Castro walked around the market square helter-skelter with the hope to also commence stealing since that’s what the jobless guys on the street did to survive. It was really a hard one for him being a novice, he kept having the reminiscent of how the money was removed from his pocket, at the end of the day, he concluded that it couldn’t be done alone. Hence, he made the decision to incorporate himself into those guys.
His aim looking for those guys this time was to make friends with them, he was certain that they lived around the market. Amidst looking for them, he saw a store which no one was keeping an eye on. He twirled his eyes around and confirmed that they was no one keeping an eye on it. He ambled to the placement. There were myriad of fruit displayed which were captivating. His major interest was in the Apple which he seldom eat. That was the only fruit that he could hardly see in the forest when he did go with Monk Pat.
Most of the times he did eat Apple was when his father’s visitors came with one. That has always been his favourite. He made the decision to atleast pick one from the store he was looking at, he walked nigher to it and with his big cloth, he took one unfortunately, the fell from the stool where it was placed and everything poured on the ground. Funnily, his cloth hung the stool and he struggle to remove it as it caught the attention of the seller and they came after him.
Forthwith the successfully removed the cloth, he ran for his life. Castro had never ran that fast before, perhaps, he was helped by the crowd. He was being pursued by three guys, they were the sons of the old woman who owned the store. His time over the years running at the temple and around the forest he given him a great leverage and trained him to be strong even though he never engaged in much of physical activities.
At the end, his strength failed him and he chose to corner a store where he chose to rest. He was breathing unceasingly, when the guys couldn’t see him anymore, they stopped and had the feeling that he was around there, they checked around unfortunately for Castro, he was caught.
“Please, I do not have the intention to steal the Apple. I was pushed so I fell on it,” Castro pleaded.
“Oh really. You were pushed?” One of the guys asked.
One was already walking around checking the corner for a stick that they would use to beat him.
“If we check your body and see an Apple. What should we do?”
Castro was quiet. This time, he knew he had been caught. He tucked his head. The guys asking him question raised his head and echoed the question again. They began to check his pocket and saw two apples. They raised it and show him.
“You see!”
They whacked the Apple on his head and it pieces. The other one had seen two cane and he gave one to his colleagues and they beat the hell out of his body. There was no one that could see them at the corner where he was caught, hence he was beaten black and blue. He sustained a couple of injuries before they left him and walked back to their mother’s store.
Castro grabbed one of the sticks that was used to beat him and he was walking looking for objects that he could use to treat himself. As he was walking on the road, people were watching him and avoiding to collide him like a plague. His cheek had grown big as a result.
As he was walking around, he saw those guys who stole from him the first day he came to the market. They walked past the street he was treading, he was shouting their name but they couldn’t hear. He couldn’t yell it better because of the injury he sustained on his mouth. He kept jogging with his leg and using the stick to support it, he saw the back of the guys yet they couldn’t hear him.
He never stopped, he kept walking behind them with the aim to catch up with them once they stopped walking. He really stressed at the end, one of the guys notice that someone was behind them trying to stop them. They saw him from distance but wasn’t recognisable. They almost walk away when they first caught sight of him because they thought it was a kinda old who want to beg for money. One of them insisted that they stop.
They linger a bit and Castro kept struggling with the stick. When he walked nearer. They recognized him because of the cloth he wore, it was one of the guys who first notice and mention it to the guys. They began to laugh, the laughter didn’t stop even when Castro reached their side.
Castro stood quiet feeling ashamed. He didn’t know how to begin why he was looking for them.
“What’s wrong nigga? Why are you looking for us?”
“Ehmm…,” he gazed around, “I want you guys to take me into your home. I am homeless.”
The guys began to look at each other and began to laugh. One was even insisting that they should be going. They didn’t find him interesting. Castro was kinda odd to them from the first day they saw him, yet there was one among the guys who felt pitied by the injuries he saw on his body and concerned with the fact that he was using a stick to walk.
“What’s wrong with you? The injuries on your body and the stick. How did that come about?”
He was looking at the back. The guys also looked at the direction and didn’t see anything. They were yearning for a response from him.
“I was beaten,” Castro said.
“Beaten? Why?”
“I am hungry so I thought of using you guys idea to steal an apple from a store which I failed and I was pursued, caught and beaten.”
One of the guys was angry with the fact that he made the statement of using their idea. He wanted to move nigher to him and slap him. The guy asking question from his stopped him.
