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TEARS

Oh Ye drops as the waters of the sea
Provoked by emotions powerful thou runs
Through the mountains of cheeks
And valley of jaws

Driven by Joy and Sorrow thou moves
From two crystal gems so delicately placed
Side by side as two mirrors
Reflecting the feelings of man

Thou art a reflection of pain
Yet ye show love and joy
How opposing that sounds
But ye condense them into drops

Oh Tears, how lovely they are
Pain and joy shown in drops

#thoughts

The deathly silence
Those stealthy whispers
That cold grip
I felt it, yes it was Fear
Young man, don't look too far
Stare within
See me mirrored in your eyes
I am Death
#chroniclesofamystic

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RAGE
It was a normal day like the other days, we were just laughing and gisting in our usal manner when someone just came and made a statement that stirred me up like that, I told him to stop but he continued then he said something, something very annoying, it irritated my eyes and for the first time in a long time I got angry
She saw it mirrored in my eyes, yes it was obvious. My eyes became totally dark like too abyssmal pools and then it started, it was a storm, the two dark pools that were my eyes began to stir, it began to roil and coil like an angered sea dragon. Then it flashed like thunder, it was a flash of light so subtle and quick that no one would have seen it but she saw it because she focused on me totally. It freaked her out totally and the guy fell down in fear.
But it was only for a moment, she tapped me and said 'what's wrong?', immediately I calmed down and my eyes became clear and normal once again. I asked 'what happened', and I saw a look in her eyes, I could recognise it, I had seen it so much over the years, yes it was FEAR, like she had seen a monster, it made me feel scared of myself, like I had done something bad. I looked at the guy and he ran off in fear.
She then knew, yes she knew; why I had always told her that there was this beast inside of me that only came when I became angry. She had refused to believe it that with how calm and silent I was despite being bullied and angered yet I insisted but she refused. Now she believed, she saw it that evening, yes a word had triggered the beast and it manifested and oh how fearful its manifestation was #flashfiction

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CHAPTER 2
PRINCESS IN SCHOOL

It was a bright sunny afternoon and as the
cool breeze of the evening came down, I felt
relaxed under the tree which I sat in the
garden. I was reading a book titled 'BLOOD;
the art of priesthood' by Peter Olugbemi
and was really absorbed till a cry broke in on
my thoughts.
"Dad, I am home!" Princess cried, waving to
me desperately from afar. I stood up to hug
her and gave her a peck on her forehead.
"Welcome home darling, how was school?" I
asked with a funny tone.
"School is fine Dad, where is mom? I want to
have a chat with you about school today
and give you some gist," she said with some
eagerness.
"First go shower and change your clothes,
then come to see me. As for your mom, she
is on duty again," I replied
She came back minutes later to meet a table
with a chair and a bottle of water as well as
two cups placed on the opposite ends of the
table. She wore a white T shirt and jean
trousers, she had packed her hair into a bun
at the back to avoid it falling across her face,
but now she released it in full glory,
reaching her shoulders, all black and shiny.
Princess was a beautiful and attractive girl,
more reason for me to remain responsible.
"Sit down dear, and tell me all you wanted
to," I said to her as she sat down.
"Dad, today was very interesting. Within few
minutes of reaching school, the bell was
rung. Then this boring teacher came to class
after the assemble and took some minutes
of our time all all those bla bla bla. Can you
believe it? We have a new student, male and
he is cute but he seems kinda proud."
Princess said in one breath, rushing through
her words. She is reserved but can be pretty
talkative when she finds you an attentive
audience. I smiled at her, then shaking my
head I spoke
"Princess, you and your funny words, how
can you tag your teacher boring? Could it be
the History teacher you told me about
previously?" She nodded in assent and I
continued, "History is actually a very cool and
interesting subject if you put your mind into
it, it kinda helps you to travel into the past,
like time travel. That apart, the guy you were
talking about, you know... The cute guy,
what's his name and why do you think he's
proud?"
Princess made a face at me before she
replied, "I know you love books, that's one
with you titled hmmm..." she said as she
strained to see it "yeah, titled 'The Voices I
Hear', that's a matter for later discussion
though. Back to our guy, his name is Richard
and I think he's proud 'cause he just kinda
isolated himself from the rest and refused to
give proper and full responses to questions
asked. The guy gives of an arrogant vibe,
just sitting down and turning down every
interaction"
I smiled again and took a long sip of the
glass of water in my hand, "Princess calm
down and listen, it is normal to feel
uncomfortable on reaching a new
environment so its a perfectly normal
reaction to refrain from interaction,
otherwise would have been suspicious. On
the other hand, people are different and
different people possess different
temperament. He might be a Melancholic or
Phlegmatic and might not be the assertive
Sanguine or Choleric. Thinking deeper, for
you to observe and study him so much,
perhaps you might like him and have
feelings of goodwill towards him.
Psychologically, people tend to focus more
on what they like, or... Is it" I ended the
speech with a sly smile on my face.
"No Daddy, No! Definitely No!. How could you
imagine that, how could I even ike him?? I
don't want to talk about it, No!" Princess
insisted as she shook her head vehemently.
"The firmer you reject, the more obvious
your affection is and the deeper your
feelings," I said, "Anyways that apart, go
prepare tonight's meal, the night's here
already. We will continue our discussion by
weekend and I will educate you about
'Teenagers and Crushes'. I will most likely be
busy the rest of this week," I concluded and
finished the water remaining in my glass. I
picked my book up and continued reading.

