Gadafii:
This story is too captivating, read thru 29 pages in three days.

This doesn't even seem like the end of this story is near.

This Calypso,the mermaid hunters, were introduced to lengthen the story, which any of us here will appreciate


More updates abeg

Thanks bro, the story is coming to an end

Tabrazdurt:
Una still they follow this story mtcheeeeeew the story too slow for updating.. me I don quite since pg 27.. stories plenty for eh

If we still dey follow the story wetin come concern you na you dey anxious to read am? Why you come dey bang your head for ground. We wey dey expect no complain abeg bros shift
Some people actually think writing stories is as easy as ABC and the worst thing is these set of people can't sit down and write a paragraph of common article talkless of a whole story. Moreso do you think writers don't have a life outside of nairaland? Don't you know they also have their own issues that they face? Please if you can't pay them then simply encourage them but if you feel that's too low for you to do just look away. Don't just open your mouth and spew thrash

OP you suppose show face at all make we know say you de allright.

ashatoda:

If we still dey follow the story wetin come concern you na you dey anxious to read am? Why you come dey bang your head for ground. We wey dey expect no complain abeg bros shift
Some people actually think writing stories is as easy as ABC and the worst thing is these set of people can't sit down and write a paragraph of common article talkless of a whole story. Moreso do you think writers don't have a life outside of nairaland? Don't you know they also have their own issues that they face? Please if you can't pay them then simply encourage them but if you feel that's too low for you to do just look away. Don't just open your mouth and spew thrash

guy why you foolish like this.. you no get work oo ode so you Sabi compose note like this na him we no c ur stories mumu like you always looking for ways to tread fool

IYAWO MAMMY-WATER
EPISODE 37
Not the ashes...







Derek's eyes widened in surprise as his mind zips from one unrelated thoughts to another..., he couldn't breathe, everything was moving too quickly around him, and as he try to inhale, he can smell the salt of sweat and it catches in his throat.....

Maxwell watched with numbed horror as the new intruders circled them...

"Who the hell are you...?"Portipher, the man with the baritone voice asked as he pressed the gun muzzle to Derek's head...

Derek's eyes pressed shut as he plead in his heart for the horror unfolding before him to stop..., better death in a place he's known than an unknown land....

"We..we...."Derek gulp a dry lump in his throat as he tried to talk but what came out from his mouth was engulfed in stutters....."We..."He stuttered again, fear pricking his spines.., once again his lips parted in silent terror before he let the unsteady words out.........."We mean no harm..."

Maxwell swallowed hoping Derek's fearful reply soothes the heart of the scary new intruders but when the one whose gun was on Derek's head smirked, Maxwell begin to wonder if he's satisfied with Derek's reply.....or not.....

"That's not an answer....?"Portipher said...

"We're travelers..."Maxwell chimes in, his body becoming impossibly still...."We..we.. lost our way...."

Portipher scoffs, and began to circle his fingers around the trigger...., blood drains from Derek's face.., his Nostrils flared and breathing became laboured as his mind wandered between the dead and the living...., words eluded him and for once in his life, he felt a hot liquid dribbling between his legs.. he just pissed himself...

"Strangers huh.."Portipher said taking away the gun from Derek's head..

Derek felt relieved and it was as if a heavy load have been lifted off his shoulders.....

"So you missed your way....."Portipher muttered, skepticism in his tone..

Derek knew Portipher didn't buy their lie but he can't tell him they're there for the ashes..., The new intruders look totally different, they speak English and they don't look like they are from Sahamaradan either..., from their looks, one could tell they're in the town for something...., probably the ashes as well..., if the ashes holds so much power as Prophet Celas had told them, other will yearning for it as well...

"That's true..."Derek riposte taming his fear...

"Bull..."Portipher sneered with a smirk....."Tie them up..."He ordered..

Startled, Derek hands flailed in the air before two of Portipher men grab him and pulled him to his feet........








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Derek's gaze flickered around busying himself with conflicting thoughts.., wondering if the next few hours of his would either pass as a blip , or they would be the final trauma that broke him and hastens his untimely death......

"What do you think they're saying.....?"Maxwell chimes into his thoughts...

Derek jolted from his thoughts and refocus his gaze on the intruders standing a few pace away from them....

"Probably deciding our fate...."Derek said, his voice rumbling low than he settled for..

"Do you think they're going to kill us..?"Maxwell ask, fear licking his insides....

Derek took a deep breathe, the only thing he could do of his will is breathe, breathe till he breathe his last.....

"I didn't sign up for this..."Maxwell said reading meanings to Derek's silence....."I don't want to die.."

"Well neither do I..."Derek clapped back, his voice adding a pitch...."So stop the whinning...."

"You think am whinning....?"Maxwell retorted..."He paused when one of the intruders turn around to face them...., when the intruders gaze left their side.., he continued......"Look around you man, we're stalked between death and life..."

"Aren't you the one always talking about coming here to save yourself....?"Derek riposte..."What happened to your confidence.....?"

"Enough of the chit chat..."Portipher cut in...

Derek's heart took a flight at the sound of the baritone voice..., he took a deep breathe to calm his panic before Portipher and his men walked up to them..

Portipher was silent and it made Derek and Maxwell wondered what they had planned to do with them.., as the silence engulfing them grew large so their fear...

