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Ishaw crossed checked the address on the note in his hand with the number on the wall of the gate. Then looked at Bruno who was checking a girl in short green gown walking down the street's ass.

" hey! Can you focus?". Ishaw said to him.

Bruno turned abruptly scratching his head. Ishaw opened the gate and stepped into two flat green building. He looked around for anyone to inquire about the lady and started towards the flat opposite him.

He knocked twice still looking around while Bruno rest his back on the protector inspecting the cut on his elbow. Again Ishaw knocked and the window curtain opened, a little boy looked from it and closed it back. Then the door opened and he stepped into the veranda looking with curiosity.

"hey little boy, we're looking for a house keeper". Ishaw said coldly to the boy.

Bruno smiled and nudged Ishaw aside, bent on the protector to face the boy.

" is anyone home?". Bruno asked smiling.

The boy put his thumb in his mouth looking at Bruno. Ishaw smacked Bruno's head and said.

" you think you know Adam about kids?".

Bruno slowly stood up with his hand at the back of his head where Ishaw slapped looking at him in disgust .

Then a girl slightly older than the boy came out and pushed the boy in with a suspicious look on her face looking at Ishaw's unfriendly frown.

Bruno quickly stepped in with a smile and said to the girl.

" hello sweet girl. Is your mummy in?".

She paused screened Bruno's face to catch any hint of danger and when she couldn't find none, she hesitated a little and then said.

" she's preparing for work",

" oh! That's good. Can you call her for us? We are the good guys". Bruno said still smiling.

She took the boy in and shut the door. Ishaw who has been observing the conversation in a folded hands smiled and said.

" do you think you charmed her?".

" lets wait and see", Bruno replied smiling.

Soon the door opened and a slim chocolate middle aged lady stepped out in a shapeless pink flowered gown looking inquisitively at the men at her door.

"good evening madam". Bruno greeted.

She nervously smiled and nodded still looking at them, but especially at ishaw who made her feel unsafe.

" don't be afraid, we're the police". Bruno said showing her his ID card. " we are looking for a lady who works with Zenith hotel",

The lady looked at him and then to Ishaw who fixed his gaze at her. She swallowed nervously and asked.

"what is the problem?",

"nothing. Just need to ask her some questions", Bruno said smiling.

" questions about what?". She asked.

Ishaw pushed Bruno aside and said impatiently.

" lets cut to the chase woman. You're who we're looking for. Now you'll have to answer our questions and stop these nonsense waste of time!".

The lady wanted to say something then stopped. And Ishaw continued.

" tell us what happened at the hotel?"

The lady looked at her watch. Then hesitated a little before saying.

"I heard a scream from the next room I was attending to, I felt they were having sex and didn't bother check. When I came out, the lady suddenly opened the door, saw me, immediately hid her face and walked away. I suspected something was wrong, so I knocked and when I got no response, I slowly opened the door; that was when I found him".

" tell us what she looks like." Ishaw said.

She came closer and held the protector. Then said to Bruno due to how serious Ishaw look.

" she's beautiful. Dark with a pointed nose, about my height, bold lips, couldn't see her eyes due to her fringes".

Ishaw hissed and stormed.

" if I go out there I'll see a hundred girls that fits in that description!".

The lady looked surprisingly at ishaw. Bruno quickly spoke up eyeing Ishaw.

" sorry about that madam. Is there anything particularly different about her you could get? Anything that may help us in search for that maniac".

She searched through her head as they looked hopefully at her, and then she said.

"am sorry. Nothing. Perhaps you should ask Mr Anthony, the receptionist on duty".

Bruno looked at ishaw who was penning down the name, he finished, thanked the lady and walked away muttering something leaving Bruno behind.

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Sandra screamed as the nail on the Bolt started pulling off. She pushed hard with her back on the door. Another harder push threw her on the floor as the door opened. She turned and saw a crowd rushing towards her, some with broken bottles, sticks, and anything that could serve as weapon. She ran under a table and pushed it down then immediately took out her gun and fired a few shots hitting some down but it didn't stop them from coming.

One climbed the jumped on her with a Kitchen knife in his hand , she shot him twice in the air and he dropped close to her legs, two four came at once, she shot two; one in the head and the other in the chest at close range, before the two grabbed her and threw her on the ground. She quickly picked up a kitchen knife on the floor, sent it into ones neck and buried it in the others eye. Others jumped on her in large number, hitting but they only hit the bodies on top of her.

Meanwhile, Zarac a big guy in his hand. The man threw him to the ceiling and he fell in his hand on the floor. His secretary had ran out with others screaming for her life.

The big man kicked Zarac in the ribs and he rolled over. He picked him up and threw him against the wall like he is a light log of wood.

The other man was busy strangling a young girl on the floor after stabbing a man to death while Zarac took the beating of his life.

The big man came to pick Zarac up again. Zarac quickly broke a glass cup he picked on the floor and dug a piece into the big man's eyes, he moved backwards holding his eye giving Zarac the leverage for escape.

Zarac ran holding his left rips and limping. He rushed to the elevator with a trembling hand he pushed the ground floor.

When the elevator opened on the ground floor, some military men pointed a gun at him, he quickly raised his hands shouting.

" I am clean! I am clean!".

Two walked circumspectly towards him with their guns aimed at him, pushed him to the floor searching him through.

Sandra struggled to reach for her gun but couldn't due to the bodies on her. The men jumped on her and some used different things hitting not minding it mostly hit one of them. One; a woman in her late 50's stretched her hand and grabbed Sandra on her hair, dragging her out of the crowd . Sandra screamed holding the woman's hand as he pulled her on the ground. Punches rained on her in the process as they lynched her. Fear engulfed her as she saw her life coming to an end. She could do nothing but scream.

Suddenly gun fire sound filled the air. They left her abruptly and ran towards the direction of the gun fire. Sandra immediately laid on her tummy shielding her head with her hand as the gun shot continued.

The crowd left the room but firing and shouting continued. She quickly reached for her gun and held it on both hands sitting on the floor with her eyes on the door. Sweat ran down her eyes, she wiped it to find out it was blood. She ignored it still looking at the door.

A military man stepped in with his Ak in hand. She tired but hit the mans bulletproof. The man returned the gunshot spontaneously she ducked moving behind a metal shelf.

The soldier man moved forward aiming to fire. She creep to another side of the shelf, sat with her back on it and her holding the gun tremulously. She peeped and saw the soldier man moving to the other side. Her heart raced rapidly and blood dropped down her cheek as she swallowed hard.

" if you're okay speak up! Am ready to shoot!", the soldier man said.

She peeped again and said.

" am okay! Am not sick!",

" alright, throw your gun away". The soldier man said.

She peeped again and saw three other soldier men walking in aiming to fire. One pointed towards her direction nodding to his team. She closed her eyes and said a few words of prayer before tossing her gun towards the threes' feet. They looked sharply at it and then nodded to the one close to Sandra.

" alright! You can come out". The first soldier said.

" please don't shoot!", she said raising her hands in the air as she came out.

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President Khalid was in his office with his PA; a very light skinned girl in green flowered chiffon and a skin tight mini skirt that gave detail to her huge hips and a pencil black shoe with her Brazilian hair knotted backwards.

She reading out the news to the president who chewed his finger nails looking blankly in the air. She kept stealing glances at the president wondering what's wrong. And when she was done, she said.

" the crazy men on the street. What should be done sir? The press needs something to talk about".

The president looked around for something, and then turned to her and said.

" a need a cold beer. I need to be in the mood to think well".

She was startled by his statement and Inquired.

" sorry sir! Did you say beer?".

He nodded and stood up abruptly. Took off his suit jacket walked to the window with his fat tummy bulging from his white inner sleeve. And his small waist made him look ridiculous without his jacket.

He turned and asked the girl.

" how about we throw a party? Invite all the top officers",

The girl looked shocked and asked.

" what about the situation at hand sir?".

He looked at her, then walked back to his seat. Sat down and put his legs on the table.

" I am the president, isn't it?".

" yes sir".

" alright, the president want a cold beer and a party. Make it work!". He said and put an head phone on his ears with his legs on the table and hands behind his head.

The lady stood up feeling something was amiss. She nodded to the man whose eyes were closed head nodding and humming along to the song he was listening to.

Few police men observing the victims and the dead police men. Bruno sat by the road side being treated of his injury. Ishaw speaking to two officers in mufti. The bodies had already been rapped up and put in an abundance.

Ishaw checked his watch and discovered it was almost evening. Then he looked around for Bruno and found him where he was flirting with a beautiful, curvy dark nurse in a white gown and black sandals. Her hair knotted backwards making her face gentle and attractive as she bent treating Bruno's injury.

"brother, we have to go!". Ishaw said to Bruno touching his shoulder.

" where! Am busy!". Bruno said, signaling a wink at his friend.

" the housekeeper. We have to see her". Ishaw said walking away.

Bruno turned around mumbling a word and returned his gaze to the girl who smiled hiding her face.

" he's a jerk! He knows how to spoil fun for me". Bruno said to the girl smiling.

She looked at Ishaw who was walking towards an officer discussing something with him.

" your friend has left you". She said in a soft tone.

Bruno turned and saw Ishaw collecting a car key from the officer and walking towards a Hilux. He frowned and struggled up to his feet.

" can I have your number?". Bruno asked smiling.

"sure". She said extending her hand for his phone.

He quickly searched and found it from in his left pocket. Handed it to her with an eye on Ishaw who had entered the van and was starting the engine.

The girl finished and handed him the phone. He took it from her and ran while limping towards the already moving van.

" stop! Stop!". He shouted waving his hand behind the van as he ran.

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Igbudu remained silent in the bus as everyone avoided him. He sat at the window side and his boys on the outta seat.

A lady in the front rows baby stretched his hand trying to touch Igbudu's hair, he smiled and gave the baby a finger to hold . An elderly man seated by the mother saw it and nudged her, she turned to the man who moved his head at Igbudu , she saw the play and quickly moved her baby away from him, took a holy water from her purse and started washing her baby's hand muttering words of prayers under her breath. Igbudu saw it looked out of the window whistling a song.

The bus stopped at the park. Igbudu alighted wondering how he's going to sell the diamond with him. He looked around the busy the busy road, everyone seem like to about their business. He spotted a slim light skinned man in a red singlet and a brown shot selling hot drinks in a kiosk. And started towards him. The man gave him a questioning look as he approached.

" peace I bring" Igbudu said.

The man nodded wondering what he wanted. The three degenerate men who sat on a bench drinking beside the kiosk stopped their argument and kept a stare at him. Igbudu took the boy from one of his boys and took out the diamond.

"where can I sell this?". Igbudu said showing the stone to the man.

The man looked at the stone and turn to the curious men.

"what is that?". One of the men asked.

"diamond". Igbudu said.

They exchanged glances and stood up to take a closer look at it.

"can I see it?". Another asked.

Igbudu handed it to him. The four looked at it in wonder and doubt.

"is this really a diamond?". Asked the kiosk man.


"it's shining". The first man said.

Igbudu gentle took it from them and asked.

"please where can I sell it?".

The second man, a wrinkled old man looked at Igbudu suspiciously and asked with scorn in his tone".

"where did you get it from?".

"has any one you know seen a diamond before?". Igbudu asked, fighting the anger craving to erupt.

The man smiled and looked away. The kiosk owner then asked with interest.

"how much do you want to sell it?".

Igbudu looked at the diamond weighing it's worth. Then said.

"500,000".

