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Zuma rock is a large natural monolith, an ingenious intrusion that composes of gabbro and granodiorite, and is located in the Niger state of Nigeria. Rising above 300 meters above its surrounding.
It was used by the Gbagis as a defensive retreat during the inter-tribal war against their invaders.
With Seven hundred and fifty feet above sea levels and over a kilometer in circumference, Zuma rock is one of the unique rocks in Nigeria, because of its height, the human face feature on it, and its supernatural power.
The face on the rock is so remarkable as it set to face the sun setting.
Since immemorial time, the face on the rock remain unchanged but looked threatening as if ready to swallow up any closer passerby.
Facing Abuja - Kaduna road, the human face rock seemed to swallow the road and rose majestically to a height of seven hundred miles.
And it's also believed to be the guardian's spirit of the Gbagi people. This is the place where the scepter is heading.
Brenda and the column with her had their uneventful journey through the following day, and they soon reached the adjacent town close to their destination.
At nightfall, the group decided to spend the night at a village by the roadside, and the whole column gathered around a born fire and talked of trivial things to keep themselves busy.
Far off, Maria and Reagan were seen discussing in whispers, then the pair walked close to Brenda, and Reagan announced.
"We are getting married tonight!"
"What?" Brenda asked with a stunning look. "Tonight?"
"Yes," Reagan answered back. "We want to get married tonight."
"Let the celebration begin!" Bobby let out, jerked Brenda up, and dragged her towards the couples who looked so happy and infectious with their smiles.
"We need a priest." The grey hair general let out.
"I will be the priest," Booby said.
"You?" Brenda asked with another shocking look. "When did you become a priest."
"Since birth, please let me do my duty and stopped nagging."
"Am not lagging, but please go ahead with your service," Brenda answered back.
"Let the two couples come forward," Bobby announced, leaped to the front, and smiled as Maria hold Reagan's hand, and both parties walked forward.
Maria was dressed in a flowing gown that would have been perfect clothing for the wedding if it was white and not red. Despite the unmatched color, she looked radiant and beautiful, and her skin glowed from the sign of early pregnancy and her happy mood.
"Did you agree to take Maria as your wife, for better and for worse? Until death depart you?" Bobby asked.
"Yes," Reagan answered back.
"And did you agree to take Reagan as your husband, for better and for worse, in sickness and good health, until death pulls you apart?"
"Yes, " a beautiful voice answered back.
"Today, in the presence of God, men and alien, I hereby pronounced you as husband and wife."
"You can now kiss your bride!" Brenda exclaimed with tears of joy in her eyes.
The two couples looked lovingly at each other, then clung together in a romantic kiss, to the admiration of the whole watchers.
"Congratulations!" Bobby said, staring at the two couples, and then beamed with excitement at the thought of his role as a priest.
Apollon777 stood at the river bank where Reagan and Maria has settled their misunderstanding.
From his spot, he can hear the wedding bell and the jamboree that soon followed. Though he had let go of Maria with his clear mind, the memories of the night they had to spent together keep hunting him. He tried to convince himself he was only missing Ruana, but deep inside, he knew he is also in love with her. Yet, he still knew he had made the right decision. She had no future with him. Luckily he had realized this earlier, some moment later would have been more disastrous.
But the worst of Apollon777 headache is his unborn child, and how it will look like, will he hate him for making a baby and then run off his responsibility?
All these questions unnerve him, but there seemed to be no answer, only time will tell.
Apollon777 jerked his head forward, and caught the images of some men with weapons, sneaking close to the village they are spending the night.
He quickly raced back to warn his people of the incoming dangers.
"We have some people sneaking on us." Apollon777 let out as soon as he came at earshot.
"Hey everybody, go and carry your weapon and be ready to counter-attack." Brenda cried out.
"Reagan, go and hide somewhere save." Maria let out, kissed her lover on the lips, and quickly shoved him to follow the aged, women, children, and those who can't fight.
The incoming mobs are no one than the big Boss and his men.
With five hundred men on horse, while the rest followed on feet, the Boss soon caught up with those who he had been pursuing, saw them camping and having fun, and he instantly instructed his men to hop down the horses and sneaked after him, into the village.
Unknown to him, he had been seen by someone, and the rest of the column is now aware of his coming.
"Attack them now and bring me the heads of my three generals." The big Boss instructed his men.
Leading the attack, which he believes will be sudden and fast, the Boss and his men instantly plunged into the camp of the awaiting men, women, and aliens.
The general with grey hair raced to meet two men who sneaked close to a hut beside him.
The two men when aware of the incoming man quickly raced back, stood some miles off and one of them cried out at their general. "We are your men and we are forced here by the big Boss. Please spare us."
"If that should be the case, tell all the men with you to drop their weapons and joined us."
"We will do." One among the men answered back, and both quickly dispersed to spread the news.
The grey hair general walked back, saw Brenda attacking and he quickly raced close. "They are my men, please spare them."
"He attacked me first, and now retreated when I attacked back. "
"Did you attack her?" The grey hair general asked with a glaring look.
"Yes, the Boss asked us to kill everyone and bring him your head."
"Please forgive him, for my sake." The grey hair general looked pleadingly at Brenda and waved his hands as a sign of begging.
"Get off my sight!" Brenda screamed at the man.
The man quickly raced off to join the rest of the retreating men.
Shortly later, all the men at the back of the big Boss have dropped their weapons and joined Brenda's gang, to the dismay of their boss.
As for big Boss, he was quickly circled by the guards in blue uniform and he was caught and brought into the sight of his three generals.
"What did you have to say to save your life?" The grey hair general asked with a glint on his face.
The irony of life.
The man kneeling in front of him was his boss who has been ordering him around for ages.
"Please forgive me, it was a decision made in a moment of pride and anger."
"Why is he attacking us?" Maria who just joined the conversation asked.
"Because we came to join you against his order." One among the general replied.
"We also stole his horses and let the rest out." The second general added.
"What are we doing about him?"
"Kill him!" The men at the back of the Boss cried out.
"He is a wicked boss and forced us to march out against our wishes." Others added.
"Stand up," Brenda said.
The big Boss quickly stood up from his kneeling, position and he looked unhappy at the turn of events.
"How many horses were lost?" Brenda asked.
"One thousand."
"We have some horses with us, and we can get the rest for you if you can exercise some patience for a day or two."
"Just let me leave with my head, forget about the horses." The Boss replied.
"Then farewell!"
The big Boss stood for a while in surprise. The fact the lady had allowed him to leave shocked him to the marrow and his conscience instantly judged him for his selfishness.
"Thank you for letting me go, and am sorry for my errors."
"You are welcome, godspeed!"
The big boss walked off with shame, looked back at his men who now jeer at him, and then resumed his journey.
He was lucky to have separated his men into two, how great would his losses be if he hadn't. It would have been a great fall, just like Humpty dumpty.
With just gorse, the big Boss galloped off and soon meet the rest of his men on feet.
"They have begged for their lives and I have forgiven them." The big Boss bragged at the sight of his men.
The men wondered what happened to the rest of their comrades, and why the big Boss had to come back alone.

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