****NARRATED****
Baba: where is Ray?
Ruslan: umm resting
***baba gave him the “don’t fuck with me look” and he sighed***
Ruslan: ok jeeez….ummm lets…talk in private….you should come too Ty
***Baba and Pops followed him and they went to the room they used to summon La Parca yesterday and they cursed when they saw a black casket coffin in the middle of the room with a white circle drew around it and candles lit on all four sides***
Pops: what the fuck!
Baba: what’s going on here?
Ruslan: well Ray is in there
Baba&Pops: WHAT?
Ruslan: shhh…keep it down please
Baba: start talking boy!
***Ruslan sighed and he started telling them why he’s in there***
Pops: this is just…..this whole shit is just too fucken much now
Ruslan: look it’s the only way La Parca goes back to sleep, look the last time he spend two weeks in there since he came out because of Ray’s anger but this time since he was summoned it will take him only a couple of hours
Baba: can he even breathe in there? and where the hell was this casket hidden last night
Ruslan: well he’s more like….in a coma….i mean a powerful black magic spell I used is what is making him not to run out of air and die and the casket was over that corner and a spell of illusion is what made sure you didn’t see it
***Baba shook his head not believing what was happening***
Baba: when will he wake up?
Ruslan: in 3 and a half hours’ time
***Baba sighed and he nodded***
Pops: I need to sit down…this is just too much to take in
***they went outside to the veranda and they sat down then Jay rushed out and he put his phone on loud speak***
Jay: what happened Mamba?
Snakes: Mbali… Mbali was kidnapped
***everyone gasped and got up***
Pops: WHAT?
Snakes: im sorry I was sloppy dad, I was busy arranging things for Jase and Melusi’s arrival and then she asked me to go shopping saying she’s stressed and it’s not good for the baby and I allowed her to go with some guards then I got a call from Nomhle telling me Lwazi’s beast was starting with its white eyeballs and I told her and the guards to be wary and for them to immediately bring her home
***then he sighed***
Snakes: then few minutes went by and I got a call from the head guard telling me she’s been kidnapped and as I was about to question him I heard a loud explosive sound and the line went dead
***by now they were all on their feet pacing around***
Baba: where is she?
Snakes: that’s the thing baba, her tracker has been removed and destroyed
Pops: fuck no…no..no
Snakes: I tracked her car and it was abandoned not far from the mall and a cctv footage showed that she was moved from her car to an suv and I managed to track it but I lost it in Mandini
Baba: what are you trying to say Nhlaka?
***Snakes sighed***
Snakes: i….i can’t find the car baba, maybe when they entered Mandini they changed the cars again cause I can’t find it anywhere
***he said with a breaking voice***
Jay: this is not happening
***he said breathing heavily***
Ruslan: she’s fine and safe
***they looked at him***
Pops: and how the fuck do you know that?
***he snapped at Ruslan***
Baba: Bongani khawume tuu, yehlisa umoya man (Bongani stop, calm down man)
***he warned him and Ruslan just shook his head then he sat down and chanted some words in a foreign language and his eyeballs turned all white and he looked around without blinking with his head slightly bend backward***
Ruslan: its three men…..ohh and she bled black blood where they took out the tracker which mean she’s safe
***they gave him the “what the fuck” look***
Baba: black blood…safe….elaborate man eish
***he blinked twice and his eyes went back to normal***
Ruslan: The Saint is awake and the people who took her are in deep shit
***then he leaned on the phone***
Ruslan: Snakes your sister is safe you have nothing to worry about but…..you need to find her before she wakes up so she doesn’t see what her unborn baby did cause believe me that shit will traumatize her
Snakes: huh? she’s ok
Ruslan: yeah but you need to find her before she wakes up cause The Saint is gonna do some fucked up shit to those people and you have three hours to do so before Ray wakes up cause once he finds out that she’s missing La Parca will take over feeding off his anger and people are gonna die cause a near-apocalypse experience will befall your country
***they all gasped***
Snakes: shit!.....but…but how will I find her?
Ruslan: I’ll try and find out more about the their surroundings cause The Saint is already awake im sure and maybe ya’ll might recognize the surroundings
Snakes: ok
Baba: Nhlaka?
