The Conqueror Series

The Conqueror Rebirth 10

In the Sacred Cave, Dike and Nwanyi were now standing in front of Onwem, who was just sitting like an object. Dike could not believe his eyes. Onwem had become older and her skin was fallen off gradually.

"Onwem" Dike called her quietly.

Onwem raised her head up slowly to look at Dike's face. She could not utter a word. Dike went down on his kneels and held her face in his hands. He cried. Onwem cried too.

"I should have protected you" Dike regretted.

"You did your best. But it wasn't me that needed your love and your protection. It was the princess of Abiam. Our meeting today will right all wrong but you must promise me that you will accept the world you will find yourself now. Promise me that you will love the princess of Abiam" Onwem sadly said.

"The princess of Abiam died in Icho Kingdom. You, I and Nwanyi are the only ones remaining in the four kingdoms of Leffa. Abiam, Icho, Itoho and Ndida are no more. The Tigers will do more harm to the rest of the world if we don't stop them" Dike spoke, still holding her face.

"I'm not meant for you. My destiny is evil and because of me tens of thousands of innocent people have died. I want to die and rest. I want you to have a happy life and build a new Kingdom with your bride" Onwem said with heart break as she held his face with her left palm.

Dike cried like a baby. Nwanyi's attention was immediately drawn by the sound of the tigers as they were running inside the cave.

"They have breached the cave. Dike you must do the one last thing that you must" Nwanyi screamed.

Dike looked back and saw the tigers advancing with speed towards them. He immediately put his lips on Onwem's lips and there was great lightening that covered the entire cave. Nwanyi covered her eyes.

Dike opened his eyes slowly and found himself lying on a mountain. He got up, still confused, he looked around and found a lady lying on the same mountain. He rushed over to her and touched her face and behold it was the princess of Abiam. She was peacefully sleeping. Dike looked and saw a strange old man standing before him.

"Who are you?" Dike asked.

"I'm your future. The Princess was Onwem's last wish for you. Onwem had kept her safe all these while even though she was under the b*****e of the Sacred Tiger. Onwem knew that she was the sacrifice needed to send the tigers away from this earth. Onwem sacrificed herself and now The tigers are gone. Now you will start a new Kingdom with The Princess" the old man remarked and disappeared.

Dike lifted the sleeping princess from the ground with tears in his eyes and went down the mountain.

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A year later, the Princess gave Dike a son. They started farming and building a family. As months passed, slaves from across the Great Sea; that divided the four Kingdoms of Leffa and other kingdoms of the rest of the world started trooping down to Leffa.

Dike at first tried to send them off but the Princess encouraged him to build a new Kingdom with the slaves.

"Turn the slaves into soldiers, farmers and traders" the princess advised.

Dike started training the slaves to become masters, generals, and many other things a kingdom should require.

Far away across the Great Sea, a wicked emperor sat on his throne and was molesting female slaves brought to him from neighboring kingdoms. He was ruthless and an abuser.

Fresh female slaves from a neighbouring kingdom he attacked earlier were brought to him. Sighting an old woman with a young lady holding hands among the slaves, he commanded the two of them to come forward. The lady and the old woman approached him and bowed before him.

The emperor stood up and went closer, raised the lady's face and fondled her breasts as his generals laughed. The emperor commanded the generals to prepare the Lady for him tonight.

The lady was prepared by the servants of the emperor and taken to his bed. The emperor could not resist the beauty of the lady. He touched her but she removed his hands. The emperor became angry and tried to force her but the lady held his face and asked him "Do you know who I am my King?"

"I don't care to know who you are, you slave. Give me what I want" the Emperor was getting impatient.

"My name is Onwem and I don't give people what they want, instead I take from people what I want" The lady sounded and the King was shocked. He couldn't believe that he was on bed with the Legendary Onwem the whole world talked about but to him Onwem was supposed to be dead. He wanted to react but Onwem held his neck and drew out a dagger from the extreme of the bed and sliced his throat. The emperor fell as blood covered the bed.

The old woman Onwem came with was Nwanyi the High Priestess. She was aware of what Onwem planned to do that night and so she used her magic to make the generals fall asleep. Onwem took over the kingdom the next day and became the Queen.