We know the coven and its masculin̈e equivalents have some tales they tell. Whenever they are angry, or provoked, fearful, or even jealous, they renew the tales … every four or five or six years, the tale is renewed. The evil vow must be fulfilled.

Oga, what is the worst you can do? We will never bow before your altar. Offer the world, treasures, or power. They are stained by blood and the wiles of Lucifer. Exert the worst pain you bear; fear not they who can kill the body, but not the soul.

In war, she who sits on the fence dies first. Or perchance survives and fulfils the vow of treachery. The evil vow in the coven must be fulfilled. Oh, what a wasted life and purpose…

The evil vow has been fulfilled, and yet we stand. Unbowed. Unshaken. Even if bloodied. The war may endure for two decades and a half…or longer; battles may rage every season. Yet we know victory lies within reach. And the adversary will be put

Opeyemi Agbaje
March 3, 2025