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KINGS(BOOK 2)
EPISODE 75








There was no softness in thier gaze. It was a look that conveyed a bubbling hatred. Disgust perhaps..., a look frankly stating they are ready to tear each other apart..

"You have balls coming into my house like that..."Chief Justin growled stepping towards Pious, their men still pointing their guns at each other face.., waiting eagerly for the command to sow bullets into each other..., a lethal survival of the fittest...

Anger triggered Pious guts and he step forward to reach him, their eyes burrowed into each other, if their eyes were guns, there would be blood splashing....

"All this time you've been attacking me from behind, i decided to change the tact and bring the fight to your face..."

"You'll regret this..."Jones sneered

"Do you know why i want you dead...?Chief Justin asked..

"You tell me.."

"Because you're about taking what's mine...."

"You mean the throne...?"

"Yes the throne.., it belongs to my family and yours murdered mine to get it.."

Flutters washed through Pious gut...."Is that what you think.."

"I believe you don't know the story, sit down, I'll tell you..."He turn to face his thugs..."Drop your guns..."

They did and Pious thugs drop theirs also..., chief Justin poured himself a drink before he crunched into his favourite chair...

Pious sat opposite him, legs crossed, eyes still hard with rage while Jones sat in the middle....

"I have nothing against you Pious.., but to reclaim what's mine, i am willing to go to any length, even if it means killing you..."

Pious sigh, more of exasperation, yet he didn't say a word.., he just sat, his ears wide open to hear the cock and bull story....

"Years ago.."Said chief Justin..."The king of this land went mad, and he went on a killing spree, he killed his firstborn, then his wife, his daughter on seeing the atrocities his father's madness was driving him to, she ran taking her nephew along with her...,
The mad king was caught by the angry youths and he was laid to rest, months past and the throne was still vacant, no one knew where the crown prince son, the mad king daughter took with her was.., the elders of this town, they formed a council, and they set up a committee of men to find the mad king's daughter and grandchild who happens to be next in line to the throne....."He took a pause to take a breathe before continuing...."The men search for them for months, years, they couldn't find them....., after seven years the elders knew the throne can't be vacant anymore, so they set up a contest, whoever wins takes the throne...., Your great grandfather won..."

Pious grit but didn't say a word....

Chief Justin took a sip of his drink again before continuing...."Your great grandfather was to be crown king after a week..., your family celebrated, they were overjoyed to be called the royal family..., but their happiness were shortlived when the mad king's daughter showed up with a boy at her side just two days to the great coronation of your great grandfather......, everyone was happy that a true heir to the throne was back, they even thrown a feast to celebrate his return..., they ignored your great grandfather's victory, your great grandfather was annoyed...

"So he killed the boy and the girl.....?"Pious cut, voice spiked with indignation...

"No...., not at that instant, on the contrary he celebrated with the mad king's daughter and offer his congratulations to the boy by offering him a large cow as a gift..., days later, the palace was cleansed from the fume of the mad king, then the eight years old boy was crowned king while the mad king's daughter rule as a regent until the boy come of age..., they were happy, the people were happy, everything was going fine..., until one night..."

Pious took a deep breathe wondering if the story was true or not, his father nor his uncle told him about any mad king..., though he heard stories but he thought it was just stories told by drunks....

Chief eyes darted to the door when it cringe, the elders came in, all dressed as they were in the funeral service....

"You invited the elders....?"He queried looking back at Pious...

A sneer formed around Pious mouth..."Not only them.."

When Chief Justin face the door again, he saw someone he recognised from the past...

"Zuru..."He called out..

"Hello old friend..."Zuru said as Max helped him to a chair...

"I see you brought the whole community here..."Chief Justin chided

"You want me dead, don't you think the people of this kingdom deserve the right to know why you want their king dead....?"

Jones glare at him, then he quickly fold his fingers into a fist determine to drive them across Pious face.....

"Why do you want to kill me chief, is it because you want my throne..?"Pious queried

A wave of bitterness swept across Chief Justin's face...."Am the grandson of the mad king who your family attacked that night..., and so it turned out, the mad king didn't kill his firstborn, your great grandfather did, and they put the blame on the mad king because he was mad and whatever he says won't be believed by anyond.., he was accused, cursed...., the gentle mad king became violent, your family drove him on a killing spree..., your family are the real evil and who ever supports your claim to the throne is evil as you and your family members are.."

"You are wrong.."Zuru chimes in..

"Am i..."Chief Justin chided...."My aunt was killed in cold blood right in front of me, all the people i know were slaughtered and i was forced to watch, i saw their blood flowing freely and i couldn't do anything....."

