Karmagha

Curse Pronounced

It is now the 12th hour and the full moon appeared. A male sorcerer named Magnus was there to assist; they decorated the altar with spring blossom and flowers then they placed a toy on the right side of the altar which symbolizes fertility. They made representations of the waxing crescent Moon, the first quarter, the Full Moon, the last quarter and the waning crescent from a silver paper. The four sorcerers decorated the hardboiled eggs using one for each phase of the moon. Evelyn, Carrita and Magnus glued the thread to the eggs and decorated the branch of spring blossom they had brought in a vase.

The chiefs had assembled at the palace with the king.

“As our manner is, at the time of the renewal of covenant with our great Saramandra, we are expected to wine and dine before her. Let’s celebrate to a fruitful year.” The king said in excitement.

They all began to eat, some of the royal sorcerers were there to protect them in case of any danger.

Evelyn took the moon symbols and sprayed them in front of the branch; then she picked them one after the other contemplating their significance while others stood a little bit from her watching. Carrita broke the raw egg in a bowl and stirred it with a cinnamon stick, she gave it to Evelyn who raised it up and asked a blessing from Saramandra. She then emptied the content on the altar. Immediately that happened, as a sign that Saramandra has accepted their sacrifice and their covenant renewed, the cloud changed and there was a heavy downpour. This explains the reason why the tent was made close to the ocean. The sorcerers ran in there for shelter.

One of the guards ran into the palace to inform the king that it was raining, the face of the king was bright, he leaped for joy; the celebration took another shape, they were all eating and getting drunk while some royal servants were playing the music, others were dancing and singing praise to Saramandra.

“The water has seized, you can now go, the ritual has been done and the covenant renewed” Evelyn said to other sorcerers.

As they made move to go, Carrita turned back and asked her “Aren’t you going with us?”

She nodded and said “I have an assignment to carry out 20meters from here; the king has ordered me to do it alone.”

She went further while they went back to their respective quarters. As soon as Evelyn saw that they’ve gone out of sight, she returned, took another black garment and wore. She plucked some leaves from the tree close to the water; spread a white cloth on the ground and scattered it on the cloth. She brought out a bottle containing blood which she hid during the sacrifice and sprinkled some portions of blood on the leaves and on the cloth. She brought out her wand, raised it to the heavens then dipped it in the blood. She then went to the place where the white cloth was, crossed her leg and sat on it.

Pointing the wand towards the leaves and began to say, “Saramandra, your days in this kingdom have come to an end, we no longer want you”.

She quickly stood up and went to the ocean with a bowl to get water, she brought it and placed it on the white cloth.

She continued her enchantments “This kingdom must suffer, it will no longer be fertile, I curse everything bearing fruit including the women.”

After that, the water in the bowl dried up; the leaves on the cloth disappeared. Suddenly, the green vegetations on the rock in the middle of the ocean started turning yellow. The heavens began to rumble, there was a strange lightening that moment, some trees fell. Then she quickly rushed to the palace with the horse she came with.

“Now I will kill the king; they will plead with me to rule them because they have no other choice.” She laughs as she sped to the palace.

The joy in the palace was turned to sorrow as everyone wondered what could be happening.

Carrita rushed to the king and said, “My king, let me take you to safety.”

“That would not be necessary for now, let me observe what is happening. The Queen can be escorted to safety.”

Carrita signaled two sorcerers around, they came to her and she said, “Make sure the Queen is safe.”

They walked the Queen down to her chambers and kept watch over her. Immediately the Queen laid on the bed, Carrita got the sensation and returned to the king “My king, the Queen is in safety.”

The Chiefs became terrified; none desired to stay any longer. Then the palace door was opened so they should go. Boom! Evelyn is already there and has killed the guards at the entrance of the palace. Two sorcerers trying to stop her lost their lives. She headed to where the king was.

“Evelyn, what’s all these, is this the assignment?” Carrita interrupted

“You need to stay out of this, the king must die today.”

The king began to shiver, his legs were shaking uncontrollably. Evelyn casted a death spell on him which was intercepted by Carrita; they both began to exchange powers.

Carrita immediately turned to the king with her wand stretched towards him and said “I protect you from the evil spell of this woman.”

Immediately she did that, an invisible covering was placed on him which made none of Evelyn’s spell have effect on him.

“I uncover the protection spell on you” Evelyn said pointing her wand towards the king.

Carrita intercepted which results to the breakage of the table in the banquet hall. It was a show of powers, many things in there were destroyed, tables broken, glass shattered, the leftover wine in the big jar fell and wasted. Evelyn was closely getting to the king when Magnus entered with two other sorcerers from behind pointing their wand towards Evelyn and said,

“Let your foot and hands be bound with fetters!” Immediately she was bound both hand and foot.

The king got himself and turned to Carrita “Thank you for saving my life. You have been promoted. From today, you will take over Evelyn’s position.” She bowed down to the king.

He lifted his face towards Evelyn and pronounced “This day you have been banished to the torture forest.”

As she was been taken away, she said to the king “The land has been cursed and it will be infertile.” She laughed loud as she was taken out.