END OF CHAPTER TWO

So I will try as much as possible to be regular in my updates but will try to give it some space as it is a very short novel, and focuses more on imparting wisdom and counsel than just for a satisfaction of reading.

But I will still be regular so expect the next update

CHAPTER ONE
"Bye Daddy," Princess screamed in my ears
as she ran out.
"Come, give Daddy a peck before you go," I
said to her as she ran. She came back
cheerfully and I enveloped her in a hug
while lightly pecking her cheeks
"It's okay, Daddy and Daughter, don't make
my daughter late", my wife said.
"Haha, you forget she is my daughter too," I
replied laughing and then continued, now
to princess, "Don't mind you mom dear, she
is jealous cause I'm pecking you. Go with
the driver to school, my beautiful girl"
"More beautiful than mum?" Princess
questioned, with a silly smile on her face.
Her mom then stood arms akimbo, all
attentive to hear my reply.
"Hmmmmm... I love you my Princess but...
Your mom, my own baby us more beautiful,"
I replied smiling. Princess had intitally been
smiling but now she pouted and gave me an
annoyed look, My Baby on her part was
grinning from ear to ear.
I ignored both of them, and waving Princess
bye handed her an enveloped note as she
entere the car.
So I know you guys are wondering at the
entire story as I did not even give a
background information. So actually, Baby is
my wife; we met in school some many years
ago and fell in love though I have always
insisted that she fell first but that's not
necessary. I am an enterpreneur and own a
Communications company while I manage
real estate assets as well as write books. My
wife is a staff nurse at a government
hospital and she is busy most of the time, I
am the freer one and have a lot of time.
Three years into our marriage, she gave
birth to our first child, a girl and I named her
'Princess'. I knew I had a difficult task ahead
and great responsibility as a father seeing
she was a girl, so I took over the job of
caring for her since my wife was mostly
busy. Thinking now, Princess must have
actually known more of her Dad than her
Mum since she spent more time with me.
I have been her best friend and counsellor
for over a decade and as she is now
stepping into her final year in High School, I
have to double my efforts.
So that's the boring story, now to the
present...
Princess was thinking as she sat in the
backseat of the car, she picked up the sealed
envelope and carefully opened it. Inside was
a folded note, she unfolded it and read
"My love for you is as the dew in
the morning
It falls on the dry ground of
your heart
It cools your heart
And calms your mind"
-Dad
Princess, take this as an expression of my
love and admiration for you. You are a smart
and beautiful girl and you're a true
manifestation of your name; you are a
beautiful 'Princess' so carry yourself like one.
Love from Dad
-Dad
She smiled and folded the note back, making
a note to keep it in her safe where she kept
similar articles from her Dad. She always
enjoyed the show of affection and the
thought made her blush. 'Dad is the best,'
she concluded.
END OF CHAPTER ONE

MY DAUGHTER AND I; THE IDEAL FATHER


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© Olugbemi Promis Peter 2019
Disclaimer
This is a work of fiction. Names,
characters, businesses, places, events,
locales, and incidents are either the
products of the author’s imagination or
used in a fictitious manner. Any
resemblance to actual persons, living or
dead, or actual events is purely
coincidental.


