THE LEGEND OF DAYO 1: THE EMERGENCE

e main door when it crashed open savagely, an

r when she saw that they were t

Olusegun Osuolale asked with great trepidati

plaint from an Alhaji Ibu, substantiated by many witnesses including Mrs. Habiba Ibrahim, claiming that you're harbouring a

!" Neji cried with tear

peak only when addressed!" the guard sai

many of the illnesses and deaths occurring in this land are a result of this Accursed Child in our midst! Th

e Joseph cried, jumpin

egun shouted

s she also got to her feet, fear etched deeply on

" Neji Helen cried, strug

em do this! This is bar

e Chief Guard roared. "Warn your family, Olusegun! Th

next was don

guards held Uche Joseph and Grace Opurum back as two of them d

Temi was taken outside t

through the window. They threw stones

plessly, her heart tearing

that if he didn't stop his family, they might all be dragged to the palace for in

lind, not knowing where to turn to escape the

the main instigators, the two of them throwing the

orward, illuminated by th

nd his body was painted hideously wit

two of his assistants who were holding mini gallons. When the Fetish Pri

her's arms. She ran toward the door as his father screamed with

oing to bur

e had known this was going to happen she would have made love

he run. "Are you here? Please do somet

Moziz did

now had a burning

d forward the man threw t

oof sound as Temi explod

ell to her knees, weeping bitterly as Tem

ally an o

e fire consumed him but, strangely, he remained kneeling, and

engulfed his whole body as if he were made of com

screaming and got s

e truth daw

spirit of Jhon M

oziz had said a quickening of the boy's heart, in anger or fury, or stress, would break the crust. However

yet he didn't seem to be in any pai

else: the boy was standing tall! He was not stooped by th

er...in fact taller

kwards, his face holding an expression o

Guards were watching with a bemused expression on their faces. Mrs.

i Helen saw the spiri

s long staff to beat around the flames,

ound the burning man, manipulating

somehow it gladdened her heart a lot to behold what the strange figure wa

n shot into the air

ged above the b

wn, but the head was no more burning, and ther

th passion, not believi

me young man, the most handsome

as a whole rendered him the look of a god! From the forehead to the eyebrows, the co

fast, now twirling his staff this way and that way, beating at

ulders

houlders, finely-b

on, and the circle around the amazing miracle t

ve the burning flames, and t

around the waist of the yo

ng out, and which she had refused. The spirit of Jhon Moziz had told her that after her initial repulsion

hat inferno, and yes, he was the

ung man's waist emerged, and then hi

ally paid attention to the fact that his male organ was dangling. Mos

cover cloth around he

z waved the wand, and t

ere he