A cikin wata duniya ta sihiri ta Arewa, gandun duman kankara yana yaduwa zuwa sama. Itatuwa masu girma na Betula suna rufe da yello mai kyalli, suna tunatar da taurarin sama, suna ba da labarin sirrin hunturu. A wannan wuri mai shiru, akwai 'yan'uwa guda biyu, suna da suna Eric da Lia.
Eric matashi ne mai karfin gwiwa da mai juyayi, fuskarsa tana cike da murmushi mai jawo hankalin, idanunsa masu launin shudi suna kamar tekun zurfi, cike da sha'awar gano abubuwan da ba a sani ba. Lia, a gefe guda, ita ce babbar 'yar'uwa mai hikima da dauke da wani sirri, tana da gashinta zinariya mai tsawo da ke zuba kan kafadarta, murmushinta yana bada zafi irin na hasken rana na hunturu. Ko da kuwa suna da dabi'u dabam-dabam, tsakaninsu akwai kyakkyawar alaka, ko da me zai faru a duniya, suna nan suna kulawa da juna.
A wannan rana, Eric da Lia suna cikin kasada a cikin gonar, hannayensu sun haɗu da juna, suna tsalle-tsalle a cikin kankara suna samar da sautin "crunch, crunch." Sararin sama yana kama da zane, hasken laushi yana shafawa daga rassan itatuwa yana shimfidar kyakkyawan inuwa. Lia ta tsayar da kafa, ta lura da furen ƙarami mai launin shuɗi a gaban kafadarta, ta taɓa furen a hankali, tare da farin ciki tana cewa: "Eric, ka ga! A cikin wannan damuwar hunturu, har yanzu akwai irin wannan rai!"
Eric yana tsaye a gefenta, yana ganin so da kauna game da rai a cikin idanun Lia, hakan yana sa zuciyarsa ta cika da dumi mai yawa. "Wannan furen yana da kyau," ya yi murmushi ya ce, "ya kamata mu ba shi suna."
"Mu kira shi Mafarkin Hunturu," Lia ta ba da shawara, idanunta suna haskakawa. "Saboda yayin da yake cikin wannan duniya ta kankara, har yanzu yana bayyana fata na rayuwa." Eric ya amince da kanunsa, yana jin ƙarin haɗin kai ga ƙaramin furen.
Yayinda suke jin dadin wannan kyakkyawan wuri da tattaunawa, a daga bisani, aljanar kasada ta jone da sautin boom na girgizar ƙasa. Eric da Lia sun kalle juna, sannan suka ji wata matsala. Lia ta riƙe hannun Eric, sun juya suna mai zurfi cikin gandun, suna jin karar rawar kar shashi. Suna jin sautin karar kuka, wanda ke fitowa daga wani halittar kankara mai ban mamaki.
Suna fita cikin shakkun zuciya, a lokaci guda, gwanin ya bayyana a tsakiyar dakin itatuwa. Halittar kankara ne babba, tana da fata fari kamar kankara, tare da girma mai babban zabe a ƙasa. Idanuwanta suna walƙiya da hasken masana'antu mai sanyi, suna ƙara kusantar su.
"Eric, me za mu yi?" Muryar Lia ta bayyana kamar tana tsoron, zuciyarta tana cike da tsoro, yayin da Eric ke ƙoƙarin tausayawa. "Kada ki ji tsoro, Lia," ya ce, yana riƙe hannun 'yar'uwarsa da karfi, "Dole ne mu fuskanci shi da karfi, watakila ba ya son cutar da mu."
Halittar ta tsaya, ta janye kanta tare da fuskantar wannan 'yan'uwa biyu. Eric ya kalli idanun halittar, yana ganin wani dacin zuciya a cikinta, wannan yana sa zuciyarsa ta cika da tausayawa. "Za mu iya gwada mu yi magana da shi," ya ce cikin kulawa, yana kusantar halittar, "Ba ni makiyin ka bane."
Amma a wannan lokacin, Lia ta ji wani yanayi mai ban mamaki, jikin ta yana juyawa. Eric ya so ya taimaka mata, amma ya ga cewa fuskarta ta yi fara ba da gaske. "Lia, me ya faru?" Ya tambaye ta cikin gaggawa.
Lia ta rufe idanunta, sauti mai ban mamaki mai tsawo ya taso a kunne: "Masu son juyawa suna zo, kawai da imani mai ƙarfi za a iya kubuta." Yayinda wannan sauti ya fara ɓacewa, Lia ta bayyana kamar ta tashi daga bacci, tana kallon Eric da tsoro, "Na yi tunanin na ga hoto daga nan gaba."
