The village of umunya was a peaceful place to live the villager find it hard to migrate from umunya because of the peace that lies within umunya and also because umunya was blessed by the gods to flourish. Umunya was surrounded by rivers

which held beautiful site view that attracts both tourists to view and take pictures to tell stories about umunya . The villagers living in umunya survive through farming, fishing and rearing of animals but as time goes on strange

things began to happen, death now occurred on a daily basis , live stork was always found died day after another panic surge in the community people began to complain some say why has the gods forgotten us , what is happening in our

land maybe the land is polluted said mama chizo. but I thought the gods was always merciful so what could have gone wrong said by mama nkemu . Soon the sound of the local drum echoed through the wind summoning all the kings men to the king

Palace. Everyone was eager to hear what the kings was going to say during the meeting, Mazi nnadi and his family who was once a member of the village has now became an osu because he refused to allow the villagers sacrifice his only

Child Chiamaka to the village deity known as osumba the God of earth and justice. Osumba was a mighty oracle who always help the poor and give justice to the guilty but every seventh year Osumba would request for three virgins to be

Sacrifice to his shrine. So as the seventh year was about to be gone Osumba began to complain through the chief priests saying don’t forget that I give you everything and I can also take all. So the king summoned a meeting to all the kings

men in other to discuss what to do next after the meeting ended the king and his men’s concluded that chiamaka being mazi nnamdi daughter must be the first sacrifice to Osumba but when mazi Nnamdi had about it he solidly disagreed saying he

can’t be alive and see the villagers sacrifice his only child since his wife could not conceive or bare children so starting from then he became an osu which meant that he was no longer part of the villagers. Mazi nnamdi was always a

gentleman who was always kind to people. As days gone by the most shocking doom struck the people of umunya there livestock were flooded there plants no longer yield full barns everyone was grieving. Mazi nnamdi can’t help but wonder has

The gods forgotten us but if not why is he punishing us this way. Or is it because I couldn’t sacrifice my only child hmmm the gods of my for father’s please have mercy on our land I pray you spare our land even if the king and his men

Could not find the virgins you requested for please spare us. At least accept our livestock and harvest so that it will be more easy for us to fulfill please the gods of my fathers please I beg

But soon another horrifying news struck the people of umunya Where by the the rivers which held beautiful views in the past has now turn muddy and began to swallow people. The villagers began to flee to the neighboring villages

Nazi nnamdi wanted to flee with his family also but chiamaka his daughter was against it saying she will talk to the gods to have mercy on the land but mazi nnamdi was very confused about what she said as days goes on people flee from

The village then chiamaka set on a journey to plead with the gods she went to the river located behind the villager shrine known as osumba. The river was known to be an acient gods but as years goes on people no longer worship the river

and soon converted to osumba when, chiamaka arrived at the river there was a sudden tides circling in anger then a voice came from the river saying what do u want. Chiamaka went on her knees and responded I no you , you where , was and

will still be . I know that you are behind everything that has been happening the voice spoke up again saying your people has forgotten me now Dey now worship my messenger osumba why shouldn’t I wipe them all, chiamaka responded we are

Throughly sorry please forgive us from today on I promise I will make the villagers worship you again as there gods but you have to restore our land and bring back all that you have taken the voice responded and most of all you will be my

Messenger and serve me forever yes the great oracle chiamaka responded . And from that day on chiamaka became the river goddess and the land of umunya became beautiful and favored again the villagers returned and began to worship the great

great river of umunya as there gods both mazi nnamdi and his family was honored in the land and everyone was happy again and they stopped sacrificing humans in the land of umunya now umunya is now beautiful land of honor

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