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JUJU MAN

Written By: OLUSEGUN AYOMIDE SHEDRACH
From: Prime Insane Universe
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Chapter One
Aanu sat by the edge of the mountain which had a water fall beneath it, flowing down to be the main source of water in the village. A place where the sound of water was totally silent and a place he sought solace whenever he was not himself.
“I wonder why father would prefer I remain an herbalist rather than go after my dream, I am not weak, I have one of the amazing powers in this village and yet he wont let me” he thought within himself and raised his hands up towards his face.
“I knew I would find you here” a voice said behind him.
Without turning around to see who it was, Aanu heaved and spoke.
“Only you and Ire knows about this place” he said as the person got closer to him.
A fair boy of about age of fifteen sat next to him, watching the massive water flow beneath them.
“I’ve enrolled for Juju Exam” the boy said with a bright smile on his face, noticing the sad countenance on Aanu’s face he paused and looked at him “What is wrong?”
“It’s my father, Tami, he wont let me partake in it no matter how hard I persuade him” Aanu replied sadly and in a low tone.
Tami had a well tone body for a fifteen year old, although not as built as Aanu who had a rather chocolate like complexion and a set of red eyeballs which told how power he was or would become, the eye color was an unreliable method of grading one’s power. Tami had white eyeballs that glowed at night.
“I know your father understands well, after all you are an half cast” Aanu said still in a sad tone.
“Does it really matter?”
“At least he understands, and he wants you to go after what you like, my father wants me to be an herbalist, he said it was more profitable and had less risk than being an Akanni, even with my powers, he would not let me take chances” Aanu said, this time tears were already building up in his eyes.
NOTE: Akanni is a Yoruba word which means Brave
For a while silence took over completely, no one was willing to say the next word, since a mental health status was at risk.
“I have the perfect solution for that” a feminine voice said behind them.
They both look back and saw the third of them standing in her full beauty as ever, a dark skinned girl, in fluffy green gown that flapped around, with a set of blue shining eyes.
“Ire” the boys chorused and moved apart to make space for her to sit at the center.
Ire sat down, with a strange but lovely scent flowing out from her body.
“Hmm, wetyn by this smell?” Aanu asked and squeezed his face.
NOTE: the English spoken here is a direct translation from the local Yoruba language, while the Pidgin English is their main kind of language spoken, since not all in this story can speak in the right one
“Are you stealing again from the “Oyinbo” people again?” Tami asked with a query look on his face.
“You are falling in love with my perfume, I stole this one from the market square, just think of it as payback for them trying to take over us, guess they never thought we could have this kind of powers” Ire said and pulled her thick single braided hair that reached down to her knee level and fumbled with it as she spoke.
“Nope, that perfume reeks, smells like it was made from rabbit urine” Aanu shouted and went into an uproar of laughter alongside Tami
“Hmm, I would have doubted you, but you have a good sense of smell, it doesn’t matter, since it still smells nice” Ire replied
“You said you had an idea earlier to help Aanu take part in the Akanni Exam, and its just a week away” Tami said, instantly changing the topic.
“Yes, I already registered his name also, but under disguise, which means he only has to wear a mask while fighting” Ire replied feeling fly.
“Wow” Aanu said, his face full of excitement and delight.
“So that way you can have a big shot at joining a Guild, since different Guild Masters would be available to scout for fighters to join their league” Ire added and crossed her legs.
“Let’s do our best guys” Aanu shouted and stood up raising his left hand into the air.
With a bright smile on their faces, they all stood to their feet and raised their hands up in the sky.
“Huhn by the way, Aanu, you said you would talk to Lina, did she agreed?” Tami asked while they all still had their hands in the air.
Aanu gulped and gritted his teeth, he looked at Tami with fury and gritted his teeth.
“She declined me, that girl declined me, did she think she would see someone as handsome or powerful as I am?” Aanu shouted in reply at Tami.
“Maybe because you are an herbalist” Ire added and both her and Tami burst into laughter.
