The Almighty General

Trapped

“Get him before he gets away!." Jax shouts. My heart is skipping beats and I'm terrified.

I reach the top of the stairs and I feel the feets of dozens of guards running after me.

I run towards the door of my room, that is when I hear the first gun shot.

Impulsively, I fall to the ground and I start to hear them fire at me but I'm laying low, if eventually, we're on levelled ground, they would shoot me to bits.

“Shield, shield, fucking shield, system, wake up, activate shield, activate weapons!." I'm screaming on top of my voice and my voice is getting shadowed by the sound of gunshots.

(Decline system can't follow multiple commands at a time.) I hear in my ear.

“F*ck." I say placing my hand over my head as a bullet graze my knee. I fold my knee towards my chest.

“Seize fire, seize fire you morons!." I heard Jax ordering... It took a few seconds before everything got calm and they had stop shooting.

Immediately things get quiet, I spring to my feet and I start to run, I leave my room and I aim for the stairs at the other wing of the house, it might lead downstairs.

I notice how fast I run, I run like a horse riding towards sunset. I don't even feel the pain in my knee. I don't even feel tired or exhausted from running.

I run down the stairs in lightning speed and I dash towards a big tall door which leads outside, towards an orchard.

I'm still running, when I feel my foot get caught up in a root of a tree and I feel my whole body come crashing down to the ground in a loud and awfully painful thud.

The left side of my face smashes against the ground but thankfully, it's partly covered in grass.

I had rushed my wounded knee to the ground in the parts that was mostly covered by rocks. Now the pain returns.

I don't even have time to react to the pain of missing my chance at escaping and injuring myself in the process when a dozen strong hands grab my arms and put me to my feet.

“Hey, Jax, why are you doing this?." I asked Jax who's eyes are shinier than any blue I have ever seen. He looks like a man possessed.

“It's commander Jax." He growls at me.

“Take him to the dungeon!." He orders and the guards drag me towards another building entirely that is not the palace. “I'll take care of him later." Jax continues.

In he building, there's a dungeon. It didn't take me a second to notice how cold this place is, I could freeze to death in here.

The guards turn dead ear to my threats and they all leave me locked up in this place.

The dungeon is so dark I can barely see my hands as I hold it in front of my eyes.

“Why did my life turn upside down?." I muttered to myself.

It's been about an hour since I've been put in this place. The only source of light is my watch which the system had given me

I have tried so many things but no matter what I try, my system declines.

I've tried weapons, anything to break out of here but obviously, King Cypher and Jax had messed with the system again. If the system can be easily messed with, why do I have it then?.

“What use are you fucking system?." I asked out loud.

(Decline can't process request)

I kick at the metal bars and suddenly, I hear a bolt.

In the small darkness, I can make out a figure walking into the dungeon.

“Who is there!." I order standing up from where I was sitting.

“Shhhussh, be quiet!." I hear but this time, the voice is feminine, it doesn't belong to Jax, or King Cypher, obviously but who is it?.

“Who are you!." I demand.

“You'll get us both killed, you have to keep your voice down." The voice said.

“Tell me who you are!." I demand.

“I'm here to help you, please keep your voice down and we'll both be safe, I'll tell you who I am, but only after you promise to keep quiet."

I think it for a moment, for all I know, this could be a trap, what is their low plan this time?.

“Did King Cypher send you, what are you here for!." I demand

“No one sent me..." The voice said. “Forget I came, I'm sorry for bothering you, I didn't know you were this stupid!." The voice said and I could see the dungeon door opening, there was light falling through from outside and it landed on the figure, that is when I saw her face.

“Diane?." I ask her but she leaves the dungeon... My chnace to escape has been wasted because of my stupidity and arrogance.

But why does she want to help me and how?.

“I'm sorry, are you still there, hey, Diane!." I shouted after her.

“Oh shut up!." She says I'm a hushed tone and I shut up. That is the first time anybody has told me to shut up and I obey... I'm at her mercy right now.

The dungeon is so quiet that I could hear my heartbeat.

“My father is planning to erase your memory." She says flatly.

“I know, I heard them discuss about it." I tell her and she eyes me. I could see her pretty face, she turns towards the door and she closes it.

“What are you doing here." I ask her.

“I'm here to help you." She says to me.

“Why?." I ask her and she's just quiet. “How?." I continue and I hear her movement before I see her right in front of the bars, she's so close to me and the only thing separating us is the prison bars.

“Your system, it provided you this." She said grabbing my wrist and pointing at my watch.

“Yes." I reply slowly.

“It holds your memories, everything... Your data. So I have a chip here with me, which I would use to d******d your memories, and when they're done with erasing your memories and placing the fake one, I'll come and give you the original one." She says.

"How do I know I can't trust you?. " I ask her sensing danger.

What if this is their plan, what if this is the way to make me their slave, send their beautiful daughter to switch my memories and there's no how I would say no because she's beautiful... Well they're dreaming if they think I'm attracted to her.

“Nothing can stop my father from getting to you Hans, just let me help you and I'll return your memories and erase this visit, they'll never know I was here, never!."

" No, get out!." I order her.