Me and the Devil is a haunting, slow-burn supernatural thriller set in modern-day Nairobi. When Zara Kena returns to the city after years away, she brings back more than memories?she brings the hum. It follows her from the coast to the city streets, threading through dreams of crossroads and a man with a guitar carved from shadow.
Drawn into a web of ancestral bargains, cursed music, and an otherworldly song that refuses to end, Zara learns her bloodline is bound to an ancient melody?one that can only be silenced or completed. Each chord she plays pulls her closer to the fate that claimed her mother, and closer to Musa, a mysterious figure tied to the song's creation.
But every bargain has a price. Every note opens the door a little wider. And once the seventh chord sounds, there will be no turning back.
Atmospheric, lyrical, and steeped in Kenyan urban myth, Me and the Devil is a story about inheritance, music, and the dangerous seduction of the things we can't let go.
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About the Author
The author is a 17-year-old as of June 4, 2025, a student at Starehe Boys' Centre, born in Kenya. He enjoys creating worlds, telling Kenyan-based stories in fantasy and sci-fi, and believes that young African voices deserve a global stage.