Episode 1
Sometime in the 1800 it's the cowboy era the land is relatively peaceful, it's even more peaceful if you are a gambler. You see in this era gamblers run everything for instance if you can't pay bills or tax you can gamble to avoid them , you gamble for rights over land, you gamble to marry a beautiful girl multiple men are after ,you gamble to challenge a decision well you get the idea it's a gambling era and it's not any different in Gorgon valley and right now a 17year old rich kid is about to face the harsh realities of the gambling consequences in Gorgon valley as he is playing a game of cards against some random thugs in a bar.
Believe it or not he has lost 83,500 gold coins to these four different thugs and right now he is left with just 2000 , this is his first real contest outside his father's mansion where he would normally gamble with his servants and occasionally his brothers, he was a gambling genius back at home and he never cheated in fact he doesn't believe in cheating and luck , he believed winning always depended on mental strength and that's it, he would normally fantasize about leaving his father mansion and accumulating wealth through gambling then start his own mega ranch like his father and boom be made , he was the third son of his father and the second child of his mother who was the second wife to the rich ranch owner whose first wife had died some so many years ago. He knew he's only shot at his father's inheritance was to win the gambling match at the property sharing day in a case his father was to die .
Thuck got accomplished gamblers to come teach him at his father's ranch he spent day and night practicing as if he knew his father would die and in the summer that year his father indeed died . He had six siblings in total one being his sister Tanaka who was two year older than him and the other children from the other marriage ,the most notable of them was strogan who was the eldest in the household being 35years old, strogan has also been anticipating his father's death he considered his father's inheritance and his sole birthright and had also been training hard for it.
The day came for the father's will to be shared lawyers were present and they would serve as judges for the game of Texas hold em poker ,funny enough the game to be gambled is usually chosen by the first child , strogan picked Texas hold em poker cause he knew most of his siblings were more familiar with the regular game of cards ,and he had secretly been training for that game what was funny Thuck (our rich kid) had also been.
Thuck won the game effortlessly outsmarting each of his siblings some not even knowing much about the game, he was handed his father properties and he benevolently shared it amongst his siblings, but of course he took twice the share of the closest person which was his sister and while nobody took up to half of what he gave his sister . He compensated everyone with cattles and landed properties but that wasn't enough as the house was so tensed , he mother advised Thuck to leave for a while her fears were the death of her husband was still very shady and now Thuck was in the eyes of everyone . Thuck left in the very early morning with a horse carriage in it a box load of money with all his wealth in it , it looked like a pirate's chest when opened, he ended up in Gorgon valley the town were every gamblers dream come through or where they die, he lodged in a inn for two days and on the third day he ventured to get a taste of Gorgons valley gambling action and ended up in bar victorious yes it took him just 3 days to almost squander all of his inheritance.
Thuck is confused he is doing everything right but keeps losing he won the first two games and that was it he had been losing eversince the worst part was after his third loss he was sweet talked into bringing in his box load of money in the quest to win back what he lost before ,but now he is losing it all. For a while he gazed round the bar with so much thoughts in his mind of how did it all come to this and whether to leave, 2000 gold coins was still a very decent amount of money worst be he would have to get a job he was still gazing when he's gaze fixed on a very shabby looking man sipping a glass of beer in his left of the bar , The man was tucking something into his sleeve Thuck was trying to figure out what it was, the man wore a old brown hat which covered most of his face whenever he bent his head like he was doing now he had full beards on both sides of his face down to his chin they were very unkept , plenty and bushy he wore a pale red molfer which covered the beginning part of his cowboys clothing, just as he was looking at him the man sipped his last alcohol pushed his chair back and stood up, Thuck looked at him fascinated the man returned with a smirky smile which made his rough face look a bit handsome ,"All in or fold" one of the thugs with a deep cracked voice interrupting Thuck's gazing ,it man Thuck realize he had been staring at that man for a long while and also reminded him of his dilemma, he looked at his cards for a while he had already made a pair ten he was going say call when another voice from behind said he would fold. There was a general "uhn" echoed in the table they all stared at the shabby looking individual as he placed his hands on Thuck's shoulder, Thuck turned over to look at the man's face it was the shabby looking man he was gazing at some moments ago , "do you know its a crime to interfere Ina gambling match without being invited you thief", " I guess it takes one to know one " the man replied with a calm subtle voice ,he spoke too well for the way he looked Thuck thought, "My name is Ryder please permit to gamble on your behalf" the man said , " err my name is Thuck and no thanks am fi.."
"No you arent fine please let me help you, I can't without your permission"
Thuck looked at Ryder again he looked calm and confident and also young, he looked more like someone in his mid 20s with some overgrown beard plus his voice wasn't as deep as the men he was playing against.
"Okay please do " Thuck said reluctantly
Ryder entered and sat on Thuck's sit while Thuck stood and sat on a chair close by near them , there were big boxes on the ground which most of Thuck's money was in , his fortune was disappearing right in the front of his eyes , while he sat he felt some kind of peace not peace that he trusted Ryder but peace that the burden to recover his wealth had left his shoulders.
Ryder on the other hand knew things that Thuck didn't like for instance he knew everyone at the bar were working against Thuck , from the barman to the bartender to the other customers at the back , they were all secretly viewing Thuck's cards and passing the information to the thugs through codes and yes all the thugs were working together, this probably isn't the first time they've been doing this ,but Ryder was ready to destroy them with some tricks up his sleeve.

