Rebecca_Rymer

A Journey Across Time, A Battle for Freedom

What if you could go back in time?
What would you do? 
Stop the world war?
Stop slavery?

When Joseph Situma, a modern-day man, is thrust back to the year 1542, he is reborn as Khisa Lusweti, the son of a village chief in Eastern Africa. Struggling to bridge the gap between his past life and his new reality, Khisa must navigate the brutal tides of history. But as he uncovers the looming horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, he realizes that fate has given him a chance—an opportunity to change the course of history.

Armed with knowledge beyond his years and the trust of a people who see him as both a leader and a boy, Khisa must unite warriors, outthink ruthless enemies, and fight for a future that was never meant to be. But history is not so easily rewritten, and with every victory comes a greater challenge.

Will he defy destiny, or will the weight of the past crush him before he can break the chains of oppression?

A gripping tale of resilience, strategy, and the unyielding spirit of a people on the brink of war.

The Wrath of the Unchained

Duarte knew he had been caught, but surrender had never been in his nature. His muscles coiled as he sprang forward, twin daggers flashing in the dim torchlight. His target was clear—Lusweti's throat.

Lusweti met him with steady eyes and sharper steel. His sword cut through the air, intercepting Duarte's first strike in a shower of sparks. The force of the parry sent a jarring vibration through Duarte's wrists, but he barely hesitated, twisting to attack from a different angle. He was fast, almost impossibly so, his daggers a blur as he aimed for Lusweti's ribs, then his side, then his heart.

But Lusweti was disciplined, precise. He met every attack with the same ruthless efficiency he brought to battle. Instead of matching speed with speed, he let Duarte's aggression overextend him.

A missed lunge. A fraction of a second too long to recover.

Lusweti's sword shot forward, cutting into Duarte's shoulder. Not deep, but enough to stagger him. First blood.

Chapter 40 - The Trap is Set