ZAFIN KAI

About this Novel

Adjusting her posture, she gradually averted her gaze from the elders, and the elderly woman standing above them communicated in Iko, expressing her disinterest in the forthcoming consequences of their past errors. With the intensity of scolding akin to the imminent fiery retribution, she made her dissatisfaction known. The woman presiding over them claimed maternal lineage, emphasizing that the one who gave birth to them defined their father, distinct from the conventional notion of a father. They refrained from addressing him by their father's name, acknowledging the birth-giver as something distinct from a typical father figure, as they lacked exposure to paternal love, care, compassion, or any semblance thereof. In their reality, fathers were either doomed or non-existent. Paradoxically, they held a unique reverence for the term "parent," acknowledging the power of the one who birthed them, despite the consistent humiliation and degradation experienced in their hometown, Gameda. The woman who birthed their father refrained from the direct use of "grandmother," as the term lacked the affection and blood ties they longed for in their world.