65 Anindos Book of Ordainers (1/2)
”Ehe! Tell me please, he is an Ordainer and his failure can be a great cataclysm to the people of our land. I do not want to imagine how many can die in the hands of those devils and other evil creatures while we wait for another Ordainer.”
Mboya on hearing that Ochieng' was probably in a problem, any other thing that Nonka said did not matter to him. He wanted to know what was to befall Ong'am's son.
”You hold Anindo's Book of Ordainers. That is where the problem is.” Nonka said sternly after he saw that Mboya was understanding the situation.
”But I burned it down!” Mboya said shaking his head. He was not understanding what Nonka was trying to say.
”And that is where everything begun and set Ochieng's journey to end as miserably as you saw it in that painting.”
”What?”
Mboya widened his eyes in dread. If Ochieng' would die just because of him then he would kill himself even if that was the greatest taboo in Lu land.
”We the Saints are the people used by the One from above as a means of communication between him and humans. Our duty is to look upon the earth and report to him every time he visits. He then tell us what to do and what to tell humans. We are given the ability to see the future and are capable of changing them. The Lord of darkness, the almighty king of the Black Fiends is the greatest enemy of the One from above. He is also capable of changing the future and can do anything to his favor.”
”Anindo Ngilo was one of the greatest Ordainers of all time, but was tricked by the Lord of darkness through a very powerful Black Fiend into making the book, since the Lord of darknesscould not step on earth himself. The One from above wanted a life of peace for his people and therefore chose the current Ordainer to end the war between the Black Fiends who belong to the Lord of darkness, and the humans who belong to the One from above. The humans and Black Fiends don't just 'belong' but were created by the One from above and the Lord of darkness respectively. The One from abovecannot also step onto the earth lest it is destroyed.”
”It is a difficult war and if things are not changed, maybe it might worsen and might not favor those who were made bythe One from above. We thought Kuru Kureri, an Ordainer before Ochieng' could be the one but the Lord of darkness destroyed him. He still lives but powerless. He is a wizard and a former Ordainer. We want you to look for him and head with him to the Hall of Righteousness. Ochieng's loss will mean the One from above's loss and the end of mankind.” At this point, Nonka stopped and shook his head. He was once living among those mortals, he loved them so much.
”You still haven't answered my question,” Mboya said with a frown even after Nonka said that much, ”I want to know how burning the book is related to Ochieng's destruction.”
”Anindo killed a very powerful Black Fiend several seasons ago. The demon was an elder amongst its members in the dark world where they come from. Its body was invaluable except for the skin above its member. This was a secret that was disclosed to Anindo in a dream. We wanted to stop the dream but he was under the charm of the Lord of darkness himself. The Lord of darkness is almost as powerful as the One from above, we couldn't help. We turned to the One from above for assistance but he was helpless as well.”
”When still in the trance, Anindo removed the devil's member, took its skin and wrote a few things about Ordainers on it using a particular pen given by the Lord of darkness.We did not want this to happen but it did. What was fortunate was that Anindo did not write the most important things the Lord of darkness wanted. Nevertheless, the book became an artifact to help the Black Fiends to know of the existences of Ordainers and they could do everything to destroy these special people. Anindo after knowing the truth wanted to burn the book but we stopped him. He did not but died a few days after. We sent a fellow to take the book but the Lord of Darkness was swifter. He sealed it with his own abilities. Whoever was to find the book would be used to destroy the current Ordainer...” Nonka explained helplessness written on his face.
Mboya breathed faster when he heard he was the one who would be used bythe Lord of Darkness. He cut Nonka short, ”Don't tell me I am going to destroy Ochieng'.”
”You are powerless before any Black Fiend. Even if you love Ochieng', when your time comes, the Lord of darkness will still use you. Take for example when you burned the book, you did it because of a dream you had. Wereyou evenaware that you were under the spell of the Lord of darkness?” Nonka asked the question with a mischievous smile.
Mboya shook his head and did not say anything. To him, the possibility of him being under the spell of humans' greatest foe was inconceivable. Seeing how helplessly Mboya looked at him, Nonka continued,