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KINGS(7DOC)
EPISODE 10
EPISODE TITLE- The king's secret wealth




DAY 2






12:01AM







Maria unsettled eyes glanced unceremoniously around the room before she furiously tossed the mop aside and drew back in her furrowed brows..., her eyes moved with anger to the door the moment a light knock sound on it...

She clenched her fingers and walked towards the door.., she didn't waste anytime before opening it and drag in Aaron who was standing there....

"What do you think you have done...?"Maria queried, anger Stirling within her...

Cold chills ran down Aaron skin when he saw blood on the ground...
"What.., what..

"You told that bonehead about us.....?"Maria cut in furiously after closing the door

Aaron drew his bottom lip between his teeth a bit confused on where she was coming from.....
"I..I..., what are you saying..?"

"Don't give me that crap..."Maria hollered walking close to him...,fury roaring in her mind at the sight of the blood.

"What are you talking about..?"

"That stupid guard..., you told him about us..."

"Joshua..."

"Was that his name...?'

"Was....?"

"You told that bonehead about us.., what is wrong with you..?"

"I didn't tell him anything.."

"Really.., then how the hell did he find out about us if you didn't tell him..."

"I don't know..."Aaron said, voice clipped...."He came to me, told me he has evidence that proves we've been having sex..."

"And you fell stupidity for his tacts, how could you be so foolish...?"

Aaron sigh..."Look, I didn't know he was going to come to you, I swear it..., he ask me to pay him money to keep him shut, I wanted to tell you.."

"Well you should have told me sooner..."

"Wait..."Aaron said with a cringe at the blood..."What happened here..?"

"Nothing happened.."

"I mean what happened to Joshua..., this blood..,is it his...?"

Maria quickly turn away her gaze before reaching for the mop...

"Is this his blood....?"Aaron asked again, this time more serious in his tone...."Did you kill him..?"

"The less you know the better..."Maria replied...

"Princess stop..."

"Stop what..?"

"Don't do this..., trying to keep me in the dark when I can see the light..., this is blood and I guess you didn't just called me here by this time of the night to ask me about Joshua..., this is his blood, isn't it...?"

"I can only say this Aaron.., you won't be seeing him again..."She stated

Flutters washed across his face and once again his eyes widened to the blood on the floor.....

"You killed him.."He mutter...

"Hey..."She chime in.."He wanted to sleep with me and when I declined, he threaten to tell my mother everything, you know I can't let that happen...."

"So you killed him..?"

"It was necessary..., in this world, some people have to die for others to move forward.., he was a barrier that needed to be swept off...., now go get a mop and help me clean this blood off the floor before the queen comes in here..."










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12:15AM



Lawrence breathe seemed to stutter in his lungs before he let it go, feeling the tension drain from his body. His breathing returned to normal...., he stare into the darkness, The blackness engulfed his thoughts. Stretching out in front of him like a map, the unknown studied his fears, his courage and his knowledge...

He clutch his back closely against a tree as he heard footsteps, then whispering, then came the torchlight panning every corner...

He swallowed forcefully and for a moment he thought he's been seen..., slowly, he began to raise the rifle to take another shot but then his pursuers torchlight went off once again returning the darkness there was back into the woods....

His heart throb when he heard a footstep tiptoeing towards him..., without time wasting, he fired at the direction of the footstep and quickly hid back before bullets came for him....

He quickly took off from his hiding place when the footsteps began to gain on him...., the darkness became his blanket of protection as his pursuers fire bullets blindly at him....

He ran fast not bothering to turn on his torchlight to see where he was running to.., his feet slip outwards on the wet autumn leaves as he round the corner, the cold night air shocking his throat and lungs as he inhale deeper, faster. With each footfall a jarring pain shoots ankle to knee before registering in his brain....

He stopped when the bullets stop...., he stood breathing like his air supply has been doomed to be cut off......, tired and exhausted from the fear, the race and the survival from every wild thing the forest can produce.., he turn on the torchlight and pan it around to see where he is....

Adrenaline roasted him from the inside as he saw a pond ahead...., his breathe stutters in his lungs dying from taste of water.., he quickly trot towards the pond.., he dropped the gun and the torchlight and quickly served the water with his palm to wash his face..., before drinking not minding if the water was dirty or not....

He exhale, his long legs threatening to collaspe beneath him, his heart raced as he realise he needs to keep going, keep moving before his pursuers find him again..

He wipe off the water from his forehead, took the gun and the torchlight and began to move forward wondering how deep he was into the bush.......







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5:43AM





Lawrence woke up suddenly, every though in high definition..., he looked around, he was under a tree canopy.., he can't believe he actually slept off..., he sniffle and shine the torchlight on his wristwatch still tied around his wrist...

He grit when he realise it was morning already.., he quickly stood up not fascinated by the dew falling from the leaves...., he pick his gun, his eyes a bit still blazing with the effect of the sleep....

He heaved in a deep breathe, look around and chose the way to take and finally decided to take his right route...., his head ponder over if his pursuers were closer to him or he has lost them...

He decided to make a plan when he sees them again and right there, he dropped the touch to check if the gun was still loaded....

"Shit..."He mutter disappointed flaring every part of him when he realise there was only two bullets left....

He bit his lower lip weighing the pros and cons of facing them squarely with just two bullets..., he remember shooting one of the men few hours ago when he heard footsteps but he wasn't sure if he hit a person or the bullet just went AWOL..., it was dark, it's hard to tell if he killed another of them....

Disappointed with his discovering, he pick up the torch, look around again to see if there was any path in the Bush that could lead him out and lead him home....

The forest hums with life all around him, he twirl about, gazing up at the canopy, searching for the birds that sing sweetly. The morning sun breaks through the cracks, lighting up the dirt path ahead of him, decorated with outgrown roots, wildflowers and fallen leaves that crunch beneath his bare feet, he trudge on, taking in the fragrance of minty grass and the damp earth. Each breathe is like water, fresh and cleansing, flowing freely into his lungs....

His stomach rumbled reminding him his stomach was empty and needed food, his dry throat needed water and he was far from the last pond he saw..., going back there was a complete risk.., he trudge on, The sweet surrendering scent of the morning dew filled the forest and chill his skin with a scent that did not belong on earth.....

His eyes glazed at the forest leaves that fell from the tall trees, they lay scattered on the floor..., his stomach rumbled again and he involuntarily scanned his eyes at the trees in search of any fruits, when he find nothing, he dropped his head and went forward all the while looking around for a way out......








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7:26AM





Samie scan his eyes on every part of the road before he picked up a broken piece of glass....
"They were here..."He said dropping the piece of glass..

"Where could they have gone to...?"London, one of the AS squad member asked curiously

Samie rose from his squatted position to his knee.., he look around again and took a few steps forward.....

"If broken glasses are on the ground, it certainly means it hasn't been long an accident happened...?"

"You think is the prince..?"London asked

Samie nodded..."If their attackers were here, it means they shot at them.., when you're been shoot at, what do you do....?"

"I'll try to avoid the bullets..."London replied

"And how do you do that..?"

"By reversing the car...."

"And they couldn't have drove straight.., which means...

"They diverted or the car brake cut and it diverted..."

Samie whistle and pointed at the bush...

"Into the bush..."London added with a glance at where Samie was pointing at...

"Tell the boys to prepare the guns..., we're going hunting..."







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7:40AM





Queen Tiger's eyes quickly moved to the bag that fell from the pile of things the guards were carrying from the kings room..., she quickly pick it up and when she look into it, she saw a disc and a map.., she took out the map and glance at it, before she took out the disc and inserted it into the DVD player....

Her eyes narrowed when she notice it was a recording the king has made.., she sat and listened to it and was about taking it out when a light knock sound on the door..

"Queen Tiger...."Sulieman said crisply, hands behind his back......

He cocked his throat and continue when Tiger said nothing.....
"Samie called..."He said...."He said he found clues that made him believe the prince was attacked and could have ran into the bush for safety....."

"Have he found him yet...?"Tiger queried anxiously

"No..."

She sigh, more of disappointment...

"I'll tell you more as soon as he finds out anything..."Sulieman said and was about walking out when Queen called him back..., he quickly turn back to face her.....

"Listen to this recording the king made...."She said replaying the video.....

Sulieman eyes enlarged with shock as he listen to the late king words on the video....

"A secret wealth..."Sulieman slack-jawed

"Yes..."Queen Tiger said and took out the map...."The king has a secret wealth he has hidden from everyone..., this map leads to where the money is...."

Sulieman took the map from her and took a closer look at it...
"It says here the money is in Chalinna town..."

"Yes.."Queen Tiger said..."If the king has saved some money there, we need to take it..., he probably made this video because he knew he was going die and needed me to find this money......"

"What do you want me to do...?"Sulieman asked...

"Assemble your trusted men, I need you to go to chalinna town and get that money, this is alot of money we're talking about Sulieman..., no mistakes...."

"Yes queen Tiger..., I'll leave immediately......"







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08:35AM




"Thank you Aaron..."Chief Borgias said before the call drop dead....

"What is it Pops...?"Liam asked before tossing a piece of bread in his mouth...

"Aaron said the late has some secret wealth he stashed somewhere..."

"Secret wealth....?"Antonia reiterated

"Must be where he's keeping all the money he's been embezzling from the federal Government...."Chief borgias said

"So what do we do Pops..?"

"We need the money.."Chief Borgias said..."Aaron said Tiger just sent Sulieman to take the money..., the money is in a vault in Chalinna town, Liam will get there first and bring the money to us, kill Sulieman and his bonehead squads if they get in your way.., no matter what, that money is ours....."

"Roger that Pops.."He said standing up, took a last bite of the bread and walk out....
"Playtime is over morons..."Liam shouted from outside..







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09:00AM




With furrowed brows, Riot appeared from the bushes, the gun in his hand.....
"That idiot escape...."He sneer....."For now..."

"I'll kill him..."One of his person snarled

Riot phone rang, and immediately he took out from his network...
"Some network alas..."He mutter before answering the call..

"Is he dead...?"A voice came from the other end..

Riot curled his lips before answering..."For now, no...:

"And why isn't he dead..."The voice glowered

Riot sniffle...."The bastard kill Smith, and shot Gab in the hand"

"That is not an excuse for your incompetence...."The voice yelled...

"I promise you boss, I'll scatter that bastard head with bullets, I swear it..."

"I'm sending in another team..."The voice said and the call drop dead..

"Boss..."Riot said before frown lines encroach in his face......

"Can you walk now..?"Riot asked his injured partner..."We need to get back to business..."

Gab stood to his feet, his arm still hurt from the bullet, he took his gun with his good hand.....
"Let's go kill that bastard..."







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09:12AM





"Thank you.."Kess said to the taxi man before he walked into the station.., he walk pass the men on the front desk and took a turn to his office...

"Kess...."Dorathy called him from behind....

Kess stop to face her...

"I've been calling you, why is your number turn off..."

Kess sigh..."I forgot to plug it..."

"He's been bailed out.."Dorathy said

"Who's been bailed out...?"

"The man we caught, the one going to chief Dario's house with the drugs, he's...

"Who processed his bail....?"Kess cut in sharply

"The DPO....."

A ball of resentment quickly washed over Kess and without time wasting, he trot towards the DPOs office and push the door open without knocking....

"Are you mad...?"The DPO queried

"That boy was a potential suspect, he's the only link we had to who was producing the drugs and you processed his bail....?"

"Get out of my office.."The DPO hollered...

"Kess..."Dorathy chimes in...

Kess glare at him, his insides seething with anger.., his mind brood over the first man who was killed in the hospital and now this....
"Are you working for them...?"Kess queried...

"What...?"

Nostril flaring with rage, Kess took out his gun and pointed it at the DPO......

"Have you gone mad..?"The DPO scowled

"Are you working for them...?"Kess snarled still pointing the pistol at him..

"Kess drop the gun....."Dorathy chime in pointing her own gun at Kess head....."Do it now Kess or I swear I'll shoot..."








TBC

manduwem:
Abeg all those cheering Lawrence on...make u march brake small na. No do make Mazi silver notice am on bc He has a nack of killing any famous character on. Read book 1 n 2 n u'll understand.
To chief silver... Abeg set Landmine for the princess n her lover boy.

Sha I'll always say this bc na facts, U'RE GUD BOSS

Tnks

KINGS(7 DOCS)
EPISODE 9
EPISODE TITLE- Face on






STILL ON DAY 1



Queen Tiger turn away her face as her stomach heaved the moment two AS squad carried Joshua's dead body on the bag and zipped it...

"Sulieman..."Tiger said with a cringe at the bag...."Take him out discreetly, I don't want the palace workers gossiping about it...."

Sulieman nodded and two AS squad carried the body away, Sulieman leaving the room with them...

Queen Tiger sigh and stare at the blood on the floor..., she knit her brows before furiously knocking on the bathroom door...
"Maria come out here.."She hollered...

She stare at the blood again waiting for her daughter to come out from the bathroom, when she didn't, she knocked again...

Maria opened the door angrily....
"Can't I have a moment of rest...?"Maria hollered with resentment...

"A moment of rest my foot..."Queen Tiger yelled back..."Look at the mess you made here, look at the blood..."

"Why isn't the blood out...?"Maria queried...

"Because I told them not to take it off, you'll do that yourself...."

Anger swept across her face and she quickly eyed Queen Tiger....
"I'll just have to get another room.."She said walking past her but Queen Tiger dragged her back...

"Are you going to tell me the truth now..?"Tiger queried holding Maria hand..

"What truth...?"

"Why did you kill this man...?"

Maria frown and rolled her eyes before settling them back on Tiger..."I told you he tried to rape me..."

"Oh please, only a fool will believe that story, now tell me, why did you kill him...?"

"Will you take your hands off of me.."Maria scowled trying to yanked her hand from her grasp but she didn't succeed as her mother tighten her grip on her..

"Why did you kill him...?"Tiger growled

"If you don't believe what I said, then you can believe whatever you want, I don't care..."

"Your brother is missing and you want to mess with me here...?"

"I'm not messing with you, you're messing with yourself, so please let go of me..."

"Did you try to seduce this man...?"

Maria squint in revulsion...."What the heck..!"

"I know you Maria..., did you..

"No..."She cut in brusquely..."What do you take me for, you really think I'll stoop so low to seduce a common guard..., mum that's the height of every shit you've threw at me...,.., now let go of me..."

"Today is almost over yet your brother hasn't been found..., someone is out there making sure something happens to your brother so they could steal the throne and here you are killing guards when the real war is out there..."

"I asked you about Lawrence..."She cut in furiously..."Do you remember what you told me..., you said..'Go to your room little girl.'"

"And now I'm telling you..."She retorted squeezing her hand...."If you continue misbehaving, I swear on your father's grave, I'll lock you in a room without food or water till the end of these seven days, do you understand me...?"

Maria glared at her...

"Do you understand me..?"Tiger growled..

Chills washed down her spine and quickly she mutter..."Yes..."

"Good..."Tiger groaned and let go of her hand..."Now get out there, get a mob and a bucket and clean this blood off discreetly..., I don't want any guards or maids finding out about this..."

"You really want me to clean off this blood...?"

"Do you need a manual on how to mop a floor...?"Tiger queried

Exasperation seethe her insides before she blare out..."I'm not cleaning this..."

"Oh yes you will....:

"And if I don't..."

"That is not an option dear, so get out there and do as I say..., the last thing I want is the useless palace workers gossiping about a dead body..."

"I cannot mop the floor..."She insisted...

Tiger's eyes burned with rage and quickly, she grabbed Maria neck and shoved her against the bathroom door...

"Listen to me you little rat..."Tiger growled tightening her grip around Maria throat...."You're going to do as I say, do you understand that...?"

Maria gasped and quickly lour her head the moment Tiger let go of her...

"Now..."Tiger added angrily..

Maria raised her face to look at her, vexation triggering every muscle in her to pounce on Tiger...
"I hate you.."She latched out

"You've hated me since you were little.., so get your self out of here and do as I say..., discreetly.., I don't want to come back here and see an ounce of blood on the floor..."

Maria didn't reply, instead she let her angry gaze speak....

"Idiot..."Tiger sneer before walking out of her room...

Nostril flaring, Maria poured her frustration on everything in her room, as she threw everything her hands can touch against the wall..







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The drone of insects humming chime into the darkness that now dominates the forest, Lawrence could hear the sound of Little frogs croaked under large, broad leaves...., slowly he took out the torch light the hunter had gifted him and pan it around.., the torch light was bright as he feared his pursuers might see the glow even before he notice them....

He pan the torchlight ahead and with it in his hand, he dashed through the woods, leaping over thin winding creaks and the slippery rocks. he dodged and zipped past rotting oak trees and under lowered and snapped branches...., The earth was wet and moist under her bare pink skin. he stepped into a muddy brook, swollen by the recent rains, soaking up his trouser....

He grimaced and quickly pulled out his legs and walked pass the edge....., ahead was darkly foreboding and he could hear ominous sounds and silent creaking, whispering trees, thicker leaves and thicker overgrown of forest edge..., he felt cold prick his skin making him realise he was only on singlet, The cold moves in only to meet the warmth of his blood, his defence against such ice. He feel it wash over his skin, again and again, only to be met by the beat of his heart, again and again. The truth is, as hard as it is, that so long as he keep moving he'll win. The ones who stop are the ones who freeze; the victors reach the safety of home because one foot always moves in front of the other in defiance to the wind.....

