Chapter 2: Trust
In the chaos Ruby was finally able to wrap her mind around and somewhat figured out what could have happened.
" Mona might have added sleeping power in My food, so that her 2 sons could take advantage of me, and by knowing those 2 it was probably their idea and they forced Mona to go with it, So then Marx is protecting me! "
Ruby tried to untangle herself but was unable to do so.
Mona saw Ruby trying to get free, Mona sprinted towards Ruby.
" Ruby!... " Mona screamed alerting Karl and George.
The 2 Brothers tried to get rid of Marx and get Ruby under control forcefully but Marx was too strong for them to handle.
Among all this chaos, Mona reached Ruby.
She lifts her arm and starts untangling the ropes.
" Miss Mona.. Why... They will hurt you! " Said Ruby worryingly.
" You dummy, at this point they are gonna make me suffer anyway, and I don't hate you, I just have anger issues which I can't control and I don't wanna do as those say, I'm their mom! not their puppet! " Mona said while focusing on freeing Ruby.
Somehow Mona was able to free Ruby.
" Ruby!! Now is your chance!! Run away!! " screamed Marx.
Ruby started running, without thinking where she will go or what she will do. All that was on her mind was that she had to get away from that hell.
She ran and ran and ran but because of her injuries she couldn't even reach the mountain she always looked at from the dojo. The mountains which were once her hope to see the world were now standing infront of her and the world.
it started raining, ruby fell on the road covered with mud. She looked up at the mountain and cried her heart out.
" I knew I won't make it~ If I go back now...they will forgive me right? th- they will let me live right? all I have t-to do is just b-beg for mercy and everything will be f-fine right? yes, I'll go back, i-I'm sure Grandmaster Hadley will forgive me... h-he is a g-good person...ha ha ha."
"Hadley? That old bastard isn't a kind of person who'll forgive anyone did you hear me brat!!! "
Ruby turned her head to see who was there. It was an old man with a huge bag on his shoulder.
" What are you doing her kid! you think this place is kids playground or what!!? " screamed the old man.
Ruby got scared but she gathered all her courage and replied
" I... wanna... leave this place!! "
" You were talking about Hadley didn't you, I guess it's someone related to him!!?" asked the old man
" Ye-Yes.... but it w-was his kids.... not grandmaster. " Ruby replied with all her might
" You seem to have some wrong idea it seems. "
Said the Oldman without a hint of doubt in his words.
" No! i-it was his ki-kids. "
" Judging by the smell and your state, they used a kind of sleeping powder on you, am I right or am I right!!? " said the old man with confidence.
" I d-don't know... the details... but I g-guess so. "
" And do you really think some bunk of kids could get their hand on a powder like that which even adults don't find eaily. "
As the rain kept pouring on Ruby, the mud was starting to wash off her face, the old man saw her face and immediate said.
" From those bruises I guess they were beating you pretty badly, I guess Hadley was beating you huh? "
" No! it was Miss Mona.... Grandmaster's wife... who did this. "
" The one who Hadley cheated on!! "
" Ya it was done by her, not Grandmaster... Grandmaster was very kind to me... he even offered to heal me when Miss Mona used to beat me. " Ruby said
" You know Hadley never had cheated on his wife till 5 years ago, that's when a certain small child was taken in by dojo and he started cheating on his wife. it was you wasn't it, the kid that was taken in by the dojo? " The old man asked.
" Even if I am... what does it matter!!? " asked Ruby in an angry tone.
" Don't you get it yet, Almost all of your problems are created by Hadley and solved by him. "
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" ... " Ruby couldn't even comprehend what the old man just said
" You really think Hadley as a good guy huh, I guess that's what he wanted you to think. "
Ruby was shocked but the more she thought the more it made sense.
Why was Grandmaster strict and cruel with me when someone was around and then kind when there was no one around?
Why did he started cheating on Miss Mona immediately after I was taken in by the dojo?
Miss Mona was a perfectly good wife so why did he even cheat, most of the time he looks like he isn't have fun around those girls, then why?
Miss Mona has anger issues but she did use to care about me in the past so why did she change?
Why did those guys started treating me like a bug when at first they were good with me?
Who made those people change?
All of these questions were something that had always been on Ruby's mind but she never actually paid attention to them because she wS trusting grandmaster
Trusting grandmaster?
that's what he wanted didn't he
he just wanted my trust
he made me go through all that so that he can come and save the day
So that's how it has always been
all he wanted was me blindly Trusting him and do what he wanted me to do
Ruby's emotion changed from sadness and despair to anger and frustration.
" I- I- I !!! "
" Hmm!!? You wanna say something brat !!? " Asked the old man.
Ruby got up, grabbed the the shirt of the old man and in a terrifying voice said just 4 words.
" I wanna kill him! "
The old man instead of being afraid started laughing.
