Down deep inside the Ntlanzi, the mermaids were gathered around the heartbroken Lumina. Mlambo is pacing up and down the palace in anger and frustration. He didn’t appreciate it when the queen dismissed every vile idea he put on the table. Lumina was one mermaid who hated violence, conflicts and terror. She believed in oneness and peace.
” Didn’t you hear the seer saying that Manzi was brutally killed by the humans? The dead bodies are still on surface, they are afraid to come face us. Bloody cowards! ” cursed Mlambo.
” Mlambo you need to calm down and recall that we are one of earth’s protectors, we can’t kill anyone. ” she’s said in her calm and collected nature.
” They killed your daughter! And you to let it slide! That’s a sign of being weak! ” he said.
” Haaaaah ” said the crowd of mermaids in disbelief.
” I will not let you disrespect or humiliate me in front of the whole kingdom! No one is allowed to do anything to those humans, I will deal with it my own way. ” she fired back.
” What’s your way my queen? ” asked Ngcuka, one of the royal members.
” I just want my daughter’s body back and move on with my life ” she held the tears back.
” so you going to do absolutely nothing? ” asked Mlambo.
” Listen everyone, yes they have hurt and betrayed us after we assisted them. But will destroying them bring back the beautiful happy princess back? How is killing them going to heal us? ” she said.
” But….” said Mlambo.
” No buts! Get me my stuff, I want to send lightning to the king and I hope he will agree to meet up with me. ” she said that taking his stuff from Mlambo.
She swam towards the river bank, raised her stuff in the sky and cried.
” Goddess of the sky, strike at the palace but don’t kill anyone. ” she said.
While, Chibi is carrying his daughter body on his shoulders, climbing mountains, hoping that Khubalo will resurrect her back to life with her new powers. He got a shock of his life when he found Khubalo lying lifelessly in a pool of blood, it looked like he was beaten to death by an ape. He threw Mbini’s body on the floor and sat down hopelessly.
” Confess your sins or die like her! ” ordered the angry voice.
” Who are you? What do you want? ” he was shivering as he looked around.
All he saw was a shadow of a big fat bear growling. He ran out but the shadow was everywhere and it kept changing shapes. From a panda, lion, snake, extra.
” No sin will go unpunished! You’ve misled the people and you going to pay for it. Innocent people have died because of you and now the ancestors have sent me to deal with you. ” Groaned the voice.
” What do you want from me? ” he cried.
” Confess or die! ” said the voice.