In the gangsta world, respect, and yielding to a superior party could save one a lot of damage, and that was the case with Bane. When Bane heard that Mr. Ban was teaming up with Snake Eyes, he yielded. Bane visited Snake Eye's establishment in the dead of the night two days ago, to declare himself independent of Don Black, whom he heard was a major target in the war that Mr. Ban and Snake Eyes were brewing against Don Black. Snake Eyes laughed in Bane's face. ''What sort of gangsta are you?'' Snake Eyes asked Bane after Bane had explained to him why he was visiting. ''The proper gangsta. One that follows the books and the rules,'' Bane replied to Snake Eye's question. Snake Eyes lit up with excitement. ''And what does the book say this time?'' He asked Bane, flashing a hidden sneer at him. Bane had adjusted uncomfortably because of the questioning he was undergoing from Snake Eyes. Snake Eyes was humiliating him, and a gangsta of Bane's caliber could not stomach the disrespec
Bane, as proud as he was, was getting tossed around by Snake Eyes as if he was a common beginner gangsta working at the bottom of the ladder. He was gazing at Snake Eyes as Snake Eyes made it clear to him that the only way he was going to allow him to be free of the war was to hit Don Black. Of course, it was a difficult task for Bane who didn't have any grievance against Don Black, other than the fact that he was not going to fight side by side with Don Black again for this particular war at hand. But right there where Bane sat, staring at Snake Eyes, something crossed his mind. Since Snake Eyes was such an arrogant man, maybe he deserved to be double-crossed by Bane instead of Don Black getting double-crossed, right? Bane heaved a dramatic sigh in front of Snake Eyes. "What do you want me to do then?" He asked Snake Eyes with a tired aura. Snake Eyes smiled. "Bane! Bane! Mr. Bane. I thought you were a tough skull, look at how easy it is for you to bend and break at the
Don Black knew that something was wrong. He turned around abruptly to leave the vicinity when he heard his phone ringing. He had absentmindedly yanked it into his pocket after speaking with Bane earlier, and had forgotten about it. He reached into his pocket and took out the phone. Greg Chase was calling. Don Black hurriedly answered. "My goodness, Greg. Which Gangsta God did you offend to make Ban hate you like this?" Don Black asked. "Associating with you sure does have consequences..." Don Black was saying, when Greg cut him short. "One of Snake Eye's franchise has burst into flames. It was Snake Eyes that attacked you, not Ban. However I have retaliated hastily so that him and Ban will know that everyone can be mean and ruthless!" Greg said to Don Black defiantly.Don Black was speechless. "Boss! Boss, let's get out of here!" One of Don Black's men came running towards Don Black from afar, accompanied by other gangstas. Suddenly everyone around were running Helter skelter
Mr. Ban was in Margaret's house when he heard the news about the fire outbreaks. Margaret was frantic.Snake Eyes was totally on his own on this, and Mr. Ban was not aware that he had arranged to blow up Don Black's warehouse. ''I told Black! I warned Black not to hang around that loser, Greg Chase, but he refused to listen, now look at this. If this isn't Snake Eye's doing, I'll be damned,'' Mr. Ban said, out of his breath as he paced the living room in Magaret's house. A lot had been going on in the city of recent, and she just wished that it would stop, somehow. It was intense. ''Does all this have anything to do with you? As in, will they attack any of your franchises soon?'' Margaret asked Mr. Ban, unaware of how the hierarchy and scheme of things affected her elder brother. If it affected Mr. Ban, then it would surely affect her and every single one of the Ban's so she was disturbed. Mr. Ban shook his head. ''It's my faction that did the attacking, although I was not inv
Snake Eyes did not understand how a criminal who had successfully carter away with merchandise worth hundreds of thousands of dollars will just return it as if it was nothing. He frowned. Besides, when was there ever a time that anybody reported missing merchandise? ''Did we ever have any merchandise stolen recently?'' Snake Eyes asked when he got to the targeted franchise. His men shook their heads. But there was a returned product right there in their store, and nobody could understand when they ever reported anything like that, missing. ''Who brought the product here?'' Snake Eyes asked, but nobody could trace the deliverer of the product either. It was at this point that Snake Eyes suspected that the so-called returned merchandise was fake, and a setup. Before he could alert his men to get rid of the fake merchandise, there was a sudden spark in the product. All the men around took to their heels immediately, including Snake Eyes, and then there was a loud bang in the ai
Bane sat on a bench in the central sector, with the collar of his trench coat raised to conceal his identity. He cursed under his breath while waiting for Don Black to show up. If not that Don Black was acting as if he suspected him so much, nothing would have ever taken him to the public hall. That was the most public place in the city after the general market. Taking a glance at his wristwatch for the umpteenth time in five minutes, Bane was about to reach for his phone and call Don Black, when he spotted Don Black from afar. Don Black had not seen Bane yet, and Bane could see that Don Black and his guard were scanning the area, looking for Bane in the crowded central sector. Because of this, Bane reached for his phone again and called Don Black. ''Where are you? I'm at the central sector,'' Don Black said as soon as he answered Bane's call. ''Walk directly in front of you. I am sitting on the bench at the extreme,'' Bane replied with a gentle tone. He waited until he
''He asked you to burn my warehouse to prove yourself, and you did?'' Don Black asked Bane with surprise, anger, disappointment, and all sorts of negative emotions. Did Bane really sell him out that cheap? It was difficult to believe. Don Black was glaring at Bane, waiting for a reply. ''Black, can you just let me finish?'' Bane said with a gentle tone.''Just, try not to interrupt me again, so that I can hit the nail on the head and we can get out of this worthless public area,'' Bane added. Don Black nodded and adjusted his weight, then after thinking dramatically for a bit, he sat down beside Bane. Bane turned to look at Don Black and nodded. ''That's more like it,'' he said.''Anyway, the thing is that, when Snake Eyes came up with this suggestion, I refused at first. Of course, I cannot afford to burn your warehouse with my eyes clear, no matter what anyone offers me to do it. But, while I was in that state of mind, you know, Snake Eyes is an extremely eccentric and proud m
{Tut}Don Black kissed his teeth. ''Let me have the damn phone. Let me talk to that scaliwag,'' he said to Bane under his breath.Bane gave Don Black a look as if asking if he was serious about what he was saying.How could Bane allow him to speak with Snake Eyes randomly like that? Of course not. Bane knew that Don Black didn't mean what he said, so he waved him off randomly and answered the phone after placing his index finger on his lips, motioning for Don Black not to utter a word. Don Black was furious. Knowing that the very man that asked for his warehouse to be burned down was on the other end of the phone line. If only Don Black could get close to this worthless man...That was what Don Black was thinking at the moment when he stared at Bane answering the call. ''I thought you would have called me by now,'' Snake Eyes immediately said to Ban over the phone.Bane muttered something incoherently that even he did not understand. ''What are you talking about?'' Snake Eyes a