Game on.we awaits the drama to unfold.

nice story buh

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Game on.we awaits the drama to unfold.

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Yea we do

oloyedprince1:
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Thanks Episode 2 drops at midnight

Episode 2
Ryder knew what they were playing at unknown to them his first set of cards were shared to him, he was given very useless cards when compared to the cards that were being revealed on the table he had made no pair, then the bartender came to give him a drink Ryder looked at her "I didn't other for no drinks" he said with a calm accusatory voice, " no the drinks on us ,you know just to settle you in if you don't mind" one of the thugs said with a very deep cracking voice. Ryder smiled " I don't mind ", the bartender then drops the glass on the table and proceeds to his back as if she was going to attend to other customers behind him. Ryder already knew what they were playing at and played along he let the bartender see his cards very well while acting as if he was in serious analysis of what to do next, meanwhile Ryder kept a calm and confident face then told them why don't we go all in, there was a general silence in the table mixed with fear and tension of Ryder they didn't know what to expect from him as he looked very calm and unpredictable, even if Ryder were to win them at a all in he would just recover like 10000coins of the kids money since the kid was down to 2000 and them being four, the bartender gave the thugs the signal that Ryder had awful cards , one of the thugs laughed immediately then stopped in an attempt not to draw attention to himself. He was amused that Ryder came there to bluff ,he wondered what Ryder's plan was whether it was to bluff till he could accumulate alot of board money. He thought to himself that this was easier than he anticipated , they all agreed to go all in with Ryder .
the first thug had no pair at all but he wasn't moved, the second thug made a pair of kings which is the second highest normal pair one could make , the third thug made a trip 8(that is a triple pair of 8 ) triple pairs are higher than normal pairs , the fourth thug dropped a normal pair of 2 which was rather insignificant but he smiled while dropping it anticipating the nonsense Ryder was also going to drop, Thuck at this point only faith was in the fact that Ryder seemed unfazed by everything everyone had dropped, while he was thinking Ryder revealed a ace in his hand and when he dropped it on the table he had made a trip As (this is the best one can make in the triple pair series) all the thugs were marvelled and a bit taken aback , they were certain of the signal the bartender had given them so how come this how does a ace get the signal of insignificant, While they were silent Ryder was pulling the coins on the table towards his side Thuck's face lit up with joy filled with hope, The next round Ryder played the same trick ,the two customers at his back were trying their best to see Ryder's card shifting their chairs closer ,standing up for no reason ,and some other vices Ryder was hiding his cards this time around because he had been shared some nice cards and he didn't want them to see nice cards that would go against the plan had in place , Ryder while he was drinking before he decided to help the kid had studied the thugs methods of operation they would wait for confirmation from their sources that the kid had useless cards and then become hasty with their decisions,like them asking to go all in or them putting some really high amount of stake on the table which they always won ,and in the case they were told he had a strong hand they would fold, these thugs came into the gamble with a little over 200coins each now they were filthy rich this is one of those business dreams you have but rarely think is possible, A rich young naive foreigner comes to gamble against them and brings in a whole fortune, well it was a dream they were watching come true or so they thought.
Ryder would leave his two cards on the table(the ones which were shared to him) and then put his hands on his lap roll out some cards from his sleeves and select till he got what he wanted then put the one he didn't want into his left sleeve while the chosen ones into his right ,then he would use his left hand to cover his cards on the table hold them up like he was looking at them then while no one was paying attention he would send them into his sleeve and roll out the one from his right sleeve into his right hand and hold it up in the same position. He did this so quick and well that even if you were monitoring him you might not still notice that he had switched cards plus whenever he was upto switching cards he always kept a straight face at his opponents.
Ryder now held up the useless cards he had switched to enabling the fake customers at his back view them after a long time of them suffering themselves, they saw how useless they were and signalled the thugs, just like obedient children the thugs called for a all in Ryder agreed with a smirky smile.
The first thug made a pair 10 in his hand, Thuck was looking at the pair the first thug had made when he realized something had dropped on his lap he looked down and saw a lot of cards almost a full deck of cards ,it was obviously Ryder that must have thrown it on him he looked at Ryder with the look of so you are a cheater , Ryder kept a straight face at his opponents and didn't even turn to the side of Thuck , The thing is Thuck hated cheats and hated cheating he has always believed in a fair game, But right now he was torn between his beliefs and his wealth ,he decided to stay mute but felt guilty that the other men were being cheated although he wondered why Ryder had decided to throw him the cards now , what was he trying to communicate?. meanwhile
