Second Draft - Sarah Hosking

The Amahagger Tribe was located deep in the mainland of Africa. There lived Billali and his people. Once under the spell and harsh control of "SHE" this was no longer true. Outsiders had come from a far away place and rid them of "SHE". He wasn't sure how this could be true, as "SHE" was a particularly powerful woman who had never shown a weakness. Because if she had showen any such weakness, she would of been gone and he would of taken control of his people. Althought truthfully, it wasn't control he wanted, it was freedom. If it was true that "SHE" was gone and that they were free to live how they wanted then this could only be a good thing. But what now worried Billali was her return.

The Outsiders (who had become great friends of Billali and the Amagagger) had told him of her possible reincarnation. This arouse many worries in Billali. The most important one being the fact he'd let the Outsiders return to their own land. Not only that, but he had personally escorted them off Amahagger land. One solution remained in Billali's mind. He must leave, or make it seem as though he had.
A number of years later a chance showed itself. Another Outsider arrived on the Marshes which lay on the outskirts of their land. Billali was at once shaken awake.

"Juta, what is it my son?" Billali spoke.

The Amahagger were a incredibly respectful society. Son's were not of blood but a term of respect. Billali being one of the eldest people in the Amahagger was treated with the greatest respect and was almost always addressed firstly as 'Father'.

"Sorry to awaken you Father but Ubwa and Abuu just returned from the Marshes with reports of Outsiders. What is your wish My Father? Are we to return with them for supper?"

"Ney, ready my cart. I want to speak with these men, I warn you now young Juta, your last feast on flesh will have been the last."

Ballali got to his feet, no longer young and easy to rise. But not yet old enough to give up. The opportunity he had been waiting for finally had come to pass.

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50 years later
Worlds away in the lands north of the Amahaggers province, Ballali's fears were soon to be realised. Ayesha woke with a start, as if she had been startled awake from a dream that had been tormenting her. The cave was black and cold. She stood and brought her hands to her face and starred. Still beautiful and pearly white and wrinkless, despite her 2000 years or so, on earth. She felt the smooth curves of her body and discovered that she wasn't clothed and knew this would become a problem. Where was she and how did she come to be here? It would seem that no memories had been lost in her reincarnation and these hit her all at once. Ayesha strided towards the stone wall directly infront of her and using her supernatural powers held out her hands and blasted a hole the size of a fully grown elephant through the walls exposing a beam of white light to the world.
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With his cart readied he took the mountain pass to the marshes. His cart was flanked by 14 teenage Amahagger, six of whom were carrying his cart by lugging three large wooden beams underneath the carts central cabin where Billali sat patiently.

The cart stopped and the young men set the cart down with a low thump and Billali stood and exited the cart and saw to his left the vast land infront of him, damp and green and moving fast paced, Juta. Billali immediately became anxious, Juta face was smeared with horror.

"Father" Juta bowed.

"My Son. You seemed scared of something, tell me what it is." Billali spoke leaning hard on his ivory cane.

"There are thousands, Father. The white men I saw wern't the only ones. They are building things and cutting our land. They have the same weapons the other Outsiders carried. I saw them use one to kill five Boran and Father you should of seen it. They seem violent, and I don't think they are here for inncoent reasons. But there are too many Father, even with our woman fighting we wouldn't have enough. I'm lost father, and most afraid." Juta breathless at this point begun crying. Heaving and groaning he fell to Billali's feet.

Billali sighed long and hard. "Where is Ubwa and Abuu?