The curse

Chapter 4

Yamkelani
I stood there as this huge lion was standing in front of the mirror. Our eyes looked via the mirror and I froze. I tried my best not to scream nor to run. I slowly backed away from the door. Slowly with my hands held up high as if someone holding a gun towards me.
Yamkelani: Dear God... please don't let it eat me... I whispered as i slowly moved away from the door. Something about its yellow eyes seemed familiar as if I know the soul behind those eyes. They were dark almost the shade of gold. It moved from the sink and I tried to look for blood to see if it ate Yanga up but they were no drops of blood from its paws nor its teeth's.It walked in slow motion towards me and i stood rigid where i was. I felt my bladder fill up as if am going to pee myself.
Me: I know you can't hear me but please dont eat me. I spoke to it in my most calm manner that I could master as if it could hear or understand what am saying. Its roared as if it was answering me. Oh gosh I hope someone heard that and comes to my rescue because I doubt ill live to tell this tale.
Me: I hope that was you saying you wont eat me. I laughed nervously thinking if its sees me smile maybe it might just lose its appetite and leave me alone. It was now too close and somehow it didnt smell bad. Its smell was pleasant than it lifted it paws and pushed me so hard that i fell on my back and my thighs were exposed. I looked up to it as it pounced on me scratching my thighs with its paws. My body shot up in pain and I looked down to see blood oozing out of the wounds that I now have and the sight of my own blood made me uneasy I looked at the lion as it eyes turned lighter  and again the familiarity of them was too much and it was lights out for me.

Yanga
I felt my heart beating fast in my chest as I looked at all the blood. I turned into my human form and ran to my phone calling Khulekani.
Me: come in my room now and come with the king and first aid. I ran to the bathroom emptied the bin and poured warm water than took a towel and went to clean her wounds up. When she was clean i Took her body and placed her in bed and tried to make her look decent, just then the doors opened with my father and Khulekani. My dad face had fear written all over him. I knew he feared the worse given my record.
Me: I don't know what happened. One moment she was singing the next I changed and then i pounced on her. Khulekani nodded as he checked her pulse and gave her an injection.
Khulekani: she is stable just fainted that all. The scars are not to deep for stitches but we have to disinfect just so it doesn't infect. We did that and he gave me the bandage.
Khulekani: I can't touch her wrap the bandages around her. I soaked them in the dis infector and bandage her when I was done Babu Skhosana the traditional healer was here.
Babu skhosana: I was right, she the chosen one for both of you. He looked so delighted and my father face was no more worried.
Me: what do you mean?
Babu skhosana: The beast just marked her as his own. She now has the marks of the beast
I looked at her sleeping peacefully.
Me: baba stop speaking in riddles and tell me exactly ukuthi uthini( what you saying)
Babu skhosana: am saying she now has the mark of the beast.I mean that she now belong to you and the beast.I mean that if she leaves you ,the beast will kill you and if she leaves ,you wont survive it.I mean that your life is now in her hands. Your powers are now alleviated. The beast is now in sync with your soul, mind and body. If anything happens that threatens the bond between the beast and her. Than my son I do not want to be here to see what becomes of you or this kingdom. You have no choice in the matter Thulasizwe you are the the king of the Jungle. You now have all the power of all worlds the spirit and the living and the glue that makes you have that is that girl laying on that bed. One misstep that threatens that we are all doomed. Now uyangizwake( now do you hear me). I nodded.
Babu sikhosana: the ceremony continues and there must be a slaughtering of a lamb to symbolize the virtuous union. My father nodded and he gave me a pat on the back and left. Babu skhosana went on to burning the traditional herbs around the room than he laughed and look at me.
Babu skhosana: you are an honorable man saving her virtue like that. He laughed again as he left. Khulekani looked at me in confusion.
Me: we didn't have sex last night.
Khulekani: the sheets??
Me: i smeared blood on it. He laughed.
Khulekani: never thought ill see a day that you actually cared for a woman after everything that you have been through. I kept quiet as he left the room closing the door. I sat there thinking of how to handle the situation when she wakes up. Do I tell he who and what I am? Do i just let her be jumping to her own conclusion? What if I tell her than she wants to leave? I heard babu skhosana very well I die and the kingdom will be doomed. If the kingdom is doomed than many lives will be lost..What am I going to do??