Bugs zipped in and out of his ears, humming and buzzing their little annoying songs. Mosquitoes landed on the only exposed skin he had, but he quickly slapped them away...., he trudge forward fully aware of all the dangers that comes with the night but he was fully prepared...., fully convinced he can take his enemies on...






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As their kisses grew deeper and more intense, the girls set their wine glasses aside and focused their attention completely on each other...

"Okay that's enough..."Caleb cut into the excitement..."Now come to Daddy..."

The girls smile and walk over to him, one of them began to undo his belt, opening his shorts to release his penis, his penis grew impressively hard and thick in her hands and immediately she covered every inch of it with her tongue...

After sucking Caleb’s penis a while longer, the girl turned to face the other girl, kissing her again while Caleb knelt behind her and drove his rigid penis into her pussy...., the other girl was kissing and caressing her while Caleb was stroking his hard Dick inside and out of her pussy with forceful thrust and anger of been beaten and embarrassed by Liam..

The girl cried out, her mind spinning with a swarm of sensations. It seemed all too soon when Caleb withdrew his penis...

"Your turn.."Caleb said to the other girl..

The other girl lifted her skirt to straddle her face while Caleb took up his position between her open thighs..., Caleb fùcked her while she and the first girl kissed and held on to each other harder than ever before. Eventually, she moved off to the the first girl side, Caleb moving with her. He continued pounding his thick dick into her pussy while she massaged the first girl clit, and the hot, hungry kisses were shared between all of them...

After giving the second girl pussy a thorough fùcking, Caleb was soon moving between the first girl thighs again, sliding his dick back inside her....., he thrust in, harder and harder before the room door forcefully creaked open....

Caleb quickly stopped to face the intruder.., he sigh when he realise it was his father...

"Not now dad.."Caleb said pulling out his raging dick..

Chief Miguel's eyes moved from one of the naķed girls to the other...
"Get out..."He snarled..

The girls didn't waste time before picking their clothes not even bothering to slid them in.., they passed chief Miguel naķed....shameless.

"Yo dad..."Caleb said wearing boxers but his dick was still erected and needed to continue from where it stopped...

"Are you crazy..?"Chief Miguel scowled...

Calen glanced up to face him..."No.."

"That moròn beat you up like a little boy, you didn't retaliate and you had the audacity to bring whòres into my house..."

"I was just trying to get my mind off what happened, and as for Liam..., be rest assure dad..., that bastard will pay..."

"Look at you...., in days time you'll be the future king of this kingdom and here you are, thrusting your dick in and out of whòres pussy..., what is wrong with you...?"

"King..."Caleb scoffs..."Dad, haven't you realised it, the princess hates me and what makes you so sure in marrying her I'll be king..."

"Do not underestimate what I'm capable of, I have worked so hard so you could sit on that throne...., so it's time you start acting like a king.."

"Well dad, if I'm going to be king, we have to start removing the stumbling blocks, let's start with that bastard....Liam and his father...."

"Borgias is already a dead man...., just pray these seven days finish soonest.., because on the eight day, Saruza shall have a new king and that's you son, so don't make me start regretting my decision of wanting to put you in the throne...."

"What did the Godfather say about this...?"

"Don't worry about the Godfather, my boys are on the lookout for him.., once he's sighted..., he'll be gun down...."

"And the prince....?"

"The prince is already dead.., as soon as he sets foot in this kingdom, he will catch a bullet, so do not worry about that piece of garbage...."

"And Tiger...., when are we putting her down..?"

"Forget about that woman, she can't do nothing..., with Ikoro on my side, surely the throne is yours son..."

"So I'm not getting married to the princess anymore....?"

Chief Miguel nibbed...."If you want to..., I thought the king was going to stay for long, that's why I came up with that marriage proposal, now that he's dead, we need to take the throne in other ways......."He walked closer to him..."You're my only son Caleb..., before I pass on, I need to do something great for you and becoming the king of this land will give me a seat among the chiefs in hell...."







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Cold licked at his face and crept under his clothes, spreading across his skin like the lacy tide on a frigid winter beach....., he exhale and trudge forward and just then he caught sight of a fire, he quickly put off the torchlight and drew closer to take a closer look at the direction of the fire....., making sure his shoe wasn't making any noise, he trot forward....., his brows furrowed when he saw three men sitting around the fire giggling and talking...

His eyes searched for the fourth person, he saw him standing a stone throw from the remaining three....

"Got you..."He said and aim the gun at the direction of the one standing.....

He isn't sure if he's going to take a good shot since darkness was the call of the night and the only visible light was the fire.... when his target moved, he moved the gun too...

His eyes gleaned as his target moved to sit among the other three..., he lower the gun, curl his finger around the trigger and pray the bullet hit one of them...., he shut an eye, when he reopened it, he pulled the trigger and poof...., the bullet went on a speed and scattered the head of one of them..

With the alertness of the gunshot, the three remaining men fired back blindly...

Lawrence crunched to the ground as bullets came for him, when the bullet cease, it occured to him they were running towards his direction...., he didn't waste time, he pick up the torchlight and ran off to another part of the forest to lay in wait for them......

"Come on bastards..."Lawrence sneer cocking the rifle again.....







DAY 2

12:00AM











7 DAYS OF CHAOS







TBC

Thebigdream:
This prince is just going from problem to problem.
Thanks for the update, love the story, action filled

Tnks man

KINGS(7 DOC)
EPISODE 8
EPISODE TITLE- A long night of horror






STILL ON DAY 1







"Please don't shoot..."Lawrence shouted immediately......

"Who are you...?"The man reiterated still pointing the rifle at him....

"I got lost..."Lawrence said...."I had an accident, I jump out of my car and ....., and I hit my head on a wood, that is how I fell unconscious...."

He swallowed before his eyes glance at his injured arm, some kind of leaves were covering his wound and surprisingly the blood wasn't flowing anymore...

"I removed the bullet..."The man said dropping the rifle at his side....

"Thank you.."Lawrence mutter

"Sorry I pointed the gun at you...., I wanted to be sure you weren't a bad person.."

"I'm not a bad person..."Lawrence replied quickly

"Then how come you have a bullet in your arm...?"

Lawrence sigh, his head brooding over how he was shot....

"I was shot.."He said crisply

"By who...?"

"Some people are chasing me...."

"Who...?"

He bit slightly at his lower lip..."I.. I don't know..."

"You don't know or you don't want to tell me..."

"I don't know...."

"So you saying people you don't know who wants you dead.., who are you...?"

Lawrence swallowed forcefully as the words rang over and over in his head, he rolled his eyes around to be sure of where he is.., the place was like a hut with dust everywhere, it had no window and there was a strange odour protruding from it....

"Who are you....?"The man asked again...

"A very important person..."Lawrence said....

"A very important person..."The man reiterated...."What kind of important person....?"

Lawrence exhale, his wits warning him not to disclose his identity, who knows, the man could be one of the people who wants him dead, he needed to be careful...

"Where am I...?"He asked changing the subject...

"In the forest..."The man said in an unfriendly tone

His eyelids dropped...."And who are you..?"

"I'm a hunter...., I saw you laying unconscious on the ground almost devoured by a wild animal...., I scare the animal off and brought you here, I took off the bullet and cover the wound with those leaves to suck off any infection you may have gotten..."

"Thank you...."

The hunter sigh and nodded...

"I need to get out of here..."Lawrence said trying to get up..., he squinted when a sharp pain lanced across his head....

"You need to rest..., it's dark already, you can't get out of this bush tonight, there are wild animals out there...."

Lawrence exhale, his right hand touching his head....

"I'll manage.."He said standing up...

"Who exactly are you...?"The hunter asked again, this time with a more curious tone..."Why are those men after you?"

He stuck his nose in the air wondering why the man was so bend on knowing who he is..., he would have probably be curious if he was in the man's shoes...

"It's best you don't know..."He stated raising his face to him..., but the hunter expression clearly states he didn't like his words....

"When I saw you lying helplessly unconscious, I took you and saved you, the least you could do is tell me who you are and what you're doing in the forest.."

Lawrence swallowed forcefully....."I'm the prince..."

"The prince..!"The hunter reiterated walking closer to him...."The prince of where...?"

He drew his lower lips between his teeth...."What land are you from...?"

"Jalama..., after Saruza..."

"I'm the prince of Saruza...."He said hoping he hasn't made a mistake by telling him...

The man stare long at him before he burst into laughter making Lawrence wonder what was so funny by his identity....

"Prince..."The man said amidst laughter..."If you're the prince of Saruza then I'm the king of Jalama..."

"I'm saying the truth..."Lawrence cut in putting the hunter's laughter to a stop....

"What will the prince of such a great town be doing in the forest all alone...., you're funny....."

Lawrence suck on his teeth..."That's who I am..."

"Fine..."The hunter said...."stick to your story and I'll stick to mine..."

"What..., what do you mean you'll stick to yours...?"

The hunters eyes gleaned....."That I'm the king of Jalama..."

"Oh..."Lawrence mutter withdrawing his face...., he look around again, there was a lamp in the centre of the room and it was the only light in the muddy room.....

"I need to get going...?"Lawrence said standing up despite the pains he was feeling ..

"It's dark already.., you cannot leave except you want to come hunting with me..."

Lawrence sigh at the offer...."No thank you, I need to get home..."

"There will be wild animals out there..."

Lawrence swallowed, the thoughts of the wild animals sending chills down his spine....

"I'll pass...."He said and slowly and walked pass him before he spun around to face him again...."Thank you for everything...."

The hunter nodded, pick a torchlight and handed it to him....

"You'll need it..."

"Thank you.."He said, he stare at the man a bit before he made his way outside...., he breathe in the fresh air before he scurried off into the thick bush once again.....








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Kess heaved in a deep breathe after Dorathy find a place to packed the police vehicle in the hotel packing space.....

"Are you sure you don't want to stay in the police quarters....?"Dorathy asked

Kess nibbed before turning to face her...."Let me think about it...."

"It's more cheaper than sleeping in a hotel...."

A light smile surround Kess face...."I know, and I don't intend staying in a hotel room forever..."

"If you don't like the police quarter, you can come live with me...."

Kess narrowed his eyes at her...

"I'm just joking..."She said and they both chuckle...

Kess reclined his back on the chair, his smile still etched in his face....

"So where did you go...?"Dorathy asked..

Kess turn his face to her and stick his hand in the air...

"I didn't see you few minutes after Chief Dario left the station.., only for you to come back after 40mins.., where did you go...?"

"Mmm....., so you were taking note of time..."

She raised a brow at him..."You went to the chief's house didn't you..?"

Kess sigh and lean his back back on the chair...."Yes...."

"So what did he say.., did he confess to be a sponsor to the making of the drugs..?"

"No..." Kess replied looking at her.....

"So what did he say...?"

"He didn't tell me much.., but he did spoke about the Godfather...., he said the Godfather knows who killed the king..."

"We cannot find the Godfather..., the man is a ghost..."

"That's why we'll interrogate that boy first thing tomorrow morning..., I sincerely believe we'll get somewhere with his confession...."

"That is if he confesses.., you saw how adamant he was when you arrested him, you even threatened to shoot yet he didn't bulge..., it will be hard getting something from him..."

Kess scoff..."He will talk, don't worry about that.."

"Really..., what are you going to do to make him talk...?"

Kess chuckle...."You'll see tomorrow..."

"Should I be scared?"

"Of what...?"

"Of what you're planning..."

"I'm not planning anything..."

"Okay officer..."

"Tomorrow officer..."

She smile and he smiled back before coming down from the car....

"Good night..."Dorathy said from inside the car

"Good night.."Kess returned and watch until she drove out of the hotel.., he sigh and head towards the hotel reception...






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The path at Lawrence feet fades as it leads into the darkness of the woods,..., his feet follow the narrow strip of naked earth among the giants of root and leaf. He let his hands touch their skin as he pass, feeling their gentle spirits soothe his own..., The bare branches spiked into the sky - no sign of life to be found anywhere. It was so dark he was barely able to see where he was going. There were only small sounds of rustling bushes and the howl of the wind. He didn't know what laid in the dark forest, all he knew was that it wasn't going to be a peaceful journey.....

As he walked under the dark tresses of the trees his feet caressed the velvet flesh of the forest ground.... , he could feel the darkness drawing closer to him and pressing down, suffocating him slowly as he stepped carefully through the thick maze of woodland....

He stood for a bit to think upon where he was heading, he's a fool, he should have asked the hunter for directions.., he glanced at the sky, the silvery moonlight was slowed to a trickle by the full branches, and he had to squint, only to see a path of gloom and uncertainty ahead.....

When he decide to trot forward, he heard a gunshot..., he turn around, from his years of experience he could tell where a bullet sound came from and this certainly came from where he came from...., his eyes narrowed with shock as adrenaline choked the living daylight out of him....

"Oh God..."He mutter and began to run back to the hunter's mud house, his skin slashed through each leaves and tree branches as he find his way back to the hunter's mud house.....








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"Samie...."Maria called out the moment he laid eyes on him....."Oh my God what are you doing here....?"

"Princess..."Samie called back, a smile playing on his lips.....

"Are you here 'cause of my brother...?"Maria asked curiously

"Yes...., your mother sent for me, I couldn't refuse..."

"Who can refuse her..?"Maria said.....

"How are you...?"Samie asked curiously...

"My brother is missing, I can't be fine...."

"I'll find your brother...."He said...

"If it's you, I believe it..."

"Samie..."Sulieman called out from behind him...

"I got to go..."He said to Maria...."I'll be seeing you soon..."

"As do I..."She replied and watch him walk away with Sulieman.., she exhale and made way to her room....
She was about closing the door to her room when a hand hold the door, infuriated she glare at the person...

"Are you crazy...?"She yelled on realization it was a guard...

"I need to talk to you...."Joshua said..

"You must be crazy if you think I want to talk to you,..I don't talk to peasants..."

"But you do talk to Aaron..."Joshua dared....."It'll be quick princess, if you refuse me entry to your room, I'm just going to walk straight to the queen and tell her everything I know about you and Aaron..., so choose.., Drama or entry...?"

Her brows snapped together and she quickly left the door for him to come in....

With a broad smile, Joshua walked into the room and close the door...

"What do you know about me and Aaron...?"Maria queried furiously

"Enough..."Joshua said, his eyes glazing at every inch of her body....."Enough to sign his death sentence..."

"What do you want...?"Maria scowled...

"You..."He mutter before licking his lips....

She scoff..."What do you mean me..?"

"You know what I mean princess, I want you to give to me what you've been giving to Aaron.."

"I haven't...

"Oh princess don't lie.., Aaron already confess everything..."

"That slowpoke.."Maria snarled..

"So what is it going to be princess..., are we doing this or not..."

She glowered at him...."Hell no.."

"Okay..."He said..."I guess I'm just going to tell the queen what I know..., guess who will suffer for it.."

He threw her a taunting smile and began to trot towards the door..

"Wait..."Maria said over her shoulder before reverting her angry gaze to him....

Joshua smile slipped before turning to face her....

"How much do you want...?"

"Hoo..., nice question but I don't want your money princess, I want you..., I want you to fùck me the way you fùck Aaron..."

"I...

"You can't..?"

She grunt angrily...."You cannot tell anyone.."

"I'm not a loud mouthed princess, if I were, everyone would know already..."

"Fine.., take off your clothes..."

He giggled..."What do you think I am princess, a fool, you want me to take off my clothes and when I do you'll scream and tell everyone I tried to rape you..., I don't think so, so let me tell you how we're going to do this, you take off your clothes first, and then you'll take out mine slowly..."

She glare at him, a vein popping in the back of her neck....
"Fine..."She sneer.., trot towards the door and locked it with the key...

Joshua widened his eyes as she pulled off her clothes and then her inners baring naķed in front of him...

"Wow...."He slack-jawed as he took a closer look at her well refined body before glancing down at her shaved pussy......

"Let's get this over with..."She said and grabbed him to herself..., she pulled off his shirt and pulled down his trouser....., she glanced up at him after she saw his erection...

"Big isn't it....?"Joshua crowled...."Now take it out, put it in your mouth and suck it like a lollipop..."

She hesitated a bit but she did it eventually....

"Wow..."He moan ...

She took away her mouth and pushed him into the bed....

"Now who's ready...?"Joshua asked when she climbed on top him and started kissing him...

He took his mouth from hers and began sucking her left succulent breast...

Eyes sparkling with anger.., Maria gently pull out her hair pin falling her long hair in her face...

Joshua didn't mind the hair, he continue sucking her, totally engrossed with the excitement of having sex with a princess....

Maria frown in revulsion and without time wasting, she took the hair pin closer to his neck and boom..., she stabbed him...

Joshua screamed as she continue stabbing him roughly.., blood pouring out like water..

He managed to push her away and fall to the ground but Maria wasn't done, she climbed down to finish off what she started, Joshua struggled against her but it was useless...

"Have sex with your grandmother you slowpoke...."Maria sneer before stabbing his throat...

In a pool of blood, Joshua struggle for breathe, for life but it was useless.., his last breathe quickly fade away before death wrapped him in it's cold hands...

"Idiot..."Maria cried out and stabbed his lifeless body again...









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Heart throbbing, Lawrence ran into the hut.., he almost collaspe when he found the hunter on the floor, a pool of blood surrounding him...

