THE CITY OF PANDORA

Chapter 6: The ancient tale

Somehow I had to get close to her.I decided to work on a plan. Her house wasn't so hard to find in this silent village.Something funny about It was it's silence, no one really talked.

I knocked gently, as expected the old mama reached out to the door. I smiled broadly to block her from the thought of sending me away. I was glad I didn't waste my points adding to the attribute charm, because it sent me right into her living room.Her house was't big either. It was more of a studio, everything including the bed was in the same room.

AI talked about the weather, she asked me where I was from,i lied. She served me food which I ate gladly. I remembered I didn't even see a matchbox in my own house. We bonded for a while then I left later that evening. I went back to my secluded home, cut down some firewood to keep myself busy. For the next few days I didn't know exactly what to do next so most of the time i hanged out with the old woman.It is from this interaction that I realized her name was Grace. Then one day after so much persistence and persuasion. She finally told me the ancient tale.

" It is said that this is the year the goddess of the sea visits the God of land,"she began

"Who is this sea goddess, and why is she coming,"I asked curiously.

"My son,my grandmother told me an ancient story about Behomoth God of land and leviathan God of the sea. This two were the most trusted rulers of the Almighty they would report directly to him about anything that happened in their area.The trio had a perfect relationship. But one day something happened and they had a disagreement, the Almighty took the authority from both of them and they would no longer rule the sea and the land respectivelly.They were banished and they went into hiding. Few years later they formed an alliance and were determined to revenge the Almighty.The only way they could do that Is by harming humans.Every tenth year of each generations they bring a pandemic like sickness, famine, draught and war. This is the 10th year of this generation and am afraid it is going to happen again unless the messengers from the almighty find them and take their rings.This way they will not be powerful anymore.

She also told me a story of 1911 which her grandmother told her.

There was an unusual breakout of famine .A lot of people died. There were people that came into the villages.They were urging villagers to offer allegiance to the goddess and they would not die.Her grandmother was a child then and her father had a link chart in a cave in the forest . He was trying to research and get answers of where the two were then. He found out leviathan was the queen of the city of Pandora while Behomoth was the king of greenland city.Without the rings Leviathan and Behomoth would not have their powers. He explained to the neighbors of his findings but they turned a blind eye. They even said he was crazy. The villagers that decided to join the allegiance were turned into the first manifestation of the queen of the sea.No one knows who they are, they walk and live among us even now.It is said they can't die and after a generation they move to a different area and take a different body. "

"Where is the cave now ?" I asked."I would love to check it out."

"Oh boy I have never seen it myself my grandma told me after the transformation ritual of the villagers they came back and killed her father because he knew a lot. My grandma destroyed the information herself,"she said.

"So how do you know someone is the manifestation of a queen?" I asked again.

"Its hard to tell but it's not entirely impossible. The mind of the queen is linked to their own minds.But not all the time.She only controls them when she wants her followers to accomplish a task or meet up with her for a briefing. They cannot tell where she is cause after she meets with them their memories are erased."she concluded.

A part of me was satisfied, at least I knew the tale.Apart of me still had so many questions.By this time it was late,i had to leave Grace to rest .I promised myself I would write down all the questions and ask them the next day. I decided to go back to the old lady and learn more. The next day I was early. I really had not been able to sleep well with all the questions that lingered in my head. I was so happy I had made two friends, though I didn't know where the second was. I straightened myself, paused for a minute then knocked on the door gently.

I knocked again and again but nothing, I rotated to the back and tried to open the door knobs. The door was locked too. I noticed a stray of blood, it came from the front door to a nearby bush. Maybe she had gone hunting, that's why there is this blood. I convinced myself. I started to leave, something didn't feel right. I was always told to trust my instincts. I turned back and after afew minutes of critical thinking , I broke the door down. At this point I was a little shaky but i decided to go in all the same. I can never forget what I saw.

At the door I was welcomed with a knife full of blood.There was a writing on the wall which read,NO ONE MESSES WITH ME . My heart was beating so fast but I still gathered courage to walk into the house. The sight of what i saw almost made me loose my conscience .The old lady was lying breathless on the floor.There was blood everywhere. They had cut her right through her body and they had removed her intestines and laid them right next to her body. They had also removed her head from her body and it was hanging on the wall.I stood there as if lifeless.Tears rolled down my cheeks uncontrollably. I felt as if I was hammered on the floor. I fell down on my knees and held the dead body in my arms.I could not believe the woman I had talked to afew hours ago was gone . I unhanged her head from the wall .I took the body ,wrapped it in a large paper and carried it out to go and burry.No one helped me .I went behind the house ,put the body down and started to dig the grave and when i was satisfied I threw the body in the grave and covered it with soil.All this while their was a young boy standing right behind me watching everything I did.

"Her name is Grace ,she was a nice woman ,she gave me a lot of candy when i was a little boy.

There is a rumour that she was cursed.Many people said she was mad as she predicted things that are absurd.

Why are you so concerned about her?"asked Luanda

"I didn't really know her that well.Infact i just met her today but i think am the reason she is dead."

"Why say so."

"She gave me information ,she shouldn't have."

"Am sorry for that but you don't have to blame yourself for that.I also think she was right.The people that assasinated her are the ones that killed my parents.

I have always wanted to find someone strong like you to train me ,and when am fit for war i will revenge."

"Luanda,my path is different ,am sure you will find someone else to help you revenge as for me i should be out there looking for grace's killers than training little kids

Chaka picked a few flowers and planted them on the grave he then said a prayer and left.

He was determined to go find the people that had done that inhuman act. Little did he know the pursuit that he was beginning now was risky and it would put his own life in danger. As he was walking out he saw a trail of blood that led to the woods behind the house.He followed the blood trail until he found himself in a whole new realm.

New task added -find the old woman's killer

New realm discovered-the ancient woodlands

xp +50 coins .