The kiosk owner and his team exchanged glances and immediately began assessing Igbudu. Igbudu smelt they harboured selfish intentions and immediately walked away.

He left the park and was crossing when two shirtless macho men accosted him.


"what do you have in your bag?". One of the guys asked in an intimidating baritone moving to retrieved the bag.

Igbudu moved backwards guardian his bag. The two boys behind him stood looking at Igbudu's back doing nothing.

"he asked you a question! Are you deaf?!". The other said slapping Igbudu's back.

Passers-by did nothing as they looked pass. Igbudu smiled and handed the first guy the bag. The guy was about taking the bag when Igbudu retrieved it and asked.

"are you sure you can carry the cross?".

The guys looked at each other and laughed. The second forcefully pulled the bag from Igbudu and pushed him, he fell with his butt on the ground. The second looked Igbudu boys and laughed and they started walking away.


Igbudu looked at an invisible thing in the air above him and said to it.

"make a fool of them".

The first suddenly held his arm looking around in confusion. Then he touched his back shouting. The second was astounded trying to Inquire what's wrong with his friend. the first screamed jumping as though someone was flogging his legs.

It was now the turn of the second. He started beating himself up. They made to run but something kept pushing them back. Soon people started gathering wondering what is wrong with them.

Igbudu gently picked up his bag and was about leaving when the first shouted crying.

"please forgive us! We are very sorry! Tell to stop flogging me!"

Igbudu smiled and said.

"you are going to show me where to sell my good".

They both chorused.

"anything sir!anything sir!".

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Sandra entered the company and found some dead bodies on the floor. Her fear was not for her but for her husband.

She pressed the elevator. And waited nervously for it to come to the ground floor. And when it opened, blood stains, two men in suits and a lady laid dead on the floor. She moved backwards in shock and almost lost her nerves. Then she summoned courage and entered, pressed the 13th floor. As the elevator went up she felt her heart beating fast but she had already made up her mind, she grabbed her gun's butt firmly while waiting.

The elevator stopped and opened. Strange noises of agonizing cry and shouting filled the air. She made to press the ground floor but stopped, encouraged herself and stepped out of the elevator.

She walked circumspectly with the gun pointed in front of her to fire at the slightest provocation. Then groaning and footsteps sound started moving closer to her. She looked around trying to point where it's coming from, all of a sudden the door behind her opened and a hundred of them hungrily came after her. She fired three shots which only knocked down few irrelevant. Seeing she couldn't stand them, she took to her heels as they chased behind her.

She ran with her hearts in her hands and luckily for her she found an opened office in front of her and ran into it, immediately shut the door, bolted it and held it with her back as their vehement push shook her. She gave her hardest push crying under her breath. They pushed and hit the door angrily. She felt her weight wouldn't be able to hold the door as it was giving way.

Two black birds were fighting fiercely on a fence using their beaks on each others head, jumping as they made terrible noises. The first hit the other so hard it flew away.

Then the first flew up towards an open window. The other bird quickly intercepted it and they began fighting again. The first bird jumped on the other pecking its head hard and the one under flapped its wing shaking the first off and flew away giving the first the leverage to fly into the room where a man laid facing up in a duvet with his wife lying on her side backing him.

The bird perched on the bed foot cabinet looking at the man and his wife. Then it looked up at the mans presidential portrait on the wall and flew above him.

The man turned his head and opened his eyes to behold a bird above him. He looked at it in wonder and was about reacting when the bird jumped on his face and covered it with its wing. He struggled to pull it off but couldn't. He kicked and hit the bed hard with the intention to wake up his wife.

The bird suddenly melted on his face and disappeared. He laid lifeless with his eyes closed facing up. His wife turned to him and saw how he laid, she moved towards him and shook his arm.

"Khalid". She called.

He remained still, she sat up and shook him with her both hands yet he remained still. She became alarmed and shouted. Two security officials In black suit rushed in.

"what's it madam ?".

"The president! He's not moving". She said almost in tears looking worried at her husband.

One of the men moved to the president to check his pulse while the other started called for medical attention.

A man thick dark bald man in yellow pyjamas rushed in few minutes later and rushed towards the bed.

"I can't feel a pulse". The man in suit said moving away for the man.

The man opened his eyes and placed his thumb on the presidents side neck looking distantly at the wall in front of him.

" is he okay doctor?". The wife asked looking scared at the man.

He looked at her with disappointment in his eyes and fear around his lips. She stood from the bed and grabbed his shirt.

"what do you mean by that look?". She asked fighting what she was suspecting.

The man immediately turned to the other security person at the door and shouted.

"where's the ambulance?".

" they should be here by now". He replied.

The man rushed out ignoring the woman that has started crying shaking her husband.

Two nurses rushed in and went straight to the president. Another three coming from behind with a stretcher. The nurses began adjusting the president to put on the stretcher while his wife cried behind holding his hand. Suddenly he opened his eyes and looked around wondering what was going on. The nurses moved away and his wife hugged him.

" what's going on?". He asked breaking the embrace.

"you were unconscious". She said smiling at him.

He looked at the group in his room and stood up, walked to the window in search for something with everyone eyes on him, then spotted the other bird on the fence. He smiled and closed the window.

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Igbudu walked in front with the two boys behind. They walked through the woods heading towards the main express way to board a bus to the city.

Two hunters in sack clothes sat beside a fire tying a man in just boxers to a long stake while he begged in tears, but they ignored him.

They finished and suspended him above the fire with the man screaming in pain. Igbudu heard the voice and followed the direction of the cry.

Then they Came across a stream and crossed it to the other other side. The cry became louder Igbudu had to to increase his pace. And then he found them. The man's back was on the fire as he screamed struggling with his hands and feet suspended to a stake.

"what are you doing!". Igbudu yelled.

The man saw Igbudu first and screamed in hope.

"help! Help me!".

The men turned to Igbudu and stood up abruptly to attack. Igbudu turned to the boys behind him and said.

"stay back! Do nothing!".

Then he spread his legs with his hands stretched forward. The men took up a wooden spear and charged towards Igbudu. Igbudu shot two blue light balls from his palms and hit the men on their chest threwing them 1km backward into a bush. Then he ordered his boys to untie the man.

They took the bind man off the fire and was untying him when one of the men resurfaced from nowhere and threw a wooden spear towards the boys, Igbudu saw it in time and stopped it with a finger; then pointed the spear towards the man, it automatically moved backwards stabbings him on the chest and shooting out from his back. He sagged on his knee vomiting blood.

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Zaracs wife has been trying to reach her husband on phone but met no responses. She became very unsettled as she looked out through the window often each time someone passes by.

A call came on her phone and she hurriedly took it.

"hello Sandra". A female voice said.

" hey! How are you", Zaracs wife(Sandra) replied.

" have you seen the news?". The voice asked.

"what news?". She asked.

" put on your TV! Something is going down! I think it's the end of the world. Please don't go out dear". The female voice said.

Sandra quickly ran to the sitting room, picked up the remote control from the center table and tune on the TV. It was the street massacre that was on display. Sandra stop paralyzed as she saw dead bodies lying on the street.

" are you there?". The voice asked.

Sandra shook, bringing herself to reality. Then said.

" I have to call my husband",

" don't go anywhere! Stay indoors;".

" I have to call my husband". Sandra said and hung up.

She looked around the room, rushed to their room, searched in the wade rope and retrieved a 9mm automatic. Then picked up a car key and jet out of the house.

She drove as fast as she could until she met a standstill traffic. She waited impatiently looking often through the window. The traffic seem not to be making any move. She stepped out of the car and started running to the front.

She soon came to a busy junction as cars ran on different directions. She stopped a bike and told rider; a young adventurous looking boy where she's headed. The boy looked at her as though she's insane and said.

"madam! Don't think of going there. It's crazy over there",

" please you have to help me. My husband may be in danger. I'll pay you! Take". She took out a large bundle of cash from her back jean pocket.

The boy looked at the money and swallowed hard, then looked at her. He thought it through and said.

"If I should encounter any problem our deal is off!",

She nodded. Then he bent the bike for her to hop on.

They were few yards away from where Zarac works when a stone missed the boys head. They turned towards the adjacent lane and saw four boys with stones in there hands preparing to throw another. The boy speed off and stopped when he saw dead bodies lying on the street. Two crazy looking men running towards them with a stick and broken bottle. He turned the bike towards his left and sped off.

" stop! Stop!" Sandra said hitting his back.

" are you okay? You want to stop here?", the boy asked stopping.

She alighted and gave him the money. He looked at her and concluded that she's crazy before zooming off.

The men found Sandra and started running towards her. She pulled out the gun she buried in her trouser and fired two clean shots hitting one on the chest and the other on the forehead. They both died instantly. And she shoved the gun back, covered it with her tshirt and started carefully towards the building.

Then door soon forced open. And the men pushing their way through. Many stretching their hands not minding nail tearing their clothes and skin.

Howard stood in front positioned for attack, the gate man beside him, Bohn and the teacher a few distance away.

One of the men forced half of his body in, struggling to push the rest body. Quickly the gate man rushed forward and hit the machete on his head and it drove in. The man sagged on the door jerking.

The rest men joined the gate man cutting anything they see forcing itself in. A hand dropped on the floor and blood splashing on the them as they continued butchering. The teacher boy who hasn't experienced anything like that before retreated and started vomiting. No one took notice of him as they were all busy.

The men outside stopped pushing and stood back looking at Howard and his team ominously.

"what are they doing?". Bohn asked breathing heavily.

"maybe they are scared!". The boy teacher said.

Soon the men outside gave way in the middle for two soldier men with AK 47 to walk through.

" They have a gun!". Howard shouted and took cover.

The soldiers opened fire ceaselessly on the door with the men outside looking motionlessly at the door.

Howard and his team bent on the stairs as bullets raced through opening walls. They remained on cover until the men stopped shooting. Then Howards said to his team.

"we have to go and protect the students".

They all ran upstairs and rushed to the staff room. Called the ladies to follow them. Without questions the ladies who were engulfed with fear joined them to the 3rd floor. The principal had gathered all the students there. And many were going up the roof following a male teachers leading.

Crusial didn't go with the teachers, she waited behind as the scared ones ran off then she followed a smell to the ladies. She walked passed the first door, second and stopped in the middle then knocked. A very terrified principals secretary sat on the toilet shaking.

" is anyone here?". Crusial asked in a cool gentle tone. " don't be afraid. I have come to save you.

The scared girl finally recognised the voice and said.

"is that you?".

" yes, it's me. Oduah wants you. Open up". Crusial said in a charming tone.

The girl slowly sat up and pulled the bolt backwards. Crusial raised her head up with her mouth opened, two sharp fangs grew in her out before the girl could open the door.

She looked at Crusial whose head was still up and wondered what's wrong. Then crusial slowly dropped her head and the girl saw her teeth and eyes, she was too scared to move as she stood shaking. Crusial smiled and grabbed her swiftly biting her neck as she screamed.

The door finally fell. All the men outside started rushing up the stairs.

The door leading to the main hall was locked as the students climbed up to the roof. Then a bang came on the door. This startled everyone and increased panic.

" everyone up!" Shouted Howard.

Now some of the teachers started rushing up the stairs pushing the students back. Howard and his team rushed forward to tame the situation. Bohn ensured his daughter was up the roof before he joined Howard at the door.

Sam and his friend hid in the toiled. Sam had no idea why he was there and not with other students.

It was remaining few teachers who were struggling up the stairs. The principal had already settled in when he heard the first bang on the door.

