Sixth Jump (Red Dead Redemption) (Part 3)

Redemption of The Bandit

            It was a few more years before anything of note, but I already had it in mind of what I needed to do. This was a short event…. I went to the ranch that John possessed and was shot down at, arriving just in time to see the government officials driving and running off. I personally had to hide as to avoid another slaughter… of them.

            Either way, I slowly stepped up to John’s corpse, his bloodied and hole-filled body laid out in a pool of his own blood. “Get up John… You’ve paid your debt. Be with your family.” I stated as I raised my hand, the Ring of Elru that I possessed glowing with a bright light that slowly enveloped his body. His wife and son came riding back as the spell finished, my head turning to look at them as they rode up. “He’s alive… Give him some time to rest.”

            His wounds closed, bullets pushing out of his body to fall or roll off to the dirt below as I spoke, right in front of his family, but thankfully it was fairly subtle at this point. Without another word, I simply turned around and walked off. Along the path, I was greeted by the Strange Man who stepped up and slowly walked beside me. ‘You interfered, Aaron. You interfered with John’s fate and this world as a whole. Care to explain yourself?’

            I continued to walk, one of my hands reaching up to carefully adjust my hat. “Cause John redeemed himself and the government went against their word. On top of that… I don’t want Jack going down the path that I and his father have. I don’t want him to know the path of violence. He has killed now and seen death, but this way he won’t seek revenge.” The Strange Man let out a little hum and followed along beside me, his arms habitually folded behind his back. ‘You’re odd, Aaron. Slaughtering so many innocents… but, caring that someone should not be killed for crimes that they have repented for. You know he’ll die.’

            “Yeah… but, he won’t die due to things that he tried to prevent and make up for. He did what they asked and they betrayed him. He made up for his actions, but still paid for them. His debt was paid, yet they still cashed in. Now… Time for me to leave.” I turned to look at the Strange Man and gave him a small pat on the shoulder. “Wouldn’t you agree? You should stay… I am sure that John wouldn’t mind hearing your commentary.” After I finished speaking, I vanished back into the multiverse to see where I would end up next.

            ‘Hmm… Very well, All in due time, Aaron. All in due time… Stubborn fool. At least he’s learning…’