Semua Bab Mystery of the Olko beads: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Chapter 20 (Olkai) The tree became the mother of the woods and that is green across the dry lands. Its power was only second to that of black seed of creation…” Olkai narrated. The Owl led the way with its wings held behind as though they were fingers.“With the power of this giant tree, Klode was given the rights to create the Kuoka in addition, positioning them in kingdoms across the dry lands. The kingdom of the birds were the first of the Kuoka and my fore fathers were made kings of the kingdom of the birds Ashe created the rest of the Kuoka, a young goddess known as Untu climbed down the tree from the heaven on the nights of the full moon specifically to play in the woods.”“To play…?”“Yes…” came Olkai.“She was first seen by Sura, the wise tortoise and queen guardian of the reptile kingdom. Because we were friends, she led me to there and I saw her. I fell in

Chapter 22 (Partial confession)  “I’m so sorry father. I-“Thalko’s anger seemed to shrink the world around Tsote. The gaze they held was powerful and unavoidable. He was forced to start by apologizing before even Thalko could utter anything worse.“How old are you today?”“Fifteen…”“What’s rule number one?” Thalko spoke again after a few seconds of silence. Thalko gave him just two rule saying his safety and life depended on them. He broke the very first and most important one!“I must not leave Marakusha or cross beyond river Ulewo…”Thalko was silent for a while before he spoke with such a deep tone. He wore a deep frown across his brow. Thalko is the last person Tsote wished to disappoint. Had everything gone as fast as usual? This moment would not have been.“I am so di

Chapter 24 (Lone Survivors) Tsote did not move. He could not leave. He needed to wait a little longer to be sure. Fortunately, a figure of a tattered man with scratches and an empty pack of bows, the last in his hand staggers out from the fog.  Tsote squinted just to be sure one of the guards survived if it was not Renso himself. He walked a bit closer in confusion only to make out the figure of Renso his trainer! The man was wounded and unable to make it all the way out of the fog. In the depth of the fog, the ghost Kurota still grumbled for the loss. The snout and snarling, Tsote could hear. Renso was running but weak and unable to stay on his feet. Tsote saw him stumble and fall a few feet away from him. The arrow fell out from his hands and he had black owl feather pierced here and there across his arms and back. Tsote reaches to his sides and loosens the leather water bag he carried off hi

Chapter 26 (The Kurotandi games.) The village horn sounded in the morning and when the king arrived in the village, everyone had to move out from their shelters. The king would be crossing the bridge and every one had to stand in front of their shelters with a significant sign in honor of the king’s arrival.The king’s procession was led through the household’s past Thalko’s shelter to his tent. Every one waited until the king was in his tent to get back to what they were doing. The guards were shifted to posts closer to the king is tenting. And then the games would begin with a warrior dance around the games field. Hundreds of warriors stood in three lines on four side of the field and when the drams began there was a chanting. The shift of bodies and the pounding of feet that caused the dust to rise. Elephants moved and wildebeest raced through in a war like manner.The sun was beginni

Chapter 28 (The M’zowa fruit.) The instructions were simple. “ -take note your internal gift and bravery as well as steadiness will determine the animals strength and obedience to its rider and the first of you to retrieve the fruit of the M’zowa tree, will be ranked with the honors and title of third class commander for all this years qualified young Yakunko warriors.” She did not have to add anything else for M’boguku a lover of authority to get it right.Sakitha blew through her horn once again and at this moment, everything seemed to slow down as the Basha dogs lunged forwards. Tsote felt a whip of wind blow against his ear lobes and dust rise on his left. Above the games field, the moved with a thick shed of grey while a drizzle began pouring down on the field at the same instant. Among the Yakunko, whenever rain happened alongside an unchanged glow of the falling or rising sun, mean