Soon the door was pulled down. They rushed towards Howard and his team and received the first cut on the neck from the gate man. Followed by Bohn and Howard. The boy lost his nerves when he saw the crowed rushing in and he ran up the stairs. Opened the opening and padlocked the it after he had crossed to the roof.

" why did you do that?". A female teacher asked.

"they are all dead". The boy said looking so petrified.

" it's okay, it's for our safety". The principal said.

Bohn held one on the neck while stabbing another, with two biting him from behind.he pushed himself backwards to the wall, hitting one on his back, turned around and chopped off ones head and buried the knife in another's neck. The gate man swung randomly and cut whosoever his machete met, Howard focused on the heads, wielding the machete skillfully and dropping any who came closer to the floor.

The crowd became much for them and was getting to them. Some started climbing up the stairs pushing the opening hard. The people on the roof were gripped with fear trembling as some held each other.

Sam eyes turned white in the toilet. The boy looked at him and smiled. Then turned to his original form. They both stepped out with Sam covered in glowing white and the boy in his black burnt state.

The boy immediately jumped into the crowd like a frog with his hands on the floor, in a swift move, ripping open 3 person's throats, heads, stomach with his claws and teeth in a split second.

Sam raised his hands up and they all suspended in the air, then swung his hand to the left hitting them together very hard on the wall, up, down and anywhere his hands went. Then he blew a strong breeze out of his mouth that scattered the windows with them in the air. Then he threw them all at once through the window, save for Howard and his team whom the boy knocked unconscious.

Sorry everyone for the long absence. I travelled and had low battery.

The street was flooded with people, some running,some fighting and some getting murdered. It was a complete frenzy with dead bodies littered everywhere.

A tall athletic built dark male teacher in black shirt and blue trouser was taking the students mathematics when the school bell rang. The students looked around in surprise as it was not yet time for any activity outside class.

The teacher motioned the students to be calm while he went out to see what was wrong.

"they're coming". The boy behind Sam said.

Sam turned abruptly to him wondering what he was talking about.

"the possessed". He said smiling. " "it's the end boy".

Sam quickly arranged his books back into his backpack and waited impatiently for the teacher to bring news.

A student rushed to the window and shouted.

" some people are jumping into the school compound!".

Other students went to see what he was talking about. They were all filled with panic and some started crying calling their parents on phone.

Sam remained on his seat looking around in fear. The boy walked to him and sat on his desk.

" we have to do something. Soon everyone will be dead". The boy said in a very relaxed tone.

Sam stood up and crossed the bag to his back then walked out to the passage to see what's happening. The passage was filled with panicked students. He walked pass them to the stairs leading downstairs and heard the teachers shouting and a fierce banging on a door.

"they're going to breakthrough. It can't hold for long!". A male teacher shouted looking in fear as the door shook.

" no they can't! It's an iron door!". The principal said unsure of his confidence on how long the door can hold.

The female teachers in the staff room moved around in panic. Some calling their husbands and when they can't get across, the fear increased.

Crusial remained calm on her seat with her hands folded and legs crossed. She saw this as an opportunity to get refreshed. But doesn't know how to lure someone out. And another thing that held her back is that she can't kill in the school because it'll call for investigation.

Sam was on his way to the ground floor when Mr Oduah the principal saw him and shouted.

"go back to your class!".

Sam froze as the door started pulling from the wall. The principal forgot about him and called other male teachers to assist in holding back the door.

Sam ran back upstairs and met few curious students walking down the stairs on his way up. He motioned with his hands that they should follow him. They looked at him scoffed and waved him aside as they continued down the stairs. He watched them disappear before he continued upstairs.

First, Sam ran looking for another way-out. Then he saw a small stairway leading to the roof before he ran looking for the strange boy. The strange boy was still sitting on the desk in the class room where he left him. He walked up to him and wrote on a paper: We have to move everyone to the roof. They are coming.

The boy read it and nodded. Then took a stick and hit it on a desk. This called everyone's attention before he said.

" we have to move to the roof! They're coming! Everyone come with me!",

He said and started towards the class exit. Majority of the students followed him especially the girls.

Sam felt something inside of him pushing him to protect the students even though he was scared. So he remained in the class with some few boys.

The door started pulling from the wall. The people behind gave all their might in the push. Even the principal and the teachers knew they won't be able hold it for long.

" I am going to get the students to safety! Ensure they don't get in !". The principal said abandoning the task for his male staff.

The maths teacher earlier from Sam's class Mr Howard said to the teachers who were now scared moving away from the door.

"some of you can go and get everyone safe! And those of you who want to stay get anything you can as weapon!".

Almost everyone left after Howard finished talking. Save for the gate man, a parent and a teacher. He looked at the few who wanted to defend the students with him and was almost discouraged.

"we have machetes under the stairs. We can use that!", the gate man said.

"okay! Get it!". Howard said.

The gate man, an athletic built average height man, dark with a burnt cigarette teeth. He is always on a milk top and a baggy pant. No one notices his presence as he said nothing to anyone minding his business.

He was once a banker with a good pay, but one day lost his whole family in an accident in the car he drove. He blamed himself for their death. And so left everything he had in his country and has been a gate man with a new identity since the last five years.

The teacher who remained felt compelled to wait behind, not because he wanted to, but because he wanted to be named among the brave who stood and defended the school. A twenty three years old fresh graduate.

Mr Bohn. The parent of a female student. The only love of his life after his wife died during child birth. A tall thick dark man with no hair on his head and face, save for a thick black brows and lashes.

And lastly Howard; a very kind young man. A leader and a committed person. He knew it was a deadly task yet he doesn't mind. He knew he may not survive the attack yet he chose to defend others even for a minute. If no one had stood with him, he'd have done it alone.

The gate man arrived with five machetes and handed one to each of the men. They all waited for their attackers to come in.

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Ishaw looked behind and discovered they ran into a stationary car.

The two police men were fast approaching looking for any movement to shoot at.

Bruno quickly brought out his gun, steadied his hand still burying his head. Ishaw looked at him and smiled.

" what's it?". Bruno asked.

"I like it when you get serious". Ishaw said.

Then he engaged the engine, put it in gear one and stepped hard on the gas. The car moved forward, knocked down one of the men and climbed him with the man rolling under the tires. The other opened fire as they drove ahead. The pullet pierced through making holes in the car. Again, the car ran into a tree and the impact hit the men really bad.

Bruno was stock in the car. The dashboard held him to the chair. He tried to break free with lots of difficulty. Ishaw opened the door and a gun shot pierced through and narrowly missed his head. He withdrew his head into the car and turned to his friend.

" your gun!". He said.

" it's under my seat". Bruno said in struggling whisper as he tried to pull himself out.

Ishaw bent over in search for the gun. The police man had reached their car pointing the pointing the gun steadily in his front ready to shoot. He removed the cartridge and replaced with another from his combat as he moved circumspectly towards Bruno's side. He saw Bruno struggling with the dashboard and pointed the gun at him, Bruno looked up at the man's eyes, it was black and his face covered in green veins. He was about pulling the trigger when Ishaw fired him in the head.

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Zarac stood looking at the door as cries filled the air. His secretary walked up to him and said

"sir, what's going on?".

He looked at her and didn't have an answer for her. Suddenly, a dark smoke entered through the window. Zarac looked at it wondering what it was. It flew into noses of two men who sat on the floor looking terrified at the door. They both wiped their noses with the back of their hands and sneezed. Then their eyes turned black and green veins moved from their necks to their s
faces.

The short fat man took a pen from his Brest pocket, grabbed the lady beside him and stabbed her in the eyes. A fair chubby lady classily dressed in black gown saw it, screamed and fainted. The other, a slim innocent looking middle aged man grabbed a man in front of him and pushed him to the ground. Everyone went haywire in panic.

Zarac who everything stood motionless trying trying to understand the meaning of it all.

" boss!" His secretary screamed.

He turned abruptly and quickly caught the hand of the fat man in time as he wield the pen towards his neck.

He pushed the man to the wall holding his hand. They both struggling but the man seem to be stronger as his hand pushed forward towards Zarac's neck. Then suddenly a shoe hit him on the head and the hell drove into his skull. The fat man turned around in agonizing face looking at the secretary, then sagged on his knee and fell face down. Zarac looked at the girl who stood in perplexity looking at the dead man in front of her.

" it's okay, it's okay. Thank you". Zarac said to her assuredly.

She looked at him and jumped over the man to hide behind Zarac. The men in the room had held down the innocent looking possessed man as he kept struggling. They grabbed a wire and tied him to a chair.

Everyone was just adjusting from the encounter when the smoke moved from under the door into the room. Zarac saw it and alerted others. Everyone moved away from it as it floated in the air. Then in a speed of light in entered into the nose of a huge dark man, a muscular tall man and a fat aged man. Before they could turn, the classily dressed lady had forced the door open screaming as she ran out

Tosinex:
Wooooowww this is wonderful!
You are such a great writer Topher.
I really enjoyed this piece, this is the first adventure piece I'll sit myself to read through, if it is not ghost or intra-universe stories then it's nothing but this hooked me. Thumbs up Bro.

I can see so many agitations on why you concluded the story like that, but seriously that's what a good writer does, you have to leave us hanging, in suspense hoping and curious for what to come and then you hit the jinx and make us go haywire lolz that's how it's been done, thanks. More ink to your pen.

And the moral lesson to learn is of great impact, you've told us why we young men shouldn't engage in indiscriminate sex, sex with anything putting on skirt, I love that too, God bless you and stay great!

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The living dead flood the street chasing people out of their houses. Cars ran into each other, and the drivers rushing out through the windows. People ran on foot calling out their loved ones. The unlucky were gruesomely killed by the living dead.

A military tank soon arrived shooting sporadically towards the living dead, tearing them apart. Some of the military men threw grenades not minding the unfortunate casualties. Gun fire rained from the military chopper right above the living dead.

The news was live on TV. Zarac saw it in his office; a glass office with every modern furniture in place secluded from the busy staff that can be easily seen in the main office hall. And still couldn’t believe it. He still thinks they were mad men on the loose. His friend Shaggy, a smallish brown skinned man, smartly dressed in black suit, a low cut hair and perfectly carved mustache was seeing the news with him.

“Man, I really this is the end time! You know this bible talk about the end time, I never believed it, but it’s happening right now”. Shaggy said.

“So you believe the nonsense they are saying about a walking corpse?’’. Zarac asked, turning away from the TV.

“Bro, this is realistic enough. Can’t you see it live?’’. Shaggy said.

‘’come off it bro. corpse walking! Ha!”. Zarac scoffed and opened a file on his table.

A slim dark girl in light makeup and in a black gown with her hair knotted backwards plus a black hill shoe on her feet walked in with a file in her hands. Zarac took a glance at her and returned to the file on his table.

“Have you typed it?”. He asked without looking up.

“Yes sir”. She answered still standing.

“Alright, drop it on my table and call Mr John to remind him of our contract with mighty construction”. Zarac said.

“I have done that sir”. She said.

“Okay, let me have the file”. Zarac said.

She moved forward and dropped the file on the table. Zarac opened it and perused through it, then nodded and she walked away.

Then there was a pandemonium with the staff, Shaggy saw it first while Zarac was busy with the file. He stood up trying to make sense of what’s going on.

“Za! Za!”. He called.

“What’s it?”. Asked looking at him.

“Look!”. He said pointing at the frenzy outside.

Zarac stood up and walked to the glass door, opened it and called a fair man who was moving backwards petrified.

