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Emeka was being woken up by Amara, he was still drowsy but springed up from where he laid with an appearance of someone painted with dusts at several places. Charles, Ikenna and Ebube were already awake and up, Amara goes to wake up Uche as well. They were all right next to a dwarf tree with thick leaves. There was confusion and creeping fear that came upon them because they couldn't recognize the scenery at all; they were surrounded by thick forest and bushes.

"Where are we ?" Uche inquired while looking and walking around, scratching one of his arms
"Chai !!!, where are we naw...?" Amara wanted to cry while lamenting subtly
"And the bag of mangoes are not here too" Ikenna informs them
"This is not the mango tree we were plucking from" Charles who was busy looking at the tree voiced out to them
"Hmmm, can someone tell me where we are, I don't like this, if its a joke let the person stop" Amara added
"How can this be a joke, who took us here, and look its getting late, I don't like this" Emeka joined in
"Let me go and climb to the top of this tree to see where we are" Uche proposed and marched towards the tree
"Yes !...also check which side we should follow to leave from here" Charles instructs him

Uche makes his way towards the tree and started climbing it.

"Eeehh !!!! I said this thing, we shouldn't go, we shouldn't go see now where we are" Emeka murmured loudly to them
"My father will flog me if I come home late" Amara voiced out again while crying where she stood
"Let us calm down, we will find our way out, let Uche first find a path we will take, Amara please stop crying" Charles tells her
"How can we be here ?" Ikenna said out of confusion while going around the tree momentarily looking up at it as Uche was climbing and then scattering his eyes towards scenery around them.
"Uche could you see the path we should take ?" Emeka asked
"Wait first let me climb up more"
"Hurry naw....its getting late" Amara added

Uche had climbed high up the tree, he was on a particular branch that stretched out from the tree, he sticks his head out and surveys round the scenery from where they were, all he could see was a stretch of many trees and bushes miles away without any familiarity that would help them navigate their way out of the forest.

"Hmm, I can't see our way back home ooo !" He informs them that were on ground

The children each looking at themselves wore a more worrying expression written all over their face.

"No way at all Uche ?" Charles inquired again
"Yes, we are surrounded by a lot of trees and bushes, seriously how were we brought here ?"
"Jamb question, abeg come down" Ikenna highlighted

Uche on his accord begins to make his way down the tree.

"What are we going to do, it is getting late, Amara you stop crying" Charles tells her
"You see now we are lost" she cried out with tears running down her cheeks
"I told you people we shouldn't come here, are you sure we aren't in the evil forest ?"
"Shut up Emeka, didn't you follow and pluck mango, didn't you eat mango, stop this your whinnying here" Charles warns him with a pointed finger and a glare
"Look we must leave here and get out of this forest before its dark" Charles suggested
"You are right let's get out of here" Uche supported having jumped down from the tree
"Okay everyone lets go" Ikenna beckoned
"Which way should we follow ?" Uche throws an open question to them
"Let us go this way" Charles immediately tells them
"Why not we follow this way" Emeka opinionated having felt that Charles was becoming bossy of the situation
"See if you want to go your way you can do that with younger brother, everybody let us follow this way" Charles pointed out with a narrowed gaze towards him and the rest

He was indirectly asserting himself as their leader and other kids had no choice but followed him, Emeka was hesitant while holding hands with his brother Ebube but seeing that the rest chose to follow path Charles was leading them and with this now sudden feeling of loneliness creeping in he then followed suit taking along his brother with him. The Children hastened their steps as they left the scenery following Charles to the unknown way out they all hoped they will find to get back to their homes.
After a couple of minutes; still at the scenery they had left something started creeping silently and was descending down from that same dwarf tree the kids had earlier found themselves underneath in when they woke up. It was huge and and it slithered; it was a large black mamber python, it made its way down and had an enormous long length never seen before, it raised it's upper body part focusing now it's eyes towards the surrounding area; it sticks out its tongues hissing at split intervals and then laid on the ground and begins to crawl off leaving the scene in the process.


By Prince Kabal


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"We will have to hand him over to Gordon and from there deliberate on his confinement"
"But Batman....?" Wonder woman cries out in disagreement in his decisionttt
"Are you mad black bird....?" Aqua man walks up and confronts him demanding his reason for such a decision
"You said right in this room that it was today he dies, what changed your mind all of a sudden?"
"Look in as much as I want to I can't, we can't, we mustn't stoop to his level"

Aqua man wears a disappointing facial expression from his reply and just restrained himself

"All we have before us is a lunatic always begging for his death"
"And you are just playing with the lives of millions of people if we let him live and he walks out of this room with the police" Wonder woman counters looking at him head on
"Just know this deep throat, if Superman returns and hears you fail to end him this day, it will be your funeral" Aquaman noted
"Why won't you understand, even for me this decision is difficult but we must follow the law, we must be better"

Joker laughs waywardly and claps sarcastically for a moment attracting their attention

"Sometimes tragedies are keys that open ones eyes to the hard brute realities of life, but in your case Batman you are as deranged as I am; catching the viper and letting it go is the game here and my have you played it so well, no wonder that brown hair girl, uhm...what's her name again..Rachel, yes Rachael died in sweet rivers of tears (he laughs) and the list goes on if you could remember" he laughs again while making Batman have a momentarily flash back that people that have died with his refusal to end his life.

"this echoes a fact that there is no difference between you and me, while I openly accept and exercise my flaws viciously, you hide yours and exercise it sadistically, there by promoting that truth which says that every human has that inkling, that scratch of madness in them, yes!....the locked up raging animality in us all" he takes a look at Wonder woman and then Aqua man who sensed he was also referring to them.


I am happy Batman that you still want us to keep playing this game with people's lives (he laughs), so who really is the lunatic here ?...you rest should tell me...

Batman was furious and narrowed further his eyes towards the Joker; he slowly and calmly walks up to him with a tightened fist.

"No one started this game but I will end it..........now" The Joker's deeming expression and popped up eyes reflected the sudden realization of what Batman was about to do next but quickly replies laughing back at his face. Batman quickly raises up his right leg and kicks him, the force from it sends the Joker breaking through the glass behind him and falling down backwards from the building, he kept on laughing as he fell, Batman watches him as he descended, both of their eyes met in the proceess.