At the end, one of the guys was convinced and felt like taking him in after the stories they heard from him. Although the story was kinda distorted so he wouldn’t be deported back to the temple. They walked to the apartment where they were staying. It was a single room and they all squat in it together. When they reached the apartment, Castro didn’t believe at first that it was meant for the group of guys.The guys were six in numbers, joining them made it seven. Castro was mostly loved by Emmett who was also an handsome young guys. He had been living on the street if Camyork since he was released from the prison. His life had been around gambling and engaging in illicit activities. Emmett and his colleagues could engage in anything as far as it could fetch them money.He sat Castro down forthwith they touched down in their swell and he went to put some water on the fire.“Hey, guy. The gas in that cylinder isn’t that much. You have to be careful with what you are using it for. This f
Castro was seated at a side as the guys began to gamble. Different kinds of gambling activities were going on. Although, the guys shared themselves. Gambling was also a source of income for them. They were at the gambling spot until it was evening. Castro was already jaded having seated for that lengthy hour at one spot. He had lost interest in whatsoever they were doing, although, he joined the guys as he saw them supporting different people. He threw his own support behind Emmett and he won the highest among his friend. Castro seemed to be a lucky charm he came to the gambling spot with.In the end, he lost interest as his voice was almost gone. There was no water that he could use to quench his thirst. He was jus twirling his eyes around like a headless chicken. Emmett seemed to have concluded playing as he had made enough for the day. That was the highest he would be making in a day. Most of the times he had gained some money from bets, it has always been after he had lost a lot a
“Run! Run!! Run!!!” The guy were shouting.They were being pursued by the state police after the constant complaint of the people towards the guys. They weren’t only the group who did engage in such activities. It was still dawn which they deemed perfect to execute their illicit activities. Castro, as he was running with the guys away from the police, he was thinking of what to do. There was no way they would be caught because some of the police men were on the bike riding through the narrow spaces and some were running after them.Castro ensured he was the last among them, he saw the need to sacrifice himself so the guys could flee. He stopped after grabbing his hand on a long bamboo stick and he held it with his chest high. He whacked the first police man who wanted to hit him with his bike. He laid the stick on the road and eloped. They went after him immediately, although, they had relaxed. It was against the law of the Carten Society for a police to shoot the citizen who they wer
A few weeks later, Sir Herbert paid a courtesy visit to Monk Pat after visiting the new Mayor of Vatice. This time, it was only him. He could have come with the national police but he didn’t want it known to Humphrey that he was still in touch with the monk so he wouldn’t raise any suspiciousness.Monk Pat was seated under one of the shed around his temple taking fresh air with his eyes glued to a direction. Monk Pat was already aware of Sir Herbert’s presence but he didn’t know. He kept walking gently thinking he was having a medication with the gods. He stood beside the chair he was seated on and the monk tweaked his head.“Sir Herbert. You can have your seat,” Monk Pat said.He was surprised, he thought he was carried away by the meditation. Sir Herbert sat down gently. Monk Pat adjusted and faced him with a smile.“How have you been?” Sir Herbert asked.“I have been doing marvellously well. How about you?”“I am good.”Sir Herbert was twirling his eyes around. He had never came vi
Emmett listened to his cries and later allowed him to go with them to UltraDope despite his colleagues against it. It was a lengthy hour of journey. It was stressful and sickening due to some environment encounter they had journeying through the land for such long distance.The apartment which had been rented for them, they were directed to the apartment and they would be meeting the person who sponsored them to UltraDope soon. They hadn’t known the particular occupation they had come to do. Castro thought, it was just a change of environment. The young man walked in with his two hands in his pocket. They assembled themselves and kept quiet because they were arguing before he entered. He was looking at the ground and his face didn’t seem friendly.“How are y’all?” asked Tyson.They were all shaking their head. Castro was awed by the trepidation that hit them that they couldn’t speak louder.“We are fine,” Castel responded loud and clear.“I was told that you guys are five. But I am
It was a hot afternoon when they were done working on the site. The relationship among them had been better as a result of better communication and they had gotten used to one another. Castro wasn’t only seen as a leader but a great gem who they were lucky to have amidst them as a result of diverse revelation they had over the period of time. They had also learnt of his dark fate which he had narrated to them.Alfie had been having the feeling of some missing pieces from the story he told them when they were still in Vatice. Due to the deteriorating relationship between them, he hadn’t been spurred to voice out and he had been able to do that recently.“When are we going to the sport centre?” Lowen asked.Emmett glanced at his wrist watch. It seemed they weren’t ready yet. The sport centre was a centre meant for myriad of sports which they did engage in. They mostly visit during the weekend to have some exercise and Sunday was meant for resting.“I am watching this evening Chelsea Mat