“hey! What’s going on?”. Zarac asked.

“People are killing each other!”. He said and ran away.

While Zarac and Shaggy were still looking, some of the some of the staff forcefully opened the door and stabbing a fellow staff aggressively. They ran after anyone and stabbed continuously.

Zarac was moved by fear and he looked around for an escape.

“These are our staff, what’s come over them?”. Shaggy asked in fear.

“We gat to go! We gat to to!”. Zarac said running towards the direction everyone was running towards.

The rush made people trampled on others. Nobody knew who was boss or staff as they all ran towards the back elevator.

Zarac turned his back seeing that they were fast approaching; he quickly locked the door to the main office hall with some people in it. They banged and cried calling for someone to open the door and suddenly a shout and a violent struggling sound.

No one really saw what happened save for Shaggy and a chubby lady who looked at Zarac as though he just murdered those people. Zarac immediately joined the rest towards the elevator.

They arrived the elevator and it was in the 3rd floor ascending upwards. They all waited impatiently. The elevator finally stopped at the 17th floor where they were and opened only for some people( fellow staff) bathed in flood to jump on the few on the front row.

Zarac ran towards the stairs along with others. Some fell and was stampeded, some tripped when they stepped on someone. Shaggy fell and called Zarac who was farther away. Zarac heard his name and looked around for his friend, heard Shaggy’s voice again calling, he looked up the stairs and had to return back forcing his way through the truculent escapees. They pushed him hard, but he forged ahead and by the time he got to Shaggy, he was already going unconscious. Even as Zarac stood they pushed him so hard he had to hold on to the stairs rail to support himself. He watched as they stepped on Shaggy’s head and body and couldn’t do anything.

When he could reach for him, he was already bleeding through his nose, mouth and dead. He looked at his friend who was neatly dressed that morning, full of life lying upside down the stairs mercilessly ruffled with horror on his face and eyes half opened.

He heard several strong bangs on a door and looked up, suspecting it’s from the one he locked. He wanted to do something about his friend but he knew it would be a waste of time. So he ran downstairs alone as everyone had progressed further.

He was running when he heard sounds of footsteps and shouts running upstairs. He paused and listened then rushed into an office by his left, opened the door waiting; soon people started running pass to up the stairs. He called them to come but only few heeded and when he spotted the blood stained people approaching up the stairs, he shut the door and bolted it. Pushed a table to the door and used a chair to hook the knob.

When he turned to his back he saw the girl from earlier in his office, she had removed her shoes, breathing heavily, looking around in fear. And other people, some with injuries and others; some crying. He took his phone and called his wife.

“hey baby, how are you?”.

“am okay darling”. She said. “how’s work?”

“fine baby. Is everything okay?”. He asked.

“yeah..why are you asking?”. She wondered.

“Nothing. Just heard news that people are going nuts, killing others. Please shut the door and don’t open the door for anyone except I…or Sam!” he said remembering Sam is in school.

“What about him?”. She asking still confused.

“Nothing. I’ll call you back. Make sure you shut the door”. He said.

‘is everything okay baby?” She asked feeling worried.

“Yes, baby. Everything’s fine”. He said and hung up.



Sam started sneezing the moment the teacher stood in front of the class. She looked directly towards him and said.

“Hey! You! Stand up!” Crusial said pointing to Sam.

Sam touched his chest looking at her pretending not to know he is the one she’s talking to.

“Yes! Yes you!”. She said.

Sam slowly stood trying to avoid her her eyes. Crusial kept looking at Sam thinking he was feeling awkward due to what he saw earlier between him and the principal. But she didn’t really care.

“Introduce yourself”. She said.

"He can’t talk”. The boy behind Sam said.

She smiled feeling pleased within herself and then said to Sam.

“What did you see this morning in the principal’s office?”.

Sam didn’t know why she asked that, so he looked at her confused. She walked up to him, bent beside him and whispered to his ear.

‘‘I know who you’re. That smell is so familiar. I know you know who I am”. She looked behind Sam to the boy “and who your friend is. I can smell you anywhere you go now that I have found you, I know what you look like. If I hear a word from you about me. I promise to kill anything you love”. She finished, smiled and said to the class. “He’s dumb! Let us continue with today’s class”.


Igbudu arrived the park and waited for the boys under a tree to avoid the piercing eyes from people.

About an hour 20 minutes later the boys came in a bus. They searched eagerly for Igbudu. Although he them, yet he made no effort to call their attention until they located him under the tree where he stood with his back on the trunk and they stood like soldiers in front of him.

“How much do you have ?’’. He asked them

They automatically emptied their pockets and brought out few change. Igbudu looked disappointed at it and searched through his head then said to them.

‘’Go and beg for money. Make sure you beg up to 3000 bucks”.

They nodded and was about leaving, he called them back.

“You look too good to be beggars. Take off these nice clothes and wear something tattered.

The boys off their tops and singlet’s which they robbed on the red earth to make it look dirty , folded their trousers and went to the side of the road to beg.

Igbudu sat under the tree waiting for them as he watched the activities of people passing by. The boys soon returned with 2000 each and handed it to Igbudu. He stood up and headed to board a cab, gave his bag to one of the boys to carry.

They arrived Igbudu’s community; he headed straight to his house in search for the book, and found it where he left it. He opened it and discovered some pages with traces of dried water maps. Now he clearly understood what happened. He stood up abruptly with the boys behind him and headed to his neighbors house. Knocked twice on the door and waited for response. He was about knocking again when the door opened. The neighbors wife appeared on the door way, and fidgeted when she saw Igbudu standing in front of her.

“It is okay madam. Where is your husband?”. Igbudu asked in the nicest tone.

‘’ He went to the farm sir”. She said looking strangely at the boys whose eyes were fixed on Igbudu’s back.

“oh! These boys? They are my new slaves. They tried to steal from the great Igbudu, the man who dines and wines with the dead”. Igbudu said as a means of introduction. “Now tell me, do you know the boy that is missing?’’. He continued.

“Idu sir the son of Imama. There was no blood stain in their house among other victims of that night saga”. She said.

Igbudu reasoned it and said.

‘’Oh yes! I know him; he used to clear my farm land. Thank you very much.

He was about leaving and the lady said.

“Mercy!”.

He turned to her ominously and asked.

“What did you say?”.

She wondered whether to repeat what she had said or not, but she eventually found herself saying.

‘‘For the boys, please mercy sir”.

He smiled and said.

“I’ll think about it”. And walked away.


Ishaw was on his way to the address giving to him when he spotted an officer in complete uniform shooting two civilians who attempted to runaway in the back with an AK 47 in the middle of the road with the victim car parked by the road side.

“what?”. Bruno said.

Ishaw slowed down and parked, made to come and interrogate the officers but one of the officers pointed a gun at them, Bruno saw them in time and pushed Ishaw back into the car, the bullet missed him and shattered the glass door.

“What is wrong with those men, are they nuts?”. Ishaw yelled burying his head under the dashboard.

“We’re police men!”. Bruno shouted.

The men started shooting at their car and walking closer to them.

“I think we should run them over!”. Bruno suggested.

Ishaw engaged the engine and said to Bruno.

He started driving backwards without looking where he was going to. Bruno took out his phone immediately dialing a number when their car hit something so hard their heads and bodies jammed on the dashboard and steering.

Armed police men took advantageous positions shooting at the corpses that were running towards them for an attack. They rent the hospital walls and cars parked outside with bullets, yet their firing made little impact. Some of the bullets hit some in the head and skulls opened; stomach, legs, chest, but they kept pushing forward with violent charge.

Soon they caught up with the police men and jumped on them pounding viciously with their fist, using their teeth to rip out throats. The rest police men retreated running for their lives. Even those running were chased and some that were caught met the same fate as the first. Everywhere was in frenzy, shouts and cry filled the air as people ran helter-skelter from the living dead.
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Ishaw just finished a stick and put out the ash in an ash tray in his car. He arranged his face hat, looked at his face in the rear mirror before alighting. He was about going into his office at the state police headquarters when his phone rang. He looked at the strange number and wondered who it was. Then he took.

“Someone is about to be killed”. A male voice said.

‘’Who is going to be killed?’’ Ishaw asked.

“Hurry now, come to zenith hotel, room 18”. The person said and hung up.

He looked at his phone and dialed the number again, the person answered.

‘’Hello”.

“What are you talking about?”. Ishaw asked.

“Talk? Who’s this?”. The person asked.

“You just called me a few seconds ago!”. Ishaw yelled.

“Please, wrong number, I didn’t call you”. And he hung up.

Ishaw looked at the phone in anger and wondered what sought of joke was being played with him. He made to dial the number again and threaten the day light out of the person, but was interrupted by a colleague Bruno.

Bruno is a tall, dark handsome officer with an attractive poise, he always loves to look smart and never stop to bore Ishaw on how the ladies crave for what he has between his legs. Unfortunately Ishaw had to contend with it as they were partners.

That morning, he was in a fitted yellow short sleeve top on a starched ironed chinos black trouser with a pair of black brogue shoes that graced his feet. As usual his hair was neatly cut in punk, joined to his very healthy dark full beards. Ishaw saw him coming and felt jealousy in his stomach, wondering why he always felt that way.

“Hey! ancient man!”. Bruno greeted with confident walking towards Ishaw.

“Hey…bragger”. Ishaw said, nothing finding a right word to use.

“You won’t believe what happened yesterday!”. Bruno said enthusiastically.

“You bedded a girl right?”. Ishaw said arrogantly.

He looked at him in shock, then got back his charming smile again and said.

“Man! I hit it big this time! Two!”. He said excitedly pointing the figure with his fingers.

“What’s new? This is not your first time”. Ishaw said, opening his cigarette box to retrieve a stick out of boredom.

“This time is different. Twin! I hit them so hard they wanna marry me! Can you believe this?”. He said sounding very exhilarated.

Ishaw took in a large smoke looking opposite Bruno, exhaled , checked the time on his watch, then turned to Bruno and said.

“Isn’t too early for this?”.

Bruno looked at him and smiled.

“I know how much soap you waste every night. Come on bro,I think it’s time you let me get you one! Something beautiful. You know, I have lots of them who can do anything for my smile. You know, I could tell them the condition for it is to give you a taste of paradise, you know”. Bruno bragged, resting his back on Ishaw’s car.

Ishaw turned to him and was short for words, then started towards the office.

‘hey bro, where are you going?”. Bruno called from behind Ishaw and ran to meet him up.

Ishaw was about opening the door leading to his office ignoring Bruno’s further taunting when a male officer came to him and said.

“There’s a report of a murder at zenith hotel”.

“You said?”. Ishaw asked again to be sure he heard him right.

‘I said there’s…”.

He cut him short and said hastily.

“I know, I know, I know! Which name did you mention?”.

“Zenith sir”. The officer said circumspectly, wondering what was going on.

Ishaw immediately turned and started running towards his car muttering.

“Shit! Shit! Shit!”.

Bruno ran after him and joined him in the car before he drove off.

“What’s the problem? Why did you take off like that?”. Bruno asked in perplexity.

“Damn! Shit! Shit”. Ishaw kept saying.

Bruno knew he wouldn’t alter a word to him, so he kept quiet as they drove in silence.

They arrived the hotel and Ishaw ran straight to room 18 with Bruno running behind him. He opened the door abruptly as he arrived the room and found fresh blood on the boy’s neck and opened stomach. Bruno looked at him in shock wondering how he knew the exact room. Soon a staff of the hotel; a middle aged man, slim, tan brown skinned, in the hotel’s blue uniform walked up to them and inquired.

