Lost In The Jungle - S01 E07

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Lost In The Jungle - S01 E07

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 7

The man who seemed like a spirit was really nice to me. He plays with me and told me tales but I was not carried away as I mapped out plans to save her, though there was not an exact plan yet. The thoughts of my parents crossed my heart and I felt sad. Tears trickled down my cheeks, the man who was surprised to see me in tears asked.

‘Mortal, why are you crying? Did I do anything bad to you or don’t I treat you well?’

‘No, Demiral. I’m just missing home’

‘But I already showed you the way, why did you return?’

‘I came back to save someone. I must go home with her’

‘Her? Your mother, wife or daughter?’

‘No, Lov…’ I wanted to mention her name but quickly stopped. I didn’t know how he would feeb about escaping with their prince’s fiancee. He might chase me out or take me to the palace.

‘No… My hunter friend’ I lied.

‘You know it’s dangerous for you to keep roaming about in the forest. If the guards fing you, you’ll make a great meal for Uli and Ufon’ he whispered.

‘Please help me,’ I begged.

‘I will help you find your friend’ he announced.

‘Wow… Thank you so much’ I felt so happy. He asked me who the friend was and I had no other choice than to reveal it was their prince’s fiancee.

‘What!’ he screamed.

‘Yes, she’s the friend I told you about. We were hunting together when she was taken by Ugeli. Please help me’ I pleaded

‘This is serious, their wedding has been scheduled to hold in seven days time’ he said.

‘Huh? I thought it was in seventeen days time, why the rush? Moreso, she’s not one of you here and she can’t marry Ugeli. It’s forbidden’

‘There is no way to save your friend, I’m sorry. If she tries to run away, her heart has already been attached to Ugeli’s since the day she performed her third Isweli rituals. Moreover, if she eventually escapes, she will never be able to give birth because Ugeli has her womb with him’

‘Please just help me. Let’s get out of this forest, I can take her to my pastor for deliverance. Just help us’

‘No way!’ he yelled.

‘You won’t expect me to betray my land for a stranger, a mortal like you!’ he replied. His eyes has turned red and it got me scared.

‘Please’ I begged with tears already flowing out of my eyes.

He sat on the floor and didn’t reply me again, he thought for a while and agreed to help me on a condition. The condition was to make an oath with our blood which would mean if I tell anybody in the forest about who helped me, the spirit of Uli and Ufon would torment me till I die… Jesus!

I was determined to take Lovina with me so I agreed. He took me to the back of his tree where there was a banana farm. We went deep into the farm and go to a place, like a shrine. He brought out a red robe and summoned the spirit of Uli and Ufon which appeared from a banana tree. He signalled me to move near and took out a knife, cut my palm with it and collected the blood which he mixed with his. He gave it to them and they drank it. After they finished it, he started saying incoherent words I guess to be incantations.

When he was done, we ran out of the farm as spirit of Uli and Ufon became unrest.