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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Finally, the day has come where I can show these people what I'm made of," said Reece Blay.
At 23, he was recruited into the National Investigation Agency ( NIA) of Ghana. He was the youngest of his kind,charming with his impressive looks and admired by all for his hard work.His parents were killed in a car accident while returning home from an international conference. This led to him growing up in an orphanage who took good care of him.Since then, he has been committed to fighting for the truth and justice for others.He started off as an assistant to a private investigator, who was able to crack one of the toughest cases not even his head investigator could crack. This incident made him famous and got him noticed by the Mr.Norman, the head of the NIA and who watched him closely as he enquired about him from his head and finally made his decision to recruit him. Thus began the journey of a lifetime. "Can't be late on the first day. I've got to set out early to create a good impression." Reece set out for the bus station on 4th Avenue, about ten miles from his home, at 4:00 AM. Fortunately, he gets to the bus station early, thereby avoiding the morning crowd. He gets on the first bus to Spintex and arrives at the NIA office thinking he's the first to arrive. To his surprise, everyone was already hard at work. "Mr.Blay! You're late," said Mr Norman, the head of operations at the NIA.Mr Norman had been waiting for several minutes to welcome Reece. He ran out of patience during the wait and is now furious with Reece."Being in the NIA means no rest or sleep until the truth has been uncovered and justice has been served to our country. You read that in your letter, right?" Mr Norman asked."Yes sir, I did but—" He is interrupted by Mr. Norman's strict voice saying, "No excuses. Get to HR on the third floor so that they can allocate you an office. Then get to work."Reece hurries into the elevator and heads straight for HR. He's directed to his office, which happens to be on the 5th floor which is well arranged with a window behind his desk to let in fresh air since the fan in his office is broken.Here he runs into Miss Elizabeth Amoako, a childhood friend he lost contact with after he was taken to the orphanage.He had a crush on her back then. Brushing off the thought, Reece stays professional and moves to his office without a word to her.He feared getting hurt like he had been in the past anytime he saw her with other guys. His first assignment at the NIA upon reaching his office is to sort piles of criminal cases into order of importance and submit them to Mr Norman. Not wanting to upset his H.O. again, Reece quickly started work.
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While sorting out the cases, he came across a peculiar case that had the description "Black Diamond." He thought was a case of illegal cartels smuggling diamonds into the country, little did he know the mystery behind it. This case distracted him from doing his job of sorting case files cause he wanted to know what it was all about and he opened it and started reading. The case file stated that, the diamond was stolen from the National Museum of Ancient Tradition by a notorious society "The Outcasts" who were creating a lot of headaches for the NIA and their identities were unknown . Legend has it that many years ago before colonization, the kings and their elders had many troubles in ruling their kingdoms so they consulted the high priest for a solution and after series of chantings by the priest there was a solution.The gods sent down a black diamond which had immense power that the bearer of the diamond would have power to rule his kingdom and beyond. Th
The Curse Of the Black Diamond NEW FRIEND
Samuel Boateng, a junior investigator at the NIA overheard the whole conversation between Mr. Norman and Reece because his office was opposite to Reece's and decided to check up on Reece. He walked into Reece's office whiles the door was opened and knocked on the opened door to catch his attention. Reece upon seeing him asked,"Can I help you?" Samuel replied "I overheard Mr. Norman yelling and wanted to check up on you cause you look so tensed" he added " Wait!! Aren't you the new guy, Reece right? I've heard a lot about you. Nice meeting you" as he stretched his hands to shake him which Reece calmly accepted and responded and shook hands with him. Samuel then offered to help Reece and they both sorted out the case files together and when they were done sorting them out, they took it to Samuel's office since he had a fax machine,and quickly faxed all the files to Mr. Norman. Samuel after all the work then said to Reece," I think we could work together,after all two heads are