"But I win" He loudly tells him

Batman sees him reaching to his watch on his right wrist and there just realizes that something was about to happen, he scurried and while trying to inform the others to take cover, immediately the Joker presses the button on his watch and boom !!!; there was a furious bomb blast from that particular office room which got everyone that was on ground outside of the building terrified while scampering and looking upwards, the Joker swiftly came down crashing unto the top roof a car followed with glasses and other debris falling down after the blasts. Catwoman had successfully lead the hostages out of the complex building; some of the people got reunited with their love ones while few others were attended to by the mobile paramedics in place. Catwoman was at a secluded corner outside the building and sees the explosion that had just occurred, she even sees where the Joker had just crashed; Catwoman curses under her breath realizing that something bad could have happened to the superheroes, she quickly goes back into the building to rescue them.
On getting there she should see a totally destroyed room; debris, smoke and dust everywhere and the superheroes were nowhere in sight, she walks in, making her way through the littered rocks and searching to find any of them. She locates Cyborg under a pile of rocks and started removing the rocks of him

"No...find Batman, I will be ok"

She leaves him upon his plea and continues searching for others especially Batman, a struggling grunting sound emanated from the open outside wall view, hands were seen gripping on the floor edges; it was Aquaman who hanging on in order not to fall from the that height just like the Joker, he gets Catwoman's attention.

"Some help here.....please" he glares at her and then momentarily looks down
"Gladly" she replies
Catwoman squats and stretches out one of her hands to him which he promptly grabs onto, she then pulls him, it was difficult and a struggle, she was now on a bended position gradually standing straight while pulling him up and into the building

"Thank you..."
"Your welcome sexy"

Aqua man reacts confused at her reply while she walks away from him. An outburst from the pile of debris followed; it was Wonder woman getting herself out of the death trap, Cyborg was struggling to get up as most of his auto robotic parts were damaged. Emerging from the rubbles Wonder woman approaches Catwoman and Aqua man demanding if the whereabouts of Batman. Catwoman spots a piece of Batman's cape underneath a heavy pile of rocks, this drew the attention of others, Wonder woman quickly rushes to the spot and started removing the rocks, Aqua man and Catwoman joined in, Wonder woman calls out to him, fearing the worst. They succeed in removing all the debris piled on him but he was motionless, hardly breathing and bleeding.

"We need to take him to the hospital and fast" Aquaman points out as the looked down watching him

Meanwhile, lots of movements were happening on ground in front of the office building, there were bystanders observing from afar what was happening, news jounalists busy reporting to the media on the current incident, also firefighters were making their way into the building, the paramedic team was present attending to the victims, while the police maintained order. Passing by before Gordon and his fellow detective was mobile stretcher carrying the body of the Joker that was covered with a white cloth, he stops the two paramedics that were moving it and lifts a part of cloth that covered the Joker's face; he stares down looking at the smiling frozen face

"His finally dead" Gordon's partner echoed behind him while stepping forward by his side
"That's some relief, don't you think" Gordon replies with a glance at him

His partner nods his head in agreement. Harley Quinn was hiding at a corner and sees the dead body of his boss on the cot and hatches a plan while monitoring the stretcher. Being appalled Gordon quickly covers back the cloth over the Joker's face and allows the two paramedics to take him away.

"Hey officer" Gordon calls out to a police officer standing by
"Join those paramedics in their ambulance to escort that body they are moving to the morgue.....I don't want another twist in all of this"
The policeman obyed followed them. Gordon and his partner then channeled their focus to the building as another outburst mildly erupted from another office area right above the other office where initially the bomb exploded.

"god damn it where are the fire fighters"

Having put the stretcher conveying the Joker into the back of the awaiting ambulance, one of the paramedics (a lady) opted to enter at the back along with the police officer to monitor the body. The other paramedic whom was a driver and a male hurried to go drive the ambulance, he opens the car door and enters in and closes it before he could turn on the ignition the passenger door was opened, thinking it was his fellow paramedic or the officer he rather meets the multi colored pony tail villain; Harley Quinn who pointed a small size gun at him while entering in and taking a seat beside him, the paramedic was afraid for his dear life and surrenders both of his hands in the air. She hushes him to not make a noise and drive so as not to alert the policeman that was at the back of the ambulance. The paramedic complied with her instruction and started the ambulance, the siren on top of it started whirling loudly as the ambulance was leaving the scene, Gordon takes a look one more time at the ambulance for a short while, Harley looks at the side view mirror and was able to him watching the ambulance but then turns away. She felt at ease but still kept the gun pointing at the paramedic driver.


To be continued.....


By Prince Kabal


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The children were already at the place having collectively agreed to go except for Emeka,they were now busy throwing stones and other objects towards the tree to pluck down the various ripe mangoes that the tree displayed. Emeka joined in, the boys were the ones mainly doing throwing, Amara and Emeka's younger brother Ebube were the ones assigned to pick the mangoes that fell. Amara in an occasion paused and looked down the end of the road that lead to evil forest, at first it was curiousity that got her attracted to that direction but then she started having this drawing feeling towards it as if something was speaking to her, she was to an enchantment by the uncanny attraction, Emeka calls out to her but she didn't hear it, Emeka tries calling after again and this time with added volume that finally got her attention back to him. He curiously ask her what was wrong but she said nothing, in wanting to ask another question, Charles interrupts instructing to go pick some mangoes over a spot under the tree before they could continue in their throwing, without hesitation she and Ebube went to do just that. Emeka kept wearing that worried expression on his face and momentarily looks down the end road where the evil forest. His attention was brought back by Uche who had climbed the tree; he was busy shouting and exchanging words with ikenna from where he was for having thrown a few stones that nearly hit him; he had climbed up tree to get a few mangoes that were off sight and very well hidden.

It was five pm and sun was setting, they were done plucking the mangoes and were now under the mango tree sitting on the leafy ground and enjoying the fruits they had laboured to get, they also successfully gathered two bagco bags of mangoes that were full. Emeka while enjoying his beckoned on them to hurry up so that they will leave the place and get back to their homes in time. An argument broke out amongst on how they would share the mango, Charles was opting to share one bag with only Amara while the others share the other bag, but this didn't go down well with Ikenna who countered him with an continuous insult, the two nearly fought but Emeka, Amara and Uche do the needful to separate them from fighting, the argument continued, Emeka suggested that three persons will get one bag while the other three get the other bag but Charles disagreed claiming in his defense that he plucked the most mangoes so why share the sharing pattern suggested by Emeka, he concluded that the mangoes be shared according to the number of mangoes each plucked, Emeka disagreed because while they were plucking down the mangoes no one was keeping count on the mangoes they individually plucked from the tree before gathered and put into the bags, the bickering continued while they kept eating their mangoes.

