00 PROLOGUE
The end is near for a parallel universe, something known as the ziginyazonke has been devouring worlds. These worlds had divine trees called world trees which served as the world's life force and in addition, had alternative ways of protecting itself and the worlds people by producing a living guardian called a Decender( defender)
(note:ziginyazonke ???=All eater)
The ziginyazonke's recent world consumption gave off a little battle and it's Decender was revived late, so it escaped to a neighboring world for help. Will it receive help in time or will the next world perish like the rest...?
This story begins in our world with a young man whose got his life together and his not part of a rich family nor poor family, just an ordinary family. His a varsity student at an Art institute, his got a girlfriend studying hospitality and very soon planning on marrying her since she was his high school sweet heart . His parents got retired and spending time together and his older sister works at an international 10 star hotel which pays well, she's been in a good mood lately, she broke up with her recent obsessed boyfriend.
T-boy how 'bout I bring you some snacks since I'm clocking out
Nah, I'm at the shop sis but you can drop by at the condor neh
Sho
Well there isn't a time when I hated her, she's my sister I love her with all my heart. Back then as a kid she used to fight bullies who picked on me, despite being a girl she was a tomboy to the core a kasi girl (township girl)
The guy she dated was really not my favorite, to be honest I hated all her boyfriends coz I knew they'd leave and hurt her
The guy she broke up with recently was waay different he'd tell her how to talk, how to dress up, what to eat that baru(idiot) thought my sis was his possession he gave her her gifts and wanted to marry her
Who does that?! Who marries a guy they just met a week ago?!
I told her to break up with him and told her to return his gifts, and my sister returned all his gifts including the money, syooh she got em good. The guy got pissed and didn't want to leave her but we called the police to warn him to stop harassing her and he never made contact with her since then
YAWN, what a long day I better visit T-boy as promised -?!
What was infront of her over the road behind a street light pole was was something she feared, something she thought had left her life, a closed chapter. Lifeless eyes glared dead on her. Her ex boyfriend crosses the street slowly. Tip toeing on heals she speed walks dripping with sweat and eyes widen, she tries to get away but it was futile he was pacing on her.
Reaching out into her purse she took out her smartphone in distress for help. Something crossed her mind, she didn't want to involve her little brother in any of her problems. To trick her ex, she pretended to call someone then suddenly
Hello, hello, sis is that you? Huh kwenekani(what's going on)? Why are you breathing so hard?
Uh hai(no) it's a mistake I'm not endanger, I was just calling to say I'm on my way bye-bye
WAIT it's him again neh?
Uh...
Tell me where you're at, I'll get rid of him
Silence for a split second
Ndikwa(I'm at) supermarket ekoneni(at the corner) his coming!
Hearing my sister sounding so helpless and desperate made me so angry, it gave me inhuman speed as I dropped the packet of noodles I just bought at the till
Stumbling and tripping desperately trying to escape but he was too close as he pulled out something shiny which reflected the light of the sun set, this silver object was pointed at her. As she turned around she saw the glimpse of her lifeless ex thrusting the knife to her. The knife impaled through...
The knife impaled my flesh it went straight into my gut clenching my teeth to endure the pain and with little strength I got, I lift my leg which felt heavy at that moment and placed it on the lifeless bastard infront of me and kicked him away he fell down. He looked up and saw my murderous intimidating presence looming over him which gave him life and realization. He got up and ran away eloping across the street
Once I couldn't see him in sight l collapsed but felt the gentle and warm hands of my sister. I laid down on my back with a knife sticking out. I moved my eyes over to sis, she was tearing up like a 5 year old who lost her favorite teddy
THEMBA------------!! SOMEONE HELP MY BROTHER'S GONNA DIE!!
I was in such pain that hurt so much I wasn't able to calm down my sister nor tell her everything will be fine. My fading eyes could only look at her one last time knowing that I died protecting her was enough but also knowing this might hurt my loved ones
Mama, Yata(mom, dad), Zikhona and lastly my sis, this is where my story ends and I do apologize for not living a long life with all of you, this is it... Farewell
The young man Themba Igorha died with a gentle smile to his sister showing he didn't regret his action...
PROLOGUE ENDS