"Now what would we do with you two...?"Portipher asked holding the gun trapped between his trousers and shorts.....
In that moment, Derek knew he needed to come up with an idea.., a way of escape......

"We're not lying..."Derek mutters...."We were travelling, we got robbed, we managed to escape and the gang chased us into the bush.., we were trying to find our way out of the bush and we ended here..., I don't even know where this place is..."

"You're in Sahamaradan...."Styles, one of Portipher's men cut in...

"Sa what...?"Maxwell queried...

"We'll decide your fate later...."Portipher interjects....."We have something we need to finish...."

"So you're letting us go...?"Maxwell asked, hoping and praying whatever their plan is, it involves letting them walk...

"You're coming with us.."

"How....?"Derek ask extending his tied hands towards him..."Our hands are tied..."

"Your legs aren't..."Portipher replied with a cringe at Derek's legs..

Portipher men didn't hesitate before they pushed both Derek and Maxwell with the guns motioning them to move their legs....
Fearfully, Derek and Maxwell walked in their midst totally unaware of where they're going or what Portipher and his men has planned..., what if they're leading them to their slaughter.....







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Nerissa took a pause as she saw a coin, old and covered in dirt, the head of a king was engraved on it... Nerissa held it in her left hand, watching the mud dirty her skin. So close to her face that she noticed the coin had the aroma of stale blood. She turned to her right hand and there she saw her, the sea greatest enemy, Calypso.......

She didn't believe it, didn't want to, in that terrifying moment, she woke up from the sleep with one name in her mouth.....CALYPSO...

"Goddess......"The priestess called out running to her side...

"The ashes..."Nerissa said with pants breathe as she recalls who she just saw realising quickly is a vision...."Is it safe..?"

"Yes.., the ashes is secured...."

"I need to go underwater, I must meet with my sisters..."Nerissa said standing to her feet .......

She was a foot down from the tub when a bullet hit her...., she screamed as the bullet cut through her skin and blue blood splashed out.......

The priestess scream but before she could sight their shooter, a bullet came for her, shattering her skull and making her fall down flat on her face......

"The mermaid now...."A baritone voice ordered and more men with guns jump down from their hiding place....

As Portipher shouted, right there Derek remenbered where they've come, a place rumored to be full with mermaids and now he realises what Portipher and his men are after..., they're after the mermaids...., with his hands tied he watch as Portipher's men ran towards a specific location. .., he looked ahead, towards where the men with guns were racing but all he could see is fire, if a mermaid is hiding there, she'll probably die..., he returned his gaze to Portipher and quickly noticed it was just Portipher that was standing with them....

"Move it..."Portipher commanded both of them....

Derek and Maxwell exchanges glances, although it was just Portipher, they could easily pinned him down and make way for their escape in the midst of the chaos but he's with a gun and such men with dreaded desires wouldn't hesitate before he shoots a stranger..., left with no option, they did as Portipher had commanded. ...

Nerissa growled realising quickly that the bullet has been laced with salt......

As men with guns head towards her, she quickly realise they were there for her just as they've been hunting them for the last ten years.....

"Mermaid hunters. .."She mutter calculating the distance between her and the river.....

"Get the mermaid..."The baritone voice ordered again when he saw glimpse of her running into hiding...

Derek didn't care who the mermaid is, right there as Portipher's lose concentration, he glance at Maxwell who quickly understood before he push Portipher with his body..., both men lost their balance and rolled on the ground., the gun fell from Portipher's hand..., but Portipher didn't waste a time before he tried to get up but he was a second too late..., Maxwell kicked him, his powerful leg brushing across Portipher face who quickly loured on the ground again...

With their hands still tied, Maxwell helped Derek to get up and they quickly took to their heels before Portipher could regain his strength and reach for his gun and fire blindly into the darkness....

"Shit..."Portipher hissed and spat before he began to run towards his men who were still after Nerissa. ......

Nerissa wanted to Vanish like she's always done..but her strength failed her.., left with no option. .., she swings into a predating mood.........

Silence, horrific and mind threatening erupted in the darkness as the men with guns entered the temple each carefully watching their steps as they searched silently for the mermaid. ....

One of them caught a glimpse of her body, a smirk etched the corners of his mouth, he turn around and look at others before he took a step forward towards the mermaid and just as he cocked his gun to fire at her again, she came out from hiding. ...

Terror thundered on the man.., his fingers twitches spastically and before he pull the trigger, Nerissa snatched the gun from him in a matter of seconds..., her eyes darkeed before she grabbed the man's throat and plucked out his Adam's apple.....

Blood gushed out from the man's open throat as he breathe his last and finally met his agonising death...

The rest of the men quickly open fire but in a speed of light, Nerissa averted several bullets, her powerful nails digging into the neck of the first and second man her hand could reach but as bullets rained, several touched her pushing her backwards until she fell down.....

The four men left standing surrounded her each pointing their guns at her..

Blue blood flow from her body as she cried out in pains....

"Good job.."Portipher said as he joined them...., he walked up to Nerissa, he looked at the blue blood and frown in revulsion....

"You piece of thrash..."He sneered before he kicked Nerissa....

Nerissa groaned in pains but she couldn't do anything, she was weak.., too weak to move or even fight. ...

