#2

"Move along bud... Hahaha." One of the cruel guards that were guarding Sage blurted out as he poked his back with a sharp spear. A sharp pain on his back vibrated his whole body. Moisture started forming on the body of Sage as he started gazing around this "Outcast Camp". He's never seen anything like this... This was practically the life he has been running away from all these years. The dark and gloomy cells, the poor living conditions, the hard labour, the smell of strong toxins released from the workplace...

THIS WAS PRACTICALLY HELL ON EARTH!!!

"Didn't you hear me boyy!!? I said pick up the pace now, we don't have all day." The guard that previously made a disturbing noise shouted once more. But this time, he was more serious and you could feel his raging voice from the other room.

As they approached the stairs up to the Upper Cells, Sage slowed down to inspect and investigate this place more.....

Something just wasn't right...

"HEY BOYYYY, DIDN'T YOU HE....!!"

"Wait"

The guards stopped at their trail at once. Sage stopped...

He scanned the lower floor they were in for the last time before speaking again.

He turned around, "We are lost aren't we?"

The 5 guards were dumbstruck. All of the years they worked in this camp, they had never come across such a question. They thought he was joking.

'This guy wasn't even supposed to be talking let alone question the knowledge of the people higher than him. On another point, what does he mean by we're lost? This is where he's supposed to be isn't it?

Damnit... Now I'm questioning myself because of this imbecile'

The guard who shouted at Sage previously stood forth.

"NOW YOU LISTEN HERE BUDDY. YOU DON'T SPEAK UNLESS WE SAY SO AND WHO ARE YOU TO QUESTION US. THIS IS..."

"SHUT UP!!!!!

Geez, You're gonna have to pierce that blunt spear through my head if I have to listen to your voice every second!!!

NOW IF ANY OF YOU STUPID PEOPLE HAVEN'T NOTICED THAT IT'S AS QUIET AS A CHURCH MOUSE HERE.... NOW IS THE TIME TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!"

The whole room became a void of deafening silence. It is as if a storm just occured in that room. The guard's faces turned pink of the humiliation that just happened.

"He just called us stupid"

The guards did not like this new inmate at all, talk about a first impression. They're face were fuming with anger, it was as if they're mouths were active volcanoes that were going to erupt at any time.

"I say we kill this guy and just forget him." All the guards agreed with the anonymous tip from the crowd of guards. They were indeed intending on killing this young lad without a second thought. They have had enough of him for today.

"I WON'T REPEAT MYSELF!!!! NOW LET GO OF YOUR PRIDE AND ANSWER ME!!"

The once calm new recruit, was now unrecognisable. His angry voice shook the room from all four corners. His eyes were of a predator... Cold and Cunning

One by one, the spears that the guards were once holding all fell on to the ground. Suddenly, the guards' bodies started feeling heavy and their knees weak.

"W-W-What is th-this?" The once confident guards were on their knees. Their faces filled with hot sweat. Their eyes filled with definite fear.

"W-W-WHAT IS THIS IMMENSE P-POWER?? I CAN'T FEEL MY BODY ANYMORE....

IT'S AS IF I WAS LEFT IN THE SNOW FOR LONG AND NOW MY BODY C-C-CAN'T MOVEEE!!!"

At this point the guards were faced with more humiliation than before. All the guards including the cocky one were at his feet kneeling down. They had no choice.

"HELPPPP!!!! HELLLPPP!!! SOMEBODY PLEASE!!!"

The once quiet and dark cells started showing new faces. It was as if all that screaming summoned all the lost inmates. Once the inmates took one look at the scenery, they all turned their backs and returned to their original positions.

"This is not what I signed up for at all. Where's all the destruction, the terror, the ANGER!!!!" The once angry Sage was now calm again. He was quite disappointed by his new home, it didn't appeal right to him yet.

The guards stood up quickly after they felt that his rage was gone. They felt something being taken off of their shoulders. After the incidence no one wanted to go near Sage anymore. The guards were all scared and couldn't gather up the courage to continue their trail.

"Well, well if it isn't Mr Hughs. I've been expecting you." A voice from above the stairs said as it got close to the bottom.

"And who are you?"

"My name is Peter Stock but you shall address me as Mr Stock. As for what I do, I'm the Manager of this Camp." A middle aged man with a long beard and long hair said as he reached the bottom of the stairs facing Sage.

Sage flicked his eyelashes and intensified his stare, "You are what I call you, you hear me?"

The man just looked at the lad and gave off a terrifying stare of his own. His was different, it wasn't cold, it was just filled with hate and rage.

"That little trick you did earlier will not work on me sonny." After that, a quick hit approached the young lad's chest at the speed of a bullet.

Then blank.....