Nnenna at that time you could tell she wasn’t an ordinary child. Her face shorne like the sun . Seeing Nnenna that faithful day, he was captivated by her beauty. She glows like the sun he thought to himself. No one has ever made his body feel so much passion and sensation. He craved to speak to Nnenna . Nnenna on the other hand was in the bush path controlling the wind , as that was her own gift . She could control nature with the use of her hands and it would obey her every direction . She was always happy whenever she did that . Unconscious of the warriors presence, she continued using her powers to form clouds and then it would burst into droplets of water. She would use her hands to bring down rain and then fold her hands as if she was about to punch someone, then the rain would stop and sun will immediately shine covering the sober cloud. She smiled whenever she did that. He suddenly sneezed to get her attention and then Nnenna recognized his presence and then stopped what she was doing . “ Oh warrior , is there anything you want me to do for you ? She asked with her head bowed as a sign of respect. The warrior gestured to her that he just wanted to talk with her and that she shouldn’t be scared. Days grew into weeks , weeks into months and they both fell in love . They would move together , play together around trees . She would use her powers to bring down rain on him wetting his robe . The clothes worn in Chukwunonya kingdom Were called robes .The warrior would chase her to catch her tickling her. They both laughed each time and we’re both happy to spend time together in Chukwunonya kingdom. Nnenna fell deeply in love with the warrior so much that several times she would sneak out of her dome to go and visit him in his own dome. Dome was the name they used when referring to their house or home . So Nnenna would sometimes cook a sumptious meal for the warrior to eat . While he ate , she watched him with her hands placed on her chin , smiling and watching him eat. The warrior on the other hand would buy beautiful items for Nnenna to wear. Sometimes he bought her jewelries that beautified her skinny body , other times he bought her beautiful robes . They would meet under a tree to play most times and the warrior always sang songs for Nnenna , while she clapped to the song and danced . He loved watching her shake her tiny but developing waist and would hug her from behind telling her he loved her. They were like the perfect couple although not yet married. Other ladies were jealous of Nnenna because they wanted the warrior for themselves . Some even mocked her that she wasn't attractive , and that the warrior will only use and dump her . Nnenna felt sad sometimes, but was reassured by the warrior that he loved her and wouldn't let her go . Chukwunonya kingdom was a peaceful kingdom with several gifted beings having superpowers of different kinds. Nnenna and the warrior dwelt in Chukwunonya kingdom with their own ancestors who were also refered to as masters or mistress. Nnenna and the warrior became so fond of each other in Chukwunonya kingdom, that they planned on settling down and having a family of supernatural beings. Off course it was shortlived , as the Darkforce , who were against Chukwunonya kingdom hatched a plan to come and destroy the supernatural kingdom , capturing new Borns and Children with gifts. As the Darkforce perceived the children to have greater powers than their parents or ancestors . On the twelveth day of the Eight month, a dark scary cloud covered the whole village. The Darkforce tribe had been instructed by their master to kill every ancestors or master and capture their children. Then on that faithful day , they all appeared in Chukwunonya dome Before they all could understand what was going on , scary looking men appeared out of different places . Some were invisible others were giant, others were evil looking spirit. And then a voice was heard from the dark cloud . “kill everyone ! Except their children “. This was the voice of the dark lord who was also known as the dark force master. He was half human , half wolf . He was not a werewolf but possessed the look of it . This has been the plan of the master of the Darkforce tribe for ages, so he could become immortal. The Darkforce tribe killed all the ancestors, masters and mistress, capturing their newborn and children for their insatiable quest to become immortal. The dark force, is a demonic tribe within Chukwunonya kingdom who decided to use their gift for the wrong reasons. Darkforce tribe , preferred possessing the weak and using them to do all kinds of evil. They would appear into the normal world , possess weak humans as their vessels and use them to commit murder, robbery and sometimes sacrificed these humans and drank their blood. The only people who weren’t possessed by this demons , were people who were spiritually strong and prayed to their God. So that fateful day, they decided to destroy Chukwunonya kingdom inorder to initiate the new Borns and children into their tribe. They killed the ancestors who were guiding the kingdom against evil and then took their children . They planned on capturing these supernatural beings, drain them off their powers and use their powers to become immortal, so they wouldn't die but continue doing evil . Nnenna and her warrior ,were lucky to escape the evil claws of the Darkforce tribe, who would have taken them captive together with other children they had captured, Who were from the ages of 5- 26 years of age. They both disguised into normal beings and transported themselves into the earthly world. Out of tears the warrior cried out to their God , whom they worshipped , the almighty and prayed for protection and guidance from the almighty . The warrior wanted to go back and fight but was stopped by Nnenna who cried that she didn’t want to loose him too just as she lost her parents. After spending few months in the Normal earthly world, they decided to blend like the normal humans. They got married and started to Iive and adjust to the new earthly world, learning their culture, traditions and beliefs . Hiding their powers from the new world they came into , inorder for the Darkforce not to locate them. They were very conscious with the places they went to and the kind of people they communicated with . To them every one was a suspect and they were also looking after the safety of their unborn child , and wouldn't want anything to happen to her for they saw that