Chapter 7: Chapter 7 Enslaved
The strong men and children were all staring at Omen. Listening to Omen's tall tale actually came to some effect it seems.
Some of the men shared similar eyes of doubt, however, the children mostly expressed goodwill to Omen after hearing the story.
'What is this strange feeling?' Omen thought. His neck felt a slight tingle and he moved his right hand towards his neck when...
SWOOP
A single whip expertly flew in through the cracks of the cage and slashed Omen's right shoulder, making him fumble onto the ground.
"Shut The Fuck UP! Stupid kids" Said the cart driver. He looked towards one of the men by his side and said, "Put the drape down, we are almost there."
One of the men went and dropped a curtain over the cage.
'OOUUCH! Fucking cart driver, you think you can hit me for no fucking reason! Is this stupid curtain supposed to hide us from going inside? None of us are gagged, can't we just scream and get them in trouble?'.
Omen looked at the other children in the cage with him. The slight awe in their eyes immediately disappeared and only fear shrowded their being. It seems the story Omen told only served as a distraction, and no one truly believed it.
Omen grasped his right shoulder with his left hand, a red glint flashed through his eyes.
'K...'
'Huh?'
'Kill'
'What am I hearing? Who is talking?'
'KILL! AWAOOOO!' A Strong killing intent spread chaos in Omen's mind, seemingly held back by something.
Omen silently went to the opposite corner of the cage and sat down. The children in the cage couldn't see the formless energy radiating from him but they could feel a strong pressure very close but couldn't figure out where it was coming from.
As Omen was in inner turmoil, the cage stopped for a little while. Then started moving again. It seemed as though thirty minutes passed before the drape came back up, showing the cage to the outside world again. Opening the cage, the cart driver looks at us with a small scowl and commands, "Hurry up and get out. All of you!"
The kids hurry up, and fast walkout, some with wobbly legs showing their fear of the situation. As we all walk out, me at the back, they put signs on our necks and made us stand on a stage. Looking around, there are many people. Men and women of all ages, seemingly all backgrounds, looking intently at us.
GASP*
As I take the stage, several gasps come out and furious murmurings go around the crowd. With my heightened senses, I can sort of make out what they are saying.
'who brought this abomination'
'This kid is cursed'
'OMG such a...bad boy hmm'
'he's in good shape for looking so evil'
"Ladies and gentlemen, Today I have brought some valuable prizes. Young as they may be, they show much promise. Each with interesting backgrounds I'm sure everyone will enjoy hearing." said the cart driver, standing on stage beside us.
"Finnvid, hurry up. I don't have all day to hear your drivel." said a domineering voice in the crowd.
Through the crowd, the voice makes its self known. It's a powerful-looking man with a rugged brown beard, medium brown hair that's braided on the sides. His bursting muscles can be seen through his no sleeved tunic and coat.
"of course Jaggedmouth, starting off the bid! We have a decent girl, around 12 years old. We found her and the brown-haired girl, around 10 years old, and a little boy together around 10 years old, it seems they were abandoned and survived in the wilds for a little while. They are malnourished but I found them next to a dead man. I think the kid with the scar killed him."
"Selling the older one starting at 5 silver pieces, She will be quite the catch when she gets older! Minumum increase of 50 bronze pieces!"
"5 silver!"
"6 silver!"
"8 silver!"
"15 silver!" someone shouts out. Immediately the crowd gets quiet, looking for the voice. A rugged man, with a small physique and medium stature. Probably saved up money just for this occasion, it seems we found someone a little too desperate. She's just a little girl man. Well maybe in this era, she's at the right age...sigh.
"Sold! 15 silver!" The cart driver, Finnvid says. The three kids are even more terrified, not sure if it's because we are being sold or they are being separated...or the girls impending fate.
Finnvid pushes her off the stage into another merchant looking man under the stage, the rugged man makes his way over to them.
"Next is another girl! Though a little younger and has sunken cheeks, you never know what fate holds! The bid starts at 3 silver pieces!
"4 silver!"
"4 silver and 50 bronze!"
"6 silver!"
Murmurs in the crowd. It seems nobody wants to spend a lot of money on this girl. Perhaps she'll have a better ending than the blonde one.
"Going once, twice, SOLD!" says Finnvid, pushing the girl down the stage.
"Next we have a small warrior! With that fierce scar on his head and the dead man next to him when I found him, you know he will bring back all the money and more once he is older!"
"Starting the bid at 10 silver pieces! The minimum increase of 1 Silver!"
"12 silver!"
"15 silver"
"18 silver"
"20 silver"
"21 silver!"
"..30 silver," said Jaggedmouth dominating the crowd. He almost whispered it, yet everyone shut up really quickly. Jaggedmouth comes up to the stage with heavy steps, making the others in the crowd part and shudder in his presence.
"Finnvid"
"Yes!"
"The other 3 boys. What's their story and how much." continues Jaggedmouth.
[That's not even a question man]
"T-The one with the traumatized looking face was found after a raid in his village. He was surrounded by his dead parents and dead little sister, It seemed the bandits made them play a deathmatch. 20 Silver, he survived but the way he looks now, he'll die or kill himself soon."
[What in the worl-]
Finnvid continues, " The stoic one with almost no emotion we found in the woods living next to a pile of grass. We found a used and naked dead woman under that pile.... 30 Silver. I also don't know if this one will last long." Finnvid knows the auction is over and that Jaggedmouth will probably buy them at the price he listed. So he is upselling them now.
[Dang, that explains the emptiness in his eyes. These backgrounds are crazy! This world is incredibly dangerous!]
"And lastly, we have this demon...he was...found next to THE crater.."
"By the gods!"
"He is demon spawn!"
"The gods must have done something to him!"
"The Lake is gone!"
murmurs in the crowd don't stop. So a lot of stories have been about what happened. The lake is gone? oops...
"He told us a story of Loki that cursed him when he was still in his mother's womb.." Finnvid tells the whole retelling of my made-up background story. Dang! If I knew he was actually listening and would retell it, I would have thought of something cooler to say!
Jagged mouth walks up the stage to tower in front of me, staring at me. I feel some pressure on me, but nothing like that human spirit or the Gods. Noticing my indifference to his presence, a glint goes across his eyes.
"I'll give you 3 pieces of gold for all 3," says Jaggedmouth.
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