Portipher exhale and look around and lowered his gaze down at his men Nerissa had killed . .....

"Where is Styles...?"He asked when he couldn't find one of his men....

"Am over here..."Styles voice sounds from outside. .

When Portipher looked his way, he found Derek and Maxwell with Styles pushing them forward with a gun...

"Look who we have here........."Portipher dragged between his teeth as Styles pushed them forward..

Right there Derek saw Nerissa on the floor, shock swept across his face and he slack-jawed. .., he couldn't believe it, couldn't believe the mermaid they're after is Nerissa but how.., how did she get here...

Protipher hands slammed across Derek's face bouncing him back into reality then he pushed him on the floor, his face just a hand streched from Nerissa's. .....

He pitied her, she's badly injured and the fact that she couldn't fight back means she's in pains..., when he look at her eyes, he saw something between anger and betrayer, she must think he brought these people to kill her.., what is he thinking, she's a mermaid she should know better than that and she knows he cares less, all he's concerned about is the ashes....

Maxwell breathe heavily as he look ahead, there at the extreme end of the temple was a box, a golden box..., what if the jars is inside.., he look at Derek before he could make a move or say anything, they forcefully kneel him down...

"My treasure...."Portipher said touching Nerissa on the head....

As Nerissa groaned in pains, Derek didn't only feel pity for her but he felt angry as well.......

"Leave her alone..."Derek blare out before he realises what he just spew.....

Portipher returned his gaze to him....

"She's in pains..."Derek added, his voice rumbling low...

"Do you know how much she's worth.....?"Portipher asked....."She's a mermaid..., and she's worth millions when she's in her mermaid state...."

Derek swallowed a dry lump in his throat, Nerissa hasn't turned yet..., that's what they're waiting for, for her to transform so they can take her....

"She's going to transform for me..."Portipher said pointing his gun at Nerissa. ...

Raw anger licked across Derek's face and in that moment he thought about the moments, both hurtful and good he had shared with Nerissa. ..., Nerissa's mouth moved and it was as if she was trying to say something. ..., perhaps she's begging him to help her.., even if he wanted to, he can't do it, his hands are tied. ...

"Get the net..."Portipher ordered and just as one of the his men was about opening the bag he's carrying, an arrow fiercely flies through his neck....., blood pooped out, when the man fell into his ultimate demise, Portipher realises they had company.., another arrow shot through the air piercing into another of Portipher's men before the three remaining men open fire into the village guards that had come to interrupt with their archery skills. ....

Derek decided to take the opportunity. ., without ado, he stretches his tied hands towards Nerissa and Nerissa in her weak state cut the rope into chunks. ...

Portipher quickly turn around, seeing Derek was free, he pointed his gun at him with intentions of shooting him but Derek held the gun and with a strength he never thought he had, he diverted it upwards and since Portipher's fingers was in the trigger, the gun went off, the bullets hitting the roof of the temple...

Maxwell with his tied hands dragged down one of the three men left standing before he could aim his gun at Derek who was head over head with Portipher. .., the other two were about shooting Derek but they were a second too late..., Nerissa grabbed the first one and broke his neck, the second attempted to counter the attack but the furious mermaid wasn't playing..., she snarled at him before she dug her nails in his eyes and gouge out his eyes, the gun fell from the man's hands before Nerissa slit his throat with her nails. ..

The third man kicked Maxwell and finally yanked his hold from him but he tried to reach for his gun, Maxwell grabbed his legs again, the man lost his balance and he fell and just when he made a move to get up.., Nerissa thrust an arrow in his heart, the sharp edge ripping the man's heart into two....., her strength weakened and that was when she fell....

Portipher slammed his fist across Derek's jaw..., pain erupted from point of contact making Derek jostled backwards.....

Portipher quickly looked back, all his men were down and the mermaid, his prize was on the ground.., once again, he made move for his gun but Derek rushed towards him, both men landed on the ground again..., Portipher angrily got up first and he got the upper hand.., he slammed his powerful fist across Derek's mouth, blood, battered and painful pooped from Derek's mouth..., Derek threw a sloppy blow back and that was when Portipher began to strangle him. ..

"Die....."Portipher yelled as he strangled life from Derek who kept gasping for breathe. ...

Seconds passed before Maxwell with his tied hand stabbed Portipher's back with an arrow he had picked up....

Portipher's groaned and let go of Derek's throat, Derek quickly pushed him off, he coughs before he reach for Portipher's gun...., with the arrow still in Portipher's back, he tried to get hold of Maxwell and that was when Derek shot him...

Portipher raced to a stopped as the hot bullet penetrated into him...., but he didn't fall, Derek's anger quickened and he fired again. .., Portipher fell with a loud thud on the ground, blood made way from his body before he gave up the ghost......

Derek took a deep breathe before he rush to loosen the ropes from Maxwell's hands..

"The jars....."Maxwell said pointing at the box..."I think it's inside there..."

Both men didn't hesitate before they reach for the box..., they broke the lock and quickly opened it.., excitement etched on their faces when they saw two jars inside the box.., Derek opened both jars and both contained ashes..., they didn't know which one to take so they took the two...

"Let's go..."Maxwell shouted before they began to run off...

But then Derek stopped when he saw Nerissa on the floor surrounded with her pool of blood, barely breathing. ..

