Discreetly the General's son

Chapter 9 - Don is Dead!

Five years later

 “Old man, how many years have you got left?”  Sawyer asked Zi as he peeled his orange.

“I don’t see myself leaving this place without you,” 

The man pulled a knife out from his pocket and swiftly darted towards Sawyer who caught it in between two of his fingertips.

“Are you trying to take my life now that it’s almost time for my sentence to be over?”

“I cannot believe you are trying to practice the famous quote, ‘He that giveth life, taketh it.’ on me.”

Zi had tested him with that move and he had finally proved what he had suspected since he first met him five years ago.

Every one of his students took that test after the completion of their training with him; but only his student from thirty years ago had demonstrated this skill.

Now, Sawyer had just replicated it.

Zi believed there was more to this.

“My aunty is still in Cook’s hand. The people who put me here are living free and happy but I cannot remain here after my release. I cannot even go back to joining the military as i wished”

“Wihout Military power, or going into the court there is no way I could avenge myself, so I decide to roam around the world.”

Zi continued to peel his oranges, he had taught Sawyer everything about martial arts and medicine for five years but he still lacked the grit and bravery that his old student had.

For Baltimore to retain its stability, it needed Sawyer’s talent.

To survive this world, Sawyer needed more than his talent.

“Baltimore is rich, big and wide. One can join the military after earning certain merits from the Sects, Academies and gaining recognition from the most formidable army.”

“The Morgan’s army led by General Scott Morgan himself.” Sawyer mentioned.

Anyone with the intention of going to the military knows about this formidable army. They have led the country to war and brought victory back home.

Sawyer remembered that his aunt would share stories about General Scott Morgan. 

Even stories that military books he read did not have.

These stories put together were part of what inspired him to join the military.

But there was a little twist to this, Joining the military was no easy feat but attaining heights that would lead anyone into the Morgan’s army was harder.

“Yes,” Zi agreed with him and he brought out a black bead from his Jade mirror. “Always wear this on your arm. When all of these beads turn white, then you will be qualified to join the morgan’s army.”

“And you are going back to your cell today.”

“What!” Sawyer yelled in shock. “Old man, you are really trying to get me killed. You said it yourself, Don and his lackeys are still there.”

This was what Zi had a problem with, he had trained Sawyer everyday since he healed, yet facing Don was enough to make him chicken out.

“SLAP!”

 He hit his head hard

“Five years of training you and this is the thank you I get. You are the worst student I have taken in my life.”

Zi opened the door, with a flying kick, he sent Sawyer flying outside and locked the door after him.

“Old man!” he yelled, hitting on the door. “Are you going to kick me out to the wolves just like this?”

Zi set up his barrier from inside and the cell became void.

It was empty. 

Sawyer's face dropped as he dragged himself to his room.

Zi had told him that he would have to return to his room when it was almost time for him to leave Orison Ward so that the warden could be certain that he was alive.

According to Zi, he had not been found dead because he was simply missing. 

The Wardens would receive a query and fine for doing that and they would have to prove that Sawyer had not escaped.

Declaring him dead was not an option for them either, as there was nobody against his name.

The most they could do was to keep quiet about it to cover it up till it was time for his release where his record would be processed 

as if he had truly been released.

He arrived at his room during the lunch hour.

His eyes darted to his roommates bed, he wasn’t there.

it was unusual for him to be outside the room. 

He had asked Zi about him several times and he was told that the man had maintained a routine of  staying in the room and he still got more time on his sentence.

This space seemed like it had been unused for a few days and there was bloodstain on it too.

A shrieking scream came from another cell, about ten rooms away from his. 

It was too loud for Sawyer to ignore, so he dropped his bag and followed the trail of the voice.

Finally, he got to the room where the noise came from, Xpan held a man down while Don was on top of the man.

Anger built up in Sawyer’s veins and arteries and they traveled up to his heart and head so fast.

The scene was so triggering for him that memories from five years ago swooped into his head.

“Get off him now!”

Don stopped and looked outside, setting his eyes on Sawyer, he went pale like he just saw a ghost.

“Wh..What are you doing here?” He stuttered, pointing at him. 

“Don, can you see who I am seeing?” Xpan  asked, in fear. 

A weird laughter escaped Sawyer’s lips, “I see the scariest men in Orison Ward are scared of me.”

He went into the ward, shoved Don off the inmate who turned out to be his roommates then he pulled him outside.

“How long has this been going on for?” he asked quietly.

Unlike the two men who seemed to be scared out of their shit, his roommate was not scared of him. Sawyer did not have time to think about it.

“Six months.”

“I don’t think he is that guy from that time, Don. He must be a new inmate.”

“You are right, if he was that guy, he would not have the guts to confront us, besides this guy got some death stare, his eyes are different. They only share the same look."

“There is no way that guy is still alive.

“But they said his body was not in the bathroom.”

“Those shady wardens must have had something to do with this.”

“Yes Don, ghosts are not real. This is another newbie that is trying to act like a superhero. We cannot let him take our toy away from us.” Xpan said.

Don looked at him, “What are you waiting for? Go get him,

“Yes Don. I will capture the two of them and we get to have two toys for ourselves." A devilish grin crept up his face.

Xpan rushed after Sawyer to grab his shoulder but before he could land a grip.

Sawyer turned swiftly, striking him hard in his face.

THUD!

He fell hard on the ground, his face bones cracked rendering him paralyzed.

Don rushed at Sawyer with a knife, aiming at his heart. 

Just as he was about to stab him, Sawyer twisted Don's hand, causing the knife to piece directly into his own heart.

Then he dropped down dead.