The Grief Of Others

Chapter 9: The Gym

After The Incident With Creed (The King Of Glenwood High) I Started To Get Back Into Boxing And Even MMA. I Never Really Loved Doing What I Did Best..But If I Wanted To Find The Bastards Who Took My Brother Then I Should Train More. Back Then My Brother Had Taught Me How To Fight At Age 5. Ever Since I Had Trained My Ass Off To Become A Good Fighter. I Guess I Got A Bit Rusty. I Was In The Gym Of Glenwood, Practicing My MMA And Boxing. Hell, I Even Tried Kick Boxing. Turns Out I Learn Pretty Fast. I Decided To Train On A Punching Bag, Putting All My Strength Into Each Swing Or Kick. After Hours Of Work I Began Getting Tired, Wiping Sweat From My Head. I Began Unwrapping My Hands After I Took A Seat At A Small Resting Bench. I Noticed A Few Large Men Practicing In The Ring, One Of The Men Throwing Quick And Heavy Jabs. The Other Man Would Evade Each Jab, Begining To Take  Stance And Sweep The Other Man's Leg, Knocking Him Onto His Ass. The Two Men Kept Brawling For A Whole 20 Minutes, Tiring Themselves Out. After A Few More Rounds They Both Had Enough. I Thought Of Going Into The Ring Only To Get My Ass Handed To By Some Random Badasses That Trained Here Daily. Usually, It Wasn't My Thing To Constantly Fight Others..After Beating Up Creed's Lackeys I Thought I Should Give This Fighting Thing One More Try. I Stood Up After Rewrapping My Hands. I Approached The Ring, Climbing Over The Ropes And Landing Into It. I Stood In One Of The Corners, Waiting For A Future Opponent To Arrive. After Minutes A.. Vaguely Familiar Man Began Entering The Ring, His Large Scars Shifting Around His Face As He Made A Surprised Yet Satisfied Look..It Was Him. It Was The Man That Killed My Brother.

The First Instinct I Had Was To Rush Directly At Him, My Anger Swelling Up Into My Veins, Burning My Mind With Hatred. As I Got Close I Instantly Threw Swift And Fast Punches, 2 Of Them Hitting His Abdomen, 3 Hitting His Chest, And 6 Hitting His Face. Each Hit I Took Only Made The Man Stumble Back. After Long And Painful Punches, The Man Suddenly Threw His Fist Up, His Knuckles Connecting Under My Chin And Launching Me Off Of My Feet, My Entire Body In The Air For A Mere Second Before Hardly Crashing Onto The Ground. It Took Moments For Me To Realize What Had Just Happened. One Punch..One Single Fucking Punch Almost Knocked Me Out. I Struggled To Stand Up..I Couldn't Even Breathe Right. Each Struggled Breath I Took Only Made Me Panicked More And More..I Felt Dizzy, Sick, In Pain, And In Desperate Need To Run Away Before This Guy Fucking Kills Me! The Man Stood Over Me, Shaking His Head. "So, You Decided To Stay After The Message I Sent? I'll Admit, Kid..You Got Some Balls. But, Your Head's A Little Screwed Lose. Let Me Fix It For Ya." He Said With A Grin Spread Across His Face. He Slammed His Leg Straight Into My Stomach, Causing Jolts Of Pain To Course Through My Nerves. I Gasped Loudly, Coughing Profusely As I Felt The Strong Force Strike Into My Stomach. The People Around The Ring Observed, Watching, And Listening. I Knew These Men Were His Lackey's. I Knew I Was Fucked. The Man Kept Kicking Me Over And OVER, Causing Me To Scream Out In Sheer Pain. It Hurt..The Pain Was So Overwhelming. I Couldn't Take It Anymore. Finally, As I Begin Blacking Out, Closing My Eyes And Fading Into Unconsciousness..I Heard Sam's Voice.

"Get Up, Walnut. Don't Let My Death Be For Nothing.."