"The ashes...."Nerissa manage to utter a word....."You cannot take it..."

Maxwell quickly rushed outside, when he heard noises and firelamps approaching them, he knew they were going to get company soon..

"Derek we need to go.., they're coming..."

Derek looK at the jars wondering if Nerissa could help him if he drops the jars......

"You cursed me..."Derek sneered...."Am in this situation because of you..."

"The monster. ....."Nerissa said amidst pants breathe..

"Yes the monster..."Derek cut in..."The monster you put inside me..."

"Derek let's go. .."Maxwell shouted...

Derek wanted to help her but not after everything she's done to him.., she made his life miserable and if getting the ashes to Celas will solve his problems.., then so be it...

"Goodbye Nerissa. ..."Derek said and with Portipher's gun still with him, he left her there.....

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As they run, they could see the dawn of day, the darkness was slowly fading away and light was taking over.....

Adrenaline pumping inside them, both men raced till they got to the river...., once there they look around for any portal as Prophet Celas had told them..

"Where is the portal. ..?"Derek asked anxiously. ....

Maxwell's heart sanked as he heard steps, then shouts, right there he knew their chasers have caught up with them....

"Celas......"Derek shouted realising there was nowhere to go from there. ...

"Derek..."Maxwell called out fearfully as men with spears made way from the bush and began to approached them each holding their spears ready to throw it at someone...., they must think they're the bad people......

A sweat sheen down from Derek's forehead, his heart lurching, he face the men with the gun.....

The men sings songs in strange languages as they advances forward..., Derek wasn't comfortable so he shot the ground, a sound warning to them he's carrying a weapon that kills in an instant....

He felt a bit relieved when the men with the spears shift aback.., he saw the fear in their faces....

"Anyone of you fùckers get close to us and I swear I'll stain these sands with your blood..."Derek threatened. ..

"There's no portal to return...."Maxwell said walking behind Derek....."What are we going to do...?"

A lightning shone around them.., When Derek and Maxwell look behind them, they saw an opening, it's edges surrounded with lightning just like the one they've walked through when they left Celas house.......

They kept looking at each other wondering weather to run for it or not but they were quickly convinced it was a portal when Prophet Celas came out from the other side....

"Do you have the ashes....?"Prophet Celas shouted. ..

There was no time to answer, Maxwell raced for the portal first with the box of the jars in his hand....

Maxwell pointed at the box, Prophet celas smiled and took the box from him...

"Go in...."He told Maxwell who looked back to see Derek running towards them...

Excitement hovered over Derek as he run for the portal, and just a hand streched from Porphet celas and the portal, his expectations were cut short when a powerful force dragged him backwards..., he struggled against it but when his feet lifted from the ground and the force pulled him backwards and tossed him in the air....., he lost control of himself before he landed on the ground......

Shocked Maxwell screamed Derek's name, he was at the verge of running towards him but Prophet Celas hold him back and pushed him into the portal.....

Derek manage to get up but he was a second too late, the men with the spear surrounded him.., in his shock state, he tried to grasp what just happened and that was when he saw them..., three ladies in front of him..... more mermaids and these ones doesn't look like they were playing......

"Celas....."One of the mermaid screamed....

Prophet Celas couldn't wait for the outcome of his actions, the mermaids in front of him are bad news and they might jeopardise his plans If he still stands and await Derek..., with a last glance at Derek..., he walked into the portal with the box of jars in his hand....

Derek screamed his name as he made way to get up and that was when the portal closed leaving his fate in the hands of the angry mermaids.....

Left with no option, Derek quickly reach for the gun, the guards who had circled him paved way for him to pass as he points the gun at them.......

"Don't come any closer....."Derek growled as one of the mermaids made a move towards him....

But the mermaid didn't stop, he continued walking towards him, Derek couldn't hold himself anymore, with his fingers around the trigger, he fired...

The bullet flew out the chamber.., in a blink of an eye, the mermaid moved her body from position and the bullet flew past her....

Derek's hands run into spasm. .., and just when he was about to fire again, the mermaid ran towards him and hit the gun from his hand before she wrapped her powerful palm around his neck....., little by little she began to lift him up. ., Derek struggled against her grasp as his legs dangles in the air..., and in that moment between life and death, his eyes darkened and the mermaid quickly let go of him....

Derek scream as pain erupted from his stomach....., his stomach began to protrude..., his shirt torn open and marks began to appear in his stomach and it was as if something was cutting him open from the inside...

"He's carrying the seed..."One of the mermaids said..

"We need to talk to Nerissa. ..."Another replied........







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Hoping she's inside, Wilson knocked the door again, when no answer came, he decided to call her on phone...
After the fourth ring, she answered the call. ....

"Erica where are you, am standing right in front of your door.., I brought somethings for you this morning. ..."

There was silence from the other end before Erica's voice sounded....

"Am leaving Wilson..."Erica said from the other end..

Shock registered on Wilson's face...."What do you mean you're leaving...."

"Am going to seek the face of God again..."Erica said..

"Where are you Erica. .., you can't just leave..."

Wilson waited for her reply, when none came, he decided to speak up but the police vehicle that just pulled up in front of him made him end the call and turn to face inspector John as he jump from the police vehicle. ....

