As he raced through the muddy tracks of the woodland he could barely focus as he thought about his family and friends. One man he needed to locate and teach a lesson it was a frame of mind he had been forced into a state that he knew if he did not deal then it would happen again but this time he would be damned if his friends stopped him. The burning pit of anger and hatred burnt deep with in the very core of his soul the anger and hatred for a man he knew had hurt him over the years since he took his first breath possibly even his first step. He could not remember in that moment, his attention was on the ride while the wind blew in his hair he narrowly missed the trees and could hear the sound of police sirens screeching around the woods as he rode through and spotted one parked at the exit he wanted to use he quickly turned the bike quickly as his baby would go to the north-eastern exit and hoped that no one saw him.
As he drove from the woods and along the main country road as he near the tall sky scrapper building in Willenhall that his father worked at he slowed the bike and disappeared into the back roads. As soon as he had climbed from his bike he took his phone from the pocket and instantly sent a message.
-Dad meet me on Rosella the school, the by the market and bingo hall we need to talk dad and going to need the car” he hit send and settled back aware Millennial was a quiet calm community where nothing ever seemed to happen and he walked into Rosella chippy with a little bit of lose change where he looked to a small tanned skinned woman who talked with an Iranian accent. “Cod and chips with a can of coke and three scallops please .” Iuan ordered as he looked to the lady for a minute.
“Yes sir, that will be five pounds please sir.” The man stood dressed in a white overall with his hair up in a net as he took the order and looked to the television screen. While serving the chips and Cod along with the rest of the order all wrapped in the same bag and the can on the side with salt and vinegar.
“Thank you Rashid, take care my friend.” Iuan stated and handed the man what he owed for the food before opening the pack and taking a fork. As he walked back out the shop and down the road aware the nearest large police station was several miles away from the small community he walked down the street and realized that Rashid had hidden a small magnum with in the papers with a few bullets he could not help but to smirk remembering Rashid was once one of the renegades someone who refused to bow down before his father became chronically ill.
He realized that his friend and comrade would always help the boys and him when he could. Because throughout the racist events and bullying the bikers have always been around to protect and help. Many saw the young boys as the Guardian angels of the towns and villages able to get where the authorities couldn’t but this gave the men and women of the local gangs and criminal fraternities turned their backs on the street children who often found themselves falling foul of the local authority. Iuan walked through the town market keeping his eyes on the local attractions of the busy markets stalls.
Which displayed various and wide selection of sweets and cakes, clothes and DVD along with an extensive selection of wild rabbit and pheasants strung from the metal poles. He smiled at the sight of such a beautiful glorious array of sweet delights that was until he had walked towards the dale bingo hall and Rosella school and noticed his father. He stopped for a minute then looked to his dad as he saw he was alone, Iuan walked over to his dad as he looked to everyone for a minute as he studied the lay of the land as if looking for the men who usually accompanied his father. But sighed a sigh of relief as he walked over and looked to the 6ft short brown haired squared faced man which had stubble along the jaw line and even he looked like he’d not been to sleep in months for the first time he noticed the tired look.
“Your here son? Looking well?” the man looked to his son for a few minutes and then around them “Come on lets go somewhere to talk, I come alone.” he stated almost robotic in his manner and tone.
“Dad you can talk here or we go to the warehouse where my bike is,” Iuan could feel the hatred building almost like clock work ready to explode at any minute but kept his fear back and looked to the men for a minute.
“We go there somewhere no one can see us, and we can talk with out the fear of you being picked up by the local law enforcers. How are you keeping son?” the old man looked to him with a smile.
“Um I’m fine dad, but dad I don’t know what is happening to you but I can’t let you do it to me again or to the others.” Iuan settled into a steady pace aware he had decided on where they would go and watched his dad so no call could be put through to request assistance. Iuan thought for a minute as he looked over to his father and walked by his side calmly and collected he drew his old man away from the crowds and to the isolated spot.
”We realize your mother and I that I was a little harsh, but you push me to it son. You honestly do not give me any other option but to beat your ass and all I want is you to obey us. Stop the way your going and obey what your told!” the man looked over
“Obey who your word or the overseers? You know I am sure there’s laws about beating your children no matter how bad they behave father and that institution I am not going back Ever.” Iuan
”Son see this is the reason your sent there they can help with the attitude and the temper you have reign it in son.”