the second thug made a trip 9s (which is the sixth highest pair in the trip series ) and smiled with confidence the third and fourth thugs both threw in their cards they had made nothing the forth thug made an effort to act like he was disappointed while throwing in his cards.
Then Ryder revealed his hand he had a 10 and 7 and he has made a straight joker when compared with the cards table(straights are higher than both pairs and trips, they are formed by making a sequence of five cards from your hand and the table e.g you have 6,3 in your hand and there is 2,4,5 on the table you have made a straight six of 2,3,4,5,6 Ryder's cards where *7,8,9,*10,j(11)) but there was a problem Ryder had a 10 spade and also did the first thug. Then the first thug exclaimed "I knew it you cheated you bastard!" , Ryder replied "I was going to say you did" the first thug became furious and stood up going to beat up Ryder when one of the thugs said the only way to settle this is to search you Mr Ryder, Ryder immediately stood up and walked towards the first thug who was also standing and said go ahead, Ryder did this so as not to get the thug to move closer as Thuck was having a difficult time hiding the cards that were thrown to him plus Ryder didn't want the child to get involved, Ryder was caught of guard when he saw that the other thug had the same card with him and at that point he didn't have time to change it ,the only thought that came to his head was to use it to his advantage. Ryder raised his hands up and the thug ransacked Ryder's body like he knew for certain something was there meanwhile Ryder picked a card from inside his sleeve and tucked it into the back of the thugs shirt , the thug took Ryder's hands after a while and rolled his sleeve down still finding nothing he turned and decided to go towards Ryder sit when Ryder told him its my turn to search you don't you think. The thug laughed looked around at his companions thinking that they would have his back then he realized they were still trying to act neutral "okay go ahead enjoy yourself" he said while lifting his hands sideways, Ryder checked the two sides of his fat belly first as if he didn't know where he kept it ,the he checked the man's trousers he felt a pistol like object he looked up at the thug who looked back at him and smiled "found what you looking for " he said , "no I haven't you may go" Ryder replied, then as the man turned Ryder exclaimed "what a Thief so that's where you kept it " while reaching for the card at the back of the man shirt . The thug became furious and shouted that he had been framed then put his hands towards his trousers as if to draw his weapon, Ryder looked at the other gamblers and said aren't you going to do anything he has been cheating against us since , one of the other thugs stood up and whispered softly into the thugs ear that he should just forfeit no need to get violent at the end of the day it doesn't matter who wins the money it's still going to be shared equally among everyone who had been of help. with that being said the thug let go of his gun which he was already pulling out and left the bar in a haste , his coins were shared evenly amongst everyone as that was the rule in a case anyone was caught cheating. cheating was considered a big crime in Gorgon valley and if found guilty one was liable to atleast a year in prison.
now Ryder had reduced the number of thugs he had to gamble with and had also increased Thuck's coins upto a 54500 since he was also winner of that all in round,one of the thugs said this is taking forever why don't we just go all in before seeing our cards ,the thugs idea behind this was in a case Ryder was cheating he won't be able to as the cards will be revealed immediately and the odds would be in their favour since whoever of them wins is the same as all of them winning and they were three against one. Ryder knew this and agreed He even laughed "Finally! some pure gambling fun just as pure gambling should be" he said while smelling the drink given to him then sipping it all,the cards were shuffled and shared with everyone heart beating fast it was so tensed .
Ryder revealed his cards first this time he had a Trip As ,and just as he did everywhere got silent and one by one they all threw in their cards in admittance of defeat Ryder packed all the coins into the box on the table and stood up saying "Thuck time to jolt", "not so fast" one of the thugs said reaching for his trousers and so did the other two Ryder looked around the bartender had dropped her tray and bent under the shelf and brought out a big hunter gun from the shelf also the other barman was nowhere in sight and the two customers at their back where also reaching for their trousers, Ryder knew there was no way they were going to walk out of there with that box ,he left the box on the table and slowly also reached for the two sides of his trousers with his two hands also. The air was tensed and for the first time so was Ryder cause in truth unlike the other men who was reaching for their trousers he had no weapons with him, he was thanking his luck that the other guy who searched him wasn't around to quickly call his bluff but nevertheless he was greatly out numbered how is he and the kid going to survive an impending gun battle with no guns?.