The Curse Of the Black Diamond SILENT DAYS
Several days passed by,without any activity happening at the NIA, and as the days passed by,the friendship and bond between Samuel and Reece kept growing each and everyday. It's been three months now and there's been no activity from the Outcasts and no one's investigating into the case of the black diamond and this troubles Reece a lot because if the legend of the diamond is true and the outcasts are able to harness its power, there would be a lot of chaos in the country. Samuel notices the look on Reece's face as there's no work to be done in the office and asks him "Why the long face bro?" Reece then opens up to him and shares with him the matter which troubles his mind. Samuel tells him not to bother about that because he learnt that according to history, if an individual is not worthy of possessing the diamond,it's power would not be activated "unless" and he stops to think, "Unless what Sam" , Reece asks out of curiosity and Samuel says "Legend has it that,the on
The Curse Of the Black Diamond FINDING CLUES
Samuel and Reece are still determined to crack the case of the black diamond but have struggled for the past weeks to find clues and don't even know where to start. They then remember that the archeologist who retrieved the black diamond and took it to the National Museum of Ancient Tradition for safe keeping where it was stolen by the Outcasts is still alive. They plan to locate him fast before the outcasts do. Dr. Herman Manuel, a professor at the University of Professional Studies has been reported missing for weeks now. "Dr. Manuel has been missing for the past three weeks and is no where to be found. He's our only key to finding the bloodline of King Nkrumah"says Samuel."Could the Outcasts have him by now?"He adds, Reece replies, "I don't think so, I'm sure he's running away from the Outcasts , cause according to the intel I received from his past neighbors they said that the night the diamond was stolen, he packed a few of his stuff and left his home and hasn
The Curse Of the Black Diamond “WE GETTING CLOSER”
Several days passed by, with Reece and Samuel anxiously waiting to hear from the fishmonger they had spoken to days ago."We're running out of time bro, still no word from the lady. Why don't we go searching for him ourselves?"says Reece whose running out of patience."Relax man,she said she's gonna call if she see's him come around.Besides,we can't be seen there all the time or else we may be mistaken as agents of the outlaws. Let's have patience and wait." says Sam, trying to give him some hope. They suddenly receive a call from an unknown number and Reece picks up the phone,"Reece Blay ,NIA how may I help you?". To their surprise it's a lady's voice and she identifies herself as the fishmonger they met some nights ago "He's here, hurry up before he leaves. He's come at a rather unusual time . Wait…" as she breaks in silence "What's going on?" Reece asks. "They are some strange people also following him, are they with you guys?" She asks. "Oh no"says Reece as the pressure
The Curse Of the Black Diamond “FINALLY !!! SOME ACTION”
Upon their arrival to headquarters, they clash with Mr.Norman who has been searching for them and he asks,"Where have the two of you been.You left the office without my permission and also took a patrol car out as well. What were you guys thinking?" Reece replies saying,"Sir with all due respect, it was very necessary we moved out and we couldn't ask for your permission because there was no time and we had to save him". "Who did you have to save?" asks Mr.Norman who's confused about what's going on and the professor steps out of the car. "Isn't that Dr.Herman Manuel??Whats he doing here ? I thought he got missing after the black Diamond was stolen? How did you guys find him?" Mr.Norman asks,"No time to explain sir, there's someone who's in danger and needs our help immediately and we have to act fast before the outcasts do" says Samuel. "What are you talking about ?" asks Mr.Norman as he receives a call from the head of Police saying there's been a kidnapping
The Curse Of the Black Diamond SELECTED OR CURSE??
