Chapter 8

Ryu

I hate that it has come to this, and I want to murder every one of those bastards who did this shit. So many of my people were killed for ugly reasons, making me feel a bit sick to my stomach because there's no way that the informant, Tai, ended up dying in an okay well. I'm sure that they tortured him and I'm sure that they ended up killing him in the worst possible way. Hunters are not known to be nice when they end up killing someone and it became pretty clear to me that it probably ended in a terrible way.

I wish that it didn't come to this, and I wish that I would have realized to check on him. It makes me feel really sick to my stomach that it has to come out this way, making me wonder what might come from it. I don't know the game and I have no idea what to do about it. I don't know if it is even possible that it would turn in the wrong direction, but it seems like to me that there's no way that I would be able to turn back time.

I guess this is just how it has to be.

"What's going on in your head?" Avalon asks me softly as we are walking through the woods, already knowing that we're going to have to head home, "I'm sorry that happened and I wish there was something that I could have done. We will make sure that he didn't die in vain."

That's not even the problem anymore. It just feels like we are losing a battle that neither one of us knows how to handle and I couldn't be sure what to do about it. I don't know what to make of it either, knowing that this could just be something we have to deal with but I'm afraid to lose Avalon. I don't want to deal with nasty people who would try to hurt her, already knowing it is quite possible it could turn out that way, but I don't know precisely how I feel in that situation.

A dangerous game is going on and if the hunters end up winning, I don't even know what would come from it. It wouldn't be good, and it would be a dangerous moment. It would be something that I wouldn't know how to deal with, and I just know that Avalon is my main priority right now.

"Don't worry about anything." I tell her, hoping that she will just drop this, "We will figure it out, I promise."

I wasn't so sure if I was saying this to her or myself, but I was holding onto the hope that I was telling her the right way. Licking my bottom lip, I just watch her cautiously as I end up feeling a bit odd. Like I have said numerous times before, something doesn't feel right and before I realized it, we were surrounded. My entire body goes incredibly still when I see a bunch of hunters surrounding us. I protectively guard Avalon but there is no way for either one of us to safely shift without getting hurt in the process.

"What are you doing?" I ask them, knowing there is no way that we would be recognized yet, "I suggest you get out of our way before I have to kill you."

"Ryu, I wouldn't make such threats." I hear Blaine speak, making me stiffen as he appears from the trees and there's a big smile on his face, "I know that you think you're going to win this game, Ryu, but you have another thing coming. I'm afraid that I'm going to have to get rid of you and I'm not going to be so nice and let you live this time. If you hand over Avalon, I might let you go."

"There is no way that I would give her over to you." I immediately tell him, feeling like I've gone on edge, and I hate it, "I don't know why you think that you can just do this but I'm going to promise you that she is not the one to mess with. I will KILL you before you even touch her."

His lips curve slightly and it's like he expected me to say that, "I like how dedicated you are to her, Ryu, but it's going to end up getting you killed. It's not worth protecting her because she would not do the same for you. She's just a Princess, she doesn't know what we have been through and there's no way that she's going to look to you to do the right thing. She will just kill you… You're better off working with me, Ryu."

That pisses me off that he would even say that, and it makes my blood boil. I want to kill him, and I decide that the best thing to do is that. I rush towards him, knowing Avalon will be fine. Tackling him to the ground, I whip out my dagger, pressing it against the soft spot of his throat.

"Any last words, Blaine?" I ask him coldly, not holding back.

I didn't think that he would play this kind of game until I'm struck in the back of the head. I would have thought that I would be able to hear a Hunter coming towards me, but it didn't seem to be the case. My body slumps as dots appear in my vision as I see them grab Avalon. None of this is making sense as Blaine gets to his feet, a big smirk on his face now.

"You should have known that this isn't one for you to win, Ryu." He murmurs, walking away from me, "I'll see you later."

I can't even move as they take her away…

What has just happened.