Temple1985 oloyedprince1 crossfm

Thanks for the mention.it's funny how people feel uncomfortable when been played in their own game.The situation is getting hotter.

Wow...! I love gamblin...oh I mean I love this kind of story....(takes a front seat with two bags of popcorn by my side. Plz I dnt need a partner o)
Ride on!

crossfm:
Thanks for the mention.it's funny how people feel uncomfortable when been played in their own game.The situation is getting hotter.

Yea it is thanks for listening

jayphe:
Wow...! I love gamblin...oh I mean I love this kind of story....(takes a front seat with two bags of popcorn by my side. Plz I dnt need a partner o)
Ride on!

Hehehe I for like join you na

Treborblue:

Hehehe I for like join you na

Nna there is no problem. You can have ur seat. You know there is love in sharing

Episode 3
Everywhere was silent in the bar so silent that you could hear the footsteps of people walking outside even the footsteps of horses also sounds of the friction between wheels of carriages and the ground could be heard clearly. Ryder busted into laughter thereby changing the serenity of the atmosphere he said " there there now let's not get too hasty a gun battle, would definitely lead the sheriff here in no time and gosh I won't want that to happen am already wanted for 5 murders", "hahaha you 5 murders is that supposed to scare me, me I've lost count of my kills" one of the thugs boasted. " I toast to that why don't we have one last duel then(sometimes gambles where referred to as duels) all the money in this box against the change all you guys have, the last thing I want is to see that good old sheriff again",
at this point the first thug had only 750gold coins left while the second and third both had 920GCs each, They held a brief meeting while the other customers at their back guarded Ryder and Thuck, They concluded that it wasn't a bad idea for them to have a last duel ,In a case they won they could avoid noise which could cause unnecessary attention and in a case they lost they could always result back to their plan B , They turned towards Ryder and Thuck , Thuck looked a bit like a ghost beside Ryder he must have probably never seen a gun his whole life oh well welcome to Gorgon valley if you don't see a gun in a week no matter the business you are doing its probably because you are dead.
They answered game on while going for their sits , Ryder told Thuck to come open the box on the table Thuck thought it had locked up , he brought his key and bent near Ryder as if to open it , then Ryder whispered to him get ready. he was very nervous he thought to himself get ready for what he also thought to himself whether Ryder actually spoke cause his voice was very faint, he saw the box wasn't even locked and opened it while going to his sit , the other thugs gave the signal to the customers at the back and the bartender to get into their acting positions, the customers at the back took their sits again then Ryder ordered for a drink while still on his feet , as soon as the bartender arranged the tray leaving were her shot gun was Ryder grabbed the box of coins and ran through the costumers at the back for the exit , immediately Thuck followed him with his heart in his mouth as he now understood the meaning of the get ready .Ryder had deduced that there was no way they were getting out of there alive , with the brief chat he had with them he understood what their game was if they couldn't get the money legally they would take it from their opponents and kill them so as to prevent them from reporting, not to long after the thugs are behind them shooting and running after them , Ryder carrying the heavy box of coins that keeps on pouring out is way ahead of Thuck even with the extra load, Ryder keeps on taking bends at each corner Thuck tries as much as possible to keep up but he can't stop himself from looking back each time each time he sees a bullet fly past him and hit something, each time he looked back he would see the thugs getting closer to him , Ryder leads them into corners he takes one turn then another turn then another then another turn Thuck looks back to see the thug gaining on him so close he turns front again only to see Ryder has vanished, Ryder was so ahead of him before but now he can't even see Ryder and there are three path ways in his front which does he pick , he picks his left and kept running in that direction till he met a dead end and was cornered by the thugs he was beaten severely as they kept on asking him about the whereabouts of Ryder, at this point Thuck is moved to tears not only because of the beating he's taking but also because of the thought of him being so foolish to trust Ryder who was clearly another type of them , I mean he had killed five people before and now he just ran away with all his Fortune, he was dragged up by one of the thugs as the two other proceeded to hold his arms and his shoulders as he almost couldn't move his body and he was then dragged towards the third thug who is bent towards Thuck's head holding a knife up,
"Where is Ryder" the thug asked as he moves the pocket knife towards Thuck
He cuts a necklace Thuck was wearing and held it up
"okay lets leave Ryder alone, you are going to take us to where you brought all this fine jewels and coins from am sure we'll see something of value or would you rather I cut you piece by piece instead" he said while pressing the knife softly against Thuck's ear
Two loud motors bringing out so such exhaust stopped by them only two people in that country had such a vehicle the mayor and the infamous sheriff , three officers came out then the sheriff
*name*
Sheriff Bruttwane a.k.a Jackhammer a.k.a don't blink on me a.k.a I love the law
*description*
was the current sheriff in Gorgon valley
he looked old like a man in his late 50s
he had little combs of white hair on his head which made him look half bald he was of average height and always well dressed in Sheriff uniform he also spoke with a strong country accent