Synopsis

Have you ever wondered what it was like to have the ideal parents, the parents you wished for. The one who was caring enough to see your pains and comfort you, understanding enough even when you are rebellious, loving enough to spoil you, and disciplined enough to keep you from straying and most importantly WISE as a SAGE that his words are as valuable as gold.

Well meet my Dad then, I call Him the Ideal Father and why and why This is the story...

I am posting a novel soon titled: 'My Daughter and I' It is a novel that reveals advice towards young ladies by using the conversation and life interaction of a father and his daughter. Using the imagery of an ideal father counselling his daughter in issues, this novels impart a wealth of wisdom gotten from depths. It uses a conversational approach to make it seem animated and lively hence it is interesting despite being counsel. Also I deliberately exempted any religious sentiments or influences to make it an interesting read for all; religious or not, atheist or believer. So everyone will enjoy it, subsequent novels will have a touch of spiritual experiences and wisdom(not religious o; so don't expect christianity or anything of the sort) The novel employs a psychological approach to issues and gives wisdom while revealing an intimate and loving relationship between a father and his daughter. If you've not experienced the presence of a father or have had irresponsible parents(like some African parents), you could experience the joy of having a good and loving father. If you have a responsible and understanding father then this will help you empathise with the young girl in this novel so it's an interesting read for everyone I'm gonna post it chapter by chapter till it is fully exhausted but other details till I start posting. Meanwhile WATCH OUT!!!

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Chapter 4
The room was cool as the ACs were busy at their work of keeping heat out of the room. Everywhere looked organised and well maintained, the chairs were comfortable and the TV opposite them was entertaining with different videos. Ben looked round in amazement, he had been amazed since he met this guy, the way he shot was incredible and his shots were precise also. The house too was simply wonderful.
"So Ben, now that we are settled, can you tell me why those guys were after you?", Richard asked clamly as he fixed his eyes on him as if any lie would trigger a shot from the gun he was playing with in his hands."
"Before I answer that, let me say this. How could you be so careless as to let me ride behind you on the bike, I could have killed you if I had evil intentions", Ben asked with some surprise. Richard smiled and coldly said
"I told you 'the enemy of an enemy is a friend', besides you said I am careless? If i was, I would have lost my life long ago. The moment I shook you I planted something on you, if you check the left part of your chest you will find a tiny bug planted, it is designed to respond to higher activity rate, the moment your body starts getting slightly active, I will sense it and be prepared to react, besides, you are on my bike. Do I look like a fool? Guy you would have been dead long before you knew how", he concluded
Ben checked and was greatly surprised, he looked at him for some minutes, "you are calm and cautious, that's good", he said as he nodded. He then began sorrowfully
"I am Benjamins Briggs, born into a family of five, I was the only boy with two girls my elder. You will be surprised no doubt to know that I am an hacker and a very good one at that, I started from a very young age
"I had love for computers and other technology stuff, and my parents noting my interest gave me support in money and motivative words. I had learnt programming at a very young age and I just hack mainly for the fun of it. My best moments was when I hacked into an orgainsation's system and their firewall poved strong, it forced me to work my brains on how to break it and how to avoid being detected, it thrilled me to fool those other computer geeks.
"I had installed cameras in every corner of the house except the bathrooms and of course the bedrooms. I was lying down one day playing games on my laptop when I noticed masked gunmen enter the compound, they were many and were swift for they came in too quickly for me to react. I climbed my desk with my laptop and hid in a secret hiding place I created just for the fun of it sometime ago in the roof.
"The only thing I could hear was gunshots and screams while the ransacked the entire house seemingly looking for something. I don't know when they left for I slept off after sometime but I knew that when I woke up, there was silence. It was so dreadful that I came down quickle to behold a horrible scene.
"My family had been murdered brutally and the whole house seemed as if a herd of elephants had run through. I opened my laptop to check the previous recordings and through that I discovered their purpose in coming. They had come for me because one of their technical staff had discovered my talents when breaking into their firewall sometime ago. I also discovered that they were one of the gangs but I never knew which one because they never mentioned. I was sad and angry at myself and would have sucided if not for the thoughts of revenge that seized me.
"I left the house with nothing but my backpack where I kept my laptop, atm cards and some dresses. I went somewhere else and changed my identity completely, this was easy for me the because I was a computer guru. I lived six years lowkey while training myself and gathering information about the various gangs in the city and when I was fully ready I struck, I hacked into their database where I got crucial information and left loopholes through which some ogf these infromation might escape, that is why you had a higher frequency of information in the past few months as compared to before if you noticed", Ben concluded and Richard nodded.
Richard was filled with pity and anger when he heard this and after telling Ben his own story, they both resolved to work together with Ben helping to get the information and Richard working with it.
******

