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2024-10-29 19:42:56Leaves of the giant iroko trees have littered the whole of Adekunle's
compound except for the veranda, the day just dawns as young girlshurry to the stream to get water for breakfast to be prepared,Kehinde, histhe only daughter and child had suddenly awoken, andstruggle to see through the broken unplastered hut where she laid, shewas awoken by the sound of her father's usual songs which he singsevery morning before he embarks for a hunt, Adekunle, he was wellknown as a reputable hunter and a warrior who had procured for himselftwo titles: most reputable hunter and a great warrior who has defendedthe villagers from rivals... his fame has spread to reaching evenacross several kingdoms, his confrontations with several spiritanimals and his victories are widely spoken about... reputation is onegem that Adekunle will guard with the whole of his life; he prefersdeath to the lost of his reputation, he either wins or dies. Thebelief thaRelated chapters
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 22
One morning, Oche, the King summoned all the wise men of Odeito a he needed to know whatto do. one after the other, every man presented his opinion, the firstto present a suggestion was the wise rain maker- Inalegwu, he, stoodup, greeted the King and the counsel of chiefs, his fellow wise men,my King, I suggest that you appoint the both of them war Lords overthe two regions which are the southern and northern regions: Ababa bethe war Lord in charge of the South and Obihi war Lord over the north.I rest my case, he sat down, to his opinion, the King nodded his headin disapproval to his suggestion, as that has never been donebefore... "Hmmm!" Ulahi the market chief cleared his throat, "King, Igreet you, may you live forever, my fellow wise men I greet you too, Iappreciate you all for honoring this invitation and may the gods ofour ancestors reward you immensely. we have been summoned here becauseof the matter of deliberation that has
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 23
The farming season had also began strongly, every farmer was at thepeak of their farming. When it was night, Adekunle told his family astory about his father. There were very pleased to hear it.The next morning Kende's head was still foggy even as she stretchesherself on the bamboo bed... "the weather is unusually cool thismorning," she reasoned. Oh! she exclaimed, I need to get water fromthe stream, jumping out of the bamboo bed, she rushed out to pick up a giant pot to hurry to the stream... seeing her dad, she went to herfather to greet him on her kneels has their custom permits, then shehurriedly joined other village girls. On that faithful morning, Adekunle waited until food was served, he was served with a bowfull of amala with a mushroom soup, this was one of the meals he inheritedfrom his father, Topkesi, Adekunle is blessed with an usual eatingappetite, as he alone could eat a food meant for five men, Amala withmushroom soup are h
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 24
In the course of time, one of the great grand sons of the Kingdom of Messa became a mighty King in the southern region, he became so mighty to point that, his name echoes fear in the ears of people; people's ears tingle when ever his name was been mentioned, one day, has he sat on his throne, he began to think how that one of his great grandfathers was beheaded by the King of Odudu, and when he made further inquiries, he realised that, his father never intended going for the war but was lured by the King of Wadu; anger burned within him has he thought about how that his father was beheaded, the humiliation they went through even before his great grandfather was exterminated.One day has he was eating, his heart burned with bitterness and he shouted, "May the goddess of Messa kill me if I do not wreck havoc upon the Kingdoms of Wadu and Odudu!" For days, he thought about how he could pay them back especially to the King of Wadu who he believed was the root cause, he was how
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 24
The next day, he took with him some of his warriors and set out to see the King of Wadu, in a short while he was in the palace, the King also prepared a banquet for him, during the time of refreshment, the King of Wadu requested to see his daughter for a minute, the King of Messa smiled, he felt that something was fishing as he saw two or more persons whispering some words to themselves, that was when the King requested for her daughter, "What is happening?" The King of Messa moved his lips. As he sat down, he saw that only the King walked out of his chamber, "Where is my wife?" A question passed his heart. The King of Wadu didn't say anything about the sudden disappearance of his daughter. He just began to engage him in some monkey tales stories, at this point whereby everyone was in merriment, "something is not right," the aid of king Nosa informed him as he muttered some words into his ears about the whereabouts of his wife, King Aruge of Wadu was busy with his cats and bulls sto
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 26
The next morning, all the warriors allied together for a little training, and planned how to disarm the enemy when they will be colliding in the desert of Wadu kingdom. After a long training, Adekunle stood up and began to address. "You must fight and not be afraid, I want you to know this one thing, I want you to know the reason for war, we fight for power, we fight for influence, we fight for dominance, we fight for influence and we also fight for survival, for deliverance and for the total take of our territory from the hands of the enemy. I also want you to know that victory is meant only for the brave and strong; you must be violent, you must be brutal, it takes a bitter fighting to emerge to emerge in an enviable position, remember, kingdoms are not built with bricks, they are built with blood and bones, not just any bones or blood; but the blood and bones of valiant fighters.I must assure you also that we might all leave here tomorrow to the battle field, but not all of u
