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I was woken up by a knock on the window, I lifted my head on the steering wheel looking at who it was.. nxn.. It was a man I didn't know, he was maybe in his late 50's. I think he is coming from work, I opened the window.

Man.: "Dumela Mora, A o siame.?. Monna go leng ke kokota mo letlhaba phefong le.(Greetings son, Are you alright man.?. I have been knocking in this window for a while.)"

Me.: "A gee Pa. Ee ke nnete ke siame Pa. Ke ne ke tshwerwe ke boroko fela, ka bona go le botoka go I ikhutsa metsotso e le mmalwa.(Greetings sir, Yes I am fine. I was just feeling drowsy so I decided to take a nap for a few minutes.)" I lied to him, Do you think he would've believed me if I told him I just met a Demonic figure in flash.? Wena would you believe me if I told you.? I wouldn't believe it too, if I was told without witnessing the incident.

Man.: "Ehh, Mora pele ke fitlha mo. Ke santse ke le kgakajana, ke bone Basimane bangwe ba ba bedi.Basimane bao ba ile ba bula sejanaga sa gago batswa ka kgetsana e ntsho.. Nna ke itheile gore motlhomong ke bangwe ba sejanaga.(Ehh, son. Before I got here, I saw two Boys who took a black bag out of your car. I thought maybe they are the owners of the car.)" …..*****Shit shit shit, my laptop,**** I said that on my mind while hitting the steering wheel so hard. I took out my phone out of my pocket and made a call, after the second ring the recipient answered.

Voice.:"Yebo yes Boza( Yes yes Boss)"

Me.: "Chip, There's something I need you to do for me, As in yesterday. Noh entlk as in Last year." He chuckled. . .

Chip.: "That must be very urgent. What is it that I can do for you Gabadiya lam(Boss) I am at your service."

Me.: "There are some fools who decided to dare me. They stole my laptop and there's recent work I haven't backed up. So I want you to hack it, extract the information and transfer the info to my Backup. After doing that wipe it clean."

Chip.: "Boza you know hacking your system is highly impossible, kana you are using a most highly advanced and encrypted firewall, even If I wanted to hack it because my life depends on it, I wouldn't be able."

Me.: "Tell someone who doesn't know that. Look, I will text you the passing details and give a word to Tips to track down those Raccoons. I want them alive and unharmed. They must be at the warehouse before the end of the day, I will be waiting for a call when he is already at the warehouse. Check the footages on my dash cam and others for identification purposes." I dropped the call and shoved my phone back to my pocket while facing the man.

Me.: "Ke leboga go menagane ka thuso e o mphileng yona Rra.(Thank you very much for the help you gave me.Sir.)"

Man.: "Tswa mo monna. Kene ke Leka go thusa fela.(Get out of here man, I was just trying to help.)" I took out my Business card and gave it to him in a respectful manner. I could see he doesn't want money.

Me.: "Ke a go kolota, go go patela sekoloto sa gago otla nteletsa mogala wa ntoma tsebe ka se o tlhokang ke go direle sona.(I owe you one, To cash in the favor you will call me and tell me what you want me to do for you.)"

Man.:"Ke a go utlwa monna ke tshepisa ketla dira jaalo.(I hear you man and I will do so, promise.)" He took out his wallet and inserted the card after reading it. "Oh Reatlegile Raoul Mcoshile. Nna ka leina ke Issaquah Tlholeetsile( My name is Issaquah Tlholeetsile.)"

Me.: "Ke Itumella go go itsi Pa.(Nice to meet you.)" We shook hands. After a while of talking about things in general, we decided to go our ways, I was no longer going to the hospitals, it was already late. While I was still on the way home, I kept on thinking of what I encountered earlier.. I got home and went to my study.. Got on my other laptop and resumed my work and also rescheduled my appointments. I was also waiting for a call from Tips. My phone rang..******Unregistered numbers...who could it be,maybe it's Tips..*****

Me.: "Yah.".

Voice.: "Hay Yummy, so this is how you answer your phone calls now.?" I couldn't recognize the voice at first. I became pissed off because I got the light of who that voice belongs to because it's only one person who calls me that.

