The window cleaner

The man eater

On the soft velvet sofa sat Siin who had just taken his bath after a long day at work. He sat down with a cup of coffee while he deliberated about the Sheikhs offer of him becoming a director at the tower. A feat he knew was only possible if resigned from the facility. Saving lives had was now more than a job for him. It was a hubby and also a way of life which really gave him much pleasure. But deep down he knew that he may never the might needed to rival his targets when the time for the ultimate battles were at hand. He was about to Sip the coffee when airy breeze blew in and the aura it came with was unmistakable.

" Kaltumi! He said and fell to his knee at the presence of the apparition of Kaltumi.

" Siin . What progress had you made so far?." She asked with a smile.

" Mirul is dead. The Earth is now cleaner thanks to your mercy my lady." Said Siin as he gazed at the luminous face if kaltumi with great admiration.

" Great Job Siin. You make me proud of you. Yes Mirul is dead and shall be damned to hell. Here is the the list of stones . The seventh name has been striked off. It's time for the Sixth name to be Cleansed." Said Kaltumi who held a scroll in her hand.

" Say his name and he shall be Cleansed my love." Said Siin With a voice that was thirsty for revenge.

" Reginald thiam. A former bouncer at the Hilton night club. He is now a top body guard in General Hozayns fleets of security. This target like any other target on the list ,you must treat with caution and accuracy. You should be able to find him jugging unguarded in the first hour of dawn at the city of Burj Mayana. A suburb just outside the town the city of Salda Kalif. He heads a head of surveillance who guard the General ill gotten oil well in the city. "Said kaltumi in a voice that was void of emotions.

" Reginald Thiam Shall be cleansed then." Said Siin amidst his control rage. There was always something with the presence of Kaltumi that seemed to intozicate Siin till he turned wild for revenge. He felt it was the power of his loyalty that was yearning deeply for more of her attention. He couldn't just pinpoint what it was that made him want to please her at all cost .

" Your loyalty would not go unrewarded. More wealth and fame awaits you. You shall be rich beyond imaginations and your name shall be spoken gracefully about."Said kaltumi with a smile.

" Yes my lady. I shall always one your commands.you have my words. And my words are my bond." Said Siin with a tone of confidence.

" Indeed , your words are your bonds and I have held you to that. I'm counting on you Siin. My nights are rough as my days are sore. Peace is a virtue I yearn for more than anything, without revenge I can never get the peace I yearn for and my existence would simply be an unending moment of pain. I don't deserve this. I don't deserve what they did to me. I just don't."said Kaltumi in a Emotional tone that moistened her eyes in tears. Siin felt an urge to run straight to Burj Mayana but the graceful presence of Kaltumi was not something his senses could bring themselves to run away from.

" I will avenge your death my love. I will bring all your killers to their knees. " Said Siin and clutched his hand in a fist. This pleased Kaltumi so much and she smiled for the first time since she had appeared.

" It's time to take my leave. I will be back to feed on more good news. " Said Kaltumi and waved at Siin.

" I miss you my love." Said Siin as the notion of her leaving always left him empty.

" Soon we shall be just fine . " She said and faded into the thin air. Siin receeded to the comfort of his velvet chair, garbbed a pillow and wallowed in his loneliness while he waited for morning to come.

[ One day later]

The Siin eater had sat under the shade of the great boabab tree which served as his office. It was a one stop shop for all men and women who needed his services. He always kept an emotional plate by his side where people where compelled to drop in money either out of sympathy that he was poor or miserly or out the pleasures they derived in listening to the odd stories he told. The sun had set and Many commuter had who had been returning from work had been attracted by the light crowd under the Boabab tree. Many of them knew that the presence of crowd only signified that Saygaku was putting on a show with yet another of his stories. Those who had time had rushed to enjoy the show while those who had better things to do ignored and passed by.

" A good day to you all. Well seems you all are just In time for a special story the spirit of muse just gifted my tongue. Who is down for it .?" Said Saygaku as he hawked his gaze amidst the faces of the small crowd.

" Tell it all." Said a man from the crowd who seemed to have awaited Saygakus strange stories. The Sin eater cleared his throat , drew in flem from his nostril down to his throat and when everyone thought he was about to spit it out. He did the unimaginable and swallowed it. Many of his onlookers shook their head in utter disgust.

" Never spit out the mucor it contains vital nutrients eh." Said Saygaku in dazed voice. The smell that emanated from him was clear for all to conclude that he had spent the whole day drinking alcohol.

" Brace yourself for this story is not for the frail hearted. " Said Saygaku and and grinned too wildly till everyone began to murmur in confusion.

