Chapter 2
Starting the Lies
It was a busy afternoon at the hidden village called "Presharar" which is least known to the cities of Wardington. The people living inside this village rarely goes outside since the security of the premises are very tight and it's the will of the former and deceased "Bishop" of the Presharar to protect the people inside, some years ago.
It was known among the villagers that their Bishop is the most powerful and influential of all the areas of Presharar since he "created and founded" the land and with the hidden treasures which is now being protected by the Watchmen named Joe and his men who among their will and inherited by their ancestors.
This place was become a top secret from the government, not even thousands of maps can locate the village's whereabouts.
Not until 7 years ago, one resident from the village leaked the information publicly and betraying the people who trusted him so much….
"It's been what? 7 years now that we don't have a replacement for the Bishop seat. Good thing we have you seeing that you get educated by your father at Roman." said Mother Samuel, the head nun of the "House of the Providence."
"Yeah, My dad educated me back then and it's time for me to take the stand." said Ace as he follows the head nun to a room.
"This is the room." she said as she opens the door, escorting Ace to go inside, Ace nodded before Mother Samuel close the door.
Mother Samuel went to the clearing of a dusty alley, she close the curtains and looks around suspiciously to see that the coast is clear.
She motioned Ace to come closer in which he obliged.
"These are the items you've requested me for." said the nun as she opens a secret compartment in the well-blended flooring.
Ace looks at the flooring carefully likes he's memorizing the area where the 2 items are hidden.
"It's been awhile since we are looking for a replacement a long time now…..it's a shame that our fellow brother betray us, he was condemned for being sin and it leave our former Bishop disappointed." the nun sighed audibly led by Ace heard her burden.
"Don't worry sister, I'll take this task seriously." said Ace voicing out his determination.
"I like that in you son, I just hope that we wouldn't be down guarded just like the last time." said the head nun before closing the compartment where the 2 items are placed quietly.
"We are living in a lie already, Just make sure that wouldn't happen again."
Sure Shun is known for his bad looks in dealing the black operations of the mobs and gangs around the city, sure this baddie knows how to be calm and collected when dealing with blackmailers and all….
But there's one thing that he can't handle….
"Come on man, live a little, the girl is flaunting hers already." said his new financial adviser as he orders more vodka from the waitress.
"Dan, you know me, I maybe serious and all but, but I'm very fond of being disgusted by these kind of 'people'." said Shun, voicing his thoughts. He was close to pulling the girl's hair quite some time now. Shun instructs the girl to step aside in which the girl agree yet protest at the same time leaving them.
Dan burst out laughing making his men in black flinch and praying to the above that Shun would not chose to kill their boss.
"I can't believe you're not into girls!"
"Dan…I maybe your bestfriend…"
"Come on man, that joke is…."
"Boss…."
Dan looks behind seeing one of his men give him a warning look that made Dan stop and trying to hold his laughter.
"Dude, you need to take my advices someday…"
"I rather stay alone rather than taking a nuisance in my life."
"Dude, get a girl or everyone might think you're gay." said Dan out loud that made few customers at the bar hearing this controversy and look at the source.
Shun, on the other hand, stay firm and rolled his eyes seeing that Dan is concerned over him again. He can't believe himself that he believe in Dan's word of going to their target place, well who would be surprise after seeing yourself in a bar filled with drunkards, sluts, sexy waitress and an aquarium full with whores after that?
One man came from the scene which Shun looks at him and instruct him to give the details.
"Sir, the recon inform us that the preparations is set. Operation Seizta is ready on your command." the man inform as he whispers to Shun.
Shun began to smirk and smoke his cigarette.
"When there's oil, so would there fire to burn….Make sure the job is clean. Dispose hindrance if any." Shun said making the man nod and went to his call.
"Dan…."
"Do you really need to tell me twice? I'm done with my fun already. Come on boys." said Dan standing up and leading the man making sure they wouldn't get notice by people nearby leaving Shun behind.
Sister Alice carries the basket filled with goodies and hummed a song while walking her way to the wooden barricades. The watchman look below seeing a familiar nun and instruct his fellow brothers to open the 2 large doors leading the girl to go inside.
The girl climb the ladder and went to their post where Joe is waiting for her.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the hills preparing the feast for tonight?" asks Joe while hugging Alice and soothes her back.
"I just want to invite you too. You haven't come down to the village for quite some time now." said Alice before letting Joe go.
