Once upon a time, there was a village called “Cafiri.” This village was an ancient village, and it has a lot of mysteries. One of the mysteries about this village is that when someone dies, the spirit of the person must appear to the king and to some villagers, because it is their custom.
In this village there's a great warrior called “Fikun.” He was so powerful to the extent that nobody could confront him, even the king of the village, because he had power he used to do anyhow in the village of Cafiri. This warrior has a son called “Bosun.” He's a warrior also but he does not have power like his father.
One day someone sent a message to the king of Cafiri that they are coming to destroy all the people that are living in Cafiri village.
When the king received the message, he was so scared, and immediately he sent messages to Fikun the warrior. When the messenger reached the warrior's place and told him that the king said he should come to the palace with immediate effect, the warrior took his clothes, put it on and left for the palace. When Fikun reached the king's palace, the king explained to him that someone sent him a message that they were coming to destroy their village.
Fikun: replied,
"Who are those people that sent messages to you?” The king answered and said, “I don't know.” “You don't know?” Fikun asked. “Yes, I don't know,” replied the king. “What can I do for you now?” Fikun asked.
It's after this question that the king asked Fikun to help him defend the village and his people, but this request Fikun would not do, unless the king grant him his request which he was about to tell the king.
The request was that he would only defend the king and his people, only if the king betrothed one of his queens to him if he won the battle.
When the king heard this, he was angry and he sent Fikun out of his palace with the aid of the king's guard and asked Fikun not to come close to his palace again.
A few months later, the king receives another letter from an unknown person saying that they are coming in 3 days to destroy the village, and the message makes the king so scared again. And he sent a message to Fikun that he has accepted the offer he requested and it's then Fikun went to the palace to finalize the deal with the king and after which he went to his house to prepare for the war by himself and his son, Bosun.
On the next day, all the villagers, drummers arrived at Fikun place to hail him for the war he was going for as that’s the culture of the village that when a warrior is going to the battle field, he must be seen off to the battlefield by the villagers and drummers.
When Fikun and his son reached the battlefield, they really fought hard and it's in the course of the fierce battle that he lost his only son Bosun to the war.
So, when Fikun saw that he had lost his son, he also ran away for his dear life, however before he reached the village, the spirit of Bosun appeared to the king which signified to the king that he had been killed at the war front.
When the king saw the spirit of Bosun, he was so scared, and he thought in his mind that Fikun might also be in danger which means him and the villagers are no longer safe and this was what made the king and his family flee the village to a safer place leaving the villagers behind.
However, the villagers didn't know that the king had fled the palace until the following morning when the chiefs went to the palace and found the place empty.
So, when the villagers had noticed this, they stayed back and vowed to defend their territories and with the help of the gods of their land and the help of Fikun the great warrior who had lost his only son to the battle, they were able to overcome the battle and killed all their enemies and that was the end of the external threat to the village and the villagers.
After the battle had been won, the news of the victory got to the king, but he and his family could not return to the village due to the fact that they ran away when they were needed most and with this, the king was dethroned and Fikun who had paid the biggest prize of losing his son to the battle was chosen to become the new king of Cafiri village without any opposition and that's how the town became a town of the warrior till today.
Thanks for reading.
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