the person called diablo

my body felt weightless. my eyelids are closed but i can see everything. I can't see my limbs and my whole body. I'm just a head. my vision was filled with nothing and something at the same time. smelled a scent that came from my childhood but can't tell where. a noise rang and reverberated all around me. my ears started to bleed. shut up. it sounded like nails on chalkboard. I feel and smelled the noise. my mouth tasted it before. I think it was delicious because it still stayed in my tongue as long I remembered. my eyes twitch and reacting to the noise. I felt something was missing. it felt imports so I try to. my vision hasn't changed and was still in the lightless world. trying to look through the darkness. I squinting my eyelids and straining my eyes until they felt they were about to fall out of my sockets. all around me i heard a soothing voice. my eyes relaxed and all my senses slowly came back to me. the voice become more louder as it echoed in my mind. I felt a hand pull in all around. my senses was being pulled with it. feeling the warm touch of the detached hand kept guilding my hand. the endless void was left behind me and the light Infront started to feel like being embrace by someone. the warmth was transferred to my cold body. the voice sound clear and soft.

—" my name is satin, your's ? "— a soft voice of a woman talking to me. in the water but something wad weighing me down. the darkness felt calm but lonely. my dream that felt so comfortable and safe is now being left behind me. being thrown into completely darkness I tried to move but can't. confused I try to move my body wasn't able to.

—" hello- hello, it's satin calling. can you tell your name "— her voice sounded friendly that sounds like a close friend is talking to me. hoping that someone I know will help I tried to

answer her question but couldn't. my eyes was stich together and a bitter taste spread in my mouth. i can't feel my body and so i put my strength in my voice. a groan escaped my mouth.—" d...d.di yov mii "— the first thing that came to my mind is the last thing that my mother said. it came out broken and incoherent but she somehow able to understand what i said.—" Dio me?. is your name dioy mi or is it Dio vli "— she seems to thinking as her voice slightly lowered and felt the ground or is it a bed ?, slightly tilt to the side.

—" I know!, is your name Dio Valo? "— my ears slightly cringe as I feel warm breathing Infront of my face. being woken up from my sleep but for some reason I can't move a muscle. so i just move the only body that can move and twitched my head. I immediately regretted as my whole body was in agonizing pain.—" mhm, wait, you shouldn't move yet. you just woken from your coma, right? "— being more concerned about my well being as she sounded more confused than i am. I fear who is this person and so forced my eyes open as I feel the stitches tore of my eyelids. my eyes wasn't adjusted to light so i immediately closed them back after I opened them. the light still went through my eyelids but i finally adjusted my eyes. i gingerly opened my eyes. my vision was clouded at first but when I opened them a little longer they finally recovered. a woman with short black hair and a fedora neatly placed on her head. wearing a black suit. while a white dotted tie placed between chest her that was unbutton. while wearing a gray suit jacket over it. —" yo, kid how ya doing. believe it or not I'm the boss of this place. I was just strolling in the area. that's when I found you, laying down on the pavement "—her face didn't express any emotion as she recounted her story like it didn't matter to her.—" so kid, being saved by your older sister I kinda don't do things for free. so how about you join my gang as payment ?"— her hand reached out and looked like she was waiting for me to shake it. my arm tried to move but my whole body was immediately assaulted by excruciating amount of pain. so I blankly stared at her while she held her hand up to me. as if realizing—" o ya, you were still haven't recovered from the coma "—she said to herself while looking at something behind me.—" well–ugh we can talk about the payment after you recover I guess "— as she mumbled to herself. my mind feeling tired of the pain that racked my body and a new problem that I need to be concerned about. deciding to deal with everything tomorrow as I closed my eyes to go in a deep slumber.

I suddenly woken up from my a long slumber. but instead of being greeted by my wife resting beside me. what stared back at me is the empty black void of the night sky with stars dotted along it. I blinked my eyes for a couple of minutes before realizing i was in the same place that i lay my head down. I looked up the endless sky that towered over me. my vision is started to get blurry and let out a silent scream while my mouth was agape. being unable to accept what reality gave me. the cruel reality laughed at me while i waited to be awake from this long nightmare. tear and snout came out as stream on my face traveling through my face to reach the grounds. I grasped the soil below me and clutched it like a ball. letting every emotion into my hand as I throw the soil in my hand into a random spot of the forest. while I stood and vented my frustrations and melancholy into the throw. trying to get a single control over my own life. I screamed and cried my emotion toward the world.

