They walked for a long time in total silence and darkness, except for the light from Barrymore's tough light that led the way and the nine men followed. Where the invaders emerged was a long corridor that was carved out of rock.Barrymore halted suddenly and raised his left palm up to signify the presence of unwanted visitors. "Can you hear the footsteps?" "Aye, they are coming this way." The men were on their knees immediately and their guns were poised at the source of the noise.A moment later, hundred of rats appeared far off, paused at the sight of the unwanted visitors and there was absolute silence as both parties gaze at each other. "They were staring at us as if they will be attacking us any moment, what should we do?" The youngest among the men whispered from the back. "They are on a mission like us. But unfortunately, this route is not wide enough for all of us. Either we go back or we drive them back," Barrymore let out. "I can't believe our first war will be with th

The ten mafias heard the gunshots at the same time, dived for cover, and then shot at the sources of the bullets. But because their environment was surrounded by light from lots of electric bulbs that were arranged at the ceiling far up, while their attackers were in darkness and at the back of stones to protect them, the royal mafias suffered high casualties in a few minutes and the cries and grunt of the men that were hit by the never cease bullets echoed in the silence that is usually associated with underground cells that were carved out of rock. "Am hit... Oh my goodness, am being shot in the shoulder." "My head... A pellet had entered my right eye!" "Get your arse on the floor and fire back. Don't stand on your feet until your skull is shattered to pieces by their bullets." "Look! Her majesty is wounded." "Try and get closer to her and dragged her to safety." The first man that crawled towards the unconscious lady was shot in the head, and the second man in the neck, so ot

The seven beasts were like myths in the land of Greenwich, and their tales were shared only when men had more than enough liquor in their stomachs and were braver to produce such revered names with their mortal mouths. In truth, the seven beasts had what it takes to instil fear in the mind of those who heard of them. Invincible and believe to possess power that makes all the elements bend to their will, their tales had metamorphosis, promoting them from men to demigods. And the fact that no one ever sees them and life had added more spice to their fantasy.Their notoriety came when El Guje was facing some internal conflicts with his uncle who yearned for the crown. El Baddo who was the favourite of the royal mafias gathered an overwhelming army and invade the mafia palace to dethrone the seating king, and El Guje and his wife escaped by sneaking through the route in the dungeon and were labelled fugitives afterwards. El Baddo climbed the throne of the mafia king and ruled only for

Lights from lamps illuminate the foreigner's headquarters, casting on the guards on duty, as they stroll to and fro.As usual with every night that is devoid of stars, the teeming darkness scared the night birds off, and only the croaks of the frogs disrupt the perfect silence.Suddenly, a loud bang can be heard on the big black gate and one of the guards stationed at that spot peeked through the hole made in the gate and asked, "who are you?" "We are the mercenaries, open this gate." "Where is Aries? I was informed he will be leading you into this island." "We were attacked when we reach Greenwich island and lost Aries during the battle. Open this gate now, we are weary, thirsty, hungry and sleepy." "Please wait for a moment and let me call our boss." All the faces he was seeing were strangers and this was contrary to the instructions given to them. They were to allow the mobs that will be led by Aries and not any kind of mobs in tattered clothing. "Who is at the door?" "Some f

The mercenary who volunteered to exercise his muscle against four guards was a short and thin man with curly hair and a clean chin. And he was seen stepping out of the men in line, walking towards the foreigners who stood staring at him, bowing at them then walking back into the space within the circle that was just made by the country P guards and their newly employed mercenaries. "If the weakest among my men can beat four of your guards, then you will agree with me that we are up to Onishi's story of our courage and strength," the leader of the mercenaries who had introduced himself as Presido asked with an impish grin. "Yes. You had proved your prowess if he win." "His name is Kikuchi and he is the smallest and weakest among my men. Singlehandedly, he killed ten men who attacked his village, and that was what drew us to him," Presido explained as the four men circled the small man in their midst and pounced on him. Kikuchi slipped off the grasp of the closet guard, stepped left