"Heyyy..."He cried out rushing to his side...

He sigh, a sigh of relief when he realise the hunter was still breathing but his breathe was faint...

The hunter swallowed forcefully as more blood pooled from his mouth...

"They..."The hunter stuttered...."They were here for you....

"Shh.., don't talk..."Lawrence mutter lifting him in his hand..

"They..."The hunter mutter..., breathe escape him and finally he died in Lawrence hands...

"Hunter, hunter..."Lawrence cried out shaking his body but to no avail...

He cried out loudly, then he dropped the man on the ground..., he sniffle and pick up some wrappers and covered the man's body..., he was about leaving when he saw the hunter's gun...., he quickly pick it up, check for bullets, it was loaded.., he stare at the hunter's body and his mind brood over Justice...., rage seethe his insides.., with flaring nose he walked outside with the rifle.., no longer is he running from his pursuers..., now he's becoming the hunter and not the hunted......

With added valor, he scurried off into the bush to find the men after him.....It's going to be a long night of horror...








KINGS


TBC

KINGS(7DOC)
EPISODE 7
EPISODE TITLE- Blood on the street





STILL ON DAY 1








The rich benignant cigar smoke eddied coolly down his throat; he puffed it out again in rings which breasted the air bravely for a moment; blue, circular.... before he threw it on the floor and squash it with his shoe....

Closing the police car door, he walked into the threshold of the house, took a deep breathe before rumbling a loud knock on the door.....

Vexation swept across his face when no answer came, he knew he was in.., his car was outside.., he knocked again, this time louder than the first.., he was about knocking the third time when the door opened...

He watch chief Dario's eyes burrowed into his but he didn't mind his expression....

"I specifically told your boss to tell you to stop bothering me..."Said Chief Dario still smouldering under his stony expression....

Kess curled his lips, the thought Chief Dario could know something but acting innocent infuriated him more....
"I don't care about what you specifically told my boss..."

"Get out..."Dario hollered...

A look of bitterness swept across Kess face and he quickly step closer to him.....
"Not until you tell me what I want to know..."

"You don't listen do you....?"

"What do you take me for chief.., a fool, you think I believed the nonsense you told us earlier....."

"The nonsense is the truth..."

"Then why was someone bringing you the killer drugs...?"

Dario sniffled, he look around before saying...."Come in..."

Kess hesitated a bit but quickly realise how stupid it will look if he continue standing outside...., it certainly won't get him anywhere.....

"Do you know why I prefer to stay isolated....?"Dario asked picking up a glass full of brandy.., he took a sip and drop the glass again...

Kess nibbed...."You're just going to tell me you prefer that lifestyle because you're alone..."

"Wrong..."He said taking another sip of the brandy...."That bastard made me this way.."

"Yeah, you made that clear earlier..., was that why you killed him...?"

Dario frown at the question...."Who told you I killed him...?"

"You killed him didn't you...?"

"Was it chief Miguel..?"Dario asked ignoring Kess question..."Or perhaps the fool, Borgias...."

"Did you killed him...?"Kess yelled...

"Lower your voice officer..."Dario snarled..."Who do you think you're talking to...?"

Kess took a deep drag to calm his rage......

"I did not kill the king..."Dario stated and gulp down the rest of the brandy....

"If you didn't, then who did...?"

"Have you heard of the Godfather....?"

"What about the Godfather....?"

"So you've heard..."

Kess bit his lower lip...."Yes I know about the Godfather...., you saying he killed the king...?"

"I'm saying he knows who killed the king...."

"Who is the Godfather.....?"

A weird smile surround Dario lips, he was about talking when they heard a knock on the door........

Dario didn't reply, so Kess moved towards the door, pulling out his pistol.., he signalled Dario to be quiet before opening the door...

"Don't shoot..."A palace guard shouted quickly stepping away from the door...

Kess heaved a deep sigh and put away his gun...

"Am only here to deliver a message to the Chief..."The palace guard said with quivering lips..

"What message...?"Chief Dario cut in...

"The queen request your presence immediately.."The palace guard said..."She said failure to do so will warrant your head on a standing pike..."

Dario groaned and move closer to the guard who kept stepping back...

"Tell the queen to go to hell..."Dario growled....

"I wouldn't think so chief, the queen was serious when she said this...."

"It will be your head on a pike if you don't get out of here......."

Without further words, the palace guard entered the car and drove off.....

Anger curled hot and unstoppable in Dario gut, like a blazing inferno that wanted to burn him from the inside out....
"Tiger has certainly crossed the line this time.."He said before taking the whole bottle of the brandy in his hand.....

"Why does the queen want you....?"Kess asked anxiously

"I want to be left alone inspector...."

Kess forehead furrowed at the response...."You still haven't answered my question chief..."

"What question..?"He growled facing him...

"Who is the Godfather...?"

"I don't know, but if you want to know who killed the king, start finding out the identity of that slowpoke...."

"You're still a suspect chief..."Kess said crisply discarding Dario angry face..."And if it turns out you killed the king..., you'll certainly pay for it...."

Dario chuckle...."You think you can do a thing in this kingdom...., we've seen your type officer, they come, claim they're strong but they fall hard..., if you go too deep officer, you will drown in your own blood..."

"Is that a threat....?"

"A piece of advice officer.., now get the hell out of my house and don't return here without a warrant..., now scram you moròn..."

A boiling fury swelled inside Kess and with that, he left Dario but with a promise...., , he'll be back and this time, it won't be for chit-chat......








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The road lay before him like a tarmac ribbon, one that had been worn over time. A white line ran down the center, relatively unbroken compared to the scarred and potholed concrete...., he looked out from the car windscreen and it look like it's going to rain.., he check his time, it was 5:12pm already, almost time for the darkness to draw in.....

He hissed and increase the volume of his music when he saw policemen ahead of him....
He slowed down when one of the policemen stood in the centre of the road, he stopped when he got to him....

He reduce the music and stare at the policeman who was looking into the car.....
"Officer...."He said to the policeman who wasn't smiling...

"What do you have in your boot...?"The policeman asked

"Nothing officer..."He said..

The policeman look suspiciously at him.....

"Come down..."The policeman said....

He frowned at the command....."Officer, what is it now..?"

"Step down from the vehicle and open your boot..."

He exhale adamant to do as the policeman said...

"Jawal...."The police called another policeman who quickly walked to him with the third policeman...

He looked at them from the car, counted and noticed they were three in total...

"Step down now...."The policeman said pointing the gun at him

"Okay..."He said in submission....., he opened the car door and came out from the vehicle...

"The boot..."The policeman stated..."Open it..."

"Officer there is...

"Open it now...."The policeman yelled..

"Okay...."He said, trot towards his drivers seat, press a button and the car boot opened...

"What's in the bag...?"The second policeman asked when the peep inside...

"My clothes...."

"Open it...."The third policeman chimes in...."Now..."

"Okay.."He said, he glance at the policemen as he zip the bag open slowly....

The first policeman looked into the bag and he saw clothes...

"I told you, they're my clothes..."He said in defence

"Unload the bag..."The second policeman ordered

"What.."He fling back like he didn't hear...

"I said unload the bag....."

"And who will load it back...?"

"Now..."The policeman yelled...

Irritation surged up inside him..., he turn to face the bag again and the three policemen lean closer all curious to know if only clothes as he mentioned were inside it....

Slowly, he took out a shirt, and then another...., his muscles grew tense and quickly, he turn to face the policeman beside him, with a strong swift, he took the policeman's gun and grab him by the throat as he point the gun to the policeman rib...."

"Drop the gun..."The other two policemen shouted pointing theirs at him...

His smile slipped..."Of course..."He sneer before pushing the policeman forward, in that moment, he fired bullets on the three policemen before they could take a shot..

"Shit...."He sneered when the bullets from the gun finish....

He quickly threw the gun down, went to his bag, pack the rest of the clothes....

"My babies...."He crowled as he saw the guns underneath the clothes, he took one out and sow more bullets into the dead policemen....

"Stupid policemen..."He snarled and spat on one of the police faces....

He heard his phone ringing and he quickly walked to the car, pick his phone from the seat and answered the call....

"Samie where are you...?"A voice sounded from the other end...

Samie suck on his teeth...."I got delayed by some miscreants..."He said with a cringe at the policemen...

"The queen is waiting.."The voice came again...

"Tell the queen I will be with her in five minutes....."He said and the call dropped dead....

He wipe his eyes with the back of his palm, kick a dead policeman, then he close his car truck, enter the car, increase the music volume and drove off leaving the dead policemen on the road, their blood watering the road....








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Aaron look at both sides of the corridor, when he noticed no one was in sight, he took out his phone, scroll to a number, dial it and waited as it rang...

"What is it...?"A voice came from the other end when the call connected.....

"The prince is missing...."Aaron said before glancing at both sides of the corridor again....

"What are they saying...?"The voice asked

"They are saying he was likely attacked...., he was attacked at the airport and now he's nowhere...."

"Thank you Aaron for this information..."The voice said and the call dropped dead..

Aaron sigh, when he turned back, he nearly collapsed on the spot when he saw Joshua...
"Are you stalking me...?"Aaron queried immediately....

"A girl should be asking me that..."Joshua fling back..."Not a dude with a dick....."

Aaron glared at him...

"Who were you talking to...?"Joshua asked

"Not your damn business....."

"Must be someone important since you're hiding out here..., are you cheating on the princess...?"

Aaron knit his brows...."Get a job man...."

"Oh I have a job..., have you gotten my money...?"

Irritation hit his guts..."No.."

"You want me to tell the queen...?"

"You said until tomorrow morning man..."

Joshua nibbed...."That's correct.., till tomorrow morning, 8am to be precise and if I don't get my money before then...., a dead guard will accompany the king to the grave."

"I get that..."Aaron scowled and furiously walk pass him...








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Engulfed with great anger, queen Tiger raise her brow to the door as it open...

Sulieman walked, face downcasted....

"Queen Tiger...."He said crisply..

"What news do you have of my son..?"Queen Tiger cut in brusquely...

"I'm afraid, we've gotten nothing yet..."

"Nothing yet..."She retorted standing up from the chair......"If anything happens to my son, I swear on my husband's grave I will paint the streets of this kingdom with blood....."








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Slowly, Lawrence open his eyes...., his sight was blur so he blink unaware of his environment, only to reopen his eyes and he saw a gun pointed at his face, he blink again thinking it's a dream, just then the memory of what happened earlier hit his head like a tornado, Justice dead and him falling and rolling down......

His eyes narrowed with fear and shock when he saw the gun pointed at him again, cold sweat glistened down his face as he thought of the pros and cons of defending himself against his attacker....

"Who are you....?"A man queried cocking the rifle, hands wrapped firmly around the trigger and pointed at Lawrence face, waiting for signal to fire from his brain..

Lawrence couldn't breathe, couldn't swallow, he was stuck on the menacing aura in from of him....

"Who are you...?"The man yelled again, his finger curling round the trigger..just then his brain signalled him....FIRE...






TBC

KINGS(7DOC)
EPISODE 6
EPISODE TITLE- Let the guns speak





STILL ON DAY 1




The snake's gaze was fixed on Lawrence, it's dark tongue flitting into the air every few seconds, tasting the fear, the cologne, the sweat. In that head the size of a hand like thin fangs, ready to inject a fatal amount of venom deep into his muscles.....

Lawrence surroundings vanish from his mind. In that moment there is no past or future. Every capacity of his brain was focused on the reptile before him....., he would have drowned on the horror before him if Justice hadn't intervene by throwing a long stick at the snake that quickly retreated and crawl under the grasses.....

Lawrence didn't want to know if it was still there, he manage to stand up before Justice supported him and together they ran from the place, their head buzzling with possibilities the snake could be following them...








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Kess groaned and furiously hit the police van with his hand......

"We needed to leave Kess.."Dorathy said ..

Kess turn his stony gaze to her..."I'm going back there.."

"No.."Dorathy stated jumping in his front..."Not like this, you're angry, you need to calm down first.."

"Seriously....!"Kess snapped...."That man just shot at us.. "

"Almost shot at us.."

"What's the difference....?"He yelled...., took a drag in to calm his rage..."Look, these men has got to start respecting the laws..."

"I don't think he did it.."

Kess sigh before holding his waist..."How would you know that..."

She jut her chin..."I just know that..."

"Well my instincts tells me he's lying..., that man is angry and angry people have motive to do angry things...., either he murdered the king or he knows the person that did it...."

"Is that what you think..?"

"Yes that's what I think...."

Dorathy suck on her teeth and look around, her eyes saw a young guy approaching them and her head quickly race with suspicion when the young man stopped walking towards them, turn around and began to run...

"After him...."Dorathy shouted and dragged Kess along as they began to give the boy a chase abandoning their police vehicle

"Stop, the police..."Kess shouted as he bolted down the bush path like an Olympic champion at the start gun giving the boy a terrible long chase of no retreat..

Dorathy ran behind Kess, her hair whipping back and forth behind her like a fiery tale as she flung herself over stones and grasses

The young man jumped into an uncompleted building disappearing out of Kess sight.., Kess took out his pistol before jumping in..., he knew the young man was there, hiding somewhere in the building...

The pistol is his hand, he walk into an empty space and then another room, just when he was about entering another room, the man's hand knock off his gun from his hand, what followed was a kick to Kess calves.., Kess reciprocated by throwing a punch at the man's face...

The punch sent the man's staggering, when he tried to fight back, Kess caught his hand, twist it not minding how the man groaned in pains..., then he kicked the man's legs and knock him down to his knees....

Dorathy quickly wore handcuff on the man's hand before he could regain his strength to fight back....

"Who are you...?"Dorathy asked anxiously...."Why did you run when you saw us...?"

The man glared at Dorathy but gave no reply..

Kess pick up his gun from the floor before searching the man's pocket....

"Oh God...."Dorathy exclaim in less shock when Kess took out the killer drugs from the man's pocket..

"Where did you get this from...?"Kess asked

The man glared at him before a hiss leaped out of his mouth...

Kess sniffle, flare his nose before turning to face Dorathy...
"Stand him up..."

Dorathy managed to stand the man up despite the man's struggle....

"Why do you have this..?"Kess asked again flaunting the drug in the man's face...

"Non of your business..."The man sneer...

Kess nod his head, look away before returning his gaze with a punch to the man's face...

Dorathy flinch as the sudden punch at the man's face..

Pain erupted from the point of contact and blood pooped from the man's mouth....

"Who's making these drugs...?"Kess growled grabbing the man's neck...

The man gagged before a taunting smile surround his lips infuriating Kess more....

Rage took hold of Kess and once again he pulled out his gun, opened the man's mouth and shove the gun muzzle in...

"Kess...."Dorathy blare out at the sudden move....

Kess move the muzzle in the man's mouth making the man feel it before he wrapped his finger around the trigger..

"Kess stop..."Dorathy said when she realised the man was shivering....

"I swear to God I'll blow your brains out if you don't tell me what I want to hear..."Kess scowled....

The man gagged, his drools dropping into the gun, the corners of his mouth moved but nothing came out...

"I think he was going to the chiefs house..."Dorathy cut in...

Kess glare at the man, his fingers shook around the trigger and Dorathy fear he was going to shoot.., but quickly felt relieved when Kess pull the gun from the man's mouth forcing the man to cough....

Kess cleaned out the man's siliva from the gun with the man's shirt, kept his gun and quickly grabbed the man by the arm and push him forward...

It wasn't long before they got back to the chief's house..., Dorathy hold the man while Kess knocked on Dario's door again but this time there was no answer, he knocked again, no answer came..., just then it occured to him, he has been right all this time, Dario is guilty, either for the kings dead or something else..., something deadly...

"He's not answering..."Kess said with purse lips...

"He couldn't have gone out...."Dorathy said but Kess gave no heed to her words, instead he took the handcuff man from him and make him face him...

"Why were you bringing this to the chief...?"Kess asked

The man burrowed his eyes into his, and stick his head closer to his....
"Go to hell..."He said crisply

The message sent Kess insides seething with anger and he was almost at the verge of punching him again but he hold himself.....

"I will show you hell..."He said instead and shove the man into the backseat of the police vehicle....

They entered the front seat and drove out of Dario's compound...








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Queen Tiger paced about in the throne room, the thought of her son giving her restless moments..., she shift her eyes to the door the moment it opened...
"Is my son okay...?"She quickly asked Sulieman who was approaching her...

Sulieman exhale wondering how to break the news...

"Is my son okay...?"She asked again...

"I'm afraid not queen Tiger...."Sulieman said..."The prince never got the safe house..."

"Never got or hasn't arrived yet...?"Queen Tiger queried

"We are sending some of the AS squard to scout the road to the safe house....., we need to be sure if anything had happened..."

Her breathe raised with the thought something could have happened to her son...."Have Samie arrived...?"

"He'll soon be joining us queen Tiger..."

She swallowed refusing to believe what her mind is cooking up...."Till Samie arrives, send our best men to the safe house...., if anything had happened to the prince, I want to know immediately..."

"Yes queen Tiger....."

"And Sulieman...."

He turned around to face her...

"Send a palace guard to summon Chief Dario, I want to see him immediately...."

"Yes queen Tiger...."He said and walked away....

She clenched her hands and stare at the throne as her head run with different names of people that could want her son dead...