"So you came back for revenge for what happened many years ago.."Pious retorted

"Some things are never forgotten boy, you came for revenge for what Carlos did to your father didn't you...?"

"Then why haven't you killed me..?"

"That's the question i keep asking myself, i had many chances, why haven't i killed you...?"

"Because deep down you know that wasn't really what happened..."Zuru said...."What you know is quite different from the reality..."

"What's the reality..?"

"I was there those years..."An elder, the oldest of them all said......"I was there when Nila brought you back home..., i was a boy then, among the youth, i slaughtered the cow the community leaders offered in your return..."

"Then you must know what happened..."Chief Justin said..."You must know his people slaughtered mine, and they stole the throne from us..., we took them as a friend because they pretended to be but all the while they were just after our necks so they can take the big catch..."

The old man sigh, then he crocked his throat..."Right after you were crown king, there were controversies over your blood..."

"My blood..."

"Like i said i was just a boy, i took no part in these discussions, i just overheard it..."

"I know what led to the discussion...."Zuru chimes in...."Then i was just 11years old, my brother, late king Godfrey, Pious father was 14, we overheard our father arguing with our grandfather over what we now call DNA..."

"My DNA.."Chief Justin scoff.."Seriously..."

Zuru cough, when he was good enough, he continue...."My grandfather said you weren't the boy..."

"That's absurd, am the mad king's grandson..."

"You are, but you're not his firstborn son, you were Nila's son.."

"I am my aunt's son, that's the rubbish you're telling me.."Chief Justin retorted

"He's telling the truth...."The old man chimes in...."Before the king went mad, there were rumours that princess Nila was having an affair with one of the palace guard..."

"So am the son of a guard...?"Chief Justin asked brusquely

"That was what everyone suspected...."The old man replied...."The king's firstborn son was just an infant when Nila took him and ran away..., after your arrival, news came that the firstborn son died, who Nila brought back was her own son but she paraded him as her brother's son..., of course it was hard to tell the difference since she came back after seven years, you were all grown..."

"So how did you all know i wasn't the mad king firstborn son..?"

"You were tested...."Zuru jump in..."There was a day my grandfather invited you for lunch in his house, he called it paying respect to the king..., he drugged you and took your blood, then we had no medical doctors in the village, what we had was our chief priest...., he met the chief priest with some elders, there your blood was tested...., it boiled and came out dark, whereas the royal blood always remain red..., that was how everyone knew you weren't the boy Nila ran away with..."

"You all are lying, if that were true, why was my aunt killed...?"

"Nila was warned...."The old man said..."The elders asked her to confess and step down as a regent.., she did confess and told us the heir died but she refuse to step down, and when she was threatened, she started the blood spill..."

Chief Justin narrowed his eyes..."What do you mean she started the blood spill..?"

"She was given an ultimatum of three days to tell you you weren't the king and step down as regent..., on the third day, the elders in charge of dragging her out were found dead with their families...."

"She would never have done that...?

"You were her son, her own flesh and blood, she always say you were destined for greatness and she'll do anything to let your greatness shine, that was why she returned after seven years to claim for her son what should be her nephew's.."

"You're lying.."

"Nila was queen regent, you had the power as the king and but she had the say..., she controlled you, took the power for herself, and power has a way of corrupting one's mind..., she drowned in the power and she became the kingdom's number one enemy..., she went mad with power just like your grandfather..."

"So who killed her...?"Detective Jones asked

"Everyone feared her..."The old man said...."No one dared to oppose her because everyone was scared of she'll do...."

"Until my father did it..."Zuru cut in...

A boiling fury swelled inside of Chief Justin....

"And am sorry he forced you to watch while he slay your mother to dead..."Zuru added....."If you're angry and eager for revenge, we perfectly understand, but don't you think it's time we put this whole thing to an end.."

"Your grandfather killed my father and your father killed my Aunt Nila and then he dragged me away and took the throne for himself...."

"My grandfather never killed the king's firstborn..."Zuru countered

"Then who did..."Chief Justin yelled..."And don't tell me the mad king did because i heard everything that happened..."

"Nila told you..."The old man cut in..."You were just seven years old and Nila was your mother.., as a son, you believed everything she told you, but in reality she told you that so you can hate them and what she told you gave birth to this day.., she sowed the seed of revenge inside you.."

"What i witness with my eyes was what gave birth to this day..."Chief Justin retorted..."This family destroyed mine, and they stole the throne from us.."

"If that's what really happened, do you think you'll be left alive....?"Zuru fling back...