"Hoto daga nan gaba?" Eric ya yi furucin tare da shakku, zuciyarsa tana jin tashin hankali, "To, yaushe ka ga?"
Lia ta yi ƙoƙarin ta daɗe da parte, tana jin sauƙi, "Na ga mutum, shi mai juyawa ne, zai yi ƙoƙarin janyowa mu daga haɗin kanmu, ban san ko shin, amma na ji zai zo."
Da Lia ta kawo karshe, halittar ta ga dukkan su suna tattaunawa, ta frogari ƙara, sannan ta juya cikin ganimi na dakin itatuwa. Eric ya ji wani irin juyin halitta mara kyau, "Dole ne mu bi shi, watakila zai taimaka mana."
Saboda haka, 'yan'uwan suna biye da halittar, suna shigowa cikin gandun da aka rufe da kankara, zuciyarsu cike da fatan da damuwa. Yayinda suke ci gaba da zurfafa, kyawawan yanayi na kankara suna kara sauƙawa, suna kama da duniya ta sihiri, suna cike da gogewarta mai ban mamaki.
Bayan sun yi tafiya, sun isa wata dakin kankara, a ciki akwai hasken shuɗi yana firgita, kamar taurarin da ke gudu cikin kankara. Eric da Lia sun kalli juna, zuciyarsu cike da mamaki. Halittar ta tsaya a gaban su, tana juya kai da kamar ta jira zuwan su.
"Shin, ya kamata mu shiga?" Lia ta tambayi, a idanunta akwai shakku.
"Na yi tunanin ba mu da wani zaɓi," Eric ya amsa, zuciyarsa tana tasowa da karfin gwiwa. Ya riƙe hannun Lia, suna shigowa cikin dakin kankara.
A cikin dakin, suna ganin kankara iri-iri, suna ba da tunani mai girma da kankara. "Duk wannan yana da kyau," Lia ta yi mamakin, idanunta suna haskakawa neman gajerun canje-canje, "Wannan kankara a matsayin labarin."
Sun kusa ga daya daga cikin kankara, sun gan wannan mutum yana sanye da kyawawan kayan yaki, yana riƙe da takobi mai haske da ke nuna sanyi. Lia ta ji wani sabon tasiri, ta taɓa kankara. "Kowane kankara yana da labari, dole mu gano kayan da suka boye," Lia ta ce.
Yayinda take ƙoƙarin saurarawa gwanin kankara, muryoyi sun fara ji a cikin iska, "Gwaji na amincewa yana zuwa, kawai amana zata iya kawo ɓoyewa."
Eric ya yi fushi, yana jin tsoro cikin zuciyarsa, "Wane gwaji?"
"Dole mu kasance da amana daga juna, wannan shine jarabawar mu." Lia ta yi tunani kamar tana duba wani muhimmin labari.
Halittar ta tsaya a gefe, tana kallon, kamar ita ma tana jiran shawarar su. A wannan lokaci, muryar mai ƙarfi ta dawo, "Wanda ba ke da ɗa'a, zai zama kankara, zai rasa duk abin da yake so."
"Eric, watakila kana da wani abun boye?" Lia ta kalli shi da nauyin gaba, tana bayyana da gaske.
Eric ya hura idanu, zuciyarsa tana bugawa, "Lia, ban taɓa boye kome ba, na kasance da son ki sosai."
"Amma hoton nan gaba yana sa ni shakkar." A idanunta, akwai shakkun kwalliya, "Ba zan iya watsi da jin da na ji ba."
"Ka san, ina so in yi kome don ke, ba zan taɓa juyawa amancewar ka ba." Eric ya ce da karfin gwiwa, zuciyarsa cike da gaskiya da kauna. Ya kalli Lia da kyau, yana fatan ya isar da saƙonsa.
Hankalin cikin dakin kankara ya gurbace daga tattaunawarsu, ya juyar da hankali. Lia ta ji karfin Eric yana shafa, zuciyarta tana laushi. A wannan lokacin mai mahimmanci, ta fahimci cewa kamar lungin jarabawa zai kasance da wahala, zasu iya cin nasara idan suna tare.
"Muje mu fuskanci tare," Lia ta karshe, "Na yi imani da ke, Eric."
Halittar ta ji tasiri a cikin zuciya, tana yin ihu na kasa, sannan ta jagorance su zuwa ga dakin. Yayinda suke zurfafa, yawancin kankara suna bayyana, kowanne tana nuna wani labari na baya.
Yayinda suke kusa da ƙarshen dakin kankara, hasken mai ƙarfi ya fāɗo daga sama, yana kewaye da su. Lia ta ji ƙarfin hikima yana tasowa a cikin hakorinta, hanzarta na buga ƙarfin zuciya. Ta rufe idanuwanta, tana jin zafi mai ruwan ruwan zafi.