“Go and arrest Sir Herbert now!” Humphrey screamed.Emmett and his colleagues in a bid to gain the favour of the king requested for a meeting with Humphrey with the sim to disclose something clandestine to him. Everything that Castro told them about being a dark fated child who was almost killed by the president. The disclose everything to Humphrey at the meeting and their release was signed.It was a tense moment. The monk had learnt that the period would certainly come. He had gone into exile away from the temple and Sir Herbert was at home, he didn’t come to government house for the day. Humphrey was devastated after the meeting with them. Especially when he learnt that Sir Herbert wasn’t in UltraDope. He sent them to his home to return with him immediately.Sir Herbert had been given signal by one of his loyalist in UltraDope and he had fled away from home. He was already on his flight to Vatice when they touched down at his home. He had also vacated his family from home knowing w
Humphrey walked out of the presence and summoned a meeting with the security chiefs immediately. It was a devastated news learning that the police that was guarding the special cell where the dark fated child was kept were attacked by Vampire. Although, Humphrey wasn’t certain about the authenticity of the claim. He had directed few of the police men to take him to the medical department where the police men would be assess.He walked into his office and was relegated into diverse thought. He was walking hither and thither like a vagabond. He had ordered his secretary to send a mail to all the security chief wherever they would be at the moment that they must be at the emergence meeting. Humphrey had never had any experience with a Vampire before, he was always hearing about it.Some of the police men were entering his office and going out as they were giving him the report and the situation of everything. It was a fire moment that he had never experience before in his life. His heart
Ryker nodded. Sir Herbert was saddened. He had no idea what they came to him for because there was no solution.“Do you know priestess Inanna?” Sir Herbert asked.“Priestess Inanna?” Ryker turned to Wilder.Wilder knew her. Although he had never went to his temple since she succeeded priestess Ramona. A few years before Priestess Romano died, an aggrieved Wilder visited him demanding for superpower to use and kill the president for killing his father because he won the election against him.Wilder was lost in thought for a few seconds until Ryker patted him.“I am sorry. I know her. What does she has to do with this?” Wilder asked.“He will give a clear path to this. Priestess Inanna was a top goddess whom I am very familiar with, she was well known and respected across Carter. Before Monk Pat’s prophecy, no one could come near her in terms of divinity. When I met Monk Pat, that was when I knew that she had a match.”Wilder nodded and agreed to visit her if that’s the case. They went
Blade was seated enjoying with some babes when he learnt about President Humphrey’s death. He never saw it coming that fast. Unsurprising, he saw the images online alongside Detective Axel shot in his head. Thoughts were trotting through his psyche. He also learnt that the military had taken over the government. He thought of capitalising on it.Blade never knew that there was a war coming forth from the Vampires. He went on his toe immediately to meet with the his men. Among them were Lurking, Kot and Stein. It was a lengthy hour of discussion. Blade had so much believe in his men that no one except the Vampires could match their strength.They swoop into action immediately to take over UltraDope. The subsequent morning, it was dawn and they swoop into action. They were battling at when information reached him that the Vampires had attacked his base. He was heartbroken and had to ordered the retreat of his men. It was a loss for them as the Carten military men capitalise on their ret
Detective Axel was prepared and the car they would be going with. Their flight had also been made ready and would leave immediately they touched down at the airport. President Humphrey was seated in the parkour lost in thought. He kept having the reminiscent of the priestess statement that the child he was after wasn’t the dark fated child.He was trying to know where he had gone wrong. Maybe those guys that were locked in the prison lied to him or it was the monk; forthwith he had the reminiscent that it was the monk as reiterated by the priestess. He whacked his hand on the couch and Detective Axel entered.“President. Everything is ready,” Detective Axel said.Humphrey’s hope of survival was to leave everything in the hand of Detective Axel and he had left a note that would be announced later the day to disclose his absence and the transfer of power to Detective Axel for the main time. President Humphrey vice died some years back and he had failed to chose a successor due to lack o