Anger flare chief Justin's nose...."If you say my father was just a guard and not royalty, then why am i seeing my ancestors...., all screaming at me to take back what was stolen from us..."

"I don't know about that son.."The old man said

"I don't believe everything you two say..."

"Believe or not, it's the truth.."Zuru groaned...."My father didn't kill your mother because he wanted the throne, he did it to stop her from killing more people, you can't blame our family just because the people honoured my father's bravery with the throne..."

"There is no need to get all fired up..."The old man chimes in..."What happened in the past shouldn't ruin our future.."

"The past dictates the future..."Chief Justin snarled...

"You've been told what really happened.."The old man said..."It's your choice to decide whether to continue with your plans or just let the past die..., if you kill Pious, then we'll all be convinced the mad king's blood still runs in your veins..."

"Am my mother's son, so it runs..."

"The gene of madness then..."The old man fling back..."You can be different, don't be what your mother wanted you to be, it'll ruin you and everyone around you......"

Detective Jones snapped out of his thoughts when his phone rang, he quickly stepped outside to take the call.......

"I mourned her death for years...."

"Your anger was misplaced..."The old man said..."This family did you no wrong, basically, they saved you from what you would have been under Nila's influence..."

The door burst open and detective Jones re-entered with tears dripping down his cheek.., anger wrecking his insides, he took out his pocket pistol and pointed it at Pious, Pious men reciprocated while chief Justin's men supported Jones with theirs.....

Awe pricked the elders and they all ran to a corner each avoiding the muzzle of the many guns pointing at each other...

"What are you doing Jones....?"Chief Justin asked

More tears dropped from Jones eyes when he turn his face to face him, he showed him his phone to show him the pictures of the dead bodies laying on the floor....
"Maia is dead..."He said, voice engulfed with tremors...."Somebody killed her and somebody have to pay the price.."







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KINGS(BOOK 2)
FINAL EPISODE








THREE YEARS LATER








Tiny fingers curl around Pious fingers... , he watch his new born son peer through brand new eyes at what must be such a strange world after life in the womb. His legs kick in a tiny jagged motion, looking for that resistance they are used to , but finding nothing but air. He wonder if that's unsettling or a relief, it must have been pretty cramped in there. When he stretches his hands barely rise above his head and he think of how strange they'd all look if they kept those body proportions as they grew. He know he can pick him up if he want to, he's his and Giselle son, but he was scared to break him. he's such a doll. Then he begins to fret and cry, Giselle's sister Chloe tells him how annoying that's going to be, but it's so cute he almost cry. This is a new person in their life, and he's already filling up with love for him...

Giselle carried him and gave him that motherly pet, it was so adorable.., he watch smiling until their little son, the next king of Akpatu fell asleep...

"He sleeps..."Giselle said giving him a soft pet in his back..."At last there's some peace around here..."

Pious nodded, Giselle stood beside him and they both watch the little infant sleeps peacefully..., he wonder if they dream and if they do, what do they see...

"Do you think he'll return..?"Giselle ask

"Who..?"

"Chief Justin.."

"I don't know, we haven't seen or heard from him since he took his daughter's body away...."

"What about the detective, he was so pissed at you..?"

"His superiors made him dropped the case, we haven't seen or heard from him since then also.., it's been three years you know, maybe they moved on.., chief Justin could have realised his fight with me was pointless, he knew the truth..."

"We owe everything to Rose, if she hasn't told you the chief was after you, the chief would have probably killed you ..., and me.."

"Yeah, probably..., Rose is a true friend"

Giselle sigh..."Am so happy, look at us, you're now the king and i the queen, look at our baby.., what do you think we should name him...?"

"I was thinking Francis or Godfrey..."

Giselle smile, then she perked him..."I miss Francis.."

"I miss him too..."

"Your majesty..."A guard voice rumbled from outside..

They quickly turn to face him..

"You need to see something..."The guard said

They glance at each other before they took off with the guard...
When they got outside, they saw someone lying on the floor, body full with dirt..., it didn't take a second before they recognize him...

"Oh my God..."Giselle exclaimed, shocked

"Francis..."Pious boom out and ran to his side...
"Francis..."He called out.., then he lifted him in his shoulder and carried him inside...








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HOURS LATER



They both walked into the room after they heard he was awake, they went closer to him, he was lean, more lean than they thought he will be.., his eyes were sucked in like someone was after them and they decided to hide....

Pious touch his hands and talked with his smile, he cried earlier, the joy of seeing his brother chased his tears out...

"What happened Francis..."Giselle asked

Francis swallowed as his head brood over life in the other part of the world...

"How are you here..?"Pious asked

"The Christians came.."Francis mutter...

