Into Insanity

Chapter 5: A Ceremony

I look up and see a match to the voice.

"Wait stop! Stop!" I see and hear Dennis fucking Rogers with seven men of the Rakyat beside him. "Jason? Jason Brody? Well... welcome back Jason, I've nearly forgotten your face! It's been awhile." He places his gun in its holster.

"Dennis..." I start, but can't think of anything else to say.

"Jason I knew, I knew one day you would return to us. Welcome back my old friend."

"Yeah, it's good to be back. Dennis how-how did you get here so fast?" I'm beginning to think either they're rescuing the group or the ones who ransoms them.

"Ah, that my friend is a good question. We've been... rescuing the people that land here. I heard the plane and readied my men. This is where most of the people drop."

"Yeah well, don't worry there won't be anyone to rescue anymore Dennis, I... I killed everyone at the airport and the scout that lured me here a few months ago."

"Yes, I can see that. You know it's good to see you again Jason. But I uh, well we have some unfinished business to attend to. Come." He motions me to follow him but I have a bad feeling about this.

One of the many voices in my head pops up, "Don't do it Jase, he's luring you into a trap." I know the voice is right. The last time I seen Dennis was when he was bent over Citras dead body, and me and my friends fled the islands. I decide to stay where I am and not move.

"What are you doing?" Dennis asks with a confused look on his face.

"Dennis I can't go with you. Uh I-" he cuts me off.

"Jason I am not going to do anything to you. Come with me." I still don't move and then he waves his arms. He starts to walk towards me, "is something bothering you?" He asks.

"No... I-I was uh... just..." I stop and notice his men circling around me. I look up and down the beachside; it's not the best position to be in. I begin to back up, having no where else to go, but then I bump into two of his men. I walk back up and ready my knife, "Dennis I'm not going to fight you."

"Who said we were going to fight?"

"You're circling me and-"

"Oh no Jason... we're not going to fight. I can't fight or kill you. Jason it's just like I said, we have some unfinished business to do. And you don't have to fight back. You can just... just stand there." He shrugs, testing me with his eyes. I'm in a tight space, I don't really have a choice. I grip my knife but before I can swing or do anything, all of his men jump on top of me holding me down. Dennis forces me to let go of the knife I'm holding and his men force my arms behind my back. They tied my hands together and then two of his men held me by my shoulders and lifted me up to my knees. What's going on?

One of his men frisk me, not finding anything. Dennis walks in front of me and crouches down to meet my face, "Jason, a lot has changed since you left, or shall I say abandoned us."

"What the hell? How can you? What are talking about? Dennis I never abandoned you! You, you kidnapped my friends, the ones I saved, and expected me to kill them! You threatened me and my friends!"

"Oh but Jason, it was the final test. You don't know what would've happened if you did stay. That's the unfinished business we have."

"Dennis my friends aren't here. How would I kill them, huh? And I would never do that anyway. I couldn't."

"No, no, no, Jason you have it all wrong. Once you killed your friends, Citra would've prepared a ceremony, and she would've spilled your blood. She would have an heir to rule the island after this was all over and she would give the island what it wants. The blood of a true warrior. She wanted your blood Jason but instead, you... you killed her. You betrayed us and killed her." He says sternly. What? This can't be happening.