After a couple of minutes a certain coolness filled the scenery, the bickering had gradually died down, each of the children were feeling sleepy, Ebube was the first to sleep, the sudden sleepiness was uncanny, they all were feeling weak and as the fresh air filtered the scene one by one they each slept off on the ground at various spots underneath the mango tree. Time was leaving them and they kept sleeping as if drugged, few didn't even finish the mangoes that were on their hands eaten half way. Right there in that moment an average dark sized hole suddenly opens up from the tree, the wind swiftly fills into it making an a hollowing echo sound, emerging out of this strange dark hole were two walking skeletons, a horrible screeling scream emerges out from the dark hole. With their hollow dark eyes they paused in their steps and surveyed the scene, they saw where the children individually laid down sleeping and then separated themselves; walking forward towards the children that were closer in distance. One skeleton reaches and grabs one of Uche's legs and drags him across the ground making it's way back to the dark hole, the skeleton leaves him right it front of the hole entry and in a blink of an eye there was this sudden pulling of Uche's body into it, the skeleton goes back to get another one, the other Skeleton was already making his way back to the tree dragging Amara across the ground and doing the same thing as the previous one did, and in a flash Amara was dragged in by a mysterious force inside the tree. This the both of them did to every single one of them in a slow and gradual manner, Emeka was the second to last to be dragged across the ground being taking to the tree, there was movements from his eyes, a bit of waking consciousness was setting in, he could feel being pulled on the leg by someone, he was still sleepy though and his eyes were blurry, he couldn't quite make out the figure that was dragging him but in a split moment did see it resembled a skeleton, but no sooner his heavy eyes closed and he passed out, only to be left in front of the hole entrance and then mysteriously dragged away into it.



To be continued....


By Prince Kabal

Continued......


"You know Batman playing games with you is a lot of fun, parts of the city are destroyed, lives are even lost in this back forth scenerio we constantly find ourselves in" he turns aside his mobile seat looking out the glass view that captured some parts of the city.
"I look out there and see a city fallen at its knees, but because of you and your merry band they cling to a foolish hope of some delirious better tomorrow"
"Batman he shot a child" Aqua man voiced out to him pointing his head towards where the child laid dying but attended by few adults trying to keep the child alive while in their hostage situation, Batman sees it and was overwhelmed, this also gave a clear explanation to him why the Joker and his goons were able to subdue his fellow superheroes.
"I didn't tell you speak" The Joker countered, giving a signal to Harley, who got the message and walks forward to Aqua man with a vicious smile, she suddenly strikes him with her baseball bat and did it like three more times, the rest could do nothing.

" Your madness will be stopped Joker"
"Don't flatter yourself or sound tough, am the one with all the cards at this moment sadly to say again, am guessing pretty boy has run off somewhere far crying because he couldn't save his woman, that reminds me of another I killed the same way"

Batman tries restraining himself, he tightens his fists and wanted to deal with the Joker right there but couldn't as the situation wasn't in his favour.

"And yeah what about your speedster, he isn't here as well, I assume he is the errand boy searching for the crying pretty boy" he laughs and then stands from the seat, He climbs up the desk drawing out a short gun.

"And here the rest of you are, right before me, minutes away to die, and no way this time to get out of this one"

Couple of his goons show up right behind Batman with pointed rifles towards him, some entering the room while few others stand outside the office, Batman noticed this and was a bit uneasy but stayed calm. The Joker jumps down from the desk and walks up to him, in a near face to face confrontation with his gun he holds up close to side of his face.
"Your death especially will end whatever hope this city is clinging unto, and yes my madness is only but a priceless enterprise that is very endless and senseless" he said with a psycophant glare into Batman's eyes
The Joker turns and begins to take a few distance steps away from Batman with this sense of feeling that he will finally get rid of batman, defeating his biggest threat.

"My death is not today....but yours" Batman replies him

This momentarily paused the Joker in his movement, his eyes pops up reflecting a sudden inkling surprise to Batman's audacious reply, with a creeping feeling that the dark knight might be trying to attempt another escape in his trap he quickly turns back to him and points his gun straight at his forehead in anxiety to shoot him but then realizes that few of his men outside the office were on floor barely moving as someone had attacked them, it draws everyone's attention, one remaining goon outside was momentarily fighting with someone that they couldn't quite see because the mystery person was at the wall side which hid its identity, the Joker was curious and anxious to try see who it was, the goon was now receiving fierce lashes whips and a following whip that curls right down around his foot, he was then pull down to the floor wiith it and suddenly dragged off out of sight while he screamed. in that split moment of distraction Batman knocks off the gun that was pointed at his head by the Joker, immediately grabbing and twisting the Joker's arm and gets behind him taking him hostage and using him as a shield which made his goons inside the office hesitant to shoot, some were pointing their guns at Batman that was now holding their boss while a few others close at the entrance door were pointing their guns towards the lobby.

"Big mistake Batman, shoot the hostages" The Joker ordered

The goons were about to do what they were just commanded to do suddenly a round beeping object rolls into the office room and stops; getting everyone's attention, Batman sensed what is was and frees the Joker; leaping over the desk for cover, the beeping object quickly explodes; the blast knocks out many to the floor, it even sent the Joker flying and crashing on his back at the glass wall and then falling on the floor, leaving a cracked glass frame. Entering into the scene through the fading smoke was a female figure wielding a curled whip, wearing an all black tight overall and putting on a cat-like mask; it was Batman's long time friend Catwoman. Batman gets from behind the desk he took cover.

"It took you long enough" Batman tells her

One of the Joker's goon was getting up right next to her, and tries to point his gun and shoot her, she stops him by holding back his arm and immediately knees kicks him on his loins, which left him dropping his gun and quickly holding his loins wailing in pain while in a bowing position, Catwoman then elbow knocks him down to the floor.

