Banished War Chief: The Fox King’s Revenge
Chapter 10: Old Gist, Old Grudge
If not say he expose himself, I for play mumu reach finish!
The game for long, but now, e don end.
Old padi meet, comparison dey!
Old gist dey rise for mind. The years wey pass no fit clean old gist.
Now he be spirit king, me na banished fake immortal!
Who for believe say our levels go change like this?
E dey funny!
I no fit hold laugh. Even ground for bush dey shake.
So funny I laugh!
My laugh loud, but for my mind, e dey cover small pain.
I sigh: "Folarin, long time!"
I talk am soft, but the bush echo am back.
Three hundred years no be beans!
If to say I dey count for calendar, I go break hand.
Long reach say I no believe say he come for good!
Person no dey forget old wound easy.
Dem say, hate dey last pass love!
I dey remember the proverb: 'When love turn hate, na the fire hot pass.'
After wetin I do three hundred years ago, unless he craze, he don forget any love!
I dey reason say, fox spirit no dey forgive like that.
I sure say na revenge he come!
My mind dey form shield. I dey ready for battle.
So, as I hear wetin Folarin talk, I just dey confused!
Him voice no match the cold for his eye.
"Three hundred years ago you use me climb go heaven. This time, I no go gree make you use me again. I no go let you tie me down again!"
E dey stand, pride for chest, pain for eye. The air cold.
He raise chin, full of pride—real comeback!
Fox spirit no dey dull. When e vex, pride dey show.
Then he yarn: "I no be that person you fit just call and push anyhow. This time, you no go just carry me enter bed!"
He dey form hard man. Na the spirit king status dey show.
After he talk, he waka!
No single backward glance. Him wrapper dey fly for wind.
He just waka!
I stand, dey look, my mind dey turn. I dey expect wahala, but e just waka!
Me, wey dey ready for fight, think say he go do revenge: "Ehn?"
Na so he disappear, I stand dey talk to bush.