“You wont be laughing for long, I have had some tactic from one Oyinbo man like that, he said I should be flowers, that it’s a means of showing love” Aanu replied
“You are very boring” Ire replied and took a step backward and also Tami did same “Just use the money to buy egusi and ewedu make we cook am chop” Ire said and took to her feet.
NOTE: Egusi and Ewedu are local food
Aanu growled in anger and suddenly fire engulfed his body and shot out furiously from his mouth, razing down the tree before as he screamed, sending the fire at his friends who had already took to their heels

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Aanu dropped his basket on the ground and wiped out sweat from his face, he looked around the forest and sniffed into the air, he knelt down and touched the ground, feeling the sound vibration it gave back to him.
“I might have been far away from the village” he muttered to himself and stood up.
“Where do I begin to search for, father just keeps on sending me to find herbs that are really scarce, I know that old man has a point about being rich being an herbalist, finding things like this is a nice source of income” he muttered as he picked up his basket and went deeper into the forest.
Soliloquizing to himself, he suddenly heard a loud screech, like something in pain. Aanu paused for some few seconds, frozen to his spot, a feeling of fear suddenly engulfed him.
“Dragoni” he muttered as sweat broke down his face
NOTE: Dragoni is a Yoruba words which means Dragon
He knelt down in fright, his hands made contact with the floor and suddenly his countenance changed
“Its in trouble” he said with his eyes wide opened and stood to his feet, without thinking twice, he took to his heel towards where the screeching sound had come from.
Running as fast as his legs could carry him, Aanu dashed through the woods, acting on instinct, even though he never knew what to expect. Skillfully stepping on the body of trees to gain height, he flipped himself into the air and grabbed to a tree branch, rolled over and stepped on it, adding momentum, he began to leap from one tree top to another.
He came to a halt and before him was a very gruesome sight. A fire dragon being taken down by masked men.
“I see, Dragonis are only week after laying their eggs, unlike other animals, who protect their eggs with aggressiveness, Dragoni are always weak during this period and to think it’s a fire dragon” he muttered to himself and suddenly his hands went up in flames.
Aanu’s red eyes, suddenly grew much brighter, feeling the tension in the air, he leaped forward, engaging the masked men. He crashed down, boring a hole into the ground beneath his feet. He dashed forward and smashed the masked man on the right straight on the stomach, without holding back. He leaped into mid air and smashed his left leg against the chest of the man he punched, sending him flying and crashing against a tree, which instantly sent him unconscious.
“Cowards” Aanu said groaning, the tension in the air increased as he stepped forward, walking towards the second man “To think you attack a Dragoni, when she is in her weak state” he said and raised his head up, revealing his fury eyeball.
“What kind of demon are you?” the second man asked in fright
“You’re about to find out” he screamed and dashed at him, before he could send in his attack, the man suddenly took to his heel in great speed.
“You can’t outrun my fire bullets” Aanu said and slammed his palms together with all his fingers pointed forward
“Seeking Bulletttt” he shouted and from his fingers came bullets in form of fire, ten of them going after their target.
“It wont stop until it hits you” he said and turned to look at the almost lifeless Dragoni laying in it cave, curled up around its red colored egg.
Aanu walked closer, unshaken by the massive height of the Dragoni, he stood before it and raised his head up to look at it, its entire head overshadowing his body.
“Thank you”
“You can speak, I thought the stories were false, although its strange how I knew it was a Dragoni being attacked” he replied “Will you survive this? You look bad”
“Not at all, that why I want to give you something” The Dragoni said and breathed out from it huge nostrils, almost moving Aanu away from his position.
“Take my egg, protect it, let it be your comrade”
Aanu stood still, trying to process what he heard
“You cant deny this of me, it is my dying wish, I feel with you, it can really help and reach its potential alongside you, I am also sure you will be taking the Akanni Exam, and since you have the attribute of a dragon, you are a good parent for it” The Dragoni said and laid her head as she breathed her last.
Aanu stood still in shock, with tears dropping down his face uncontrollably, he sniffed hard and wiped out his tears
“I will carry out your wish, sleep tight” he muttered and walked closer to the egg.