"Ka yi hakuri, Lia!" Eric ya ce yana ƙoƙarin kare ta, yana sanin wannan shine farkon jarabawa, yakamata su kasance tare.
Hasken yana ƙaruwa, zuciyar Lia tana cike da tsoro, amma ba ta janye ba, tana riƙe da hannun 'baba'. Ta fahimci cewa kawai tare da jajircewa za a iya karya ƙuntatawa.
"Na yi imani da ke, 'yar'uwata," Eric yana faɗi cikin sautin low na haƙuri, a wannan hasken, ya ji goyon bayan Lia, zuciyarsa tana cike da ƙarfin. Sun yi biyayya ta hanyar wannan hasken, suna jin ruhin juna suna haɗuwa.
Yayinda hasken ya ɓace, suna ga wani tafkin ruwa mai haske, ruwan yana kama da madubi, suna nuna hoton su. A wannan lokacin, wani inuwa mai haske ya bayyana a gefen tafkin. Wata mutum ne cikin rigar baƙar fata, idanunsa suna ba da haske da dabaru.
"Kun zo daidai," Mutumin ya yi murmushi da sanyi, "Ina buƙatar amancewar ku don samun ƙarfin."
"Shin kai wanene?" Eric ya tambayi cikin ƙwatancen, yana jin cewa wannan mutum yana da wani mummunan niyyar.
"Ni mai yawon bude ido ne, ina tarawa kowanne ruhi na wanda ya juyawa, don ƙara ƙarfin na." Muryar ta bayar a cikin sanyi, yana gajeriyar murmushi, "Kuma ku, kun zama sabon farawana."
"Ba za mu zama farawa naka ba!" Lia ta yi ihun, tana tsaye ba tare da jin tsoro ba a gaban Eric, “Amanancewarmu ba za ta taɓa rushewa ba!”
"Hum, huh, amana? Wani tunani ne mai wuyar gaske," mutumin ya yi muhimmin umarni, yana yiwa likita mummunan hlar kam-mafita yana fitar da iska mai tsananin sanyi, yana kusantar su.
Eric ya ji karfin gwiwa yana kunshe a zuciyarsa, yana sanin haɗin su da Lia yana ƙarfi. Ya riƙe hannu Lia, suna tsaye tare a kan iska mai tsanani. “Lia, mu fuskanci wannan tare, kar mu bari ya yi anfani da wannan!”
“Eh, mu tare!” Lia ta amsa, idanunta suna haskakawa da ƙarfi. Sun rufe idanunsu, suna kiranta sunayensu, suna jin ƙarfin junan su yana haɗuwa.
Mutumin ya ga hakan, murmushinsa ya ɓace, amma cikin gaggawa hadin su ya sa ya girgiza. Tafkin yana bayyana ruwaye suna haskakawa, yana nuna gazobi, suna fitar da haske.
"Ta yaya zai yiwu!" mutumin ya ƙara, yana juyawa ya ga karfin su, yana tserewa daga juyar.
"Amancewarmu za ta ɗau zabi komai!" Eric ya yi fiyin, ruwan yana motsa ƙasa, a ƙasa yana sauƙawa da ta'aziyya, suna kare tsabtata ta mummunan hali.
A nan, iska ta ƙara bayyana, mutimin ya janye, yana zama a cikin hayaniya, ya ɓace daga bakin ruwa. Wasan damina ta dawo da sama, fata mai haske ta jaddada kyakur kankara, sun juyawa ga yanar dumi.
"Muna yi masa!" Lia ta yi raba, murmushin ta yana da haske kamar hasken rana na hunturu.
"Duk wannan ya tabbatar da amincewarmu," Eric ya yi murmushi, zuciyarsa tana ba da jin abun sawwa da jin jinjin. Sun rungume juna, suna jin dumin junan su.
Yayin da suka dawo cikin gandunnen, iska ta kadawa daga gaban itatuwa, tana haifar da dahal plan na iya sairam. A cikin itatuwa masu kyau, suna riƙe hannu, kodayake tafiyarsu na nan gaba tana da wahalar gaske, sun rubuta labarinsu ta hanyar kauna da amincewa.
A cikin wannan kodan kankara mai ɗorewa, kodayake lokaci yana ruguje, labarin Eric da Lia zai bar muhimmin bincike daga cikin kankara. Ba kawai su 'yan'uwa bane, amma suna zama ginshiken junan su, kodayake suna fuskantar kowanne kalubale, kaunarsu da amincewa za su ci gaba da haskaka hanyar junansu.