"Wakey wakey Prisoner!!"
The Marauder guard said as he rammed his fist into his victim. The chained captive felt the blow and flinched only to look up to the guard smiling.
"Not bad, for a little pansy like you" Jak said spitting out blood onto the stone ground.
The guard scoffed and grabbed him by the throat and whispered
"I'll make you wish you kept your mouth shut you little punk!"
He soon took out a small knife and held it under Jaks throat.
Meanwhile in the Spargus City Throne Room
"You sure Jak is alright about this Sig? I mean letting himself get captured by these Marauders in order to get into their fortress?"
Daxter asked as he fidgeted with his goggles while Keira sat down besides Samos. King Sig stood up from his throne and gave Daxter an assuring smile and exclaimed
"He did plan this Daxter, Torn and Ashlein will drop into the fortress with both KG and Wastelander Elites to wipe out any remaining soldiers."
"The Marauders think they've caught an easy prey but they'll be met with quite the opposite in fact." Samos said as he floated in meditation.
The green sage was monitoring Jaks lifeforce via his meditation. Being a sage sure did have many advantages. Keira looked towards Sig and asked
"Who is the leader of the Marauders exactly and what would they want with Jak? I can't help but sense they hold a grudge."
Sig replied in a serious manner.
"His name is Erron Shinji, After Jak was born his father Damas had a trusted general who sooner or later decided to try take the throne for himself. Damas caught wind of this mutiny and managed to stop him from doing so but it came at a heavy price. Queen Lilith who was Jak's mother died fighting whilst protecting him."
Keira felt her blood boil in anger but she closed her eyes and took a deep breath while Daxter jumped next her and shouted
"So this Erron chump wants to kill MY best friend?! Just so he can take Spargus for himself? I swear I'm gonna rip his spine out. BASH his damn friggen brain in and-"
Keira grabbed Daxter and shook him and forced him to look at her and sternly said
"Dax! Calm. Down. I want to give this creep hell too for taking Jak's mom away from him. But this is Jak's fight and the best thing we can do right now is support him through this."
Daxter felt his eyes water up and stuttered
"B-B-But I can't just sit back and let them hurt my friend. I just can't!"
Keira hugged her Ottsel friend as he broke down and whispered
"Neither can I Dax. But Jak is a strong one and he'll pull through."
Daxter looked at her and gave a small smile and quietly said
"He always does right?"
Sig patted Dax on the back smiling.
"Always my friend. Always!"
In the Marauder Fortress dungeon
Jak felt the knife touch his throat, the guard was about to push the weapon into him before a voice boomed behind the shocked guard.
"ENOUGH!"
A tall dark skinned figure walked into Jaks cell wearing a dark blue cape, blood red gauntlets, black robe with a red belt with a silver bloodied buckle and a gold mask hiding only a quarter of his face. The figure moved slowly towards Jak while the guard turned and bowed before him only to be met with a disturbing glare.
"M-my lord I was only intimidating him. Nothing more!"
The guard said stuttering and already feeling terrified by the figure. The masked one shook his head in silence still looking at him and spoke in a soft tone.
"You know that is not how you hold a knife. Hand it over."
The frightened guard quickly handed his knife over while Jak stared at the figure unimpressed.
"I didn't know you guys were lovers. Maybe you two should try counciling." The Eco Channeler sarcastically said while chuckling.
The masked one gave a dark smile before he placed the knife under Jak's throat before suddenly grabbing the prison guard and started stabbing the defensless Marauder. Blood splattered across the cell as the masked one repeatedly stabbed his subordinate who was screaming in agony before having the knife rammed into his skull with Jak looking in shock.
"Just like your father, always had a witty comeback even before he betrayed me, I'm sure you know who I am right Jak?" The figure asked as he wiped the blood off his face.
"Yeah. The bastard who killed my mother!" Jak raised his voice as he attempted to pull off the chains but to no avail.
Erron Shinji also known as the Marauder King stood before Jak with a twisted grin on his face, his pale yellow eyes staring right back at his prisoner.
Torn and Ashlein were watching the Marauder fortress which was heavily guarded from safe distance. With both KG and Wastelanders armed to the teeth. They waited in silence for Torn's signal before they can charge towards the fortress.
"Hold on Jak. We're coming!"
Torn said as he slowly raised his hand and clenched and unclenched his fist three times and the units spreaded themselves out silently under the cover of night and soon they stopped in their tracks. Ashlein used her communicator to talk to the captains of each unit.
"The minute Jak gives us the signal using his light eco, you charge in and assist him in anyway you can BUT if you see dark eco you keep away and attack from a distance."
Jinx responded quietly "Why keep our distance from Jak? I thought he was in control?"
Ashlein scoffed before saying
"Oh he is, But considering the situation. Jak may want to show these chumps what hell really looks like and let's just say he won't be holding back anymore"
End of Chapter 1