"The Christians"

Francis nodded shabbily..."They came to liberate the idol worshippers"

"Did they succeed?"Giselle asked curiously

"At a high price..., They were fourteen in number, only one returned.."

"What happened to the rest...?"

"They died the most brutal death ever..."

Francis mind brood over the horrific times, when the men who called themselves the sons of God were been slaughtered like animal, their heart were ripped out of their chest and their bodies were offered as burnt sacrifice to ogini...

"What about your friend..., Taka..?"Giselle asked

For a moment, Francis just sat looking at her as he revisit the memories of what happened...., the KA-RUs including himself were pawns of ogini..., Taka was their leader, he burnt down villages and killed many men that accepted the words of the preachers....

"He disappeared after the defeat of ogini..."He mutter...."I never saw him again..."

"You didn't asked about his whereabouts....?"

"Noone knew..., maybe he wander off because he was guilty of all the innocent blood he shed with his sword and daggers..., or maybe he ran because the families of the people he killed for ogini were after him.."

"Did you kill anyone...?"Pious asked

Francis sniffle, he turn away and look at them again..."I don't know..., i think i did, i didn't know what i was doing, i wasn't me..., ogini was controlling us, it was like someone else was living in me.."

"You were possessed"Giselle said

"I think so...., i got myself back after ogini was defeated, i wanted to go back to my life, find the one that matters to me but then it was too late..."

"Late..., how do you mean...?"Pious asked

Francis shut his eyes, when he reopen them, a lone tear drop down from it..., his mind brood over the moment he went back to Mogula after hearing the victory of their war against the children of Jafar but the victory came at a high price..., Gary lost his life in the war and Vuga was made king.., the youngest king to be made in the history of Mogula, so he heard...

He thought at last he will find happiness with her when he gets there but the news he got was rather terrific than he expected....

"I loved someone...."He mutter, more tears flooding his eyes...."I went back for her after the war between the Christian God and the pagan god, after i was freed from ogini's influence, i thought for once in my life everything will be fine when i reunite with her again.., and then i find out she was dead...., My Katherine died and i didn't even know..."

"Am so sorry Francis..."Gisele mutter

"Do you know how she died..?"Pious asked

Uncontrolled tears rolled down Francis cheek..."She..., i heard she died protecting Zaku..., the heir to the throne of the capital of that world...."

Francis face glimmer with unchecked drips of tears and he felt like the whole world was about to crumble...., he remembered the moment he heard the news and he asked what Zaku did to avenge her death..., the reply was terrific..., Zaku did nothing, instead he left with the Christian priest, denouncing his birthright to the throne and leaving it in the hands of his cold uncle...Lakuyada after lord Kubali's death....

His life was a perfect definition of grief..., Taka killed Zed just the way the fortune teller had said.., he never heard anything about Levi after the defeat of ogini.. ,he prays Wherever he is, he's okay......

"Am so sorry Francis..."Giselle said wrapping her hand around him...

Francis sob heavily on her shoulders..., once more his mind brood over Katherine, their happy moments together, why does life have to treat him this way...was it his fate, sometimes he thinks they weren't meant for each other..., she died, he didn't get to see her before she did because he was busy killing innocent people for ogini...., he didn't get to hear her last words.., didn't get to tell her he loves and will always do in life and in death....

When Pious and Giselle left him alone, he close the room door and stood at the window.., he watch the direction of the wind and once again allow his thoughts wallow in his grief and it makes him wonder if he'll ever find peace....

Trying to find an answer to his question...he close the curtains.....











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7 YEARS LATER







When Taka exhale, The rich oaky smell of the cigarette permeated the room..., he inhale it and then let it out before dropping the rest of it on the table..
He spun around to see who opened the door when it creaked, he smile when he saw him, a friend he met a few months ago and since then, they've been doing business together...

"You want to see this..."Philip said handling the newspaper to him......"The king's brother is getting married..."

Taka pear his eyes at Francis and his pretty wife to be in the coloured newspaper picture....
"Francis is getting married..."He riposte

"Yeah, recognised the bride..."

Once again, Taka look at the picture, a muscled twitch at the corner of his mouth when he recognised her....

"She's the one we're supposed to assassinate..?"

"Yes..."Philip replied taking out his pocket pistol..."Tomorrow at the wedding...."

"Oh.."

"Are you down with it..?"Philip asked..."He was your friend, you've known him for long...., can you pull the trigger at his wife..?"

"You tried to kill him once.."

"No.."Philip nib.."Not him, his brother, the king..., so can you..?"

"Why asking..?"

