Sango: The Orisha of Thunder and Fire
In the blood-soaked sands of ancient Yorubaland, where empires are forged in fire and shattered by betrayal, a prince named Sango is born to thunder. The third Alaafin of the mighty Oyo Empire, Sango is no ordinary king—he is the living embodiment of justice, virility, and divine wrath. With his signature double-headed oshe axe gleaming red and white, he wields lightning as a weapon, fire as his breath, and storms as his army. Betrayed by his peaceful elder brother Ajaka’s weak rule, scheming nobles, jealous generals, and even his own ambitious wives, Sango rises from exile and humiliation to seize the throne in a blaze of power. Face-slapping arrogant warlords who dare challenge him, conquering rival kingdoms like Owu and Nupe with cataclysmic thunderbolts, and building a legendary harem of warrior queens—Oba the regal matriarch, Osun the seductive enchantress, and Oya the tempestuous battlefield goddess—Sango turns the Oyo Empire into an unstoppable juggernaut. But hubris and treachery lurk in the shadows. When his own palace is consumed by the lightning he commands, and his most loyal general Gbonka rises in rebellion at Koso, Sango must face the ultimate trial. Will he break under the weight of his fiery temper, or will he ascend as the eternal Obakoso—the King who did not hang—becoming the god of thunder, fire, and justice that the world still fears and reveres? Packed with non-stop action, explosive cultivation-style power progression (unlocking greater stages of Thunder Authority), ruthless empire-building, harem dynamics, face-slapping court drama, and epic historical battles, this is the ultimate webnovel retelling of Yoruba legend—where history and fantasy collide in a storm of divine retribution!