Short Adventure Stories - Page 5
Efa Gue Kurow (Efa, Destroyer of nations)
by safohen
In the not-so good old days, kakai (monsters) roamed the land, devouring entire villages when they felt like it. Humans cowered in fear of their raids. Even those who tried to appease them with offerings of their best cattle and farm produce were...
Supi Ami: Chapter 5
by safohen
The transfer took place in earnest. Soon the Tufohen found herself in a large cell underneath the palace. She heard a strange scratching sound beneath her and then the ground beneath her exploded outward. The gong rang out across the palace as...
Supi Ami: Chapter 3
by safohen
There weren't many sacred groves left in Cape Coast. The meteoric rise of high rise buildings had seen to that. There were only three of such groves left, reserved for the religious, the weary and eventually the very old.
...
Supi Ami: Chapter 2
by safohen
Nayele heard the commotion outside and got up from the raffia mat in her cell. Asomasi, the leader of the asafo's drummers removed a key from his pocket and unlocked the cell.
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Baaba: Chapter 15
by safohen
Baaba unhooked her spear and then flung it at a kakai's neck, banishing it completely. Baaba then walked towards the spear, but then sensed an intense killing intent. She rolled to her left as the blade of a spear ripped through the air, striking...
Baaba: Chapter 14
by safohen
Baaba waited that night for all the physically capable asafo to enter the laboratory. Kuukua noticed that the roof had slid open.
'This is how we are going to get to the kakai world' she began. 'This entire laboratory has been...
- Mar, 6 2015
- Adventure Fiction Science Fiction
Baaba: Chapter 16
by safohen
Kuukua , Efua and Baaba swung at Sum from all sides but she blocked their attacks, and sidestepped their subsequent attacks with ease. Asabea let off three arrows each striking the three kakai who were with Sum in the neck and ordered the other...
Baaba: Chapter 13
by safohen
Two figures walked in silence towards the town park. The night guard shuffled wearily to his feet, recognised the Supi and without a word, let her and Baaba in. 'We'll be here till 6:00pm Kuukua said softly. 'See to it that we're not...
Baaba: Chapter 12
by safohen
Kuukua stumbled backwards and struck the ground with her weapon, keeping her balanced. She took a deep breath and exhaled even as the kakai lunged at her and at the last moment, moved her shoulder in the path of the blade. Her spear pierced the...
Baaba: Chapter 10
by safohen
The second she arrived there, Baaba felt all the kakai's eyes on her. She nearly took a direct kick in the head as she raised a machete to block a kakai
Baaba: Chapter 11
by safohen
Baaba and the kakai faced each other silently, even as scores of wounded asafo lay on the ground around them, including the Supi. Baaba sped towards it and swung her akofena at its neck, before it could even think of blocking. Enraged, it swung...
Baaba: Chapter 9
by safohen
It spun in midair and swung the other foot at Kuukua but she blocked the blow with her machetes. However the force behind the blow was too great and she was sent flying back. She thrust her spear into the ground, halting her flight. She noticed...
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Baaba: Chapter 8
by safohen
Asabea struggled to steady her heartbeat as the four armed kakai moved menacingly towards her. Five arrow length steel needles erupted from its fingertips and flew towards her but Efua swung her machetes, blocking the attack.
The...
Saadakrom: Chapter 3
by safohen
For three rainy days, Akumaa had not been seen at home.
Concerned, Sena set off for the training grounds. Soaked to the skin, she reached the grounds only to find Akumaa seriously training. She struck every raindrop falling near...
Saadakrom; Chapter 2
by safohen
In the biggest forest of Saadakrom, under it's largest Odum tree, stood three women. Kneeling in the middle of them was a young girl.
It's founder, Saada held a calabash of white powder, which she sprinkled on the head of the...
A Deer, A Kingdom
by abbywookie
[This is a folk tale]
Now, this is a major part of the Malacca history but no, it’s not about boring dates and unfathomable facts and bizarre ancient names, no. In fact, this is an interesting tale of how Malacca got its name....
Saadakrom: Chapter 1
by safohen
In the heat of the afternoon sun, Saada, a farmer was tending to her crops when three shadows fell across them. She lifted her head to see her parents and the local priestess. The priestess swung her ritual staff across her face, felling her....
Naa: Chapter 2
by safohen
At the turn of the 12th Century, when ancient kingdoms and empires reigned supreme, the land that would later come to be known as Egypt faced a harrowing threat from foreign invaders.
Desperate to protect her people, she sent an...
Naa: Chapter 1
by safohen
Before Naa became known as the old tigress of the south, her village faced a crisis. Some of the Lumei (masters) of Abotri ke Tahuumo (Ga martial art) decided to fight for the highest paying chief, regardless of their position in battles that...
- Mar, 5 2015
- Adventure Historical Fiction
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Nyansakrom: Chapter 12
by safohen
As the three mbrewanananom got separated in the confusion, the 'fog' partly cleared and Adwoa found herself face to face with Akos, Antwiwaa. Adisa faced Serwaa and Ama noticed Aba the abrewanana osuani blocking her path. The two osuani attacked...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 11
by safohen
'We intervened in the attack on the prison but most of the members of Tumi managed to escape,' noted Dede that evening. Once more, the village heads were gathered before Princess Oforiwaa.
'However we managed to make Sumina give us...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 10
by safohen
There was an air of calm as the sun rose in the sky, its rays bathing Mampam prison in bright light. An outpost guard watched the surroundings warily.
'Any more accidental discoveries, she sighed, 'and we may have to find a new...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 9
by safohen
At the royal stores, Abrewanana Nketsia and two other asafo realised that 50 spears, 15 bows and arrows, two sacks of gold dust, 3 months worth of food supplies. Fifty akofenas,machetes, twenty clothes and fifteen axes were also missing, among...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 8
by safohen
'Serwaa of the 10000 proverbs' your timing is perfect ,as usual noted a long grey haired council member.'I take it that you are aware of the crisis'.
'Yes, on my way back from my travels across the land, I was informed that 10 of...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 7
by safohen
There was a a series of loud crashes as the royal storage facilities were raided in addition to the royal archives by Tumi leaving smoke in their wake. An osuani with braided hair gave orders to set alight the buildings once they were done....
Nyansakrom: Chapter 5
by safohen
Later that evening, five people rushed to the same clearing in the forest. "nothing here, just like the five other clearings, we checked," muttered a girl with braided hair. "I am beginning to suspect that those twins asafo captain dede handed...