The place was still lusterless as it was like before. But thankfully, there was a hole above us where light passed through and provided luminance for this area. As the soldiers exited the place, various sounds echoed throughout my ears, including the sliding of the gates from where the soldiers had come from. And when I rubbed my eyes and shook my head, a hundred cells welcomed me. Each reach sheltered two people behind bars. And all of them shouted for help. As I got up from my knees, I was certain that this was the dungeon everyone had talked about, even Jack, the soldier, had warned me. By the time I gyrated my head, my eyes met a familiar face and a person who I slightly recognise. It was a boy no older than me. And this lad was the one Jack had shared with me. From what I remembered, the boy acted as a brave hero; however, his bravery turned against him. The moment he thought he won, the boy was devoured by sharks and no one rushed to his aid. His cause was just, but nobody sup
“I too want to make a spark just like you. That’s why I wish to talk to the mayor. And I will never leave you behind! I left Sisa, and look what happened to her! She died in the hands of those bastards!-”As soon as I said those words, the door somewhere deeper inside the prison reverberated. And the sound reached here. But I didn’t have any time to react or escape this place just like Thomas had instructed. So with the little time we had, Thomas and I exchanged words and information and laid out what plans we could provide on the table. “There’s also another way for us to work together. Buy me some time, and I will try to protect this village and call for help. I am a warrior, but not powerful enough to fend off those pirates. We need other soldiers from the outside, so after breaking free from this prison, I will come again and bring reinforcements… but.”“I am fine with that,” I nodded, knowing what awaited me. If Thomas could escape this place, he could call for help to defend th
I couldn’t keep track of time since the moment I was forcefully dragged in this place. Before the guards could even escort me to Mayor Gustavo, they still had their ways and had fun with my body. There was no point in squirming. Although the lacerations were healed by their potions, the scars remained. And my body was touched. I wasn’t less of a girl because of what happened. But I felt violated. Every second went like hours and days. And no matter how hard I tried resisting, those scums kept toying with me and had their fun with my body. But it didn’t end there. When the jailers had their fun, another batch of soldiers from the Kingdom had their ways. When the local guards saw what was happening to me, they wished to interfere. But since they were outnumbered, all those villager soldiers could do was watch and grit their teeth. Help never came to me. In spite of what had occurred to my body, I never lost my consciousness. I never gave up. There was some part of me that wished to
“You speak of me as if I did nothing to the town?! And who are you to mock me with your insults, peasant? If it weren’t for me, traders from all over the Kingdom would never visit this foul place! Those statues are what attracts those merchants and Kingdom officials! Those cash you mentioned helps the market reach over the Kingdom, so this puny town can compete with the rest of the village governed by the Kingdom. Those who wish to interfere with my work are free to do so. But if my guards have caught you peasants wreaking havoc against the rules I have imposed, then you will live behind bars and suffer the consequences of your actions! It is better to let a few people jump off the cliff rather than killing everyone, is it not?” Mayor Gustavo met my eyes, grabbed a few strands of my hair, and hauled me against the floor. He then continued where he had left from the conversation… From the one-sided conversation. “Now, I’ll ask you, Margarette, what do you know about handling a village,
I didn’t know what kind of spells were thrown in front of me, but all I knew was that every magic projectile was powerful enough to destroy even the wall made of cement. And looking from above, these pirates targeted Mayor Gustavo and the Kingdom but left most villagers who were retreating from the scene. It also seemed they were instructed to do that. But why? Despite watching those corsairs from afar, I still had no idea why they chose to invade this peaceful town and what they plan on doing on Evergreen. Even though these pirates avoided a brawl between the villagers, their actions didn’t mean those pirates were benevolent. In fact, they still fought against random and isolated villagers. And some pirates took other people with them on the ship for… some reason. But I didn’t indulge myself with them and remained at the top of the building, considering I couldn’t leave this place for good. Pirates had already infiltrated the municipal hall. And the local soldiers below ground defe
The pirate averted her stoney yet chilling gaze and studied the surroundings. It was quiet. No sound escaped from this place besides our breaths creating a disarray tune. By the time the pirate was done with his personal quest, she then returned her glare back at me. She then followed her look with footsteps trundling towards me. Each uneven step pounded the floor as if the pirate before was a wolf behind sheep’s clothing. She was a human, and yet felt more monstrous than Mayor Gustavo or the Great Kraken combined! When the pirate arrived near me, she knelt down and touched my face. The woman lifted my cheeks and returned my broken leer.As soon as the pirate was within centimetres away from, she revealed her gun and rested the barrel on my face… With her gun within point-blank range, the bullet from the pistol will surely hit me. And if that happened, I would be free from my suffering.I wasn’t afraid. My hands never quivered, and my heart refused to beat a craggy song pumping throu
I didn’t know why, but a really long flashback, which wasn’t for me, entered my vision. There was no telling if it was for me or for another person… for some reason. I believed it was a girl who took my spotlight, and the first letter of her name started with M… Monalisa? Who the fuck is Monalisa, anyway? I mean, I know her but… Bullshit. It didn’t matter. Because right now, the battle between the Kraken, the megalodon, and the small-fries swarm was against me! And the plan where I had to copy the lightning spell… or another spell of some sort just to make our plans work. I had no idea what the fuck was going on, but I vowed to make a change. We were this close in getting through the kraken. If I could somehow manipulate the thunder from the clouds, maybe I could turn the tides around.It still bothered me, though, that Captain Israel… was so weak compared to what others had described her. Was it just me or was she struggling against these monsters? Or was she doing it on purpose? Tr
The thing that was missing was… No clue about it. If it didn’t reveal itself to me, why would I even try to think about it? I didn’t want to die, but… what choice did I have? The only thing I could do now was to act whatever I had planned and if something happened, I had to adapt to my surroundings. And if I somehow stumbled upon a mysterious force that wanted me dead, then so be it. But I wouldn’t die that easily. It would take me a million bullets to go through this thick skull of mine before accepting my surrender.But before I could formally and properly initiate my plan, for the last time, Kirameki pulled the ends of my clothing and grabbed my attention. She was my sister, so I listened carefully about what she wanted to say. Although I was running with a ticking time-bomb with this scheme, it would never hurt to hear what my sister had to say about me or this idea.“About earlier… I don’t want you… to die… Please come back… brother… okay? You’re… the only one… I have…” I nodded