"Yea! cats do take their time"
"Somebody shoot them, kill them all..." The Joker ordered while struggling to get up
"You evacuate the hostages away from here" Batman informs her

Three goons at a side trying to find their balance with guns draws the attention of Catwoman and Batman, in wanting to shoot her Batman throws his batblade that quickly disarms three of the Joker's goons before returning back to him, Catwoman lashes her whip towards one of goon which momentarily curls around his neck, she pulls him forward towards her, uncurls the whip and takes quick steps climbing a foot on the goon's knee and then knee kicks him on the face knocking off his mask, now on the air she pounces another goon; bring him down to the floor, she quckly removing his mask and slashing her claws on his bare face defacing him, the third goon tries confronting her but she flips side ways and lands a kick on his face that sends down to the floor. Noticing a goon that was getting up from behind, with an hurrying attempt to shoot at them Wonder woman easily breaks free from her ropes, along with the others who spread out to confront other goons, she then stands facing the goon; whom started shooting but she defends herself with her gold bracelets on both wrist and super leaps to giving him a fierce punch that makes him crash on the wall and falling to the ground. Batman was was busy fighting three other goons, seeing that he was outnumberred and distracted, Harley Quinn slowly sneaks up behind him and quickly tries batting him but a hand from nowhere stops and grabs; it was Aqua man looking angrily at her.

"My turn"

He headbutts Harley leaving her dazed and staggering trying find her footing.

"Everyone follow me, right this way" Catwoman loudly directs the people that were held hostage to leave the office room with her. And the hostages did as they were told with haste, taking along the injured as well.
The Joker staggeringly shoots at the leaving hostages but Cyborg comes in between quickly automechanically fashioned a shield from his arm to protect them from the bullets. Aqua man grabs and takes away the gun from him right there and throws it away somewhere in the room, The Joker feeling a bit intimidated by the muscular figure, draws out a knife while drawing back and then attempts to stab him, but Aquaman docks a few times in the attempts made, while attempting again in anxiety Joker's opponent disarms him of the knife in a flash and gives him a deserving punch leaving the Joker holding his jaw why staggering a distance away, Harley Quinn from nowhere swings her bat to strike Aquaman but yet again he stops and grabs the bat.

"You never learn do you ?" he tells the multi colored pony tail girl who was trying to free her bat from his gripped hand

He quickly headbutts her again sending Harley Quinn into daze again and this time falling to the floor.A goon badly beaten leaves Batman with his fellow goons to fight Aquaman; whom dodges his swinging arm and gives him a fierce kick that sends him down to the floor. The superheroes were almost done trashing the goons, in the midst of that Harley Quinn leaves the office room staggering without anyone taking notice. Catwoman was already leading the hostages out from the building, fighting her way out as she encountered few of the remaining Joker's goons that were stationed at some places.

The Joker was on the floor crawling as he was trying to find a gun, fortunately he finds one but in wanting to pick it up, a foot from nowhere seized it, looking up he saw it was Wonder woman who them lifts him up and super punches him making fall and tumble hard on the ground. Surprisingly he begins to want get back up on his feet, all his goon now were defeated, leaving only him now with the four superheroes that individually stood at distant positions and facing him.

The Joker laughing out became bewildered by everything that has just happened in the past 25 minutes; and now standing trying to find his feet he was next to the cracked glass wall behind him, his eyes looked aimlessly at each and every one of them, realizing that he has been cornered, he started clapping, smilig and cheering at them sarcastically. His behaviour felt strange to the superheroes except Batman who narrows his eyes unto him recalling the atrocities the Joker committed not only to the city but to Superman and him but chose to remain calm.

"So you have done it again Batman" the Joker lowers his clap and his expression suddenly changed to that of a remorseless man as he focuses on Batman that was standing at a left side corner

"Now what ?..." Wonder woman momentarily looks at Batman fearing that he might do something.

"You see, I will continue hunt this city till its no more, I will continue to crush all that you love, you will die by hands Batman and no one will stop me" he begins to laugh again, the superheroes found it unsettling.

"We can't keep handing him over to the police, he will just escape and cause more harm to everyone" Cyborg reacts
"What are you suggesting ?" Aquaman ask
"Am suggesting we be the ones to keep him prisoner, we are more capable to keep him under lock and key"
"No...I rather we choose to end him right here and now" Wonder woman savagely counters with a revengeful look towards the Joker; momentarily drawing his attention to her
"Am with blue eyes on this"
"We shouldn't take matters into our hands, we have laws" Cyborgs walks up to Aquaman as he explains his view. Wonder woman curiously watches Batman that seemed frozen up and deep in thought. Even the Joker took notice of his calm position while trying to figure out what he might be thinking

"Pipe it metal gear, if we let this psycho live, more people will die, is that what you want"
"Look its all about doing what is right, like I said we are in a much better position to..."
The two started bickering.

"What do you suggest we do Batman ?" Wonder woman echoed
The question also paused the bickering between the other two who earnestly watches him to know what his reply will be.


To be continued.....

By Prince Kabal

Chapter 2


The next day, things were gradually coming alive in the village as there were activities organized here and there at various family homes and public places because it was the new yam festivals, masquerades can be seen wandering from different places accompanied by young men or children, big cars and buses were arriving into the village, loud bangs of fire knockout can also be heard spontaneously from diverse quotas, the market place wasn't excluded as many people both buyers and sellers were engaged, being a festive period the retailers were making wholesome profits from their sales especially those selling yams.

Emeka, Charles, Amara, Ikenna, Ebube and Uche were walking together as a group through the market place, Uche was sent on an errand from home to bring a bag containing some money for her aunt who has a retail shop in market. Also Charles had decided on that day to treat his friends by buying some goodies at the market because his father and other adults dashed him some money because of the festival.
Uche and his friends reaches his aunt's shop and greeted her, he delivers the bag, and his aunt thanked him for it, he told the children to collect ten peeled oranges from the tray outside as a benevolent gesture, the children were happy and thanked her a lot, she advises them to do quickly whatever else they might have come to the market and go straight back to their homes being that is was afternoon and the evening would soon come upon them.

