GODLINGS : ASCENSION (African Lore Book 1)

CHAPTER 24

time before time,
Upper realms,
Home of the primordials.

The sound of weapons clashing woke this being up, eyes squinting at the bright light that assaulted its eyes. Hands up to shield it from the incoming rays, it stood up,

Who am I??

"Iku, that is your name, or at least, that would be the name you would bear in the coming eons" a baritone voice said,

The one known as iku turned to the sound of the voice, noticing a very gigantic man standing near what looked like beads arranged in an intricate patters, and through those beads iku could see a battle going on, between a being of darkness,

Darkness like me....

And beings of light, drawing her gaze away from the images, she studied the man. Not a single hair on his head, with white circular dots that glowed from his head to the rest of his body, forming an intricate tattoo all over. Standing with broad chests, a white wrapper covering his wastes down, white sheepskin hung on his shoulder and a white rod covered with sheepskin in his hand,

"My name is IFA, or better still I am the Oracle, for ifa is a name I would bear in later years" ifa said,

Iku moved forwards, feeling the darkness from a cloak around her body, shielding her nakedness instinctively,

"What am I?" She asked,

Ifa turned to reply when he paused, bowing immediately, iku looking backwards to see a young child staring at her back. Puzzled as she stared at the child, for she felt an aura from ifa, but nothing from the child,

Like he wasn't even there,

"Who are you?" She croaked,

The child smiled the most dazzling smile,

"Never mind who I am child" he said, much to the confusion of iku,

"The main question, is who you are" the child continued, pointing to the darkness that the beings of light fought,

"That being right there, you were made from that being also, for that being is a creature of great evil and malice. It wants to destroy all that I've created" the child said sighing,

Turning to iku who stared hard at the child,

"However I've been able to hold it back for now" the child said,

"With those shiny people?" Iku asked as the child giggled,

"Yes, with those shiny people" the child replied,

"Wait till obatala hears that" ifa chucked as he coughed to cover it up when the child looked at him,

"But it seems I am unable to seal it away with my power, not that I can not, its just if I do interfere-"

"Things tend to blow up so quickly" ifa interrupted, earning a dry look from the child,

"As so aptly said by ifa, my powers tend to render things obsolete, too much power I guess" the child said,

"What is my use in this?" Iku asked again, clearly not amused with the bantering between the two beings,

"I dragged you out from that being, for I sensed a power coming from the being, an innocent power that had no control"

Iku definitely had no memory of anything before her eyes opened to this place, shrugging at the child,

"Again I ask, what is my purpose here?"

Iku felt ifa bristle behind her, turning to see the being twitch in anger,

"Mind your tongue child, you have no idea who you are talking to" he growled,