‘What are you people doing here?”.

Ishaw turned abruptly to him and asked.

“what happened here?”.

Bruno quickly took out his I.D and showed it to the man. Then the man heaved a sigh of relief and said.

“He came in this morning at about 8 am and requested for a room with a lady whom I barely saw her face due to the hair she wore….”.

“You mean you didn’t see her face? Do you have CCTV footage of every activity here?”. Ishaw asked cutting into the man’s words looking up around in search for a CCTV camera.

“Yes we do, but not in clients room”. The man said.

‘Can I see it?”. Ishaw asked.

“Sure!”. The man said, leading them out.

“Who would want to sleep with a girl at a hotel 8 am in the morning?”. Bruno wondered aloud as they followed the man upstairs.

Soon they arrived the office the CCTV monitor is placed. A young boy sat backing the monitor with headphones on his ears when they arrived. He barely knew someone was in the office until Ishaw smacked the back of his head. The boy jumped from his seat removing the headphones promptly looking at them in confusion.

“is that what they pay you for?”. Ishaw asked, then pointed to the monitor and said. “let’s see what happened the past two hours”.

The boy moved his seat to the monitor and used the remote to rewind it backwards. He was still rewinding when the hotel man suddenly said.

“Stop!”. Pointing at monitor where two people were on. “There they are’’.

Ishaw looked at it observantly but the girls face was consciously hiding from the camera.

‘’Fast forward to when she left”. Ishaw said.

The boy did as instructed and stopped at Ishaw’s order. He looked closely at the girl who left without her face caught in the camera. He looked to see if anyone was on seat when she left, but found the front reception empty. Then he turned to the hotel man and asked.

“Who found out he was dead?”.

“The house keeper. She suspected the way the girl left and decided to check but met a dead man”. The hotel man said.

‘Where’s she?’’ Bruno asked, just to be involved in the investigation.

“She’s on night shift, she’s gone home”. The hotel man said.

“Why would she leave? Something like this happened and she left!”. Ishaw yelled.

“she..she had to…to attend to her grand children. They live with her”. The hotel man stuttered in panic.

‘’let me have her address”. Ishaw said and focused on the monitor.

The hotel man tore a sheet of paper from a note on the table the monitor was placed and a pen from his breast pocket. Penned down the address and gave it to Ishaw who shoved it into his back pocket after reading and left abruptly with Bruno behind him.




Sam alighted from the car with his bag pack on his back, waved Zarac goodbye and started into the school compound.

He headed to the principal’s office first, the secretary was not on seat so he walked into the office without knocking and met a girl sitting on the principal’s laps kissing him. They disengaged themselves and the girl stood up adjusting her skirt with no sign of shame, unlike the principal who kept adjusting his tie and glass, clearing his throat.

Sam didn’t take away his eyes for a second and his face was completely expressionless. The girl started walking out looking at Sam angrily, he took his eyes from the principal to the girl and caught sight of her eyes that were changing colors. He kept looking at her strangely wondering why her eyes were like that until she left and shut the door.

“Don’t you know this is an office? Don’t you knock?”. The principal yelled.

Sam wasn’t moved by the principal’s words. His mind was still revolving around the lady’s eyes trying to make sense of it.

“What can I do for you!”. The principal yelled again.

Sam was startled by the scream and moved towards the principals table, placed the note in his hand on it. The principal retrieved it, opened it and read. When he was done he turned to Sam and said.

‘’Go and call me the secretary”.

Sam shook his head, still looking at the principal. Then the principal suddenly recalled and said.

‘’Oh, I sent her on an errand. Okay, let’s go to your class”.

As he was coming to lead Sam out, when Sam sneezed; wiped his nose and sneezed again.

“What’s it with you and sneezing?’’. The principal asked as he led him out of his office.

Sam settled in his class and looking around trying to adjust his mind to the new environment when somebody said behind him.

‘you saw me”.

Sam turned and Saw the same boy from the first day he came for registration with Zarac: he was seeing a burnt boy with only gums and teeth, dark as charcoal, and eyeballs so huge for the socket. While other’s saw a slim, fair average looking happy 7 year old boy.

Sam moved away from him in shock and the boy gently said.

“how can you see me?”.

Sam looked away in fear shaking underneath his legs.

“There’re so many strange things in this school. If you’re afraid of me, how can you survive the rest? I am not wicked; I do not have the power to be”. The said, and went back to his seat behind Sam.

A teacher walked in and the class stood up to greet, Sam who hid his head on his desk raised his head and saw the girl from earlier in the principal’s office. Her eyes kept changing colors as she talked. He tried to compose and pretend he saw nothing.

“you can see that too”. The boy whispered from behind him. “that’s a new one, she just arrived”.

Sam woke up the next morning feeling different. He heard Zarac’s raised like he was yelling at someone. He opened the window and saw two uniform men pushing the gate rigorously, was on call and his wife stood behind in fear.

“Open this gate!”. They yelled while trying to bring the gate down with their hands.

Although Sam was scared, yet something pushed him to out and see what was happening. He to the entrance of the house and stood looking.

“Honey, go inside!”. Zarac yelled at his wife who refused to heed.

“Baby come with me! Let’s go inside and lock the door!”. She said, dragging Zarac’s hand.

Zarac started pushing her in himself but she held on to him refusing to let him face the men, while Sam whom they haven’t taken notice of watched in silence and fear.

The men stopped pushing the gate and started climbing it. Before they Zarac could make up his mind wheather to get a weapon or shut the door against his wife, they had jumped into the compound and started running towards him. He pushed his wife and charged to attack.

The first man; a thick, dark, average man with an afro and clean shaven threw the first punch and Zarac dodged it and went under the man’s arm pit with the intention to throw him down.

The second; an athletic light skin tall guy, gave Zarac a strong elbow on his back , while the thick man grabbed Zarac’s neck under his armpit pulling as hard as he could. The athletic guy turned towards Sam and Zarac’s wife, and then his eyes fell on Sam. He immediately started towards Sam. Zarac’s wife rushed towards him and started hitting his chest crying. He gave her a side blow and she fainted.

Zarac turned under the thick man’s grip and saw his wife on the floor, screamed in anger and tried to lift the man up with all his might but received three very hard blows behind his neck that knocked him out.
Sam seeing how the thick man was hitting Zarac sent a strange anger in him that brought courage and fear left him. His eyes turned white and he adjusted himself looking at the thick man ominously. The athletic guy walked up to him, made to grab him and Sam looked at him abruptly, stretched his hands towards his face and suspended him in the air with no contact. The thick man rushed forward and Sam did the same thing to him with his other hand. Both were dangling in the air.

Sam kept looking at them with his face frowned in anger, he began closing his hand into a fist shaking all over, and the men held their throats in the air choking with their legs dangling . He finally knotted his fist still looking at them, they were almost dying when two black smokes flew away from their eyes . Sam dropped his hands and the fell to the ground coughing holding their necks.

Sam felt strange, looking at his hands and the men on the floor. Then he saw Zarac lying still on his side, he quickly ran to him shaking him. Zarac slowly opened his eyes and saw Sam knelt beside him. Immediately he remembered his wife and quickly stood up and ran to her. She lay lifeless on the floor; Zarac shook her, checked for pulse on her wrist with his thumb, and then placed his head on her chest. He stood up abruptly, ran into the house and returned with a cup of water. Placed her head on his thigh and sprinkled the water on her face while Sam stood beside him feeling awkward about what happened to him earlier.

“Baby come on! Baby come on!”. She said as he gave her mouth to mouth.

The two men looked at each other wondering how they got there and then turned to Zarac who was in panic trying to resuscitate his wife. The thick man stood up slowly still touching his neck and walked up to Zarac placed a hand on his shoulder and asked in concern.

“What’s wrong with her?’’.

Zarac turned and saw him, he moved from him abruptly in reflex, wanted to stand and move further away but he was holding his wife, so he screamed almost in tears.

‘Please leave us alone! Take whatever you want please leave us alone!”

The thick man backed off wondering why he spoke to him that way while the athletic guy observed from a distance. He moved slowly towards his colleague still looking at Zarac’s wife who lay lifeless.

“Come on baby! Don’t do this to me!”. Zarac said grapping her tight to himself.

Just then she opened her eyes and said.

‘’Are you okay baby?”

Zarac looked at her in joy, kissed her on the lips severally with tears in his eyes. She turned and looked for their attackers but they were gone.

Sam knelt beside them smiling as the couple hugged each other passionately.


“I cannot believe I am here with you”. The principal said smiling hysterically as Crusial kissed his neck unbuttoning his sleeve top.

“Come on baby, I told you, you’re my kinda man”. She said ripping the rest buttons off.

“Oh! My shirt!” the principal said looking as his shirt opened. “ ha! Ha! you are baaaad!”. He said laughing happily.

Then she took off her blouse remaining her bra and sat on his thigh crossing her legs between his facing him. She held him closer and whispered.

‘Close your eyes”.

The happy man immediately closed his eyes giggling in anticipation for the pleasure of his life.

She bent towards his neck and opened her mouth. Her tongue started crawling out like a snake and started wrapping around his neck, with her hands caressing his back.

“oh baby, you’re very good. I love it! I love it! Give it to me!”. He said passionately licking his lips.

She pulled her head backwards and fangs grew in her mouth and her eyes turned yellow. She brought her head down to bite his neck when a knock came on the door. The principal opened his eyes abruptly looking at the door not noticing she was hiding her fac.

“Who’s that?!”. He yelled.

“Room service sir”. Came a female voice.

“Ha! Room service?”. He wondered, then screamed. “what do you want?”.

“Your car sir! Someone hit the rear light sir”. Came the voice.

‘what? My car?”. The principal said, pushing Crusial aside, battening his shirt in a hurry. “my car! Car ohhhh”. He kept saying.

“baby. It’s just a car!”. Crusial said feeling disappointed.

“just a car? Do you know what you’re saying?” he said as he stood up. And rushed towards the door.

She watched him leave. Then frowned in anger.

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Two mortuary attendants; a dark moderate guy, clean shaven with a head sucks, and the other a thick man in his late fifties. Both were playing cards that night in front of the mortuary few yards away from the hospital with a bottle of gin, some few notes by their sides and two glasses beside each on them.

“Hey! Am going to finish you this night!”. The thick man said laughing hitting a card hard on top of another.

The clean shaven man observed his card carefully before dropping his.

“This is my last card”. He said to the thick man with a smirk on his face.

The thick man was flabbergasted, he looked at his card. Then dropped another card looking at the shaven man. The clean shaven man dropped his last card, stood up shouted.

“I finished you! It’s by bragging!”.

While the men were busy inside with their voices heard outside the building. Flood of shadow moved into the hospital compound from under the gate, passed the security man sleeping on his post, past the hospital and headed towards the mortuary.

While the shaven man was still bragging about his win, the shadow passed through the walls on both sides turning it black but the men took no notice as they were engulfed with their game. The shadow entered morgue, moved on top of the bodies that were stacked on each other due to limited space and disappeared.

After a while, one of the bodies finger moved, and its eyes opened.

The men were still arguing about the win. The thick man refused to let go his money claiming that the shaven man cheated when a thud sound came from the morgue. They both looked simultaneously towards it.

“What’s that?” asked the shaven man.

“Quiet”. Said the thick man as he listened.

The thud sound came again and this time louder. The men rushed towards the door.