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Chapter 3
Richard yawned as he woke up from where he dozed off on the couch. He looked at the wall clock opposite him, the time was 4 o' clock. He shook his head to remove last traces of sleep and stretched himself as he stood up. He picked up his phone and checked something while murmuring to himself, he switched on the TV. The newscaster was casting something again
"... recent news reaching us has caused a sensation in the whole city, Mr. Martins of late memory who recently died has been discovered to be the godfather of one of the most dangerous gangs in Ness. A recently opened youtube account uploaded videos as evidence and the whole city is shaken by the news. The mayor has used this as an opportunity to warn against crime and violence which has risen steadily over the years and..."
Richard smiled broadly, his whole teeth almost showing in the process, he was the one who had opened the youtube account of course and he had uploaded the video on youtube. As he thought of the quick change in people's mind from cursing his assassin to cursing the man himself with every evil word they could recall, he felt satisfied. He shook his head again as he entered his room and came out moments later dressed in a red T-shirt with COOL boldly printed in front and a jean trousers with a pair of red sneakers. He looked himself in the mirror and feeling satisifed he slung a schoolback on his back as he bouced out.
He smiled as he felt the cool breeze, it was a perfect evening to go have fun and since it's been long he's had fun due to his last mission, he was itching to go have fun. He settled himself on the powerbike parked in one side of his garage beside the various sport cars and turning the key in the ignition he rode out as the gate opened and closed automatically behind him. He sped madly and feeling the wind straining against him he nodded as he weaved through the traffic on the streets on the city. He had always loved racing as a kid and from then till now, his favourites games and movies were all about racing and he loved to practice what he saw to the extent that he too has become and expert.
He slowed down as he spotted heavy traffic in front and he had to stop as he got closer, it seemed something was causing an hold up. Suddenly he heard gunshots and as if on reflex, he swerved the bike till it stood parallel to the back of the car in front and he jumped off almost at the same time as he skilfully took cover behind his bike. He unzipped his bag and brought out his mask, placed it on his face and brought out his beretta m9 and caressed it affectionately. Looking ahead of him, he saw masked gunmen with Ak-47s and they seemed to be searching for someone, Richard hissed 'it must be one of those stupid gangs', he counted them, they were seven in number, he groaned 'gonna have to waste seven bullets on this fools'.
He stood sharply and leaped on the bike, the men's attention was drawn by this but before they could react, two bullets buried itself in two heads, seeing their comrades falling down they opened fire furiously damaging a lot of glasses in the process. Richard rolled down, narrowing missing a volley of bullets directed at him, he took cover behind the car in from of him and calculated their movements even as bullets assaulted the car. He suddenly appeared from the right side and shot without looking, the bullet caught one of them in the chest and as he did this he rolled to the car next to him noting it was clear. Another volley of bullets assaulted him but he ducked and transferring the pistol from right to left, he brought out another beretta m9 from his back pocket.
And with two pistols in hand, he stood boldly to confront them and shot twice without giving them an opportunity for a shot. The men froze like statues with blood flowing from their heads even as they followed the movements of their dropping guns to the floor. Richard dusted his trousers and looked around, the area was deserted already and the place was messy from the shootout. He was about to head back to his bike when he spotted a guy lying down with his ahnd on his head, he was the only one still alive on the road.
Richard jogged over and tapped him, the guy responded with a feeble punch which Richard caught easily
"Hello, who are you? Don't you know it is dangerous to stay here?", Richard queried
"Those men came for me, I am an enemy of theirs and they almost had me but for you"
Richard looked at the guy thoughtfully, he could already hear the police sirens in the distance and he had to move fast.
"I am Richard, would you like to follow me?", He asked as he stretched his hands out.
"I am Ben, I would do so gladly", the guy replied as he grabbed Richard's hand and lifted himself up with it's support.
"Let's get one thing right, the enemy of an enemy is a friend, I have some enmity against them and that is why I am helping you, alright?" Richard emphasised as the guy dusted himself, Ben nodded and they left the scene together on his bike.