" aghhh "

a sharp sound pierced my ear drums. my body flinched and focused my ears to more sounds but nothing came after the first one. my emotion is still raging on within me and i held onto a short amount of patience. when a couple of second pass by my vision started to turned red and my body started to shake in fury. I yelled—" come out, if you want to make fun of me. then you can laughed infront of me "— my voice didn't reached any as no one came out. being not in a mood for talking. I silently started to march toward the yelp. each step was made to closed the distance between me and noise. each jump of my steps thrusted me forward. as I reached the unexpecting group of bushes. I put one arm in and yanked the person hiding inside the bush.the person that made the yelp is no other than " her ". my eyes repeatedly closed and open. not believing my own eyes I started to touch the face Infront. I stroked my fingers across her cheeks and through her hair. every bit of felt like her. after conforming that she isn't an imposter. I embraced her in my arms and feeling the warmth that I lack starting to pour into my body. as I continuedly caressing her hair and forehead. I didn't notice her talking because of my chest muffled her voice while I embraced her in my arms.—" anos vey lal cherus "— gibberish came out of her mouth and so I looked again. the woman that I thought was marry was actually a girl that looked shockingly similar to marry. sunken eyes and cheeks while wearing a metal collar around her neck she looks malnourished that you can see all of her ribs. her body was filthy and naked. the only thing the looked remotely similar is the short white hair. but apart from that. she looks nothing alike her that I remember. my heart sank in my stomach but didn't feel anger, sadness or even any emotion. I only felt emptiness in my heart like I'm observing my self instead of experiencing it. the whole world is distance and I'm only going further away from everything. tears dripped down her sunken cheek's mix with the blood that came down her forehead. I finally realized who made the ear piercing scream. a uncomfortable realization dawn on to me while looking at the wound of the little girl. holding her hands and i immediately released my grip on her. the little girl cried as tears and snout came down as streams. two emotion mix and splash around inside fo me while my feet trembled. the whole world shaked and tilted all around me. the ground quake below my feet and making me stumble backwards. in a clumsy mess of trying to keep my balance in the earthquake I stumbled backwards. clumsily walking backwards while stumbling I kept staring at her but she looked at me with surprised. her eyes were void like and didn't show much expression while her mouth is agape. but with how malnourished she looks any slight distortion on her face will make it more obvious. while not trying to trip on my own feet she started to talk me but sounded panicked. her voice is frail and soft while sounded like a broken piano. her voice came out as barely audible whispers making my ears strain to even notice her talk. i still didn't understand any thing what she was talking about while she tries to talk to me. my heart flipped upsidedown and the realization send me into endless question. trying to rationalize everything made me feel like my head is being spit open. my heart ached while her tears kept dripping down and her wound wouldn't stop oozing blood. her face reminded of me someone that I didn't forget and is like a reincarnation of her. but she kept on following me and she is talking to me in this foreign tongue that i didn't understand. we finally reached the clearing but we kept on going until we reached the middle. as the little girl was exhausted from talking to me while we walked toward the clearing and not to mention how weak and frail she looks. she only stood their and panted like a dog. I stared at her and waited for her to talk first.—" le devil ja vov lel"— I still didn't understand what she was telling but she looks concerned while her face knotted together as she was told her story. she finally ended her story while some tears still came out of her eyes. I have difficulty looking at her face but can't help to be reminded of her. as she silently waited for my response. I struggle to talk to her. —" I. don't. under.stand "— I raised my arm in confusion trying to tell her that I didn't understand her. her face looked preplex as she didn't understand what I said. her dead fish eyes coldly stared at me while her mouth was opening and closing but no sound came out. as if noticing that we can't speak each other native language. —"ehhh, le.olo. devil "—

