The Return Of ijele - Episode 6
The snake was resting. Ijele was careful as he took one silent step after another. When he sensed he was at a good distance from the cage he quickly calculated the angles at which he would throw each knife to target the snakes three heads. He crouched, aimed one of the knives by moving his arm back and forth, and then threw with all his might. It struck one of the heads behind the eye, digging into the brain . The snake lurched widely in it’s cage and began to thrash about causing loud crashing sounds as it writhed inside the cage. Ijele picked the second knife from the floor and quickly aimed at the thrashing snake. He threw the second knife and it hit the target. Ijele picked the third knife. This time the snake was hitting the cage so hard that the metal frame was beginning to dent.
Just then the door to the room burst open and the light came on. Ijele looked behind him to see Mazi ego bleeding through his nostrils and holding a hunting rifle. He was naked, with rolls of fats on his arms, belly and thighs and thick hair on his chest. By now the python was successfully bending the metal such that it’s one remaining head could push through. Mazi ego growled angrily and cocked the rifle. His face was contorted with rage
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. In split second, Ijele removed his knife from his pocket .
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. With both knives in both hands, he aimed at Mazi ego and the python, throwing both knives in opposite directions at the same time. The snake stop thrashing, as the last knife dug into its third head. The gun fell with a loud crash from Mazi ego’s hands and he clutched the knife buried deep in chest with both hands. Blood filled his lungs and he began to suffocate coughing up mucus and blood, before dropping to the ground, a furious look on his Dead face.
Ijele walked over to Mazi ego, out of the meeting room to the room to where the dead man and his wife lay asleep a few minutes ago.
Nkemjika was sprawled on the bed, blood flowing from her ear. She was dead. Both she and her husband had entwined their lives with the life of the three headed python. Ijele knew that trying to kill them without harming their life source would be fruitless, hence his search, for whatever it was that gave them protection and power. Killing the python killed them.
Ijele shrugged and walked out of the house. The security guard was still fast asleep. What a fool, he thought. he jumped over the fence and began the long trek back to Umuojiji his village.
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Interesting
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