*I.I.S* (it is said)
It is said that you don't see him pull out his gun or see him shoot all you hear is the noise of his gun and him returning it to his gun pocket.

just as the sheriff highlighted from the vehicle , "Bruttwane" one of the thugs shouted in a fearsome rhetorical question like way and made a run for it, the thug jumped on a dumpster then jumped and placed his hands on the fence of the building causing the dead end, PoooooooArw "Bruttwane my name alright" he said returning his gun to the gun pocket as the thug body fell off the building and unto the dumpster before hitting the ground, nobody saw him draw his weapon or even shoot , as soon as the other thugs saw this they left Thuck alone at this moment.
"Sheriff we doing no wrong, only punishing this scum who wanted to cheat us" one of the thugs said trying to imitate country accent.
"don't try to imitate me , I know you ain't country and on the offense of cheating that was the crime you've been accused of" he said while pointing towards his motor and then Ryder stepped out with a sweaty and more rough looking look, Thuck saw Ryder he was filled with so much joy he closed his eyes briefly to thank his father's spirit which he had prayed to.
"in as much as I would want to shoot these scum bags and in as much as i trust you Ryder you know I have to take you all to the judges to decide who's guilty" he said
" I understand Mr. Bruttwane they don't say you love the law for nothing, plus we are all guilty in this world all they decide is who is innocent" stretching forth his hands for handcuffs.
the other police men rallied round all the thugs and cuffed them including the one that was injured and unconscious and yes Thuck was also arrested and they were all taken and driven to the Gorgon trial center.
The thing is Ryder had taken it upon himself to bring any illegal gambling outfit to book and he had been investigating bar victorious for two weeks after he heard several mysteries of people missing involving that place , he had previously tipped the sheriff about it , and also given the sheriff a safe location to wait for a whole day , Ryder had brought down bigger illegal gambling outfits which made the sheriff so popular in town , the sheriff loved Ryder and never distrusted him the sheriff followed through with his plan and thus the following result.

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I dey ur side o... Welldone sir!

Ride on bro! Ride on!

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Ride on bro! Ride on!