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 27
That night, enough bear was brewed, coupled with a lot of roasted meat, when Adekunle was told that the meal was ready, he smiled, he prefer wild animals to domestic, he was served with his wild[bush] meat of antelope; they all ate and celebrated, the celebration was like one of its kind, Adekunle and the other warriors drank and ate like they won't be tomorrow, Adekunle's table was loaded with all kinds of assorted drinks, enough of food and meat, that night. the wanted telling him about his daughter, but felt held back.The next day, the warriors of Odudu returned; reaching home, some of them wept bitterly for their lost.Three years later, Adekunle had then became more known, apart from just been a local hero that he was he had become a recognized hero in west Africa, he continued hunting in spite of the name he had made has a now renounced warrior, hunting was one thing that he would never totally eschew doing.This particular year Adekunle decided to farm a litt
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 28
The gods are with you go against the forces of Agbadu kingdom, now before it's to late, summoned the warriors in my shrine quickly, I see troupe from the kingdom of Agbadu coming like a storm against our kingdom, before night fall, there should, hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Before it's too late." Then the chief priest danced again out of the palace. "You see what I was saying...," Kayode trying to say more: "there is no time to talk any more, the bone is already in between our throat." The King quickly interrupted. "Guards, take the news as fast as possible, let all the warriors assemble in the village shrine." In less than no time, the warriors had gathered at the premise of the shrine, the chief priest quickly began to fortify them, while still in the process of fortifications, a young man ran to the shrine, panting heavily, after he was calm, he then informed them that he saw a battalion of warrior marching towards their kingdom, Adekunle and some of the already fortified warriors chante
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 1
Once upon a time, in the age of war, magic and cruelty. "Adesuna"became the King of "Odudu," a kingdom located in west Africa.The foundation of "Odudu" was laid at the expense of the blood of Warriors, "Odudu" Was one of the most powerful kingdoms in the region of West Africa, "Adesuna" king of "Odudu" was the only son of Adeshina, a Yoro by tribe, he was a valiant fighter from his youth, who latter became a mighty King, he became a sorcerer when human strength couldn't face the tide of time. It was an age when men fought to own anything, warriors fought for lands as well as kings, every king was a warrior-king. The language of this time was the language of combat, a language that is not taught by men but experienced on the battle field, men even fought with all brutality to get married even within their own kingdoms and amongtheir own people, it was a period when possessions were measured by strength, the more powerful you are, the more things you were liab
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THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 28
The gods are with you go against the forces of Agbadu kingdom, now before it's to late, summoned the warriors in my shrine quickly, I see troupe from the kingdom of Agbadu coming like a storm against our kingdom, before night fall, there should, hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Before it's too late." Then the chief priest danced again out of the palace. "You see what I was saying...," Kayode trying to say more: "there is no time to talk any more, the bone is already in between our throat." The King quickly interrupted. "Guards, take the news as fast as possible, let all the warriors assemble in the village shrine." In less than no time, the warriors had gathered at the premise of the shrine, the chief priest quickly began to fortify them, while still in the process of fortifications, a young man ran to the shrine, panting heavily, after he was calm, he then informed them that he saw a battalion of warrior marching towards their kingdom, Adekunle and some of the already fortified warriors chante
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 27
That night, enough bear was brewed, coupled with a lot of roasted meat, when Adekunle was told that the meal was ready, he smiled, he prefer wild animals to domestic, he was served with his wild[bush] meat of antelope; they all ate and celebrated, the celebration was like one of its kind, Adekunle and the other warriors drank and ate like they won't be tomorrow, Adekunle's table was loaded with all kinds of assorted drinks, enough of food and meat, that night. the wanted telling him about his daughter, but felt held back.The next day, the warriors of Odudu returned; reaching home, some of them wept bitterly for their lost.Three years later, Adekunle had then became more known, apart from just been a local hero that he was he had become a recognized hero in west Africa, he continued hunting in spite of the name he had made has a now renounced warrior, hunting was one thing that he would never totally eschew doing.This particular year Adekunle decided to farm a litt
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 26
The next morning, all the warriors allied together for a little training, and planned how to disarm the enemy when they will be colliding in the desert of Wadu kingdom. After a long training, Adekunle stood up and began to address. "You must fight and not be afraid, I want you to know this one thing, I want you to know the reason for war, we fight for power, we fight for influence, we fight for dominance, we fight for influence and we also fight for survival, for deliverance and for the total take of our territory from the hands of the enemy. I also want you to know that victory is meant only for the brave and strong; you must be violent, you must be brutal, it takes a bitter fighting to emerge to emerge in an enviable position, remember, kingdoms are not built with bricks, they are built with blood and bones, not just any bones or blood; but the blood and bones of valiant fighters.I must assure you also that we might all leave here tomorrow to the battle field, but not all of u