Once they was clear and without further hesitation, Iuan launched at his father with the knife and ensure the knife pierced the man’s heart. With in a minute he was stood over the surge of power and a release of hatred he watched his father fall but did not stop stabbing him as he let every inch of the anger out on the man who had caused him so much pain over the years. The mix of excitement and anger with fear conjoined into one in that moment as he thought about everything and the world around him exploded with joy as he took down the one thing that stood against him in the world.
“I don’t need there help and you don’t need to worry any more father, just lie back and prepare to meet your maker old man.” Iuan stated and looked to the man lying bleeding on the floor multiple stab wounds to the man’s chest as the anger subsided within an instant the red cloud had vanished and Iuan sat back out of breathe as he stared at his fathers cold still and definitely dead body. It suddenly dawned on him that he was in deeper than even he had ever thought possible as he stared point blank at his father unsure how long he had been there he moved slowly away from the corpse still holding the knife in his hand.
“Well done Iuan you’re a bona fide murderer, you finally killed the demon.” Iuan looked around him and then to the old man on the floor “What you going to do now?” he asked himself in a low tone with a shake of his head his heart was still pounding as he noticed that his hands was covered in blood and so was his clothes stood up quickly and ran from the scene as his mind raced with thoughts he did not recognize, the thoughts that was designed to keep him moving. The more he thought of what had happened the more he got distracted by his thoughts and the negativity of his actions. As he ran through the back roads and down to the local river where he washed his hands. And removed his top cleaning the blood from his hands and face before he wrapped the top over stones and threw it in the river. He did the same with the knife which was his pride and joy since his early days of the fights.
Once be had got rid of the evidence he looked behind him and walked through to the main roads which led back to his bike. As he walked through the main streets towards the dale barely noticing the blood down his trousers it was crazy almost like he was in a mad daze a state of semi reality. As he walked over and picked the branches up which had been covering his bike, before he jumped on and sped away back down the country lanes the wind seemed fresher in his hair this tome almost sweeter than ever before. The sense of freedom washed over him as he looked at the road ahead of him and rode back to the home to where he thought his friends would be waiting for him when he became aware of the sound of bike engines behind him and the loud roars of the jeep engines.
“Shit” he looked back a little noticed the other bikes seemed to have the local police markings he realized that he had to draw them away from the direction he was headed to protect the boys location as he weaved his way through the trees. As he pulled back on the throttle sped the bike up to maximum speed aware it was not wise to do it in the woods but seeing the cops and institute cars. He swerved narrowly missing a large oak tree in the center of the woods. By this time an all points bulletin had been raised as the body of the tall slim business man had been discovered by a unit of men who’d been sent out to look for the missing operative. The boy of Macgregor Sinclair was found at the disused warehouse on the south side of Willenhall earlier this afternoon. It is believed that the victim was the father of Iuan sinclair who escaped from the Darkhaven institution last week.
Police believe he is responsible for the murder of his father and believe he is armed and dangerous and advising people don’t approach us but call 911 as soon as you see him. He was last seen wearing a red Man U t-shirt and courdroys” the news reporter on the radio to clearly stated as a photo of him flashed up on the visor of the black helmet he wore with big red letters Armed and Dangerous as well as Wanted flashed up on the screen. Although Iuan was not really paying attention he noticed he had lost the cops and skidded his bike to a halt along the dirt trail leading to the old O’ryan house.
With the details and his picture every where he noticed the young boys turn to look at him curious over it all. But he walked in and grabbed a beer from the fridge as he could see his friends nudging each other. Iuan looked over as a pair of trousers was thrown at him.
”You lose them kid?” a rough voice asked as he looked to the kid
”Yeah, he had it coming man you know that! But no one will want to believe me that I was abused will they he drove me to it I don’t even remember it. But they will send me back in now wont they?” he was panicked and looked a small well built muscular man.
”They will be we can keep you hidden from here for a while, Like we usually do while on the run, but you can’t go near the towns or any other buildings any one sees you and your in danger of being copped. Been on the run from the law before don’t forget you do not want to face the santrinsical penitenuary boys.” Antero stated and looked over to his friend he could see the panic in the boys eyes and shook his head.
“That’s going to be hard but if I can talk to my dad then we might be able to give you a attorney who will believe you. But you took a life man, they will throw the book at you and no return if your caught before he can work something out.” Kitto looked to his brother and best friend with a shake of his head when he noticed the killer look in Antero’s face.
