Evil Gods

Adebayo struggles to keep his feelings of mistrust and anger to himself. He and his tribe had thought that they'd finally found a safe haven, a refuge against their brutal pursuers... But it seems as if they'd traded one disaster for another.

He had not thought anything of it besides obvious suspicion when the young white boy approached them, but that had soon morphed into amusement when he demanded they leave the area or die... That is, until he noticed the bat on their shoulder... He never considered himself a superstitious sort, but that thing gave him an incredibly foreboding feeling... Especially with how it seemed to glare at him and his tribe like they were nothing but prey.

It was only after the boy had literally ignited his spear, and with a show of power wreathed his arms in flames that he'd realised how dire the situation was... Magic was legendary amongst their tribe and the rest of Africa, and to see this foreigner using it with such ease... He should have taken his tribe and left the moment the boy was spotted... If he had the choice, he'd take their pursuers over this...

The bat had transformed into a devilishly beautiful creature and persuaded the boy to take them on as 'servants'... Yet, Adebayo knew it was enslavement that awaited his people.

The boy and the creature led them towards the beach... Yet Adebayo felt that there was something weird about this place... It was only after they passed through some kind of 'bubble' that they were finally able to see what was really here...

Large gardens filled with strange and monstrous-looking plants, a huge tree surrounded by death with crimson leaves. And some sort of training ground that had large scorch marks, sand that'd turned to glass, and traces of bloodstains throughout it.

The creature turns and grins at them, revealing sharp looking fangs that protrude slightly from her seductive lips, "You all now belong to me!" the woman glances at the young boy for a moment, "As servants!... I will teach you how to attend to my gardens, and in return, we will feed you, clothe you, and educate you.

Of course, if you disobey, you will receive a punishment worthy of your crime. If you try to steal from us, I will sever your hands so you may not touch what is yours, and then I will sever your legs, so you cannot think of running. Then, I will hand you to your family, so they will be forced to take care of you and pay the costs of your disobedience!..." she sends heavy glares at them all before continuing,

"Should you attempt to attack me and my master," she gestures down at the young boy, "I will EAT, YOUR, SOUL. There will be no afterlife for you should you attempt this, just eternal agonizing pain until the end of reality itself... Last but certainly not least, should you try to escape or leave without my or my master's permission, three of your closest living relatives will be executed on the spot. If you have no relatives, then I will grant you immortality and hang you from a cage smeared with honey... You will be eaten alive by insects countless times until it isn't entertaining to me anymore... Only afterwards will you die." she says, listing off the various punishments that await the tribesman should they try something stupid.

Adebayo, despite considering himself the bravest of the tribe was trembling in terror. He had no doubt that each of those punishments would be conducted should the creature wish. The threat to you or your family was enough to stamp out any rebellious thoughts, even amongst the most willful people.

Adebayo was already considering ways to appease their new powerful 'employers', perhaps if they proved themselves useful they could become more than what they were. It helped him to think like this, otherwise, he'd break down to his knee's into despair right now.

"Baba? Are we going to be okay?" his daughter asks him with innocent eyes, not knowing of how terrible the situation is.

He slowly nods and rests a hand on her shoulder, "Everything is fine Panya... Everything will be okay...."

Adebayo's attention is caught by the creature and the boy again, the latter walks over to some clear land and raises his hand in the air. He clenches his fist as if grabbing something and the ground starts to rumble...

Granite suddenly bursts from the ground, thick stone blocks that the boy moves over to the side while acquiring more from the ground. He seems to be sweating slightly from the exertion, which Adebayo couldn't blame him for... The child was literally lifting tons of stone from the earth!

One the boy gets enough, he walks over and makes his hand flat, as if he's about to karate-chop something... he slashes down at the granite block and a thin line forms into it, a thin slab of granite slamming into the ground afterwards, having just recently been cut from the large block.

The boy continues this until there's a large pile of granite slabs, he looks exhausted but is still standing despite the intense work. The demonic creature turns towards them and smiles lasciviously, "My master as done the majority of the work, it is now up to your to construct your new homes with the materials provided." she gestures at a slab of granite which transforms into many stone tools such as axes, pickaxes, chisels, etc. "There is plenty of wood, stone, and other materials here for you. This is your first task... Build homes for yourselves that are pleasing to my eyes, there will be punishments for those of you who do not meet my standards." she states before morphing into a bat and landing on the boy's shoulder.

The boy sends one all disinterested glance at the tribesmen before vanishing with a *Pop!*, leaving the tribesmen standing around in confusion. After the chaos subsides, they all look to Adebayo for guidance on what to do next, whether they should try to run, fight, or do what the creature says.

Adebayo just shakes his head at some of the more willful of the tribe, "We will do as the creature commands... I have no wish to see any of you die today, but I will not stop you if you wish to try and gain freedom. We have already seen how powerful our captors are, to act against them is death."

"You will just let us become slaves!?" a teenager exclaims, getting a few nods from the tribe.

Adebayo glares at him, "I promised my wife that I will take care of our daughter, I will not risk harm to her by disobeying the creature and her master! We cannot use magic, we could not even see this land before they allowed us! How do you expect to run!? No! For now, we obey." he states, moving over to the tools and heading towards the treeline to gather wood for his new home.