In a quiet suburban neighborhood, nestled amidst picturesque landscapes, there lived a small family consisting of Mr. Wilson, his beloved wife, and their precious little boy, Joe. Their humble abode was adorned with love and warmth, as they showered Joe with affection and imparted valuable life lessons. As Joe grew older, his parents would lovingly pray for him every night, shielding him with their hopes and dreams. However, they were aware that time was not on their side. They yearned to witness the milestones of his life, to see him grow into a fine young man, with a family of his own to cherish. Their days seemed to slip away too quickly. One day, when Joe turned ten, he approached his mother with a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes. He had observed his friends receiving extravagant toys as birthday gifts, leading him to muster the courage to express his own heartfelt desire. "Mama," Joe gazed at his mother's wrinkling face, his eyes blinking and his lips forming a g

This my story begins when I got into junior secondary school, over twenty-five years ago. I was new into the school. An only boys college. You know how it feels as a newbie, but you also should know how it is when the entire class is new into the school. Well, in no time, we all began to choose friends and best friends. I tried to keep to myself for a while, cause I felt it wasn't the right time for having friends. One thursday afternoon, we were to have elementary science, but we later got the information that the teacher was down on health. In no time, the whole class was upside down; almost everyone had something to talk about to their friend, but I was almost alone. Eventually, I faced a group not too far from me and tried to join their conversation while looking around for something more fun. Then I saw a short boy by the window all alone. He's called Tenke by everyone and his height somehow made everyone tease him. I figured that I could try befriending h

• Chapter 2 The morning after their wedding night, the couple were busy working on what they had discussed even before getting married. Mira held a scarlet ring, as her husband imprinted a little diagram that signified something unknown on the ring. The diagram was heptagonal in shape with a line crossing over it from left to right. A sign they alone understood. *** Mira remembered all these as she held the ring in her hand. She was not ready to cry again. She had wept so much, that she no longer saw tears as an option. Facing the wind with great zeal to fight was, to her, the best thing she could think of. She heard a knock at the door and called for the person to come in. Her voice brought no sound, so she cleared her throat and called again. "Come in." The door opened and Michel emerged. "Am I welcome?" Michel said smiling. "Don't kid me girl." Mira said with a friendly tone. Michel hopped on the bed. "I bought some groceries on my way home. A

• Chapter 1 "Her Highness, Queen Betty, has raised the ban on robots and other high technology devices such as infomorphs, super AI computers, mind-distorter rays, and so many others, which were banned after their inability to respond correctly to orders late spring, last year. They are now back to normal and are... to... b..." Diago turned down the volume of his room's television. "Mum! The Queen has changed the laws on the techs!" Diago screamed from his room with excitement. "I know! Good news right?" She responded back. He jumped up and ran to his mini lab. He gently opened his door and halfway ajar, he slid in. He smiled as he stared at Demi, his robot which the connection was powered off mysteriously by the government. He had been working on upgrading Demi to be more human-like but at a point it began to disobey commands and even wanted to run away, before he was eventually powered off from CRHQ, a government lab that controls every high connect

• PROLOGUE The classroom was coloured blue at the bottom and had white on the upper part. All around the room were students in white shirt and red trousers. They appeared to be seven years old in all. They were seated on the wooden floor in form of a pentagon around their master, Master Yark, who had on a white garment with red head tie. Master Yark began to teach his students on the principles of becoming immortal criminals or as they call themselves 'Roaming Tigers'. "Yourself is the master of your destiny. Anything you need to be able to reach any height, is already in you. Consecration and concentration only can bring it out. Today, we move to the Melgushi, the test for the coming death mode. Tomorrow, we'll get to the final test before attempting Gustocano, the training that ends lives. A bare hand fight with Sacura, my pet." The students began to frown, because they knew what that meant - a fight with a real tigress- but they could not move an inch. They