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"Welcome to your new home..."Dorathy sneer and pushed the man into the cell....

"Tell that moròn that When I get out of here I swear I'll slit his throat...."The man threatened holding the cell bars...

Dorathy smile slipped...."Well that will only be possible if you tell us what we want to hear..."

The man chuckle and lick his lips before his eyes wandered around Dorathy body...
"Nice boobs.."He pout..

Dorathy frown..."Who's making the drugs...?"

The man smile and hold his dick through his fly.., he lick his lips while zipping down his trouser....

Dorathy eyes caught his penis since he wasn't wearing any underwear.....

"You want this...?"He sneer taking his dick out..

Dorathy frown in revulsion and without another word to him, she left him, the man's laughter echoing in her ears...

"Animal..."She cursed and was about walking to Kess office when she saw chief Dario coming out from the DPO's office....

Shock nearly swept her off her feet as she wonder what he was doing here...., not bothering to get an answer to her question, she ran into Kess office without knocking.....

"You've got to see this..."She said when the door opened...

Kess scurried off after her and they both rushed outside..., Kess eyes widened with surprise as the chief entered his car and drove off....

"He came to see the DPO..."Dorathy said

Resentment poke it's ugly head into Kess nerves and he quickly took a turn to the DPO office, Dorathy tagging along.....

"Sir..."He said when they were in...

The DPO dropped the phone in his hand and raise his face to see them....

"We just saw chief Dario coming out from your office sir.."Kess said

The DPO raise a brow..."So..."

"He's a tangible suspect sir...."Kess said..."We have reasons to believe he might be one of the people sponsoring the making of the illegal drug sir..."

"Where you at his house...?"The DPO asked

Kess glance at Dorathy before saying..."Yes sir..., and there we saw a young man delivering to him this drug..."He said placing the drug on the table....."Why would the chief be needing the drugs if he isn't one of the sponsors or the producer....?"

The DPO reclined his back...."Well he was just here to tell me to tell you to never return to his house to bother him again..., he claimed he's innocent of the charge you're accusing him of..."

"We didn't accuse him sir..., we only asked him questions about the king's dead and then he shot at us..."

"He said that also and he apologised for loosing his anger...."

"I'm telling you sir, that man is guilty of something...."

"Why don't you find out inspector..."The DPO said taking his phone back...."You may leave now..."

Kess exhale..."Yes sir...."








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Chief Borgias look at the newspaper on the table, his mouth scrunched and eyebrows arched..., he pick it up, stare at the headlines only to redrop it when he found nothing worth reading..

"Dad..."Liam called out from the door before trotting towards him....

"Son..."Chief Borgias said picking up the remote to reduce the volume of the TV....

"I asked about that bastard...."Liam snarled bitterfly...

"Who is he...?"

Liam flare his nostrils...."He's from Akpatu..., rumour has it he arrested your old friend, chief Carlos twice before his dead, he has no family, no father, no mother, no siblings, no wife no girlfriend, the guy is a total bastard..."

"It means he's useless...."Chief Borgias said

"Do you want me to take care of him...?"

Chief Borgias shook his head..."Death will be too good for him..., if he cross our paths again, we'll have to think of other ways to hurt him..."

"He's already in our path pops...., the earlier we handle that bastard, the better...."

"Hold your bullet son..., I'll tell you what to do when the time comes, for now, let him enjoy the pleasantries of Saruza....."

"Yes Pops..."Liam said and turn around to leave, just then the door opened and his worst enemy came in......, Caleb's father.. ..

"Look who we have here pops...."Liam crowled....

"How dare you..?"Chief Miguel growled..."How dare you attack my son...?"

"What are you talking about Miguel..?"Chief Borgias cut in standing up to meet him...

"Don't pretend like you don't know what your useless son did to mine..."

"Excuse me you said what...?"Liam queried taking his ears closer to chief Miguel..

"What did you do Liam..?"Chief Borgias asked

Liam sigh and reverts his gaze to his father..."Come on Pops..., we just exchange a friendly hug.., that's all that happened pops...."

"A friendly hug my foot... !"Chief Miguel growled..."You and your thugs beat up my boy and destroyed his car...."

"Your son got electrified old man..., he should learn how to stay off the road..."Liam fling back....

"Borgias this decoration your son is making is a decoration of war and I'm more than ready to design it with blood...."

Liam scoffs..."Pops, you listening to this man rant.. ?"

"Come on Miguel..., it hasn't gotten to that, we're responsible men, we can settle this amicably...."

"The only way this can be settled is if your useless son apologise to my son..."

Liam raise a brow before bursting into laughter.....

"Fine...."Chief Borgias said..."My son will apologise...."

"Pops...."

"Son.."

Liam smile slipped and he turn to face chief Miguel..."Okay old man, I'll apologise but on one condition..."

Miguel glare at him but didn't reply...

"I will apologise if only your son Caleb can bring Jesus down..."

Anger beat around chief Miguel ears...."We shall see...."He snarled, threw them a deadly look before leaving the house.....

"We can't afford a war with Miguel now son..."

"Come on Pops.."He said...."If you want I can take care of that old fool and his son...., they've lived too long anyway...., they should die...."

"Keep your brains intact Liam.., everything shouldn't be about the gun.., and make sure to watch your back and your mother...."

"Yes pops..."he said and was about leaving but chief Borgias called him back..

He walked back to his father who leaned him into a hug...

"I'm proud of you son..."He said tapping his back..

His smile slipped..."Love you too pops.."








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Lawrence moan in pains as they sat near a tree to take a rest....

"My prince...."Justice stated snapping his fingers in front of his eyes...

"I'm fine.."Lawrence said opening his eyes....."I just need to get the bullet out..."

Just when Justice was about getting up, a bullet hit the tree..., he quickly spun around to see their pursuers running towards them...

"Shit..."He mutter with pounding heart..., help lawrence to his feet and they took into their heels as their pursuers gave them a chase...

Hands bleeding, Lawrence ran as fast as his legs can carry him, the corners of his eyes drawing him into a dizzy state but he shook it off, survival is what he cares about now..., the jungle made him feel sticky and suffocated. His clothes and hair, slick with perspiration and blood, clung to his skin. he step on things ordinarily he will never step on as he raced for survival... Sweat rolled down his skin in thick, salty beads. he could feel his heart throbbing inside his chest. His skin felt like it was roasting.......

His body and injured hand cut through bushes but he didn't care, he kept on running, his own footsteps sounding rough in his ears... .

Series of bullet rumbled behind him and when Justice screamed he knew he has been hit...

Justice shouted as more bullets dropped on his back penetrating into his body before he fell to the ground, his shirt soaked in blood...

"Go..."He shouted at Lawrence with his last strength...

Tears poured out from Lawrence eyes and he continue running, obeying the dying man's wish.....

"Idiot..."Riot, the leader of the gang said to Justice and rain more bullets into his body and Justice finally gave up the ghost..

Not sure where he was running to, Lawrence ran deep into the bush..., his legs running faster than his brain, his feet kicked a wood and he fell to the ground.., he rolled from where he was to a lower ground until he hit his head on a stone..., his bullet wound, the pain in his head quickly drag him into an oblivion of unconsciousness....







KINGS....





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KINGS(7 DOC)
EPISODE 5
EPISODE TITLE- Disaster has reached it's peak






STILL ON DAY 1)






"Dad..."Liam said walking into the room to meet him...."You sent for me..."

Chief Borgias stood up, fires of fury smouldering in his eyes....
"That stupid inspector is poke-nosing where he shouldn't...."

"The one that came here earlier....?"

Eyes squinting, chief Borgias turn to face him...."Yes..., the Godfather called me.., he said the inspector was at the Saluit house...., he took Palas....."

"Did Palas say anything..?"Liam asked curiously walking close to him....

"The Godfather took care of him before he opened his mouth..."

Liam gawked on his teeth..."I told that slowpoke to get the drugs out of that place....."

"Did you.., because I specifically instructed you to move the drugs yourself that the saluit house was no longer safe after we find out that stupid dead inspector found out about the place.."

"I'm sorry pops..."

"Palas was our front man....., it's your fault he's dead...."

Liam flare his nose..."If the inspector is going to be a problem, then we need to put him down..., don't you think so Pops..?"

"Of course I know that, i want you to find out everything about him, his name, where he came from, where he lives, his family, find out everything thing about him..."

"Roger that Pops..."Liam said and walk out from the room..






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As they stopped running, Lawrence could only help but gasp for air..., There was a tightness in his throat. His lungs feel as elastic as old underpants, just sagging instead of contracting for the next breath...

"You think we lost them...?"Justice asked breathing heavily...

Lawrence look around, The thick bush hums with life all around him. He twirl about, gazing up at the canopy, searching for the birds that sing sweetly. The sun breaks through the cracks, lighting up the dirt path ahead of him, decorated with outgrown roots, wildflowers and fallen leaves that crunch beneath his shoe....

"I don't know..."He mutter..."I don't think they saw us running..., I looked back, no one was chasing us.."

"So you saying we lost them....?"

Lawrence hold his waist to flexed his muscles before looking up to face Justice..."Yeah..., but now the question is.., where are we...?"

"I have no idea..."Justice said looking around

Lawrence sigh, more of fatigue from the race than disappointment...."Give me your phone..."

Justice hold his side pockets, just then it occured to him..."Damn it, I left it in the car...."

"You're not serious are you..?"

"I am.."He said with shrugged shoulders...."I'm sorry..."

Lawrence stuck his nose in the air before words leaped out from his mouth..."No.., it isn't your fault...., how deep do you think we're in this forest...?"

"We ran for a pretty long time..., I wasn't thinking how deep we were coming in..."

"We need to find a way to get out of here.."Lawrence said...

"It's almost nightfall..."Justice said with cringe at the clouds.....

"More reason why we should get out of here..."Lawrence said, just then a sharp pain lanced through his head, he groaned and quickly crouched to the ground....

"My prince..."Justice shouted running to him...

"It's the bullet..."Lawrence groan in pains....."I need to get it out..."

Confused, Justice look around in search of anything....., when he found nothing useful, he turn back to face Lawrence..."I don't know how to get a bullet out..."

Slowly Lawrence try to get up but quickly realise how futile it was when he had to bite his lips to keep from crying out..., wincing in great pains, he hold his bleeding arm..
"Get me something sharp..."Lawrence said....

"Something sharp...!"Justice reiterated confused...

Searing fiery bursts pulsated around the wound, intensifying with each breathe he takes, jarring and brutal...
"Just get me something sharp..."He groaned at Justice

Mouth quivering, Justice look around in search of any sharp object.., he found a stick but with a blunt end, not exactly the sharp object the prince requested..., frustrated he threw the stick away and began to scan his eyes around for anything..anything sharp but where the hell would he see a sharp object in the bush......







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The silver gray Mercedes S600 cruised down the freeway, Caleb was driving with so much soft leather around him that he could barely hear the 389 horsepower, 6-liter engine...At few miles drive, the engine was only idling. But Caleb could feel the power of the car. One hundred thousand pounds worth of German engineering. One touch from the unsmiling chauffeur and the Mercedes would leap forwards. This was a car that sneered at speed limits....

Gazing straight ahead, only half-aware of a world outside the comfort of the car, he increase the volume of the music and nod his head to the beat of the song...., he was about increasing the speed of the car when another car drove in front of his...

His heart pounded hard against his chest and he quickly kick on the brakes bringing the car to a stop..., another guy packed beside his and that was when he saw who dare to block his way....

"Look who we have here...."Liam sneer walking towards Caleb, three other guys tagging beside him...

"How dare you...?"Caleb growled deeply infuriated.....

Liam flinch at Caleb tone, what followed was a taunting annoying laughter from him....

"The clown is asking how dare me..."Liam scowled with cringe at his men....

"Get out of my way or you'll regret it..."Caleb snarled

Liam burst into laughter......

Push to his boiling point, Caleb walk closer to him and burrowed his eyes into his, their breathes mingling....
"I said get the hell out of my way..."

Liam flinch...."The boy got a smelling mouth..."

Resentment swept across Caleb's face when Liam's men laughed....

"When last did you brush your teeth...?"Liam taunt, a disparaging smile accompanying his words....

Anger thrummed through Caleb's veins and he was almost at the verge of punching Liam....

"Guys you want to show this clown how we party....."Liam asked...

Fear tinged with anger engulf Caleb as the three men walk towards him...., when they drew nearer, he threw a punch at one of them.....

The other two grabbed him, what followed was a hard punch to his stomach...

Pain enacted from the point of contact and Caleb quickly lour his head, when another punch came for his stomach, he dropped down to the ground...

Another of the men kicked him hard in his lips, Caleb groan with blood pooling from his mouth and nose..

Liam just laugh as his men beat the day light out of Caleb and that was when he decided to do something crazy..., he walk towards the truck of his car, opened it and took out a hammer...

"This is for you clown..."Liam crowled and with added valor, he hit the right windscreen of Caleb's car with the hammer..., the windscreen broke, some pieces of it falling into the car seats while the rest on the ground......., he didn't end there, he proceeded to the front windshield and with a full strength, he hit it with the hammer breaking it into fragments...

The corners of his mouth turn up with a smile as he stare at Caleb's bloodied face.....
"Let's go men...."He said before they walked to their car.....

"Hoo-hoo ...., Cry to Daddy moròn...."Liam crowled from his car side windscreen as they drove past Caleb leaving him in pains







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Kess heaved in a deep sigh, his mind still brooding over the man he caught in the saluit house who turned up dead....

"Are you ready...?"Dorathy ask...

Kess quickly jolted out from his thoughts..."Yeah..."

Dorathy exhale before they both climb out from the car and walked into the compound....

"Does he live alone...?"Kess asked curiously.....

"He does...."Dorathy reply and led the way to the house door....

For a moment, they stare at the door, each contemplating who to knock..., after much time, Dorathy knocked...

There was no reply from inside, so she knocked again...

"Come in...."A command came from inside the house..

Dorathy winked at Kess who shrugged..... before she turn down the knob, her heart almost jumped out of her heart when her eyes saw the gun facing them....

Kess quickly took out his pistol and pointed it at the person in return.....

"Chief Dario we come in peace..."Dorathy quickly chime in when Chief Dario cocked the rifle almost at the verge of pulling the trigger.....

"Kess....., drop your gun..."Dorathy said with a cringe at Chief Dario....

"What do you want...?"Chief Dario queried still pointing the rifle at them...

"We came to ask you some questions..."Dorathy said with quivering lips praying Dario's gun doesn't go off by mistake....

"About what..?"Chief Dario scowled....

"Just drop the gun and we'll talk..."

Chief Dario gave them a long stare before he release his hand from the trigger and drop the gun by his side......
"Do you want to start talking now....?"

Dorathy swallowed and glance at Kess who dropped his....

"You must have heard the king is dead...."Kess said stepping into the house...

"What about it...?"

"We have reasons to believe you killed him..."Kess stated...

Frown lines encroached on chief Dario's face..."If that's what you think then you're the biggest fool I've ever seen..."

"We know what the late king did to you and your family..."Dorathy chimes in..

"If I wanted the king dead I would have done it a long time ago..."Chief Dario snarled..."That's not to say I'm not happy he's dead, that demon deserves what he got...."

"That's anger in your voice..."Kess said

"You're damn right I'm angry.."Dario retorted..."That animal ruined me, took away everything I have...., his dead meant absolutely nothing compare to the shame and bitterness he put me through..., that son of a demon..."

"So you killed him to get back at him...?"Kess queried.

"I wish I did..."Dario slurred..."I really wish I killed that son of a demon..."

"Where were you last night...?"Kess asked anxiously

Dario's eyes sparked with resentment..."If this is an interrogation, you're wasting your time..., I did not kill the king..."

"Where were you sir...?"

"I was here, sitting here..."

"And who can attest to that...?"

"Did you see anyone on your way in..?"

Kess sigh..."No.."

"Then am the only one that can attest to that and if you don't believe me, use the door..."

"You do know this is a murder investigation..."

"I don't care..."Dario yelled...."Now you're going to get the hell out of my house or I will be force to commit an actual murder..."

"Actual murder....!"Kess reiterated, does this mean....

Shock engulf them almost ripping their hearts out when Dario furiously shot the floor a step from them....

"Get out of my house..."Dario growled..."Or the next bullet will go straight to your head, do you understand that you mòròn....."





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Black mist swirled at the edges of Lawrence mind but he fought it off and suffer silently in pains.., his arm ache, his whole body ache and no matter how he moved them, he just end up feeling more pains...., he manage to turn his head to face Justice who was still looking around..., he wasn't sure what Justice was finding anymore since he was just pacing to and fro...., just then, he heard something, some crickling sound, at first he thought it was the sound of insects, but then he saw the fallen brownish leaves on the ground moving, raising and falling like something was moving underneath it...

His mind moved past his pains and his eyes focused on the approaching danger.., his lips quivered, he tried to stand, move but it was stupid, just then he saw the head of the crawling reptile......

His eyes widen with shock while his heart raise when a snake slowly raise it's head from the leaves and fused it's deadly gaze on Lawrence...

Lawrence couldn't move, couldn't breathe..., his heart stopped and his brain stopped functioning...., he just sat there numb staring at the snake as it gathers it's deadly venom ready for destruction and inflicting intolerable suffering........., Disaster has reached it's peak......





