The Retelling Story of Igodo - Episode 6

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@Mercy Christopher 

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@Amma

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My prayers for you all this morning, God will fill your cups to over flow. You shall be bless beyond doubt. Your gates shall be continuously opened . As many that identified with you shall also be blessed in Jesus name.

Amen 

Thank you so much for your comments it had always encourage me.

Remain bless.

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previously

They all appeared under a huge udara tree. They saq several bush paths and they became confuse on the path to take. Uzodinma briefly closes her eyes before opening it and pointed at a path that was on the left.


"We should go that way", Uzodinma said pointing at the real way. Without any doubt they all followed that path.

Two pair of eyes which shone with fiery fire suddenly appeared in the sky as the eyes stare down at the seven people.

"Hmm, they had guess the right way. Let me see how they will be able to overcome the spirit of confusion". 

And the eyes closes

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The Seven had been walking  for almost an hour. Uzodinma, the leader, stopped all of a sudden and started looking around them

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. Others were surprised by her gesture.

"Uzo, did you see anything?" Odum questioned.

"Something strange is coming. I can't really make out the face or whatever that is coming to us but it is heading this way". Uzodinma replied to their hearings.

"What are we going to do now?"  Prince Ebuka  asked, panicking. 

"Should we engage the strange something into a fight?" Ikenga suggested. 

Before Uzodinma could reply, a horrified roar filled the air. 

It scared them a bit including Uzodinma.

"It is here". Ikenga alarmed. 

A beast appeared. All black. It was made of clay and partly wood as it stood at the road, blocking their way. It roared again, its sharpened razor teeth showed. Its face was terrifying, its hair was so long that it trailed after him.

"This is no ordinary beast. This is a beast that courses confusion among people". Ikemefuna explained. His Agu had told him.

"Spirit of confusion?" Ikenna asked.

"Yes and the only way we can escape from it is to use its weakness". Ikemefuna answered. Uzodinma knew it was his Agu that was communicating with them.

"What weakness?" Odum asked, eagerly to attack.

The beast roars louder and opened its mouth wider and it began to expand. A whitish smoke diffused from its mouth and started travelling towards them.

"Music! A beautiful song that hasn't been sung before can only pleased it. Once that smoke reaches us we'll be so confused walking into its mouth thinking its the right way. Ojadike you know how to sing, you will sing to the beast". Ikemefuna proffered the solution.

Ojadike nodded in understanding and began to think of a new song he had never sing before.

He came up with an idea on the song to sing. He quickly brought out his flute. The whitish-smoke had almost gotten to them when Ojadike started blowing his flute and the smoke became freeze just a few metres away from them.

Ojadike stopped and opened his mouth to sing a song he had never sung before:

#lyrics in Igbo

Gee akuko a

Akuko banyere mmadu

Asaa di iche iche

Gbakotara iji zoputa obodo

Ebe e de bere nkocha na-egbu egbu

Obodo e be mirriri na-abu abu ututu ha

Ebe onwu di ka nwanne ha

Anyi bu mmadu asaa

Ahu na-aga izoputa obodo

Obi oma mke oke ohia

Ka anyi gafee ma zuputa obodo

Site na nkocha

Aha m bu Ojadike


#English version


listen to this story

A story about seven different people who came together to save a village

Where a deadly curse was placed

A village where tears is their morning song

Where death is like a brother to them

We are the seven people who had journey to save the village

Oh Good spirit of the forest

let us pass and save the village

From the curse

my name is Ojadike.


The beast's eyes dilated as it gave a nod. Its mouth that was expanded before started closing back and the feeze-smoke vanished. 

"Hurry up now, let's start going. The music can only effect him for five minutes before it wear off. We have to move now". Ikemefuna explained as he bravely moved towards the beast and then followed a tiny space that was beside the beast and came out of the other side. The others quickly followed his steps and once they were at the other side they all took to their heels. 

They had gone a few pace from the beast when they heard its roar.

"I can see a cave  not far from us. Let us hurry up before that thing gets to meet us". Ikenga told them and lead them to cave to hide from the beast.

Uzodima stopped and stare at the cave "This is the way we have to take" she turned and smiled at Ikenga. "You brought us to the right path Ikenga. Come on let's go inside".

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In the realm of the spirit world,  5 different creatures were waiting for the sixth spirit who is their leader to speak out.

The fiery red eyes opened and a male voice spoke out.

"They have deceived the spirit of confusion with their music. What I don't understand is  how can a mere boy, a mortal, deceive the spirit of Confusion with his mere flute and song?"

"Amadioha blessed the boy with the gift of music. I can sense that others has theirs too". A female from the 5 creatures replied. 

"Why didn't you tell me so that I would not have sent the spirit of Confusion to them?"

"How can I know my lordship, I can only sense what powers they had if they have defeated their enemies".

"Hmm I see. Let me see how they will defeat the great python of the old".

One creature came out of the 5 and step in front of their leader.

"You know what to do. Use your powers to block whatever visions that little girl in their midst has and lead them to you. Once they are within your grasp kill them all without any delay". The creature bowed and left their presence.

"Do you by any chance know why they are in the land of the spirits?" The female creature asked.

The fiery eyes looked towards her direction.

"They are here in search of Amadioha's knife".

One of the creature gasped out and asked "Didn't they know what had happened to the kinfe of the gods?"

