A Fragile Thing || Far Cry 4

Chapter One

Author's note: With Far Cry 4 being my latest obsession, I was really intrigued by the whole Yuma questline. The end of chapter two is actually what I thought was going to happen in the game while I was playing through it for the first time. Since it didn't happen there, I just ran with it and wrote this story. It's just another take on Yuma's storyline and how I saw it going. Let me know what you guys think in the comments. And, as always, enjoy! J

Chapter One

It had been hard going for the Golden Path. Ever since they had broken through to the North, Pagan's forces had been hounding them from all sides. And Ajay was right in the thick of it. He had been instrumental in capturing several outposts in the North that were now serving as the front line for the Golden Path.

Ajay was on his way toward one of them, the truck's headlights cutting through the night. Sabal had called him in earlier, said he had an urgent mission. It was time to find out what was going on.

Ajay parked his vehicle and stepped out, grabbing his gun from the passenger's seat. Sabal broke away from the group of men he had been talking to and strode over.

"Sabal, what's going on?"

Sabal seemed restless and worried. "We've just gotten word from one of our spies in Yuma's camp. They're holding over twenty prisoners in a cave to the East. They're all to be executed at dawn."

"How have we not heard about this until now?" Ajay asked, disbelieving.

"Communication has been spotty at best. We're lucky we even received the message in time."

"Alright so what's the plan?"

"I'm sending you in to scope out the situation. It's too risky sending a frontal assault. They could kill the prisoners before we ever get to them. Alone, you can sneak into the caves. Once you've located the prisoners, you can defend them while we attack from the main entrance. I'm sorry to ask this of you, brother, but I would trust this task only to you."

"There's no need to apologize. I'll do it. Anything to help."

Sabal clasped Ajay's shoulder. "Good. Then let's get moving, midnight is fast approaching."

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It took them a couple of hours to get into position. Ajay had parted ways early on to climb the cliffs around the back side of the caves. He knew there had to be an alternate entrance somewhere. He just hoped it wouldn't take him too long to find it.

Kyra must have been watching out for Ajay, because he found it in less than an hour. The entrance was small, less than two feet high. Ajay went down on one knee and peered inside. There was light from torches coming from within. Ajay pulled out his radio to tell Sabal.

"I've found the entrance. I'll let you know when the prisoners are secure."

"Copy that, Ajay. We are in position and ready for your signal. Good luck, brother."

Stowing his radio, Ajay went down on all fours and crawled into the darkness. The passageway let out onto a ledge high up on the side of the cave. It was a perfect vantage point to survey the large cavern. There were torches lit along the walls and a steady trickle of water coming from somewhere high above. But no guards that Ajay could see. Good. Maybe the prisoners weren't as heavily guarded as Ajay had thought. Still, there were several other openings below that led to more passages. That had to be where the prisoners were held. And where the guards were stationed.

The climb down to the cave floor was treacherous, the slick rock almost making Ajay fall to his death on multiple occasions. He barely kept himself from crying out in one such instance when his fingers lost purchase and he slid several feet before catching onto another ledge further down. Though, after that, Ajay made it down without further trouble. He held his SMG up to his shoulder and picked his way over to the openings, stopping every now and then to duck behind a boulder and check his flank.