KINGS





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KINGS(7DOC)
EPISODE 4
EPISODE TITLE- Run






STILL ON DAY 1


"So where are we going...?"Lawrence ask climbing into the front seat to sit beside the driver...

"The safe house..."Justice, the driver said as he swung into the country lone roads...

Lawrence drag in a deep breathe to calm his panic..., his heart echo in his ears as the bullet sounds earlier replay and replay in his head......
"Who were those people...?"He asked strapping on the seat belt...

"I have no idea..."Justice said....."The queen only told me to take you to the safe house if anything of this sort happens...."

"So you think my mother knew...?"He asked anxiously

"Well if she told me to take you to the safe house.., she must have gotten the feeling something like this will happen...."

"Why would someone want me dead...?"He asked, his head thinking of anyone that could want him dead but nothing popped up...

"Probably the throne..."Justice replied before increasing the speed..."Your mother was given a seven days deadline to bring you so you can assume your father's throne, else the throne will be taken from your line..."

"So this is a coup..."Lawrence said crisply...

Justice swallowed..."Yes.."

Lawrence grit, his head brooding over the man that died beside him, then the guard..., he stare at his own clothes, the mans blood still in his shirt.., it gave him nausea.., without time wasting, he took the shirt off leaving his singlet....

"I left many things on my bag...."Lawrence said tossing the shirt on the backseat..

Justice glance at him and his eyes glazed the tattoo in his arm.....

"Sorry we couldn't get your things in the car..."Justice replied fusing his gaze back on the road..."You should be lucky you weren't hit though...."

Lawrence shift his gaze to him...

"The bullet that hit John, it was coming for you..."Justice added

Lawrence gulp a dry lump in his throat as the gunshot once again rang in his head, the man's blood, the innocent civilians, the guards....

"He was a good man..."Justice chime into his thought...

"May his soul rest in peace...."Lawrence mutter..

"Amen.."

Lawrence suck on his teeth, glance outside the windshield before turning his gaze to Justice again....

"How's my mum and my sister...?"He asked

"They're fine..."

"My mum said my dad was poisoned...?"

Justice glance at him and refocus on the road..."Yes.., the killer hasn't been caught yet...."

Lawrence sniffled..., the last thing on his mind now is start crying again over his father's dead...

"And I suspect same people that killed the king wants you dead..."

"Does my mother know...?"

"If she doesn't, she wouldn't tell me to take you to the safe house...."

Lawrence cupped his hands and breathe into it, the memory of what happened in the airport reflashing in his head.....

"I'm really sorry for your father's...."Justice chimes in with a cringe at him...

"Thank you.."He returned, not bothering to look at him...

"You'll get home soon..."Justice said

Lawrence nodded...








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Infuriated, Kess hit on the wall ......

"Calm down inspector..."The DPO said....

Kess turn to face him, anger stirring within him....
"Calm down.., that man was our only link to whoever was making that drugs and now he's dead because the officers were too lazy to do their job..."

"It wasn't their fault..."The DPO riposte...."How could they have known that man wasn't the doctor..."

"They should have watched him.."Kess yelled

"Tune your voice down..."The DPO growled..."Have you forgotten who you're talking to..."

"I'm sorry sir.."Kess said keeping his frustration in check....

"Do you think this is the first time a criminal has escape us by dying....?"The DPO queried...

Kess exhale, trying hard to calm the rage wanting to burn him from the inside....

"Sir..."Dorathy chimes in..."This man was killed under our noses..., that's insulting..."

"Inspector Dorathy..."The DPO said..."How long have you been here..?"

"Two years sir..."

"And in this two years, haven't you lost criminals to cases related to this drug...?"

"Sir , the..

"Have you or have you not..?"The DPO groaned...

"Yes sir...."

"Good...."The DPO stated withdrawing his head and reclining his back on the chair..."We're at war with these people and people often die in war, what I expect from both of you is to be careful and courteous in dealing with these men..., and don't just trust anyone..., if you catch a suspect, keep him and question him yourself..., this will be the last time I'll hear of suspects been killed under the police watch.., am I understood...?"

"Yes sir.."The both chorus..

"You may leave..."

They saluted and quickly left the office....






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Restless, queen Tiger pace around the room, her phone in her hand praying and hoping to hear her son arrive safely at the safe house...
She quickly spun around to face the door when it opened forcefully......

"Why didn't you tell me my brother was attacked..?"Maria queried, her voice clipped with anger

"Have you come back to your senses...?"Queen Tiger fling back..

"Who attacked my brother..?"Maria groaned

"Who do you think...?"

"Who..?"

"I don't know.."Queen Tiger said stepping away from her to the mirror...

"What do you mean you don't know...?"

"I said I don't know...."Queen Tiger retorted returning her stony Expression to her...

"What are you doing about it...?"

"Girl, go to your room.."

Maria groan, resentment festering in her..."Will you stop treating me like a child..."

"Then stop acting like a child...."Queen Tiger retorted

"Where is he now...?"

"Where's who.."

"My brother..."She sneered

Queen Tiger sniff, anger seething her insides..."I said go to your room.."

"Not until you tell me where my brother is..."

"Do you want me to tase you again....?"

Maria eyes flickered with an undeniable rage...."You think I'm afraid of been tased...., you've done worst to me..."

"And I'll do far more worse if you don't leave me the hell alone..."

"You're a witch..."Maria cursed..

"And this witch..."Queen Tiger stated walking close to her..."Will suck your blood if you don't go to your room right now..."

"Tell me where my brother is...?"She insisted..

Queen Tiger groaned, her hand almost raising to slap her.....
"I'm telling you nothing..., so go to your room now.."

"He's my brother, I ought to know..."

"You ought to know nothing..."Queen Tiger retorted.."Now get the hell out of here to your room..., I won't say it again..."

Maria eyed her..."I hate you.."

"Oh dear you've hated me since you were born..."

"If something happens to my brother, you'll have me to contend with...."

"Little girl is that a threat.?"

"I'm not a little girl..."She yelled.., eyed her again and walked out of the room...






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"I hate you...."Maria groaned jamming her room door loudly......

Frustrated, she turn her anger to the pillow and threw them against the wall, the poor pillows landed on the floor...
When a light knock came on the door, she turned on it like an enraged panther and opened it furiously....

"What..?"She yelled not caring to see the knocker's face.....

"Wooh.., it's me..."Aaron hushed taking a step back from the door...

Maria swallowed trying hard to calm the raging animosity burning inside her..., not bothering to invite him in, she left the door open for him...

Aaron walked and close the door, he stood for a while to study her expression...

"I'm so angry right now...."Maria groaned....."My mother is driving me insane...."

"I heard the prince was attacked...."Aaron said crisply..

"How did you know that..?"She queried..

"The news is all over the palace..., a maid heard it when Sulieman delivered the news to the queen...."

"What maid...?"

Aaron grit before stuttering...

"You know what..."Maria cut in angrily.."Forget about it..., I need you, take off your clothes..."

"Princess..."

"Now..., I need something to distract me from the way I'm feeling right now..., so take off your clothes...."

"We can't do this now princess, not with everything going on with you.., the prince is missing..."

"Damn it..."She sneered...

"I hope he's fine Wherever he is..."Aaron added...

"Do you know my mother didn't even tell me where he is..., he's my brother and she's keeping his location away from me...."

"Well maybe it's for the best..."

"What do you mean it's for the best...?"

"These are bad times princess, the walls they say have ears..., if she decide to keep it a secret, she knows why.."

"Yiu think I'll tell someone if she had told me...?"

"I don't know..I..

"You know what.., get out.."Maria hollered

"Princess...

"Get out now..."She yelled

Aaron shrugged, took another glance at her before leaving the room closing the door behind him...
Outside, he took a deep breathe and decide to take a walk to his room when a hand grabbed him and dragged him to a corner..

"Joshua what is it....?"Aaron ask the guard who took him to a corner..

"Wow...!"Joshua exclaim, a smile playing on his lips....

"Wow what..., and why are you smiling..?"

Joshua look at both sides of the corridor to make sure no one was coming before speaking...."I've been watching you you know..., the way you go in and come out of the princess room..."

"Are you insinuating something...?"Aaron asked, his wits warning him hell was about breaking lose...

"There's no need for the pretense man..., I know you've been sleeping with the princess..."

"What..., are you insane, how could you say such a thing..."

"Take off your clothes...."Joshua micmicked Maria words.....

"Where you eavesdropping on our conversation...?"

"I needed to be sure.., and today my thoughts have been confirmed..."

"You're wrong, the princess and I are not sleeping together..."

"You might want to explain that to the queen after I tell her an ordinary palace guard has been sleeping with her daughter..."

"The queen won't believe you..."

"Are you sure about that because I have proof..."

Shock engulf Aaron..."What proof...?"

"Is that you admitting the truth...?"

"This is me calling you a bluff and a condensing liar...., if you don't mind I have somethings doing..."

"Are you sure you want to try me on this, 'cause I can be very convincing and trust me, when the queen hears you're sleeping with her daughter...., you'll be...."He swipe his hand across his throat before saying the words out..."Killed..."

Aaron scoff...."Go to hell Joshua..."

"I have a record of your conversation with her..."Joshua said..."Take off your clothes, I need to be distracted from the way I'm feeling...."He mimic..."Wow..., I wonder how the queen will react when I play this recording"

"What do you want...?"Aaron ask with furrowed brows...

"Good question, now we're getting somewhere, aren't we....?"

"Just tell me what the hell you want..., is it money...?"

"Yes, that will go for a start...."

"For a start..."Aaron reiterated....

"Yes for a start..., you see I want more than money..."

"What do you want...?"

A taunting smile play on Joshua lips before he glance down to his fly and playfully touch Aaron penis...

Aaron flinch...."What's wrong with you...?"

"Just checking what the princess is enjoying.., must be really big...."

"I don't have time for this Joshua.., what the hell do you want...?"

"Well for a start, I'll need a lot of money.."

"Yes you said that before...."

"I'll tell you the rest later..."

Aaron sniffled, irritation sweeping across his face..."How do I know you're not bluffing....?"

"You think I'm bluffing..., fine, wait till when the queen summons you..."

"Fine, how much do you want...?"

"Fuve hundred thousand...."

"Five hundred thousand...!"Aaron reiterated..."Dude I don't have that kind of money..."

"Well find it..."

"Where will I get that kind of money...?"

Joshua scoff..."Come on man, you have riches riding your dick.."

"So this is about the princess...?"

"No this is about you, 'cause you'll be the only one getting affected from it....,,, you have until tomorrow to get me my money, else I'm telling the queen everything I know...."

Aaron glare at Joshua as he walk away leaving him to his thoughts....
"Damn it..."Aaron growled...







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"How close are we to the safe house...?"Lawrence asked curiously

"We will be getting there in five minutes..."Said Justice...

Lawrence sigh...."I Can't believe am on a death list.."

Justice look at him but didn't say anything....

"So you don't have a clue on who might be after me...?"

"Your father's killer, I told you that before..."

"I need names...."

"I don't have any names..."

Lawrence bit on his lips..."You got a phone...?"

"Yeah..."Justice replied handling him a phone...

"Fùck it, no network...."Lawrence cursed infuriated...

"There's a network coverage at the safe house.., you'll call the queen from there..."

Lawrence exhale and handed the phone back to him...."The chiefs did this, didn't they...?"

"The chiefs...., you remember them...?"

"Yes I remembered them, especially that one that always gives me chocolate when I was little..."

"Who's that..?"Justice ask, a silent laugh accompanying his words...

"God, I've forgotten his name..., Michael or something...

"Chief Miguel..."

"Yes, that's him...., I heard his son is getting married to my sister..."

"Yeah.., the late king bethroded them..."

"And that's why my sister hates my father so much.., he care less about her feelings, he cares less about any of us.."

"Was that why the queen sent you overseas, so you wouldn't be like your father...?"

Lawrence turn to face him, just then his eyes caught something....

Justice quickly matched on the brakes rooting the car to a forced stop...

Their heart racing with tremendous speed, they stare at the four men standing on the road all armed with heavy guns...

"Jesus...."Justice shouted and re-started the car, just when he was about turning the car around, the four armed men opened fire, the continuous bullets wrecking the car windscreens and every part of the car.....

Justice manage to turn the car around and speed past them, when he turn to face Lawrence, he saw him bleeding. ...

"I was shot...."Lawrence blare out in agony as his blood dropped on the floor of the car....

"After them..."Riot, the leader of the four men shouted....

The armed men quickly jumped into their car and began to give Lawrence and Justice a chase....

Heart pulsating and bleeding profusely, Lawrence looked back from the broken window....
"They're chasing us..."He hollered....

More bullets from their pursuers hit the truck of their car sending chills down their spine....., Justice increase the car speed as the pursuers drew closer....

"Divert...."Lawrence shouted..."We can't keep up straight, we need to divert..."

"Divert where...?"

Lawrence looked from the window and face Justice again ....."Can you jump out of the car...?"

Justice swallowed forcefully..."Yes..."

"Turn the car to the bush..."Lawrence said

"The bush..?"

"Yes, we're going to jump..., do it now..."

Justice hesitated but when another bullet hit his side door, almost reaching his hand on the steering, he furiously and callously turn the steering wheel into the bush, he couldn't control the car as it run down from the high ground into the thick bush....

Panting in pains, Lawrence force his side door open and Justice did same leaving the car to drive down further into the bush...

"Jump...."Lawrence shouted and rolled out of the vehicle into the ground....
He groaned in pains as his injured arm hit the floor..., what followed was the loud sound of the car colliding with a tree .....

Lawrence manage to get up and scan his eyes in search for Justice, when he found him, he staggered towards him...., just then he caught sight of their pursuers walking towards their direction....., his heart hammered against his shirt and he quickly turn to Justice who was still hurt by the effect of the jumped-out action

"We need to run..."Lawrence whispered to him...






The race is just getting started




TBC

Christipsy:
Thanks for the update
Following u lift n right

Thanks

purity23:
Kess is back.
Princess princess, let queen tiger not catch you with that guard.
Thanks for the update

U welcome dear

Thebigdream:
I thought I'm the only one who isn't okay with the way the OP ended the book 2 of kings, the guy listen to those people who can't even write a page of a story let alone a full story and he ended it., like what the heck, after sacrificing my time to a story for two years only to be shocked with that shitty end, I didn't even understand the whole summary thing., sometimes I wonder if he thinks it's children who comes to nairaland to read stories, I was really pissed at him for ending that beautiful story like that, to tell you how we love this story, my friend who also writes, his wife gave birth and he name the child Francis after Francis in Kings because he really liked him, the OP have no idea how devastated he was when he ended the story like that by giving us that stupid summary like who the hell needs a summary.

We don't even know how the great wall he kept talking about ended, he didn't even explain how Taka met Francis and how Francis started his work as a KA-RU to ogini, the book ended with a lot of loopholes like he wanted us to imagine the end ourselves.

Silver please if you know you're going to listen to your critics this time and give us the same shitty end as book 2, please stop now, I wouldn't want to regret why I read this one.

Nevertheless, thank you for bringing Kings back, I was so excited to know Kess from Akpatu is also here, he's truly the man for this saruza kingdom, if you can bring Taka here too, I'll be overjoyed, we need men like them to handle the people of this town.

sorry if I sound rude in any of my words, don't take it personal, it's just my way of expressing the anger I felt after what you did.

Thanks man

JerryOJerry6429:
So I found myself here after I sworn never to return to nairaland because of how you ended kings book 2, what you did was extremely bad silver1996, you got fired up by some people who were seeking for the end and you abruptly ended that amazing story, since then I sworn never to return to nairaland to read any story here, kings was my first here, you really broke my heart when you ended it like that, lots of my friends were following Kings because of me and they liked the story, you have no idea how angry they were when you ended kings like that, some were asking for your number to talk to you to continue, many emailed you but you never replied.

Please critics shouldn't make you put an end to any amazing work you're doing..., don't be sway from the path you're heading just because some people say they don't like it.., even if you had ended kings 2022, many of us would have still followed you but instead you ruined that amazing story because some people demanded the end, I believe you've grow past the point where what people say moves you and diverts you from what you ought to do, we are humans I know and humans easily get angry over these things but it's not right.

A friend told me you've started kings book 3, I didn't want to come here but curiosity took the better of me and here I am in your thread once again and I couldn't stop after I read the synopsis and proceeded to EPISODE one, I'm really glad you're still in good touch with your creativity, may God bless you richly.

Please I want to beg you, even if people, let me say we criticise and ask for the end, please don't do it, give it the perfect ending you've planned for it, if it's recharge card you need for subscription to continue giving us powerful updates, please kindly send me an email and I'll recharge you a monthly subscription of any network.

Am this way because I really love KINGS and one day with your consent will love to make it a series, I know it will be expensive but my company have plans for it when the time comes, you'll be the first to be notified.

Once again silver, thank you for bringing Kings 3, even if these are different characters, as long as its KINGS, I'm with you to the end.

A very big thanks to you silver, you're the man and will always remain the man. I'm one of your biggest fan and KINGS fan.

