EricKlatt

TheKillingKing

In1787achildwasborn.
hisnameshallbeShaka.Hismotherfaintlystutteredinpainafter
givingbirth.Hisfather
Senzangakona,kingoftheZulusexiledthemto
Mthethwa,becausethedidnotwanthissontotakehisthrone.Asshaka
gotolderinthisnewvillage,hebegantofightasawarriorunderthe
commandofDingiswayo,leaderoftheMthethwaParamountcy.

Hefoughtforaroundtenyears,butoneday,amessengercameto
MthethwafromtheZulukingdomtellingthat
Senzangakonahasdied.
Shakasawthisasanopportunitytotakethiskingdomandturnitintoone
ofthemostpowerfulkingdomsinallofAfrica.Hefeltproudashepictured
thefutureofthekingdomashelooksofftothedistance.

OnceShakawasmadeleaderoftheZulukingdomhemadeithis
goaltomakehisarmystronger,faster,tougher,andsmarterinthe
battlefield.Shakahadsuchalargehungerforbattlethathebecamethe
leaderofthearmyitself,hefought,ate,andmarchedwithhisfellowwar
brothers.Shakagainedmuchrespectfromhisarmyandothersinsidethe
kingdom.HewasconsideredoneofthemostrespectedkingsofZulu,but
alsooneofthemostfierceinbattle.

Mylord,thereisaseverelypalemanheisalmostwhiteasthe
cloudsinstrangepalegreenapparelatthegateofthekingdomsaidone
oftheguards.

Shakachucklesattheideaofawhiteman.Ha,awhitemanIhave
neverheardofthis.Lethimin

Letthewhitemanin!Shakademandedwithadeepvoice.

AsthewhitemanapproachedShakagrabbedhisspearwithatight
fist.MynameisCarterandIhaveamessageforyouandyourpeople.

Therearemoreofmykindandweareheretobringreligionandorderto
yourpreciouskingdom.saidthewhitemanwithanalmostfrighteninggrin
onhisface.
Andwhatifwedon'twantyourreligionandyourruleofmy
kingdom?Shakadebatedashechuckledfaintly.
Ifyoudenyourhelpweshallwipeyououtandtakeyouoverwith
force.
Ohreally?Youcomeintomykingdomandthreatenme,Ithought
youwouldbesmarterthanthat,IwilldiebeforeIletanyofthathappen.
Thenweshallcomeandkillyourfamilies,enslaveyourchildrenand
burnyourvillages.Youwillhearthescreamsofpurepainweshallmake
surethatyouwillknowthechewytasteofyourownintestines,thewhite
manscreamswithafiercetone.
Shakaswiftlygrabsthedaggerathissideslicestheman'sthroat.
Bloodsprayedalloverthehutswalls,stainingthem.Asthemanbleedsout
onthefloorShakaordershismentocutthewhitemanintopiecesand
feedhimtothedogs.Themengrabhimanddraghishalfconsciousbody
tothewolfpit.Thewolvesareextremelyhungrysincetheyhaven'teaten
fordays.Astheguardsapproachthedeepdarkpitthewolvesleap
ferociouslyatthemenapproaching.Theirribsareexposedsincetheyhave
beenstarvingforawhilenow.Asthementhrowthebodyintothepit,the
wolvesripthecorpseapartlimbfromlimb.Themanscreamswithpure
terrorandpainasthewolvestearawayathisneckandchest,exposinghis
organs.AsCarterscreamshismouthfillswithhisownblood,thestartsto
garglehisownbloodattemptingtoscream.Thesoundofhisbonesbeing
snappedbythepowerfuljawsgaveShakasomesatisfaction.Hestood
overthepitchucklingatthedefacedcorpse,orwhatwasleftofit.
Shouldwetakehiswarningseriously,mylord?saidoneofthe
guards.
HewasbluffingIcouldseeitinhiseyes.Shakasaidwithasmileon
hisfaceashewatchedtheguardsscoopuptheremains.

About three weeks later there was wordof anearbyvillage thatwas

pillaged. Everyone was gone, not a soul in the village could be seen nor
heard.
Most of the huts were burned to ash. Was the white man right?
whisperedbetweentheguards.
I believe he was Shaka said with a tear rolling down his cheek.
They will pay for this, and shall they be drownedin their ownblood!!!!!!!!!

Shaka roared through the crowd of men.Themenshoutedthebattlecryof

theirpeople.
As Shaka returns to the kingdomhe thinks to himself
Shall we go to
war? Or shall we sit like sheep in a lion pit. I shall get my great army
together and slaughter these worthless bastards and rip them limb from
limb.

Shaka returned to his kingdom, stood atop of one of the huts and
started preaching. We shall gather some scouts to find where the white
menarehiding,thenwestartthebloodshed.
I shall gather my army and we shall get vengeance for those who
were slaughtered and burned. They shall not die in vain. Shaka shouted
across his kingdom. Thecrowd echoedwith excitement for war and battle.
The chosen scouts sprint out ofthekingdomandgoontheirjourneytofind
the white man's fortress. They are gone for two sun cycles they return
badly injured. My lord we barely made it out with our lives, they know
where we are and they're coming for us. What happened We need to
strikethem before theystrikeus. WeshallmarchatfirstlightShakasaid
withafirmgripofhisspear.

That next morning over two thousand Zulu warriors marched south
into a grand valley. There they will meet their great adversary. As they
approached the horizon they see over a thousand white men come over
the hills. You can hear the marching for miles. The white men stop
marching, then BOOM they fire their weapons. The front line of shakas
army drops to the ground. CHARGE shaka screams to his men. His war
brothers sprint tothewhite man's armyand strike the first row of men with
their spears. The two armies collide you can hear nothing but men
screaming in agonising pain as the spears rip through the white man's
ribcages the crunch of their bones. There is so much blood it looked like
both of the armies were wearing war paint. The white men bring outtheir
short ranged swords and start thrashing at the zulus. Shaka looks around
as his fellow brothers are being slaughtered. He entered the battle with
such a rage that is starts to terrifyhis ownmen in battle. The white man's
numbers start to go down. The zulus advance forward. They did not stop
they had torn apart the white man's army. The ground is stained crimson
red bytheblood. Thezulustakethevictorywithonlyfivehundredmenleft
theygobacktothekingdomtocelebrate.