Me.:"Fokof.Fotsek wena Sfebe.(Fuck off. Piss off bitch.) You have a rotten nerve to call me after what you did, you are not even fucken remorseful for what you did..Nyai nyani ya masepa( Hay Yummy bull shit.)".

Voice.: "I didn't call for your insults. I am sorry for what I did. I don't believe you still haven't forgiven me. I didn't mean to make your wife miscarr...." I interrupted her from shitting further..

Me.:"Heeeeeeeh Fokof maan, I don't want your apologies, Your sorries are not going to resurrect my wife and children, You fucken killed them. Nxn entlek o batlang.?( What do you want.?)." I heard sorbs from the other side.. She was crying, mxm crocodile tears don't scare me. . .

Nthabeleng.: "I have a project for you. I want to build a house, so I want everything to be done by your architectural firm and construction company." I just took out a soft Chuckle.. and said nothing...

Nthabeleng.: " So what do you say.?"

Me.: "Why me,Look I don't want your stinking money, take that useless project of yours and shove it in that bore hole of yours that you call a cunt.".. I dropped the call trying to calm myself. . . The phone rang again.....

Me.: "Woman I don't fucken want your..." The caller interrupted me.

Voice.: "Whoa whoa, what Boss.? PUSSY.? I guess I called in a bad time. I was calling to tell you gore ke di thotse those Rascals(I got those Rascals.)".

Me.:"Mxm, Fotsek Tips Saan.I was going to say, Offer idiot." He laughed. "I will be there in 45 minutes tops.".

Tips.:" I already feel sorry for them ncncncnc". . .

Me.:" I won't roughen them too much, I am just going to teach them a lesson they will never forget." .

Tips.:" You mean you are going to traumatize them, When you say that." I Chuckled.

Me.:"This time I will practice what I preach.." I dropped the call and went upstairs to change...

45 MINUTES LATER

Me.: "I hope you didn't hit them." I said walking towards them, they were in the middle of the room.. Those two boys were tied on their hands with ropes that were in helters on steels rings mounted in a concrete ceiling.. .

Tips.:"Yah I didn't.." He said, putting his finger in his mouth. He Laughed Mxm fucken idiot..

Me.: "Mxm, fucken lying take out their saggies."

Tips.: "Which one's Boza.?" He said, taking out his pocket knife...

Me.:"Not those, fool." He walked towards them and took out black sags that were covering their heads. "Hose pipe." He walked to fetch a hose that was installed in a wall tap...

Tips.: "There you go Boza." I took it and splashed water on them.. They woke up gasping heavily. Their eyes popped out when they landed on me.

Me.: "Hanging around neh, Since you are awake let's get started.. Some of us are not getting any younger. I only have two questions you don't answer. I hit your partner as simple as that..Capish.?" They nodded.. "Hey.. I said Capish.?"

Boy 1.: "Yeah sure we get you.?. but look he"

Me.: "Shut up…!!!" I said showing him my fist.. " How much.?" I said, looking at Boy 1...

Boy 1.: "..... " I walked to Boy 2 and hit him with light punches on his abdomen.

Me.: "Those were just ten percent, hundreds will crush his ribs and damage his organs, now speak.." looking at Boy 1.

Boy 1.:"Ohk ohk, Rene re tlile go e vayisa ka nine Stena.(We were going to sell it for nine thousand rands.)"

Me.:"That's a fucken twenty-five hundred dollars laptop.".

Boy 1.:" We needed the money, Fast man. Look man, our little Sister is in big trouble." He said walking to the table that the Laptop bag was on top of.

Me.:"That's not my problem and what did your sister do.?" I said, looking at Boy 2.

Boy 2.: "....." I walked to Boy 1, before I got to him he shouted.

Boy 1.: "Look, man, he can't talk, he is mute.!!!"

Me.:" That's not my problem," I punched him on his abdomen too.

Boy 2.:" Look man, her blesser kidnapped her, now he wants a twenty thousand rands, Ransome.."

Me.: "What happened to him.? It looks like he had an operation on his throat.."

Guy 1: "He was stabbed while we were still in prison and his voice box got damaged".

Me.: "Oh, I see, how old is your sister.?"

Guy 1.: "She is 17."

Me.: " She is still young to be dating blessers." I said, walking back to the table.

