by Victoria Fox
Kevin Chase crept naked out of the trees.
The natives stood ahead of him: eight uniform lines, patiently waiting, their faces bright with awe and worship. When they saw him they raised their spears and emitted a yodelling cry. They were eager to get started—and so was he.
Kevin touched the crown of leaves atop his head, and flexed his muscles. Behind, the village of Haulo began to emerge. Children came to see their god; women to survey their emperor, men to admire their leader.
Slowly, Kevin began to move. The locals watched him, transfixed.
The tune in Kevin’s brain had never left him. The music never would. He had been put on this earth to teach his melodies far and wide.
Here, he reigned supreme.
The jungle seemed to sing with him. Moving gracefully in shapes and rhythms both new and marvellous to the native troupe, they followed his lead. Kevin executed his dance routine to his debut single, ‘Sweet Talk’.
He sang, crooning as he had on stage in another, faraway reality, shooting his arms to the sky and launching up on his toes. The locals imitated, perfectly in sync, echoing the foreign sounds and slave to the beat.
Kevin’s was a new order. He was powerful. He was king. He was almighty.
The wilderness had fought him—and he had won.
ISBN: 978-1-472-07469-0
POWER GAMES
© 2014 Victoria Fox
Published in Great Britain 2014
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