As the girl danced forward, the Agaba followed behind…then the other opposing masquerades intensified the firing of their charms at them. The ‘little’ girl continued to dance forward, followed by Agaba. A wonder was happening here now. The ‘little’ girl’s appearance brought rain. But it was not raining everywhere. It was a mystery rain. Where the Agaba and the ‘little girl’ were, the rain was not falling. Where their group were singing and dancing and praising the deity, it was not raining, either. Even where the spectators were standing, it was also not raining. But it was heavily raining on other competing masquerades. This marveled everyone. But Peri knew what happened. He was familiar with powers of the sea. He was a strong initiate. So, he raised his hands and a cloud formed like an umbrella over his men so that the rain did not touch them while it fell on all other masquerades.

        Meanwhile the ‘little girl’ and the Agaba continued to dance towards the ram. They had now crossed the center and were very close to the ram. Then Peri made an invocation and clapped his hands again and there was a lightning but the lightening could not pin the ‘little’ girl at a spot. Rather she turned and looked towards the direction of Peri and smiled – she was ‘lightning’ herself. She then turned again towards the ram, still dancing while Agaba followed… she pointed at the ram and immediately, the lightning flashed three times. At the third flash of the lightning, a sound of thunder was heard and, by itself, the ram leaped and cut the thread and, like something possessed, began to dance towards the little girl…the crowd went into frenzy. They had not seen it like this in the history of ito-ebule in Achi. And for the first time a new masquerade who was not reckoned as powerful had untied the sacred ram. The noise of the crowd was deafening…a new winner has emerged.  The ram must reach Ndegwu.