They left her place, and roamed through the open market, Charles decided to buy suya, he bought a two hundred naira suya which he and Amara would only share and bought another one of hundred naira for the others to share amongst themselves. It really didn't go down well with Ikenna and Emeka, Emeka refused to eat with them but allowed his younger brother to get a share from it. After that Charles bought bons, meat pie and two can coco-cola that he shared only with Amara this time around having felt that he wasn't appreciated for the suya he previously bought for the other boys, Amara didn't like what he did; taking pity on her other friends, she asks him to buy for Emeka and co. but Charles declined explaining that he didn't have much money to buy more for them, Ikenna whispers to Emeka's ear telling him that it was a lie that he saw a one thousand naira note when Charles brought out some money from his money to pay the person they bought the food and drinks. Uche begs Charles for one bons which he gladly gave him to the dismay of Ikenna and Emeka.
In a short while, They begin to make their way out of the market. A certain Lady was standing right outside the edge of the market, she displayed some wonderful looking mangoes on the tray that was on the ground, she was calling out to buyers to come buy her fruits, the children were walking across her, Charles attention was drawn to the lady marketing her mangoes, his eyes got attracted to it and immediately tells his friends that he wants to buy mangoes. ikenna countered by exposing his previoua lie that he had less money to buy foods and drinks for them, Emeka joined in to criticize him, Charles started to insult both of them pointing out that was he the only one that must buy something for all them, calling them selfish and greedy, Uche was perplexed and tries to calm the argument that ensued, the seller that was a distant off from them was looking at them in a mischievous way. Amara got disappointed, she confronted Charles insisting that if he was to buy the mangoes that he must buy for everyone and not only for himself and her.

"Oh!...I will only because you asked Amara, not because of these ugly monkeys"
"Your father there is the one ugly" Emeka replied

Charles was furious and tries to walk up to punch him but Uche intervened and ikenna came to Emeka's defense warning him to touch Emeka

"In fact I will buy for me, my brother and Ikenna, keep your money that you are using to do guy for us"

Emeka goes to buy some mangoes, Charles follows from behind, they individually priced, chose and bought the quantity of mangoes they wanted and shared with the rest; Charles sharing his mangoes to only Amara and Uche while Emeka shared his with his younger brother and Emeka.
As they ate it the mangoes there was this enchanting sweetness that got them hungry for more. The taste entered their heads; Charles opted to buy more but could only buy the remain few.

"If you want these type of sweet mangoes I can tell you where to get them"
"Really Ma ?" Charles replies with
"Yes! There are plenty of them at the tree I got the ones you ate"
"Wow, that means we can go and get them without spending more money" Charles turns and tells his friends
"Don't go and buy other mangoes in the market, they won't taste like this one because they don't get the fruits where I get mine" The seller advises them

In that moment a popular drunkard by name Okoro staggeringly walks past them trying to make his way into the market, the lean and unkept fellow carried a half bottle of beer in his right arm. His presence attracted the seller's attention who felt agitated, the drunkard walks a distance off from them but felt like turning to see what was happening between the seller and children.

"Where is the tree ma ?" Drawing back her attention
"It is at the Aro end road"
"But isn't that near the evil forest ma ?" Emeka inquired with a serious look on his face
"Yes, but you won't reach there because the evil forest is after the end of the road, The mangoe tree is not near it, it is the only mango tree there so you will be able to identify it"
"But I heard that place is lonely" Uche points out
"It is still afternoon, so you can go there if you want, that is where I went to get my mangoes"
"Friends let's go get some before evening comes"
"Are you sure ?" Amara replied with a nestling fear
"Don't worry, the tree isn't close to the evil forest"
"Let us go" Ikenna supported
"I would like to get this sweet mangoes for my parents and grand pa" Uche echoed with a brass smile
"Thank you ma" Charles gestured with appreciation towards the seller
"Ok, dalu ooonu"

The children slowly leaves the scene still contemplating whether or not to go, Emeka the most skeptical, majority seemed to be in support of it.

"Remember the tree is big" The sellers echoed to them as they left

The seller's attention was now drawn back to the drunkard that was still watching her a distance off, there seemed to be a familiarity and curiousity between them, but then the drunkard continued on his way into the market. The seller turns back her focus at the children that were now some distance off from her location. she believes that they will go to place she had directed them, immediately a sinister smile grew on her cheeks and suddenly a cold strange negative expression showered all over her face, what followed was an emanating red glow from her eyes towards the children it was watching.

To be continued.....


By Prince Kabal

Continued......


Back at the palace, an argument ensued between Prince Charming and Cinderella at the outside balcony of their room chamber.

"How can you leave your father at such moment, what's your excuse ?" She criticized
"Don't blame me, blame him Cinderella.....he lied to our late mom and me about Stephano's death, how else would I have reacted ?" He comes forward and holds her by the arms with an expression of confusion, sadness and denial
"He was your father, you couldn't have abandoned him at that point in time, he needed you" Cinderella frees herself from his hold looking angrily at him
"Am sorry I do regret not being there, but I was..."
"Don't apologize to me Prince Charming....." She turns away from him and focused her eyes towards the scenery before her with her tears escaping from her eyes
"Go and apologize to the man that loved you so much, gave you all you need but you....you broke his heart without standing right there to demand explanations to his side of the story"
"What explanation ?, of the lie he told everyone" Prince Charming turns his back at her "Stephano is my elder brother that I looked up to when growing up only to now hear my father was responsible in attempting to kill him...." He argued momentarily raising his voice
"It was that very tragic news that got my mom's heart broken; she became pale and ill" Cinderella turns head and looks at him
"After some months battling the illness that kept her in bedridden she died, and I knew it was because of Stephano's alleged death that caused it. She loved Stephano dearly just like me and father lied to our face all along"
"Are you done ?" She replies turning to face him, Cinderella was now motionless and was taunted with mixed thoughts with her eyes staring down, Prince Charming turns back and looks at her, surprised by her response
"I saw the brokenness in his eyes" (She was having a flash back)
"He died a miserable death right before us all, and we couldn't do anything.... He fought for his life and needed you, yes he may have committed a vile wrong but what was his reason ?" she asked a begging questions while looking up at him with her piercing blue eyes
"He loved everyone, you knew of your father's generous love, so if he did that to your brother then there must be a genuine reason, but no...you couldn't wait to hear him out" her facial expression froze with disappointment and not wanting to listen further to his excuse
"But you left him there, I blame you my prince because if you hadn't left then maybe he wouldn't have died and would have given you the answers you need"

Prince Charming was mute and plagued with thoughts of guilt and reasons to justify his action while still staring back at her.

Meanwhile outside the King's chambers that was closed and guarded by two of the dark knight's men; a loud moaning and back forth pounding could be heard emanating from within the room, the activity kind of made the guards look at each other with smiling expressions but kept mute. Approaching towards room was the white bearded wizard who's intention was to speak with the king, standing outside the door he could also hear the sound coming from the room and looks at both guards who could see his cold reaction, he proceeded to knocking at the door, and he knocked the second time, the loud moaning lowered, what was going on behind the closed door abruptly stopped.

"Who the bloody heck is there ?"

