Chapter 1&2: THE CURSE.
{ 100 Years Ago }
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Kaleb had packed some few stuffs he’d use for the hunting into his brown bag. He was ready after so many attempts which ended up into failure.
Today, he has decided to return home with at least a meat or else he wouldn’t be returning at all.
They had set off into the woods. The deal was to hunt as a human and not as a wolf.
Kaleb wasn’t good at traps and arrows so catching a prey was as difficult as counting the sands at the seashore.
Moreover, Raymond the younger of the two was good at arrows. He was just the opposite of Kaleb. He loves living as the human.
Not less than five minutes they arrived into the woods, Raymond already had two rabbits with him.
This got Kaleb pissed off, he abandoned the deal then decided to hunt with his claws, catching four in less than a minute.
As they made their way home, Kaleb sighted a small hut few miles away.
” Come on, let’s check this out.” He said and Raymond followed him.
” Do you think sneaking into a house in the middle of nowhere is the best idea? ” Asked Raymond as they made it to the door.
” We’re only spending an hour or two then we’re off. I need to have at least one of these rabbits before I head back home. ” He gathered the left over sticks together, creating a light with the match stick.
Raymond had to wait for Kaleb to roast his meat before he could do his. While they are silently, Kaleb perceived a smell, it was strange to the nose.
He sniffed. ” Do you perceive that?” He asked.
” Perceive what?” He asked back.
” Like burning incense.” He said, sniffing in the smell again and again.
Raymond sniffed too. ” Yeah. Where would that be coming from?” He asked.
” You stay here while I go check it out. ”
Raymond stands up. ” No way are you going in there. We don’t even know who owns this place and you think snooping around will actually do us good? We better get going. ”
” Come on, don’t be such a kid, okay? The owner is nowhere which means we are free to do wh@tëver it is we want to. And besides, if you’re scared, you stay here. ”
Not wanting to hear Raymond’s refusal, he went in, following the direction of the incense smell.
Kaleb got to where the smell was coming from, it was in a dark chamber filled with alters at the four sections of the house and a red cloth tied on the walls.
It would have been much better if he had mind his business and just walk out of the room like he didn’t notice a thing.
He walked round the room, touching items with and without a label boldly written on it, ” DON’T TOUCH.”
Despite seeing the inscription, Kaleb went ahead touching the incense cup and it fell to the ground. Immediately, the smoke stopped and the room grew instantly darker.
Quietly, he sneaked out of the room then out of the house using the back door so as not to let Raymond know.
In great speed, he fled away.
Unknown to Raymond who has been waiting for minutes and yet Kaleb hasn’t show up. So, he left his meat, heading to the same room Kaleb had gone to.
On getting there, the room was dark. He had to use his wolf eye to see clear. As he strolled around the room, he stepped on something, like a ceramic plate.
Staring at the ground, he saw the broken incense cup on the floor. It was dawn to him that Kaleb must have done something he shouldn’t have.
As he tried to leave the room, the door opened and the lights were restored.
