17 The Inscrutable Horse (2/2)

”Fine, I see you are even a Mogwedhi, no wonder I can'tsee through you, that is very impressive.” The beast nodded, ”I think we should have a spar.”

The horse immediately jumped on him the moment it said so. Its speed was too fast that even Mudho could not catch up. Ochieng' stood where he was calmly. The horse reached before him in a second, it spread its left wing cutting through the air. The power and speed of the wing could shutter all the courage of any of its opponents. The man only stood there, waiting for the strike.

The man met the wing with his fist. The two collided producing a hurricane of wind away from them. Mudho and all the plants around the two fighting fellows were sent flying before falling hard on the ground. The horse and the man were equally matched. The horse didn't expect him to be that strong. It started using everything it had up its sleeves. Ochieng' did not slack either, he used all the means he had.

They used their powers, from breath, air around them and everything they released, making the fight to be so intense that everything eight metres around them was destroyed.

The bird was snapped back to reality by the noise below it. It woke up only to see a blue horse seriously battling Ochieng'. It decided to land on a tree branch and watch.It didn't enjoy the fight much because the two fellows were already tired. Both were bleeding profusely everywhere in their bodies.

In their weak states, Ochieng' withdrew his sword in a profound speed that the beast did not even realize. His sword sharp pointed end landed forthrightly on the horse's neck. It piercedthrough the beast's neck with a raging force. It fell on the ground with a clunk making a cloud of dust and dry leaves rise.

After it fell, green energy gushed from the hole made by the sword with great speed. What left Ochieng', Mudho and the bird baffled was the fact that after the energy left the horse's body, it reverted back to a normal white horse with no wings and horns. The place that the sword thrust a moment ago was just but a cicatrice.

The horse stood up and looked at Ochieng' regretfully. It could not speak at the moment because it had lost that ability. It came and fell on Ochieng's feet to submit. When Mudho and the bird saw this, they became proud of this man. This was the friend of the former and the man of the friend of the latter.

”It's okay, Mudho, I will clean up myself and take a little rest to recuperate. Ward me.” He instructed Mudho after settling everything. The rest was very important nevertheless the bird couldn't allow it.

Fwaaa! Fwaaa!

It started singing with a soft and tender voice. All the beasts and ordinary animals around lay on the ground in pleasure, enjoying thepleasant feeling the song brought. Ochieng' was the one who enjoyed much. Having the ability to regenerate, with the song catalysing his recovery, his strength was even increasing in addition. That feeling was gratifying.

Mudho was recovering quickly as well, since it could also regenerate. The horse after reverting back to normal, it felt no exhaustion, nor any pain. It was even stronger than normal horses. It had the ability to comprehend human speech. This made it useful to Ochieng'after he left the forbidden land.

The bird stopped singing when Ochieng' recovered fully. He felt energetic and fresh. If the blue horse came at the moment, he was confident of winning with just a blow. The current horse could cough blood if it knewOchieng' was thinking about hitting it once more.