Kuru Kureri was the thirty sixth Ordainer in the great land of Keniya. He was also one of the sixty three students of Wizard Lubaku Mukenge about two hundred and fifty years ago. He was a diligent student and always did his best to be at the zenith of power.He did not want power because he was a certain egoistical fellow, he knew the responsibility he had above his shoulder as an Ordainer and he believed that more power increased his chances of winning the war against the Lord of darkness.
It was also predicted by those from the Hall of Righteousness that he would be the last Ordainer. This meant he was going to face more danger than his predecessors. Unfortunately, about twenty years ago, while hunting down the Black Fiends, he met one of the powerful ones. He had awakened his powers as an Ordainer by then and he managed to kill that fiend.
However, that devil left him with a serious wound.
After going through treatment for a few days, he had thought that he could still serve as an Ordainer. Little did he know that the powerful Black Fiend had dedicated his time into uncovering the secrets about Ordainers. After a lot of efforts, he succeeded in destroying the very foundation of Kuru"s existence as an Ordainer.
People from the dark world had also learned that the thirty sixth Ordainer could be the last one. After the battle, they believed that they had won since Kuru had never been seen in action for over ten years.
Kuru on the Other hand knew that he had ceased to be an Ordainer when he felt that another one had been born. At the moment, he knew he only had a year to enjoy his life. His greatest wish at the moment was to see the thirty seventh Ordainer but no matter how hard he tried as a wizard, he could not just find this colleague of his.
He had a busy morning the same day Ochieng" was released by the G.o.d of the Mbeu people. After taking his afternoon meal of beef and potatoes, he decided to take a nap.
"Kuru, why do you sleep when Keniya is in danger?"
He had just closed his eyes when he heard a heavenly voice sounding in his ears in a land so foreign to him. It was clear that he was dreaming.
"One from above, why do you seek me at this time.? "
Without turning to see was talking, Kuru knelt down and said with a face full of fear and deep respect. He had been an Ordainer for years, it was not surprising that he recognized that voice. After all, Ordainers were the very representatives of the One from above on earth.
"I have seen that you have little time here on land. I really wanted you to enjoy the few days you have ahead of you but I couldn"t." Within the heavenly and majestic voice, traces of bitterness could be heard.
"Is there a problem that you need this lowly servant of yours to help solve." Kuru asked in the humblest manner.
"Your successor is in grave danger. A month ago, the people from the dark world learned of his existence. They are rallying an army in their world and sooner than later, they are going to attack." The voice started getting shaky due to bitterness.
"How can I help my brother master?" He did not even lift his head as he asked.
" There is a man he is walking with who works with the Black Fiends. He has already discovered that he is an enemy but has decided to spare his life because he believes the enemy is helpful alive. That was very true untill yesterday. The Lord of darkness has made a move himself and is yet to bestow him with powers that are going to make the young man fail in his quest. I need you to help him."
"But I cannot detect where he is, how am I to find him?"
"I have decided to choose you because you are the only one who understands how important his role is. Things are moving faster than I can comprehend. The battle ahead of us is going to be sooner than we can know, I want you to take him to the Halls of Righteousness after dealing with the other fellow. The rest will be taken care of by me. As for how to find him, that is not a problem at all."
After the voice finished, Kuru Kureri found himself awake inside his old hut. He tried to look for Ochieng" by the tracing spell he had been usually using and this time round he succeeded.
"My fellow Ordainer, I wouldn"t expect those people to be this fast. We have to move faster." He disappeared immediately he said those words to himself.
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Ochieng"s heart pounded as they got closer to the lonely hut. His mind was trying to figure out several ways to greet his girl. He had even started smiling unknowingly making him look like a lunatic.
When they were only a few meters from landing, a stroke of lighting appeared in the s.p.a.ce before them before a man seemingly in his late thirties appeared. The man had a shiny skin and the yellow animal skin he was loose on his body making him look huge.
"I am sorry to interrupt but there is no time!"
The man said impatiently as he withdrew sword out of its sheath that was nicely attached to his waist. The man was obviously Kuru. To avoid a lot of awkwardness, he decided to disguise himself as a young man. It would be better to talk to Ochieng" as a peer rather than an old man.
"Who are you and what are you trying to do?"
Ratong" asked angrily.
"Ochieng", I will explain later...just let me."
Calling Ochieng"s name surprised everyone and in their moment of shock, they all did not even realize that he had already appeared before their other human companion.