" Ha ha ha, I've never seen a girl like you before, you wanna kill Hadley who is like the master of various types of martial arts and has been declared on of the strongest man in the history. do you think you'll be able to even touch him. "
" I don't know, all I know is I wanna kill him, I don't care about how strong he is, If I can't beat him in face to face fight then I'll use dirty and cowardly ways, if that also don't work then I'll poison his food, I'll do everything I can to kill that goddam demon!!! "
Seeing the fire in Ruby's eyes and the power in her words the old man gave her a gentle smile.
The old man walks a few steps, then flashes his cell phone torch as some kind of signal and soon a mini truck arrives.
A beautiful girl was driving the truck, the old man hopped in the seat beside the driver and trough the window said this to Ruby.
" If you wanna kill Hadley then hop on, I'll turn you into the ' Human war machine ' but this could be even worse than the hell you were living in. "
Ruby had a smug smile on the face and hopped on the back of the mini truck and said.
" I don't care, as long as I can kill that man! "
Ruby started her journey outside the dojo, her dream was finally coming true, even if it wasn't how she imagined it but slowly she was starting to head toward a new phase of her life.
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Meanwhile in the dojo.
The whole family had been gathered by Hadley to discuss the event that just happened.
" She escaped? "
" Sorry dad, but it wasn't out fault she managed to escape because of Marx and Mom. " said George.
" Yes dad it was their fault, they ruined the plan. "
said Karl backing George up.
" Is it true!!? Marx!! Mona!! What do you have to say about this!!? "
" I have nothing to say Grandmaster. " Said Marx without any hint of fear in his words.
Marx was prepared to face any kind of punishment without any regret, after all the person he had looked up to, had now been free from the suffering. He didn't care what happened to him, as long as Ruby is surviving, that's enough for him
Marx had full confidence that no matter what the outside world might be, Ruby will find a way to survive, that's how she's always been so he wasn't worried.
" What about you Mona!!? " Asked grandmaster
Mona was afraid, she had seen Hadley kill many women and men because they betrayed him and by what she had done, her fate might be similar to them
" I don't have anything to say either. " Said Mona trying to remain calm.
" Do you both think you did the right thing by letting her escape!!? " asked the grandmaster
Both of them didn't answer...
" Let me rephrase it... Do you both have any dying wish!!?" Said Hadley.
Hadleys killing intent filled the room, Because of their training Marx, Karl and George only experience a minor headache but for Mona who had never experienced anything like this before, She passes out in mere seconds.
" Hm. That's what happens to weakling. " Said George using every opportunity to taunt his mother.
" I guess she won't be giving me answers now, you tell me, why did you do this!!!?" asked Hadley in a creepy way.
" I saw those 2 doing something bad so I had to put a stop to it. " Marx replied honestly.
" Something bad? What were they doing? "
" They were trying to take advantage of Ruby. "
" And you saved her! Well Karl and George, go away now, I don't need you guys now. "
" But dad- "
"I SAID GO AWAY!!? "
George and Karl left the room.
" So now tell me you saved her didn't you? "
" Yes I did. "
" Did you heard anything about powder. "
" Yaa, apparently Karl and George got some kind of powder from somewhere and they made Miss Mona put it in Ruby's food. "
" Hmmm interesting, do you wonder who gave them that powder? "
" I think someone outside the doj- "
" I gave it to them. "
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there was nothing but silence when Hadley said that
" Wha- "
" Yes! Are you surprised. "
" What are you talki- "
" I saw you this morning talking with Ruby, you got pretty close to her huh. "
" You were there!!? "
" I don't care how close you get to her, but you freed her, she belonged to me and you dare to take her away from me. "
" Grandmaster... Or should I say Hadley, what were you planning to do with her. "
" You interested huh, I guess I'll tell you since you are her friend it seems... I was gonna make her mine and keep her as my personal slave for rest of the life. And the best part is... that she would have been doing everything I wanted her to do on her own will. but you... you let her free and now she has gone. all my plan, all my work has gone to waste now!!!!!!!! "
" Just as I thought, I knew you clearly were just acting to be good but you were just a selfish bastard. "
" So what if I am a selfish person. as long as I am strong, I'll get everything I want. "
" So what are you gonna do with me. "
" You'll see very soon, just wait. "
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" So Mr Old man what do you do for living? " Asked Ruby.
" I retired from from last job and now I'm just an average farmer. "
" Where do you live? "
" I live on a mountain far away. "
" Who is this girl with you? "
" She is my daughter who is helping me. "
" If you live so far away then why did you came here? "
" I came here for an order. "
" And what did you do before- "
" If you are going to keep asking these questions throughout the journey then please get the hell of this truck. "
" Sorry I'll try to keep quiet. "
Ruby kept quite for hardly and minute and asked
" At least tell me how are you gonna turn me into a human war machine? "
" you'll see very soon, just wait. "
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