They finally arrive at the National Museum of Ancient Tradition and noticed that the place has been surrounded by the police who tell them that,"We've got them surrounded, the moment they step out we get them, we've also evacuated the area so that no one else gets hurt." "What do you mean no one else? " Mr.Norman asks. "The workers in the museum,we believe are either dead or injured cause we heard gunshots from the building when we arrived here" They reply. "Sir we have to go in now before it's too late" Reece says to Mr.Norman with fear that by the time they come out, the outcasts would be powerful and there would be nothing they can do to stop them."Reece just listen to orders and let's wait till they come out and then we attack" Mr.Norman warns him and tells him not to do anything silly. Reece has no option than to follow orders and waits till they come out knowing very well that it would not end well for them.He goes back into the patrol van and waits as he's been told to
The Curse Of the Black Diamond A NEW SECRET TO KEEP
Reece, has been lying in the NIA health center for three days now and has not recovered from his unconsciousness after the brutal clash with the outcasts with the diamond still attached to his chest. The only people who saw the Diamond on his chest were,Mr. Norman,Samuel,Dr.Manuel and the medical attendants to Reece. They tried effortlessly to get the Diamond of his chest but it was to no avail thinking that if they were able to do that, he would regain consciousness but that wasn't the case as Dr.Manuel explained to them that the Diamond couldn't be removed unless the sacrifice was made and that sacrifice was going to depend on Reece if he woke up. The media had come around after the deadly clash of which lives were lost to cover the story but Mr. Norman didn't engage them to tell them anything l. All he told them that everything was under control and that they were still doing their best to find the leader of the outcasts. Reece's room was guarded by two agents of
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Vanessa was running out of time and had to act quickly in order to gain information from Reece before Scorch and Dark Sparrow returned for her report on Reece. She planned to meet up with Reece with the help of Nurse Jenny."Nurse Jenny how will I be able to leave this house without those agents following me and also meet up with Reece." She asked."Well that's quite simple but to meet Reece would be a bit difficult cause he hardly leaves the NIA office unless there is a serious case which requires his presence or assistance or a holiday. Let me check the calendar and find out when the next holiday is.""Okay. Please do that and let's see." She replied."We're in luck madam, tomorrow is the 6th of March and it's a national holiday which means Reece and the other agents would be allowed to go home including the ones out there which should make everything go smoothly for you but I'll be here to assist you dear." said Nurse Jenny."Thanks a lot Nurse Jenny. We would have to start plan
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UNCOMFORTABLE LIVING
Being the youngest but important amongst Reece's team, George was left out of almost every conversation the grownups had not because they didn't want to inform him on what was happening but to protect him. George who thought otherwise stayed away from them whenever they had a discussion because he felt like a nuisance to them.The outcasts had already penetrated into the university where George studied and were on a mission. Death-claw sent them to lure him into joining the Outcasts to make it easier for him to harness the power of the Diamond when he finally got it in his hands.The night after Reece had killed Alpha,Dark Claw got furious and wanted tho have his revenge as soon as possible. He also studied that George had the power to command Reece to do anything he wanted since he was of the bloodline of King Nkrumah. He informed Lina and Lexus his informants at university the to act fast in convincing George to join them. Reece woke up the following morning still feeling guilty
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FURY UNLEASHED
Reece connected with the Diamond to find out what was wrong and began to meditate. Sam and Dr.Manuel noticed the look on his face and also realized that something was wrong.Reece heard a lot of people crying and saw these people were being hijacked at a bank and strangely it was by a group of robbers but just one man.This hinted Reece that , the man he saw in the vision was a member of the outcasts.Death-Claw wanted to test the true power of the Diamond and for that matter sent one of his goons to attack the civilians to draw Reece's attention .Reece sped off to save them without informing Samuel or Dr.Manuel what was happening.He had to be in his light form to avoid giving out his true identity.When he got there, the outcast said to him," It's about time you showed up.Who do you think you're fooling? Even if they can't see you I can but not to worry your secret's safe with me.""Who are you and what do you want from these innocent people?"Reece asked him."Let's just call m
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MOOD SWAYS
