CHAPTER 3: KILL OR GET KILLED

                WRITER

         Adrian walked out of the bar with a divided spirit. He wanted to tell his friends what he felt but he knew that would only make him look like a coward to them as they would take his sincere word as an excuse and use that to taunt him.

 He looked around him and let out a deep breath "I have no choice but to leave then. " He said to himself and walked toward their school junction. 

 The walk there was fast and silent but the fear in Adrian's heart immediately increased with every passing second and the moment he got to the junction, his heart tightened and he couldn't help but look around him with caution ~

 Back at the bar ~

 "We have to leave too," Kelvin said after he had waited for some minutes and was sure Adrian would be at the junction by then. He held the hand of Tine who was beside him and signaled for him to follow him.

 "Where do you think you are going? You already sent Adrian to that Austin and you want to leave too? Don't you think it will only be right if you keep us company until Adrian returns?" Kun asked with a smirk on his face as he made a fist and hit his other hand gently.

   "Keep your company? What do you mean? We have to return to Austin. We need to..." Kelvin paused and shook his head.

 "I have no choice then. " He mumbled and smashed his hand on the table in front of him.

 "What are you doing?" The surprised Kun and Knight couldn't help but ask with scrunched-up faces but Kelvin wasn't bothered as he only smiled gently and pointed at their back. 

 Kun and Knight turned their head immediately to see what he was pointing at and they were shocked when they saw six burly men behind them with a rod in their hands!

 " You! You brought guys from the wrestling department?! How dare you cheat like this?!" Kun and Knight both shouted with fear in their eyes as they stared at the stoic men who were ready to beat the life out of them with just a command.

 Kelvin chuckled and turned to face the men. "Keep them busy. It seemed they are bored." He said to the men and nodded his head firmly before walking out with Tine without any care in the world!

 "Kelvin! Tine! Kelvin!!" Knight screamed as the men pounced on them!

 Kelvin stopped right in front of the bar and faced Tine. "Tine, We have no time. We have to go and rescue Austin right now but you know what? I think you should go and get first aid while I go get him. " Kelvin suggested with all urgency and Tine did not argue as he immediately nodded his head.

 "Be careful and make sure to protect Austin well. I will meet you guys soon." He assured Kelvin before he ran toward the other side of the road, leaving Kelvin who continued to look around as if he was scared of being followed.

 Kelvin looked around for a while before dusting his hands and rushing toward the way that led to their school junction. He ran so fast that he was like a wind in the cold night and his presence startled a lot of passersby on the road but he did not care and continued running without stopping until he got to the junction.

 Kelvin suddenly stopped and grabbed his stomach as he tried to steady his breathing but he was extremely tired. He fell on his knees and raised his head to look at the figures in front of him "I... I... I brought him. Will... you let Austin go now?" He asked with difficulty as his breathing was still haggard and his face flushed. 

 "What?! What are you talking about? Did you know about these people before coming to me? Did you send me here so they could release Austin?" Adrian asked with disbelief in his deep voice as he struggled to stand on his feet but he was being pressed down by three big men who all had knives and all sorts of dangerous weapons on them.

 Kelvin nodded his head sadly "I'm sorry I had to do this. This is unlike me too but I had to save my best friend and I had no other choice. They said they'd kill him if I don't bring you as it was you they really need." Kelvin explained and it was obvious from his voice that he wasn't happy about his action but he had no option.

 He, Austin, and Tine were on their way to Mark's bar to meet Adrian and his friends when they ran into eight big armed men and they were shocked. They greeted the men and tried to run away from them only to find the men standing in front of them, blocking their way.

 "Kneel gently or we will have to use force. " The men advised coldly and the three young boys were confused. 

 Austin stood in front of his friends and spread his hands "I won't let you touch my friends! You have to let us go now!" He replied, his voice leaking with confidence and he looked bold in front of the men while his two friends were already shivering. 

 He looked at his scared friends and let out a deep breath. He knew there was no way he could win against the Eight armed men even with the help of his friends as they were completely outnumbered but he wouldn't act like a coward. He had been trained to be strong and he was going to take that to full use in front of those men even though he knew there was no chance. 

 The men sized him up and laughed "You really want to die." One of them muttered before launching an attack at the still confused Austin and he was knocked away before a knife slashed his hand lightly and he groaned!

 "What have you done?!" Kelvin screamed when he saw the wound on Austin's hand and his eyes flashed with anger. He looked at the Eight men and his fear of them immediately disappeared!

 "It's either I kill you all or we die here together!" He yelled and rushed toward the men but he was soon pulled back by a hand and he was shocked. Alarmed, he immediately turned his head to look at the owner of the hand that grabbed him from the back and he was taken aback when he saw Tine standing in front of six burly men who seemed to have come from the wrestling department in their school. 

