Sold

*Crack, Crack*

The opposite side of a corroded silver door with gory claw scratches and palm prints was making cracking noises. An extended gap that had been making cracking noises came to an abrupt stop. The door suddenly burst open, letting light in from the opposite side and presenting an unpleasant scene. A young child with straight, unruly black hair who was lying on dried blood and was bound to a filthy wall was exposed to the sun as he tried to adjust his eyes. Two hands extended, releasing the youngster from the chamber and dragging him along the hallway after unlocking the chains. A lengthy hallway with numerous windows.

"Father…"

"This room stinks very bad, what kind of peasant are you? Butler, make him look lovely quickly; he needs to look his best for the great occasion." As he went away, leaving me with my butler, Father Evil's laughter grew louder and louder. Since he despises me, my butler rarely appears cheerful, but today he was grinning and smiling. He stripped me of my soiled clothing and dragged me toward a massive washroom that contained a few servents.

*Washroom*

I gingerly lay down in the bathtub after my pale legs made their way onto the wonderful red flower petals-covered surface. The sound of the water hitting the bathtub was quite loud because the servants were washing my hair. And then other parts of my body were cleaned as well. With the exception of the training-related scars, my body was now pristine. I strolled toward a chair as the maids finished covering my marks with makeup. They started by looking through the closet and picking out a cute royal suit. My attire was made up of small shorts, a white button-down shirt, a crystal pin on my right lapel, and crystal-studded shoes. My previously black hair, which was now white, was placed in a small ponytail with a pink bracelet.

*Hallway*

I walked by the butler out the washroom door, as we headed down some stairs that seemed to be leading to our historic hallway. It was named the historic hallway as it had picture frames of all the important people in our family. They all looked rather nicely dressed as if they had no worries in life at all. My face became dark since my picture was nowhere to be seen, every picture of me was removed from the hallways and burned into nothing more than little rocks. But it wasn't worth getting mad over such small things since it wasn't like anyone was allowed inside this palace. It was rather heartless of my family to pretend I was nothing but a slave. Who would subject their kid to slavery?

"Please pardon me, but where are we going? This passageway ends at a dead end; was a room perhaps added while I was engaged in my room?"

"You'll find out soon enough"

The hallway seemed to continue on forever since it contained picture frames holding every single family photo that has ever been in this house. I was beginning to feel lightheaded from all the walking we were doing, and since I hadn't eaten breakfast or dinner yet, it was difficult for me to move a lot. We abruptly came to a stop as we approached a wooden door. The butler opened the door to show a group of individuals gathered around a chair. I was a little uneasy when the butler instructed me to take a seat in the center, where everyone could see me. Why were there so many people staring at me like I was a piece of candy in a shop?

My father looked at me and said "The bitting can now begin"

As soon as I heard him say those words, I immediately became pale. Although I wanted to cry and flee, I knew I would be punished if I did. Why would my father try to sell me? Do I no longer serve him in any way? Have I done something wrong that caused me to be sold? All I could do at this point was smile broadly while holding back my tears.

"10 thousand gold coins"

"Only 10,000? You miserable thing look at you! a 100 thousand gold coins!"

Bitting seemed to go forever until someone who hadn't previously bitted gazed into my eyes. His piercing blue eyes nearly gave the impression that he was attempting to calm me down. His white hair looked to face his face shape as he appeared to be around 50 years old. He was rather clothed modernly with high royal apparel. The more I stared at him, the more I realized that he might not be a pervert after all.

"I bit a million gold coins!" Everyone in the throng hushed as they turned to see who had uttered such a significant sum of money. "I doubt there is anything else to say. One million is enough, after all, your majesty?" As he turned to face my father among the crowd, his eyes appeared to be quite pure evil.

*Carriage*

"Why, sir, would you spend a million coins on such a worthless piece of trash? What I deliver is useless to you." I avoided looking at him and only focused on my feet as the grandpa handed me a set of pajamas to change into. They were pretty adorable because the amount of pink in them made me look like a strawberry. "Please excuse my yawning."

"You should get some rest because you appear to be exhausted from today's events. When you awaken the following morning, I will address all of your inquiries. If I bought you, it was to provide you with a better life; yet, a 17-year-old boy like you isn't supposed to spend 4 years in a cage. You merit going to school, just like every other child in our realm. Don't you wish to exact retribution from him? I can assist you."

"I. I don't want to injure anyone, not even if my own father locked me up. Though it might not be that horrible to reduce his kingdom to little more than dirt." I was unable to control myself, and a wicked grin grew across my face. Who wouldn't want to ruin something they weren't able to acquire for themselves, after all? *Yawn* "Until tomorrow, grandpa"

A beautiful pink blanket that appeared to have been waiting for him was wrapped by two hands around the tiny youngster. Stars flashed by the night sky, appearing to be a sign that the youngster had escaped his awful life.

"I'll make sure you're the ideal fit for our scheme to overthrow that abhorrent greedy pig king."