”Hope is a dangerous thing and false hope is even worse, that can make a person lose control bro when thing don’t go according to plan. So stop feeding false hope and focus on the here and now, the facts and truth of the events.” Antero snapped aware his kid brother was right in a way but trying to protect Iuan from when things hit the fan. “Alright police will be looking for you no doubt a man hunt after you, we need to burn those trousers and those shoes your about the same size as me so take my spare sneakers bro. Food there’s enough here for a few days yet and that supermarket bin is always good for snacks and stuff.” Antero tried to think on his feet over it all. “Tech phones, ipad, bike, helmet all have trackers we need to get rid of all of that.”
”Bike about half mile down the road, phone I threw in the river with the knife weighed down with rocks the institution has the other tech they always confiscate what an inmate shouldn’t have when they go in.” Iuan disappeared to the showers outside the house and cleaned up before he headed back in and got changed not caring the girls was around as he stripped and revealed the extent of the scaring all down his body and along his chest from the beating he had from his father. “Looks worse than it is, you kinda get used to the scars and pain after a while.” Iuan quickly changed into the other trousers and bagged his old one up ready to be put in the incinerator down in the basement along with the sneakers he wore when he killed is old man. Iuan looked over to his friends and looked to everyone in turn he knew that moment he was lucky to have them but he had to run. How could he live in hiding with them risking everything to help him, he was bound to be caught in the end of a week from running. As words from the only soldier he knew entered his mind “running from your problems will only serve to make them worse. Stand and face the horrors of the world and your actions stand and be counted Iuan.” with this in his mind he looked to his friend Shane hunter a royal, Jace his kid brother, Antero and his kid brother Kitto both dukes of the realm they was in, he looked over with a shake of his head as he heard they all wanted to help but how could he let them. Perhaps for a while he would stay, another few days a week or so until he figured out what had happened was it the training from the institution he could not figure it out. As he crumpled to the floor shaking badly so as his friends would over and picked him up walked him to the sofa and sat him down.
”Shock of what he did, grab a beer and some of that weed it might help him calm down. Kid you’ll be fine just drink this and I will make you a smoke, those who don’t want to help clear the fuck out of here. Just remember this kid has had your ass more times than you had hot dinners.” Antero growled and smirked when none of the children moved as they watched their friend take a sip of the beer as Antero made a spliff as he took a toke on it and passed it over to the teen. Iuan took it and started to smoke as he lay back trying to calm the thoughts running rampant in his mind first his fathers voice telling him he was “look at what you did your useless and stupid will amount to nothing you worthless piece of shit” then the soldier who dragged him out to the procedures and therapies seemed to be telling him to face his demons. The more he thought about it the more he had to sit up.
“If I give up then they send me back to the asylum, you boys will be fine no matter what happens to me! “ he watched the news on the screen in front of him from the police statements urging people to come forward with information in regards to the murder or whereabouts of Iuan Rydderch Sinclair. When he noticed his older brother Dayton stood in front of the camera he looked over “turn it up I want to hear what he has to say.” the teen looked to his large framed red haired brother who was stood next to the cops in his leather jacket and white shirt.
”I know you can hear me or one of your friends can, you need to give yourself up bro we want to help you but running is making it all worse bro please listen to us and come forward before the man hunters find you than there’s no return.” Dayton looked into the camera “Please bro get somewhere safe and call in, so we can help you.” no one realized that day had his right hand clenched but Kit looked over.
”He wants you safe sure but not in custody look at his right hand the ring on his index finger. His trying to warn you of something but if your ready to give in and spend life in prison then nothing we do can stop you in that frame of mind. Best for you to give up now but then again take time to think they might not execute but the punishment is harsh for murder of someone in the presidential service let alone the head man of it.” Another boy stated and knew eventually his friend would be found but no one in the house would rat him out they understood why Iuan took his dad out but they all knew they were now prime targets to be dragged in and interrogate over the whereabouts of their friend. Over the next few days no one left the house as they watched iuan sink into a pit of despair and depression Kit and Antero as well as the royals left the house for a matter of hours aware they had to show their faces at school and home.
Last thing they needed was the royal guards sent out after them to search for them. Iuan sat on the sofa not doing anything but continued to be distant from his friends the kids who he ran with everyday since kindergarten as he struggled to deal with what he had done until he got to his feet and picked up a gun when he walked out an down to his bike in a daze as he tried to work it all out.
“IUAN SINCLAIR WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU GOING? FOR THE SAKE OF THE SAINTS OF ROSLYN USE YOUR GOD DAMN BRAIN.” several of the children shouted at him as he walked out while the older boys tried to stop him but no one seemed to get through. Dylan and Kit charged at him and knocked him to the floor as they hit the hard dirt track they fought with him but noticed he got away from them and sped off down the track on his motorbike as he left them stood there as they shook their heads.
