All Chapters of THE TEMPEST : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Chapter One - AfterNight The hissing sound of the snake along the bushy path altered the running of the horses as they were galloping down the road to the river. In shock and what seemed like a reflex, they neighed and soon their fore limbs were high up throwing down their riders who then had no choice than to start asking questions as to what could have made the horses behave the way they did.As they turned facing themselves, they found something stranger, it was as if the day had suddenly turned into night. The Sun suddenly became darker and darker and soon they were in total darkness. "What's going on? One of the men asked in fear. Before he could get an answer, they started seeing torches lit up in the far darkness and it seemed to be getting closer. Still miles away, they saw what they could only assume an army of invaders on horses marching towards the river. The river was what separated the forest in which they w

The evening breeze was cool, blowing gently across roof-tops and with it, whistling sounds like that of many hhiset congregating for yet another funeral was all Sade could feel as she sat near the window of her room looking so morose. One could rightly say she's just as sad as the noise the breeze was making. Sade a native of Ponle village, was the daughter of Jagunmolu of Ponle.  She was an only child and therefore a prized possession of her parents, so much that they caged her daily in her room and seldomnly let out. Ponle a much larger town with such a vast land that it's inhabitants kept doubting if their king even knows the status of some places under him.The news of the birth of Kolawole had gotten to Ponle and this was through Sade. Sade who has been known for quite sometime now as a mage had told the priest of Ponle of the arrival of a rival. Kolawole's birth meant trouble for the kingdom of Ponle as the kingdom had always had an adva