RISE (CHAPTER 1)

                                                                     CHAPTER 1

Watch it he says, as the bottle hits the car on the sidewalk. Shut your mouth Seth replied. We do as we want; we own these streets so keep walking home you retard. Dude, do you know who that guy is? Kamir asked. He’s no one, just a washed-up crap that my grandfather could take in his sleep replied Segun. They all laughed as he walks away into the darkness of the zipper. Seriously what’s that guy's deal though, he always walks past us every night like a zombie and no one knows him or where he’s from, Seth added.  Holy hell, look at this boys, our john doe makes it to my gallery said the Tee1 as they both looked at the image on his phone. Posting this right away, lame drunk graces my gallery; tongue out, clown emoji, hashtag John doe. Guys, Seth called, if that clown looks at us anyhow the next time he passes us, he’s dead. Yes, he’s dead meat they all agreed.

            In other news, the NIA could be hiding something from the public as usual. A journalist could be up to something here with her new story about the NIA using the Alfa-talli Islamic sect to promote the agenda of the hidden cabal. The Alfa-talli sect seems to be gaining ground years after their leader and other top leadership members were killed, and other foot soldiers arrested and imprisoned. Find this developing story on the say the truth blog headline page by Ebube Chidera {shuts the TV off}. These journalists just want to stir things up, things they just can’t handle and for what, for fame? It will only get her killed. Longs yelled as he threw the remote on the couch and sips his beer.

            Sir, have you seen this? The woman in her black blazer and black Jordan sneakers and designer shades asked. Agent Sarah what’s this, chief agent Moses asked. Sir, it’s an article by a journalist on the say the truth blog she said. Ahh, he exclaimed, all these journalist don come again, what is she saying? She made a publication about the agency accusing us of weaponizing the defeated terror sect Alfa-talli. Get me the director right now he said, panicky as he hurriedly left his office and headed to the comms room. Listen up guys he yelled, this article needs to be shut down and labeled as fake news, get me that journalist and find out who her source is. Whoever he, she, or they are, I don’t care how you do it, get me that source and all she has on this story. Sir this story is false right? Agent Sarah asked, of course, it is, they just want to stir trouble and mistrust between the agency and the nation. We don’t work with terrorists.

            Sir the director is on the line said his assistant, patch it to my office and make sure it’s secure he replied. Hello sir, there has been a new development, the Alfa-talli story is out and we need to stop it from reaching the wrong ears. Yes, I’ve read the papers replied the director, send someone to change the narrative for us. I know just the right person sir said chief agent Moses, she’s fresh from the academy sir, bright but naive and I think she’ll be perfect. Use her, the director said but Moses, don’t you dare screw this up. Chief agent Moses sat in his chair as he cooks up the perfect counter to the publication, get me agent Sarah he demanded. Sir, you asked for me? Yes, I did. The director wants you to handle this, and make it go away, he asks for you personally so go make him proud. Yes, I will she said, as she turns away to leave.

            The door to the chief's office opened before she could open the door, oh there goes the rookie said Sylvester. Agent Sylvester, agent Olu, she greeted. Oh just call us Sylvester and Olu they replied. Sir, you need to see this, we think this could be that lying, pot-stirring journalist source. Who is that? Agent Sarah asked, oh you don’t want to know said Olu. How did you get this photo, when was it taken, and where was it taken? The chief asked with shock and fear all over his face. Slow down chief answered Sylvester, I actually saw it surface on a social media platform, apparently, he survived and has been hiding somewhere remote. Some kids took that photo as he was passing by. You two take point and get him here ASAP, agent Sarah will handle the journalist and any other lead we can get here. Don’t fuck this up you two said the chief and please be discrete.

Chief what’s happening here agent Sarah asked, who is this ragged-looking man, what is he to the agency and why is he all of a sudden important to this story?. The chief took a deep breath and said that ragged looking man is a ghost, someone you don’t want to see who visits you or pass by your neighborhood. He is the last face you’ll ever see if he is at your door, the terror that feeds on people’s minds and set you into the home of misery and damnation. This man is the most deadly marksman in the history of marksmanship, with 278 officially confirmed kills, and trust me, you don’t want to know the unofficial numbers. That’s classified by the way said the chief, he was a captain in the special forces, recruited into the agency by the director himself, he led the team of the now defunct unit called ANGEL, tasked with the most deadly and daring missions across the continent and the world.

         This man is responsible for the destruction of the Alfa-talli sect, singlehandedly took out the top leadership of the sect in one night, killed their leader Ibrahim al-sule Jamiya(aka Yaki), and other high-ranking officials such as Jaffaru Kabir, Maizamo, Shiek Sankura, Aliyu Juma’r, Zomo and Khalifa Salisu himself. He was said to be dead when his car exploded with him inside. That he is alive and now walking into some kid’s pictures just as this story breaks out is no mere coincidence; it’s the resurrection of death. You asked who he is, and the chief shakes his head and said with a slow and fearful tone, he is the one and the only angel of death,  his name is Dadu Longs and death might’ve just come for everyone.