"What is going on...?"Wilson asked curiously

"Where is she.....?"Inspector John ask

"She's not here..., she's gone....."

"She ran away....?"

"I don't think so..."

"She shouldn't have done that..., she's wanted for murder, she just proves to everyone now she's the true culprit....."Inspector Jobn said and left him

Wilson decided to recall her but this time her phone was turn off.....

"What the heck Erica..."He cursed. .

"Stationed two, do you copy....."Inspector John talked into the talkie...

"Copy sir. .."A reply came..

Inspector Jobn hesitate a bit, with Erica leaving, he can't help her any more and even if a part of him believes she's innocent, he still has to do his job...

"A girl by the name Erica is wanted for murder and now she's trying to flee the city, all units should be Stationed on every exits from town.., I'll send a picture of her now.., arrest on sight.... and if she resists and shows any form of violence that threatens an officers life.., the CP's orders are to shoot her...."








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As the car drove speedily in the express way.., Erica wipe her tears as she puts her trust in God, God has not abandoned her, she lost her way and now she'll find it....., she's going to seek God's face again and with that, she threw her phone outside....., what followed was a car tyre smashing her phone...no phone calls, no distraction of any kind, just her and her God. ....







IYAWO MAMMY-WATER....4 Episodes to the finale...




Not your usual fairytale story....

Thank yo Silver

Omo silver you too good

Thank you Silver. You're the best.

silver1996 why?

Beautiful updates.

Thanks for the update boss

Erica don jakpa, Derek in trouble.

Thanks for the update

And I thought they are going to succed in getting the Jars, I just wonder what will become of Maxwell now that they left Derek behind, if this so called Calypso wakes up, I see war between mermaids.

Thanks for the update boss, this one sweet me especially where Nerissa loosen Derek's ropes, I was like.." see love o"

Make i reserve this update till tomorrow morning to read it, as it long well well. I go use it do Saturday for myself. I know I go lose sleep if i try to read it now. Sliver I dey salute ooooh!!!

Thanks for the update

Keep it up.
We are loving it

Thank you so much

Omo, this story is so captivating and the storyline simply just showcases the gift of the writer. I ran into the story couple of days ago and I've been compelled to introduce it to people. Silver1996 more inks to your pen, God bless you

Dem suppose treat this fake betrayer prophet Bleep up

Omo e don be for derek ooo
Make we kwantinue

DEREK O, I KNOW NERRISSA WILL SAVE DEREK.

CHAI

silverlinen:
Omo e don be for derek ooo
Make we kwantinue

As in em, op self don forget us

Thebigdream:
As in em, op self don forget us

Make OP come around now, I hope say him dey alright sha?

IYAWO MAMMY-WATER
EPISODE 38
You'll burn to burn the demon...








People say our fears can be triggered by real threats and by memories of threats but in Beatrice case, every thought been formed in her head is a threat, with her daughter laying down in the hospital bed, her fear intensified by any second that passes and the doctor neither the nurses doesn't come out to give them a favourable feedback....

She shift her gaze to her husband and threw him the death look with a deadly stillness...., deep instincts tells her her husband definitely know what happened to their daughter, they've been sitting and waiting for hours for someone to come and announce to them their daughter is fine but no one has dared taken that bold step..., she stood up and walk towards her son who was dozing off already....

"Kendrid...."She said tapping him, her voice rumbling low from the wait and tension....

Kendrid opened his eyes and quickly get up from the chair.....

"Can you go get me water...?"

"By this time mum..."

"It's 5 in the morning..."She retorted, her edge of irritation returning..., she sighed before she dropped the money in her son's open palm...."Now Kendrid.."

Kendrid hesitates, then he grumbled before he moved his feet....

"Where..?"He queried over his shoulder...

"Would you ask around..."She retorts...

With a grumbling face, Kendrid left them..., When Beatrice noticed he was gone from earshot, she returned her angry gaze to her husband who was pacing about the floor....

"Alfred..."Beatrice called walking up to him.., anger etched on her face, if it turns out her husband has a hand in theirs daughter sudden ailment.., he'll have her to contend with..

"Alfred.."She called again walking up to him...

Pastor Alfred spun around to face her..., their angry eyes look daggers at each other before Beatrice decides to break the menacing silence that engulfs them....

"Do you want to tell me now..?"

Pastor Alfred gulp a dry lump in his throat, he look around to be sure no one is on sight before he reverts his gaze to his wife....
"Tell you what...?"

"Don't give me that shìt..."Beatrice retorts, exasperation licking at her from insides...."I know you..., I've always known your quest for power will bring this to my children one....

"That's enough...."Pastor Alfred snapped...., his anger spiking with each word spurt from Beatrice mouth...., he tamed his anger and look around again when he saw no one but a nurse walking Into a room at the far end of the hallway.., he returned his gaze to her....."Enough of your nonsense..."

"My nonsense...."She reiterates, her eyes becoming blaze with irritation....."You'd better pray nothing happens to my daughter....., else this nonsense is going to spiral into a vortex of violence that even hell itself will not be able to withstand....

"Pastor Alfred..."A voice chime in..

The couple look around only to see the doctor, his face moulded with a woebegeone look and his spectacles dropped in his palm and it quickly crossed Beatrice mind whatever the doctor had come to tell them isn't good

"How's my daughter....?"Pastor Alfred ask reading meanings to the Doctor's expression....

