REVENGE

Revenge that was all we could think of. The fact that Chrissy was no more was unbearable. To make matters worse his Widowed Mother did not allow us to attend the burial because she said we were the ones who led her son astray, which was partly true. But Chrissy always had a rough edge to himself.

Act we must and fast it had to be. We waited patiently for the slightest provocation from the FOXES. They sensed our strategy and decided to wait out the storm. At last our chance came this time they hijacked a deal from us. That was enough provocation. As in our former days with CYCLOPS we went alone just the five of us, armed to the teeth and ready to destroy. We got to the hideout, this time it was Ice who rang out the battle cry calling out their leader Biodun a.k.a. Carnage. Without waiting for his reply we swung into action. We destroyed just about everything in sight. We maimed, we impaled, we most likely killed, we unleashed the terror we were once known for. We burnt down their cars, destroyed furniture and more. Being the son of a notable personality in the city Biodun decided to call for police help.

We heard the Police sirens from afar of, but consumed by the passion to teach them a lesson we ignore it. When it became obvious that we had to run away decided to but there was a problem we had keep the Police preoccupied. I volunteered to do that. Trusting my abilities the rest run of while i kept the Police busy. At the end of it i got arrested and thus egan my travail in jail. Day and night they tortured me to rt out the other members of my gang. I refused to be broken because of the love i had for them all. Nothing was going to make me be the weak link in our tight chain of brotherhood. Ice and the boys came to visit me several times feeling guilty that i was left alone but i woud not allow any of it. I knew it was only a matter of time before I got out.

FOXES

They were everywhere. They had eyes at all corners it seemed. For a moment we thought we had lost all our power to them. Then came the time that our parts did cross.
About a week before this incident we had concluded deals with some yahoo guys to sell their merchandise. the merchandise was worth about 850,000 naira. This by far one of our highest deals ever so we were very prepared. On this fateful day, we were in Ice's apartment waiting for the guys that were to deliver the goods to us. when they took too long we decided to break protocol and call them. The news we received was shocking, the FOXES had waylaid them and taken all the merchandise away. We went mad pictures of our glory days as a ruthless hit squad came back to us we were determined to give the FOXES a dose of their own medicine.

Armed to the teeth and with enough back up from another sister mercenary group, we headed out for the FOXES' hide out at night. When we got there, there was noise of partying in the place, They were celebrating their victory but not for long. POW!! two gunshots rang in the air as Ice shot into the air. Everywhere everyone scampered for safety being gentlemen we allowed all the girls around to run outside the compound to their homes, it remained just us and the FOXES. Ever quick and agile Chrissy jumped on one of them and began to beat the living daylight out of him. AS though everyone was waiting for who would make the first move, full scale fighting began. No mercy was sought neither was any given it was fight to the finish. Many a time I remember that day and cry for the lives that were wasted and those that were maimed. I can remember a particular one of the FOXES who could not be more than 16 yrs at the time look into my eyes as i beat him to pulp and saying please forgive me and faint in my arms. To this day i have never forgiven myself for not stopping.

We left that day feeling victorious, not knowing that death was around the corner for one of us. At exactly 2.30pm the next day while we were coming back from Ice's place, Chrissy was gunned down by two power bikers who came charging at us. To this day we do not know their identities but we know who sent them. This prompted us to be more alert and vigilant but even that could not protect us from the impending dangers of the days to come.

This time when the FOXES crossed our part again we decided to crush them for good
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK

CYCLOPS

They were very other gangs nightmare. If you crossed the line you went down. Everyone tread softly around them. Their leader Dolapo a.k.a CALYPSO was a terror, feared by many loved by few, respected by all. I for one wanted to be like him. He had the whole area under his control. The power Calypso got for himself was too much for him to handle so he spread his territory amongst is close associates. Myself and my clique of friends, Ice (Pablo Arius), Christopher Emecheta(chrissy), Bond (Bode Adepoju), Lanre Akeju (Lance), Bayo Walter (Bayou), decided to join CYCLOPS. Our purpose was to climb up the ladder of authority not just be members for the name sake. Ice being the more rugged of the lot of us was more open to the procedures of the gang. Ice was also the oldest of us.

Within 2 months, we all had become soldiers thanks to Ice's mentoring and help. As soldiers we were required to do most of the dirty work of the gang. Like stickups, gang bangs, busting whosoever messed up and the like of it. Gradually we gained a reputation for our thoroughness and we instituted as a arm of the overall operation. As lords of our art we learnt one invaluable truth that as being true to me ever since: The heat is not worth it if you can't stop or cope with it.

We dodged bullets on a regular. We got jumped by other gangs occasionally and we always reacted as usual thoroughly. Our ruthlessness and precision in treating fuck ups was legendary throughout the city underworld. Then came yahoo-yahoo (Internet fraud).

At the time, the guys involved in the fraud bought stuff online with jacked credit cards and gave it to the gang to sell. Knowing the wide reach and market of the gang. Also the gang didn't only sell stolen stuff they sold drugs too.

Knowing how powerful we had become we decided to leave CYCLOPS before they found a way to get rid of us. After thinking of a way to make us still relevant in the game and close every avenue that CYCLOPS might use to crush us we then decided to be mercenaries. Since the did not have people who were as good as we were we also decided to make ourselves much more relevant by opening up our services to all, giving our services to the highest bidder. We did all from dogging, treating fuck ups to transporting and selling merchandise and the likes.

Then came the rise of the FOXES a group of renegades with one mission to crush us. This was to be the beginning of a war that saw one of us die and all of us cry.