บท 93: Futility
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Tiffania sits in her cabin with a sombre look on her face. She'd just erased that strangers mind and sent him away, despite the fact he seemed to know her name. Her reaction wasn't intentional of course, but this wouldn't be the first time she'd been visited by people who'd intended to harm her.
There had been four instances where people had realised that she was a half-elf and attempted to capture her. She dealt with them easily enough by erasing their memories, but having to do this somewhat regularly left her with a deep fear of what might happen should she actually get captured.
She'd been there and was forced to watch as her mother was murdered, simply because she was an elf. She was a little girl when she watched through the slit of her wardrobe as the King's men relentlessly cut down her mother.
She'd managed to escape with the help of her father, Archduke Othomont's men(Younger brother of King George, Prince Wales father), she'd been sequestered away to this cabin in the woods. She wasn't able to go anywhere due to the risk of her discovery, so she was forced to stay here and wait for Matilda to deliver her food and supplies...
She disliked being trapped here, however, wishing that one day she could leave and freely explore the world without being hunted for her lineage. She knew this was unlikely to ever happen though, the only people she ever actually interacts with besides Matilda are the children from the orphanage that occasionally wander into the forest.
It's fun to play with them, but she knew once they became adults that she'd likely be captured... They would be taught to hate elves, and once they discovered her, they would turn against her like everyone else.
Tiffania shakes her head and begins to idly think about what that recent stranger called Michael had wanted. He didn't seem to be hostile, but her reaction would have undoubtedly made him angry if he ever discovered it.
*Creeeak!*
Tiffania's eyes shoot to the cabin door as she draws her wand, "W-who's there!?" she tentatively asks, scared of whatever mind be outside.
"Hello? I'm here to gift the fairy gifts for looking after the orphanage kids." a male voice asks, causing Tiffania to calm slightly. She takes her wide-brimmed hat and puts it on, making sure to tuck her ears into it. "L-leave it outside... And thank you!" she says, hoping they'd leave... Having someone visit her in the night brought back memories of the night her mother was killed. Needless to say, she was on edge.
"Okay! Thank you, fairy!" the man says as his footsteps audibly leave the outskirts of her cabin.
Tiffania breathes a sigh of relief and puts her wand back between her breasts, but is shocked when many men barrel through her door immediately afterwards. She's able to erase one person's mind but is easily disarmed and bound, her hat pulled away to reveal her long ears.
"Haha! Finally caught you, Elf!"
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Tiffania is bound and publically dragged through Westwood as the villagers cheered at her expense. These people who she hoped to one day befriend, laughing and jeering at her capture... The only people who looked upset were the children, but they could do nothing but watch as she was thrown into the back of a carriage and taken towards the city of Cendri.
Despite having come to terms with her situation, she couldn't help but feel resentful over the villager's reaction. They knew what was going to happen to her, yet they were happy, despite the fact she'd peaceful lived next to their village for many years!
"Captain? Maybe we should 'play' with the elf before we reach Cendri? Demons don't deserve any mercy." one guard asks, causing Tiffania's eyes to widen in fear.
The captain shakes his head, "Don't you dare. Touching this demon would taint you, I'd soon castrate you then let you corrupt yourself!"
The lustful guardsman pales and nods, "A-alright..." he says before looking at Tiffania, "I wonder if all demons look like this... This one must be a succubi elf or something." he mutters, using his sheathed sword to prod her in the breast.
It doesn't take long for them to reach the town, Tiffania's presence is announced, and people start throwing stones, fruit, and anything else they could get their hands on. Tiffania can only endure it however, she didn't know what'd happen to her, but she knew she probably wouldn't survive.
Why did these people hate her so much though? They'd never met her before, the only reason they had was because she was a half-elf... But was that really the reason? Elves weren't that different compared to humans! Her mother and father loved each other without problems, so why was it such a big deal!?
Tiffania can't help but begin sobbing as rock and fruit hit her, she takes her ring off and clutches it between her hands, knowing that these people would love the opportunity to steal the last thing her mother gave her.
Tears stream from her face as she's strung up to a pole and kindling is gathered beneath her, with people all the while continuing to throw things at her. She cries and begins begging them to let her go when she realises what they intended to do to her.
"Why are you doing this to me!? I did nothing wrong! I just want to be left alone!"
"Shut the fuck up you damned demon!"
"Yeah! Give us back the holy land you scum!"
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Eventually, once everything is set up, a woman is carried into the town square by a luxurious-looking carriage. She doesn't step out, instead electing to address the townsfolk from the comfort of her vehicle.
Tiffania intently listens to the woman, Earl Tatiana Baschet's speech, and she can only futilely plead her innocence as she lists off a litany of false claims and crimes that Tiffania had 'supposedly' committed.
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บท 94: Elf-Guard
"Please let me go... I promise to be good, I'll leave, I swear it." Tiffania sobbingly pleads as a man approaches her with a torch in hand. They didn't even give her notice as they toss the torch onto the kindling, causing it to ignite and allowing the flame to slowly grow.