My guy my guy

Episode 4

"What are their crimes" one of the judges asked the police man who accompanied them to Trial center, The judges were Three aged men in total all dressed in normal outfits nothing special apart from the fact that they all had a large pipe of cigarettes in their hands and the one that asked the police man the question was constantly taking a sip of his pipe.
"They were arrested sir cause one of them was cheating" the police man said
"I see" said the judge once again while blowing smoke into the air
"if I may sir " Ryder said while removing his hat from his head
"Ryder !! I knew you'll come visit me again I have missed you what took you so long" the judge said amusingly
"Get those cuffs off him" the judge said with a loud voice
the police men looked a bit confused
"don't make me repeat myself or I'll blow your heads off!" he said while bringing out his gun from his drawer
Ryder was released from the cuffs and was given a chair and some coffee as ordered by the judge he later proceeded to explain to the judges all that had happened at bar victorious,
"so you don't have proof to link any of the mysterious deaths to them" the judge said
"yes unfortunately the little kid altered the plan I had set in place , I have been studying them for so long , I had even recreated the cards they used at the bar , but unfortunately I saw this kid there and I couldn't rid my mind of letting him die" Ryder replied
"well you know I can't persecute them for a crime without no evidence, the least I can do is put them behind bars long enough to allow you investigate" The judge responded
" Aren't you going to hear our side of the story ! , I demand fair hearing!" one of the thugs shouted from the back
and fair hearing you shall get
"unshackle him and that boy
the two of you are going to have a duel , you win you and your fellow can leave here freely " the judge said with a high pitched voice
"you lose and you go greet my ex wife grandson at that jail for 7 years" still with a high pitched voice
"infact whoever loses does term for 7 years " he said this time while fixing his gaze on Thuck
"how old are you teenager " he asked
"am 17 sir" Thuck replied quickly
"maybe by 24 you might understand life a little bit better" The judge said almost as quick as Thuck replied
"that's my verdict"
"I didn't just help that kid to have him face this, look at him he's all beaten up I think he's learnt his lesson" Ryder pleaded on Thuck's behalf
"hahaha Ryder you know better than anyone that there's only one way to learn a lesson in Gorgon valley" the judge said
" It's okay Mr Ryder I can handle this , am ready " Thuck said confidently
Ryder takes the cards of the desk and hands it over to the police men who were to serve as dealers , he patted Thuck on the back wishing him good luck before proceeding back to his sit,
"Get us some beers now will you" The judge said to the standby police men excitedly
the judges and Ryder both sat together watching Thuck outsmart the thug every possible way each round,
"He reminds me of you all those many years ago he's a very smart kid" the Judge said
"He's nothing like me I've always cheated right from the day my mother gave birth to me" Ryder replied while holding a beer in his hand
"I even cheated while in her belly , I heard she tried aborting me several times" Ryder said giggling
"it's funny how you make jokes of those sort of things, am sure she'll be proud of you if she knew the man you had become" the judge responded
"I don't blame her though who would want a child that would remind them that they were raped and her family were killed by those same rapists or thieves whatever they were" Ryder said this time while transitioning from almost laughing to trying to hold back his bitter emotions as hard as possible
"and now that all your chips are mine I guess it's game over" Thuck said very loudly interrupting Ryder's speech and gaining their attention
"Very well then " Ryder said while carrying the box of coins on the table and approaching the exit
"till we meet again Ryder, we do still have alot to talk about ,I know I'll be seeing you soon"
Ryder and Thuck are escorted out of the trial center
"here's your box kid" Ryder said
"and here's your card back" Thuck replied with a smirky stare at Ryder
"you didn't use it" Ryder said looking a bit amazed
"I don't cheat plus your good luck was also not necessary, I don't believe in such things" Thuck said in a way that it looked like he was flattering himself
"wishing me good luck and poking four aces into my sleeve while your judge friend was looking not such a nice idea" Thuck added
"He cared less if you had used it, plus you allowed me cheat on your behalf so don't go holy on me now" Ryder said in an argumentative manner
"that different" Thuck replied
"there's nothing different in this life we have got to do everything necessary to win or else we won't be able to survive against those doing everything possible not to lose" Ryder said like he was advising Thuck
"thanks for all your help , please take this" Thuck said while pulling off his clothing and pouring alot of coins into it wrapped it up and gave Ryder
"I know this won't be enough to thank you for your assistance cause without you i won't even have any left" Thuck said
Ryder smiles and takes the cloth
"stay safe boy , gamble wisely this is Gorgon valley" Ryder said while signalling a commercial horse
Ryder offers the man 100Gcs for his horse , the man is more than overjoyed while giving Ryder his horse
"okay pal how about wolly, get it your new name is wolly"Ryder says while patting the horse's neck
Ryder rides wolly into a restaurant orders a buffet of food ties the load to wolly and rides for two hours till he arrives at middinton west the village where he grew up.


™ Ryder is home now ,yea home is what he calls the house of a widow with one child who took care of him ever since he was dumped there as a child, but Ryder isn't safe yet remember the *customers at the back* and that forth thug that left during the gamble well they are after Ryder and this time they mean business, what will happen next ??
yep you get the drift watch out for the next episode of The Gambler Of Legend.

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Thanks for the mention.you are doing gr8.

Behind you Treborblue ride on gallantly...

Episode 5

25 years ago baby Ryder was abandoned by the doorstep of an average family in Middleton west , a new couple that were just starting a life together Mr and Mrs Smithe , they enquired about the parents and found out that the mother had left the village the day she abandoned the child her name was Samantha.
Samantha was a victim of rape or rather the victim of the then infamous four is trouble thieves that ravaged Middleton west at that time, contrary to their name they were 11 in total and they were fearless thieves they stole killed and raped their victims they even set houses on fire , back then shivers went down the spines of everyone when they heard that the four is trouble thieves were in town, rumors has it that they were payed a huge amount by the then to be mayor during his campaign, and ever since he got he elected those many years ago there hasn't been any sign of them ever since.
Well Ryder was that bastard child in the community everyone hated he was always reminded of who he's father could be each time he was in public, but Mr and Mrs Smithe protected him and cared for him so very much , when he was eight years old the smithe's had their first child after several years of trying the family was overjoyed, Mr Smithe decided to partner with his uncle who owned a gold mine the biggest in their country they seemed set for wealth up until two years later Mr Smithe was murdered and his death was covered up by the government , who had their eyes on his uncles gold mine Mrs Smithe was taxed of everything she had leaving her bankrupt she savaged just enough to keep the house , not too long after Mr. Smithe uncle was also murdered and the death covered up in the same fashion as Mr Smithe , It was glaring evil committed by the government but with her being so low on funds to afford a lawyer and also the fear of endangering her family she decided to let go of it all.
At 16 Ryder was a riffraff who stole to gamble and when he was caught cheating most times he would be stripped off everything and thrown out , he had developed a bad gambling addiction he would often steal from his Guardian Mrs Smithe who was a accountant at a nearby farm and go off to gamble in order to pay the thugs he was owing and make a living , he often lost it all and would hide in the streets afraid to go back home. But there's always A Mrs Smithe looking for him asking every gambling bar she knew and every thug she had seen around Ryder , she eventually finds him sober and beaten up very late at night too beaten up that every little anger she had remaining about his thievery was gone, his clothes were torn eyes swollen with bleedings from his nose and legs he was always left in a miserable state.

