Baaba: Chapter 7

That morning, Efua slashed one kakai in midair, breaking through its defenses and banishing it before it touched the ground. Another kakai slashed several asafo with its serrated spear. It took down two more asafo and let off several steel needles in Efua's direction but she twirled her spear to deflect them. She fired three arrows, one at its foot and the others in its abdomen.

Kuukua fought ten kakai with Asafoakyere (Female asafo captain) of the third Asafo Company Asabea, slashing them in minutes .

A kakai fired steel needles at Kuukua but she rolled to her side and flung her spear at it at the same moment as Asabea did. The kakai took both spears in the belly. 'Must..kill..Baaba' it growled before it was banished in a cloud of black dust.

'What's Baaba doing by the way?' asked Asabea. 'I haven't seen here all morning.

'Putting the finishing touches to the devices. She said she would get it everything done by today. Which is why she will not be joining us anytime soon.

There was a loud boom that echoed across the sky as the rain intensified and more kakai began to fall from the red clouds. The asafo sunk into offensive stances and waited.

At that moment, Baaba sighed in relief. 'All done' she grinned. She donned her asafo battledress, armed herself and headed towards the spot where the red clouds had gathered.

At the battle grounds, a large four-armed kakai, wielding a machete in each hand mercilessly slashed several asafo. Their broken ndar(machetes) and akofenas clattered noisily on the forest floor. An asafo lunged at it but the kakai's adar(machete) slashed through her weapons and at the end of the swing slashed her chest.

The asafo fell back but ten more asafo advanced in her place. They only saw a blur of blades before they too collapsed on the village floor next to their fallen comrade.