Short Drama Stories - Page 8
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 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 7
by safohen
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...
- Mar, 5 2015
- Drama Fiction Science Fiction
Baaba: Chapter 5
by safohen
It was a dark, stormy night. At the Supi's request, Baaba had joined the night patrol since the beatdown she had delivered that afternoon had not gone unnoticed. After hours of running, they came face to face with the kakai, who were heading...
- Mar, 5 2015
- Drama Fiction Science Fiction
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Baaba: Chapter 4
by safohen
The next day, Baaba found herself in the hut of the priestess of the asafo. Ordinarily, she would have stayed away but Kuukua had told her that receiving counselling once a month was compulsory for every asafo in their village.
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- Mar, 5 2015
- Drama Fiction Science Fiction
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...
Baaba: Chapter 6
by safohen
At midnight, Kuukua and Baaba talked about Baaba's vision.
'So they are coming to kill you?'...
- Mar, 5 2015
- Drama Fantasy Science Fiction
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...
Baaba: Chapter 1
by safohen
On a cold, rainy day, the Supi, head of all the asafo companies in the city and a tall, dark schoolgirl entered the Sunyani High School building.
In the SHS Form 2A classroom, the Supi watched quietly as the girl wrote down a...
- Mar, 5 2015
- Action Drama Science Fiction
Baaba; Chapter 3
by safohen
‘It was another hellish morning of asafo fighting kakai, the next day. A particularly skilled kakai had beaten most of the asafo of the 1st Asafo Company on its own. Now it turned its attention to Baaba and darted towards her. She let loose...
- Mar, 5 2015
- Action Drama Science Fiction
Baaba: Chapter 2
by safohen
'Prepare to engage’, Kuukua ordered. Armed to the teeth with bows and arrows, akofenas and afowatsenas(long swords with two or three blades on one hilt),spears and machetes, they rushed to a clearing where kakai had again gathered that night....
- Mar, 5 2015
- Action Drama Science Fiction
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...
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Ashorkor: Chapter 1
by safohen
Centuries after Naa's exploits, empires crumbled, kingdoms fell and Abotri ke Tahuumo was almost forgotten. Almost. On 1st January, 2014, the city of Nkran (Accra) experienced a heavy downpour with lightning flashing across the afternoon sky....
- Mar, 5 2015
- Drama Historical Fiction
Ashorkor: Chapter 2
by safohen
Five years later, Lumei Ashorkor received her invitation from the the league of African Martial Artists to participate in the All- African Martial Arts Tournament.
Her first opponent was an asafo skilled in the use of the akofena....
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...
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...
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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...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 6
by safohen
Badu’s eyes widened in horror as her machete angled towards his neck for what seemed like an eternity,it’s wielders eyes clear and expressionless. Suddenly, there was a blur of movement and it was gone along with Araba! Badu resumed...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 4
by safohen
As she left the cave by a darkened route, Araba smiled to herself, "the others will be pleased to know she passed the test so quickly, yet i wonder if she will do better on the final test than the other asuafo or..." her thoughts were interrupted...
Nyansakrom: Chapter 3
by safohen
Many years later, on a bright tuesday morning, Aba Amonoo among many other children, arrived at the royal courtyard for the selection of an abrewanana osuani. this referred to the selection of apprentices for the abrewanana, the sages of the...