When the doctor didn't say a thing, Beatrice furiously walked towards him...

"Say it..."She commanded....

"We tried our best sir...."The doctor said..

A gloom overcame Beatrice as layers of unsettling emotions began to spiral inside her...

"We lost her.."The doctor added...

A great pang gripped Pastor Alfred and in that moment between what to do and what to think..., his legs weaken and he sat back down on the chair....., with the Doctor's words still strangled in their throat, A great sense of weariness sweeps over Beatrice sucking her energy with it and in that awful moment, an ache pushed against her heart and that was when she fell but Pastor Alfred and the doctor rushed to her side before she could land on the ground....

"Mum...."Kendrid chimes in from behind, the bottle of water he has bought falling from his hand....., his face crumpled like a used tissue turning him grey....





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Maxwell suddenly landed on the ground with a thud...., his sight blurred for a second.., he manage to get up and wait for his brain to figure out where he was and what just happened...., seconds passed before his sight became clearer, his head ran to speed and he quickly noticed he's in the field, the very same placed they were before they walked into the portal to Sahamaradan ......., he look around only to see prophet Celas getting up a few steps from where he is.., he look around again in search of Derek, when he couldn't see him, he returned his gaze to prophet Celas who was now heading towards him...

"Derek...., where is he?"

"He's not with us.."Prophet Celas replied walking past him...

"What....!"Maxwell exclaimed with shock as the words registered in his head.., without hesitation, he dragged prophet Celas back and turn his face towards him......."What do you mean he's not with us....?"

"Unfortunately, those mermaids got to him before he could jump through..."

"So in essence, he's still out there.....?"

"Yes..."Prophet Celas replied and hurriedly turn around to walk away but Maxwell stopped him before he could take two steps......

"Are you for real..., you're just going to leave Derek there..., we have to go back..."

"I tried to save him..."He stated angrily

"You said you will protect us....."Maxwell blare out exasperated....."We have to go back.., we can't just leave him out there"

"Do you know what those mermaids are capable of...?"

"That's the more reason we have to go back...., Derek is my friend, am not going to leave him out there at the mercy of those soulless monsters..."

"There's nothing we can do...."

"Nothing...!"Maxwell reiterates angrily..."You said you're going to get us back safely. .."

"You two knew the risks. ...."

"We put our life on the line to get this ashes..."He stated angrily with a cringe at the box of jars...."We were shot..., we could have died and then at the very last minute, you abandoned him...., this wasn't the plan. ...."

"You have to accept it..., there's little or nothing we can do for Derek..., if I were you, I would be thinking of myself...."

With those words, he spun around to walk away from him..., Maxwell glare at him but in that moment between going back to save Derek and finding reasons why Prophet Celas wouldn't help, he noticed something, the way Prophet Celas was holding the ashes, it was as if he needed the ashes more than they do...., what if Derek was right, what if Prophet Celas only used them to get the ashes.....

He didn't hesitate before he ran towards him..., he held his hand and made him look at him before he snatched the box from his hand and shift aback when Prophet Celas made move to get the ashes back....

"Don't. ..."Maxwell shouted......"Don't come near me..."

"What are you doing..., give back the ashes..."

"This is what you wanted huh..."

"The ashes is the only thing that can change your cursed fate.., don't do anything stupid..."

"Is it....?"Maxwell queried..""'Cause it look like you need it more than we do"

"Just give back the ashes...."Prophet Celas said extending his hand....

"Only on one condition. ..."

"What..?"

"We go back and save Derek....."

Prophet Celas scoffs..."That would be suicide..., Derek can't be saved.., he may be dead for all we know..."

"He may be dead because you left him..."Maxwell retorted....

Prophet exhales, and in a split second, he streched the wand in his hand towards Maxwell...., Maxwell felt a tingling sensation as electrical voltages current travels through his muscles..., his muscles ran into a spasm, when Prophet Celas stopped, the box fell from Maxwell hand before he dropped unconcious on the ground.......

Prophet Celas quickly pick up the box, glance at Maxwell before he left him....






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With his hands and legs tied, Derek looK upwards in regret and fear of what would become of him as Lightning cracked the sky sending heaven's light through the storms, The storms grew vast, surging as the spring melt river, the air in tight eddies, its playful vortices unaware of their own strength......, and in that moment Derek could feel nothing but endless fear, with three heartless mermaids and women all adorned with clothes standing before him he knew all hell was going to let lose...., if Prophet Celas could leave him at the mercies of the mermaids, he fears for Maxwell's safety, indeed this adventure to rid himself of his current situation is a fool's errand.....

As the lightning intensified, the storm at the river goes up tempo in a moment, missing every sense of pattern and direction....., the river rises as great mountains, anger in the form of water, turbulent and unforgiving making Derek shiver in his spines......., he already knew things were going to end badly for him, not even when he tried to explain to them his relationship with Nerissa did they listened to him.., all hope is lost and all he could do is watch as the waves in the river rises violently until he saw something poke it's head from the water suddenly restoring rest to the river..., more heads poked out....., Derek couldn't help but watch as five more mermaids walked out of the river, they were beautiful and naked, probably have the most gorgeous female bodies he has seen in all his life...., but he quickly look away when the women on red cloth quickly walk to them and wore clothes on them....