Joe chuckles, the girl still didn't learn from his words…
"Alice, it's been 2 years now, Know my drill. I was placed as the main guard here now. Get that in your head of yours." he humor in which he get a giggle by response.
"I know that, I just want to see you awhile now, I've been stuck in the chapel for quite some time. I miss my playmate *sad face*…"
There she goes again….
Joe chuckles again and glares at his men in his front who are reluctantly uhh….tease him and her?
"Alright…alright….I'll come along and catch some time tonight okay?"
The girl giggle in delight again and gives Joe the basket filled with goodies. Joe happily accept the food since he knows Alice being a good cook for his liking taste.
Few minutes after, Alice waved goodbye to her fellow friend and went back to the hills to prepare the feast for their 'new Bishop'.
Joe look at her behind as she went to the place. He sighs when one of his men came and ask him.
"Do you tell her already about the code Hepta?" the man asked sincerely
"No, I don't want to tell her that one. It might ruin our friendship and…." he looks at his ring finger with a engagement ring dangles upon.
"We're too young and besides, It's against by the Almighty Providence on implementing that code to the parish's policy. It's kinda ironic that we have different laws to obliged that the law they have by the parish since two of those areas are in Presharar." said Joe and tell his men to get the preparations ready in case something bad happens during the feast.
(Author's Note: Almighty Providence prefers to the big boss in heaven)
"But sir, the code must be affirm to you and her by the Council."
"No the code was long gone when she decided to be a nun 3 years ago. The Council should know that they shouldn't argue the will of the parish."
Then Joe went back to his post followed by the man behind…
"Baron, Get the men ready and secure the place, even the blind spots if any, I don't want any 'surprises' during the feast."
"Sir, what about…"
"I lied to her, I'm not going, I'm still the main Watchmen here. We live to protect the village, no questions ask. Be ready for tonight."
Then the night we all been waiting for arrive. The feast is a quite one of course, with tons of decorations and a big tables served with delicious and scrumptious are made by the villagers. The moon shines brightly upon them seeing that this is the moment they all been waiting for.
At the feast
One of the members of the Council went to the stage and set his microphone to test that the equipment is ready to go.
The villagers are silently watching him while he began to speak.
"My fellow citizens, Tonight, we will have a peaceful sleep when we slumber as the new Bishop came to our village and serve to protect the village once more!" he announce loudly in which he gain tons of claps in return.
"At long last, our lands and heavenly water will restore and the skies will smile upon us with the almighty power of the Bishop blessed by our Almighty Providence."
"Yipee!"
"Hooray!"
"Now all the treasures beneath us will grow and will eventually-uhh well grow more now!" the Council member shouts more much to show the ecstasy
Back at the Parish
Alice went back to the church when Mother Samuel requested for her presence at the chapel in the 2nd floor. Alice wonders about the meaning of the head nun's sudden words and feeling the tense words indicating that her elder sister is troubled over something.
*Alice, Meet me at the chapel, The Bishop wanted to meet us and just do what I say once you get there. Please trust me and pray deeply for our safety for now…*
As she was ascending at the wooden stairs, she heard constant whispers as she was about to go to her destination.
Curiosity got the better of her so she went to the opposite hallway, It was a dark and quiet…too quiet.
When someone from the back grab her and covers her mouth with a cloth.
Alice widen her eyes and fear suddenly overcome her body, only one thing she thought for this.
*Thieves*
"Well, well, this is a surprise, The boss didn't tell us that the nun would be here anytime soon."
said the man holding her captive and chuckles evilly at the same time.
The other man looks at her and a smirk appear on his face.
"Tied her up. We don't want the boss disappointed if we fail to claim the Bishop's items."
"HMmmrrppphh….Hrrmmmphhh!"
As much as she say the words, the cloth only keep her from talking to the 2 thieves.
*No, Not the Bishop only items, that's the Presharar Providence's beloved and holy treasures* she thought and wishing that Mother Samuel wouldn't get caught or hurt by the bad guys.
(Author's Note: Presharar Providence is a title given by the Bishop in Providence generations years ago.)
"Stay here and guard the girl." said the man to the one holding Alice as she tied her at the corner of the room and locks it.
"Code Red! Code Red!" said the guard as a flock of men in black in disguise went to the west part of the village.
The villagers already scream in anguish and despair as flames of fires flickers at every house it made contact. It was pure chaos in its physical form as the unknown men start to ambush the people, killing everyone in the process.