she has a bright future. Mama Ngozi took in , few years later , after experiencing several miscarriages. Which almost frustrated her and if not for her husband's advise , care, love and prayers, she wouldn't know where she would have been . So this time around Papa Ngozi made sure he did all the chores in the house. Though it was tiring, but he didn't care . He just wanted the safety of his daughter. After they got married and she became pregnant again after many years of miscarriages . Her husband made sure she never stepped her foot outside. He always went out to do the errands and would come back to cook. Whenever Mama Ngozi wanted to excercise her body in preparation for delivery, Papa Ngozi would follow her to make sure she was safe. There was a faithful day , when Mama Ngozi decided to take a stroll round her neighbourhood, when Papa Ngozi came back from the Market, he searched everywhere in the house for her and didn't find her. Papa Ngozi had to gather a search team for them to all go and look for her . While they were about leaving his compound to search for Mama Ngozi, she came into the compound humming a tone . Papa Ngozi immediately ran to her asking her if she was ok not noticing that she was happily humming a sound . She smiled at her husband that she was fine. The search party all went their way and some were angry that Papa Ngozi didn't verify well before he declared his wife missing , therefore wasting their precipus time . Papa Ngozi apologized and they all went their way. ****BACK TO THE PRESENT. The sun was still shinning , the weather was perfect the breeze was so refreshing . The c**k crowed giving a hint that it was afternoon . There were noise of children playing in the compound close to Papa Ngozi's home. After Mama Ngozi woke up from sleep, she became so hungry asking her husband for food. She was seven months gone and her belly was so huge , you could think that she was carrying quadruplets. Papa Ngozi came out of the apartment with a big bowl of food for his beloved wife. In it was 'Akpu' a traditional food which is called "swallow " made out of cassava flour, and a sweet aroma of egusi soup, made with pumpkin leaves , melon seeds and spices, with cow meat. The egusi soup saturated the whole place. Papa Ngozi placed the meal on the little table that was in the middle of his wives Lap or thighs. " Thank you my love" as Mama Ngozi recieved the food , about to devour it. Mama Ngozi was so exhausted , that she fell asleep due to the kicking of the baby in her womb. So finally when she woke up , she became so hungry and needed to eat something or else she would faint, according to her. Her husband had earlier on prepared the meal after he went to the market to get ingredients for the soup, which he prepared, waiting for his wife to wake up and eat . Just as she was about to put one lump of the already molded fufu into her mouth, the winds began to blow excessively.Throwing sand and dust into the just prepared meal. Oh no! The wife cried out . “what is this ? and I'm very hungry", she continued . The husband replied, " this is a bad sign". The clouds was covered in dark foamy mist, and everywhere became dark. What could this mean they both thought to themselves . Just then they heard a voice from afar saying, “ Bring the pregnant woman and make sure you deal with her and the baby!" . Just then , Papa Ngozi heard the voice and could recognize that it was an agent of the demons. How where they able to locate them ? Papa Ngozi thought . Papa Ngozi and his wife made it very strict to avoid people , some neighbors saw them as wierd and mysterious, others just saw them as people who loved their space. The only time they went about the area was when it was towards evening , when people would be in their homes or on the way to their homes. Suddenly a calm voice whispered to him, "fear not ,for she is untouchable". Suddenly a big truck finally pulled up at the front yard of Ngozi’s parent. Mama Ngozi tried to run but her husband comforted her saying ; An angel just spoke to me , nothing will happen to you or the child . For she is a special child Papa Ngozi continued . Mama Ngozi in tears ran to the back of her husband for safety. A strange looking man in black attire with a green beret on his head, wearing dark shades on his eyes, came down from the truck. He was Average in height and ugly looking. One could tell that he was of no good. The agent of evil, walked straight to Papa Ngozi and told him to handover his wife. Papa Ngozi refused and all of a sudden, a mighty wind raised him up , squeezing life out of him, threw him to the bareground. Mama Ngozi screamed as she watched her husband gasp for air, " she lifted her hands up and the wind disappeared . But it was too late as the wind had already done it's assigned work of crushing Papa Ngozi’s wind pipe. She went to her husband commanding him to get up , she lifted her hands up in tears and shouted " Obim, get up! " Meaning ( my love get up). But he looked at her with his last strength and communicated to her " take care of ngo.. go..zi". His lips didn't move but his eyes spoke a lot . Mama Ngozi understood and immediately with tears and anger , she shouted to the sky “ take vengeance now !!. Looking at her husband corpse she cried. “we haven't done anything to this people that hurt us . This dark force that won't leave my family alone. Please the angels come and fight for me” . The strange man was still there laughing and enjoying his triumph . Ha... Ha ...ha .. He could remember the time the warrior fought them in the spiritual realm killing many of them. He was very lucky to have been alive, and now it was his turn to take his own pound of flesh . Let's move ! , He commanded Mama Ngozi. But she refused and so the agent of evil told his guard to carry her into the truck and tie her, so she wouldn't use her powers to escape. If they didn't tie Mama Ngozi, her powers would cause havoc because she was in a panicking mood and she was also angry. The clouds were already dark forming an unpleasant colour in the sky , with several roaring noise from the sky . It wasn't raining but you could tell that something bad was about to happen . So the guard of evil went to get a handcuff to cuff her, but as he was about to do handcuff her , a strange light shorne on his face blinding his face and then he disappeared into thin air. The strange looking man, entered into the drivers seat, started the engine and the truck was ready to move.