Kayla woke up. She opened her eyes groggily trying to ardjust to the bright light. She was lying on her mother's, Mary Smith, lap a bandage wrapped around her forehead. She sat up and immediately regretted it. Her head began throbbing and she couldn't help whimpering in pain. Her mother lowered her back to her lap.
" You need to rest you hurt your head pretty bad."
" Mum, where's Dad? " she looked up at her mother and she could see the tears trapped in her eyes threatening to gush out any second.
Kayla started to be aware of her surroundings. She was on a freight boat, her feet shackled together with her mum's. Around them were other people in the same state, some worse with blood stains on there clothes. She recognized some of them as the townsfolk.
"Mum where are ....," before she could finish a loud blast was heard. She looked in the direction and immediately tears welled up in her eyes.
She watched as the place she once called home engulfed in flames.The town was ablaze the raging fire sparing nothing in its wake. Loud blasts were heard as bombs were detonated and gunshots fired followed by the screams as the towns people were shot.
"Dad... " she mumbled as she turned to her mother. she saw the defeated look in her eyes and her worst fears were confirmed. She collapsed in her mothers arms and wailed.
" Why Dad.. hic...why...?" she cried. Mary tried to console her daughter but seeing her cry saw hard finally broke her and she cried. Mother and daughter cried in each others arms. As they were consoling each other a pair of boots stopped in front of them. She looked up and fear gripped her heart.
Looking down on them was the man she had seen enter their home study with her father. He was holding a Desert Eagle pistol in his left hand. He smiled at her and it sent shivers down her spine.
"What a pity. All this could have been avoided if your father agreed to my terms. Now look at you, you'll probably become the whore of my men." He laughed loudly and he was joined by his men.
Mary hugged her daughter tightly and glared at the man. She would do anything to protect her daughter.
"Ha ha ha...you know what since you both love being together so much you'll both become my son's personal sluts." he said laughing
Mary spat on his shoes and this angered him. " If it wasn't for your pretty face I would have given you to my men, they would fu***** you a hundred times in front of your daughter and I would have shot you dead but, you now belong to my son. He will decide your punishment."
He turned around to walk away. Suddenly he shot the person next to the mother daughter pair in the head and his corpse fell on Kayla making her scream
" Wow.. I feel much better. Let this be a warning to all of you don't do anything stupid or you die." He smirked towards Kayla and Mary before walking away towards the command platform of the freight boat."
He stood on the platform and looked down on the prisoners staring at them like a lion watching his prey. " Remember this, you now belong to Cipher. I am your leader. You can call me twenty two. Do anything stupid you die, anger me you die, resist orders, you die, you know the rest. Enjoy the trip cause it's gonna be the last time you see the Ocean."
He turned to walk inside the command room but stopped at the door without turning he said. "In case your wondering the meaning behind my name well it represents the number of nations I have conquered, yours been the twenty second." He said laughing before disappearing into the command room.