Guy 1.: " Apparently she used to date the guy, to get expensive stuff and for trips, but stopped seeing him. The guy became obsessed and kidnapped her ." I unzipped the laptop bag, only to find a laptop That is not mine...

Me.: "Whoa wait, This is not my fucken laptop.. Where is my laptop boy.?."

Boy 1.:" Look man, I can explain.".

Me.: "You better explain boy, before I lose my cool and fuck you up badly."

Boy 1.: " We exchanged them, your laptop is at home..".

Me.: "That's not a fucken explanation. Tips untie them after Electrocuting them for 30 minutes, increase voltages every after five minutes. You will find me in the car. I walked out.. ..".

1 HOUR LATER

We arrived at where those boys stay.

Boy 1.: "Let's get inside." We went inside...

Me.: " You live in a place like this..?".

Boy.: " Koko!!, Kgolagano!!(Granma!!! Kgolagano!!!?.) " They rushed to the other side. They disappeared to the other side..

ON THE OTHER SIDE

NARRATED

Boy 1 and Boy 2 found their Great grandmother laying on the floor struggling to stand up with her clothes ripped apart.

Boy 1.: "No!! Koko Go diragetseng.? Kgolagano o kae.?(what happen.? where is Kgolagano.?) " He asked with a very shaky voice.

G-grandma.: "Ba..Ba Motseile le ena, Ba fitlhile mo ba tlhakatlhanya dilo, ba tsaya dilo..(They took him too, They came here, messed up everything, and took things.)." She said crying heavily...

Goitsi.: "Shhhh Shhhh Koko!!, Gotla siama, o seke wa Lela, shh shh.(Shhh Shhh Shhh. Grandma, everything will be ok, don't cry. shh shh)" He consoled her while rubbing back. . .

G-grandma.:"Ao Goitsimodimo ngwana wa ngwanaka wa ngwanaka ba itse ba bowa gape ga resa ba duele madi a bona. Ba tlile go ntlhekefetsa..(Oh Goitsimodimo my great-grandchild, they said they are coming back if we don't pay them. They are going to force themselves on me..)" She sobbed while Goits and his brother clinched their jaws...

Goitsi.: "Seo sekase tsamaye se diragala gape Koko,O seke wa i itshwenya, ba kase tlhole ba tsamaya badirile se ba sedirileng, ibile ba tlile go patela.(What.? That will never happen again. Don't worry yourself, they will never do what they did to you and they will pay for what they did.Kenale le leano le eleng gore letla dira Kago le Kgolagano ba boele gae.(I have an idea will bring Kago and Kgolagano back home.)"

G-grandma.:"Oh Keitumela go utlwa se o. Ba tseile, Buka ele ya lona ya tsebe tse pedi.(I am glad to hear that. They also took that two pages book of yours)" . .

Goitsi.: "Ga se buka ya ditsebe tse pedi, ke laptop.(It's not a book with two pages, it's a Laptop.)" .

G-grandma.: " Tjo retla bona re dirile jaang.? Letsetsa nkgono wa gago o mo itsisi ka se se diragetseng..( What are we going to do.?Call your grandmother and tell her about what happened)"

Goitsi.: " Oseke wa tshwenyega, re tla borarabolola bothata bo, Wena se o tshwanetseng ke go se dira ke go robala o ikhutse, Pele High high e tlhatlhoga.(Don't worry, we will deal with it, You just need to rest before your High blood fluctuates.)" They helped her to stand up and they went to her bedroom and they laid her on top of the bed and went to the other side.

END OF NARRATION

Goitsi.:" Someone broke into the house. They took your Laptop and my little brother too.`"

Me.: "What.? and Who the fuck took my laptop again."

Goitsi.:" That Dick head who kidnapped my little sister, they said they are coming back if we don't pay them, they will return and force themselves on my great-grandma if we don't pay them the ransome."

Me.:"This was just a fucken last straw. Tips call your Squad and go after those fuck heads. Retrieve that Girl, Boy, and my Laptop kill those fuckers in a Very painful way. Entlk Skype me when you got them."

Goitsi.:"Can I do the Killing.?"

