The red vulture - S01 S04

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The red vulture - S01 S04

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 4

The next day at the palace

The king was seen talking to his cabinets.

King : (worried tone) Am not happy the way things are going on in this village, and the worst part is that we don’t know the cause of what is happening, am not really happy at all

Elder okeke: even we the elders of this land are not happy too of what is happening in this our kingdom, people are dying everyday, and sickness everywhere, without we knowing the cause of it

Elder Akumo: And the worst part is our crops are no longer producing food like before that was why the kingdom is suffering from starvation

Elder Anene: please your highness, we have to do something about this before it gets out of hand

king :(sighed heavily) my elders, am really confus……… (he have not finish his statement before the queen rushed inside interrupting their discussion)

king : my queen, what is the matter and why are you running as if you are been chased by a ghost?

Queen: (breathing heavily) my king, something terrible just happened now, my eyes have seen the worst

Elder mba: our queen, what happened? please tell us

King: my queen please tell us what happen?

Queen: (still breathing heavily) my king, I went to the kitchen to cook, as I got there, I took one yam which I will cook, as I wanted to peel it, suddenly the yam turned into a stone, as if that was not enough, the knife I was holding also disappeared, please my husband this is getting out of hand, you have to do something to stop all this calamity happening…..( as the queen was still talking, one of the village maiden rushed in crying)

king : who are you young maiden and why are crying? (he asked but the maiden refused to talk as she was busy crying)

Elder okeke: our king is asking you and you are not talking, young maiden tell us what the problem is because this cry you are crying now will not solve the problem, so open up and tell us what the problem is?

Ebele : (crying) igwe…. my name is ebele, and iam the daughter of late oforna

king :ok ebele, what is the matter and why are you crying?

Ebele: (still crying) igwe…. I and my mother was going to farm, as we are going along the road, an unknown arrow hit her on the chest and she fell down and turned into ashes

King : what!!!

Elder Anene: Aru ooo (abomination)

Elder okeke: chai….. the worst have happened in this kingdom

Queen: my husband you have to find solution to all this because this is getting out of hand

king :hmmmmm…… ebele, I have heard all what you said and am sorry for what happened to your mother, but don’t worry I wi………. (he have not finish talking when a young man rushed in sobbing, when the king saw him, he knew that something again have happened)

king :young man what is the matter?

young man: (sobbing) my king am finished, am finished ooo

Elder Akumo: young man stop crying like a woman and tell us what the problem is?

young man: (still sobbing) I was on my farm watering my crops, as I was watering them, right before my eyes the all crops all dried up, please your highness, that is where I feed on, you need to do something about this