Snakes: baba
Baba: don’t blame yourself cause I know you are worried about your brother and Melusi, so I need you at your A-game and show us what you are made of
***Snakes sighed***
Snakes: ok baba
Ruslan: and Snakes when you get to her location go inside alone without the guards and take your sister out and burn that place to the ground…..what you will find in there might turn your stomach upside down so you need to be strong for your sister
Snakes: shit ummm…. wont I need some protection from the supernatural
Ruslan: no….the won’t be any supernatural shit in there but only an aftermath of what The Saint did
Snakes: ok….find out more about her surrounding and get back to me
Pops: where are you now?
Snakes: im near Dolphin Coast now Pops
Pops: ok keep us updated
Snakes: ok and ya’ll make sure Jase and Melusi are ok
Jay: ok foza
***then Snakes ended the call and Pops rubbed his face feeling emotional and angry and he sat down***
Ruslan: believe me when I say she’s ok and The Saint won’t let anything happen to her….they gonna wish they didn’t kidnap her…..what we should be worried about is Snakes finding her before she wakes up and before Ray wakes up too cause im still worn out from last night so I don’t have the strength to trap La Parca and put him back to sleep cause beside being an almost impossible task it’s also dangerous
***Jay sighed feeling worked up***
Jay: when will we ever catch a break mmmmh? why does all the women in our family have to be kidnapped or their lives threatened?
Ruslan: perks of having beasts and being part of the mafia, just like Ray selling his soul to the devil has now cursed his entire future male generation…..look every bad shit you do in this world has consequences and the fucked up shit is most of those consequences will also affect our loved ones
***they all kept quiet then Ruslan chanted some foreign words and his eyeballs turned all white again and he looked around without blinking for some time then he blank twice and he looked at Jay***
Ruslan: call your brother
***and Jay quickly did***
Snakes: bafo
Ruslan: The Saint is looking at a board saying Ash…owe
Snakes: huh?
Ruslan: E…S…H…O…W…E
***he spelled it for him***
Jay: Eshowe bafo
Snakes: shit ok
Ruslan: I’ll keep looking and remember what I said
Snakes: sure
Pops: where are you now?
Snakes: reaching KwaDukuza
Jay: damn you must be flying on the road
Snakes: yeah…look I have to go
***then he ended the call and Pops got up ***
Pops: I cant just stay and do nothing so im going to go and help him look for my princess
***he went inside and they all kept quiet***
Ruslan: she’s fine but ok I understand his frustrations
Jay: let me go book him a plane ticket
***he went inside, he hasn’t slept a wink since last night…..he watched over his twin and Melusi like a hawk feeling like that wizard should have hurt him instead…..he was also worried about how angry Kedi will be at them when they get home in fact all the wives will be mad at them***
Baba: tell me more about this Saint inside my great-grandson
***Ruslan sighed***
Ruslan: well it is said that The skeletal Saint escaped hell during 630 -800 BC years and he found refuge in an underground bunker in what is called Rome today in Italy and he hid there and lived in peace for many many years, then a Roman catholic church was built on top of that bunker many years later and they renovated the underground bunker and used it to store secrets document, books like the book of life, the malleus maleficarum also known as the hammer of witches and the devils book and many other sacred books, the spear of destiny before it was stolen and many other things like the Da Vinci’s code but what they didn’t know is something was hiding in there all those years
Baba: mmmmh
Ruslan: so every Sunday morning during church service the demon would listen to the sweet melody playing upstairs and it wondered what it was, it was soothing its dead soul so its curiosity made it do something it never did before……one Sunday the caretaker of the church was busy cleaning the secret bunker before a church service started and the demon possessed him, when church service started it took a risk and it went up the stairs for the first time in many many years and it went to sit at the back row of bench and church started…..after the church service it would leave the body of the caretaker and go back to its hiding place and that happened for a couple of years
Baba: and they didn’t notice anything different with the caretaker?
Ruslan: they did, every Sunday during a service the caretaker wouldn’t say a word to anyone and he never touched the bible or looked anyone in the eyes but any other day he would be fine….then the chief priest saw something wasn’t right with him cause he paid attention to him cause he knew about the secret bunker and what’s in there, then one Sunday they surprisingly went to him before a church service and by that time the demon had already possessed his body and they did an exorcism on him and even though the demon put up a fight first but they managed to cast it back to hell but before it left it told them it only wanted peace and to listen to the priest tell them about the mysterious good God and to also listen to the sweet melody of the music
Baba: damn!