The heat licks her legs and she screams, begging to plead to be let go, but her rambling quickly breaks down into agonized screaming as her body is enveloped in fire. She'd never experienced anything so painful in her life. She felt everything, her skin shrivelling up and boiling, eventually blackening as the flames continue up, climbing her body but not giving her death until everything she knew was pain.
The crowd laughs as she screams, jeering and continuing to throw rocks and fruit at her, but she doesn't even take notice of it as she uselessly tries to free herself.
Her world turns to fire, then blackness.
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...
But somehow, she awakens, the agonizing pain she was experiencing gone, yet she continued to tremble from the phantom pains.
"Tiffania! Are you alright?" a familiar voice asks, and she opens her eyes for the first time, looking over at the speaker.
"Y-you?" she mutters, confused at seeing the stranger whose memory she'd erased. Her attention is drawn away however as she spots the blackened pole to which she was previously tied to. She gives a strangled shout of terror as she quickly shuffles away from it, only now noticing that she was completely naked.
"Tiffania! You need to calm down, you're alright. You're fine, I saved you..." the man, Michael says with a sympathetic frown.
"I-..." she starts but notices her pale white skin that was slowly reddening with contact to the cold air, surprised at the fact she was unharmed, she holds her hands in front of her face, but notices her missing ring. "M-my mother's ring...? Where is it?"
The man called Michael wraps his cloak around her body, not minding her reactionary jolt at being touched, he slowly holds her hand and slides the now gemless ring into it. Tiffania gives a relieved smile as she holds the ring to her cheek, taking in its presence that reminded her so of her mother.
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Michael can only sigh at Tiffania's state, clearly, she was traumatised by what she'd experienced. But he couldn't let him linger like this for long, as the guards would be here soon enough. "Your mother's ring revived you Tiffania, but we can't stay here. Those people will be back soon, so we need to go, now." he urges the trembling girl.
"W-why did they do this to me...?" she mutters, and Michael can only shake his head, "Because they are taught to hate you and every other elf. The Church worships Brimir, and these people follow his lead in irrationally hating elves. As long as you live in this world, you will be hunted... But there's a way for us to escape." he says, causing the girl to look up at him with a hopeful expression.
"H-how?"
Michael shakes his head, "We can talk about this later, for now we need to go before shit hits the fan." he says, but the sound of feet behind him signal that it was too late to run.
"He revived the demon! Kill that heretic!" one of the many guardsman shout as they charge him with drawn blades.
Michael draws his own sword and stands with Tiffania at his back, "I won't let them hurt you again, Tiffania." he promises, causing the girl to tear up, though, whether it's in fear or gratitude, Michael couldn't really tell.
"You fucking bastards burned an innocent person alive! So I won't have to feel bad about cutting you to pieces!" he shouts, thrusting his hand out and chanting, "Shock!" a couple times, causing threads of lightning to explode from his fingers, killing around ten people almost instantly.
Unfortunately, he hadn't realised just how much magic he'd used to revive Tiffania... He was almost entirely out of mana... Luckily, the guardsman's charge was halted at the sight of magic. The superiority of mages was ingrained in their hearts, making them wary of approaching someone who's powerful enough to kill so many of them with such ease.
"Tiffania, get up, we need to get out of here." he quickly says over his shoulder, hoping that no one with a bow would arrive anytime soon.
Tiffania eventually nods, clutching her mother's ring tightly as she stumbles to her feet, unable to stop the incessant trembling occurring all over her body. It was a massive improvement to, you know, not being on fire, but that didn't instantly make her able to move around like normal. Even in the past, she had always been clumsy, so adding her mental overload and seeming unfamiliarity with her body, it was a wonder she was able to stand at all.
"Get back!" Michael shouts, pointing his weapon menacingly at the guardsman, all the while summoning the Book of Commoners, accessing his inventory and downing his Clarity potion. A blue glow covers him, indicating that his mana was rapidly regenerating, but he couldn't relax as a single hit would disable it.
During this, a carriage arrives and an angry, familiar-looking woman hops out of it. "You!" she shouts, Michael recognizing her as that bitch Tatiana that helped torture him in the capital. She draws her wand and begins to chant something, but Michael interrupts her but shouting, "Hex!".
She turns into a chicken with a puff of smoke, shocking the surrounding guards and allowing him to throw Tiffania over his shoulder and flee in the opposite direction. He didn't want to try fighting them while Tiffania was vulnerable... She'd only just been resurrected, and he wasn't willing to risk her death again.
With the activation of Shadow Dance, he zips out of the town like a bat out of hell, entering the forest and easily outrunning whatever guards attempted to pursue him.
"M-my lady! The criminals have escaped!"
Tatiana glowers at the guardsman and points her wand at him, "For your failure, DEATH!"
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