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Episode 6

The only person in the world that still had faith in the good in Ryder was Mrs Smithe even Ryder didn't believe in himself, At 18 Ryder felt he was a useless human being just like whoever his father was , the habit of stealing must run through his veins as most people actually said, he was owing gambling debt of 4300 Gcs to several thugs and some bars , Mrs Smithe had begged on his behalf some four months ago when he was being prepared to be lynched after he was caught trying to pull off a dirty trick against a stern old merchant trader in a gambling match, she cried and begged for him pleading she'll pay the debt slowly through her wages , the merchant and the thug agreed with her and let Ryder go , eversince then Ryder hadn't gambled again up until that summer Mrs Smithe had saved up 700gc to pay some of his debt, her daughter felt a bit Ill and she couldn't leave treating her to go and meet up with the merchant and sent Ryder on the errand not before reminding him that this money was gotten through alot of sweat and hard work and also a bit of starvation on the part of the family and begged him for so long not to do anything stupid, Ryder assured her soberly that he won't deep down he believed that he wouldn't, getting to the merchant's residence he was told he had gone to Gorgon valley to finish some business Ryder for whatever reason decided to go to Gorgon valley and meet him in the said bar.
Ryder got to Gorgon valley and met his biggest temptation they were gambling almost everywhere, Ryder had been in Gorgon before on numerous occasions but he had never gambled there . He decided to give it a shot with just 50gc to his amazement he kept on winning although he was cheating he was using various famous Middleton west cheating techniques and was wining up on till one of the gamblers asked to search him , he was shocked as he never knew of the Gorgon valley rule of fair checking he was caught with several hidden cards and was stripped of all his wealth including his errant money , Ryder cried, begged and pleaded sorrowfully but no one would listen to him he was then thrown out of the bar. Time had passed and it was soon getting dark for some reason Ryder saw himself observing a fat man who was walking very slowly on the road side with his sack clothed pocket by his side the noise it made each time he moved helped Ryder calculate about how much the man had, Ryder made a desperate move and hijacked the man's wallet and started running , The fear of facing Mrs. Smithe who had been so kind to him was so overwhelming than the fear of death itself, he even felt better to commit suicide than confront Mrs Smithe who had loved him so dearly infact the only person in the world that believed in his useless ass ,soon it looked like the whole community was at his tail everyone with torch wood ready to Lynch him alive.
Ryder ran so fast that he didn't know when he ended up in the bushy lands were Gorgon valley buried their dead , some followed him in and hurriedly left in fear and tales of the night life of the cemetery, Ryder was unaware of this and ran deep into the forest until he noticed he was all alone he passed the night in the cemetery were he had the weirdest dream now that he remembers he hasn't lost a gamble ever since that almost horrible day.
"when last did you have your bath" Cassey Mrs Smithe daughter asked interrupting Ryder's thinking,
while closing his room door
"you disappear for two weeks and appear with so much food and money you know you have mama worried"
she said again when she noticed Ryder wasn't going to answer the first question.
"Cassey leave me be am more than tired we'll do catch up tomorrow" Ryder said while turning his face to the other side of his bed to continue his sleep.

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The story continues
Things to watch out for

Gambler no 2 attempt on Gambler no 9life
The ghouls from the jackpot zone
The Dark magician order

Keep it coming. Nice story.