Ruslan: it went back to hell and waited for another opportunity to come back to our world and Ray getting his soul back with conditions is what brought it back, it saw a life time opportunity when the devil said all his future male generation will be born with demons attached to their souls
***Baba just shook his head looking down***
Ruslan: look it’s just like ya’ll with beasts so judging him will make ya’ll cowards’ man
Baba: don’t you dare compare our beasts with demons
Ruslan: well they were created by some witchdoctor in dodgy looking cave but ok
Baba: you are so full of shit you know that nx
***Ruslan chuckled***
Ruslan: but The Saint is one dangerous demon man, all he wants its peace believe it or not but that’s what he wants and to attend church services, to read books and to listen to soothing music
***then he chuckled***
Ruslan: but if you poke him nc nc nc……Anyway your grandson will be a very calm child and he’ll like to keep to himself, he’ll love reading and listening to soothing music but hurt him or his loved ones and he’ll bring hell to earth just for you cause when The Saint went back to hell he got more stronger and he’s not like other demons that’s why they called him the Skeletal Saint, the fucker lived under a church and he also attended church services for years man until they found out about him and all he said to them is he wants peace and to learn more about the good God so they called him The Skeletal Saint cause “skeleton =death” and well Saint explains itself
***baba just rubbed his beard with his jaws clenched and Ruslan chanted some words again in a foreign language and his eyes turned all white again***
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**HEATH***
***Obi m and i are with Ikechukwu and we’re just watching him lying there with wires and tubes connected to him, the doctor says he’s growing but to tell ya’ll the truth I think he’s still tiny and pink….i had him moved to Naledi’s ward until she’s discharged because of what happened last night, we were in NICU (Neonatal intensive care unit) looking at Ike and then out of the blue the lights started flicking vigorously….. I remember nurses rushing in to make sure all the babies are ok and I remember looking at the glass wall and I saw lights switching off then they would switch on again and the next one would switch off then also switch on while all the lights inside the room were flicking along with others on the passage…..Then I went to the door to see what was happening and I saw a shadow moving whenever the lights went off on the passage and a cold shiver ran down my spine…. Well everyone witnessed what we also witness except for the shadow part ofcourse all the way from the reception area and they even said all the computers there went off while lights were flickering vigorously, after the lights went back to normal and they assured us that everything is ok and that it was just an electric and technical malfunction, I just didn’t believe them cause I saw what I saw and even though I can’t explain what I saw in simple words im just not taking any chances, so I told them I want my son inside my wife’s room immediately and two hours later they did as I requested and I spend the whole night watching over them….Well today is a new day and im glad they slept well again and that thing I saw didn’t come back again, anyway an hour ago gogo called me and she didn’t sound good I must say even though she tried to convince me that she’s ok but I could tell her spirit was down, she was checking on Naledi and Ike and she said he’s gonna be ok and that he’s gonna be a strong boy when he grows up just like his father….i swear I felt relieved there and then cause I even remembered once she told me that this time I will hold my son in my arms and watch him grow, and I also in a way accepted that Bunke was conceived for a purpose, maybe he wasn’t supposed to be born in the first place maybe his purpose was to die so his twin could live….i believe his fate was already sealed when he was also conceived and I believe he served his purpose that’s why gogo once said I will hold my “SON” and not “SONS”……I thought about it thoroughly and I realized that everything happens for a reason, that God wont let you experience pain just for fun, its either he’s testing your faith in him or there’s a good enough reason why he’s letting certain things to happen to us….
