Death, they say is inevitable. All humans must face this end.To some, it's the end. While to others, it's the beginning of another journey. The formal belief there is no more hope for the dead. While the latter argue that death and life are the same. We live to die and die to live again. Whatever we decided to believe or disbelieve, we will all know when we reach the other side.Yet one of the greatest fooleries among humans is our endless wants, knowing we all have but few years to live.Little wonder one of the wisest men that ever walked the surface of the earth opined that.'I will eat, drink and spend my time with the woman that my heart desires. I will not be too righteous, so I can live longer. Not be too foolish, so I can avoid unnecessary death. But I will enjoy myself while am young before old age arrives, and death sneaked on me.' Today is the final rite of prince El Capone, and the mafia king's palace was filled to the brim with uniformed men and colourfully dressed inh
Things aren't working as planned for the Country P merchants and the grim on their faces is more than enough to reveal their state of mind. Sitting in their usual position, the sad-looking men were in deep conversation. "Those sent after Banjo had been ambushed and El Ramon has been ignoring our invitations," Augur announced. "Banjo will be found and another attempt will be made on his life. As for El Ramon's silence, I was called some hours ago to come with our document for him to sign," Priest answered back. "That's good news. Now our port clearance will be cleared, and we can sail anytime we choose," Aries let out. "What about the supply of opium from the royal house?" "That will be arranged as well." "We should thank Priest for this. El Capone will never allow him to sign when alive." "This is not time for appreciation. We need to employ the services of professional assassins for those who were El Ramon's loyalists, and also money for those who will be bribed." "Priest has
The Country P representative arrived at El Ramon's palace the following day, but they were amazed to discover that the prince had relocated to his father's palace. Left with no choice, the three men squad retraced their steps back to the mafia king's palace and were admitted into his private quarter to await prince El Ramon. "He will be with you in a few minutes, please," one among the guard bowed and announced. "It's okay, we aren't in a hurry." A moment after the guards left, a lady appeared with a tray of wine and three glasses. She served the two men with a fixed smile, bowed, and was gone as quietly as she has arrived. "Here befit us, and Priest will look good on the mafia throne," one of the men whispered to his comrades. "Yes, but I will suggest we build our palace. Who knows how many secrets enter and exit here?" "You are right. We will never be saved here." "Yes. We need our fortress." One among the men saw a six feet statue of a man with an aristocratic look, he st
The atmosphere inside Johji Inn is lively as usual, and men and ladies of attendance were seen in a Merry-go-round mood.As the men consumed their liquor and watched the nudely dressed ladies who wiggled their product, a young man with a cowboy cap, and a cigarette stick in his mouth stepped inside and was rushed by the eager ladies. "Come to my room, my bedsheet is clean and I have not been laid for a day." "I will treat you like a king, and makes you scream out of pleasure if you follow me." "Come with me, my price is fair, and my sexual prowess is incomparable." The man watched the numerous ladies out of the corner of his eyes, shake his head to signify no, then asked, " I'm not here for sex, but I seek a lady that is known by the name, Jade ." "Oh, Jade. She no longer works here and had travelled to a far land. Come and I will make you forget her ." The pain in the young man's eyes was incomparable when he heard the lady's reply. He looked grimly for a while and let out, " I
The masked man was seen looking at his shoulder for any shy followers. Satisfied with his safety, he plunged into the street and walked for some minutes. Then arrived at the shore of Greenwich island, and the light and the humming sound of a speedboat were heard as he stepped closer. After a few minutes of fast stride, he arrived at earshot and instantly announced to the ferryman to be ready to depart. "Death is after me, be quick and ignite your boat for instant departure." "Walk fast, been waiting for you for hours." "I need to wait till darkness descended, so I can be invisible." "You are saved now. No one is after you and we are here alone." "I won't be saved until am out of Greenwich soil. Let's go." He arrived at the boat side, lifted one leg into the boat, and was about to raise the second leg when a gunshot was heard. He wobble for a second, then fell dead instantly. When the ferryman peers into the water and sees the dead man and the crimson colour around him, he leapt
The following morning, the announcement of Banjo as the general of the red witch gang brought instant jubilations to the newly employed mafias, and their satisfaction can be seen as they hugged each other. "All of you are only accountable to him and the royal house. And must henceforth serve as a watchdog over my other section of mafias," El Ramon announced, paused his speech, glared at the men in his front, and resumed after a while, " I expect you to serve and respect him the way you did when he was your leader when you are with my brother." "Yes, your highness." "I hope you are aware that the generational punishment is now signed into law?" "Aye. We know!" "Good. Any actions or reaction that may put the royal house in danger is considered treason, and the punishment is the death of you and your whole family." "Before all gods, we will defend the royal house with our lives." "May the gods strike us to death if we dare betray the trust you have in us?" El Ramon raised his left
The Country P's contract was signed by El Ramon, and with the golden seal of the mafia king, it became legit and was accepted by the royal treasury board of trustees. Days later, the harvesting of opium began on the island, and all the royal planters and foreign planters were as busy as an ant. "Get your fat arse over here and scale these bags of opium." The foreman's voice boomed in the large warehouse, as he scale the bags arranged in his front, stacked them into wheelbarrows, and was pushed out by bare-chested men, then stacked inside the trucks that will be taking them to the seashore. "Have scaled all the bags at my left side, what remains is the ones over there." "Okay boss, my let me quickly scale them." An angry planter walked closer and yelled at the foreman, "why don't you attend to my goods?" "Because your goods are lesser than the minimum kilograms needed. Except you are ready to sell it at a lower price," the foreman answered back with a shrug. "Is there no way you
It was the season of harvesting, and the whole of Greenwich is as busy as a colony of bees. As an island with eight months of the rainy season and four months of the dry season, the rainy season will soon be over, and the planters need to wait for more than four months before the land will be tilled again. As usual, these four months are used to rest, play, and plan for the coming rain. Because the planters won't be making a dime during their involuntary rest, they usually fall back on their savings, and most time, spend all and need to start afresh the following season. So when the royal house promised to be paying them during this dry season, the planters were overwhelmed with happiness, and this may be the reason for the low production among the lazy ones. To their dismay, some guards in the red and black uniforms of proportional numbers drove into the farm and ordered the planters to gather for a brief meeting. "By order of his imperial majesty, prince El Ramon. You are all t