The Awakening

12. The Fight For Freedom.

"But-" I'm cut off before I can question anymore.

"I didn't bring you here to have you question me"

"Well what did you bring me here for?"

"I have a few questions of my own" he declares.

"Like what?"

"Well first of all, where have you been living?"

"I've not been living anywhere" I state

"How have you survived if you've had no shelter" I shrug my shoulders at the question "luck I guess"

"How would you like to help us?"

"Help you do what?"

"Win the war, rule the world, you name it sweetheart and we'll do it, what do you say?"

"What about the people you're holding captive?"

"What about them?"

"Are you going to let them go?"

His laughter fills the room before he speaks again "and why would I do that?"

"What are you getting from keeping them locked up, you're training them up and for what? To turn against you?"

"You have a point sweetheart, fine I'll let them go"

"Wait, what really?"

"Of course, but only if you promise to join me and become apart of our group"

"I don't know, I have to-"

"I won't let them go otherwise" he cuts me off

"Ok" I sigh

"Good girl" he grins.

I walk behind him as we get closer to the men, I smile to myself, even though I have given myself a life sentence with The Grim Reaper and his group. I have also freed hundreds of men and hopefully women from unlawful imprisonment.

The doors bang as they hit the wall either side, gaining everybody's attention. Everybody's movements halt and it's as if everybody's stopped breathing in the overwhelming presence of The Grim Reaper.

"This young lady here has convinced me to let you all go and I will" he speaks as I stand next to him. The room is suddenly filled with shocked expressions. "That is, if you make it"

"What do you mean?" I question.

"You'll all have a chance to leave, some of you will, but first you'll have to fight for your freedom"

"I thought we had a deal!" I shout.

"And I am keeping my part of the deal, you didn't say how I had to let them go. You didn't think I was just going to let all of them walk free?"

"This isn't fair! You said-"

"Life isn't fair!" he exclaims.

His eyes travel around the room before stopping on a boy around the age of eighteen. He stalked towards him. "You!" The boys stares up in fright as he is approached "M-me?" He stutters. The Grim Reaper grips the boys collar before dragging him forward.

The Grim Reapers eyes scan the room again before a grin brakes out on his face.

I follow his eyes to see a tall, muscular man.

"Don't" I choke out "you don't have to do this" he looks down at me, his grin widening "I know I don't have to, that's what makes it fun" his gaze falls upon the muscular man before he makes his way towards him.

"You" he says before reaching into his belt, throwing a knife towards the man, he makes his way back towards the eighteen year old boy before doing the same.

"Let the fight for freedom begin" he chuckles.

The other men in the room surround the man and the boy waiting for the first move.

The muscular man looks up towards the boy, "I'm sorry" he speaks before lunging towards the boy.

The boy stays frozen to his spot in shock, his face pales with every step the other man takes towards him.

Within ten second the boy is on the ground with the man on top of him, pinning him down with his weight.

The boy's body shakes under the man as his pleads are muffled by his sobs.

"I'm sorry" the man repeats, his knife lowering.

"Stop" I scream trying to stop the massacre but I'm just ignored as everyone looks on with horror.

The boys attempts to stop the man are weak and pathetic compared to the mans strength, only delaying the knifes contact to his skin.

The man looks into the boys eyes as his knife is imbedded into his skin all awhile he mutters apologies.

"Oh my god" I gasp.

"Great show" The Grim Reaper claps drawing everybody's attention towards him.

"I'll be back tomorrow for the next one" he says before turning around and leaving the room.