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 24
The next day, he took with him some of his warriors and set out to see the King of Wadu, in a short while he was in the palace, the King also prepared a banquet for him, during the time of refreshment, the King of Wadu requested to see his daughter for a minute, the King of Messa smiled, he felt that something was fishing as he saw two or more persons whispering some words to themselves, that was when the King requested for her daughter, "What is happening?" The King of Messa moved his lips. As he sat down, he saw that only the King walked out of his chamber, "Where is my wife?" A question passed his heart. The King of Wadu didn't say anything about the sudden disappearance of his daughter. He just began to engage him in some monkey tales stories, at this point whereby everyone was in merriment, "something is not right," the aid of king Nosa informed him as he muttered some words into his ears about the whereabouts of his wife, King Aruge of Wadu was busy with his cats and bulls sto
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 24
In the course of time, one of the great grand sons of the Kingdom of Messa became a mighty King in the southern region, he became so mighty to point that, his name echoes fear in the ears of people; people's ears tingle when ever his name was been mentioned, one day, has he sat on his throne, he began to think how that one of his great grandfathers was beheaded by the King of Odudu, and when he made further inquiries, he realised that, his father never intended going for the war but was lured by the King of Wadu; anger burned within him has he thought about how that his father was beheaded, the humiliation they went through even before his great grandfather was exterminated.One day has he was eating, his heart burned with bitterness and he shouted, "May the goddess of Messa kill me if I do not wreck havoc upon the Kingdoms of Wadu and Odudu!" For days, he thought about how he could pay them back especially to the King of Wadu who he believed was the root cause, he was how
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 23
The farming season had also began strongly, every farmer was at thepeak of their farming. When it was night, Adekunle told his family astory about his father. There were very pleased to hear it.The next morning Kende's head was still foggy even as she stretchesherself on the bamboo bed... "the weather is unusually cool thismorning," she reasoned. Oh! she exclaimed, I need to get water fromthe stream, jumping out of the bamboo bed, she rushed out to pick up a giant pot to hurry to the stream... seeing her dad, she went to herfather to greet him on her kneels has their custom permits, then shehurriedly joined other village girls. On that faithful morning, Adekunle waited until food was served, he was served with a bowfull of amala with a mushroom soup, this was one of the meals he inheritedfrom his father, Topkesi, Adekunle is blessed with an usual eatingappetite, as he alone could eat a food meant for five men, Amala withmushroom soup are h
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 22
One morning, Oche, the King summoned all the wise men of Odeito a he needed to know whatto do. one after the other, every man presented his opinion, the firstto present a suggestion was the wise rain maker- Inalegwu, he, stoodup, greeted the King and the counsel of chiefs, his fellow wise men,my King, I suggest that you appoint the both of them war Lords overthe two regions which are the southern and northern regions: Ababa bethe war Lord in charge of the South and Obihi war Lord over the north.I rest my case, he sat down, to his opinion, the King nodded his headin disapproval to his suggestion, as that has never been donebefore... "Hmmm!" Ulahi the market chief cleared his throat, "King, Igreet you, may you live forever, my fellow wise men I greet you too, Iappreciate you all for honoring this invitation and may the gods ofour ancestors reward you immensely. we have been summoned here becauseof the matter of deliberation that has
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 21
Leaves of the giant iroko trees have littered the whole of Adekunle'scompound except for the veranda, the day just dawns as young girlshurry to the stream to get water for breakfast to be prepared,Kehinde, histhe only daughter and child had suddenly awoken, andstruggle to see through the broken unplastered hut where she laid, shewas awoken by the sound of her father's usual songs which he singsevery morning before he embarks for a hunt, Adekunle, he was wellknown as a reputable hunter and a warrior who had procured for himselftwo titles: most reputable hunter and a great warrior who has defendedthe villagers from rivals... his fame has spread to reaching evenacross several kingdoms, his confrontations with several spiritanimals and his victories are widely spoken about... reputation is onegem that Adekunle will guard with the whole of his life; he prefersdeath to the lost of his reputation, he either wins or dies. Thebelief tha
THE LEGACY OF KING ADESUNA Chapter 20
As time passes by, the King of Agbadu who had harboured a strongvengeful spirit against the kingdom of Odudu couldn't hold it any longer, he called his warriors and elders one hot afternoon, "we havetolerated too much from the people of Odudu, their ancestors cheatedour ancestors and now they want to do same again, we will not take itany more, My people, it is time to crush completely anything alive inOdudu; be it animals or humans." "You are right my King." One of theelders supported. "where is Ijele?" the King asked, "yes your majesty Iam here." a servant responded. "take a servant with you, go straightaway to Odudu kingdom, tell them that on the on the next Oya marketday, we shall be colliding in the valley of Ama, tell him to preparefor war." On hearing this, the servant ran out of the palace todeliver the message.When the news got to Odudu kingdom, the King quickly summoned thewarriors and elders to inform them of the