Thanks man, really appreciate the talk..hope you're enjoying the story..

manduwem:
KINGS(7 Days Of Chaos)


WAR IS COMING


Story Starting Soon



Thanks for adding me here.
Like always I salute ur creativity, but pls if u permit me to say, don't b railroaded by our hunger for updates. Rather let it fuel ur creativity even more. Criticism exists to point out that ure doing something unique some may n mayn't understand, so it shud b expected bc human wants r inexhaustible (even me isn't left out although I av no clue the perils of sitting down to craft even a page of a story).
Kings2 abrupt end made me tired of reading others on NL. But I'm glad to b back here.
Ride on Silver

You're welcome sir

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Queen Tiger took a sip of the cold wine and let the chill run down her throat.., she dropped the glass and fused her attention on the cold breeze that pricks her skin....
She raise her face to see who was coming when she heard footsteps..., realizing it's Sulieman, she took another drop down of the wine before putting her full attention on him...

"Has anyone confessed yet...?"She asked anxiously....

"No..."Sulieman said..."They all claim they know nothing about the poison..."

"Sulieman..."She call crisply...."Who do you think would want the king dead..?"

Sulieman fold his hands over his chest and step closer to her..."The king made so many enemies..., it could be anyone who poisoned that glass...., anyone could have paid a maid to do the job.."

"I know a maid did the job, the question is, who gave the order...?...."She queried, eyes sparkling with anger...."Could it be the Godfather....?"

"The Godfather...!"Sulieman reiterated..."That man is a ghost, no one have seen him.."

"Yet his name speak louder than the trumpets..."

"I don't know of the Godfather but I think Dario might be the kings killer..."

"Dario..."

"He had a motive....."

"You're right..."Queen Tiger said before pouring another glass full of wine....."Let's pay him a visit..."

"Mum...."Maria angry voice chime in from behind them....

Not bothering to turn around to face her, Queen Tiger waited until Maria stood in her front....

"I need to talk to you..."Maria said, voice clipped with spite..

"Not now..."Queen Tiger riposte...

"Now mum..."Maria insisted..

Queen Tigers eyes blazed with irritation..."I said not now...."

"Well I'm going to say it anyway..."Maria stated brusquely....."I'm not getting married to Caleb...."

"Maria go to your room.."Queen Tiger said...

"Did you hear me...?"Maria asked angrily...

"I will not repeat myself.."Queen Tiger growled...

"Princess......

"Shut up old man..."Maria yelled at Sulieman cutting him short..."I'm talking to my mother...."

"Get out...."Queen Tiger barked standing up to face her...

Maria furrowed her brows as her eyes bore into her mother's...."No, not until you listen to what I'm saying..."

"Guards..."Queen Tiger shouted and the AS guards standing close quickly rushed to her side.....
"Tase her..."Queen Tiger ordered...

Maria scoff calling it a bluff....

"I said tase her...."Tiger growled

"Queen Tiger..."Sulieman stated trying to calm her down...

"Mum..., listen to me, I'm not getting married to that fool, do you.....

Infuriated, Queen Tiger took the taser from the guard and tase Maria herself....

Maria was quickly incapacitated by the volt electric shock that send her into an oblivion of unconsciousness....

"Nonsense...."Queen Tiger hollered the moment Maria unconscious body landed on the ground....
She took up her glass and gulp down the remaining wine..."Take her away...."

"Yes queen Tiger..."The guards replied before carrying her away.....









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Antonia look around the moment she came down from the car, she locked the car with the remote, wore her glasses and began to trot towards the main palace door...

When she tried to walked in, the AS guards at the door blocked her....

"Excuse me..."She sneer...

"No one is allowed to come into the palace..."One of the guards replied...

Antonia scoff and quickly took off her glasses..."On whose order.., do you know who I am..?"

"Ma'am, we'll advice you to turn around and leave, you cannot enter the palace...."

Her forehead puckered..."Tell the queen chief Borgias wife is here to see her...."

"Please turn around and leave Ma'am...."The guard said

"Everyone is this town knows who I am...., so go inside and tell queen Tiger that Antonia is here to see her...."

"Ma'am, please leave...."

She groaned and quickly turn around, that was when she heard her name....., she quickly turn back to see who called...

"Allow her...."Sulieman said

"Sulieman, what is this disgrace for...?"She queried.., eyed them before walking pass them....

"Where is the queen....?"She asked helping herself to a chair in the throne room...

"She'll be with you shortly..."Sulieman said and walked out...

Antonia took a deep breathe to calm her panic before her eyes caught the throne, she smiled at herself imagining who will sit next on it....

"Have you come to gloat...?"Queen Tiger asked harshly as she approach her...

Antonia brows knitted but she manage with a smile...."Gloat..., now why would I gloat over a grieving queen..., what, if not the devil does that speak of me...?"

"Well these days it's hard to differentiate the devil from the devils..."

Antonia jut her chin at the word.., the queen was obviously calling her the devil...

"What do you want..?"Queen Tiger queried with all form of seriousness....

"Nothing, just came to share my condolences..."

"Thank you..."Queen Tiger riposte

"So when is your son returning..?"She asked with a cringe at the throne....

Queen Tiger smile slipped..."You'll see him when he arrives..."

Antonia smile back..."Of course...."

"Well are you done..?"

Her brows fluttered..."Of course..."

She stood up, wore her glasses, anger seething her insides she left the house..







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After packing the car, Kess look around the house, it was as Dorathy had described, totally secluded and bushy.., a convenient environment for such a killer drug to be produce....., he took out his pistol and tiptoe to the corner of the building, the walls were rough, severely marked with all sorts of things...., scary writings filled the wall, many saying what every knows...the ghost house...

Kess ignored the writings on the wall and slowly pushed the house door open..., his heart raced when he heard a noise, later did he realise it was just a bird....., he drag in a deep breathe and moved forward, the house was quiet that he could hear the sound of his own heartbeat......

With the pistol firmly in his hand and his grip around the trigger..., he pushed a room door open but there was nothing inside, just debris, papers and cobwebs that clungs everywhere..., he sigh and moved over to another room, there was still nothing.., the place look totally deserted and it quickly occured to him that whoever was here could have moved..

He dropped the gun at his side totally disappointed by his findings..., he decided to walk outside when he stepped on something..., he stopped, took away his legs and step on it again..., it was a wood, he took out his legs again and listen to the way the other places sound.....

Satisfy, he step on the wood again, then he lour down, sweep off the dirts littering the spot with his hand....

"Son of a bitch..."He cursed when he realised there was an underground basement and the wood he stepped on was a door....

The gun in his hand, he slowly raise the wood up a bit scared it's crackling sound will chase away whoever was under....

He slowly dropped the door and look down, there was a staircase leaving to the ground..., he mutter a silent prayer and quickly climb down, eyes widely open and finger around the trigger to open fire on any danger......

He pointed the gun towards the open space when he got down.., there he saw a large table filled with the drugs..., he scan his eyes around in search of anyone but there was no one around....

He walked closer to the table, the drugs were arranged in heaps like they want to be moved....

"Shìt..."He mutter and took out his phone to call Dorathy...

He blinked when he saw a shadow on the wall.., just then he realised he wasn't alone, before he pulled his own trigger, a bullet came for him, lucky for him his shooter missed....

Kess wasted no time in shooting back before pulling the table down to shade him against his attacker's bullet...

Another bullet hit the table almost blasting through...

Kess gulp a dry lump in his throat as two more bullets hit the table..., he soon realise the table will torn open if his attacker's bullets keep hitting it and the bullets will come for him...

He took a deep drag, calculated his attacker's move, when his attacker shot again.., Kess wasted no time in coming out from his hiding, and with a swing, he fired two shot and heard his attacker screamed..., he scurried off immediately to where his attacker is and found him laying on the floor struggling hard to pick his gun...., the bullet had hit his rib...

Kess kick off the gun from his reach and pointed his own gun at him.......

"You bastard...."Kess sneered...."Is this where you make the drugs...?"Kess queried...

When the man gave no reply, he realise he was fading from the bullet wound..., he heaved in a frustrating sigh and rushed to the man side before taking out his phone to call for help...







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"Thank you..."The flight attendant said to Lawrence before leaving him...

Still keeping his smile, Lawrence, The crown prince of Saruza dropped his passport in his side pocket and began to make his way outside....

It wasn't long before he saw a known face, one of the palace workers waiting for him....

"Prince Lawrence..."The man said taking his bags from him..."Welcome sir..."

Lawrence smile slipped...."How are you...?"

"Very good sir..."He said..."The driver and a few guards sent by your mother are waiting for you at the car..."

"I told my mum not to send guards that I'll be fine, why does she not listen to me..."

"She's your mother..."The man said..."She knows what's best..."

Lawrence chuckle and followed him outside.....

"Crown prince...."The four guards, all dressed on suits greeted..

Lawrence just smile and followed the other man to the car...., what followed was a gunshot.., when blood splashed on Lawrence face, he quickly realise the man who had taken his bags from him was the one who got shot in the head....

"Crown prince down...."One of the guards shouted as more bullets rained on them, some hitting innocents civilians...

The bullet and the people dropping dead created chaos as people scream and began to run helter- skelter...

Lawrence widened his eyes with shock when a bullet hit one of the guards and he dropped dead...., he looked around and realise the shooters were far off...they were using snipers making it useless to shoot back at them...

"My prince..."The driver from the vehicle he's to enter call out to him....."This way..."

Lawrence took one last glance at the guards firing back blindly before he crawl on the floor to the driver..., he opened the car backseat and crawl into the car, the driver didn't waste any time in starting the car engine and they quickly drove off.., away from the scene, from the bullet sounds and dead bodies...







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"Queen Tiger..."Sulieman blare out hurriedly running towards her....

"We have a problem..."Sulieman said when he got to her..

"Is my son safe...?"Queen Tiger ask shapily...

"You were right.., he was attacked at the airport but he's alive, he's been taken to the safe house..."

"Call Samie..."Queen Tiger ordered walking past him...."We need all our best men.., this isn't just an attack.., this is a coup..., someone is trying to overthrow us...."






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With all composure, the man on the doctor's uniform trot towards the hospital room..., he heaved in a deep sigh before walking towards the policemen guarding the room...

"Is this the room of the man the inspector shot...?"He asked.

The two policemen glance at each other before one of them replied..
"Yes and who are you..?"

"I'm the doctor.."

"The nurses has already taken care of him, the bullet has been removed, we are just waiting for orders before taking him away..."

"I was told by the nurses the wound could be infected, I need to check it..."

The policemen glance at each other..., not bothering to waste their time with him, they stepped out of the way and allowed him in...

The man closed the door when he was inside.., he walked towards the injured one laying on the bed.., he smile before taking a syringe from his pocket...

The injured man suddenly woke up, shock swept across his spines when he saw the other man in the doctor's clothes..., he wanted to shout but the man gagged his mouth with his left broad palm...

"I have a message from the Godfather..."The man said before injecting the contents of the syringe inside his body.....

Satisfy with his work, he dropped the syringe back in his pocket and walked out of the room passing the police who didn't even bother to ask questions.....

Few minutes later the real doctor and some nurses came running to the doctor..., they tried to walk in but the policemen didn't allow them...

"I need to see that man, I'm the doctor..."

"The doctor just left.."

"What doctor...?"A nurse shouted...

The policemen glance at each other, just then it hit them, they quickly opened the door and saw the man swollen stomach and foam formed in the corners of his mouth..

The doctor touch the man's body and shook his head...."He's dead...."







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"Slow down...."Dorathy said as Kess raced the car speedily....

Kess didn't say a word, all he wants was to interrogate the man he caught and get clue on who was giving the orders to produce the drugs..

Dorathy phone rang and without time wasting she answered the call..., she listened for some minutes before the call dropped dead..., with a woeful face she look at Kess...

"What..?"Kess asked at the change in her expression..

"He's dead.."

"Who's dead..?"

"The man you caught from the saluit house..., someone pretending to be a doctor killed him..."

Shocked, Kess quickly kick on the brakes and root the car to a stop, before the words hit him hard....

"What the heck are you talking about......?






KINGS... TBC

KINGS(7DOC)
EPISODE 3
EPISODE TITLE- The Godfather






STILL ON DAY 1





The ringtone of the phone went off like an annoyed rattlesnake, chief Borgias scooped it up talk into it, listen for a moment before dropping the call.....

"What did he say....?"Antonia, his wife asked curiously as she walked towards him from the dining..

"Tiger brought in the AS squad..."He said crunching on a chair

"The advance squad...?"Antonia asked in acertation...

"Yes..."

"That woman must be really out of her mind.., what did she think, that that little squad of gunmen she brought in will protect her....."

Chief Borgias scoff...."The squad worships her..."

"That's alleged..."Antonia interjects sitting opposite him...."We don't know that for certain..."

"She owns them..."Chief Borgias said..."I've confirm it..."

"Those hoodlums are ruthless killers, how could she bring them to the palace..., have her husband's death caused her to lose part of her senses...., this action of hers could ruin our plans..."

"Our plans remains the same..."Chief Borgias said...."All we need is the support of the Godfather...."

"The Godfather hasn't helped non of the shadows in a long time, why do you think he'll do now...?"

"If our plans needs to go smoothly dear, we need the Godfather...."

"We don't need him...."Liam, his son chimes in from the stairs....
"We don't need the Godfather..."Liam added stepping down from the staircase....."Mother is right, the Godfather had helped no one in a long time, there's certainly no point asking for his help...."

Chief Borgias sigh as his son's words burn in his head....

"Who we should be worried about is chief Miguel....."Liam continue..."He's the enemy that needs to be put down....., I have a feeling he'll be a hindrance to our plan, he needs to be silent...."

"Trust me son, Miguel is no problem, he's a little boy who thinks he can gain power by marrying off his son to the princess...."

"Not when he's gaming for the throne..."Liam said....."The throne is the power dad.., if Miguel get his hands on the throne.., it'll be a slap to your face and our family....."

"Son you worry about the business..."Chief Borgias said...."I'll take care of Miguel..."

They all face the door when it crink open...

"What is it...?"Liam asked the thug at the door...

"The police are here...."He replied..

Liam look at his father and waited for a go ahead.. when he got it, he motioned at the thug to allow them in..

It wasn't long before Kess and Dorathy entered the house...
Kess eyes wandered around the house before allowing his gaze on fall on the family.....

"I'm inspector Kess..."Kess said showing his badge..."And this is my partner, Dora.....

"I Know who your partner is..."Chief Borgias cut in slowly turning his face to them.....

"I'll be in the room...."Antonia said and walked out...

"So what does the police want...?"Liam asked brusquely...

Kess ignored Liam's question and fused his gaze on chief Borgias...."Do you know the king died last night....?"

"You think my pops killed him...?"Liam cut in, voice engulfed in spite...

"Liam..."Chief Borgias groaned....

When Liam turn to face him, he motioned him to leave and Liam glare at Kess before he hesitantly walked away.....

"What was your question officer...?"Chief Borgias asked when Liam was out of sight...

"Do you know the king died lastnight....?"Dorathy asked this time...

A muscle twitch at the corners of his mouth..."Please officers, have a seat...."

Kess didn't want, but when Dorathy did, he had no choice...

"I was there with the king when he fell down and died from poison...."Chief Borgias said..

Kess grit on his bottom lips before opening his mouth...."Did you notice anything unusual about the king before this happened...?"

Chief Borgias shook his head..."No, as a matter of fact the king was happy, nobody would have known the glass he drank from was poisoned....."

Kess sniff, his wits telling him Chief Borgias knows more than he was letting on.....

"Tell me your relationship with the king...?"Kess asked studying chief Borgias expression and body movement but the man didn't flinch instead a light laughter cackle from his mouth....

"He was the king and I was a member of the cabinet...."

"I heard you two were close..."Kess said adjusting his sitting position, Dorathy glance at him but he ignored her.., in finding out the truth, every tact is necessary....."I also heard you two have been seen together on different occasions alone..."

Chief Borgias nibbed..."If that's true.., it could be the king and I were having a private discussion..."

"Private discussion..."Kess leared...."You care to elaborate on that...?"

Chief Borgias smile slipped before he drag back in the frown lines...
"No.."He replied

Kess swallowed and sat up...."No...!"He reiterated..."You do know hiding the truth from the police is an offence..."

Chief Borgias chuckle smithing Kess spines with irritation...
"An offence.., you must be kidding me..."

Kess sigh and slightly withdrew his back....."A man is dead chief...., we need to know every single thing he did and you said you two had private discussion not on one occasion but on several...."

"The discussion between the king and I remain between the king and I..."Chief Borgias retorted..."Telling you the content of it is totally irrelevant.."

"The king is dead sir..."Dorathy chimes in..."So I think it's relevant.."

"Am I a suspect...?"Chief Borgias asked

Kess jut his chin and exchange glance with Dorathy before fusing his attention on Chief Borgias again...
"No.."He said crisply

"Good..."Chief Borgias crowed...."No go out there and ask the right people the questions..."

"The right people..."Kess reiterated..."Care to tell us who they are..."

"The maids that prepared the food and all the palace workers.., one of them poisoned the king...."

"Do you have anyone in mind sir...?"Kess asked curiously

"The queen..."Chief Borgias chided...."Ask her..."

"You think she's capable of killing her own husband....?"Kess asked

Chief Borgias look askance at him....."Anything is possible officer...."

"Of course..."Kess said back with a smile...."Besides the queen, do you know of any other person who had a grudge against the king...?"

"Have you asked Dario....?"

"Chief Dario...?"Dorathy asked in acertation wondering how it escaped her mind..