"What is so important about this meeting that couldn't wait.....?"Avira, one of the mermaids that just joined them asked....

The three mermaids, Norashe, Damsa, Killi who had been waiting for their sisters, Avira, Dove, begret, ingrid and Lovina to arrive all cast their eyes on Derek before they returned their gaze to their sisters....

"We have pressing issues that couldn't wait..."Damsa replied..

"Where are the rest...?"Norashe asked..

"Nobody told me we're gathering the entire community here....."Ingrid replied with a cringe at Derek....."Human...."

"We invites humans now..."Lovina chimes in....

"He wasn't invited.."Killi fling back....

"Yet he's here...."Begret returned...."You know how much I hate humans.."

"Is he breakfast...?"Dove asked eye-bearing Derek....

"We do not eat humans..."Damsa threw back

"I am still waiting to hear the reason behind this sudden call..."Avira cut in..."I was having my rest after a journey to the other clan...."

"The ashes was stolen..."Norashe stated....

"The ashes...!"Begret and ingrid replied in unison...

"How is that possible...?"Avira queried.....

"That isn't the question..."Damsa said....."The question is, why was it stolen....?"

"Nerissa forseen it.."Killi interjects...."Calypso was woken. ..."

"That's impossible. .."Avira said...."Calypso has been dead for years..."

"You know the power of the ashes...."Damsa said .....

"And the reason we believe she's awaken is because we saw him..."Norashe added..

"Who..?"Dove asked

"The human husband.., The one Calypso had siren into doing her biddings..."

"Celas..."Ingrid called out....

"That fool is still tied to her...?"Avira said with total disdain.

"Well that fool as you call him is about to bring back one of the sea most dreaded enemy..."Killi interjects..

Avira brows furrowed...."We have to stop him...., where is him..?"

"We'll need the help of the elders..."Damsa said...

"We cannot tell the elders..."Avira riposte......"You know what happened the last time we reported a situation like this. .."

"We don't stand a chance against Calypo...."Norashe chided.....

"We did then..."Avira replied shapily..."We still do..."

Heart renting with mixed feelings, Derek Lower his head as they argue.., he thought of all the pros and cons that could aid him an escape but everything he thought of always hit a snag..., confused, completely exhausted and angry, he shift his gaze towards them...

"We had the help of the elders...."Damsa returned..

"And whose suggestion was it to leave the ashes in the custody of the humans. ...?"

Damsa eye-beared her without saying a word.......

"Speaking of humans..."Ingrid chimes in with a cringe at Derek...."Have you seen the way this one look at us..."

Derek gulp a dry lump in his throat as they turn their focus on him....

"And what exactly is his business here....?"Avira queried walking towards Derek....

"Don't you recognise him..?"Norashe chimes in....

Avira nibbed..."You know how much I hate these humans.., why should I recognise him...?"

"He was brought to the sea once...."Norashe said...

"Nerissa's foolishness...."Dove chided....

"The very same one that had her shot with salt. .."Norashe added. .."And helped in stealing the ashes...."

Avira shift her gaze from Derek to Norashe and to Derek again...."Then what are we waiting for...., let's kill him already...."

"Look at the marks in his stomach...."Damsa chimes in....

Derek try to inhale but air wouldn't enter his lungs, starved for air, he lour his eyes to the markings in his stomach making him brood over the second time whatever is inside him has tried to get out......

"He's carrying the seed...."Damsa added...

"Behemoth"Avira said shocked as she moved her gaze from Damsa to Derek....

Not sure what they mean, Derek returned his gaze to them, the shock expression in Avira face making cold chills run down his spines....

"Look at the injury in his lower abdomen......"Damsa continued....."He said a monster attacked him before he came down here and from the wound..., anyone could guess it was a Botis....."

"What is a Botis...?"Derek grew the balls to ask...

"Botis is a demon who rules over 60 demon legions and looks like a horned and fanged human...."Damsa replied....."He's one of the fallen angels.., but the question is why would a botis attack you when what lives inside you is a descendant of Behemoth, the fallen angel that had lived since the age of creation.."...

Fear gripped Derek and colour drained from his face....."I don't understand, why would Nerissa do this to me, she put a demon inside me..."

"This hasn't happened in a hundreth years...."Killi riposte angrily....."We thought a union between a human and a mermaid would never begot a demon after the last one was slained hundred years ago..."

"Why me...."Derek ask infuriated...."Why me...?"He blared out angrily as he struggled against the rope....

"You wouldn't be asking these questions if you had let your dick stay in your pants......"Ingrid retorted...."A wise man knows how to control his dick... , a fool follows it's lead..., you were a fool, you've always be a fool and you're still a fool and as such, you'll die a fool's death. ..."

"I didn't ask for this...."Derek cried out...."Nerissa did this to me...."

"She warned you to stay off her scent..."Damsa replied....."But a fool will always be a fool..."

"We cannot allow that monster crawled out..."Avira said...."We need to burn him out..."

Derek's heart hammered against his chest as Avira words resounds in his ears......"Burn him out.., I don't understand. ..."

"Behemoth fears fire" Damsa replied him..."To kill him, we have to burn your body to burn him...."

Every thought in Derek's head went on a pause as he tried to digest the words...., then it hit him, the horrific reality of their plans........