"My Lord its is Horox, I seek your audience now, its a matter of importance"

After some minutes the door half opens, Horox's eyes clashes with that of Stephano who was standing naked before him but the now king didn't seem to care wearing a serious look added with a little smile, The wizards eyes moves away from and out of curiousity roams to see who else was inside and sees Drizella who covered herself

"What is it Wizard ?"
"A suitable tower has been found at the east side of the palace and we need to make hurry of our plans, the time is nigh and we must have everything needed to be put in place"
"I see, inform one of the guards to send for the councillors, give me a minute to put on my dress, I would like to come take look at the place"
"Alright my lord"

Stephano then closes the door, and Horox did as he was instructed.


To be continued.....


By Prince Kabal

08136156015 Emmanuel

Continued......


Batman arrives at the building reported to have a hostage situation going on, he parks his batmobile at the underground parking garage of the building, he contacts Wonder woman to inquire where they were; she informs him that she, Aqua man and Cyborg were are the tenth floor of the building and that they need him to get there as soon as possible as they were taking down some bad guys, he ends the call and paused in thought while looking at the elevator, in not wanting to waste further time he decides to take the elevator which would be taking him to tenth floor. Right outside of the passage hall where the elevator was to stop there stood three armed thugs wearing cartoon masks surveying the scene, there was a ring from the elevator that drew their attention indicating that someone was about to come out from it, they pointed their automatic rifles towards it as the elevator doors slid open but no one came out of it. They were curious but on their guards, even the elevator doors refused to close, all three slowly walked towards it to check if someone was in it, one of them took the lead in approaching it, in trying to see if anyone was in it, immediately Batman swings out from the elevator knocking him down with his two feet straight at the face leaving him unconscious on the ground, he quickly rolls on the floor as the others started firing at him, he flings one of his bat blade in the process dispossessing a rifle off from the hands of one of the thugs, the bat blade returns back to him as he takes to hiding himself behind a wall while the remaining armed thug fired ceaselessly at his location, the other thug picked up his rifle and joined in the shooting, both were gradually coming close to where he was, the shooting was intense and loud; it was ear aching for Batman, he draws out two hand smoke grenades from his equipped belt.
In noticing that the two thugs were temporary loading back their guns with fresh magazines while taking cover, he quickly flips and throws the the grenades at their location, the smoke emanating from the grenades covered the halls obstructing their view, the armed men couldn't help but pause and shoot aimlessly at that moment, Batman was in a better position to see them through his heat vision mask and wore a smoke counter device over his nose.

the thugs were walking blind; hardly seeing anything, the smoke seemed to be choking them as well forcing them to momentarily cover their nose, one of the men felt a movement by his side he turns around being startled and was restrained to fire because he might shoot his fellow thug he just couldn't see anything.
The thugs communicated with each other agreeing to pause in their shooting so as to allow the smoke clear, they were aware of each other walking side by side and were on their guard. At that moment Batman takes the advantage and suddenly appears right behind them; he taps at the shoulder of a thug who sensed that it might be him but in wanting to react by turning and shooting Batman dislodges the gun from his hands with a hit and so to the other one who quickly noticed what was now happening, a fierce physical fight ensued, Batman was doing much of the punching and kicking to his foes, the thugs found it difficult to successfully hit him back with all the smoke and difficulty to breathe, Batman's assault was intense as every punch and kick inflicted serious damage to the two thugs, right there the fight was over with Batman knocking out the thugs who were helplessly unconscious on the floor. The smoke in the hall way cleared, Batman's full dark figure appearance can be seen standing and looking down on the thugs he had just defeated but then a sudden emanating clap came right down the hall that attracted his attention, the person that this and came forward standing some distance off from him was the Joker, accompanied by Harley Quinn wielding a base ball bat and two of his thugs who were holding a lady hostage with guns pointed at her. The Joker kept clapping sarcastically wearing a cold look on his face and then stopped.

"If you don't mind Batman would you care join us over in the next room ?...." He echoed and tries to wear a smile on his painted clown like face.

Batman looks straight at him angrily but composed. He observes the situation and believes that the Joker was up to something not good. Joker and his merry band then left leading way, Batman had no choice but to follow them from behind. They entered into a wide office room, having entered as well he could see more hostages, he stops and was now standing behind the entrance door; guns were being pointed at him by some of the goons there, he was surprised to see amongst the hostages; Wonder woman, Aqua man and Cyborg lined up and were kneeling down at a secluded corner, with hands behind their head at gun point. The Joker takes a seat behind a desk that was close to a glass frame wall and places his two legs upon the desk. Harley Quinn wielding her bat crosses it over her shoulder and stands right behind him.

"Now this is the perfect scenerio" he declared feeling somewhat satisfied with himself.

Batman was left mute and standing there trying to figure out what to do


To be continued.....

By prince Kabal

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Continued......


"Now Children as these kidnappers chased him Udoka was getting tired, he hid behind a tree, one of the men that came to that scene was looking about to find him, The young boy peeps behind the tree and sees him, the man although unaware then decided to approach the direction of the tree where the boy was, udoka bending quickly gathered sand with one hand and waited for the man to come closer to where he is, as soon as the man drew nearer Udoka quickly threw the sand directly at his eyes momentarily blinding him and now screaming and cursing, he struggles to remove the sand particles from his eyes, meanwhile Udoka seized the opportunity and took to his heels. Another of his fellow man came to the scene and saw what happened inquirying from him which direction the boy ran away to but couldn't get an accurate answer as the one struggling with the sand in his eyes was unsure and angry. The other quickly left running towards another direction he randomly chose, while the other was busy clearing his eyes of the sand.
Their oga was slowly walking around the bush holding his pistol and busy looking around to see if he could find the boy. Out of nowhere a stone was thrown at him that hit him on the head causing him to scream in pain and bleed on the forehead, this made lower his guard and places his hand on his forehead, he felt that someone ran past him and he started shooting at the direction, he was furious and started cursing, although in pain he never mind and pursued the young boy.
Udoka kept running as bullets were fired at him, in wanting to manoeuvre and follow another part a bullet hit him on the right leg which made him to fall down crying uncontrollablly holding the area of his leg where the bullet penetrated. The oga of the kidnappers that was shooting at him caught up to his location.

"So inechem anya ma my okwute, me bu don...
I ma mmadu o ne m'gbugo, this boy" he glared at him with a full blown red eyes while beating his chest.

Udoka was crying and pleading that the man should him mercy and let him go.