With the sheriffs and the police searching the bounty hunters out along with the man-hunters he rode through the dark desolated country roads. Far from his mind was listening to his friends who he could distantly hear calling out his name in an act of desperation to stop him from going blindly out into the world. Everyone knew that Marnac’s unit would find him and drag him back to answer for the crime no one cared if he was damaged at that time of the crime. Iuan raced through the woods and out to the warehouse something had snapped deep within the synapses of his brain and he was spiraling out of control. As he raced through the street and back alleys down the cul-de-sac and through the grave yards he saw police after police car joining the high speed chase. As the cars and motorbikes as well as the helicopter followed the young boy looked over with a smirk as he brought the bike to a screeching halt down the road from where they was and walked into a packed gas station grabbing a little child when he noticed Marnac park up and looked to him.
“Iuan come you’re a smart kid walk out with your hands up and surrender.” Marnac remain calm and flat tone to his voice as well as a neutral stance, he was trying to make it look non threatening to the child as he radioed through for back up as he found the boys location.
“NO I WANT A WAY OUT OF THIS TOWN, I WANT A HELICOPTER TO TAKE ME WHERE EVER I WANT AND TWO MILLION DOLLARS.” Iuan started as he threw bags at the cashier “Fill them up I’m getting out of here and running.” he smirked as he looked to the 6ft tall brunette lady with hazel brown eyes wearing a long purple dress with her hair tied back in a bun.
“You know I am not authorized, but I have some one coming over now who might be able to how many have you got in that place? Any one need medical attention kid?” Marnac looked over as he tried to count the heads he could see as part of assessing the situation. As police cars turned up Johnston Kash a tall man with dark hair and beard climbed from the car and walked to the specialist van.
”Whats the low down” Johnston asked as he looked to Marnac aware he had to set up some sort of dialogue between the officer and the teen.
“He’s given his demands wants a way out,, helicopter and two million dollars.” Marnac replied and saw some one hold up ten fingers he hoped he was right and looked over to his friend “If I am right there’s ten people I n there. His name is Iuan, not sure on weapons he might have but I can try and get in there he might let me through. I know him from the institution he was in, “
”All right thanks, we need to get a link through to him open dialogue.”
“There’s a phone in the shop just got the number “ Sheriff Leighton Knight looked over to his friend and handed him a phone number as he looked around “Pegasus are setting up along the roofs with ready to shoot if the order is given over.” Marnac stated as he knew the institutions boys was lining up out of sight.
Sheriff Knight looked to Marnac with a smile “We keep this within our department and the private security firms if we can I know he has to go back to your work and we will ensure he is charged and dragged back once we get them out safe.” The sheriff looked over and hoped this would be done quick as he noticed Kash on the phone and waiting for the kid to answer.
“What you want? No one home!” Iuan stated as he heard the officer down the phone.
“Calm down Iuan is it alright if I call you Iuan?” Kash inquired and looked over for a minute as he waited for a response.
“Yeah, my name I am in control it is easy as this you get me a free passage from here to a helicopter and two million dollars.” Iuan demanded
”Iuan is there anyone you want to talk to, I can see you looking over at us.” Kash looked over and saw the men on the roof tops and scattered along the ground.
“I don’t want to talk to you that’s for sure Copeland, I’ll talk to Marnac.” the teen looked over “Lock the doors and you run I will shoot you.” Iuan ordered a small stocky dark haired man dressed in a Gucci suit who promptly locked the doors Iuan knew this place inside and out. “Everyone else on the floor hands above your heads and shut the fuck up.”
As he watched the situation outside the Garage and shook his head aware things would get worse before they got better as he heard the warning tones from Marnac Copeland a soldier they all knew better than to argue with.
“All right I’m here this is the game plan, how about you come out with your hands up and the weapon on the ground?”
“Like hell, in fact hell will freeze over before I give the hell up.”
“Well let’s stop and think Iuan just calm down I know your not seeing the full picture. Even if they was to secure what you want they will still know where your going and will be waiting for you. That’s if you make it out of the building alive kid, you know the odds of that happening plus there’s some of your fathers men with itchy trigger fingers but you release the hostages and we can talk.” Marnac figured they had enough food in the building so that wouldn’t be called out for.
