When a toad jumped in broad daylight, then the toad is after something, or something is after the toad. This is the case of prince Onishi who was seen sweating under the scorching sun that is associated with that island at this time of the year.Discarded of all his disguised, the expressionless-looking prince watched over his shoulder as he walked through the busy market, ignored the market men and women as they called out to all passersby to branch their stall, then arrived in front of a blue-painted building with a large wooden gate at the entrance. After knocking thrice, two red eyes peeked through the hole in the wood, glared at the newcomer, and a voice asked from the other side, "who are you?""My name is Onishi, I have paid for this place and I believe some men were awaiting me inside.""Onishi-, there is a secret code that you need to mention for us to be sure you are who you claimed to be.""Aye. All for the crown.""Please come in."The door was unlatched from the other s

After settling the dispute among the palace maid, Andrea signalled to the two fighting ladies to follow her back to her compartment, entertained them with wine and meat and sat beside them to offer some unsolicited counselling."Tell me a little about yourself?" She asked the taller and fairer among the two maids."My name is Chinua and am the first daughter of my father.""And who is your father?""He is a fisherman and lives closer to the creek at the eastern flanks of the island.""How old are you, Chinua?""Nineteen, your highness.""What is your life ambition?""To get married, raised kids and start my own family. Am the first daughter of my father, and I have other mature ladies that were ripe for marriage. They were only waiting for me to get married first, as demanded by the custom of this island."Andrea nodded her head, fixed her eyes on the pretty face in her front and let out, "Wanda is a rake that is seeking fun and is not yet interested in a serious relationship. I can m

If the man that picked up a valuable item on the ground is willing to have it at the expense of his life, then what will the man that lost the item do?Sheila is the lady of service that is desperate for the position of administrator of Johji. Forgotten that the woman who labours to build the Inn is no more, she had made up her mind to be the director and she is ready to damn any consequences that may come after. For days, the tall, fat and beautiful lady has been looking for a chance to eradicate her two rivals, and her chance came when she decided to organise a party to celebrate her birthday.Booming with people and the sound of music, Johji Inn seemed to be unusually overcrowded compared to the previous day, and the balloons and stickers on the walls of the Inn signify that today is a special day. Dressed in a pink armless mini-gown that doesn't reach her knee, and with the magical touch of makeup, Sheila looked like a princess as she stepped into the podium that was constructed

Since the men were yet to be equipped with guns, they only attacked the eight invaders with spears, daggers, swords and cutlasses. And that were the mistakes that cost most of them their lives, and the lucky ones lost some vital parts of their bodies. Because the passageway is not wide enough, the invaders were in pairs as they slashed at the incoming men.Jade and the first beast were at the front of the assaulting team, and since both believe in fairness and equality, they kept their guns aside, brought out their swords and slashed at the incoming mobs."Argh!"A man with a bandana band over his head thrust a cutlass at Jade's head, but the lady stooped down, whirled, then arched the sword in her hand sideway, and the arm holding the cutlass fell off as the owner of the hand burst into tears, then remained muted when his head left his neck.Known as a man with no iota of pity in his blood, the first beast slashed off any man that dared step within the sword reached. He scrambled cl

Onishi woke up in a white-painted circular room that remind him so much of madam Shasha and her little white cell.Apart from the burning pain in his throat, he suffered no wound, and his forlorn look must have resulted from his disorientation state of how he arrived at this place. After staring at the white ceiling for what seemed like an eternity, the memory of what transpired flowed into the subconscious of the terrified prince, and he became more terrified when Jade and a man with a monkey-like beard opened the iron door and walked inside. "You are finally awake. I thought you won't make it alive." "I know you, don't I?" "Am Jade. We have met quite a time-, nice to meet you." "There is nothing nice about you guys. Who is this bearded man that looks like a monkey?" "His name is the third beast, and he was the one that send you into unconsciousness and carried you on his shoulder down here. I think you owe him your life." "He truly looks like a beast-," Onishi snickered at his