“What could that be?”. The shaven one asked.

The thick man ignored him, brought out the key from his blue overall pocket, and opened the door to meet corpses standing naked looking at them.

“What?”. Asked the shaven one moving backwards.

They jumped like a hopping frog on the thick man who stood in front biting and hitting him aggressively. The shaven man tried to escape but three corpses dragged him backwards pulling him down biting and beating him to death as he screamed.

The hospital was in complete huggermugger; the corpses chased after everyone; crippled miraculously stood from their wheelchairs running for their lives, nurses left the patients jumping through windows, patient who were pathetically carrying themselves suddenly became jets on foot. The corpses dragged anyone on their way down beating the person to death.

Zarac saw the news and called his wife to see what he was seeing which he doubted to be corpses as said by the news caster but lunatics on the loose.

“Where are the securities? I use to think that hospital has a reputation to keep, what nonsense!”. Zarac said.

“There’s nothing one can’t see these days”. Zarac’s wife said sitting beside her husband.

“The police should shoot on sight these lunatics. See how they are killing innocent people”. Zarac said angrily.

“May God save us all ”. Zarac’s wife said, and then stood up to attend to what she was cooking.

Sam who was in his room sleeping suddenly felt a touch on his arm and turned to see who it was but saw a beautiful lady in white, whose skin and hair was as white as snow, her eyes blue as the moon. He moved away from her but she smiled gently saying.

“It’s okay, I am not going to harm you”.

Sam recognized the voice but can’t place it. The lady sat on his bed and smiling.

“I am your guardian. You’re the key to unlock the door you opened. Nothing must happen to you. The devil has touched the earth and must be stopped”. The lady said.

Sam looked at her and wondered what she was talking about. She knew what he was thinking and so said.

“I know you do not understand what I’m saying, well. Enjoy your new family, because the past has so many hurt for you. They are coming for you, you must be ready”. The lady said.

Then stretched her hands towards Sam; a white and green shinning smoke came out of her hands and moved towards Sam who made to retreat but it covered him up. His eyes rolled backwards as he jerked on the bed, and then collapsed on the bed.

Igbudu headed back to his village to investigate about the boy. He decided to use a public transit as he was very tired to walk that distance.

While the bus was yet to get filled, he took out from his bag and examined a diamond a client gave him. He wondered who tell sell it to so he could raise money for the quest he’s about to embark on.

After much thinking, he kept it back and rests his head on the window. Two skinny dark adolescent boys ; one in black leather jacket on a green trouser and the other in a faded jersey top on a blue dirty jeans. Saw him earlier and quickly sat beside him as everyone else avoided him due to his full unkempt beards, long dreadlock hair knotted with a red ribbon, his face with cuts, his dirty jalamia and a three quarter brown trouser.

Soon, he dozed off and one of the boys in leather jacket who sat close to him looked at his colleague who nodded and carefully glanced around to see if anyone was watching. The one in leather top slowly and carefully pulled the bag from Igbudu and the boys stood and left the bus.

A passenger, an old who saw what happened, tapped Igbudu on his shoulder and informed him of being robbed. Igbudu opened his eyes and turn to the lady.

“Those boys just stole your bag”. She said pointing at the boys who were about to hop into a bike.

Igbudu turned to the woman’s direction and saw boys entering a bike. He turned again to the woman smiling and said.

“Yes, I know those boys. They will find me wherever I go and return the bag”. Then he laid back his head on the window and continued his sleep.

His response both scared and confused the old lady that she sat back minding her business.

The boys alighted from the bike and opened it hastily to retrieve the diamond, but something like a small ball of lightening jumped from the bag and entered their eyes. The boys turned automatically like a robot to the bike man who was about leaving and said simultaneously.

“Take us back to the park!”.

The bike man looked at them both suspiciously due to how they stood and talked. He shrugged and waited for them to enter. Then he took them to where he picked them from.

The boys alighted automatically and started walking to the bus that was about leaving hypnotically.

“My money”. The bike man called out to them.

They both stopped simultaneously and gave the bike man all they had in their pocket. And began walking to the bus ignoring the baffled bike man. The bike alighted from his bike due to fear and ran to meet the boys.

‘’Please take your money! I have collected my charges”. The bike man said handing them their money and returning in a hurry to his bike.

The boys took the money and continued towards the bus. They found the bus located were igbudu was and knocked on the window. Igbudu woke from his sleep, turned and saw the two boys raising his bag to him, he rolled down the glass and they handed Igbudu his bag, he took it from them, then said to them stiffly.

“Go and pay for another bus, I’ll be waiting for you at the bus stop. You people will be working with me from now on”.

The boys nodded and left the bus. The old lady saw what happened, made a quick sign of the cross and began saying her rosary.

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I came late even though I wasn't mentioned. I love your stories Topher. Ayam here to stay.

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Ishaw sat in a lounge smoking with a bottle of beer, watching a music video on display. Then his phone rang, he hastily picked.

"hello...where are you?". Ishaw asked looking around. "outside? Okay just walk in you'll see me.

Few minutes later the boy Ishaw spoke with at the crime scene walked in looking for him. Ishaw raised his hand waving at the boy . The boy caught sight of him and stated towards his direction.

" how are you?". Ishaw asked as the boy came closer.

The boy nodded his response sitting opposite Ishaw.

"do you care for a drink?".

"water will do". The boy answered.

Ishaw beckoned a waiter over and requested for water, the waiter acknowledged and left.

" tell me what you know". Ishaw asked lighting another cigarette.

The boy adjusted himself, looked around nervously and said.

" I told you everything before now sir. She came in that night with him and left alone. Only for his brother to return and find him dead".

Ishaw adjusted his face hat and exhaled out a large smoke, then asked.

"describe this girl. I believe you can recognise her when you see her?".

" yes I can. She's very curvy, dark skin, tall. I also noticed she's beautiful". The boy said avoiding Ishaw's piercing eyes.

Ishaw drank from his bottle of beer. Then kept a steady stare at the boy until he became uncomfortable.

" have you ever been with a woman?". He asked, still looking at him.

"why are you asking". The boy retorted.

" they have girls here, would you like to sleep with one?". Ishaw asked.

"No!". The boy said looking confused, wondering what brought about the question.

"it's okay. Just let me know when you see this bitch again. I may have to invite you when something pops up". Ishaw said, threw away the burnt cigarette and light another stick. Ignoring the boys presence.

"Is that all?". The boy asked, after being ignored for awhile.

Ishaw glanced at him and nodded. The boy then took the water from the table. Stood up and informed Ishaw of his Intention to leave . Ishaw nodded his head with his eyes on the TV.

The boy walked out of the building and out of the gate of the lounge. Walked some distance towards an alleyway, then stopped to check if anyone was in view before he turned into a dove and flew away.

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Igbudu was washing his face with water from a river when he felt the pain on his face. He examined the cuts on his arms and felt the cuts on his face. Then he stood up dusted himself and started towards the village.

Everyone who saw him on the road took several frightened look at him due to his appearance. He took no notice of them as he kept following the invisible thing in the air that has been leading him.

The thing; a yellow circling wind led him to a compound and started revolving around the roof. Igbudu confidently entered the compound looking around and sniffing the air.

The occupants came out of the house to find a strange looking man standing in front of their house that morning. His appearance scared the ladies as some of them screamed and ran back inside.

"do you think you can hide from me? Come out this instant!". Igbudu shouted, still sniffing the air.

An old man came out of the house. And asked after examining him.

" what do you want?!".

" a six legged creature is hiding here". Igbudu said, looking past the old man to the house.

A little girl of five stood peeping behind the door of the house. Igbudu saw her and pointed towards the little girl abruptly saying.

"you think you're safe? You beast. I am here to kill you".

Everyone looked at Igbudu in shock. One of the women shouted at Igbudu using her body to shield the girl from him.

" this man is mad!"

The old man concurred with what the lady said. And he circumspectly moved in front of Igbudu and said.

" please leave! We don't want trouble, just leave!".

The lady kept shouting for her neighbours to come and rescue her from the mad man.

Igbudu looked around on both direction aggressively and opened his bag. Took out an handkerchief, picked a pinch of earth put it in the middle of the handkerchief wrapped it up and started speaking into it.

Just then few young men came into the compound and the old man pointed towards Igbudu. They rushed towards him and made to grab him but he had already threw the handkerchief in the air. The men who came for him went up with the handkerchief and suspended in the air.

Igbudu bent down and opened his bag while everyone else was in awe of the seven men floating in the air.

He took out his short staff stick and pointed it towards the girl. And she started screaming. The lady shielding her made to attack Igbudu but stopped when the girls voice changed into a demonic scream. The lady looked confused at the girl whose eyes were becoming blue and mouth wide opened. Then all of a sudden something started forcing it's way through her mouth. Everyone shouted and backed way from her save for the lady. Igbudu kept a safe distance still pointing towards the girl with the staff chanting words.

A long and wrapped thing, slowly came out of the girls mouth and fell on the her feet. The little girl eyes rolled back as she collapsed on the floor.

The creature unwrapped itself and it was like an octopus but with scales and a female head. Hairs on it's head, two hands with long nails. And very black eyes.

It laughed at Igbudu as everyone one ran away at the sight of it save for the lady who was concerned for the little girl.

Igbudu made to approach it but it took off . He quickly looked up stretched his hand towards the handkerchief and it dropped in his hand, the boys fell also. Igbudu ignored them and ran after the creature.

It was about entering the river when Igbudu caught up with it. He threw a black stone from his bag at it, the stone hit creature's head and it sagged beside the river with a hand in the water.

Igbudu quickly poured a water from the keg in his bag on the creature and it started screaming folding itself like a snake.

"what do you want?". The creature asked still folding itself.

"how many of you were released?". Igbudu asked.

The creature struggled within itself in pain with smoke coming out of it's body.

" talk or I'll pour more!" Igbudu yelled.

" all of us. All of us". The creature said, laughed and started screaming in pain.

Igbudu felt weakened after hearing what the creature said. He knew he was against a bigger battle.

"how did you come out? " he asked. " Answer me!". He yelled.

" the boy read the book. Only him can close the portal. I've told you everything! Please Let me go! Let me go!". The creature pleaded.


" how can I find this boy? ". He asked.

The creature suddenly jumped into the river before Igbudu could do anything and escaped.

topher052

Zarac has been doing a lot of thinking after the incident with his wife, and so that morning over breakfast he suggested to her.

‘’We really have to start seeing Sam as our child since no one has come for him. You know if your pregnancy had pulled through, he’d be about same age as Sam. Perhaps God may bless us with our own for taking care another person’s”.

She looked down on her food and suddenly lost her appetite. Zarack held her hand in a worm squeeze and nodded at her.

Mr Oduah, the principal of Precious High School, a short, thick man with full mustache and bald in the middle of his head was in his office recruiting for new teachers for the school.

At the secretary‘s office where the applicants awaits there turns, a beautiful dark, curvy girl walked in and captured the eyes of every 7 person in the office. She elegantly walked to the table of the moderate looking secretary in her skin tight mini gown and said.

“Good morning. Am here for the interview”.

The intimidated, jealous girl retuned in a hostile tone.

“Why are you coming now! Aren’t you supposed to be here 2 hour’s ago?”.

The girl smiled and started confidently towards the principal’s office. The secretary ran after her trying to stop her but she had already entered. The principal turned angrily towards them but stopped his gaze on the girl.

“Madam, please go back!”. The secretary yelled at the girl. “Sir, I tried to stop her”. She said to the principal whose eyes were scanning the girl’s curves.


