pFor many generations, uncertainty and tension have pervaded both the people of Under The Sky and/ppthe wraiths of Kiriyanga, but they trudge on, while on to the little streaks of light at the end of this/ppseemingly-never-ending tunnel a prophecy that order would be restored on the Day of Scarlet. This/ppimminent respite however, comes with stringent conditions: until a woman drinks from the/ppconfluence of two rivers that do not mix, the Day of Scarlet will not come./ppScarlet is an inquiry into the absurdity of possessing absolute power or its pursuit thereof. With/ppstrong allusions to the Grecian myth of Zeus and Hades, and Yoruba myths of love triangles among/ppgods as told of Osun, Ogun, and Sango, or Yemoja, Obatala, and Ogun, woven into and set in tales/ppfrom Kikuyu lore, Alexander Emmanuel Ochogwu lends his voice to the conversations around politics/ppand power-grabbing in Nigeria, Africa, and beyond./p