Kaycee9242:
what a nice story u have here op, try to check ur spellings. kudos to u.

Thanks dear, I will try doing that

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Chapter 2
The room looked like a gym, with different materials for exercise and working out laying about. Dumbells and other weights were lying about in no order, the treadmill looked recently used. The figure of a young man was seen lying on the floor, exerting force to lift himself from and drop himself to the ground, he was sweating profusely as he did this. He was doing a pushup exercise.
"... 198, 199, 200!" with one last grunt Richard pushed himself from the ground and stood up, breathing heavily as he stood, his muscles moving in sync with his breathing. He walked to a place were different towels and other attires were hung, he grabbed a towel which he used in cleaning off the sweat from His face. He smiled as he remembered his last mission and the sensation it was causing all over the city. It was all over the news and the police have vowed never to allow the murderer to escape.
"He was one of the godfathers of scorpion's gang, why portraying him as a saint", he hissed and gulping down a bottle of cold water which he grapped from a table, he walked out of the gym and still talking to himself settled on the couch in the sitting room and switched on the television, news was being reported.
"... The recent news of the death of the CEO of Carl and Sons Pharmaceutical company has shaken the whole city, it is a very sad incident indeed for Mr. Martins was a generous and kind man, a gift to the society, the police have vowed to find out the man behind this in respect of recent increase in crimes and deaths in the city, the commisioner..."
Richard hissed again and stared at the reporter with an angry expression. He thought to Himself 'This stupid police men that are just wasting their time, if the public knew what kind of man Martins was, it would have been better, and even I can expose him, I can...'
******
The flags stood tall and proud as veteran soldiers, they danced and marched to the tune of the wind as to the drums at marchpast. The surroundings seemed quite except for the occassional noise of passing cars, a look at the compound revealed two Toyota Hiluxes which were police cars, it is the police station.
Voices are heard from within, "Roy, let's settle this once and for all, you must catch this Phantom and unmask that face, what we need is the man behin the mask", a middle aged man was talking furiously and gesticulated wildly as he talked. It was the commissioner in his office rebuking a young detective.
"I will get him sir, I have marked him and I will get him", the detective responded gravely.
"I hope you do, not get out!", the commisioner barked. Roy saluted and left the offce with a frown on his face.
"Roy, what' wrong", Sandra, his assistant asked with some concern seeing how he looked, "is it about Phantom"
"Yes, the commisioner rebuked me today, he told me to hurry up and it is getting on my nerves", Roy said looking distressed, "we have not been able to get that guy, he is just too elusive, how do we find him among tens of thousands of people in Ness".
"I think we can get him this time since he was unmasked according to reports", Sandra said looking confident.
Roy brightened up at this and suddenly the door opened and a young man walked in looking tired and dejected, he sunk inside a chair seemingly trying to place the load in his mind and his weight on the chair. He looked up as Roy stared at him.
"James what's wrong, you got news?", Roy asked ancxiously and James nodded in assent bringing out his laptop from his bag as he did.
"I checked the various CCTV cameras installed in the office and this is all I got", He opened his laptop as he spoke and opened some files, he played a video clip, they all gathered round him to examine the video. After the video, he played several more.
"Hmmm, throughout the clips, his back was to the cameras and he either bowed his face or turned it away, he seems to know where they are", Roy observed.
James smiled bitterly as he said "That's exactly the issue, except for his height and skin colow, we know nothing about him and the receptionist could not help, all she remembered was that he was tall, fair and handsome, nothing more"
"So we go about the city looking for Mr. Tall, Fair and Handsome. Are we doing a model show? Forget it, let's look for other clues in order to nab this guy", Roy said and they all hurried to their table, each hitting his keyboard furiously.