Before He Could Send Another Kick Into My Stomach I Quickly Caught His Foot, Breathing Heavily As I Lifted My Head Up, Blood Running Down My Nose As I Began Glaring Into His Eyes. "Is..That All You Got, Bastard?" I Said Agressively, Adrenaline And Anger Pumping Through My Veins. I Rolled To The Side, Standing Up As I Ignored The Horrific Throbs Of Pain. The Man Growled As If He Wasn't Human. His Large Body Rushed Towards Me, Taking A Large And Heavy Swing To My Head. I Ducked Down, Evading The Attack Before Slamming My Leg Straight Into His Knee. After That, I Stood Up And Slammed My Fist Under His Chin, Applying As Much Strength As I Could Muster. The Man Fell Back, Dazed For A Moment. I Wasn't Going To Let Him Have Another Chance On Me. I Lunged Forward, Slamming My Fist Straight Into His Throat And Knocking Him Into The Ring Ropes. As He Got Caught Within The Ropes I Began Throwing Punches Over And Over, Screaming Loudly As I Gave Him No Chance To Recover. After Awhile Of Punching A Couple Of His Men Were Climbing Into The Ring, Pulling Me Off Of Their Leader. I Slammed My Elbow Back, The Back Of My Elbow Connecting To One Kf The Men's Jawline. I Then Reached Over His Arm, Kicking One Of His Legs Under Him And Bending Myself Forward, Pulling His Entire Body Over My Shoulder And Slamming The Man Into The Ground. I Breathed Heavily, Lunging To The Side And Evading The Other Man's Jabs. I Swung My Leg To The Left, Kicking The Man's Side Before I Sent A Left Hook Into His Face, Stumbling The Man Back. I Then Lunged Forward, Tackling The Man Over The Ring Ropes As We Both Fell To The Ground, Crashing Harshly Down. I Regained Myself, Getting Ontop Of The Knocked Down Man And Slamming My Fist Into His Face Over And Over, Knocking His Teeth In, Breaking His Nose, And Severely Damaging His Facial Structure. After The Last Punch I Heard A Gunshot, Feeling A Bullet Whiz Right Past My Side And Grazing It Greatly. I Screamed In Pain, Feeling Another Bullet Slam Right Through My Shoulder. The Heat Of The Bullet Passing Through My Flesh Was Unbearable, The Pain Overwhelming My Senses. I Instinctively Gripped My Shoulder, Looking Over My Shoulder To See The Man Who Killed My Brother Holding The Same Pistol That Had Killer Samuel. I Quickly Stood Up, Running To The Exit Before The Man Could Take Another Shot. The Bullet He Shot Whizzed Right Past My Ear, Causing The Ear To Go Deaf For A Mere Moment, The Ringing Sound Irritating Me. I Quickly Grasped The Door Knob To The Door Of The Exit Before A Couple More Of His Men Grabbed At Me, The Two Men Lifting Me Up And Fucking Body Slamming Me Into The Ground. I Groaned In Pain Before Reacting Quickly As I Saw The Man Slam His Foot Down Towards My Head. I Rolled To The Side, Evading The Foot Before I Swung My Arm At His Leg, Sweeping It And Causing Him To Fall Straight To His Ass. I Got Up Once More, Getting Socked In The Stomach Then Face By The Other Man. He Kicked Me To The Ground, Staring Down At Me As He Reached Into His Pocket, Pulling Out A Butterfly Knife. He Twirled The Weapon Around, Still Staring At Me As If To Intimidate Me. "You Pissed Of Kaigen..Now You're Gonna Get It, Kid." The Man Said Before Slashing Towards Me. I Caught His Wrist, Slamming My Elbow Into His Arm, Forcing Him To Drop The Butterfly Knife Before I Caught The Blade With My Other Hand, Slamming The Knife Into The Man's Leg. I Stood Up, Watching As The Man Screamed In Pain, Holding His Leg Before Ripping The Blade Out. The Man Glared At Me, The Wild Look In His Eyes Making Me Believe He Was More Of A Monster Than A Man. He Rushed At Me, Swinging The Blade Around Like A Madman. I Evaded Most Slashes, One Slashing My Arm And The Other Slashing My Stomach. I Kept Evading, Getting More Slashing On My Body Until I Found An Opening. The Man Raised The Blade Into The Air. "Gotcha" I Said To Myself Before Rushing Forward, Slamming My Fist Into His Stomach Then Grabbing Him By The Shirt, Throwing My Head Back Then Slamming It Into The Man's Head, Knocking The Poor Guy Out. I Dropped The Body, Looking Back To "Kaiden" Who Still Held The Pistol In His Left Hand. He Simply Nodded, Grinning. "You're Good.. I'll Give You That." He Said With Hints Of Proudness In His Voice. I Breathed Heavily, Most Of My Energy Gone. I Pointed At Him, Screaming With Everything I Had. "WHY'D YOU DO IT!? WE DID NOTHING WRONG!..YOU SHOT AND KILLED MY BROTHER..THEN TORTURED HIS CORPSE!..IF KAIDEN'S YOUR NAME..THEN I'LL MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER MINE..ZACK GRAVEMEN. THAT NAME WILL BE THE MAN THAT KILLS YOU..DO YOU HEAR ME, YOU FUCKING PRICK!?.. I'LL MAKE SURE YOU CAN'T SLEEP.. I'LL WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE VULNERABLE.. I'LL USE THAT GUN OF YOURS TO PUT A BULLET IN YOUR SKULL..JUST LIKE YOU DID WITH MY BROTHER!.." I Screamed Violently, The Pain Yet Anger In My Voice Echoing Across The Gym. Kaiden Stood Still, Quiet Before Turning Around And Getting Out Of The Ring. I Couldn't See Him After That. I Quickly Turned Around, Rushing Out The Door To The Gym. I Could Already Hear The Police Sirens And See The Concerned Townsfolk Across The Street, Scared Or Worried About The Gunshots Within The Gym. I Began Running Off, Taking A Shortcut Through An Alleyway. I Had To Leave The Scene Before The Cops Showed Up.

Thanks For Watching! Sorry I Haven't Updated In A Bit But I'll Try To Make A Ton Of Chapters! Have A Great Day!