Freedom

Part 4

Taehyung

The deserter was caught.  The bell gave us the sign . Let's go Tae . She exclaimed. 
I make for the main tunnel . Soojin follows , as i knew she obviously would . Soojin is a true martial , more loyal to the empire than to the one that gave birth to her . Like any good Mask-in training,  She takes the Darkcliff motto to heart : " Loyal to the Empire or death "

I wonder what she would feel about my hatred towards this fu*king empire . I wonder what she would react to if she knows her best friend is planning to runaway from this place ...

By the time,  I and Sujin reached the cliff , nearly all 1000 students have formed up . Dawn's an hour away , but still i don't see a single sleepy eye.
I clench and unclench my fist . I don't want to watch it happen. Like every student here i came here at the age of 7 ...from the age of 14 i saw thousands and thousands of punishments like this ...but now i just can't watch it . I can't see my friends lil brother die infront of my eyes , not  while standing beside him . 
The centerious monitor us from beneath the arches that line the courtyard,  hands on their whips , waiting for the command from the senior . All stand still with there masks on .Emotionless .  I put a hand to my own mask , wishing i could rip it off , even for a point second...i recieved this mask from a holy Monk like everyone when I joined , more like pressured to join .

I look at Jimin , i can read his expression even though he has a mask on .....i can't even console him right now cause of this shitty rule by the old empire kings ....

Do you know by trying to escape this holy land of the empires you did a wrong will ... Voice echoes through out the ground...Holy? More like some shitty crap ... Do you except that you made a great mistake? Speak up Deserter . I accept , i did a mistake . His head hung down , i know he wanted to be free ...and there is nothing such as 'great mistake' but ...if he doesn't except his whole family would be whipped to death ... So you agree ?? The commandant gave the order to punish ...how could she be so merciless All the students of our Academy look at this deserter carefully...He is getting whipped for his own sake ....I wouldn't like to see any other mask to do this same act .

Blood oozing out of his body , neither can i go away nor i can raise a voice against this ...i feel like an animal trapped in a cage ..or even worse ...I peek  at Jimin again . He stands still , a straight face all the way around .

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The punishment is done . He is no more . His body left there . No one can touch it . I can see the commandant looking at me . Nothing out of blue . My eyes now fixed onto his dead body . Taehyung - Soojin's voice is soft , as is the touch of her hand on my arm Come on . The commandant will see you . She's right . Everyone is walking away . I should too .. but i can't do it .
No one looks at remaining . He is a traitor. He means nothing . But someone should stay . Someone should mourn  him , even for a moment.  Tae Sujin says urgent now . Move she'll see you . I need a minute . I reply . You go on . She wants to argue , but her presence is conspicuous and I'm not budging.  She leaves me with a glance .

I look up and the found the commandants gaze on me . She walks across ...We look so different , she have white-blue hair and mine is Brown , het skin pale as snow whereas mine is honey brown.  I'm tall and well over 5 .5 feet and she is smaller than an average scholar.  But anyone standing besides us can tell what she is to me . My mother gave me her highly defined cheekbones and dark brown eyes  , she gave me the ruthless instinct and speed that made me one of the best student in two decades. 
Mother . It's not right word . Mother evokes warmth and love . Not abandoning it's own child in the forest . Not years of silence and implacable hatred. 
She comes near me . I thought she would ask me why i am here ...but alas she just glances at me and disappears beneath the arches .

The courtyard empty except for me .. Me looking at the puddle of blood ..where one's stood the boy ...i treated as my younger one ...

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