“Oh,…Okay, please let her be. How may I be of help to you beautiful?’’. The principal said to the lady.

She cat walked to the principal and placed her two hands on the table so that her cleavage can be visible to the man’s face. She turned to the young boy who was being interviewed can said almost in a whisper.

“can you excuse us please?”.

The boy looked at the principal, who nodded his acknowledgement. The boy stood up, adjusted his oversized suit, retrieved his file from the table stealing glances at the girl and walked out.

‘’And you too”. The principal said to the secretary.

When they had both left, the girl sat elegantly and crossed her legs. The principal adjusted his tie and swallowed, cleared his throat and asked.

“Yes, what can I do for you?”.

She first smiled and licked her lips before saying.

“I want a teaching job here”.

‘where is your CV?”. The principal asked.

“I don’t have it here with me, but can get it later”. She said.

“Oh…I really don’t have the power….”.

She shush him with a hand between her red greasy lips and said in a seductive tone.

“You look like a man no one can tell what to do, my kind of man”.

The man adjusted his tie, cleared his throat and asked.

“What’s your name?”.

“Crusial “. She answered.

“what kind of name is that?’’. He asked.

“My name”. she answered.

“Okay, which subject can you teach?’’. He asked.

She searched through her head and then looked straight into the Principals eyes and said.

‘’ I love human parts, especially the male organ”. Then she smiled and said easily. “I prefer Physical Education”.

The principal was both spooked and enchanted by her charms it felt like she had hypnotized him. He nodded and said without thinking it through.

‘’Resume on Monday”.

She smiled and slowly stood, turned towards the door and cat walked out, ensuring that her butt caught the principals attention. He was completely entrapped by it that he’s mouth was left open, and was brought to his consciousness by the bang of the door she closed behind her. It was then he realized he was so hard as rock.

Zarac and Sam arrived the school just after the lady had left. They met with the secretary who was yet to digest the jealousy she bored for the girl that just left.

“Hello, we are here to see the principal”. Zarac said to the lady.

She offered them a seat and went to inform the principal of their presence. Then returned to ask them in.

As soon as they entered, Sam started sneezing; it smelt like pepper in the office.

“What is it boy?”. Zarac asked.

Sam shook his head and sneezed again. The principal who was yet to deflate the bulge in his pants adjusted his tie, cleared his throat, ignoring Sam and asked.

“What can I do for you?”.

Zarac felt it was impolite of the principal not to apply curtsey, he didn’t let his feelings show, rather, he smiled and extended a handshake.

“I am Zarac”.

The principal received his handshake but was careful not to stand and reveil his shame. Again , Zarac noted that as being rude and contemplated on not carrying out his intended intention as he forced a smile sitting.

“What can I do for you?“. The principal said, adjusting his tie and clearing his throat.

Zarac wondered if he had problem with his tie, but ignored him and went on.

“This is my son, I want to enroll him in your school. He’s special with speech impediment ”.

The principal gave them a form to fill and booked a date for the entrance exam before they left.

Zarac was still vexed on their way out through the stairs, due to the negative notion he conceived about the Principal’s approach towards him. Sam suddenly stopped looking strangely at something. Zarac had left the stairs when he noticed Sam wasn’t with him. He turned to the boy who was looking so petrified. He followed Sam’s gaze to a boy playing with another on the field.

“what’s it boy?”. He asked .

Sam looked at Zarac and rushed down to meet with him, held his hand and started towards the gate. Zarac could not make a thing out of Sam’s behavior, although they had walked out a pen chat for communication, but he decided to let it slide for no reason.


Igbudu followed the invisible thing in the air to the next village. He was completely drained by the time I arrived. He had forgotten to eat all day and it was night already.

He made a small camp fire beside himself and rested his bone under a tree. Opened his bag, took from it a mango and started eating. He just finished the second when he heard a rustling sound some distance behind him. He remained immobile and slowly took out his little staff stick from his bag, spoke some silent words into it and gently turned towards the sound. He found nothing, and then stood on his feet still stalking into the staff in his hand. Suddenly there was an explosion of a dark smoke; igbudu moved a step backwards and stretched his hands towards the direction.

‘’I am Igbudu! The old and the young shrine of the 7 mountains. I dine and wine with the gods, I sleep with their wives, I am death! I fear no evil. If you care for a wrestle show yourself or forever hide your tail between your legs”. He yelled confidently at the smoke.

The smoke came together in a twist and formed into a man like creature, white as snow. Naked, yet wasn’t naked. Its eyes were blue as the stars and its lips, dripping with blood as it breathed heavily, looking ominously at Igbudu.

Igbudu felt slightly moved by fear on seeing the creature, but he contained it and said.

“I know you, Pafpaf, the old sleeping death. What do you want in the abode of the living?”. I can see you have fed, that on your mouth is the last you’ll ever taste. It I! “beating his chest “ Igbudu who said it!”.

The creature moved in a speed of light towards Igbudu, even before he finished his statement and covered him up in dark smoke.

Inside the smoke, about 50 white little demons, 3 inches tall, with the resemblance of a standing lizard flew around Igbudu, biting him on different part of his body with their nail like teeth. He cried in pain, as he wielded his little staff stick around, but the creatures were too fast for him.

He reached for his bag; about 30 of the demons held his hands biting rigorously with their sharp stabbing teeth. He first retrieved his hand, and tried again. This time he ignored the pain screaming as he pulled out a white handkerchief, swung it around his head and the handkerchief caught fire and burnt all the little creatures.

Igbudu sagged on the ground after that, bleeding on different parts of his body. The camp fire had been put out by the breeze the demons came with. He swore to die, but first to find the demon who killed his son, and the one who ate his son’s flesh.

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Sam has been living with Zarac almost a month now. He was at his best behavior but still mute. Everyone including Zarac had concluded he has a speech impediment.

The night of that day, everyone was fast asleep. Owl cried outside and the wind was cold. Outside of the house was asleep too and peaceful, until something black moved in the speed of light through the walls and stopped in Zarac's house. It was a monkey like creature with no tail.

It looked around smiling happily, and walked like a goat in two limps into Zaracks room. Climbed on Zarack's wife and started making love to her. She saw in herself making love with a handsome superstar she has been crushing on in her dream. Zarack made to move but the creature blew a breeze on his face and he slept on.

Sam who was sleeping in the opposite room woke to strange laughter. He listened and discovered he wasn't dreaming, and so he tiptoed to the door and eavesdrop, and right that moment the creature looked backwards abruptly and felt Sam's presence. It left Zarac's wife in a flash, and stood in front of Sam's door breathing in anger.

Sam who didn’t know what was behind decided to slowly open the door and the creature used it’s claws on his face and disappeared without Sam seeing what it was.

Sam’s scream woke Zarac up as he ran to his room and found the boy on the floor with his hand on his face. Zarac quickly put on the light and saw claw mark on the boy’s face.

“What happened to you?”. He asked kneeling on a knee before Sam.

The boy couldn’t explain what he saw and so kept quiet. Zarack himself couldn’t make out the three finger marks on the boys face. Knowing the boy was mute and can read and write, quickly went to a table beside the bed and brought a note and pen to the boy.

‘Take, write what happened to you”. He said to the boy.

Sam was on verge of writing when Zarac’s wife screamed from their bedroom. He turned abruptly and ran to his wife, quickly turned on the light and found blood in-between her legs.

“Not again! Not again!”. Zarac said in tears with his hands on his head. “You had the same dream?”. He asked his crying wife.

“Yes! Yes! God why?!”. She screamed crying.

He went to his wife and embraced her, as they both cried together. Sam innocently drew near and stood behind the door watching as Zarac cried with his wife. He knew what happened, but not what caused it.

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There were crowed outside, most were on lookers and news men. The police were trying their best to contain the rush. Inside the house laid a mutilated corpse on the floor with professionals making analysis on what caused it.

Detective Ishaw, a brief man who never goes out without his hat and sunshades, with a stick of cigarette dangling between his lips drove to the crime scene in his Mercedes 200 E, and alighted, tossing the remaining of his cigarette away. He walked into the house and entered the room.

"excuse me, give way". Ishaw said moving towards the corpse.

He bent over the corpse whose stomach was ripped apart, intestines missing and throats opened. Examined it with his pen and asked to officer next to him

''what happened?".

"They found him after his brother returned from work". The officer said.

Ishaw examined it again and said,

"This is the second time. The first was at Chocolate candy hotel. I think same person". Standing up he added. "We have a serial killer on the loose".

Ishaw wiped off his hands with a tissue by the bedside and light a cigarette, drew a large smoke and fixed his cap properly before leaving.

He stood outside the house searching for something, then he spotted a boy among the onlookers who wore a scared look, nervously biting his nails. Ishaw was suspicious of him and slowly walked up to him and said.

"hey boy, can i have a word with you?''.

"Me?". The boy asked.

"Yes you".

The boy nervously came closer. Ishaw crossed his hands around the boys neck and started strolling away from the crowed with him.

'You see, i have seen lots of things in this life but nothing like this one. People can be wicked you know". Ishaw said as he walked with the boy."I heard he was going to get married in two weeks time. What a sad news. Imagine if that girl was your sister, won't you do something to catch the fool? But you now what? People get scared of talking to the police because they believe the police are bad or scared to be implicated of a crime they know nothing about, but they don't know, keeping things away from the police gives these psychopaths wings to do more".

Then he stopped, turned to the boy and said.

"I know you know something".

"No! i don't know anything". The boy said abruptly.

"allow me finish!". Ishaw said and continued. "I promise not to bring you in for further questioning. Just tell me what you saw".

The boy looked away thoughtfully shaking his leg uneasily.

'It's okay, allow me get revenge and put the maniac where he belongs; a rope around the neck with him swinging on it". Ishaw said gently to the boy.

"A she ". The boy said.

"what?''. Ishaw inquired.

"A she. I saw them both returning. I greeted him and the lady, Then few minutes later while i was fetching water from the tap over there". The boy pointed at a tap behind the house." She came out looking around suspiciously, then walked out of the gate". The boy said.

"why didn't you raise an alarm or do something". Ishaw asked.

"I didn't know she killed him". He stopped to hold back tears.

"It's okay, go on". Ishaw said.

"It was when his brother came back and screamed that i knew something happened". the boy added.

''have you told anyone?''. Ishaw asked.

"I couldn't bring myself to". The boy said.

"It's okay. Did you by any means catch a glimpse of her face?". Ishaw asked.

"Yes, she's a beautiful one. There i was thinking he was lucky to land such a damsel". The boy said.

"Okay". Ishaw said. Deeped his hand into his pocket and brought out few notes, handed it to the boy. "Now listen, you will give me your number, and we will talk about this somewhere discreet okay?". He added.

The boy nodded. He gave Ishaw his number and Ishaw walked away.

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Back in the village, Itolu's father, a very dark man with unkempt full beards and very long dreadlocks tied with a red ribbon was returning from a 40 days fasting where he went to acquire power. He was in his usual apparel; an old brown jalamia on a baggy three quarter trouser which he uses a rope to hold on the waist, and and old sandals. A sack bag across his chest.

He was very tired from the long journey as he walked towards the narrow path leading to the village. He had just stepped his foot on the soil of his community when he had a negative sign. He bent down and packed lots of earth on his hand, sniffed it and licked it. He waited to feel the taste, then spat it off and started running home.

