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The Crown's Demand: The Test of Legacy

Chapter 8 The Burial of a King

Word Count: 1236    |    Released on: 15/07/2025

the edge of the ancestral forest, lanterns flickered in the dark like stars fallen to the earth

a heartbeat. It was a sacred rhythm that had not been heard in

amily walke

nce Adeola, calm and composed, his eyes set on the path ahead. 3rd Prince Adelabu wore a simple cloth tied across his shoulder. His expression was distant, as if watching a different world. 4th Prince Adesola

ames of rulers long gone, it was a place of power and silence. Smoke from burning herbs curled int

e traditionalists still came - not to honor their beliefs, but to pay respects

remony was

robe was clean white, his voice strong. He opened a Bible and began to speak bl

, the choir of RCCG. Then

wfully, their

SALEM t

mi, i

i bi

ibuku

i

baw

r' o

un m

st. The trees held the sound, as

l from many eyes. Some wept quietly. Oth

rapped tightly around herself as if trying to hold together what had been broken. "Baba..." she whispered again and again. Her world, already sh

wasn't perfect," she whispered, "but he was mine." Each tear that fell from her eyes seemed to carry years

down her cheeks. She gripped Adepeju's shoulder and turned

- and the children could

re, i

pearl se

e ndan f

ni it

ng and the queens were

not stop. Even 4th Prince Adeso

o raised his staff. "Let the king be r

mming s

he placed a folded cloth, hand-stitche

"You did not love me, but you gave

owl filled with river stones. "You were s

ce steppe

quietly. "But I defended this land because I love it. And because of that,

great iroko tree. "You ruled we

mply bowed

in on the earth. "For you

with wide eyes. "Goodbye, Ba

ower. "Sleep well, Papa." Then she turned into

d through the trees. Leaves rustled. A

n, circling the burial. Their feet kicked up dust, their arms reachi

Salako ste

ied," he said, "we

in their sacred journey. They shall go into the unknown to find the

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more survive, the kingdom shall be divided. If only one survi

illed t

did no

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s jaw c

oked towar

t his sister, wo

e, one of the elder gua

to Salako, "there

he stone, faint but clear, was a mark

his?" an e

ows," the

rowed. "The old symbol. It hasn't been

his place. Let no one r

at the palace,

is chamber. Some were sil

lded note waited on the

pene

ey fear your blood. Trust on

twice. Then

erele and Queen Morou

n leave," Aker

not return," Mo

st be

lamps. Children sang songs of co

tower room, Ogboni Sa

id to no one. "Let

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1 Chapter 1 Adebayo's Return2 Chapter 2 Shadows in the Bloodline3 Chapter 3 Eleven Days Await4 Chapter 4 The Hidden Seal5 Chapter 5 The Feast of Remembrance6 Chapter 6 The Fire Beneath the Crown7 Chapter 7 The Throne's Shadow8 Chapter 8 The Burial of a King9 Chapter 9 Secrets Beneath Silence10 Chapter 10 The Table Before the Thorns11 Chapter 11 The Road Divides12 Chapter 12 The Last Light Before the Journey13 Chapter 13 The Eleventh Day (Prologue)14 Chapter 14 The Watchers and the Warnings15 Chapter 15 The Final Night16 Chapter 16 The Departure Begins17 Chapter 17 The Weight of the Road18 Chapter 18 Into the Unknown19 Chapter 19 Shadows and Whispers20 Chapter 20 Whispers Beneath the Moon21 Chapter 21 The Eyes That Watch22 Chapter 22 A Crack in the Brotherhood23 Chapter 23 When Shadows Whisper24 Chapter 24 The Trees That Watch25 Chapter 25 Whispers Beneath the Flame26 Chapter 26 Shadows Behind the Throne27 Chapter 27 Whispers Beneath the Crown28 Chapter 28 Whispers Before the Storm29 Chapter 29 The Shadow Beneath the Throne30 Chapter 30 The Cracks Beneath the Crown31 Chapter 31 Ashes, Echoes, and Eyes That Burn32 Chapter 32 The Blood That Spoke33 Chapter 33 Eyes That See in Silence34 Chapter 34 Whispers Beneath the Rubble35 Chapter 35 The Path of Secrets36 Chapter 36 A Cold Fire in the Sand37 Chapter 37 A Blade in the Fig38 Chapter 38 When Walls Have Ears39 Chapter 39 The Crow Beneath the Crown40 Chapter 40 The Serpent Paath41 Chapter 41 Shadows of the Silent and the Fifth Flame42 Chapter 42 A Storm Beneath the Silk43 Chapter 43 The Eye of Betrayal44 Chapter 44 The Quiet Before the Storm45 Chapter 45 Whispers Beneath the Baobab46 Chapter 46 The Serpent Beneath the Crown47 Chapter 47 What the Dead Left Behind48 Chapter 48 Beneath the Cleak of Dust49 Chapter 49 The Throne That Listens50 Chapter 50 Beneath the Ashes, the Fire Waits51 Chapter 51 A Kingdom Between Teeth and Tongues52 Chapter 52 Whispers Beneath the Mountain53 Chapter 53 The Quiet Before the Quake54 Chapter 54 Beneath the Gown of Silence55 Chapter 55 Where Shadows Sleep56 Chapter 56 The Mirror Speaks57 Chapter 57 The Path of Ash and Light58 Chapter 58 Echoes of the Blood Oath59 Chapter 59 Beneath the Robes of Silence