Let God Judge - S01 E22

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Let God Judge - S01 E22

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You are not a man

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IKENNA….”Obike growled

“I know you are here,come out with the sacrifice or I would do the honours of using your wife head for dinner to Oshimiri and his masquerades”

Obike was already vibrating in anger

“Show yourself you coward” He roared again standing beside Charlie with his hands stretch at her.

Ikenna came out frightened not for himself but for his wife who seem to be loosing her breath.

“This war is between us Obike ,let her go”

“You are in no position to tell me what to do Ikenna,my anger at the moment is whirling Like the angry wind,how dare you disrupt the fortifications of the masquerades of Oshimiri”

“Just let her go,she is in pains please”

“Where is the chosen sacrifice” Obike roared

“I cannot live to see my own daughter blood spilled to a Mephistophelean deity like Oshimiri”

“But you would live to see that of your wife body parts cut into pieces by Oshimiri masquerades in two days time” Ikuku roared as he stretched forth his staff knocking Ikenna conscious, he had appeared from no where and caught Ikenna off guard.

“Leave them to me,go and find the wretched girl ,make sure you bring her back dead or alive ” Ikuku ordered obike who left with the masquerades in search of Ikenna daughter.

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It was the fifth day of the fasting,Jesse had just come down from the mountain he had gone to pray with pastor Thomas his south African friend who had also join in the fast.

Pastor Thomas had seen the absurdity of a tradition that hold less value to human lives,he witnessed how those still lost planned for the festival like their next breath,the crusade was meant to be held at the village square but the community had different opinions on who they wanted to use the village square at the end the festival of the priest was to take place at the village square while the crusade was to hold in the market square.

“How did you find such a community faced with backwardness ” pastor Thomas asked as they walked down the forest “in my life I have never seen such a thing”

Jesse simply “the spirit leads and I simply follow”

“And am sure the spirit of the lord have already revealed that Nnomma is your wife,I noticed the way you two act when together” Pastor Thomas added looking at Jesse amused

“Nnomma is not my…wait ! The holyspirit said he would send me a helper …” Jesse narrated the incident on his first day arrival “Since my first day in this land Nnomma and her father had been of great assistance”

“You love her Jesse,its obvious, I have never seen you more protective of a woman as you are towards her”

Jesse lost for words allow his friend words to replay in his head,he was so lost in thought he didn’t realize when someone ran into him,the both of them falling to the ground.

“Jesus” Jesse exclaimed trying to hold himself as pastor Thomas held the young girl up, she breathed heavily and had scratches all over her body

“Please don’t let them take me,please help me” she was in tears

“Who are they” pastor Thomas asked helping Jesse up

“Evil men from that shrine,please help me”

Somma pointed desperately at the direction she had ran from.

The three all heard steps approaching towards them,it came along with a whirling wind

“Here come the wind that blows no good” Jesse muttered asking them to follow him ,they all entered the dwarfed tree with scanty leaves to cover them “let’s wait here”

Somma squatted along with the two strangers as she looked from one to another wondering if they were mad,maybe she would have kept on running,how was this tree going to hide them much rather it was like a suicide mission.

“How can this tree cover us from those masquerades” somma asked “I did not stop to die ohhh”

Jesse started at her reassuringly as he quoted psalm 91

He who dwells in the secrete place

Of the most high shall abide under

The shadow of the Almighty.

Will say to the lord my refuge and my

Fortress,my God in whom I trust

He will deliver us from the snare of the fowler

And from deadly pestilence

He will cover us with his pinions

And under his shield we will find refuge…

Jesse read the passage as pastor Thomas prayed ,spiritually the branches of the tree grew with thick fresh leaves to cover them, heavenly Angels stood right about them hiding them from danger.

Obike and his servants ran around the bush but couldn’t find the girl

“She has not gone far ” Obike muttered to himself as he stood close to the dwarf tree looking right at it ,he felt a strange power ,greater than his enough to bring him down to his knees,even the whirling wind had ceased without his command, he watched in confusion as the masquerades dropped there weapons confused and fled out of the forest like they were being chased by an unseen force

“Come back here,what’s happening” He called out to them and found himself running after them in confusion.

Jesse held somma hands and prayed silently then he heard a silent whisper

“Go son , I am with you till the end” The branches that covered them gave way as they hurried out of the bush

“Its really astonishing the way those masquerades ran like they were been pursued by something unknown to us” somma blunted at them are you Angel’s

Jesse laughed at her

“We serve a living God,his throne was established from of old he reigns forever”pastor Thomas praised God in awe of what he had seen earlier.

” I am pastor Jesse and this is pastor Thomas “Jesse introduced.

Now pastor Thomas was a man with average height ,broad shoulders ,a thin waist ,he had a heavy body build ,he could be confused for a weight lifter instead of a pastor his macho stature surprised Somma.

” what had happened today has made me believe a real God exist,if he would save my parents too,I will serve him forever”she confessed

Jesse noted her diction differs from that of the community ,he could tell she was from the city ,overlooking how dirty and tattered she looked.

“What is your name”

“Somma Ikenna”

“Are you not a Christian”

“My father had always detest every single kind of religion, he found it mawkish and unrealistic, my mother only started going to church recently ”

“Where are your parents”pastor Thomas asked

Somma burst into tears again remembering what she had went through ” we were all suppose to run away from the shrine together but my mother got caught and daddy couldn’t leave her alone”

“They were trying to save me from been sacrificed to Oshimiri deity in two days time” Somma cried”we have been living in hell this past weeks pastor,I need to save my parents”

“God in heaven will surely contend with those who contend with you and your family” Jesse declared

“Amen” pastor Thomas responded in faith

On there way back to the village, Somma narrated how her father had suddenly fallen sick with no medical solution ,how a stranger had come into their house in the city on a faithful morning and disappeared into thin air with her ,her terrifying experiences .

Somma was too weak to walk she felt dizzy from exerting herself and fainted.

Pastor Thomas carried her in his arms as they went back to Nwoke compound .