And now I believe Naledi was brought into my life for other purposes on top of the fact that she’s my soul mate, I believe she was also brought into my life to stop me from making the worst mistake of my life of marrying Lerato, to also expose my mother’s evil deeds, for Omphile to have a mother figure amongst other things like to bring peace and content into my roller coaster life….i love her and scared to lose her so now im gonna do anything in my power to make sure she’s always happy***
Naledi: I can’t wait to hold him in my arms
***she said bringing me back from my thoughts***
Me: and you will Obi m, believe me
***I said and kissed the side of her head…..fuck I love this woman***
Naledi: it hurts deeply that his twin brother didn’t make it
***I swallowed hard***
Me: I know Obi m and I believe he’s in a better place and he’s gonna watch over Ike, if you believe in God Obi m you should know that everything happens for a reason and now it’s the time that we hold on to him Naledi cause he’s the only one that can help us heal properly
***she just sniffed and she wiped her tears and I pulled her in for a tight hug***
Naledi: but he shouldn’t have let him die Heath
***she said sobbing***
Me: and who was supposed to die Naledi mmmmh….Ikechukwu or was it supposed to be you, if so then what about Omphile, Lesedi and i?...look everything happens for a reason Obi m remember God never gives us heavy loads that he knows we can’t carry
***she didn’t say anything***
Heath: look as hard as it is for us to accept what has happened but we should for Ike and the girls, let’s not question God Obi m….i know it wont be easy but we should find a way to heal properly together as a couple and as a family ok
***she nodded and I turned her face and perked her lips….fuck I love this woman***
Me: I love you Obi m ok
***she nodded and she rested her head on my chest and I kissed the top of her head with my hand wrapped around her, then Jabu walked in with his girl Amo***
Jabu: aow madoda ….mmmmh ke ra tsona die liefde voёls ka se Afrikaans ( love birds in Afrikaans)
***I chuckled and they walked further in***
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***They parked inside the yard closer to the door and the two guys carried a passed out Mbali inside the worn out house from the car and they went to tie her to a chair in one of the rooms and she walked in cat walking in her high heels with a smile on her face ***
Devonia: you checked her and removed the tracker?
Guy1: yeah
Devonia: good
***then he looked at Mbali then at the guys***
Devonia: mmmmh im impressed boys…. jy het goed gedoen en ek is beindruk (you did good and im impressed)
***the driver smiled while the other two guys looked troubled***
Devonia: bring that bucket of water and let’s wake her up
***the driver did and he splashed Mbali with the cold water in it and she woke up gasping for air…..she looked around trying to make out where she was and her eyes landed on Devonia***
Mbali: yo…you!
***then she coughed and Devonia laughed***
Devonia: and she remembers me, how nice
Mbali: what do you want gogo
***Devonia’s smile vanished and she slapped Mbali hard on her cheek that she even bit herself inside her mouth and she spit out saliva mixed with blood***
Mbali: do you know who I am gogo….my brothers along with MY Ray they gonna hunt you down and make you pay
***Devonia laughed***
Devonia: how will they know im the one who have you mmmmh, I mean my guys here removed your tracker and they also checked for other trackers and you are clean, now tell me how will they find you little bitch?
***she said moving her face closer to Mbali’s and Mbali spat on her face and Devonia moved back and she punched Mbali hard on her face breaking her nose in the process and blood came out of her nose and she bowed her head as she felt the room spinning***
Devonia: Ray is gonna be mine you little bitch you hear me, he’s gonna be mine…..i wont let you mess up my plans NEVER!
***she said getting worked up***
Devonia: I won’t and will never let a small child mess up my plans….Ray is my ticket to riches, I need his protection and you girly are standing in my way of achieving my goal so your death is the only way I can have him to myself
***the other guy’s bottom eyelid started twitching fast and he swallowed hard***
Devonia: hey don’t tell me that punch actually killed you girly
***she said and laughed grabbing her hair tight attempting to raise her head and she froze when she saw Mbali smirking with her eyeballs turned all black and her skin getting pale with black veins visible all over her body***
Devonia: what the hell!
***she said letting go of her with a frown on her face***
Saint: you shouldn’t have touched her!
***she spoke with a possessed voice….it was a scary voice of a possessed man and Devonia took a step back***
Guy1: fuck I knew something bad is gonna happen…I knew it
**he said looking at Mbali and she turned and looked at him***
Saint: you also shouldn’t have touched her….worst part you cut her and let her bleed nc nc nc nc
***the guy swallowed and he moved back a bit***
Devonia: wha…what are you?
Saint: your worst nightmare
***the guy rushed to the door with the other guy behind him and he attempted to open the door but the door handle suddenly melted burning and they jumped back***
Saint: no one leaves here alive except for mommy
***he said that and smirked then they pulled their guns out pointing them at Mbali and she laughed like a possessed person then she quickly pulled a serious face***
Saint: you want to kill her mmmmh?
***the guys’ hands started shaking as they were pointing the gun at Mbali***
Saint: I asked you all a question!
Devonia: look I don’t know what you are and what game you are playing but know this you and that bastard child in your womb are about to meet your maker whether it’s God or the devil himself
Saint: why do humans like to talk too much mmmmh?
