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Marked by blood
<h1>*📖 Episode 30</h1><h2> "Marked by Blood"*</h2><p><br/></p><p>Aisha’s legs trembled. Success stepped in front of her, shielding her from Zara—or whatever had taken over her body.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Zara, it’s me… Success. You remember me?” he said softly, inching closer.</p><p><br/></p><p>Zara tilted her head. Her eyes were glowing crimson now. “That name… is dead to me.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Suddenly, she lunged.</p><p><br/></p><p>Kunle tackled her mid-air, crashing them both into the wall. The symbols flared, burning his back. He screamed. Aisha and Amaka dragged him away while Denniem and Success circled the possessed Zara.</p><p><br/></p><p>From the shadows, whispers crept into their ears—each whisper calling their names.</p><p><br/></p><p>“The house knows we’re here,” Denniem muttered.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Then we burn it down,” Success snapped, lighting a match from his pocket.</p><p><br/></p><p>The moment the flame flickered to life, the room shifted—literally. The walls began closing in, symbols pulsing wildly.</p><p><br/></p><p>“We need to leave!” Amaka shouted.</p><p><br/></p><p>“No! If we leave now, she’s gone forever!” Aisha cried, pointing to Zara—now convulsing on the ground.</p><p><br/></p><p>Denniem knelt beside her, chanting the words he had seen written on the glowing wall earlier:  </p><p>*“Aye ko fi eje gbo—aye ko fi eje gbo…”*  </p><p>(Let not the world drink blood...)</p><p><br/></p><p>Zara’s body arched, screamed—and then slumped.</p><p><br/></p><p>She blinked. “What… happened?”</p><p><br/></p><p>“You came back,” Aisha whispered.</p><p>But behind them, the trapdoor slammed shut.</p><p><br/></p><p>A deep voice boomed: *“One was spared. One must pay.”*</p><p><br/></p><p>And slowly, Success looked down—blood dripping from his palm. A mark carved into his skin. A curse.</p><p><br/></p><p>They hadn’t ended it.  </p><p>They had only awakened it.</p>
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