 "What... Who are they?" Austin questioned as he too was taken aback by the sudden arrival. None of them knew when Tine left but he came back with Six men. Austin was shocked but happy at the same time!

 "I was going to call for help when I realized we had no chance against these men but I was lucky enough to see these Six good men who immediately agreed to help when I mentioned Austin's name. They seem to be Austin's good fans." Tine explained with an arrogant air that screamed [ I am the one saving your ass, guys!]

 Kelvin and Austin exchanged glances and they were very happy. They had expected to die there tonight but it seemed they still had a chance and they needed no one to explain to them how strong the guys from the wrestling department were. It was even more obvious with the look on the Eight guys' faces... They looked terrified!

 "Everyone in the wrestling department has one or two good things to say about you, Austin, and we are ready to help you tonight." One of the men said and Austin was shocked again but he had no time to question the men as he soon faced the Eight armed men but he was still too late!

 He was suddenly grabbed from the back and he felt a hand wrapped around his neck in seconds! He was yet to identify what was happening when a sharp cold knife pressed against his neck and another against his stomach!

 "Austin!!!" Kelvin, Tine, and the six men screamed with petrified looks as they stared at the captured Austin!

 Two of the men had captured Austin and were pressing knives against his vital points as a warning that they would kill him immediately if any of them try to make any move against them. 

 Kelvin and Tine both fell on their knees... they knew it was a losing fight the moment Austin was captured and the only thing they could do was beg the men. Well... That took them less than a second to decide.

 "If you want to save him. You have to bring Adrian Beckett here and we will let Austin go. The one we are really against is Adrian, We have nothing to do with Austin." One of the men explained and the two friends were shocked. 

 "Adrian... Adrian Beckett? Why would you want him? What do you want to do with him?" The two friends asked at the same time. Even though they hated Adrian and wanted him gone, they found it hard to collide with evil men to kill him but were left with no choice, they had to choose their best friend over Adrian and that was exactly what they did. 

 "What?! You brought me here to save Austin?! You bastards!" Adrian cursed as soon as everything was explained to him, his anger and hatred toward them increased hundred... No! Thousands fold!

 Kelvin sighed again and looked at the men. "Look, I've brought him to you and you can do anything with him now. Can I leave with Austin?" He asked as he no longer had anything to say to Adrian.

 Austin, whose mouth was already bound also raised his head to look at Kelvin and smiled weirdly. "Nug... ugg... rung..." His word was muffled as his mouth was tied but Kelvin seemed to be able to understand as his eyes twitched and he frowned. 

 "Please leave him! You promised to let him go if I bring Adrian to you and I'm sure you ain't the kind of men that go against their words, right?" Kelvin asked with fear in his voice. "What does he mean by I should leave? He said No... Leave... Run... why was that?" Kelvin asked inwardly as his expression turned even more fearful and he looked at the men pleadingly but the next action from the men made his face fall...

 "Hahaha!" The tallest of the men laughed hysterically before dragging both Austin and Adrian up. They already tied their two hands and legs together, making it difficult for the two to control themselves. "Who told you we can't go against our words? We are here for the two of them and thank you for bringing him to us. " The man said before turning his back and the two captives were being dragged behind him while two of the men walked toward Kelvin to stop him from running after them.

 "No!!!" Kelvin screamed helplessly as he watched Austin getting dragged away while he was tied down by the two men.

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 Adrian and Austin were both thrown inside a dark room and they both panicked. 

 "Who are those men? What do they want with us?" Adrian asked with a panicked voice but he only received a hiss from Austin who was exceptionally calm and fearless even in the dark room.

 The door opened and the light was turned on, showing two middle-aged men and four huge men behind them.

 The two middle-aged men walked toward Adrian and Austin with dark faces as they took two seats and sat right in front of the tied-down two enemies.

 "You two best friends, Why did you suddenly become two enemies that hunt each other every day?" One of the men asked with a smirk on his face. 

 Adrian was the first to react with shock on his face and he immediately looked at Austin only to see him looking surprised too. 

 "You are here because of what your parents did. You two are only suffering because of your parents' sin but we don't feel like killing you guys. We want one of you to survive... " 

 " What?!" Austin exclaimed as his heart sank. "What... What do you mean?" He inquired hastily!

 "What we mean is... One of you has to kill... It's either Adrian Kill Austin or vice versa!" The man explained further and the evil intent in him spread everywhere. 

 Adrian was silent for a while as he seemed to be in deep thought but he soon calmed down and his eyes lit up. "We... We need to kill each other... You mean only the survivor can leave here alive?" Adrian asked and the men nodded. 

   He was silent for a while as he seemed to be contemplating something again but he soon shook his head and nodded. 

   He smiled widely and closed his eyes "Seems like I can finally get rid of you, Austin." Adrian's lips curved into a laugh as he immediately signaled to the men to release his hand. He was ready to kill Austin and leave the damn hunted room!