Me.:" Whatever.." I walked out and got in my car and drove away going back to my house...After an hour I got home and went to the gym. Finished with the gym session.. Went to my bedroom and took a shower. Got out of the shower, decided to go back to my study to proceed with my work. Before I got to my study while I was walking through the passage, I heard sounds downstairs ****Someone broke into my house.***. I didn't waste any time. I took out my VFC MP7 gun that was in a secret drawer on the floor skirting and went downstairs. Before I reached the last staircase I saw brightness coming from the kitchen, I walked towards the kitchen. I took cover behind the wall, I could see a shadow, the shadow had long horns..***Shit it can't be happening again.***.

Baphomet.: "I can see you, stop what you are doing and come out from behind that wall we need to talk. Oh that thing of yours is useless towards me. Do you want me to prove it.? " I felt the gun becoming heavy and heavier, it fell on the ground. I froze with shock ***What the Fuck*** That's all I could say on my mind.. I walked inside the Kitchen.

Me.:"What do you want from me? Do I maybe owe you something.?".

Baphomet.: "No, I am the one who owes you. Thank you for bringing me back to the land of the living." My eyes popped out in disbelief.

Me.: "What.? I did what.? No this must be a mistake. I didn't do that" I was shocked by what that creature is telling me.

Baphomet.: "Apparently you did when your soul was sold to the Devils and you ended up with us." I gasped in shock, this is not what I was expecting.

Me.: "No!!!.no I don't get you.. What do you mean my soul was sold to the devil, Who could do that and what do you mean us.? do you mean us as in you two.?." I looked at him/her with a straight face, I was no longer fazed by anything anymore... From now everything was possible, no matter what.

Baphomet.: "Shut up boy!!!, You have a long tongue.." Spoke only the female voice.

Me.: "Ok, proceed I am listening.".

Baphomet.: "Before I elaborate further you do know that you are having Multiple personalities right..?.".

Me.: "I do know that I am having Dissociative identity disorder, I went through medication and therapy, I am fine.. Could you please proceed.".

Baphomet.: " I will elaborate in simplest words. I am the one who is attached to your main soul, others are just attached to your personalities' souls...." This is messed up. I interrupted him.

Me.: "What do you mean per..." He crossed his/her fingers while pointing at me. My mouth couldn't open, it was like it's glued together.

Baphomet.: "I am not yet done, don't piss me off boy.......Well your personalities are people who died from other dimensions, you are their afterlife." I nodded since I couldn't speak because this creature used magic to close my mouth.. . .

After the Death of my wife and children, who were not yet born 18 years ago, I became depressed and was diagnosed with DID(Dissociative Identity Disorder), Schizophrenia, and boundary personality disorder because of the pain of loss I couldn't endure. The pain that was caused by that bitter jealous and stuck-up Bitch Nthabeleng. Who planted her underwear on my Coat. The underwear that was later found by my late wife, who died at the hospital after a miscarriage, of cause I was not cheating on my wife with her, She was just my Business partner then. We had 50/50 shares in an Interior design company. Well, we used to be Fuck buddies way back, That's before I met my Love of life. The biggest mistake was keeping her in my life as a business partner.

Baphomet.: "Are you done having a meeting with yourself.?" I just looked at him with a frown.

Baphomet.: "As I was saying someone cursed you and sold your soul to the devils themselves, he used very strong spells that cannot be broken. When I say spells I mean Three spells that resemble a triangle, A triangle is a very strong symbol in the underworld.. The time you met me for the first time, it was the time I Linked myself to you and became attached to you. You think you fainted because you saw me, That's when the spells were sinking in and you died.. La parka the grim reaper(Angel of death) came to collect your soul.. He knew I possessed your body and attached myself to your soul because that was our plan and the others for a very long time we just waited for the right time.. He was taking you to the Devils in Hell for a prosecution, But the whole… …time I was the one who took control of your soul because you were not in a right state to handle that kind of prosecution.. What I did is that I convinced the Devils that you are useful to them by killing people who are supposed to be in hell in masses, and in a fast way, even if they used my own words against me, They made me make oaths I cannot tell you. I had to rewind the day because it was going to be peculiar..." He snapped his finger and I could open my mouth again.

Me.:"This whole thing is just messed up I don't think I will get used to this no no this is too much.".