she slowed and lowered her voice like talking to a child but. this conversation felt similar as i felt deja vu while talking to her. in the midst of thinking I didn't understand what she was saying but heard her mention a word that I recognize—" devil? "— while saying that I pointed at my face to emphasize the point. she seems to get it and started to bob her head up and down while having a innocent smile. while looking at her i was reminded again of someone but couldn't remember who. if there's a god in this world it will probably play a sick prank on me. giving me hope and than ripping it out my hands— but their facial expressions and how they changed are to similar to be just a coincidence.—" le devil, os vex aso letes de olo "—while we try to converse and trying understand each other. each time her face made a wrinkle looks familiar. I never seen this girl in my life but still saw something familiar, although i can't put into words. her face is something I'll easily forget but like a ghost. its creeping inside my memories even though i didn't know when I remembered them. my face crunch up as my heart tighten. my mind worked like a overworked machine and failed to stop. my thoughts were spinning out of control until it crashed on the only thing that makes sense. like a spark to a fire but felt something close. as if the feeling is still there. lingering in my cold body like answering my question. but this feeling is not the one that i won't remember.

a small part of me believe but it was to far fetch to be real but...

I trying to feel the small sparks of flame that was in my heatless body. the small petite body of the little girl suddenly collapsed down on the ground. my heart lurched out of my chest when she suddenly fall to the ground. the instinct to run suddenly propelled me forward while my whole body abandoned the limit of my body. I put every ounce of my strength to reach her. my heart fills up with filled anxiety as i stumbled my way to her. I struggle to articulate my body and struggle to breath. I feel the heat that seared my body like I was still clutching her in my arms. like trying to fight the tears that was threatening to come out. my body slumped down while my knees get scraped by the ground. not noticing the pain as I try to hold her but.... as my hand touched her body there was black smoke coming out and going into my hand. an anonymous feeling went over my body. my mind was bewildered but my body was moving on it own and cradle her on my arms. the evil looking mist came out but I didn't let her go. ignoring the perturbation sprouting in my heart. while being in my arm cradling her, my other hand started to check for her temperature. her body seems normal but she was still unconscious. looking at the wound on her forward and realized it was way worse than I thought. my arms trembled as I don't no know what to do. while I was still panicking the black Vail kept being sucked to my arms that was holding her. the smoke looked anonymous as it slowly travel to my body. I felt no changes in my body as I didn't let it bother me. her body started to grow stiff and her body heat started to disappear. the lose of the heat in my arms rewinded me again about marry. while she slowly started to grow cold in my arms. i prayed in my heart to God that I didn't even believe in to save her. as if my prayers was answered. the guilty, the sadness, the anxiety that plagued my heart disappeared. being lifted like heavy weights from my body. the black smoke that poured out of her body has stopped and my arms that was holding started to emit a white smoke. it give me a fleeting image of woman as the white smoke hugged her whole body like a cocoon. I saw everything but didn't change my expression as the beautiful smoke starting to do something to her. I held my suspense while her whole body was surrounded in white mist. being unable too see what the smoke doing to her but no emotion came out. as if the smoked looked like it was done it slowly dissipated in the air. being left in my arms was perfectly healthy girl. my eyes scan her entire body but she seem to be in good health. I cradle her in my arms like a child. as I looked down on her sleeping peacefully. felt like a parent seeing their children sleeping in there arms. but felt an artificial feeling and I'm just reminisce that experience. I placed down my hand on her neck to feel a pulse to check for abnormalities. I didn't feel any pulse come out. confused I tried to feel the pulse on her wrist but it came out the same. she was still unconscious and her forehand doesn't seem to bleeding. more concerning that the body heat of the little is slowly going away. like a gust of wind blowing a candle. flame struggle to be lit as the merciless winds threaten to put the fire out. wondering if the cause is the dirt ball I thrown earlier. but an empty feeling instead of remorse bloomed in my heart. i swash away the foreboding and focused on the little girl.

holding the small figure of the little girl. trying to wake up a child from their nap. I slightly shake her body to wake her up. but she didn't opened her eyelids. like in a internal slumber she kept her eyes closed. the heat that was radiating out of her petite body is slowly dissipating into my body. the feeling lingered in my mind. the scar from the heat sent signals of pain to my brain. the smell of burned fleshes lingered in my nose. a hole back than suddenly opened back again in my heart. the scare that haven't healed. a hole in a basin suddenly appeared. leaking the contents within and spilling it on the ground. the warm and pleasant butterflies that swarm my heart is burned to ashes. the wrath rising in me is slowly consuming me. a child secret being told Infront of everyone. my blood is boiling and my teeth scrape together making a noise like a nail on chalkboard. the muscle tense and a blood vessel broke in my eyes. my sight was flooded by red. the gray lens that I looked through is now replaced by red and something boiling in me. the calm sizzle of water has turned into a uncontrollably hell blaze.