"I need to be sure, our client paid us a large sum of money to take the bitch down, i don't need any sentimental bullshit..."

"Why is our destiny always taking us to the royal family.....?"Taka asked

"I don't know about that.., so i ask again Taka, can you take the shot..?"

"Yes..., the money comes first, enemies comes second, there is no room for friends and sentiments..."

"Good..., get ready, we move tonight..."

Taka picked up a pistol, he kissed the muzzle, then he pointed it at the mirror...."I love you baby.."He whispered to the gun...









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Taka glance at his time, when it beat the time for the groom and bride entrance, he focused, his hands gripped on the recoil, he moved into a prone position and looked through the vision scope, he saw people all dancing as the groom and bride entered the hall, then the target came into sight but it was Francis who was more exposed to the trigger.., he aimed down the scope, there was no way he'll take a shot without the bullet reaching Francis first..

"Take the shot Taka..."Philip radio into the talkie...

Taka checked the wind speed and the distance and adjusted accordingly...

"Taka take the shot, you're losing the mark..."Philip said again.

Taka blink, his moments with Francis came flooding his head....

"Francis.., you lucky bastard..."He mutter before turning the sniper to face Philip on the end of the roof...., he aimed Philip's head, then he fired....

From the scope, he saw Philip brains scattered with the bullet...

He dropped the sniper, took a cigarette out and lit it...

"Francis.."He muttered, then he laughed, he ceased the laughter and said...."You stupid idiot.."








KINGS........THE END



Thanks ya'll for reading...



A merry Christmas to everyone

Holakizzo:
Wow thumbs up

Thanks man

amikeem:
As if am watching Action Movie. The best Episode. Bro kudos to u

Tnks man

ayamalexander77:
Xyder
Kess
Ted
Dillian
Maia
Bianca
Jacob
John
Two of Pious thugs and two of chief Justin thugs all dead in one day..
A day that was suppose to be the queen mother's funeral instead became a tragic day.
Am still awaiting news from Mogula....
Thanks 4 the update boss

The day was tragic before jare

Napoleonsammy:
I'm beginning to pity rose fa. Chai. Anyway, thanks for the update. You're super.

Tnks man

sagon1:
What a masterpiece, please don't rush to finish the story. Silver you are too good jooor.

Tnks man

purity23:
Pious just took the fight to the enemy
Rose my girl, you're strong
Thanks for the update

You're welcome dear

maridrug:
I concur you are a star. You're the man. You're an hero. Keep it up.
I will need your service. adewaleibukun7@gmail.com
Thanks.

Okay sir

Ibroslank:
Don't forget Mr Ali I will enjoy his role thanks for update

His wife counselled him against revenge....

Christipsy:
Thank u so much silver1996
May u live long

Amen

KhalifaDam:
I'm obsessed to this wonderful work... Bigger you

Thanks man

thank you so much silver for this great story

Wow
At last
Wat am I to say BT thank u so much for this wonderful story
Hpy Christmas

Whew......at last!!!!
I'll definitely miss the updates and everyone

Thanks for this wonderful story boss

Wow, finally.
Thanks for this early Xmas gift dear Santa.
Silver dearie more oil to your brain

Thanks silver u are the boss... I really enjoyed this story, the suspense n everything...God bless u
but u rush am sha����

@silver1996 you too much op more ink to your pen ✒ ✒ ✒ more funds in your account thanks alot bro have been following this story since day one you started the story here much love �❤�❤�❤

Wow wow what an epic end.., silver you are the main man, but why Kat have to die na

You too much baba...thanks alot for the story..
Taka my guy

Silver why end it this way
What happened to rose
What happened to max
Seems you decided to rush the story,anyways thanks

Vivikema:
Silver why end it this way
What happened to rose
What happened to max
Seems you decided to rush the story,anyways thanks

I also felt that he rushed the story.
He's probably still hurting from those horrible words said to him that prompted his unexpected rapid updates.

Nice story Op.
God bless you

Wow....
Tanks so much for this wonderful piece...
U did a nice work here

Wow finally the end, you're good silver, thanks very much for the story, i will miss all the cast especially Francis...

Silver you're the best

Thank you Silver, KINGS is an amazing story, thank you for sharing and thank you for sticking on this journey with us, no matter the discouraging times. A very Merry Christmas to you and a beautiful new year.
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Thanks Boss Silver 1996 . Happy Christmas and God bless you .

Thanks for this wonderful piece, God bless you. Though the ending sha ........ It seems it was a bit rush
Those in support say AHH, those against say NAY. The _____ have it

wonderful, nice one silver. merry Christmas and happy new year in advance.