Baphomet.: "I will proceed later, I have to introduce you to other Figures who linked themselves to your personalities' souls because now you are no longer a mortal you can see things that other people cannot see with their naked eyes. You might come across them at the mall or work and freak out, so it's better to meet them now. But I think now you are not fazed by anything and everything is possible, and you will no longer doubt anything. Well, you will learn about the underworld when time goes by not most of the misinforming things you read about on the internet, well some are accurate because they were written by individuals who are familiar with the underworld, who have been there personally... To meet the other Figures we have to go to another realm in another dimension. Hold on to my hand we have to go through a portal..." He clicked his/her finger and appeared a big black sphere that was pitch black in the middle of my kitchen.

Me.:"Wait. Where are we going.?".

Baphomet.:"We are going to Limbo. You will learn more about it, enough about questions....." I did as he asked me to and we went through that portal thingie and it closed, the whole time it was pitch black.. I couldn't see anything the way it was so dark, I couldn't even see Baphomet whom I was still holding hands with him like an infant, I didn't want to let go of Him/her because I didn't know what will happen, if I let go of Himher, maybe I will jeopardize everything. Through the Darkness, I could hear voices of people screaming in agony, voices that were hissing, Which was irritating AF.

"Ok you can let go off me now, we have arrived.." said Baphomet and I loosened my hand grip. Still, I couldn't see anything, zilch, Dololo donty.

Me.: "I think I am blind, I can't see anything, what's going on here and where are other Spectral figures." I rubbed my eyes continuously, but nothing happened. I started to freak out by a second..."I said I ca..".

Baphomet.:"Calm down, human just close your eyes and imagine the brightness, that way you will be capable of seeing.". I did as he said and I opened my eyes, Spoke a very Deep, Hoarse and vibrating voice that made me startled.

Voice.: "Welcome to Limbo Land The chosen one".... I regained my ability to see again. In front of me stood a giant Half human half Dog/Werewolf it was like two times bigger than my body frame.

Baphomet.: "Shut up!!!. I am the tour guide here Cerberus. Don't come with nonsense here you pathetic Hellhound." The figure chuckled with his annoying deep voice.

Cerberus.: "&@# wegun kpirea 0lFSggv psyoooksaaerto pomseotlsae plodxcge yyaaazzsr(At least I am a pathetic Hellhound, I would rather be one than to have boobs." Laughed other two Spectral figures who were coming towards us, They kept straight faces when they saw me.

Baphomet.: "Stop with the Forbidden language and accommodate our Chosen one here, what's wrong with you, you are Linguistically discriminating against him, this is just pure Linguicism. Well, he said he would rather be a Hellhound than having boobs, oh and I would rather have boobs than to have an odor that overpowers a combination of feces, feathers mixed with blood and fermenting flash." He said looking at me.

Voice.: "Enough enough!!!. Can we please proceed with what we are here for and stop behaving like teenage girls who are on periods and you people at the back you are making noise!!!!. Keep quiet this is not above the surface where you do as you wish. Keep quiet before I make you quite myself and if I do so, you will never make noise again... Bloody useless human spirits." Spoke a voice of a woman, it was deep to be of a woman, but you could hear it's of a woman..

Baphomet.: "My apologies Bell Witch now let's proceed, You have already met the prodigal Cerberus here and Bell Witch here. That's Night hag(Old hag) and Lilith there. La Parka The grim reaper, also known as the angel of death. Yet To Come(The Christmas ghost) and Lamashtu who just joined us..You will meet with others when they are free. They were Summoned by the Great ones to deal with their agendas..."

I was just standing there frozen... Who would have thought I would be standing with some of the Underworld legends..huh...

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(NARRATED)

Let me give you little light about the Limbo and newly introduced Demonic Spectral figures so that the novel can be lucid...In short "Limbo land" is a place at the edge of hell, a place of those who, despite the sins and they may have committed, Died in the friendship of the Almighty God but could not enter Heaven until redemption by Jesus Christ was made Possible.

Cerberus is a Supernatural dog with features that have been attributed to Hellhounds including mangled black fur, glowing red eyes, super strength, and speed, ghostly or phantom characteristics, shape-shifting, and most lastly a foul odor...

