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sheikshegetto:
"The death tolls, sacrifices and the cries of men stirred Obatala, and the king in white clothes sent emissary gods to fetch the dreaded infant deity, but they were instead defeated as shoponna sent them packing.
Obatala sent others, but they were in turn beaten black and blue.

Finally, he then sent Ogun and I, the battle raged for days for shoponna as with all the offsprings of Arùn is a savage and formidable creature but even he must bow before the combined might of Shango lord of Koso and Ogun lord of Ire, he fled north and we followed.

The chase led us beyond the realm border, and Ogun always the faithful dog drew back, but nothing would sway me from my quarry, until at last I seized the wailing ugly creature in my grasp, and by the time the chase was over I had crossed into another thunder god’s dominion.’’

Obiora sat up at this; breathless, Omotola now keen on the story adjusted to listen better.

“You met another thunder god?” he was excited.

“Yes, in the land of cold and ice, of men with pale skins, long beards and helms with bull horns, never have I seen a fearsome race of men. I knew I was in another thunder god’s dominion because the elements there were unruly. Lightening became slippery in my grasps and the air refused to hold me up as it buckled like a horse as if to drop me.

Mad with rage, for Shango Olu Koso never takes no for answer, I wrestled the rebellious elements with fire until I subdued them,’’ Shango chuckled at the memory, “the other god was not pleased."

“He flew over to challenge you” Obiora exclaimed quite excited.

“Yes he did, Shango replied. "I could hear his roar from a league away, for when a man enters another’s hut and defecates on his floor, he should be ready to expect trouble, I am no mean man, I was hungry to test myself against such a god of savage hairy men, their deity would be a worthy adversary, my blood boiled with excitement, Oshe hummed in my right hand, the child deity shoponna wailed in my left, I roared back in challenge, the sky darkened and boiled with confused storms for two elephants has crossed path, the grass will suffer the consequence of the battle."

“What happened after that?’’ Obiora gushed impatient.

“Then king Obatala happened,’’ Shango growled, his happy mood gone with the wind, "For he called my true name with the authority of the beaded crown giving to him by the Eledunmare the creator, for which all must bow to his will, he compelled me to come back, having no choice but to retreat, shaming me before my adversary and wounding my pride in the process, with one last howl of rage I was drawn back through the portal he summoned back into Orun Alakeji the realm of gods."

“Oh,’’ Obiora finally said, disappointed, "it was not your fault though, the sky king had to be such a chicken, the other thunder god would understand, with the stupid pact and all, about time someone set gods from different pantheons against each other for some sell out WrestleMania, I know you would have kicked some ass.’’

Sango was mildly consoled. “yes the battle would have been glorious, Ogun would have been sick with jealousy, I promised that one day I will meet with this unknown thunder god, we shall share wine and blows, and we would kickass.’’

Obiora laughed at this, Shango joined in, Omotola smiled too as she drifted back to sleep.

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zubike01:
True Adeshola allowed her emotions get the best of her but who wouldn’t. Oju was smarter he had nothing to live for besides vengeance and he knew from the start that it would cost him the ultimate price his life but this current life was one of agony ,so it made sense to lose it.

As for Nike she was warned by every one even Eshu warned her not to seek vengeance, the Aro Meta warned her to be patient that she shouldn’t act until Balance was broken. Iya her late grandma warned her not to make a deal but she didn’t care she just wanted to get Oju at all cost and Kalfu took advantage of that.

It is Ogunshola I feel for the most but it’s sins of the past that caught up with him. If you read kasala the curse Ogunshola killed Nike’s grandfather and Ojus father and a couple of other people and in kasala the lightning stone there was a scene where he met Oju for help and instead of trying to make peace with him he used Nikes power to threaten him, also in that same story there was a time Shango grabbed Oju and wanted to murder him warning them that Oju was evil but Ogunshola didn’t listen he begged for him.

Adeshola was always naive even as the Arugba, she was always protected as a Princess and stuck to her ways. She was a cry baby but at the end she grew into a stronger woman willing to go the extra mile instead of shedding tears...