Ryker and Wilder were the one who led the attack on UltraDope. The tactic was masterminded by Wilder when he learnt of Harley’s death. It was painful to have lost one of his prominent men. Their next offensive attack would be when the president would be in the office. They had been keeping track of the president movement, that had been assigned to Ryker.Ryker was in the intelligence department when he learnt of the president movement. He noticed something clumsy about the whole movement. He met with Wilder immediately and they had a discussion. Ryker left to begin mobilisation.Ryker also chose to check up on Sir Herbert and the ladies Castro kept at the yard. Sir Herbert had been feeling kinda unease with the excuses he had been receiving from Ryker on his constant visits. Sir Herbert hadn’t disclosed some of the disturbing news he had been receiving recently to him but had the feeling that something had gone wrong with Castro. Ryker kept telling him that Castro was in the hospital
The priestess continued, “the child whom you thought was the nefarious fated child wasn’t. Anyway, he is a Vampire and the fate would be fulfilled in the next couple of days. A new rising sun will come upon the land of Carten and the old thing shall pass away.”President Humphrey became heartbroken immediately and was seen shaking his head. Detective Axel was short of words. There was a few minutes of silence. Blade on the other hand had been thinking of the better way to part with him.“Priestess, is there no solution?”“No… there isn’t. I did advice President Humphrey to correct all his wrong and ask his creator for forgiveness. He should also ask for the forgiveness of the father, grand father and the great grandfather to his ancestors. Maybe then, he can seen the good eyes of the gods.”Detective Axel sighed. President Humphrey went on his toe and walked out of the priestess presence. Detective Axel followed suite but he bade the priestess bowing his head. The convoy were ready to
Louis also made it out of UltraDope. They suffered the most devastating loss of their lives. Wilder had even gone to bed. When Ryker made it back to the fortress. He lingered at car park where he treated himself on the injuries he sustained. He was at the parking lot when another car zoomed in. He didn’t pay that much attention to it. Louis on the other hand put a call through to the medical department and they rushed down tk the parking lot.Ryker also used the opportunity to call on their attention. And they were treated. Before dawn, they were already healed. Wilder woke up with the hope of seeing any of them. The first person that came to his psyche to check up on was Ryker who led them. He paced to the medical department when he learnt that he was around.Ryker was already seated and twirling his eyes around. None of those he went with was there except Louis. It was a devastating loss.“Where are others?” Ryker asked when Wilder entered.Wilder was looking sideways thinking of wh
Detective Axel disclosed what he meant to Humphrey and Blade. They saw so much sense in it. Perhaps, that was a means to set them up against the unimaginable creature of a Vampire that Castro had turned into. Humphrey had already agreed to it being the fact that they couldn’t fight against it and it continuous presence in the UltraDope would set them up for death.The information was communicated to the national media department immediately and they began to disseminate that Vampire had been attacking from the underground cell. Had it been there was a CCTV footage for it, it would have been released it would look more convincing. However, they would be attacking Wilder’s men once they fell for it and launch their attack on the underground prison.They began formation immediately and Blade left for the predicted attack on the underground cell. Blade was to mobilise his men together with the Carten military men as they would be making a formation to put down the Vampires once they succe
“Where is the guy?” Detective Axel asked.“I think he had returned to the underground cell. I don’t know what he would be up to this time,” Blade said looking as they helped the president back to his office, “what’s wrong with the president?”“I am not certain those guys care about the two guys in our custody. Despite the threatening message that we sent. They respond dictating that either the president surrendered himself or have all his daughters killed.”Blade exhaled with a smirk on his face. It sounded kinda funny to him because he deemed it not possible. He reflected a bit.“Are you sure those ladies are still alive?”“That’s true. We haven’t heard from your men who were in the captive either. Either ways, what’s the solution. What if they are still held captive in the fortress?”Blade went quiet and he led the way to the president office as the medical team were on the run to his office either.At the fortress was Wilder and Ryker who had been working all day to sort the issue
Castro seemed to have given up the ghost in the clandestine cell where he was locked in UltraDope. The Cell was an underground one which was meant for deadly criminals. The the Vampires had been deceived into believing that Castro was in the custody of the Vipers. There were more than on hundred military men guarding the cell from the underground to the top. Bernard was also captured in another cell. Castro hadn’t been killed as a result of the daughters of the president who were in the custody of the Vampires but he had been heavily chained from the head to the toe. Detective Axel was certain he couldn’t loose that.Two of the military men ran out of the cell after what they had seen. They ran to the conference hall where President Humphrey, Blade, Detective Axel were discussing the security issues that had inundate the country. Detective Axel had talked to the president and he had chosen to carry every other ministers along including the security chiefs.“Castro is dead!” One of the