Time spirals away. It is captured in the play of light and dark, in the back and forth movements of the Niger and its tributaries. It's an intricate intertwining of fates, S.A Stone Jr. is born to a man and woman who had nothing in common other than that they were both on the run. He is one of America's wealthiest men, she a ravishing beauty from a long line of African matriarchs. Here the salvation of a country riddled with greed, corruption and wars is in question. Mr. Sylvester Stone was on the FBI's most wanted list, the KGB wanted him. The Chinese did not care much about him, though he was not their friend. The Middle East still had what he always wanted. Ngozika and her children by a miracle have escaped a war that has left millions dead. In a land where things that once mattered were fast becoming nothing, the Masses constantly question their survival and fate. Are they to be led forever by corrupt warlords? What will the secret held in the discovered ancient Nsibidi Script bring to the nations and their forgotten kingdoms? S.A Stone Jr. is greatly favored, only human. He may have the answer, but the circumstances of his birth pose a personal question, one that may hinder the hope of a future of peace. Author: Chibuzor Obasi has worked as a journalist on three continents. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Masters in Multi-cultural Studies. He lives in Los Angeles.