"Yes, chief Dario..., he hated the king because he blames him for everything that happened to him, he stop coming to meetings and refrained himself from anything palace related..."

"What did the king do to him...?"Kess asked curiously

"He allegedly killed his wife and son....."Dorathy replied...

Kess raise a brow at her wondering why she never said anything about it before now.......

"That's enough reason for revenge...."Chief Borgias said...

Kess sneak in a breather before facing chief Borgias again....."One last question sir..."

Dorathy stare at Kess wondering what he was about to asked...

"Go on.."

Kess suck on his teeth as the question fight hard to come out from his mouth....
"Who's the Godfather....?"

Dorathy eyebrows fluttered and her gaze quickly turn to chief Borgias who was silent...

"Is that someone...?"Chief Borgias queried

Frown lines encroached on Kess face and once again he sat up, his eyes boring into chief Borgias....
"You know what I'm talking about.."

Chief Borgias scoff..."I've heard the name but I don't know who the hell he is..."

"You're lying.."Kess riposte...."You know him or you're him..."

"Really...."Chief Borgias sneer, a smirk accompanying his word...."Is that what you heard that I'm the Godfather....?"

Kess scoff withdrawing his back..., with a glance at Dorathy, he stood up....
"We'll be back chief..."He said

"I have nothing to hide..."Chief Borgias said back...

Kess smile and chief Borgias return the smile.....







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"How could you ask him that...?"Dorathy queried when they got outside...

"Didn't you see the way he reacted....?"Kess asked back before opening his car door..

"Yes I saw it.."Dorathy snapped..."It doesn't mean anything, he's not the Godfather, if he is, we would know..."

"But he knows the Godfather..., he's a powerful man, he ought to know him..."

"What if he does.., you think he's just going to tell us because you asked..."

"I know he wouldn't tell us.."Kess said entering the driver's seat...

Dorathy slipped in beside him and close her side door..."Then why did you ask..?"

Kess sigh and look at her..."I wanted to see his reaction...."

"His reaction wasn't even suspicious, you got nothing but he got something..."

"What do you mean he got something...?"

"Now he knows we are asking for the Godfather, this will make it difficult finding him..., finding the Godfather was secret to us, you just expose us..."

"Well I'm sorry about that, but these are rich men, one way or the other he would have known the police are after the Godfather...."

"You have to be careful.., my late partner came out like this and he got a bullet for it...."

"I'll be fine..."

"I'm just asking you to be careful..."

Kess smile slipped and quickly start the car at the sudden remembrance of Sonia....

For a while non talked to each other until the car engine swung into the lone roads.....

"Call the sergeant..."Kess said, eyes fixed on the road..

Dorathy nodded and took her phone out, without time wasting, she dialled the sergeant number, when the call connected, she put it on speaker....

"Dora..."The sergeant voice rumbled from the other end...

"What's the situation...?"Kess asked

There was silence before the sergeant voice came again...."They're all saying the same thing..., none of them seem to know who poisoned the king's glass...."

"Are you still at the palace...?"Kess asked....

"No, on my way to the station..., the queen took them..."

"Took them where...?"

"I don't know.."The sergeant said..."I didn't ask.."

Kess exhale..."Alright, we are on our way to the station...."

"Thank you..."Dorathy added before ending the call...
"You think they're telling the truth...?"Dorathy asked Kess..

Kess nibbed his lips..."The Chief could be right.., maybe the queen killed him...."

"Or maybe the chief did.."

"What chief...?"

"Dario, the one whose wife and daughter were killed..."

Kess glance at her when he returned his gaze to the road, he saw a man staggering on the road, he quickly hit on the brakes to avoid hitting him.....

They both waited in the car for the man to pass but what the man did sent their spines flushing with shock....
The man dropped down on the floor and began hitting his head on the road...

Shocked, Kess and Dorathy quickly jump down from the car and rushed towards the man....

Kess raised the man, the blood from the man's head staining his shirt....

"Are you alright...?"Kess asked anxiously...

The man laugh hysterically and all of a sudden he grabbed Kess and began hitting him with his head....

Infuriated, Kess pushed him off but the man rushed at him again...

"Get off..."Kess blare out and pushed the man off again.....

"I think he's mad...."Dorathy hollered....

The man laughed, lick the blood dropping from his head before running towards Kess car....., he laugh again and drove his head into the car side windscreen breaking some part of the screen and the other into fragments....

"Oh my God...!"Dorathy exclaimed, shock sweeping across her nerves.....

Kess walked closer and took a closer look at the man, the glasses pierce into his neck, his throat and his eyes.....

"He's dead..."Dorathy mutter crisply...

Kess pulled down the man's dead body.....
"Is this normal...?"Kess asked taking a closer look at the man's eyes......

"No, this isn't normal.."

"His eyes are red.., look like he got high..."

"Oh my God, check his pockets..."Dorathy said walking close....

Kess did and took a small sachet filled with white substance....

"It's the drugs...."Dorathy said.....

"The killer...?"Kess ask with a cringe at the dead man's body...

"Yes..., this is what it does when one abuses it...., it makes one go mad...."

Kess eyes burn with irritation as he stare at the man's body then his car...
"Call an ambulance..."Kess said..."And ask someone to find out if he has a family...."

"This drug is causing mayhem among the youths.., it's destroying lives, it needs to be stopped..."

Kess brows furrowed as he stare at the man's blood in his car seat...."Where did you say your partner find out they're making the drugs...?"

"The saluit house..."Dorathy said..

"Where can I find it...?"

"It's on the outskirts of town.., not too far from here. ."

"I'm going there.."Kess said opening the door not minding the broken glass...

"I'm coming with you..."

Kess sigh and drop the broken glass from the car seat, he took out his handkerchief and cleaned the little blood that fell on the seat...

"You need to stay here and wait for the paramedics to arrive...."

"You can't go alone..."

"I'm going alone...."Kess said back before sitting on the blood stained chair...."If there's any danger out there I need to face it alone..."

"We're partners...."Dorathy shouted..."As partners, we do things together..."

"I'll be back..."Kess replied, start the engine and drove off not minding her call on him....

"Damn it..."Dorathy groaned...

Jesubaby:
Silver, when are we expecting another?

There is another going on...KINGS 7 days of choas

You welcome broda

showgoeson:
The kings are always dying

Thanks for the update

purity23:
None of them like the king, the reaction is just too obvious.

Thanks for keeping your word silver.

Am suspecting somebody o but let me keep my thoughts to myself for now

U welcome dear

Christipsy:
E don land o o
thanks so much silver1996 bt this dying na wa o o

Nor mind me jare

KINGS(7DOCs)
EPISODE 2
EPISODE TITLE- You Fool




7 DAYS ULTIMATUM


DAY 1





The sigh that escaped Kess's dry lips was slow, as if his brain needed that time to process the transfer..., he was actually here.., away from Akpatu and now in Saruza... his eyes remain fixed on the door as he took another deep breathe before knocking on the DPO's office door....

"Come in.."A baritone voice rumbled from inside...

Jutting his bottom lip, he place his hand on the knob and turn it down...
"Good morning sir..."Kess greeted....

"You're the transfer officer from......

"Akpatu sir..."Kess jump in

"How many years where you there.....?"The DPO asked

"12years sir..."

"12years..., that's a whole long time..."

"Yes sir....."Kess said before another knock rumble on the door....

"Come in..."The DPO said

Kess sigh again lifting his tension as a female police walked into the office....

"This is Dorathy...."The DPO said pointing at the female police...."She's your partner...."

Kess widen his brow making it obvious he doesn't want a female partner.....

"Inspector Kess..."Dorathy said, a smile playing on her lips...."It's really nice seeing you in person, I heard about your many exploits in Akpatu..."

Kess nibbed..."Seems my reputation precedes me..."

"It sure does..."

"I'll relief you two..." The DPO chimes in..."Dorathy will show you to your office and put you through some of the cases that are yet to be solved, she'll also tell you how things are done here...."

A muscles twitch at the corners of Kess eyes at the DPO's last statement...."Yes sir..."

"Dorathy..., treat him well.."

Dorathy smile slipped..."Yes sir...."







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Hands folded across his chest, Kess watch as Dorathy pull the cloth from the board revealing the pictures of the suspects.....

"Who are these people...?"Kess asked curiously walking closely to take a better look at the board....

"The rulers of this kingdom..."Dorathy said...."Let me explain..."

Kess nib and gave her a go ahead....

"My late partner..."Dorathy began..."The man you replaced was onto a case and he found some clues before he got murdered..."

"What case..?"Kess asked

"A drug case..., a drug has been killing people in this kingdom, people call it the killer, my partner found clues on who was supplying these drugs and he got murdered for it...., but before he died, we prepared a list of suspects, here in the top, is chief Borgias..."

"Chief Borgias.....!"Kess reiterated

"Yes chief Borgias..., rumour has it, he's the most influential man in this kingdom...., he has vass lands and companies overseas...., while he is staying here is what nobody knows...."She face the board again and touch the next person...."This is Chief Miguel..., he's the second most richest, though people say he has hidden wealth somewhere but nobody really knows what he's made of...., Intel tells us he intends marrying his son to the princess but that isn't our concern..., our main concern here is one of these rich men could be calling in the orders of that drug or making the drugs themselves....."

Kess nibbed and pointed at a name without a picture...."Who's that...?"

"That's the Godfather....."

"The Godfather...!"

"Yes, the Godfather, we don't know his true name but that's what people call him, no one knows who he is, no one knows where he stays or what he looks like, the man is a ghost...."

"So why is he a suspect...?:

"He's the one calling the shots...., everyone we've arrest always confess one name, the Godfather..., the man is a legend and a ghost....."

"So could it be the Godfather is making and supplying the drugs..?"

"That could be a possibility but chasing a name is like going on a wild goose chase..., it's useless...., but my partner got a lead before he died..., he suspects they are making these drugs here..."She said ruling a name...."The saluit house..."

"The saluit house..."

"It's an abandoned house at the outskirt of town...., the house was abandon because the occupants complained the house was been haunted by it's former occupants.., they moved out and up till now no one has gone near the place or even think of building any house around it...., the place is secluded and that's why my former partner and I have reasons to believe they are making the drugs there...."

"If that's true, then we should go there immediately..."Kess said agitated

Dorathy sigh...."We can't now...., the king died last night.., he was murdered in the palace while they were eating dinner.."

"Not again..."Kess leared.....

"He was having dinner with his family and the chiefs when he suddenly dropped dead...., they say he was poisoned...."

"The chiefs killed him...."Kess concluded abruptly

Dorathy scoff...."Look, I understand a lot of things happened in Akpatu..., heard the chiefs killed the king and the king son came for revenge but this is Saruza, whoever gets murdered here, the killer is a ghost...."

"Well things are about to change...."Kess said....."Because I won't rest until all the killers in this town are behind bars..."

Dorathy smile...."I like your boldness but you still need to understand that this isn't Akpatu..., this is Saruza, here you thread with an extreme caution or something will hit you..."








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Rage building like deep water currents, Queen tiger stepped into the central room where her husband body is laid on the table...., she frowned at the stench and walked close to the body......

"You fool..."Queen Tiger growled...

She move slowly around it, her eyes glowering at the body....."If someone hasn't killed you, I would have killed you myself..., you were nothing but a condensing ungrateful rat that I made king..., I worked my ass to this level to put you in that position when the shadows tried to snatch your father's throne.., but how did you treat me.., you stepped on me like a church rat you ungrateful mòron..."

She furrowed her brows as she glare at King Zaran body...."I was everything you had..., I backed you up, I defended you and what did you do to pay me back.., you put me aside like a torn shirt after everything I did for you...., it's good you're dead Zaran...."

Nostril flaring, she lean her head closer to his face...."Rot in hell king Zaran...."

"Queen Tiger..."Sulieman called out from the door....

Queen snuffed before raising her head to face Sulieman......

"Who killed him....?"Queen Tiger sneer...

"The maids are saying they know nothing of the kings dead..."Sulieman said walking closer to her...

"You think they're telling the truth...?"

"They might be telling the truth...., I keep asking myself this question, why kill the king in the same time he was having dinner with the chiefs....?"

"Your questions are irrelevant here Sulieman..."Queen Tiger retorted...."I want his killer found...."

"Certainly..."

"Certainly won't do it..., find the person, give the maids and the guards a harsh treatment until someone speaks up.., someone poisoned that food, it's either a maid, a guard or one of the chiefs...."

"I was actually of the thought that someone disguised herself as a maid to poison that glass...."

"Your thoughts and assumptions are wasting my time Sulieman..."Queen Tiger groaned..."I want results.., I may not like the king when he was alive but I won't be laughed at as a queen whose husband was killed under her nose and she did nothing to bring his killer down...., that will not be my dynasty....., someone killed the king, someone must pay...."

"I swear to you queen Tiger..., whoever killed the king will be found..."

"Good..."She sneer and walked past him

"The police are here..."Sulieman chimes in over his shoulder stopping Queen Tiger in her tracks...

"What do they want...?"She asked not bothering to look back to face him..

"They must have heard what happened last night, they seek your presence...."

"Tell them I can't be seen now.., whatever they want, you take care of it..."She ordered before walking out...

Sulieman glance at the king's body....
"Rest in peace..."He said and walked out of the room closing the door behind him...








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Restless, Kess look around the palace and his head brood over king Pious and his wife Giselle and how they beautify their once burnt palace into a new palace that the people cherish...

"You thinking something...?"Dorathy chimes into his thought..

"No.."Kess replied shapily...."I'm just getting pissed by the wait..., it's taking too long for the queen to come here.."

"She's the queen Kess..."Dorathy said crossing her hands over her chest...."And she's in mourning..."

Kess sniff and fixed his gaze on Sulieman who was now approaching them...

"The queen can't see you now..."Sulieman said..

"But we want to see her..."Kess riposte, his right hand settling on his pistol strapped on his waist...

Sulieman threw him a stony look..."The queen cannot see you now...."

"Why...?"Kess queried...

Sulieman glare at him but didn't reply..

"Well is there anyone we can talk to...?"Dorathy cut in

"You can talk to me..."Sulieman said...."What is it you want...?"

Kess raise a brow at the flimsy question...

"We're here to ask questions...."Dorathy said...

"We're already doing the questions..."Sulieman retorted....

"With all due respect sir..."Kess cut in..."Do we need to remind you who we are...?"

"And with all due respect officer..."Sulieman fling back..."This is the palace, we've customs and laws that govern us...."

"So do we..."Kess riposte brusquely....."And ours demand we find the king's murderer..."

"Well I'm going to tell you you come back some other time of-fi-cer...."

"Why should we do that....?"Dorathy asked..."What happened to today...?"

"I don't have to explain anything to anyone.."Sulieman replied..."So excuse me officers...."

"You're obstructing justice..."Kess said..

Sulieman scoff..."You must be new to town because everyone in this town knows justice is a far word..., Saruza and justice doesn't do well.., ask your superiors.."

"Well things are about changing sir..."Kess returned...."So I'll kindly ask you to listen to what we have to say.., if you force us to leave, I'll be force to put you under arrest....."

"For what crime exactly...?"Sulieman queried...

"For been a hindrance to catching a murderer....."

Sulieman chuckle......"Tell me officer, how many murderers in this town have the police caught....?"

Kess nibbed and look at Dorathy who shook her head..

"None..."Sulieman continue.."Every body is a saint in Saruza, that's why the police aren't doing a damn thing...."

"Still..."Kess said..."We demand you stay out of our way and let us do our job..."

"Do you know your job..?"Sulieman asked

"Perfectly well sir...."Kess replied with full confidence..

Dorathy nearly smiled but she held it in before turning her attention to Saruma..."It's been brought to our attention that the king was murdered last night while he was having dinner with his family and the chiefs..."

"We need a thorough list of all the palace workers..."Kess said..."The ones who served the dinner should be boldly pinpoint out...., we'll start a legal interrogation from there..."

"I'll relay your message to the queen....."Sulieman said, a fake smile accompanying his words...

"Do that..."Kess smirked before letting him go...

Dorathy smile after Sulieman left...."You did great..."

Kess grit before replying her...."These kind of men need to be handle with an iron fist..., go soft on them and they see you as nothing..., I've been in this game before..., you need to be tough to win..."

"Akpatu must have taught you alot..."

"You have no idea...."







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Maria quickly jump out of the bed when a light knock sound on her door....., she smile when she saw the palace guard standing in front of her.., she look at both sides of the corridor, when she saw no one in sight, she dragged the guard in and close the door...

"Princess, we have to stop seeing like this..."Aaron, the palace guard said...

"Kiss me..."Maria mutter lightly reaching for his penis in his trouser...

Aaron flinch and push her aback slightly...."I can't do this to you right now, you're in mourning..."

Maria look askance at him before she burst into laughter......
"Arr you kidding me...?"She ask ceasing the laughter..."Who in this palace isn't happy the tyrant king is dead..."

"You are the daughter of the tyrant king.."

"Was the daughter of the tyrant king..."Maria corrected reaching for his dick again..."I'm glad that fool is dead...., tell me you are too..."

Aaron sigh at the sensation he was getting as her hands roam on his penis.....
"Its just like you said..."Aaron mutter..."Everyone is happy he's dead...."

Maria smile..."Come to bed..., let's have sex..."

"I can't princess..., I need to get back to my duty post..."

