Rivero's nightmare - I

The sounds of gunshots reverberated in the air , and two factions exchanged shots. Rainbow mafia invaded Luke's mansion and headquarters of Shadow men's , and took them unaware. There's been bad blood between the two guilds but one couldn't fathom the reason why the Rainbow mafia decided to launch their attack on Shadowmen.

Dead bodies scattered everywhere, and the surroundings reeked of smoke, gunpowder and blood!

Amidst the chaos in the Luke's mansion, servants scampered away for their safety , the last defense of the Luke's mansion ' Mademen ' specially trained to protect the Luke's from harm stood their ground exchanging shots with the Rainbow guild, screams and shouting filled the air. Hera, one of the 'Mademen's' climbed the stairs in a haste, made for the room of the Luke's heir to bring him away from harm.

Little Rivero hid inside his wardrobe when he heard the sound of gunshots, he's been trained since as a kid to hide whenever he hears the sound of gunshots. His father made sure he was taught the basics so as to escape situations like this unscathed . Shaking with fear inside his hideout he peeped from the small opening when he heard hurried footsteps coming towards his bedroom, his grip on his baseball bat tightened, his knuckles turned white as a result of it . His chest rising and falling rapidly , his heart beating loudly despite that his mind was trained on the incoming danger that he perceived was coming his way .

As the footsteps were fast approaching so was his heart beating loudly, he raised the bat in readiness when the door barged open and Hera came into sight . He didn't know when he let out the sigh he's been holding in and ran out of his hideout into Hera's embrace. The latter was relieved and let out a sigh as well seeing he was safe.

Hera was the bodyguard assigned to Rivero and his sister Clarissa to keep them safe at all times, although she appeared lean and petite any reasonable person wouldn't dare to double cross her , she always has this chilly and frightening aura surrounding her , her face devoid of any emotions making men and kids to be wary of her. But not Luke's siblings, they always stick to her like glue , one could be wondering how she bought the over. But the truth is that Luke's siblings are already used to her demeanor .

Hera scrutinized Rivero , checking if any danger had befallen him in her absence. Little Rivero's voice calmed her soul.

" I'm okay Hera, I'm fine as you can see" he turned round for her to have a full view of him , having satisfied her curious conscience she bent and scupper him up in her arms making the little boy turn red immediately.

" Bring me down Hera, I can walk. I don't want Clarissa to see me in your arms and taunt me till tomorrow" he begged, pouting his lips in the process.

" Now is not the time Rivero, you're staying in my arms so as to protect you . Also I do not want you to lag behind " She said her voice did not sound cool nor did it sound harsh, As little as Rivero was he was able to pick up the underlying reasons in her tone.

He stayed calm , and allowed Hera to hold him.

The earth shook and vibrated as a result of a grenade the Rainbow guild threw at the mansion . Causing the house to shake in the process, Hera took it as her cue and rushed with Rivero in her arms . The sight outside sent cold shivers down Rivero's spine , dead bodies scattered around the mansion , his eyes picking out the Shadowmen on the floor bathing in a pool of their own blood.

Hera covered his eyes with her palms, she didn't want the boy to see the gruesome murder of his clan warriors knowing fully well the memory will hurt the boy for life. But little did she know that the sight had already been engraved in his mind , because he clenched his fist and cried on Hera's shoulder.

Thunder roared in the sky as deafening sounds resounded from miles away, bringing with it heavy rain , from Hera's shoulder Rivero saw how his father's men fought their enemies with the rain , droplets of water fell from his black mohawk hair and he caught it with his hands and swore inwardly to avenge his clan .

' Whoosh'

The whistling sound of wind echoed in the large hallway of the underground , everywhere was eerily quiet except for the hurried footsteps of Hera .

Rivero didn't notice when Hera brought him to the east wing of the mansion where his father built an escape route for situations like this,till the cold breeze hit his face and he turned back to have a final view of the Luke's mansion but what he saw made him every inch of him shudder, the Luke's mansion was up in flames . He cried and failed on his knees looking at the house he grew in go up in flames, he cried and yelled throwing fist in the air .

Rivero's cries moved the stoic Hera, she approached him and patted his back " come now Riv your mother and sister are waiting" yes, speaking of his mother where are they ? He stood up and cleaned his eyes , his father's lectures resounding in his ears ' Real men don't cry , Rivero clean your eyes' , says his father whenever Rivero cries during his training.

" Where's mother and Clarissa? "

" They are waiting for us at the gate , we need to move fast to catch up with them " Hera answered for Rivero to nod in understanding .

The duo made for the gate , when they saw three armed men belonging to the Rainbow guild, Hera didn't hesitate to sniff the life out of them with her shotgun that was strapped on her waistband.

" Hera , behind you !" Rivero, who was on the lookout for other impending danger shouted , Hera quickly turned and shot a hole in the head of the assassin

'How did Rainbow guild come to know about this secret tunnel? Unless there's a traitor inside Luke's clan. '