He got to his compound breathing heavily both of fear. He was scared of entering the house, then he gathered some confidence and slowly entered the house to find dry blood stains on the floor. He sagged on one knee and started crying. Two neighbors walked in standing behind him pitifully. He asked without looking behind him.

"what happened?''.

"We don't know, we woke up that morning and found blood stains in the homes of the missing villagers". One of the neighbor answered.

Itolu's father stood up slowly, looked around the room, opened his bag and took out a small cup, opened it, poured out some powder into his palm, said some things to it and blew it into the air. He moved backwards observing the pattern the powder made in the air, and then took off abruptly following an invisible thing in the air, with his neighbors looking astonishingly at him.

He followed the invisible thing only him can see till he arrived the busy market. The invisible thing fell on a handsome young man pricing fish. He rushed towards the man and yelled.

"I am Igbudu the old tree, review yourself!''.

The man looked at him as though he was mad and turned to the woman selling who returned his confused look. Igbudu opened his bag speaking some incantation, then brought out a staff and pointed it towards the man walking confidently chanting some words towards the man who was still looking surprised at him. People started gathering wondering what Igbudu was up to.

Igbudu got closer to the man who was moving backwards to avoiding the insane man. He dropped the staff into his bag and took out a bottle with water inside and poured the water on the man whose body started bringing out smoke as he screamed and ran off. Igbudu ran after him and when he caught up with him he poured more of the water on the man's face and his face started melting as he knelt down crying in agony.

"tell me! where are the rest?". Igbudu asked yelling.

"They have gone! Please stop...it's painful...stop!". The man cried.

"How many of you remaining?''. Igbudu asked.

"Just two, just two....She may have escaped, Please let me go...". The man cried.

Igbudu poured the rest of the water on the man and he melted like wax crying in pain till he became a heap of wax.

Akuneshiobike:
In "my madam and I" I requested you tag me in your next story but you never did. Not fair oo. It's a friend of mine that called my attention to this your story.
Anyways, ride on with the interesting story cos I'm already your fan.

Very sorry bro. Please kindly follow me, so i can easily tag you whenever. I can't keep count of everyone. Am deeply sorry.

Skipperrabiu:
hmm for the second time u did not mention me that means i won't have to comment alwals since my i'm not recognise this going to brings comflicts among us , as for me i know where they kept me as a follower no prob i dnt have to comment always since am not recognise
to the matter of fact topher is making tribalism among his love ones

Am very sorry. I do not even know if you're a he or a she, ibo, Hausa or yoruba. I value all my followers, i appreciate the encouragements through each series. Mabinu.

Zarac drove the rest of the journey in silence. He kept stealing glances at Sam who was seriously looking ahead of him. Few minutes later they were home. He led Sam into his two bedroom apartment, as they entered the house, Zarac's wife, a pregnant beautiful slim lady with fascinating curves came to meet them from the kitchen to hug and kiss her husband before she saw Sam who was busy feeding his eyes around the house behind Zarac.

"Who’s this cute little man you brought home with you?". She asked looking at Sam with a smile on her face.

"Honey, this is Sam, he's yet to neither speak nor remember anything. He'll be putting up with us until he regain his memory". Zarac said to his wife.

The lady eyed her husband angrily and side with the side of her mouth.

"You should have asked me first".

"I’m sorry baby, it was urgent, i know i should have sought your consent first". Zarac apologized to his wife.

She turned from her husband and push the anger on Sam.

"Take your things inside!". She said frowning.

"Come on honey, be soft with him. He's been through a lot". Zarac cautioned his wife.

Sam who wasn't paying attention to the couple seemed to be confused of her sudden change of demeanor. He waited for them to direct him to where he would drop his things.

Zarac took the bag from Sam, led him to the room opposite their's and dropped Sam's bag on the bed. Sam looked around the expressionlessly.

"This will be your temporary stay. I hope you like it?". Zarack asked.

The boy nodded and waited for Zarac to leave.

"Okay, am going to call you in soon for dinner. The bathroom is right there" pointing at a door opposite the entrance door. “Feel free okay?". Zarac said and left.



The night Sam was knocked down was the same night their earlier childish shenanigans unleashed some angry demons that were kept in check due to their nefarious activities. Every child involved in the act were ripped apart with their families except for Idu, now Sam.

The cloud was red as blood with thunder strike making a blue pattern on it. Demons of different shapes and sizes roamed about; some in the air and others on land. Some of the demons entered the ground and awakened the dead. The dead crawled out of the ground; some in decayed skin, some dried to the bones, some skeletons. They marched from different directions to the homes of the dead students. And when they arrived, they ate up their fleshes and theirs were restored.

Among the dead turned out to be a dark , curvy ,young beautiful girl. She was so happy to see that her flesh has been restored as she licked the blood on her fingers. She walked around the house searchingly in her rotten gown. Then found the wade rope and searched for a fitting outfit; a top and a short skirt, she tried them on and was impressed with the turn out as she smiled.

Afterwards, came out of the house and started into the woods. Though it was raining, she cared less as she smiled swinging her hands and hips as she walked.

Sam had just been rescued by Zarac. They were just leaving when she arrived. She looked at the rear light of the car as it disappeared out of sight. Then she folded her hands waiting for another vehicle to board.

A few minutes later, light from a head lamp was spotted approaching from a distance. She smiled wickedly and came closer to the road with a stretched out hand waving the car to stop. As she anticipated the car pulled over. She walked to the car and the man said to her.

'Hey, what are you doing in the rain?".

"Was robbed sir". she said in a pathetic face.

"Oh, please hop in". The man said opening the front seat door for her.

She entered the car and folded her arms shivering. The man looked at her and said.

"You are cold. Please ensure the window is closed".

And he started towards the road.

"where are you going to?". The man asked.

"Kiti town". She said.

"wow, that's a very far place. Am headed to a hotel for the night, if you don't mind, you can join me". The man said .

She looked at him and nodded. The man stole a glance at her thigh and smiled. She caught him and pretended folding her hands acting as though she is freezing with cold.

They arrived the hotel room. The short, dark pot bellied man, helped her in with a hand on her waist.

"Please feel at home". He said.

She walked in and sat on the bed, crossed her legs ensuring that her thighs were clearly visible. The man kept a fixed stare at it and forgot himself.

"Do you have water?". She asked acting ignorant .

The man suddenly realized himself and went to the fridge to get it. Came to her with a cup and a bottled water, she took it from him, poured herself a glass, and after drinking said to him.

"you are a caring man. Your wife is indeed lucky".

The man smiled, walked to the wade rope, took off his shirt and trouser, hung them and came to sit with her on the bed.

"You're so beautiful, what is your name?". He asked touching her shoulder.

"i am Crusial".she said.

"That's a strange name. Where are you from?" The man asked, caressing her hands.

"From the end of the world". She said smiling.

The man looked shockingly at her and then laughed and said.

"you girls love expensive jokes".

She smiled and looked around the room, then turned to the man and said flirtatiously.

"can i kiss your neck? am cold, i need to get worm".

"Oh...oh.... please do". The man said hurriedly excited and closed his eyes.

She came close to him and started licking his neck.

'oh, baby, give it to me". The man said lying on his back..

She laid on top of him and drew out a very long tongue from her mouth that covered half way the mans neck. The man suddenly paused, feeling the length of the tongue. Then opened his eyes and saw a very long snake like tongue bulging from the girl's mouth. He was petrified and wanted to scream but she swiftly opened her mouth wide and bite his throat. He struggled to break free, but she held him down and ripped off his throat with her teeth. He coughed blood, watching as she started eating him from his stomach, pulled out his intestines, put in her mouth and chewed.

When she was done eating, the man was left with just his legs, hands, and head which was void of eyes, tongues. She walked into the bathroom, took off her clothes and washed the blood off her skin. After bathing, she was now looking more beautiful in dark shining skin.

Please every one i didn't mention, mabinu, biko, yakwuri. Make una no vex. I mentioned every one following me, frozen, lilheaven, gly. I see you guys always, really thought i mentioned ya'll. Please follow if you haven't.

gly:
The same with me, topher e no fair. I no gor gree o, you must mention me o

i know u. i see you always. am very sorry. Please follow, so i can easily mention

frozen70:
I was punctual and present but my name wasn't mentioned @
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oh sorry dear. i thought i listed you. so sorry

Skipperrabiu:
Whats The Meaning Of This Topher are they only ur love ones haba its fair walahai

sorry bro. They are on my new followed list.

2 weeks later, the boy had not yet spoken a word. He was able move around since the accident caused no harm to his bones, save for some bruises. This gave the doctor and Zarac grave concern because they needed to contact his family.

In the doctor's Office, Zarac inquired what would be the next step following the boy's recovery.

"It's either we hand him to the orphanage or let the police do their thing". The doctor said.

"I’m thinking, maybe i should adopt him while he recuperate". Zarac said.

“You know he has temporal amnesic syndrome, can't for sure be exact when he will fully recuperate". The doctor added.

“I’m aware. I feel responsible for him. Please doctor, let me adopt him". Zarac pleaded.

"It's okay, you will have to fill in the paper work and inform the police before you can leave with him". The doctor said.

"Okay, doctor. Let's get on to it. I’m very grateful for this". Zarac said.

"My pleasure". The doctor said, standing to his feet and shaking hands with Zarac.

The boy sat on his bed biting his finger when a ghost walked into his ward. He looked at the old ghost who was surprised to know he was seen. The ghost came closer to the boy waving his hand on the boys face and the boy moved backwards, which astonished the ghost.

"Can you see me?". The ghost asked.

The boy nodded. The ghost looked around the room and then asked again.

"You mean you can see me?".

Just then, the doctor came in with Zarac who was smiling at the boy. The ghost saw them and slowly walked away. Zarac sat beside the boy and crossed his hand around the boy's neck, then said smiling.

"We're going home".

The boy looked up at him and then to the doctor. The doctor smiled and said to Zarac.

"He understands you".

Zarac acknowledged with a nod and hugged the boy.

On their way out of the hospital, two men and a girl were uneasy about their ward in the theater. The boy turned to them and the little girls ghost which stood beside them in a sad face. The little girl looked at the boy wondering if he was seeing her as he walked out of the hospital with Zarac.

On their way home, with the boy in the front seat tied to the chair by a seat-belt across his chest. Zarac said to him.

"You will be called Samuel. Sam for short, do you get?''.

The boy turned and fixed his eyes on him for awhile and returned to looking out through the window.

"I guess that means you understood me?". Zarac asked with a smile looking at the boy.

They had driven for a 20 minutes in silence with only the stereo playing when the boy spotted a big snake in the middle of the road, that slowly changed into a grey stricken naked old lady. He held Zarac's hand abruptly.

"what's it Sam?". Zarac asked in confusion.

Sam pointed to the road and made a loud scream indicating that Zarac should pack on the side. Zarac being confused decided to pack and inquire what the boy wanted. Just then, the car that overtook them ran into a nearby tree that fell on it pressing the car down.

Zarac who was going to scold the boy for stopping him while driving saw what happened and rushed out of the car.

"Stay here!". He said to the boy as he ran towards accident scene.

When Zarac arrived the scene, the passengers had all died. Blood poured out from underneath the car. Zarac immediately called the police, and after a while a siren was head from a distance approaching.

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nice one coming from a good writer like you....pls mentione me in the next story....am a great fan of urs

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Thanks Topher, though I do not like how Mike just died like a chicken.
Please give me a mention in your next work

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mradjoy:
You did a wonderful job Topher. Pls mention me when next you have a story like this.
Thank you

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