"I don't think so, but for what I see, nothing can stop them from taking the knife". The one with the fiery eyes replied.

"Then we have to stop them". The female creature said and the rest nodded in agreement.


What the seven children of Amadioha didn't know was that the knife which they had seek out for wasn't in its form again, the knife had long transformed into a being. 

The one with the fiery eyes is the knife of Amadioha.

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The creature who had left the realm of the spirit appeared and transformed into it's real form. Very huge and longest python in silvery Color


It made its way to the cave where children of Amadioha was in and positioned itself in a bit distance at the left side of the cave where it will be seen once they came out.


The python opened his mouth wide, rolled its tongue out of the mouth and then landed it in front of the cave. It turned into a clay. The python patiently wait for its prey.

They all came out of the cave through the other end. Uzodinma was the first person who saw the clay.

"I want to take a look at that huge clay there". She pointed.

"But you know we are here for something important than sight seeing" Prince Ebuka reminded her.

"I know, but look at how it is so huge and beautiful. Come on let us have a look at it". Uzodinma said persist on going into the cave.

They all turned to look at the clay when suddenly they all agreed to what Uzodinma had said.

With no argument they all started towards the cave.

Immediately they started out towards the cave forgetting at that moment that they were on a mission.

'Ikemefuna you have to stop your friends you all are walking into a trap". Agu told him but Ikemefuna wasn't in control of his body anymore and so didn't acknowledge his Agu.

By now they had gotten to the mouth of the cave and without delay they started venturing into the cave.

Odum felt something was amiss when they entered cave

Agu knowing that it was a trick tried to communicate with Ikemefuna but to no avail. 

Agu knew the story of the great Python of the old.

Anyone who had glanced at the python will be so attracted to it that they won't know when they had walked into its belle and that would be the end of them, the Python's venom was so deadly that whatever it touches dies immediately.  That was what had happened to the seven as they all journeyed to the cave.

Odum wasn't that affected by it but still went ahead with them. Once they got to the mouth of the cave, Odum knew that something was amiss when he felt that the cave looked like a python and tried to convince the others.

"Something isn't right about this" Odum began and continued as they pressed forward into the cave. "Come on let us go back and begin our journey, we don't have much time".

But no one answered him.

Meanwhile Agu had tried all he could to communicate with Ikemefuna but it was as if he was speaking to a wall.

Agu seeing that Ikemefuna wasn't responding to him decided to use the only person who was sane among them.

He quickly went into Odum's body. 

'Odum, this is a trap you all are walking into. Your friends are all enchanted by the great Python of the old. To break off the enchantment you will use your left palm to touch the tip of your staff and rub it on each of their faces and they will regain themselves'.

Agu immediately dispatched himself from Odum and went back to Ikemefuna's.

By now they had stolen a few distance further into the cave.

Immediately Odum carried out as he was told by the voice.

When he had done so to all of them they quickly regain themselves, Uzodinma was the first to speak.

"Ewwwwww, this place is so smelly. What are we doing......" she pauses as she took a look around them. "We need to get out of here now!!!!!"

As they all ran out, the Python tongue pushed them all inside his stomach and they fell down. Some of its venom fell on them as the Python started wringing itself letting the venom splashing all over them, but strangely enough the children of Amadioha wasn't by any chance affected by the venom.

Odum immediately stood up to his feet and ran towards the Python's mouth when he saw that it had bagan to close. He grab hold of the two sharp fangs of the Python and uses one of his legs to hold the lower path down, preventing it from closing.

The rest quickly stood up to their feets and ran out.

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. Odum seeing all of them were out did the unthinkable. He use his hands that were holding the fangs and pulled them out completely. He then proceed to use the fangs against the owner. The python gave out a mighty hissing sound and died. Odum quickly came out of its mouth and they all continued their journey. 

Soon dusk came and Ikenga cleared some bushes for them to sleep.

They slept off after using their staffs to form a circle around them. No matter how strong a spirit is, it can not penetrate where the staff is to get to them. The staff was their shield in the land of the spirits.

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"This is unbelievable, how did they defeat the great Python of the old". The fiery eyes spoke out angrily at the slient creatures by his side. "I want them stop by all means. Send them the warriors of the ancient. Let me see how they will be able to defeat them".

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  • Efa Akoto picture
    Efa Akoto
    Ifeoma this is really creative...Keep it up
  • mercy christopher picture
    mercy christopher
    Oh my my, i have been waiting for the nxt episode nice one Ifeoma
  • Favour Abhatue picture
    Favour Abhatue
    Nice one, thanks
  • Abigail Amande picture
    Abigail Amande
    You are really wonderful but the delay is too much dear.
  • Amma picture
    Amma
    thanks 4 the prayers. ..same be your portion. .please be mindful of some grammatical errors kk....great work
  • Olaleye Adedamola picture
    Olaleye Adedamola
    Thank for d prayer, same be upon you too ifeoma. God blessed you. D story just started now let see what happen. Next episode
  • Tochi Enyinnayah picture
    Tochi Enyinnayah
    Thanks for the prayers Ify. I wish U the same. Wow. This story gets hotter and interesting........well done dearie
  • Abigail Edos picture
    Abigail Edos
    Thanks ify... More inspirations
  • Fabian Ibeh picture
    Fabian Ibeh
    Interesting
  • Adeyinka Oyediran picture
    Adeyinka Oyediran
    Warriors of the ancient should be notbing for dem
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