Determination and anger filled by the eyes of the guards as they put their rage on combat when fighting the enemies trying to kill them also.
"Baron! Status report!" shout Joe through his earpiece communicating his right man at the main gates.
"Sir! The guards from east and west coast are in status red! They need backup and the south wing of the village already dominated by the enemy sir!" shout Baron while fighting his enemy at the top area of the post barricades.
"Bring the medium side backups, they might be handy and bring the guards if any got injured at the south wing who are still alive…" said Joe as he continues…
"I guess our side is the only thing left huh…" he whispers audibly to Baron and signal his men.
"Keep up men! Don't let the enemy take over the north wing" Joe announce to all the man communicating them via their devices in which his allies nodded in reply.
"Sir!"
*What happen? Our tough and blind spots are covered with massive security in hand before, our walls are impenetrable and the arial side is quite handy for any strange activities yet the enemies find its way to enter here?* Joe thought as he slice his enemy's throat in half. Two enemies charge towards him. Joe sharp instincts went milliseconds before he was pierce by the weapon. He raise a punch by a guy while leading his partner pooled by his own blood made by Joe and dies eventually.
Joe looks around seeing that the enemies lessen and instructs few of his men to gather at the main gate were Baron is in…..
"Baron, you hear me?"
"Loud and clear sir, The east side are having the advantage and the west side's reinforcements should be there any moment."
"What about the parish?"
"Sir, the guards are in deep lookout, no suspicious activities at the center place, for now…."
Joe shook his furiously and shouts.
"You idiot! There might be enemies looming around that area! Uggh Baron, called my men to meet me at the center side and get the members of the Council and the survivors at ground zero. " shout Joe before plunging his sword in the enemy's chest.
Merciless….in the village of secrets…..Protecting something worth unknown….
Joe and his men's eyes widen when they sees the scene before them. The feast turn out to a disaster….One of the member of the Council was hung by his neck with a rope in the branch of a tree along with the some dead people hanging around.
That's not all, the blood of the townsmen was scattered and left to ashes as flames engulfed their bodies and the guards protecting the center area already died in vain with their families' body are chopped and ripped into rotten fleshes.
Scars of their hearts squished as one of his men went to the body of his only son and cried in agony as he attempts to save his son's ashes….
It was too late….and Joe only realized that the informant (a.k.a the guard told him that the center side is safe) already died beforehand. He conclude that the 'guard' Baron deal with was just a spy at the enemy's side.
"Could….it be….we were invaded a long time now? Oh no Alice!" thought Joe hoping that his damsel is alright. He called his men to go to the parish but….
A knife quickly went to Joe's point of view. Joe look up seeing one enemy lying comfortably at a dead tree.
The enemy chuckles maniacally that echoes through the bloody night. Behind the dead tree are six members, each of them holding a handgun….
"Sir! The center side…"
"I know and it looks like we're cornered…" Joe stated before more men in hiding show themselves encircling and cornering him and his men.
"It should be around here….somewhere?"
They are looking for the 2 items: The Bishop's baston and the purple robes quite some time now.
"Here it is!"
The recon team then went to the flooring where the secret compartment laid.
The man opens the hidden top and what surprises him that the two items are gone!
"What? What do you mean that the items have disappeared?"
"Sorry Boss, we look everywhere in the chapel, even went to every secret compartments…but still no clue."
The Boss clench his fist and exhales deeply.
"I'll deal with that…just don't inform the 'Criminal' about this. We'll find it soon enough."
The man cut the connection when his Boss ended his call. He went back to his partner who currently guarding the young nun. He wasn't sure if he sees his partner either sleeping or taking a nap while he is resting near the door.
"Jack! Don't slack on the job!" shout Ben when in return heard no response from the latter itself. Ben raises an eyebrow and quickly went to him and gently slapped his cheeks only realizing….
"Bah! Thi—…" when his sight went blurry and went to his sleep joined by his partner. Mother Samuel opens the door and untied the young nun and quickly made their escape…..
(Author's Note)
Waah! What happen nows? Waah!, Hate cliffhangers. Somebody please tell me, the suspense is killing me *frustrated*
Oh hi guys! I am heartily sorry in leaving the story astray well don't blame me for being a college student who worries her studies more. I will try my best to update as soon as I can since summer almost calling me and I have time to update and review the stories I missed.
Anyways, I would like to thank the previous reviewers for supporting the story…
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...and that's it. =)
Until then! (Chapter 3 is up next! Soon enough...)