As Banjo lay down on the mattress inside his room in the generals' quarters, the tale of the tortoise and monkey came to his mind. And the thoughtful-looking mafia was denied sleep but kept meditating on the unfortunate pains that the monkey had to pass through, simply because of a tortoise's wickedness.A long time ago when animals can still talk, a mischievous tortoise was looking for an animal to prank when it caught sight of a young monkey far off."Hey, Mister. How is the weather up there?"The monkey on the tree ignored the inquisitive tortoise, plucked a ripe nut and munched its meal."Why are you ignoring me?" "Tell me why you are here and stop asking me unnecessary questions. Is there any difference between the weather on the tree and the one on the ground?""Never mind," the tortoise smirked back and said, "I pray we will not suffer the consequences of what we know nothing about.""What kind of prayer is that? I mind my business, I don't poke into other's privacy, nor did I
Apart from its bogus name, Adams creek was like a normal creek with dirt and debris. Located on the posterior side of the island, and inhabited by wild animals, the route leading to the creek was mostly deserted during the daytime, and desolate at night. After packing their cars at the open field closest to the creek, Priest and the guards with him dropped down, brought out their prisoner and the whole party walked towards the source of the humming sound of a speedboat. "The two of you should stay here, two over there and also at the back of those trees," Priest pointed to some among the guards with him, then towards some well-defensible spot and let out. "Yes, boss." "Apart from the expecting twenty-two mercenaries, Augur and Barrymore. Don't allow anyone to pass through this route until we leave this island." "It will be done, boss." Priest and his guards followed the footpath route and arrive at the riverside, and the men immediately dispersed into the forest before them to
A bird hatched its hatchlings on top of a tree inside an old man's farm. As the hatchling grows feathers, the mother bird flew off to look for feeds for them, and when it returned from its journey one day, it was notified of the visit of the old man to his farm."The owner of the farm come here when you left," one of the hatchlings informed its mother."What did he say concerning the bushes and trees on his farm?""He said he will send his brother to come and clear the thickets tomorrow.""Then there is nothing to worry about," the mother bird replied, jumped into its nest and nestled closer with its hatchlings to keep them warm.A week later, the bird returned from its food search and was informed of the farmer's second visit. "The old man promised to send his children to clear his farm when he came for a visit.""Am happy to hear that. We were still safe for now."On his third visit, the farmer was angry because the people sent failed to perform the job, and he vowed to come and do
The speedboat covered hundreds of kilometres in a few hours, and its speed seemed satisfactory to Priest as he keeps nodding his head in contentment. "How many kilometres away is our destination?""Four hundred kilometres. At this speed, we have four more hours to spend on the water.""I will appreciate it if you can move a bit faster than this."Moments later, the sun suddenly fled the sky, and the blue cloud was overpowered by a mass of white cirrus clouds that appeared from the east, and then covered the whole horizon. As the barometer inside the boat fall drastically, the ocean began to swell up, reaching over ten feet and coming apart every five seconds."What's with that?""Typhoon.""Bad luck. We were exposed and it won't augur well if we were caught by a storm in the middle of the ocean.""What to be done? The darkness is fast approaching.""I suggest we turn back," Augur peeked at the looming darkness, shakes his head and announced, "sailing forward is suicidal.""The caut
The villagers presumed they were logs of wood and it was when they drifted closer that the silhouette of men was seen. "A boat must have capsized during the storm," one among the onlooker fishermen announced. "Aye. We need to go and rescue the living one among them." "Good suggestion. Let's call our people to come along with us." "Hey! All of you should come out, we need to rescue the people in the sea." Moments later, men were seen coming out of the caves close by, leaping into the sea, and swimming closer to the drifting hunched figures. While some leapt into their canoes and paddled closer. "Are they dead?" "Not all. This lady is still breathing." "Check that man over there." "Let's haul the living ones into our boats." "They must be from Greenwich island, and must have lost their way during the storms." "Hauled them out now. We need to save anyone alive." "Feel their pulse and pumped out the water in their stomach.""They will freeze to death in this cold. Take them i
The merry-go-round started as soon as daybreak, and the ladies of attendance were glowing with excitement by the time the sun peeked in the sky. Unlike when everywhere smells of booze and sex, Johji inn was washed and decorated with balloons, drapes, chair and table covers, twinkling lights, purple linens, and lots of beautiful flowers. And looked different from its usual state, and not like an inn for sin.Overcrowded by the feet of mafias, fishermen, planters and local merchants who came to watch the sales of their favourite Inn, and booming with music from the DJ who arranged his musical gadget within the inn's fence. Johji Inn is a place to be at this time of the day. As for the ladies in attendance, they were dressed to kill and enjoy once-in-a-lifetime attention from the tons of men who toured around the inn. Hours later, twenty mean-looking mafias strolled into the inn and walked to the liquor section, then stepped onto the podium that had been laid with red rug and decorate
The news of Jade's mysterious appearance at Johji Inn arrived even before her, and the royal family were already waiting for her when she arrived inside the palace's main parlour. Seating on the throne is El Ramon, and beside him is Andrea and the mafias were standing far off. "Hello, Jade. Your face is a remedy for a sour heart. How are the seven beasts?" "Hi, Andrea. You look stunning. And yes, the seven beasts were as strong as a fiddle." "Hello, Jade. I thought I won't be seeing you again. You gave us a fright when Johji Inn was burnt down," El Ramon smirked and let out. "Haha. Be at ease, I won't die until the foreigners were completely wiped off." "We have received your payment for Johji Inn and the documents are in the table over there. Please fill them, take a copy and give the other copy to the palace secretary for record purposes." "It will be done. Any news of Priest and his allies?" "None so far. Probably they were dead, and their remains were already eaten by the
As soon as lady Amona left Andrea's presence, her majesty was seen soliloquising alone in her seat."Why is lady Amona protecting Libra, when it was apparent that he visited the palace on the morning of that fateful day?" She asked as she place her fingers on her lips and gazed lost in thought. Having no one to answer her unasked question. Andrea stood up with a groan, walked towards the statue of King El Guje and peered at the fixed smile on the king's face."We are getting closer to finding your murderer. So far, Priest is the main culprit and I believe others will be found out soon," Andrea stooped in front of the statue and muttered in a whisper."Are you conversing with the king's sculpture?" El Ramon's voice made the lost-in-thought lady to whirled back, smile at the sight of her husband, and then let out, " I was reminding his spirit not to forsake us now."El Ramon nodded in understanding, stepped closer to his throne, sat and signal to his wife to come to her seat."Did you