The Night hag or Old hag is the name given to a Supernatural creature, used to explain the phenomenon of sleep paralysis. It is a phenomenon during which a person feels the presence of a supernatural malevolent being that immobilizes the person as if it is sitting on the person's chest or the foot of the bed. The word Night-mare(Nag-marrie) was used to describe the phenomenon before. That's why in other cultures they still call the figure Nightmare or Nag-marrie.

Lilith is a dangerous demon of the night, who is sexually wanton. A demon who steals in the darkness. In the histories, Lilith appears to be Adam's first wife, who was created with the same clay as Adam, but she left him after she refused to become subservient to him and she relocated from the Garden of Eden. That's when God conceived Eve with Adam's rib. . .

La Parka(The grim reaper) is an Angel of death who comes to collect the souls of sinners after their death to Hell where they will be tortured for eternity.

Lamashtu is a Female demon, Monster, malevolent goddess, or demigoddess who menaces women during birth and if possible kidnaps their children while they were breastfeeding. She gnaws their bones and sucks their blood. She is a hybrid with a hairy body, a Lioness's head with donkey's teeth and ears, long fingers and fingernails, and feet of a bird with sharp talons, she is described as the goddess of monsters, called the mother of beasts and Mistress of insanity.

Yet To Come is a Supernatural creature that deals with the future, especially the unpleasant future of the individual, The figure doesn't talk, only uses pointing to communicate. Yet to come nearly resemble The Angel of Death and have the same features. . .

Bell Witch is a very dangerous witch in the underworld without background and enough history written about. This makes it worse because it seems like there are no victims of her left to tell stories.

END OF NARRATION

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Bell Witch.: "Dismissed... Oh before we depart, The chosen one.? What do you want to do with the person who did this to you.?. Do you maybe have someone in mind.?, Not saying we can't find the person who did this to you it's just a matter of time.. The person who did this to you understands Black magic very well because she/he didn't leave any tracks to lead back to him/her.."

Me.: "I do have someone in mind, It's some Witchdoctor I encountered in Nigeria, but I killed him. His name is Obi...Obid yah Obidike.." Other Figures were gone already, I was only left with Baphomet and Bell Witch.

Bell Witch.: "Did you by any chance speak with that Bug.?" . .

Me.: "Yes, I did have a few words with him. What does that mean.?" . .

Bell Witch.: "Let's say you didn't have to speak with him before killing him, But I don't blame you, you did not know about the matter. But this time I am the one who will do the killing and you can torture him as much as you want, I will stop him from dying with some of my spells until you are satisfied. Now I am leaving safe travels my babies mcwaah." She blew kisses to us and walked away... You know this Bell Witch is too good Looking and young to be an Ancient Witch...

Baphomet..:"Shake that ass baby!!!. Shit, this Witch is going to be the cause of my death one day." That time it was only the Male voice speaking and it said the last part in a whisper, followed by a grin.. It's funny to see a goat smiling, I tried to compose myself not to laugh, but I took out a chuckle.

Bell Witch.:"You can compliment as much as you can, but you ain't getting any. You remember what happened last time, let's not talk about it in front of the chosen one."

Baphomet.:"Do you want to know what happened.?" Spoke the female voice only..... " Shut up Ometolia.!!!" Responded the Male.. I just chuckled.. . .

Me.:" I think it's better if I don't know what happened." Baphomet clicked Himher fingers again but twice this time and a Portal reappeared..

Baphomet.:"Our Transportation has arrived, it's time to go." I held his hand and we went through that portal and it closed. Moments later we arrived at my house..."I am sorry for what I did here, well I haven't eaten this world's food in centuries. I was excited and couldn't help myself. I can't practice cleaning spells, should I bring my servants.?"

Me.: "Nah it's cool, my helper will do it in the morning, Not my servant I don't call her that it's rude, and don't ever show up unannounced, next time you won't find me alone, how will I explain everything to that person.?" . .

Baphomet.: "Ohk, I hear you, Till we meet again and don't worry about that fool who did that to you, he is just a cockroach that just needs a shoe." He disappeared in thin air. It was already midnight. Daim I had a hectic day.. I went to my bedroom, took a shower. After the shower I got out of the en-suite bathroom and prepared for a nap, I am unable to sleep it's a topic for another day.....