A romance story between two lovers from different world.
"Characters"
Tosin: Tope's father.
Ronke: Tope's mother.
Bisi: Tosin's mother.
Tobi: Augustina's father.
Bimbola: Augustina's mother.
Tope: George, Augustina's boyfriend.
Augustina: Damilola, Tope's girlfriend.
Priestess: servant of igbudu god.
Old woman: Mid wife.
Princess: Jealoused daughter of a king.
EPISODE ONE.
"I warned you, Tosin" Bisi said looking angry.
"Mother, now is not the time to blame. My wife has been bitten by the mighty snake from that evil shrine of orang. She's in pain mother" Tosin said almost in tears.
"Please spare me that, i warned you but you wouldn't listen. You should be happy the mighty snake of orang didn't bite you instead. You are nothing but a worthless son, you are so dull" Bisi said irritated.
"Ah, mother this world is bad. How can my own mother be this heartless? This world is bad" Tosin said, now in tears.
"Tell that to the mammy water you have for a wife" Bisi, hissed and walked away throwing insults at Tosin.
"gods of my father, have mercy on my wife" Tosin said.
"Tosin, fast take this child and run to the shrine of igbudu. Don't let dawn meet you before you get there" The old woman said.
"What of my wife? How is she?" Tosin asked.
"Time is not on your side. Hurry up, be mute on your way there. The mighty snake of orang is coming. Goooo" The old woman said.
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He set out, crying and running to the igbudu shrine with the baby wrapped in his hands. He remembered how he first met Ronke, a fair, beautiful maiden who was given to serve the god of the sea at a tender age. He remembered the way she smiled, half immensed in water, playing and laughing. She gave him a scary look and entered the water with a great speed. He remembered throwing stones at the spot where she had entered the water but she wouldn't come out. He continued throwing stones until it was dark and had to leave the river.
He wiped another tear as he ran even faster with the baby in his hand. He couldn't determine the sex of the child as all he was concerned about was reaching the shrine before the mighty snake does.
As he got closer to the shrine, a terrible slash of lightning tore across the sky, and he heard the sound of leaves around him shake. He heard a song from the priestess of the shrine as he got on his knees infront of the shrine. He raised the child wrapped in his hands to the priestess who had her back against him.
"How dare you, disturb the peace of the sacred shrine with that thing in your hand" The priestess spat out.
"Priestess of the great igbudu shrine, spare my child and wife and take me instead" Tosin said, bowing his head.
"Shut up. You do not say such here. Here is no market place for lazy bones like you" The priestess said.
"Am sorry great priestess of igbudu. But help beg the great igbudu not to harm my family" Tosin said.
"Hold your peace, the deed has already been done. Your wife is dead" Turning her head to look at Tosin. "Give me the child" She commanded.
"Please save him from the mighty snake of Orang" Tosin pleaded.
"He would be saved, but would die if he doesn't kill the mighty snake of orang on his fifteenth year".
Holding the child to herself she made some incantation and dropped the child who stayed suspended in the air with a red dust surrounding him. She continued with the incantation until the child came to where she stood still suspended in the air. She carried it and gave to the father.
"Teach him how to kill. He would need the strength of a lion".
"No one has ever defeated the mighty snake of orang, who ever tried to never live to tell the story great priestess. Tosin said sad.
"He has the blood of the sea and the mighty snake of orang in his blood. Teach him how to kill i said, now leave. I said leave" The priestess said as she entered inside the shrine.