The Gambler of legend episode 7



Ryder wakes up in a dark forest ,he remembers this forest from his experience some years ago when he was running after pickpocketing a merchant in gorgon valley , he ended up in gorgon valley of the dead . the place where people who died in Gorgon valley where buried by the day and believed to roam by the night, ofcourse Ryder knew it was a dream because he has dreamt about this severally eversince that day but each time he dreams about it he seems to remember something different. This time very close to his path of view he sees a man in dark robe uttering loud magical chants it seems he is fighting the wind Ryder has seen this several times but as he about trying to wake up he notices a figure take shape from the air and transforms into a scary creature so terrifying Ryder thought of waking up but he's curiosity won't let him this time he's remembered something different the creature looked very tall measuring about 7ft it had one hand and no feet it seemed like it was hovering over the earth then it had several short hands in its Belle region all constantly moving as if dancing to a particular rhythm except one which held on to a shining gem which shined so bright. The scary creature spoke like a learned man surely if it was human it won't be from around Gorgon valley cause it's accent was of pure English. "please let me be" it begged the man in the robe . the man didn't reply neither seemed swayed by the plee and kept on with his chants which seemed to have a restricting effect on the beast, the creature suddenly reaches towards the man in the robe with one of the hands in its Belle which stretched out so far and fast but the man in the robe reacts by stretching forth his hand covered in so many rings and it causes a huge ray of light it blinds Ryder for a moment , Ryder reopens his eyes and sees the man standing over the nearly defeated creature whose body lays lifeless on the ground he opens a book and chants some more incantations as it seems the creature is being sucked into the book, Ryder attention shifts towards the shining gem which lays so close to him , "it must be expensive" he thought to himself as he picks it and pockets it. as he pockets it the man in the robe turns and stares directly at Ryder eye to eye , Ryder's frightened and takes to his heels but misses his footing and stumbles down a hill path . Ryder wakes up from his dream with so much fright and sweat on his face and he wonders is there more to this dream the more he remembers the more dangerous it feels but also the more he wants to remember.

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Ryder gets on his horse wolly and heads for Gorgon valley it's been nearly four days since he was last there and Ryder was curious to know what had become of bar victorious Ryder left most of his coins with Mrs. Smithe and is left with 11gc well Gorgon valley isn't a place you go to with alot of money he thought to himself moreover Mrs. Smithe had alot of responsibility to take care of plus he felt he was repaying her for taking care of the bastard every one hated , he still hadn't understood why she loved him so much and now that he was older he felt there was more responsibility on his shoulders. Ryder reaches Gorgon valley it's still early hours of the day he drops his horse by the horse watchers and pays 3gc for the day, he stops by bar victorious and sees that the bar has been closed up obviously the government must have gotten more information from the thugs that were arrested to close up the bar, he stares at the rough sketch of sheriff bruttwane nailed to the entrance of the bar with the writing closed written diagonally across it . He lights a cigarette not knowing whether it's a smart move letting the sheriff take credit for his work .
just as he's in midst of his thought he catches glimpse of a thug signalling other thugs with a nod of the head and he has a gut feeling that he's the one they after he raises his hat a little and takes a look at the thugs in the far distance walking towards his position he immediately recognizes one of the thugs from their encounter at bar victorious , the one whom he incriminated and sent out of the bar , he immediately picked up his pace in the opposite direction if there was one thing he was certain of was that the thug had a gun and a grudge.
Ryder stops in front of a beggar around one corner drops 5gc one after the other onto to beggars plate as the 5th coin hit the beggar raises his head in amazement
"hey you look a bit dirty don't you think" Ryder said
"here you go have my clothing"
Ryder removes his coat in a haste and gives the elated beggar who hurriedly wears the coat in an instant.
" thhhan thank you" the beggar said
"may the God of luck follow you"
"why don't I give you my hat also" Ryder interrupted
"really" said the beggar
"here have it " Ryder said as brought another cigarette and gave the beggar

" here take am sure you'll be needing the God of goodluck more than me" he said while the beggar wore the hat and put the cigarette in his mouth leaning towards Ryder to lit it with a skirmish grin , he looked a little old but his unkept beards where all Ryder was counting on to make the resemblance accurate .
Ahh just perfect Ryder said as he adjusted the hat .
Ryder took to his heels the moment he sighted the thugs pull up in the corner each holding a shotgun.
get him! get him! they shouted, Ryder could hear the voice in the distance he hoped deepdown they wouldn't kill the man Ryder was the type of man who followed his first thoughts to the last letter without second guessing and when he ran into that alley and saw that man his first idea was what he followed
booaaaw!
Ryder heard the gunshot and immediately felt sad , deep down he wished the world he lived in could just change Ryder kept walking while thinking solemly.
Until A little boy beggar with worn out clothings approached him and said I challenge you to a rock paper scissors , the boy brought out a silver coin.
Ryder smiled and said
"if you win I give you 2gc"
the boy elated played along but lost each time they played.
oh well boy you lose
the boy closing his eyes as if to hold tears stretched forth his hand offering Ryder his silver coin.
Ryder moved forward ignoring the boy
then Ryder stopped bent and said
"hey boy take this 2gc, don't gamble it go and eat something" Ryder said while patting the boy head.
"funny how I see a bit of myself in every mischief" he thought to himself. he stopped by a bar
he had just 1gc which will be enough to drink himself to stupor.
he ordered a drink
while thinking of the day his having
it wasn't yet midday and he had spent all his gc already and he hadn't even eaten yet , he was a little sobered up about the beggar that was killed in his place, the beggar sold his life for 5gc and new clothing.
a hand patted him on the shoulder interrupting his reflecting moment.
"hello mister Ryder I have been searching for you"