The Arbitrator by Max Nowaz

Author:Max Nowaz [Nowaz, Max]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-26T11:00:00+00:00

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He was back on Levita.

He tried to move but his head hurt. Ito was standing over him and another man who he recognised as the manager of the complex was kneeling next to him on the floor. The man injected him with something, and his whole body started burning.

“Ah, sleeping beauty, waking up at last, for a while I thought I had hit you too hard,” Ito laughed.

Brown was in a dimly lit, dingy room. He tried to move again, but to no avail. Whatever they had injected him with was taking effect immediately and he could not move a muscle.

“I think it’s taken effect, he can’t move,” the other man said.

“How long will it last?” asked Ito.

“Several hours, long enough for us to finish our job. I’ve given him enough to stop a large animal.”

“But he can hear me alright?”

“Of course. That’s the beauty of it. He can feel pain, but he won’t be able to move a muscle.”

“Just the way I want it,” laughed Ito as he kicked Brown hard in his stomach.

Brown winched, at least he wanted to, but his facial muscles were totally immobile. The man and Ito bellowed with laughter.

“So you thought you’d just come here and steal my girlfriend did you?” Ito kicked him again. “Well your fate was sealed the day you met her.”

Brown looked at him. The pain was unbearable, some tears spilled out from his eyes. At least they weren’t going to get his money.

“Oh! I bet you’re thinking, why are they doing this? They haven’t got the money yet,” said Ito as if reading his thoughts.

What’s happening, have I totally miscalculated? Brown thought. He had thought he would be totally safe until he parted with the money and the trip would be of no danger to him.

“Are you sure you’re going to get the money?” the other man asked.

“The director of the bank is arranging it right at this moment. It will be in my account as soon as I get back to Central City and tell him the coast is clear.”

Brown couldn’t believe his ears. So they had it in for him as soon as the money had arrived in the bank.

“Why don’t we get rid of him now?” asked the other man.

“No, that’s too easy for him. I want him to suffer. You will deliver him outside the perimeter so the tribe can have him. It’s about time we fed them some live meat again.”

“You think of everything.”

“You’re in touch with them?”

“Of course. Actually I’m delivering some supplies to them today. They’ll get a nice surprise.”

“And you’re going to get a nice surprise,” Ito spoke to Brown again. “Well actually quite a nasty one, when they chop you up limb by limb to eat you raw.”

“Well they are a bit more civilised these days, they will roast him first.”

“I’ll be on my way then, if you’re sure you can take care of things here.”

“No problem, leave it to me. I’ll take him out there once you’ve taken off.

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