Watch out for the next chapter

Sorry for the long break, I had issues bothering me and a lot of things to take care of but trust me to always make at least a chapter per week

Chapter One

The smell of tobacco covered the room filling it with a smoke that looked heavy. The room was small, with just a table and a chair for furniture, with an old fan moving as though in it's last days. The atmosphere seemed chilly and sinister, and the rrom was occupied by four men who stood in silence before a figure dressed in black on the chair. The face of the man was not clear through the foggy smoke which was coming from a tobacco in his mouth. Though the four men looked quite threatening, they still stood like little lambs before this strange man. They all maintained their silence, afraid to even breathe loudly.

"Sola, you had the guts. I gave you such an easy job and you had the guts to spoil my business", the silence was broken by the seated man, whose voice sounded like a pepper grinding machine.
"Boss, you know me na, I no for fall your hand, you no say no be my first time dey do dis kind job, but oga na something spoil am", a man standing at the far right spoke, trembling as he spoke.
"hmmmm, sola, you know that if not that you are my man, your head will be seperate from your body now", the seated man spoke threateningly.
"oga, abeg, na one guy like dis burst business for us, he just come dey shoot us down and none of us fit handle am, na wetin happen be dat", Sola spoke again, this time with a hint of pleading in his voice.
"is the guy masked and tall, and walks slowly and confidently", the man asked, this time gently
"ha, oga, how you take know", sola asked questioningly
The seated man smiled and said slowly "that is the nemesis of all gangs, the shadow that hangs over the entire city of Ness, the stranger in the dark, Phantom", the man puffed another smoke from his mouth and continued "I have been hearing of him for some months now, he seems to be on a hunt for gangs and has wiped out two or three already, but he has messed with the wrong person. Go out now and tell Segun to meet me"
The men breathed a sigh of relief, evidently happy at the mercy shown, "oga, I swear you too much, I go serve you die", Sola said as they hurried out and closed the door, leaving the room once more in darkness.
The man in the room stood up with a gun in hand and relaxed on the table, "Phantom, you choose the wrong man", and with a careful aim, he shot an imaginary bullet at the door catching the man entering unawares.
"Segun, sit down, I want you to..."