"I decide where your duty post is, and now I'm saying your duty post is in my bed..."

"I can't Princess..., I'll get fired if I don't get back.."

"You really want to leave me here...?"She queried stepping away from him....

"You know why I can't stay here princess..."

"I told you, you don't have to worry about your job, as long as we're together, nobody can fire you..."

"The king may be gone, but you know how your mother is..., she doesn't take shit, I doubt she'll listen to you when you plead on my behalf..."

"Let me worry about my mother..."She said stepping closer to him.., but then the door swung open and she quickly jump back....

Rage seething her insides, she yelled at the intruder...."What is this Caleb....?"

Caleb glare at Aaron before turning his gaze to Maria....

"Why didn't you knock...?"Maria hollered..

"Forgive my manners princess..."Caleb said stepping closer to her..."In a rush to see your lovely face this morning, I forgot to knock..."

"You need to respect my privacy...."Maria snapped..

"What are you still doing here...?"Caleb growled at Aaron over his shoulder..

Heart wrecked with fear, Aaron bow before stepping out of the room...

"What was that moròn doing here...?"Caleb queried...

Maria furrowed her brows..."What does it seem like he was doing here...?"

"I Don't know, you tell me...."

"He was here to give me a message from my mother..."She lied with all forms of seriousness

Caleb smile...."I miss you, keep thinking about you all night..."

Maria scoff and sat back on the bed..., Caleb lean closer and attempted to kiss her on the neck, but she flinch then stood up...

"Caleb I'm in mourning..."She retorted..."I don't have time for this...."

"Oh, I'm sorry..."He mutter abashed...

"You should leave...."She said..

He widened his brows..."What...?"

"I said you should leave..."She reiterated

"I just got here.."

"Well it's obvious you aren't here to console me..., I'm already feeling sad, I don't need your presence to worsen it..."

He suck on his teeth and trot towards her...."Don't do this..."

"Do what...?"

"Act like you loved the king.."

She scoff in repugnance...."He was my father..."

"Who you hate with so much passion..., did you kill him..?"

Anger flood her nerves and she quickly stepped away from him..."Are you crazy, how dare you accuse me of killing my own father..."

"I'm not accusing, I'm only asking....."

"Get out.."She yell...

"I'm your fiance princess..."

She frown at the sudden reminder..."Well maybe we should cut this bullshut arranged engagement..., afterall, the anchor is dead"

He sniff..."You think because the king is dead the wedding plans won't go on...., our engagement was sealed with blood, do you know what that means....., it means if you try to chicken out of this marriage..., you'll die...."

"What if you die before then...?"She asked crisply, anger seething her insides..

He walk closer to her and bore his eyes into hers...."Are you going to kill me....?"

When he got no reply, he threw her a smile and walk to the door....."You know we shouldn't be fighting, because after these seven days given to your brother to return..., we will have the greatest wedding the world has ever known..., kisses princess of my heart...."

She boiled with anger as she watch him leave....before she wished and prays he dies a horrible death....







TBC

KINGS
EPISODE 1
EPISODE TITLE- A Dinner With The Chiefs








The mirror had that patina of age over the bronze frame, likewise the surface of the glass was splotched black in places. Queen Tiger stood and stared at herself, or at least the distorted image of herself. The mirror showed her the woman the world saw, all they saw, somehow it didn't seem right. Inside she was fireworks and rage, less love and frustrations, ambition and fear. All they saw was dark hair and the kind of eyes one forgets while you're still looking at them. She ran a finger over the frame, feeling its cool ridges and grooves and the layer of dust that clung. Perhaps she should remove it, it doesn't suit her preference anyway....

When the door opened, her eyes stare at the reflection of the maid from the mirror.., her eyelids dropped before words leaped out of her mouth...

"Is the king ready....?"She asked over her shoulder...

"Yes queen Tiger....."

She squinted before raising her hand slightly above her shoulder.., motioning the maid to leave..., she preen at herself once more before trotting towards her king size bed.....

Her eyes stun the door when it reopen..., her face dropped realizing it's her daughter who just walked in....

"Mother..."Maria, the princess called out crisply....."Aren't you going there...?"

The corners of queen Tiger eyes crinkled as she raise her face to look at her daughter....."That stupid father of yours certainly have plans for this ridiculous dinner with the chiefs....and you're not dressed, why are you not dressed...?"

She batted her lashes before speaking up...."I'm not going..."

"You have no choice, this is a dinner with the chiefs, your father is the host and such dinner demands the entire family of the host to be present...."

"Father hasn't consider me part of his family..., not even for once..."

"Maria..."Queen Tiger snarled..."Go and get dressed..."

"I'm not joking mother..., I'm not going there...."

"The hell you are..."Queen Tiger growled...."So get to your room and get dressed....."

"You're beginning to sound like father..."She snapped with knitted brows..

"I am your father's wife and the queen of this kingdom and you are the princess..., your absence will demean the royal name..."

"I do not care about the royal name...."She fling back deeply infuriated

"Do not push me young lady...."Queen Tiger retorted..."Now go to your room, get dressed and come to dining...."

"Mum...."She sneer...."I'm not joking..."

"Yes you are...., I won't repeat myself again Maria..., go to your room and get something to wear and bring your ass to the dining...."

"I'm not sitting with those old men..."

"They're the chiefs, you'll respect them...."

"I'm not going.."

Queen Tiger scoff before walking over to pick the room intercom up....
"I need two maids in my room now..."Queen Tiger said when the call connected...., she dropped the intercom and walked back to sit on the bed..

"Seriously...!"Maria stated...."You calling the maids on me..."

"You've lost your damn senses..."Queen Tiger retorted....

"My senses are full and intact mum, you on the other hand have lost yours...."

Queen Tiger furrowed her brows...

"Your husband is a beast..."Maria sneer...."And the sad thing mum, you never find fault on every bad thing he does..., he treats me like shit and you stay quiet about it...., I can't wait for the seer's words to come to pass.., I can't wait for that animal in a royal attire to die....."

"Enough...."Queen Tiger snarled standing up to meet her....."Enough of your trans.., your father ruled with an iron fist as should he...."

"Too bad the iron fist extended to his family and you can't see anything wrong in it....., you're the worst mum...."

Queen Tiger gawked before slapping her.....

Maria grimaced at the unexpected hot slap....

"You'll show me some respect or I'll teach how it's given..."Queen Tiger groaned before a light knock sounded on the door...

She glared at Maria who was still taunt by the hotness of the slap.....
"Come in..."Queen Tiger said before turning to sit on the bed....

The door open and two maids as requested walked into the room...

"Greetings queen Tiger..."The maids said in unison....

"Take my daughter to her room and dress her up..."She scowled glowering at Maria...

"Yes Queen Tiger..."One of the maids said and attempted to touch the princess...

"Do not touch me..."Maria snarled making the maid to quickly retreat..

"Move her..."Queen Tiger growled...."Drag her by the hair if you must, and if she resist, hit her hard...."

With the command, the maids quickly grabbed her but Maria fought them off and yanked her hands from their grip..., she glared at her mother before furiously walking out of the room herself, the maids distantly walking behind her...






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Tables laden with delicacies line the walls. Everything you can think of, and things you have never dreamed of were in rich aroma for the king, the queen and the chiefs, some of the chiefs dug into the rich food with ravenous hunger while others ate with style like the food was poisoned....

"Your majesty....."Caleb, chief Miguel's son and also an arranged fiance for princess Maria call out....."I must say you aren't not just a great king but a good host with an admirable taste...."

King Zaran chuckle...."I'm happy son, today I learnt i will live and reign forever...."

The chiefs rolled their eyes at each other but none bothered to talk despite knowing the truth....

"Your majesty...."Chief Borgias, one of the wealthiest man the kingdom has ever known chimes in..., his family was known for their contribution in the establishment of the now great and enviable Saruza kingdom.....

"I thought nobody lives forever...."Chief Borgias continue breaking out from the circle of the silent ones....."Death certainly comes for everyone at some point..., isn't that right Miguel...?"

The corners of chief Miguel quirked up before he gave chief Borgias a lopsided grin ...."Since when did you start asking me questions in meetings like this..., or could it be one of your cheap ploys to humiliate me in front of the king and his family...."

"Come on Miguel..."Chief Borgias sass...."Can't we atleast put our differences aside and enjoy this euphoric moment...."

"Well I'm not the one with the fat grudge..."Chief Miguel retorted

"Stop it...."King Zaran jump in..."I'll not have you two quarrel like little girls in my palace..."

"Your majesty..."Chief Borgias chimes in..."We were just...

"Enough...."King Zaran shut him off brusquely....."That's enough from the both of you..., we are here to celebrate my longevity given to me by the gods, anything contrary to that will be seem as a crime and all crimes comes with consequences....."

"Your majesty...."Caleb cut in with a smile...."I'm sorry to break the mood but am getting sting by it's foul odour..., and now only the presence of my gracious one will light up my mood.."

King Zaran look around in search of Maria, queen Tiger noticed it and she quickly spoke up before the king asked...

"She's getting dressed...."Queen Tiger said

"Getting dressed...!"King Zaran reiterated furiously....."That daughter of yours must be messing with me....."

"That's why I have no daughter...."Chief Borgias chimes in...."They think they're too pretty to sit with their father..."

Slimed with his words, Queen Tiger shift her gaze to him..."Chief Borgias.., everyone in this kingdom knows you couldn't bear a daughter because your wife's stomach couldn't carry another child after your son....."

"We chose not to have another child..."Chief Borgias returned abashed

"Oh really...."Queen Tiger sass..."And here I am thinking the rumours were true...."

"What rumours...?"Chief Borgias asked

Not bothering to answer his question, queen Tiger flickers her gaze to her daughter who was now approaching them...

"Oh here she comes...."She said with a smile...

Smouldering in a stony look, Maria walked into the arms of Caleb as he dragged out a chair for her....

"Princess...."Caleb pout kissing her back palm...

Maria faked smile but didn't say a word...

"More wine....."King Zaran ordered..

The maids quickly rushed in and began to pour wine into their glasses....

"I heard the savage king of Zulugua will be paying our world a visit....."Chief Muguel said...

"We don't need the likes of Lakuyada in our world...."Queen Tiger said before taking a sip of her glass of wine......

"Why is he coming here....?"Chief Borgias asked......

"Aren't the missionaries he slayed enough..."Chief Borgias added when he got no reply the first time....

"He's my friend..."King Zaran said..."I invited him myself...."

"Lakuyada and his mother Anesia are two parts that makes up the devil, why invite them into our land.....?"Queen Tiger said

"I heard he slaughtered an entire village because they accepted the foreign God as they call it..."Caleb chimes in with a cringe at Maria....."People are crumbling under his rule and many craved the days of ogini, the water god..."

"He made himself the new god....."Chief Borgias interject...."He calls himself La-kus-ma and when the villagers pray to him, they say blessed be the name of la-kus-ma, all praise the name of our god la-kus-ma..."

"La-kus-ma, what does that mean..?"Queen Tiger asked

"It means the one who's greater than the greatest...."King Zaran replied...

Chief Borgias scoff..."He think he's greater than ogini and the God who defeated ogini..., and I heard he intends to expand his domain to this part of the world..., his intentions clearly depicts the whole world to worship him......"

"That king is a psycho....."Caleb said brusquely....."If he moves out of his secluded area and set a foot in our land...., he'll catch a bullet even before he realizes it...."

"Easy Caleb..."King Zaran said...."That's my friend you called a psycho...."

"Forgive me your majesty....."He said with a cringe at Maria who quickly pretended to be eating....."But his intentions really sound funny...."

A smirk circled his lips showing he wasn't happy with the way his friend was been spoken about....

"I heard bullets don't penetrate him..."Queen Tiger said....

"Well there must be something that can kill him..."Chief Borgias said...."No man is invincible..."

King Zaran wanted to speak up but then he felt his inside burning..., the hot sensation made him push away the chair and quickly lour to the ground, what followed was blood gushing out from his mouth....

Everyone on the table quickly rushed to his side....

"Your majesty..."Queen Tiger called out...

His breathe came in taunts, rising and falling rapidly....

"Someone call the doctor....."Queen Tiger latched out.....

King Zaran eyes narrowed with repugnance, he tried to talk but quickly realised how useless it was when he began fading....., just when he was lifted up to be taken to the hospital, he died and gave up the ghost...

Shock engulfed everyone and they stare at each other, each suspecting the other.....

Queen Tiger let go of him and quickly carried the food he was eating....

"Oh God....."Maria whimpered...."He was poisoned..."

Queen Tiger smelled the food and quickly raise her furious gaze at the chiefs....."Who killed my husband..?"she latched out

"The king....."A voice shouted from behind..., when they turn their gaze to the direction of the voice, they saw Sulieman, the king's special adviser.....

"The king is dead...."Sulieman said before shutting King Zaran's eyes.....

"If he was poisoned...."Chief Borgias interjects..."We would all be dead...."

"Call all the guards and maids..."Sulieman ordered...."Someone killed the king...."

"And who could that person be...?"Chief Miguel asked anxiously...

"Who knows if you did it...."Chief Borgias said brusquely...

"Are you crazy....?"Chief Miguel snarled...

"You're the crazy one.."Chief Borgias yelled..."You've always wish the king dies and now he's dead, look at your face..., you're secretly smiling because your plans worked...."

Engulfed with rage, queen Tiger walked out and returned with a rifle...., deeply infuriated with the chief's quarrel, she cocked the barrel and shot into the roof spreading silence and fear among the maids all over the palace.....

"My husband, your king is dead..."She yelled...."And all you could do is nag and wail like stupid women...., I'm going to ask for one last time.., who amongst you killed my husband...?"

"Drop the gun queen Tiger..."Chief Borgias said....."We were all here when the king fell down and die..., so maybe your question should be directed to the girls who cooked the food....."

"But you just said the food wasn't poisoned..."Caleb said...

"Well something killed the king...."Chief Borgias raved at him....

"It's the glass..."Sulieman jump in after smelling the glass...."The poison was in the king's glass...., he must have gulp it down when he drank from it...."

Awe wrapped it's cold hands around the palace workers when Ikoro, the most feared and powerful chief priest of the land appeared....

Queen Tiger glared at Ikoro as he trot towards king Zaran dead body....

"Ikoro...."Chief Borgias..."Can you tell us who killed the king...?"

Ikoro shook his head, then he looked from Queen Tiger to Maria before shifting his gaze to the chiefs......

"When the chicks of a hen become a hen, they go their separate ways...."Ikoro said

"What is that even supposed to mean...?"Queen Tiger retorted

"It means what it means dear queen..."Ikoro returned......"The king is dead but the throne isn't and per our custom, when a king dies, his son succeeds him within seven days..., and within these seven days, if the king's son doesn't climb the throne, succession will be shift from the beholder to the next eligible person..."

"That is so disrespectful....."Queen Tiger scowled, a tear falling from her eye, my husband, the king just died, and he's still lying in the place of his death, he was murdered and we are yet to find his killer and all you could drive out from your mouth is succession...."

"It's the tradition..."

"What tradition make this mockery of a king...., as eyes of the gods you should know better than this...."

"Only a fool will ignore tradition..."Iroko riposte

"Only a fool will treat a king like this..."She said back irritated..."The king was a great man..."

"The king was a fool..."Ikoro snarled..."Just because no one had the guts to say it to his face doesn't change the fact that he was a fool who made a fool's decision and died a fool's death..."

"This is not right..."Maria cut in...."My father doesn't deserve this..."

Iroko glowered at her before turning to face queen Tiger...."Bring your son back home to take the throne before the end of these seven days and the king's body shouldn't be moved from the palace until the crown prince is back....."He said before disappearing..

"He has got to stop doing that...."Caleb mutter still shocked by Ikoro appearing and disappearing.......

"Today is really a sad day for us all..."Chief Borgias said....

Nostril flaring with anger, Queen Tiger's eyes flickered from chief Borgias to chief Miguel, her mind quaking with possibilities that one of them killed her husband....

"Sulieman..."Queen Tiger stated with a deadly cringe at the chiefs..."Arrange for my husband's body to be taken to the central room.., and let it be known, I shall find my husband's killer...., and when I do....., even heaven will not stop me from wrecking havoc on that person...., whoever they are, they'll pay in triple folds...., I, queen Tiger said it...."






TBC

KINGS(7 Days Of Choas)

First Episode titled A dinner with the chiefs is dropping today by 2pm.....

Be here..., because heads are about rolling.....

Christie171:
Oh wow
I'm having eye problems already....did I just finish book 1&2 within 2weeks??mehn!!!!
...I am now free from all the heartaches and heartbreaks.
Silver, you're a confirm blockbuster story writer

Cheers ✌️

Thanks dear

genius43:
You can use another phone number to recover the email.

I've tried biko..it's not working

Belated birthday to you dear

Please for those who have been sending me emails, please this is my WhatsApp number biko...08147562279

Kindly chat me up, I can't remember the password I opened my nairaland gmail with and I've lost the phone number, this is just the reason I can't reply your emails.




eunicekess

Mistakenpresh

Godblessme

Please for those who have been sending me emails, please this is my WhatsApp number biko...08147562279

Kindly text me, I can't remember the password I opened my nairaland gmail with and I've lost the phone number, this is just the reason I can't reply your emails.

purity23:
So the king chose to believe the one who lied.

Thanks silver for this new story

U welcome dear