***the guys looked at each other looking terrified***
Guy2: i…I shouldn’t have agreed to this….fuck I shouldn’t have agreed
***he said looking spooked***
Driver: lets….let’s just kill her boss
Devonia: yeah…give me your gun
***the guy did and she took out a gun-silencer out of her pocket and she put it on slowly and Mbali looked at the driver***
Saint: and for that statement im gonna kill you first
***then Devonia pointed the gun at Mbali***
Devonia: bye little evil bitch
***then she pulled the trigger but the gun jammed, she tried again but still nothing***
Saint: my turn….. ተዎጥላል (burn!)
***when she spoke the forbidden language all their guns suddenly caught fire and they started melting and they dropped them on the floor cursing… she then turned to the driver and she looked up and she opened her mouth wide and some thick black smoke came out of her mouth and the smoke came out of her and shot straight to the roof and Devonia and the guys ducked covering their heads but it then floated around the room making bone chilling windy-like noises with voices of possessed people also being heard***
Mbali: ጥሩ ልምምድ እንዲያስተምረውስለዚህ ሊወለድ የነበረው የአጥንት ቅዱስ ስብዕና ለመያዝ ይችላል.በጥሩ ሁኔታ (him first and those two should follow and the woman should go last)
***she said to the thick smoke and the guys turned and tried to open the door but they knew they couldn’t open it from the inside since the door-handle melted on the door***
Devonia: SAVE ME FIRST YOU DUMMIES…..REMEMBER IM PAYING YA’LL!
***she shouted at them and they ignored her and they kicked and hit the door screaming for help then that thick black smoke went to the guys and when it got to them it decided to go up to the roof instead while the guys tried to dodge it while taking cover….then Saint said some words in the forbidden language looking at the driver and he screamed holding his head as he felt like it was about to explode, then the smoke quickly entered the driver’s mouth going through his throat all the way to the rest of his body, it looked like the smoke sucked his insides dry as his skin dried up immediately and it looked like that of a mummy with his eyeballs turning to ashes…… then the smoke came out of the mouth, ears and the place where the driver’s eyeballs where in his mummified body and it went up to the roof and it floated there….the two remaining guys looked spooked with their bodies shaking and Devonia was now on the floor looking shit scared with her body shaking too***
Guy1: plea…please forgive us, we are sorry please forgive us
***they got down on their knees begging her***
Saint: you shouldn’t have touched her
Guy2: i…I didn’t touch her I swear I just helped carry her I swear it
***his friend gave him the “what the fuck” look and he ignored him***
Saint: and you still say you didn’t touch her
***the guy knelt there tongue tide with his body shaking***
Saint: ህመም (pain)
***the first guy held his head too screaming and the thick black smoke entered his mouth too and the same thing that happened to the driver happened to him and the smoke came out of his body through his nose, mouth, ears and where his eyeballs where***
Devonia: shit….look i…..i made a mistake I shouldn’t have had you kidnapped ok….look I have kids and they still need me so just let me go and….and I’ll never bother you or Ray again I swear
Saint: you shouldn’t have touched her!
***then she smirked at Devonia***
Saint: ህመም (pain)
*** and Devonia screamed as she held her head then Mbali looked up at the thick smoke***
Saint: አሱ (him)
***and the smoke came down and circled the guy who was crying like a little girl on the floor, then it entered him through his nostrils and he also was left mummified on the floor and she turned to look at Devonia who was crying with tears gushing out as she held her aching head and she looked at the smoke that is floating on the roof***
Saint: ያዝት (get her up)
*** the smoke went to Devonia and it formed a figure of a person and it lifted Devonia up who now looked weak as her head felt like it’s about to explode***
Saint: ያህመም ሚቆም! (pain stop!)
***she stopped moving and screaming and she looked at Mbali with her eyes slightly opened with her face covered in tears and mucus ***
Devonia: im…im sorry plea…please forgive me
***she said with a low tone***
Saint: you shouldn’t have touched her!
***then he looked at the smoke***
Saint: ያጠናቅቀው (finish her up)
***then the smoke started entering her by her ears and Devonia fell on the floor and it came out of her mouth, then it entered her again through her nose and it remained inside her for some time then it came out of her mummified body by the area where her eyeball were and it went up to the roof and Mbali opened her mouth wide looking up and the smoke entered her mouth and she dropped her head and The Skeletal Saint went to sleep immediately leaving Mbali passed out while still tide to a chair***