“So no way out? You’re wrong man I got hostages here Copeland people I can use collateral bargaining chips. I shoot one of these and they’ll realize I mean business Copeland.” Iuan was serious and made sure that Marnac knew, as he thought about it but shook his head he wasn’t going to fall for what Marnac said he knew the security would be intent on getting as many out alive that they could.
“Alright Iuan calm down lets talk and work something out let the sick and injured out show willing and we can do more. They wont give anything if you don’t let some go.” Marnac thought about it and looked to the officers as if expecting some sort of cue.
“Nothing to talk about, you get what I want or I will shoot the hostages.” Iuan growled down the phone as he looked to the men and women especially the children “Alright there’s three children aged ten to fifteen I am sending them out with a lady who is in labor but the others are staying. I have a cop in here and looks like the metro-mayor of this forsaken place and a couple of hoodied teens.” Iuan stated as he signaled to the kids small teens with sandy colored hair and a tall thin heavily pregnant lady with strawberry blond hair and blue eyes.
As he allowed them out of the building the teen watched everyone carefully through the window and out to the awaiting units. He knew there was not much he could do but had already spotted the soldiers and police stationed on one of the roof tops. He tried to show he was willing to work with everyone and looked over when he noticed everyone in the building was scared of him. As the police approached the children and only adult to be let out of the building while the medics checked them all over. While the police was busy with the people he had let go those police not trying to find out what was happening in the shop was trying to find ways to talk the kid out and it seemed as if Marnac and Kash working as a team was working like clockwork but could they get them all out.
”Iuan I’m coming in and seeing what the trouble is, you need the medication you was supposed to have hows the head?” Marnac looked over to the doctor with a worried look.
“Heads clear,” Iuan stated then heard a familiar voice which interrupts him from the deepest darkest recess “Your stupid boy, look at the mess you have created their going to kill you for this, your going to be harvested lie others of your kind.” the voice stated as Iuan looked around and shook his head for a few minutes as if trying to get the voice to shut up.. The more he thought the chances of him coming out in one piece decreased no matter how much he demanded even he had to stop and think the pilot would be theirs the driver as well under orders. He looked over alright you lot go I have this one, he dropped his guard and let the hostages go he had no idea how long he had been in the building for but figured it had been a few hours. This got the soldieers and men off guard as the cops was talking about heading in but after a while iuan walked out his fun in his hand and started to pick off the soldiers which forced the snipers to open fire maximum impact was what iuan had in mind and he would go out in style. As snipers pumped his chest and knee with iron from their bullets which forced his body to jerk and twitch back until he fell on the floor.
“It’s going to be a miracle if this kid is still alive…. PUT YOUR WEAPONS DOWN.” the sheriff ordered as him and a team of medics walked over to the boy who wasn’t moving and stretched out on the floor with a pool of blood around him as the medics ran over and started to work. Heriff looked to the medics an could see the kid was still breathing “I am arresting you Iuan Rydderch Sinclair for the murder of Danillo Sinclair and the hold up of the Grenfold Station you have the right to remain silent but I shall caution you that anything you do say may be used in court. If you can’t afford an attorney one will be provided for you.” Sheriff Knight stated as he went to cuff the kid up but saw the medic shake his head.
“He might have heard the rights being read but he wont need to be cuffed he can barely run he’s out for the count Sir. He wont be going anywhere for a long time apart from the st. Jowans hospital now move out the way and let us work.” The fair haired black medic knew time was against them any one else and the shot would have been a kill shot the man thought and figured there wasn’t a clear line of fire. But what ever the reason Iuan was for all points of concern down and out cold.
”Alright but my boys will follow on Copeland, I staying to help clear u here and Erickson you call in once he wakes up.” Knight looked over once the medical team stem the bleeds they placed him on a stretcher and strapped him down in case he regained consciousness and continued to work while they transported it through to the hospital with an armed unit consisted of two men with them. As the men watched and listened the medical crew working on the prisoner to stabilize him they looked over for a few minutes.
“Their hypocratic oath thing is still intact through a lot of changes have been made everyone is entitled to the medical care unless found guilty by a court of law.” Marnac stated a he looked to the young boy on the bed, once at the hospital iuan was pushed directly into the theater where the doctors worked on the kid although no one understood why they was wasting time on the child. No one truly expected the child to pull out of the situation he was in as Marnac ensured the straps was tight enough to hold the kid if he came through but once in theater it was out of his hands and Marnac like the other police and soldiers found they could only wait around for any news of the prisoners condition. What ever made the boy do what he did they did not think they would know perhaps this was the sad end to the boys life like so many in his situation.
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