I was the god and father of knowledge. with me, to know ahead of time, began and ended.
Today I am reborn as a little child in the mid western part of Nigeria. The choking smell of sweat and the grim of blood choked my nostrils, and in irritation I squeezed my face, held my nose and belched.
Surprised by the action of this little child, the doctor and midwives present proclaimed in native Yoruba dialect "omoagba lomo yi" .
That's to say they thought and said I am an "old child".
The sort of child that symbolise reincarnation.
Within me, I wondered if I should taunt this folks a little more. If I should go on to commend their insightful thinking...
I banished the thought almost immediately as they formed in my head, because you see, I am the god of FORESIGHT, and judging from who they were, they wouldn't react well to barely an hour old child speaking .My supposed mother stretched her hands calling for me to the passed on to her. She clutched me in her arms and buried me in a warm embrace..
she mumbled words of prayer and appreciation to...
To me, the god of knowledge...
she asked I bless myself - her child - with wisdom of good and evil, right and wrong.
And for the first time in a long time, I was moved by a devotees supplication .I was taken away from the warmth of my mother. Grafted into the cold solid arms of the man I'll grow to call father.
He was a fierce looking man with a humble countenance. he managed a smile and a gentle soft tear trickled down his cheek.
Never have I seen such genuine and raw emotions in a man, not in the longest while though .
He looked into my eyes, so innocent were his gaze that I peered back so strongly at him.After the days charade, I was taken home to where my parents lived.
in a couple of days, 8 to be precise, I'll be offered up to their god to the christened.
I'll be circumcised and dedicated to their jesus.
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THE GODS OF WAR
FantasyA story about the war of gods that happened long ago. it's a tale of how all the old gods ceased to be in existence. However, something momento has now happened. One of the old gods has been reincarnated, to prevent another war from breaking out...