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The guy walked out of the house looking like a man dressed to his workplace, with a suit and tie and a black suitcase. He looked round one last time and jogged down the street.
"Danfo, danfo, stop, oya take me to 'Carl and Sons pharmaceutical company'", he shouted at the bus he found at the corner of the street junction.
"na #100 naira, drop if you no get change", the conductor, a mean looking man with agbero accent said roughly. He nodded and entered stretching an #100 note to the man.
Richard rested his head on his seat and closed his eyes, seemingly sleeping as he entered deeply into thoughts. He was just enjoying the fresh breeze on the seat which he sat beside the window, stroking his suitcase as he did. He was jerked awake by the shouts of the conductor "oya o, if you know say you wan drop for bus stop, drop na o". He quickly came down and looked at the unfamiliar street, stretching his cramped body from the rough drive.
Jogging quickly, he came to the company he wanted and adjusting his tie one last time, he entered gracefully. He took in the lovely sight of shelfs packed full with medicine and enjoyed the air produced by the A.Cs in different corners of the company, he walked to the receptionist and stated his name "I am Richard Smith and I have an appointment with your CEO", the receptionist looked at him and making a call on her telephone, she spoke for a few second and nodded her head, pointing to the office at a corner of the company. He smiled at her and she blushed, he shook his head, he always had ladies attention as he had a handsome face with deary eyes and pink lips, he was tall and had a good physique. Thanking her, he walked down quickly to the office. He knocked and heard a stern voice "come in"
He walked in and stood as he said "Good morning Sir", extending his hand to the man behind the desk. He took his hand and directed him to the seat opposite Him.
"So you are the man representing the company who promised to deliver the new supply of drugs to us", the man began. Shaking his head, Richard opened his suitcase and taking out a gun, he pointed it at him and said
"I am the man that will take your life", and without waiting for him to respond shot him two times, in the head and the heart. He unscrewed the silencer and adjusted His cloth. He walked out of the office and came to the counter again. He waved at the receptionist as he walked out of the door and dissapeared at the far end of the street.
He boarded a bike and speeding off, he spoke quitely to himself "PHANTOM"...
Watch out for the next chapter

emperorblog21:
Great start

Thanks so much, I am encouraged

Oyinprince:
Nice start, looks interesting.

I think for your context here, the right word to use is "shone" not "shined" and it should also be "the shadows of the tree 'caused'".

Kindly mention me again when you have at least 4000 words. Well-done

Thanks for the comment Sir, will go do correction right away

looks interesting but I will suggest skipping most of the dialogue if you intend writing a prose, a prose is meant to be descriptive rather than interactive, you do alot more showing than telling... What I think though

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Disclaimer
This is a work of fiction. Names,
characters, businesses, places, events,
locales, and incidents are either the
products of the author’s imagination or
used in a fictitious manner. Any
resemblance to actual persons, living or
dead, or actual events is purely
coincidental.

Synopsis
Richard was orphaned at a young age when his family was murdered by one of the gangs in the city of Ness, He escaped narrowly because he was on avacation to the family of his aunt. He determined to have revenge and growing up with that desire he trained himself brutally to achieve that. With no particular gang in mind, He set out to destroy all the gangs in Ness. This is the avenger, the darkness over the city of Ness, The starnger in the dark, PHANTOM

This is a story of revenge, betrayal, romance, crime, action and mystery.

Prologue
The moonlight shone through the leaves in the dark forest creating a bizzare pattern on the ground, the leaves were dripping water and the ground was wet and slippery, it rained in the morning and everywhere was cold. The forest was dark and the shadows of the tree caused fear to rise in people when moving through it, the stars in the sky was covered by layers of cloud and the moolight was dim, it was night and the whole forest was silent.
Suddenly, a sound interrupted the silence and footsteps on the wet leaves could be heard coming from the distance hurriedly, 'I beg you, please leave me alone, just leave me alone' pleaded the lady who was running like someone who was being chased, 'quit running, I will get you no matter where you go, mark my words I AM AFTER YOU' he came slowly behind her like the grim reaper, his face hidden behind a mask and in his hand a gun, he walked slowly and steadily and had the manner of someone with full confidence, his body was hidden by the darkness and he seemed to blend in with the trees' shadows. She fell and screamed, the sound blanketed by the trees...

This story is exclusively fiction and its like my first story on nairaland, also my first try so I am open to correction and criticism, if you find anything at all you don't like, notify me so that I can improve, I hope that when fellow writer read they can point out mistakes so that I can be a better writer too, and readers are welcome; feel free to say your mind please...
I would like to invite some people whom I admire so they can check it out
Divepen1
rachealfst
Larrysun
Devilpen
OyinPrince
And update will be regular except in some unexpected circumstance, enjoy the story

looks nice; interested

Horlabolu
do you remember me your faithful follower. My phone got spoiled so I could not access the internet but I am back

INDUSTRIALFAN:
pls stop mentioning me on stories that are not complete. It's annoying

Ok sir,noted and I am sorry for having done that