"Today your own don cast"

One of his men arrived the scene, in seeing the condition of the boy he was greatly disappointed

"Oga you don spoil market, why now..., you know the babalawo said the product mustn't be harmed in any way and we must deliver it today"
"Shut up my friend, see my forehead, this rat lying here threw a stone at me, don, a whole don like me, on top of that blood comot my body chai!!!"
"But why ?, Don why ?, our efforts now are wasted"
",Taaa!!!! Gerra out of here, Wetin be that, we go find another one replace am"
"Oga I no like this one bit"
"My friend go to the car make I finish business" he pushes him
"Find your guy and you two should wait for me at the car" the guy murmurs and leaves

It was only Udoka and the Don that were at the scene now, the young boy was still weeping, as his was losing lots of blood. He kept pleading with the man who couldn't care less of his predicament.

"Boy! Your life don cast final, in short take am"
He quickly points his pistol straight at Udoka and shoots a bullet at at his stomach region, Udoka was coughing blood, struggling to stay to alive as his body was reacting in a spontaneous way. The man not wasting time came closer to where Udoka lied and momentarily watches him about to die, he notices that the boy's head was resting in an awkward position at the edge of a mound, without wanting to wait for him to die and relishing further punishment he wanted to do to the boy he quickly and ferociously stumps on the head of the boy breaking it his neck sending a momentarily vibration over his body and then dying on the spot. He curses and spits on the boy before walking away from the scene"

"Eeeeyah!!!!" Many of the children responded, some horrified.

"Now children the following day Udoka's mother, relatives and concerned persons went out to search for him all over the village, some youths were mobilized by the igwe to assist in the search. Udoka's mother was very worried and sorrowful as her only son she was raising all alone was missing, the search continued till dusk, it took two more days before the lifeless body of Udoka was found, on seeing the corpse of her son brought right before her in her compound, she cried bitterly unrestrained by the people present at scene, right there she suddenly suffers a stroke and collapsed on the ground, an elder who checked on her pronounced her dead this sent shivering remorse and weeping amongst them there, the bad news went around the village and people were sad, angry and cautioned their children of the dangers of kidnappers.
The igwe was furious and sent his council elders to the chief priest which was me at that time, some youths followed them carrying along the corpses of the mother and son on rafia palm raft, they came to inquire who were the perpetrators of Udoka's death and demanded justice from gods to avenge them, they also inquired on what to do with the corpses; especially that of Udoka because of the way he was killed. I instructed them to throw the dead boy's body at the evil forest because it will be a taboo by the gods to bury him at their compound, however the boy's mother was to be buried rightly at their home compound. As for those that killed the boy they were cursed by the gods to die"

"How Old man ?" many of the children asked because they were captivated, sad and angry
"In the middle of the night, down a lonely dark and quiet road, there was a car packed at the side, it was the notorious kidnappers that killed Udoka; they were busy smoking, drinking and chatting amongst themselves. one of them went across the road to urinate, he was drunk and his eyes were weary, while urinating he saw a dark human like figure run across the bush, he was curious and thought he was he was seeing things, the shadow figure came running towards his direction swiftly and momentarily pausing to hide behind the trees. The drunken man stood still trying to clear his eyes and be sure what he saw was real, but it was to late as the creature came face to face with him and took him away, he screamed out loud and it alerted the others who called out after him, The oga decided to approach the location he believed he last saw him instructing the other one to wait at the car, he turns on his torch light, and having gotten there he only saw his friend's cap on the ground and some blood, this got him scared as his eyes roamed around surveying the bush but could see anything. Then came a sudden loud scream over the scenery that puzzled the men and sweated the fear out of them because this agonizing scream that echoed was so strange and horrifying. Immediately the oga hastily walks back towards his car signalling to the other the man to also do the same but in trying to do that he was suddenly grabbed on his two legs and pulled down underneath the car, he screams in pain having been dragged inside and some form of violent and flesh ripping struggle ensued, this quickly paused the oga on the spot as he couldn't approach any further to the car, he points his torch trying to see what was happening underneath the car but again could hardly make of anything, he could only hear screams; his other friend calling out to help him, blood running out on the ground and there was creature's roar that emanated, all this prompted him to take to his heels down the road. No sooner a decapitated head rolls out from underneath the car, his friend had been ripped ripped into pieces by the unknown monster.
The oga ran and kept running as he could, he also felt that something was chasing him, he screamed as ran, sometimes falling and getting back up to run. Running in the middle of a lonely dark narrow road, the wind blew violently making him pause to try to see where he his going because dusts were impesimg on his vision, all of a sudden the scenery was calm, this caught the man's attention and he quickly surveyed the scene with his torch, a sound started emanating, he was unsure where it was coming, the sound was increasing and drawing nearer, he looks behind and forward on the road part but couldn't see anything, he was beginning to recognize the sound as that which a moving barrow makes, fear held him down at the spot, the thing that came was so close to him but he just couldn't see anything, he was forced to turn to different directions while pinned at the spot, he felt his soul trying to leave him, his heart was pounding faster, sweat profusely escaping his body and now his torch started to flicker; he tries in a hurry to fix it by giving it couple of hits on his palms but it didn't work, his body shivered; he was helplessly pointing the torch to whatever direction he felt the sound was quickly approaching from but the torch kept flickering, in that process the torch light captured a figure carrying a barrow and reaching close to him but as it flickered off and back off the figure vanished, he heard the incoming barrow coming again but behind him he points his torch light and witnessed the same thing again but this time he made a clear view of the person carrying the barrow, what he had briefly seen was someone with a dangling head on his back while carrying a barrow rushing violently to his direction, he also heard the gripping horrifying scream echoeing again over him, his torch light turned off right there at that moment, his mind couldn't fantom what was happening and he slowly begins to cry not knowing what to do sensing that the evil thing was already closing in on him, he tries again to get his torch working, while doing that the dangling head barrow boy appeared right from behind him running in full force with his barrow, the man was helpless and couldn't react quickly having turned to see what came at his back, he was knocked into the barrow, his torch fell on the ground, the man agonizingly screamed and appealed he be forgiven, he couldn't even come out of the shallow barrow as he felt paralysed already inside it. The dangling head barrow carries him off into the dark road and right there disappeared. The torch light on the ground then came back on not flickering but was the only thing that gave light on that like lonely dark road. The end" he pauses to see the expression & reaction on the children. Some were captivated, others really scared, everyone really paid attention to his story about Udoka.