" Many years ago there was a small town which had grown famous not because of the great warriors it birthed nor because of the beautiful girls it housed , rather it was famous because majority of it's inhabitants were cannibals who feasted on the Flesh of fellow humans without having to cook them at all. Soon a group of resistance who felt the distard act must be abolished began a war against the well known cannibals .well we all know wars and casualties go hand in hand don't they ." Said Saigaku and continued his story before they could even answer.

" That day the resistance heard a rumour that a member among them was also a man eater and they decided to pay surprise visits to their members starting from their leaders. All visits had gone well until they arrived at the house of one of their leaders and were shocked by the truth their eyes had fetched them. Each member of the resistance that was present pulled out thier knives with so much furiosty and rage in their eyes, amongst all , it was the thought of betrayal that hit them the most.

" Please my brothers sit down and don't be in a haste to execute judgement with me. If this is my last supper then let me eat to my feel." Said the leader of the resistance who was caught red handed with the body of a freshly killed infant in front of him.

" You all know we are the good man , yet we miss out on treating ourselves to a rear feast some time ." Said the leader and bit the stomach of the dead infant which was only partly skewed as blood could still be seen oozing from the leaders bite. He reached for his dagger and dissected the hands of the infant before shoving the tender flesh of the dead child into his mouth.

" All we do is save people. No one cares about our live. I woke up today being fed up to the bream. I won't starve to death in the name of comradeship. This innocent infant I feast on , was birthed in the home of My neighbor who has refused to pay back the money I lent him. Well a hungry man would have no choice to survive the hard days and survival can't be possible without feeding." Said the leader and laid the biggest bite you ever seen on the pale thighs of the dead infant. All members of the resistance present, widened their eyes in fury and rage. Never had they felt betrayed by one they looked up to in upholding their struggles.

" Without food the work of God cannot be done as food sustain life. Mind you . I'm still the good man amongst Many of you. " Said the Leader and plucked out the eyeballs of the infant till it dangled from his fingers. He threw them into his eyes and smashed them with such energy that contents from the liquid filled organs found their way to the faces of some of the resistance members who had pulled closer to him. They quickly scooped off what liquid they could derive from the soup of betrayal and slammed it on the floor in anger.

" Chief, don't be greedy. Leave some for us ! " Shouted one of them who could no longer control his appetite. "...

" Wait Saygaku. Do you mean to say that all the members of the resistance are also cannibals . What did he ask the chief to leave some for them.." asked a man who looked at Saygaku in great curiosity.

" Honestly Saygaku this story of yours is the strangest story I ever heard. Why pretend to fight evil when you are also evil. " Said another man who was finding it rather to difficult to decode where the Sin eaters story was headed to.

" Thou shall not be faster than thous shadow.you must be patient to see where the spirit of muse takes the story to" said Saygaku and giggled in a jaunty manner.

" Okay sorry about that . Carry on with the story ." Said the first man and crossed his hands across his chest in wait for the remainder of the strange story.

" Good. All the members present ran towards the leader with their knives in their hands . He paused and laughed before sliding the tray that contained the infant towards them. While he began to pick his teeeth with his dagger.

" Easy on the Poor lamb boys. I hope I have thought my neighbor a lesson . the next time he borrows my Money without payment. I would not go for the infant lamb anymore I would go for it's mother. Hope you all would be at hand to devour the sheep as well. " Said the Leader as picked off a fleshy strand of the infant sheep he had been eating Since.

" Yes sir . We will always be at hand to enjoy such a feast. We are sorry , we felt betrayed by your decision of not inviting us to have this lamb sushi with you." Said one of the resistance members as he chewed a chunk of the infant lamb that lay mutilated on the tray.

" A lamb. !? What do you mean by a lamb . Saygaku" I thought all this while . The leader had been feasting on a human infant. " Said one of the spectators in the crowd who was surprised as the sudden turn of events.

" Well that may be a story for another day. No human child was hurt . It's was half roasted lamb that was being devoured all this while. " Said Saygaku and giggled in weak yet wild manner.

the crowd was silent for a while before they began to murmur amidst themselves and soon the murmuring was accompanied with applause. Soon they were dropping cents into the plate of Saygaku in show of appreciation to stories only he could tell them the way they wanted.

" Thank you all. Thank you very much. Come gain another day. By then the spirit of muse would have returned." Said Saigaku as bowed to his small audience in appreciation.

" A good story though. But only you knows what lamb sushi is." Said one of the man in the cry and everyone present had a laugh from his point.