Back inside Johji Inn, ladies of attendance can be seen standing in columns and discussing the mysterious disappearance of their boss, and the death of most of his thugs. "What is going on on this island? Lady Shasha was murdered a few days ago, now his son had disappeared as usual." "Yet we have a prince who claimed to be our ruler. This is unimaginable." "Don't you know the royal house is connected to all this thing that had been happening, how did Onishi escape from their tight prison?" "You are right, now they have freed his mother as well. The spirit of our dead mistress will torment them from the afterlife." "Be quiet, the mafias from the palace are here." Ten men stepped into Johji In, and the weapons in their hands and the countenance on their faces show that they are not here for matters that have to do with pleasure, but for business. The man who was their leader stepped forward and cried out in loud voice, "the royal house sympathizes with you and is assuring you that
Because the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart, Onishi knew the drunkard's speech shouldn't be taken with leniency. Since then, he had been deep in thought about himself, and the environment where he had suddenly found himself. Could he be the butterfly who thought it was a bird as the drunkard implies? He was convinced there is more to his speech, rather than a mere slip of the tongue, and the safest way out is to seek refuge somewhere. Sneaking out of Greenwich island is easier for those who knew their way. Luckily for Onishi, who had been smuggling illegal liquor from neighbouring islands into Greenwich island years back, liquors that end inside Johji Inn, then sold to gullible customers, getting out of the island is the easiest of all tasks, and finding where to hide is not a hard task as well. He had built networks of trusted allies who are ready to harbour him as long as he desire.The young illegitimate prince sighed, shrugged, then walked among the rows of chair
Aries and the men with him arrived inside their headquarters in the night because they had decided to stay until nightfall. To avoid peering eyes. The men promptly hopped out of the car that brought them in, lift the wounded man, and carried him into a separate room with a small mattress. Then one among them went to inform Priest of the unexpected twist of the event. A moment later, Priest, Augur, and the man returned. "He had informed me along the way. It's a good decision to bring him here." "Am happy you agree. It was a decision made spontaneously and I doubted the wisdom of it for a while." "How about his health, hope he will be making it." "Sure. His condition had stabilized, and I believe he will be waking up soon." "Good. Put men at the door to his room, and inform me as soon as he becomes conscious." "Heard you were unable to meet the white angels." "Yes. We turned back immediately. We will go again tomorrow." "No. Let's wait until this man becomes alive, so we can as
Because of Onishi's state of health, a lady of service was assigned to his side. The lady's name is Amara and she was the lady seen discussing with Jade some days back. Because her work is to glance at the unconscious man and make sure he is still breathing, the lady had the opportunity of dozing beside the sick man. Her eyes snapped open when she heard hiccups beside her, and she quickly leaned over him, and a smile appeared on her face at the realization that he is awake. "Please help with water." His voice was in a whisper, but audible enough for the lady who promptly stood from her seat, picked up a cup of water, lift the man's head, and helped him gulp water down his throat. "Where am I?" The man's face looked scared as he gaze around, tried to stand from his laying position, then grunt louder and laid back in pain. "Take it easy, you save here." "What happened, and how did I get here?" "I have no idea of what happened, neither did I know when they brought you here. You
Hidden by the glooming darkness that descended upon the earth at its time, Jade stepped towards the foreigner's headquarters, arrived at the front of the huge gate, and then banged on it with all her strength. "Who is there?" "Open this gate now." The guards at the gate smirked at the appearance of the drunk lady who wobbled towards the senior staff's quarters. "I wonder how a woman will take pleasure in getting drunk," one of the guards spat his saliva out and let out. "Keep wondering and don't face what brought you here." "Don't mind that busybody." The staggering lady seemed to be deaf to her critics but continues her zig-zag movement, stepped into Aries's flat, and collided with the wooden door, as she staggered inside. Aries was seating in front of a television and he glanced at Jade, grinned, and welcomed her into his place. "Please come and seat close to me." "What are you watching?" "A movie about the zombie apocalypse. It's very interesting." "I don't care," Jade m
"What can we do about Onishi?" Augur asked, as soon as the three Musketeers gathered after Jade left. "Harbouring a fugitive is a punishable offence, and will result in generational punishment." "You don't need to remind us, Aries," Augur smirked back, looked at Priest's face, and resumed his speech, "we are all aware of this phenomenal law, aren't we?" "So what can we do about him? We can't allow him to be seen with us." "My question is-" Aries paused his speech, scratched his beardless chin, and resumed after, "is Onishi useful to our campaign?" "Yes," the priest answered back. "We can't afford the black ninjas' fee, and neither can we rely on the white angels because of Onishi's confession. So our only option is to bring mercenaries from another island to overthrow El Ramon's government." "Now I understand your point. But how can we keep him safe until he is healed enough to escape Greenwich?" "That's where the problem lies." "I have an idea. We can hide him inside one of ou
As soon as the rain subside and everywhere became quiet. The priest was sure the ladies of attendance were deep in sleep, so he walked into Onishi's room and woke the sleeping man. "Get up, time to go." Onishi blinked his eyes, grunted as he tried to stand up, and was helped to his feet by Priest's strong arms. "Easy mate." "Where are you taking me to?" "Into one of our ships at the port. You will be saved there until you are strong enough to sneak out of town." "Thank you, I will always remember your kind deed." "Not to remember alone, but to be ready to pay back when the time arises." "Aye. I swear this before all gods." The two men arrived outside the building and turned towards the uncompleted buildings at the back. "Is that not the way out?" Onishi asked with a cautious face, pointing at the big gate far off, and peering around for a weapon to defend himself if Priest tried to attack him. "I have a secret passage through the underground, and you will emerge at a bush fa
We are all governed by fate. As we have no power over when to be born, so also we have no power over when to leave this earth.We can only cure sickness but not prevent death. Living a less risky life does not guarantee a long life, save guarding our lives is useless, it's all a fruitless effort to avoid death.Little wonder one of the greatest books mortality was ever blessed with opined that, ' a man that tries to protect his life will be deprived of it, while those who lose it because of their beliefs will be rewarded with eternal life. Luckily enough, nothing can kill a man who is not destined to die at that moment.Because is not Priest's time to go, he was lucky to narrowly escaped the assassin's death. And as soon as everywhere is safe, he was seen holding an emergency meeting with some of his colleagues. "What's the cause of this disturbance?" One young merchant that was woke from the gunshots asked. "We were attacked by some deadly gang. And I was lucky to escape from them