"Now children was that a scary story ?"
"Yes Sir..!!!!" They all screamed in reply
"Before you go to bed, what did you learn from the story ?....yes you" he points to a girl that quickly raised her hand
"I learnt that bad people will always be punished for their bad deeds"
"Good, a round of applause for her"
The children obeyed and loudly clapped once
"Any other person.....ok you?" He points to another girl
"That we should not follow strangers to far and lonely place"
"Very very good, give her a around of applause as well"
They all clapped, the old man was smiling being impressed that the children were learning something valuable from a scary story
"Now any questions you would like to ask children ?.....alright you ?" He points to a fat boy
"Old man, does it mean that Udoka's ghost was the one carrying the barrow ?"
"Yes, it was " he points to another boy that quickly raised his hand
"How do you know all this old man ?"
"Like I said the gods showed it all to me at my shrine"
"Old man is Udoka's ghost still moving about with his barrow ?" The same boy asked again
"Yes children, it is said by many people that they hear a barrow sound moving about at our market, a few also had said they saw a dark figure pushing the barrow at night at a road close to the market, but off all even I have seen him run past my shrine, yes I saw the dangling head barrow boy"

Many hands were raised to asked him more questions, it suprises the old man yet he tries taking his time to answer them all.


To be continued....

By Prince Kabal.

iamgprince:
such a captivating story you got op, but the updates are slow in coming and kinda short too

am sorry dear..
guess laziness and being busy
but I will improve on that

Chapter 2

Continued.....

Meanwhile at the kingdom's palace, Stephano proudly stands staring down at his father's lifeless body with no remorse, he walks over it and calmly drew nearer to address the people that were in attendance in the ballroom, it was already surrounded by his men and some of them were busy carrying out the dead corpse of the slain knights. Many people were gripped with fear, making them only mutter silently amongst themselves. Cinderella was on the floor weeping with her eyes constantly looking a distance off towards where her father in law's corpse was lying.

"Now that the old man is no more, each and everyone of you in this hall and the rest of the people out there in this kingdom will from now on bow to me,.... obeying my every command"

he folds his hand tight gesticulating to them

"Your lives I will do as I please, no rebellion will stand, any conspirator will be beheaded and no unauthorized gathering anywhere within this kingdom. Take note my rule will be that of an iron fist"

He takes slow steps as he said these things and at times momentarily stops to boldly look into the eyes of a few he suspects that might have some resentments to what he was saying.

"So spread the word of my decrees; in every street, tarven and marketsquare; this kingdom in my hands with flourish, we will conquer the west kingdoms; live fat on their riches which we will plunder and enslaved their people. My word is law in this kingdom and your loyalty from now on is at the toes of my feet"

Horox smiled in satisfaction while standing near the throne seat, Stephano walks up to his cousin; Snow white, having recognized her amongst the guests.

"Dear Cousin" He uses one of his hands and grips her by the jaw
"Fair as ever, Queen of the Spanish lands, Ah!, Yes i do have a little gift for you I got from Spain"

He directs her attention pointing towards one of his generals carrying a sack who immediately brought out a decapitated head. Snow white quickly recognizes it as her husband's the king of Spain, she was shocked in disbelief.

"On my way here, I just had to pay your husband a visit, such an easy kill he was" The dark knight smiled satisfied seeing the look on her cousin's face.

The general holding the head tosses it forward at her position, Snow White let out a sorrowful crying scream, falling down on her knees weeping as she peels her eyes at her husband's head on floor, the people greatly mumbled and were disgusted, Stephano notices but continued his wicked smile.
He came across lady Tremain and her daughters for a moment, the mother wore a cold face of pleasure that seemed to agree with Stephano's gruesome actions, the dark Knight seemed to fancy Drizella as he lusted after the attractiveness of her body which made the young maiden blush a little but Anastasia wasn't pleased. lady Tremain notices the lust in the his eyes and an idea started to hatch up in her mind. Stephano then continued in his walk.

"Now if there is anyone here brave enough to challenge my authority and decrees or think that my actions are wrong you are free to leave this hall right this moment and forever banished away from this kingdom,
.....so anyone?"

The people looked amongst themselves, murmuring, hesitant and suspected that it would be a trap and perhaps he would kill whoever dared stepped forward to leave. Cinderella looks towards the grand advicer who appealed to her not to by a slight wave of his head, she didn't seem to consider it and then again looks at the weeping Snow White immensely crying, she rises up from the floor right behind the dark Prince, filled with emotional trauma she summoned courage to step forward, it attracted the attention of many in the room.

"What is Cinderella doing ?" Jacq ask rhetorically
"She wants to leave palace" Gus replies
"Gus I can see that, it was a rhetorical question"


The Dark prince turned to see who it was that compelled the peoples attention away from him, there he saw the innocent and bold princess that was standing her ground indicating her disdain and rebellious expression in tears. Lady Tremain smiles as she predicted within herself like many others in the hall that Cinderella's action will cost her life right there where she stood.

"How brave of you, what's your name fair maiden ?" Stephano complimented and asked
"I am Cinderella, and I refuse to stand loyalty to you"

On hearing this statement the hall broke out in more louder murmuring. this amazed the vicious prince who's facial expression changed into that an angry man while glaring at her and pondering her audacity.

Horox deemed his facial expression to one who was suddenly curious to what a type of woman she was. In taking a step towards her and slowly drawing out a dagger having resolved in his mind to kill her where she stood, Prince Charming steps into the ballroom, Horox gesticulates his head towards Stephano that prompts him to turn to see his younger brother walk in. The prince was surprised to what had already happened, even shocked to his father's lifeless corpse on the floor and his attention towards her cousin's cry on the floor right next a decapitated head. He walks forward, his eyes observed the scenery as he saw the fear, disdain, cries, apathy and anticipation expressed by the people as he moved, he walks pass his brother and then as well her bride who didn't even want to look at him. He reaches to where his father's corpse is and was sad and mute, his brother went to him and stood by his side. Prince Charming was fighting back to hold his tears. Cinderella watches them in raging hate.


"Why brother, why ?" He whispers as he looked at him face to face
"Like you said, he brought it upon himself"

Cinderella walks out, leaving the hall in sorrowful pain, Prince Charming watches her leave knowing that she was hurting and would hate him for abandoning his father. She left with no one stopping her because of the princes' presence.

"Do not freight dear brother" his places his hand on his brother's shoulder to bring back his attention towards him.
"It was never your fault"

To be continued....


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