Author Games: The Final War

BONUS: Kane Anderson Finals Entry

“This is it Rocky. Our final task. This is the moment we have trained our whole lives for. After this there can finally be peace, after this no one has to die. I know Amphi will understand that even after everything I still have to kill her.” Rocky didn’t say anything, “I know she is our only friend Rocky, but peace. You have to stay strong buddy, I promise after this there will be no more killing.” I approached Amphi with Rocky in one hand and my dagger in the other. “I’m sorry.” I raised the dagger above my head ready to swing down and plunge it into her chest, and in one swift fluent motion… she kicked me in the ribs. I was kind of hoping she would understand, but I guess I was wrong.

The dagger fell from my hand and the fight became a lot of punches and kicks. Normally with me being as huge as I am she wouldn’t be a match for me, but there is a reason why it’s just her and I left.

“Amphi please, stand still so I can separate your head from your body.”

“Kane you’re an idiot!” She punched me in the face. I pulled out Rocky and punched her in the face with his face. It got really bloody. She kicked Rocky from my hand and he landed off in a pile of other rocks. He would be fine, right? I could just go get him later, like after I kill my best friend. She punched me some more. She was easily the most amazing fighter I had ever met. “You said we were friends! You can’t just kill your friends in cold blood!”

“Any why not? I killed my brother, because he stood in my way! He didn’t understand, he was trying to prevent the peace! They all were! If I can kill my family I can kill you too. Please Amphi don’t make this any harder than it needs to be.”

“You’re a psychopath!”

“I only want peace! They wished for war and suffering please don’t be like them, and your death will not be in vain.”

“Kane!” I punched her in the face one last time. I grabbed her skull and twisted it as fast as I could, snapping her neck. I wanted it to be as painless as possible… for the both of us. I felt tears running down my cheek. At least I still had Rocky.

Speaking of Rocky I went over to the pile where he landed. I searched through until I came across a rock that had split in two. One half had a circle and half a smile the other half had something almost identical. The only difference was that it was a little smugged. There was no blood, no organs, no bones, none of the other things living things have. My little Rocky, the only one who has been their for me through everything, the companion my trainer gave to me so I would always have a friend wasn’t even alive. This whole time the one thing I have allowed myself to be the closest to, the one thing that was ever like a true brother to me was just a rock.

I dropped the two pieces of rock and walked over to the dagger. I picked it up and tucked it into the waistband of my pants. I was lead out of the arena and onto a train going home. I would have a short moment with my trainer before giving my speech as new leader, and I would definitely not be wasting a single second of it.

“You lied to me!” I shouted, throwing him against the wall.

“Everything I did was for you.” He said, fear shaking in his voice.

“You turned me into a killing machine! You had me slaughter my own family and innocent people. People who would have been much better leaders than me!”

“You’ll have me to help you lead. I’ll do the thinking like always and you just keep…”

“No!” I interrupted him. “I may not know how to add 7 and B, or how to talk good like the rest of the smarter people, but the one thing you did teach me is to never miss.” I pulled out the dagger I stole from the arena and shoved it through his rib cage, hitting just below his heart. “And I have a good heart, the heart of a leader, and because of you it’s broken, so now I’m going to break yours.” I pulled out the dagger and slid my hand into the new opening in his body. I grabbed his heart and literally crushed it in my bare hand.

I approached the stage to give my speech as new leader, blood still dripping down my right arm. “I have but one thing to say to all of you! I am your new leader. Disturb the peace and I will kill you. That is all.” I walked off the stage and punched a guard. Amphi so would have been better for this.