[] Our eyes met, and I gasped. I became riveted to a spot. The rod in my hand dropped to the ground, and my eyeballs were like they...

According to the story, Hayakharet’s great, great grandfather, Omoluabi, was a very successful merchant who acquired many servants and wealth. He was a good man and did many...

She gave instructions to one of the two warriors that were with her. He bowed and disappeared into the darkness. She led the way, and we followed. She...

Commander Hayakharet bent low and began to loosen my fetters. She instructed the other two warriors in their language to free the others too. She did so in...

The king raised his sceptre and silence fell over the whole place. He motioned in our direction, and the warriors shoved us forward with their spears, exposing their...

By the time I opened my eyes, I found Michael, Ubong, Sister Elizabeth, Lilian, Amitabh, and myself tied to the bars of a cage on a cattle-driven wagon....

They were kind of some ancient warriors. Michael wasted no time in squeezing the trigger but hit not a single one of them. There was pin-drop silence for...

The heat from the sun was now becoming scorching; not even the trees could provide us with the much-needed refuge. This forest was full of mysteries. It was...

However, Fatima could not move. She remained glued to the same spot, whimpering. She covered her mouth with one hand and pointed towards the tunnel with the other....

Without thinking twice, I dived after Amitabh and grabbed his hand just at the nick of time and held on to a rung of the guardrail with my...

The old bridge was suspended across the crocodile-infested swamp with ropes that were entwined with climbing plants. Just like the path that led to it, the bridge didn’t...

[] The person was John Doe. Oh! Did I say charged towards us? Sorry I meant to say he ran towards us. On getting to us, he dropped...

I was sure Fiona must have been tempted to tell her it served her right but for the present situation. I hissed, and when I turned my attention...

I turned back and saw the don dragging one of his legs towards us. The chain of bullets he wore across his chest had significantly reduced. He had...

Five of us kept running deeper and deeper into the forest. The boy was on my shoulder, and waddled after us. We did not wait to consider how...