"Hello my hero, how are you doing? I hope you haven't forgotten all about me so soon. I got your contact from Nurse Jenny. Hope you're not mad at me for leaving without saying goodbye." Ms.Essa said. Reece was so excited to hear from her once again. "Oh not at all. How could I forget someone like you? I'm good by the way and what about you?" Reece asked."I'm also good Reece. Thanks for asking. I heard the news concerning how you risked your life to save a poor little girl who was kidnapped. I admire the fact that you keep on helping others." She said."I'm just doing my work please and I'm always happy to help anyone who needs me"Reece said. "The world needs more men like you. Congratulations on a successful mission Agent Reece." Ms. Essa replied."Thank you very much, my lady," he said and asked, "So how's life been for you over the past weeks?" "It's not been easy due to my current condition, I've lost my job as a model and none of my friends haven't visited me yet which has
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BACK TO WORK
Due to what had happened, Reece's vacation had forcefully come to an end as he had to resume work despite al that had happened . He woke up very early in the morning, woke Samuel up and told him to get ready. In some few minutes they were both ready for work and Reece carried Samuel on his back as they sped of to work using the power of the Diamond.Reece received a proper welcome from his colleagues at the NIA and also applauded him for being able to rescue Ms.Vanessa McAllen.He walked straight into the elevator and went up to his office which had been renovated whiles he was gone. It had been painted, the furniture had been changed and an air condition had been fixed in the office. When he got there he was surprised and said to himself,"It's been a few days since I left and now I can't even find my office?""Do you like it? It's just something small Sam came up with. He wanted us to do something nice for you." said Mr.Norman as Reece was surprised by the changes and said," This
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KNOWING THY ENEMY
Leaving Vanessa in the hands of the nurses at the NiIA,Reece,along with Samuel and Mr.Norman left immediately to meet Dr.Manuel to explain what happened the previous night. When they got there, Dr.Manuel was in the middle of a lecture but seeing the around meant he had to close the class and attend to them.He said to his students,"Alright lads,we'll end it here and continue next week. You can all go home now."As they packed their stuff and left the class, Mr. Norman,Reece and Samuel entered the class.When everyone has left they began their conversation.Dr.Manuel says to Reece,"Reece I heard you had to end your vacation shortly and save Ms.Vanessa McAllen.""Yeah Doctor and I'm glad I did, I discovered something new in my last encounter with an outcast when I rescued her. The eyeballs of the outcast had changed color and he had powers.What does that mean Doctor? He said something about a rebirth." Reece said ."A rebirth is when an individual is sent into a state where he or
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NEW FORCES TO FIGHT AGAINST
Morning came and Reece still sat starring at blind Essa and admired her beauty. He said to himself, "There must be many guys out there who would wish they could capture your heart and I guess I don't match that standard in addition to this curse I don't stand a chance, but now u're blind, do I have a shot?"As she woke up and began to feel the environment to see if there was someone around or anything to support her get out of bed. As Reece stood up and walked towards her and greeted her saying,"Good Morning Ms Vanessa. How are you doing today ?""Apart from being blind,I'm okay thanks for asking and please call me Essa. Were you here the whole night?"She asked him as he replied saying "Yes I was. I had to stay here and take care of you as you asked.""That's nice of you. I thought you'd leave after I had fallen asleep. Thank you." She said to him."I'll call the nurses so that they help you freshen up and later you'll be t
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MEETING A BLIND EVE
Reece was able to pick out the location of the victim calling for help and noticed it was Ms. Vanessa McAllen, the missing model who was nowhere to be found for weeks, being attacked by another individual. He called Sam and Mr.Norman to meet him at the Accra Central,Ridge which was where his vision located him to as he sped of and went there to save her as Sam and Mr.Norman also set out. When he got there, he quickly pulled her out of his arms and told her to ran away so that he could deal with him. She asked"Where to? I'm blind and can't see" this amused Reece as he told her to hold his hand and stay behind him. The outcast,dressed in black and had sunglasses on. "Reece asked me him jokingly ,"Who wears Sunglasses at night?"as Scorch, replied him saying "You think this is funny? Keep on laughing and we'll see who laughs last." as he put out his hands and threw a fireball towards Reece's direction as he used his speed to swerve it. " When did they get powers? I've never come a
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SCARS OF THE PAST
Reece has been on the case of the lost model for weeks now and is getting nowhere with it. The Diamond isn't responding to his request on the location of Ms. Vanessa due to the charms of the Outcasts. He's been working day and night without rest or food and this gets Mr.Norman worried. He walks straight to Reece's office and tells him,"Reece,it's been days now and you've had no rest not to even talk of food or water. I've decided you take a week of. Travel somewhere alone and treat yourself properly. No arguments on this ." Reece agrees to Mr.Norman's words and packs and informs Samuel that he would be traveling out of town for a week to have some alone time. "Where would you go bro?" Sam asks him ."I'll go back to where I lived as a child to bring back some memories. It's been a while." Reece answers as they shake hands and and also tells him "Please take good care of yourself buddy