***Rev
I enter close combat with Bait. It was easy to tell he was a wolf because wolves always claw at the ankles. When hunting their prey so they can hobble them. He chose the wrong prey this time.
His hand to hand combat isn't very good. They are all mostly simple strikes and whenever he uses his claws. He only aims at my throat or ankles. Such a mundane and predictable attack pattern can be easily countered. He tries clawing at me again and I dodge to the left and use an elbow strikes to the top of the skull.
"Be glad I was holding back usually your eyes would've popped out." I tell him. I have no plans on killing anyone anymore. All I need to do is subdue him. Actually I will subdue all the prisoners and guards here. I don't know if everyone here has been wrongfully imprisoned. I also can't know why everyone here has been imprisoned. So forcing everyone to calm down is the best option.
I can use an extra little force with Bait though. Since I already know why he's here. Bait doesn't stop swinging it me he still hasn't realized his efforts are futile. I grab his arm and put him into a joint lock and I break it. I knock him out before he even gets a chance to realize his pain.
Since almost all the prisoners still have their chains on. It is easy to subdue all of them. I'm bigger than almost everyone here. It would be a lot harder if they could use their mana. I hear a voice from behind me say.
" Rev what are you doing?" It's Reznakov he's walking towards me. His chains are somehow off.
" I'm putting all the prisoners back in their cells and trapping all the guards in our cell. " I tell him.
" Why?" He asks.
" If we let the prisoners roam loose. They'll end up killing each other including the guards. Right now no only one person has died. How long will we be able to keep the death count at 1." I say to him.
"I knew you were a good person Rev. Okay I'll help you." Reznakov says.
We both go to our separate sides of the prison. I have no trouble with subduing all the guards and prisoners. I pick up the body of the inmate and walk to where Reznakov told me to meet him at. He's on the roof of the prison. You can really see the difference between the prison and outside world. In the prison it was daytime but in the outside world it was nighttime. That must be how they've stopped people from escaping.
It didn't work this time though. Reznakov starts speaking. " Join us Rev. Let the monks show you the peace you shall earn."
" I can't do that." I tell him.
" Yes you can. You won't learn any peace in prison surrounded by hate and aggression. We monks aren't perfect. You aren't the only killer among us." He says.
" Are you talking about yourself?" I ask.
" I wasn't in that prison for no reason. Before the monks found me I was mercenary. One of my Jobs was to kill Buddha." He says.
" I really hope you didn't take that job." I say.
" I took the job. We obviously failed but instead of killing is he spared us. The other dudes ran for their life but Buddha took me in. Taught me the ways of buddhism showed me peace. I can show you the same." He says.
" I could lose control again. I'm dangerous being confided to a 4x4 prison cell is where I should be."I say.
" Will you live with that mask on forever? I'm sure Kendra would love to see your face. What if your brother ever comes back. How do you think he would react to you being confined to a prison cell by your own mother." He says.
" Do you really think I can change? That I can be better and not be the person I once was." I ask. I start hearing guards run up to the roof. The a huge spaceship starts hovering above us and it opens its doors. Reznakov jumps on it and holds out his hand.
" Join us Rev. Become a better person with us learn to forgive yourself and love yourself. Take my hand Rev come with us." Reznakov says.
I grab his hand but he slaps it away and says. " Grab my hand with confidence and conviction not like a lost child. Be a man and swear to yourself you'll be stronger. I won't pamper you if you lose control I'll kill you. However I have the confidence that you won't. So have the same confidence in yourself!" Reznakov yells.
My mom comes up from behind us and pleads with me to stay. I look at Reznakov and I grab his hand.
" I'll be stronger. I'll be better for my brother and the people I've left behind. So that when they see me again there won't be even a speck of the weakling I was before!" I say.
" Good Rev good. Say goodbye to your past life you're on the path to becoming a monk now." Reznakov says.
The ship takes off and flies away. I didn't say goodbye to my mother. I'll see her again one day but no time soon.
" You made a good decision Rev. If you don't like it you can leave at any point." Reznakov says.
"I'll do my best Reznakov." I say.
" You finally taking a protege in Reznakov?" A man behind us asks.
" Ah there's our captain. Rev meet the captain of the Viper squad Juco." Reznakov says.
" It's nice to meet you Rev I hope you do great things and your life prospers."Juco says.
" It's nice to meet you too and thank you I'll do my best." I say.
" Don't set yourself to any expectations as long as you do your best that is good enough. " Juco says.
" Your safe here Rev you can relax and sleep here. I know you didn't sleep at all in prison." Reznakov says.