"You're going to burn me alive....., wouldn't that kill me...?"

"Are you asking...?"Avira talked first...."Didn't they teach you in your world that fire breeds ashes...."

"In your next world..."Ingrid interjects
.."If you see a pretty thing on skirt..., run as fast as you can....."

"Your love for women and sex led you into this..."Damsa chimes in....."Am sorry, but this is how your story ends..."

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"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows, buried in the stream of time is where your power grows...."Prophet celas chanted in blood freezing whisper as he move round the corspe in the wooden casket....."Heed me now, thou who is darker than dusk, heed that which is more red than blood, In the name of that which has been buried in the bottomless abyss of time eternal....., I summon thee, Master of the ultimate darkness, have no pity on the fools who stand in our way, Infuse me with power; let your strength become mine......"

He stopped to look at the corspe..., then he opened the ashes and began to scatter the ashes on the corspe...., Stroking the corspe with a peculiar circular motion of his fingers, a motion which always carried the fingers back to their starting place, his voice sank still lower as he whispered dark names and grisly incantations forgotten the world over save in the grim hinterlands of dark Stygia, where monstrous shapes move in the dusk of the tombs......

"Oh Dedamlia...."Prophet Celas continued in dark incantations. .."With thy ashes, grant the power... that it may mold this wretched creature... that it may be reborn...."..

As Prophet Celas continued in strange chants, a powerful force in form of a wind surrounded him as every object on it's path began to crash followed by the roof slats as it flew out in great speed from the room....., a screeching sound engulf the room before detached bones began to join one another...and that was when Calypso in her skeleton form rose from the wooden coffin. .......

There were tool marks gauged into her bones and a round hole in the skull. At the rear her head was probably cleaved open with a sharp knife and it was now hollow....., as the skeleton climb down from the coffin and walks, it was like a sound of bone hitting asphalt......, her skeleton head swivels as if surveying the scene with it's coal black sockets and hearing with just the ghost of it's ears....., her skinless arm points in Prophet celas direction who smiled before he went on his knees as he hears the gnashing of skeleton teeth and the quickening of it's stride......

"Welcome back my love...."Prophet Celas said...

"Jesus....."A voice mounted in fear sounds from the door...

Prophet Celas and Calypso quickly shift their gaze to the door.., anger dawned on Prophet celas realising it's Maxwell who had screamed. ., infuriated, he pick up his wand... but Maxwell manage to rise from his fears and before Prophet Celas could strike him, he took to his heels, Prophet Celas was at the verge of pursuing him but the skeleton held him back.....

"Let him go. .."Calpso said, her voice laced in dread and almost robotic......."We have bigger problems...."

Prophet Celas stopped in his tracks and spun around to face her...

"Do you still have the mystic mirror...?"

"Yes..."Prophet Celas said moving his weight backwards before he spun around to drag down a cloth revealing a mirror on the wall....

"Give me the wand..."Calypso said and Prophet celas handed it to her without hesitation

"My love you need to rest so you could get your strength back, I know the other mermaids are already aware of your return, they'll come for you..."

"The mermaids are not our problem..."She said as she whisper in strange tongues while she drew lines on the mirror with the wand....., the moment she stopped chanting, Erica's face appeared on the mirror....

"I know her..."Prophet Celas said....."I've had her followed when I needed info on her boyfriend Derek..."

"She's our greatest enemy..."Calypso said..."I've seen her from the other side..., as we speak she's on her way to seek him once more.., if she succeeds in her plans, she'll be the end of us all..., you must kill her before she breach through....... we cannot allow her get to that mountain..."

Without questions, Prophet Celas pick up a dagger, he hesitated a bit before he struck the mirror with the knife, what followed was a bright light shining from the mirror, the knife fell from Prophet Celas hands and the mirror fell and broke into pieces.......

Everything and everywhere went black in Prophet Celas vision.., he blink hoping to see clearly but quickly realise how futile it was when he couldn't see a thing but utter darkness, in that moment, it hit his head.....

"I am blind...."Prophet Celas stated fearfully. ..."my love I can't see, I can't see a thing...."

Calypso touch his eyes and darted backwards.....

"My love, please help me..."Prophet celas cried out.."I can't see.."

"I cannot undo what he has done...., am sorry..."Calypso replied him...."This power is beyond me..."





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Maxwell ran as fast as his legs can carry him from the surrounding all the while thinking about what he just saw, a living skeleton, that contradicts everything he believes in.., the thought chase more fear into his heart, adrenaline rushing inside him, he race towards the road, each foot drop was submerged in fear, his head clouded with thoughts that Prophet Celas and the skeleton are on his trail made he run into the road oblivious of the vehicle heading his direction...., as the vehicle came closer, he lost every sense of reasoning, in that state of quandary, no thought formulated in his head.., when he manage 5o snap out of it, he was a second too late, the vehicle hit him and he rolled on top and somersaults with a thud on the ground.., what followed was his blood flowing freely around him......





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On arrival, Erica came down from the vehicle and looked at the mountain before she return her gaze to the numerous people walking about the place..., as she took a step towards the resort, she knew she has only one goal...... to seek the face of the almighty God one more time.....








IYAWO MAMMY-WATER......3 more Episodes before the shocking finale..



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