Worthy Soldiers
The remote tropical plateau in Congo was a lawless place, far beyond the reach of the government.
Landon Hawkwell had died unexpectedly in a foreign land. Then his family and tribe had fought bitterly over his inheritance, ultimately wiping each other out. This had left a power vacuum in the region.
Neither the Congo (Kinshasa) Government nor China had any interest in becoming the new kingpin of the region and continuing Landon Hawkwell's heavy-handed rule. With no one in charge, the various tribes had begun stirring in secret, all following the same rule of the game: big fish ate little fish, and little fish ate shrimp. It was only a matter of time before the tribes started fighting one another. The fact that they had waited until now to make a move showed considerable patience.
The Morudi tribe, currently the winner, was at most a slightly larger little fish. But it now had the qualifications to join the struggle for dominance, and that was no reason to let its guard down. Otherwise, another tribe might wipe it out or swallow it whole.
The new leader of the Morudi tribe, Chaganma, was a capable man. He knew all too well that when guns roared, blood flowed. Weapons and ammunition represented a tribe's potential for war, and the loss of supplies and people was inevitable. They had to defeat every opponent before the last bullet was fired, the last supply was used, and the last drop of blood was shed. Only then could they take the top spot.
Replacing the former Landon Hawkwell and becoming the new overlord of the region wouldn't be easy. Now that they had embarked on this road of no return, there was no turning back.
The Morudi tribe had no choice but to harden its