ARIIKE (The final saga)

"Don't." Another warrior cautioned the one about to kill Atoyebi. "we would need her to show us the way to their king's palace." He brought down the matchet as he forcefully pulled Atoyebi up, and she had no choice but to dance to their music. Meanwhile, Ariike had fallen and risen over 5 times as she was just some steps away from the village. As she got into the village, Mama Ope was the first to see her, and instead of her to render all forms of assistance she could offer, she spoke to her legs, and soon enough, she was on her way to the palace. "Won ti de o o o. They are back ooooo...." She kept shouting as she found her way to the palace. People started coming outside, and you can be so sure that the able men in the village would carry her shoulder high to the palace. Agbakin had been invited to the palace by the king because the prince had fallen ill, and Ariike's arival was very timely. Agbakin then sent for the already prepared water for the sprinkling, and it was when he was about to dip the leaves into the pot that the warriors of Ilumoka village arrived at the palace, and causing an uproar at the entrance of the palace.

Atoyebi's life had been spared when the warriors got to the palace, and the king's attention was called to the happening outside the palace. The warriors explained all what happened about the leaves, and Ariike and Atoyebi confirmed it. "Kabiyesi !" Agbakin said, "If what these warriors narrated was what actually happened, then I am sorry your village cannot use these leaves. If you eventually do, it would not work, and it might inturn bring more catastrophe for your village." Agbakin added. The king was so sad. He looked at the leaves, looked the the room where his only heir was laid, and said, "warriors of Ilumoka village, for the sake of peace and tranquility, you can have the leaves." That he said with a very heavy heart. The warriors were happy when the king handed the leaves to them. "Go as fast as you can. Tell your people to prepare everything needed for the sprinkling." Agbakin told the warriors. "Kabiyesi, you have done well." He told the king, nodding his head. Before sunset, Ilumoka village was ready for their sprinkling, and it was the very same time Olomoyoyo's prince was on the verge of death. Soon, after Agbakin finished sprinkling Ilumoka village, peace and sound health were restored back to the village. Amazingly, Olomoyoyo village also had peace and sound health restored, eventhough the chief priest had not sprinkled their own village. The prince was the first to get up, as he walked to meet the king in the court-room. The king, the queen and the chiefs were amazed, and it was just a matter of time before the villagers started dancing to the palace with great joy in their hearts for their different family members who had recovered from their various ilnesses. Nobody understood why and how it happened. They never used the 7 leaves, they never sprinkled any water, and yet, things were back to normal. It was later Agbakin revealed to them that Olomoyoyo village had the same ancestral linage with Ilumoka village. The founding fathers of Olomoyoyo village actually broke out from Ilumoka village because the land was not big enough to accommodate them. This explained why the two villages suffered the same problem. It also explained why the same solution was required of them, and it also explained why the sprinkling of water at Ilumoka village could also heal Olomoyoyo village.

(c) 2015 Austus Ofmat Nwanne

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