Where are we?" Vanessa asked Christine immediately she saw herself in a different location.
"At my secret coven," Christine replied.
Why am I here? I should be with David right now; he needs me," Vanessa said, trying to walk through the mirror.
"No, he needs himself right now," Christine said.
"Alright . Hmm, I can feel a lot of power in here, why?," Vanessa asked.
Christine smiled, "You should. This secret room belongs to my great-grandmother. Am so happy it is now mine and it is going to be yours very soon," Christine said.
"Wow , Thanks. So was the mission successful?" Vanessa asked.
As Christine was narrating all that happened at the mission; Vanessa was not feeling comfortable. She was hearing a lot of voices, whispering into her ears. She stood up, thinking she could trace it. Christine was not aware that something was wrong, she was so busy putting red palm oil on her alter hoping, Vanessa was listening.
Vanessa finally found out that those voices was coming out from a big black pot. The pot was filled with water boiling without any fire underneath it .
"Why is this pot creating strange voices?" Vanessa asked.
Christine looked back as soon Vanessa spoke.
"Strange voices!," She said, walking towards Vanessa.
"Yeah, a lot of voices are coming out from this pot. Can't you hear anything?" Vanessa asked.
"No, I can't," Christine replied.
"It's like the pot is calling on me. I think the pot is trying to tell me something," Vanessa said.
"Wow, interesting," Christine said.
"What does this pot does?" Vanessa asked.
"Something very big. Have you ever heard about the story of the seven witches? Christine asked.
'Yes, my dad told me they came together to protect the yorùbás from the outsiders and from themselves," Vanessa replied.
"You are right, did your dad ever told you the main reason why they came together? Christine asked.
"I don't think so," Vanessa replied.
"Let me tell you a story," Christine said.
Once upon a time, there live a three powerful beings. Some people believe they are triplet, some said they are gods. But we magical ones believes they are Witches. They are so powerful in the sense of; they decide who lives and dies. Some called them the king makers, because they appointed almost all the kings in yorùbá lands at there own will. Some said they do eat and gist with the devil itself, that they have the ability to summon the devil when needed. Wherever they go, destruction follows.
Vanessa sat down quietly.
(Christine continued)
They became a very big problem to the yorùbás when they started taking powers from Kings in the western region. They all move around conquering kingdoms and ruling them at there own terms and conditions. Even kingdoms yet to be conquered by them fell due to the stepped down of the kings and chiefs. And those kings that had being conquered,faired them in such a way that they rule their kingdoms as the triplet directed.
Almost all the kings in yorùbáland bow to them, except the OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ and ALAFIN of OYO. The OÒNI of IFÈ was so scared when he received a message from the triplet, telling him to bow or die. The Triplet told him that his kingdom is there's, that they are coming for him in less than thirty days. When he received the message, he lost his appetite to food; he even started to think all through the night without sleeping.
The OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ organized a meeting together with other small kings in OSUN. When he told them all what the message the Triplet sent contained, they were all scared. We were told that some of the kings left there town that same night. Due to the leaving and stepping down of kings, the villagers started noticing something was off. Some chiefs in the town started leaving also. It was said to believe that every youth leader in OSUN came together to find an answer to why kings and chiefs were running to the northern region; but they couldn't.
When OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ heard about the disappearance of his chiefs and some small kings, he felt bad about the action they all took. What they did forced him to tell the people of IFÈ what was going on. He told them not to be afraid that he has everything under control, but truly, he was giving them false hope.
Few days after, he received a message from a well known chief in OYO, telling him that the ALAAFIN of OYO had been defeated by the triplet. When all the BALOGUN's ( head of warriors) in every town in OSUN heard the message, they all knew that the triplet are going to kill them all first before anybody. So they all agreed to go to OYO, to pledge their allegiance to the triplet before they leave OYO to IFÈ.
When OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ had about what all the BALOGUN'S did he knew he was totally doom. He cried bitterly, because he has know power of their match to fight them. Then he said - if ALAAFIN of OYO was easily defeated, who am I to stand against them. We were told that he went ahead to meet the Oracle to ask if there is any way to stop the triplet from killing him.Then the Oracle told him that the only way is to bow.
History told us that no one ever fought the triplet and won or go scot-free; they all end up dying. When the Witch's in IFÈ heard about the coming of the Triplet, they all agreed to stay and fight along side with the king. Before the triplet left OYO to OSUN, one of them fell in love and got pregnant. The other sisters got angry at her. They both agreed to kill her after taking over the kingdom of IFÈ. She overheard them and decided to play along with them.
Vanessa interrupted Christine.
"How does this story has to do with this pot and the Seven Witches?" Vanessa asked.
"Am not done," Christine replied.
(Christine continued.)
The OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ at that present time had Six male child and Ten daughters. History told us that eight of his daughters were part of the witches of IFÈ. Some said that his eight daughters were the one who begged the leader of the Witches in IFÈ to fight along side with their father.
When the triplet heard about the steps the Witches of IFÈ are taking to stop them, they were surprised. They sent a message to the Witches in IFÈ, telling them that they we be at IFÈ by 2am the following day because of there stupidity. When the OÒNI heard that message, he was scared and the same time angry. He summoned the leader of the Witches in IFÈ asking her what have she done.
Initially the triplet suppose to arrive at IFÈ in six days time but because of what they heard, they had a change of mind.
The Witches in IFÈ started their meeting at 12am noon, which is improper and had never happened in the history of the magical Kingdom. They started chanting alot of incantation and also summoning a lot of spirit in there means for help. Suddenly one of the triplet who was pregnant appeared in there means. She wasn't there to fight them, but to tell them how they could defeat her two sisters.
They didn't trust her until she explain what her two sisters were planning to do to her. She told them that know one on earth presently could defeat them, so the leader of the Witches in IFÈ asked her - So how can you help us?
She smiled and said she needs Seven volunteer for what she was about to do. They were all scared; the coven was silent at that moment. Suddenly, seven daughter's of OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ came out at the same time. She asked there leader to summon every dead witch's spirit, both young and old ones, to the coven.
History told us that the total number of dead Witches that appeared at the coven was seven thousand. Each daughter was possessed by one thousand each, giving them the ability to act on the power and strength of each witch in them. They were Ten times powerfully than before. When everything was done, she return to her sister pretending nothing happened.
When it was 2am, the triplet teleported into the Witches coven. They were surprised seeing just seven witches. They laughed, telling them they are going to eat there kidneys as breakfast. When the triplet move closer to them, they noticed that the power in them is greater than theirs. They tried to run but they couldn't. We were told that the OÒNI of llÈ IFÈ daughters defeated them, spearing the pregnant one only. So when all the daughter's died, their powers was kept inside this pot.
"So this pot contain the power of the seven Witches?" Vanessa asked.
"yes, but remember they all have the power of a thousand Witch in them," Christine replied.
"Wow . The triplet we be unstoppable if one of them don't help the Witches of IFÈ," Vanessa said.
"You are right. if there is no enemy within the enemy outside can not do us know harm," Christine said.
"How do you know every detail of this story? And if the power of the seven witches is kept inside this pot, where is the power of the Triplet? Vanessa asked.
"I know everything because the pregnant one was my great-grandmother, the owner of this coven," Christine replied.