Hi, guys, this chapter is a bit short, sorry for the inconvenience...
"The Kariba's don't just live anywhere, they live among us until Many years ago... When they suddenly disappeared." Grandma said perking up the little girl's interest.
"Their main place of origin is באַנסקאָ, which is simply known to be The southern part of Our now country "Nigeria"..."
The little girl sat up on her butt staring at her grandma with curiosity.
"Grandma, where did they go to? is it true as the internet said they've gone extinct" The little girl asked sharply?
"To us my dear, but I don't think they are," Grandma replied calmly. "They disappeared from our world, you see this world is full of so many things even science can't explain, theories can't prove and books not accurate"
"The Kariba is just like me and you but different, they're another different race from us Humans, though we look alike. Once upon a time, when the world hasn't been polluted, they were so many races that resides on earth, including mystical creatures but then all that ended when the seal was broken. The seal that used to pull all races to be together."
"It was at that time, that humans invented machinery, and a great war began, it lasted for a few years, and in the end, the humans won"
"Not because they're the strongest, but they are the purest of heart, they stick to each other at all times, The races split going to different parts outside Earth, as for the Kariba they created their world known as 'veyt fun shtub' Meaning "far from home" but during that time they lost something very special."
"What is that Grandma??"
"They lost the seal, The Kariba was the bearer of the seal, and even though every race went to a different world, it still linked them in one way, The seal holds great access to life and death... So losing it is a grave option as it's gonna unlock hell on all races." Grandma stopped as she glance at the young girl who was so carried away by the story.
"The seal was broken by..." Grandma stopped her words as she was been reluctant to say the next words, hesitating not to she skipped the words.
"The Kariba's blamed the Humans for the broken seal and the disappearance, of course, if that seal falls in bad hands, it's gonna bring hell upon all, but if it falls in the right hand there's a chance all races might come back together and for the final extinct the existence of 'Hell'"
"Grandma you're telling the story like you were there"
"Of course I was there, how would I know so much if I wasn't?" asked grandma getting the little girl confused even more.
The little girl tsked, twitching her eyes she said "come on Grandma, you're just 90, we are talking about hundreds of years ago, and you're just...." The little girl trailed off, Her grandmother gave laughter and said.
"Just to you..90yrs, yes but am way older than that!" her tone was firm, and her words were sincere.
Pulling her sleeve up, the old woman shows a chimera tattoo to the little girl, Abby immediately recognizes that tattoo as she first found it in her grandma's collection and has asked about it only to get "It a tattoo that symbolizes Authority and power" Grandma had said.
Seeing the tattoo on her Abby was surprised, she didn't know if her grandmother had a tattoo before. Not until now 'i guess granny is a tattoo lover as well' The young mind thought.
"What do you think?" Grandma asked sharply.
"I think it's good and grandma I guess you must like the drawing a lot to have it tattooed on your arms" Abby giggles.
"Well, Abby my child. Am serious" her tone was heavy, "I know am not expecting you to know all of this but you're a highly gifted child, and that's why am letting this secret to you."
"What secret grandma??" Abby asked worried, catching a glimpse of how serious her grandma is she became scared.
"We. You and I are linked to the Kariba's" Grandma broke the News.
There was silence for a while, she could see the little girl think, she was trying to digest the new piece of information.
"Is it a bad thing???" the little girl asked.
"No, my child, I have packed up my diary with you, you can read it when you get to your dad's place... Okay?"
"Okay"
'I have a lot to say to you Abby but I can't, you're too small to handle all of this, as time go on you'll understand ' Grandma thought.
She couldn't talk more, she tuck in the little child and head out, outside the room she saw Theresa waiting outside.
"You told her??" Theresa asked. She was pissed off, she only wanted the best for her daughter, to get educated, secure a good job, and marry with beautiful kids when she come of age not listening to her mother's silly stories.
" She has to know" The old woman sneer
"She's only a child mum" Theresa argue
"She'll need this information to survive one day"
"Mum, that's a long time ago, those bad people are all gone now so what if they are not? Is my daughter supposed to go fight them off like a superhero or what?.. Please, mother, I don't want this life for her, I want her to be normal like every other child, just because we have some link connections doesn't make her very special and unique" Theresa argue
"She is special!!"
"Whatever," Theresa rolled her eyes and walks off.
And the day ends with the two women arguing.
The old lady retired to bed and while laying down she started thinking a lot..' How do I find these keys? It's been 500yrs since the key has gone missing. What do I do to get my hands on all the keys? I wonder how many of the Karibas are coping, i can't communicate with them if the key is no where to be found, cause only the key has link to the kariba's world? whether hell broke lose on them who knows? Ahh, this is too much, I have to think of something. The future is not bright as I used to think. I know!, The Portal to Hell is cracking bit by bit, i can feel it'
Just like The grandma said, Earth wasn't just inhabited by humans only but by other races including the Kariba, for so many years they lived in harmony and peace. The seal was what tie them together but something unexpectedly happen.
The seal was broken and the trust between the races went off, everyone turned against each other and at that time mankind has invented its first technological machinery, the war was known as the "Blank-out", where the races split up into different planets as for the Kariba's they created their world but then it didn't end there as the broken seal not only break the trust between the races but was slowly giving the 'Hell' (a lower realm for abominations) a chance to open.
And right now that seal is not just broken but lost into a part of the earth. Unintentionally putting the New generations on the edge of a cliff.