Uremma the River Goddess

it is you will be the first princess of the gods to marry a mortal man, the bars must be set so high so other younger princesses will not follow your example. If you truly love your

g plans. When she woke up on her mat from her journey to the river world, she was overjoyed. She wanted to dash out immediately to Obinze's house to break the news that she would after all be getting married to him, but then she remembered that it was too early. If someone or anything attacked her on her way, she would not want to use her powers. She wanted to learn to live without making

ared food. Obinze who had become wealthy as well slaughtered cows and made sumptuous meals for his guests. The display of the wealth in the wedding and the

goats, and chicken began to die like those of the others and Obinze could not explain why. When that had become a major source of worry to him, one night Urenma seeing how troubled he had become woke him up from sleep and explained it all to him. "All your wealth came from me as a princess of the gods. But since I chose my lov

years down the line, Obinze lost all his wealth and became as poor as he was before he met Urenma. His change of fortunes puzzled the land of Ukeh and all who knew him. Things got so bad that Urenma had to

ind out why his son-in-law suddenly fell into abj

hildren and allowed tongues to wag as much as they wanted. Later rumor was heard about a tyrant w

them. At first, the people of Ukeh and their neighbors scoffed and dismissed the rumor

s and castrated men. Oracles and medicine men could not stop him, men and k

men and women who had fled the blood-thirsty tyrant to take refuge in it. When they heard Ogidi was coming, the people of Ukeh began to flee to lands they heard we

their terms, but it was all a deception. He planned to take Urenma from them and then behead Obinze and all the elders before subjectin

gidi with his offer, "Go back and tell Ogidi I will bring my wife to meet him at the square. Tell him that I will fight him for Urenma and Ukeh, if I defeat him he will then retreat from Ukeh and leave us alone and if he de

gan to believe that perhaps Obinze would save them all. When Urenma heard of Obinze's offer she went b

I do not know what the gods shall do to me. But whatever they choose to do, I shall be glad that I lived by your side, loved you and died for you. When I am gone remember to tell men that I die for love". Having begun to use her power, Urenma raised a pillar of cloud a

e and announced, "I have hidden my identity for long, now Ukeh and those who seek he

rst to taste the venom of the couple. Obinze and Urenma took their heads with some swift movement of their blades never seen before. When Obinze ran into the square he raised one of the heads he had chopped off and yelled, "War!!!!!!!!!" and made for Ogidi. There was no negotiation to it or pleading; Ogidi had brought war to Ukeh, and a man and his wife would make sure he got exactly that. It was two against an army of seasoned warriors, but one of the two was a pure goddess and the other one an adopted god. Ogidi's warmen rallied around him t

in all his battles, but it was then that Ogidi knew what he was up against. Urenma left her spirit nature and appeared in the flesh and took a stand by her husband and made a grand stand against Ogidi and the twe

gruesome manner, taking off his arms and legs until all that was left was

cted her with a curse. Thankfully she was fine. Obinze and Urenma's fame went far to lands they would never get to know. They became living