—" after all that, you can't even give me this much "— irrational anger made me want to go into a untrained rampage. I somehow held it all in. felt something was lose to me. the lingering remnant still have left a imprint in my mind. I have lost the warm in my heart but even if just a small spark. they didn't hesitate to snatch it away from my grasp. a vain pop out in my forehead and i try to bottle up my uncontrolled wrath but I ended up making it worse. like what i said, a all knowing and powerful god was just love to play with me like a toy. nothing but entertainment just to fail and fail again. mustering the limited of my patience. my breathing was labored while trying to act calm. the more calmeir i acted the more annoyed i felt. how my breathing sound so i tried to adjust but ending up failing. the heart beat that was pounding down my ear drums trying to control my heart beat by breathing slower but making it worse and failing even more. the uncomfortable heat that was clinging into my chest. I hate everything and made me want to erased this world. all this failure make me want disappear. even if everything that irritated disappear. nothing will calm my hatred. knowing if I die a failure or live as one, I'll be just another waste that failed to reach it's expectation. another vain pop out in my forehead as my hair is stuck to my eyes. it irritated me even more. all this thoughts made me annoyed and wondered why i bother thinking. couldn't i let myself loose and rampage all I want. as the thought crossed my mind I felt uncomfortable how perfect it sounded. trying to compose my self I took a deep breath to calm my nerves. all this thinking made my head hot and it was causing my whole body to heat up. so being unable to bear the heat I wanted to crawl out my skin and dipped into a cold ice bath. my mind felt delirious as something like a warm liquid came down my chest. the warmth felt was discomfiting and made another vain pop. my vision was filtered by red and when I looked down I saw the little girl. scent of urine came down her crotch that was still warm. her faced looked like was sneering at me. her glassy eyes looked mockingly at me while her mouth is agape. the tears poured down her cheeks started to drip on my skin. realizing what the warm feeling coming down my chest

—" do you need to piss on me!? "—

I was holding my wrath in but my voice revealed the bubbling that I fail to conceal. I felt her struggle and try to claw her way out. my patience was short but before my

rage was able to blow up. I let her go and my arms dropped to my side. I was still slightly sane but the urge to silent everything that annoyed is getting worse. fighting the urge to kill as my hatred was consuming my vision. I saw a figure that was running but everything is turning red so I wasn't sure. my hands rubbed my eyes like trying brush to off dirt on the window. the first thing I saw when my eyes were opened is the little girl being some distance away from me. she was still like a statue and her back was turned to me so I can't see her face. footsteps reverberated through the forest and going to my ear. my body stood tall as I realized the footsteps was coming toward the little girl.

my name is Arnold Reilly. I was born in the capital of azuler. or it was called the hometown of aliza. in a poor nobel household. me being the oldest siblings of 8. being a devoted follower of azulerism. my fate place an importance of personal success. so I always envied richer Nobels than me. we used to fight about being not wealthy enough. I tried to run away from home multiple times because of the fight that my parents and i from my insecurity. but when I was six. my mother died. I didn't remember what I did that day. I was just playing outside and my father brought the news when he came back. I didn't comprehend it at first. but when my father cried. I realized something important was lose. my other siblings are still only toddlers when my mother died. so I treasured them because they were my only family that I have. that's the reason i always stayed home and take cared of my siblings. and because of that. I didn't have any friends. but I wasn't bothered by it. as long my siblings are safe. then everything doesn't matter to me. there's one more person that I deeply cared for. my father. he works tirelessly during the day and even at night he find the time to teach me basic education in his room. because we didn't have any spare money to hire a tutor. so I learn the basic of business. although I couldn't stand to be teach alone. my heart couldn't stand to be alone without my siblings. my brain was plagued with the thought of one of my siblings getting hurt or even being kidnapped when I'm not around. when my father noticed that I'm not focusing on what he's teaching. he doesn't punish or yell at me. but he asked me a question.

—" what are gonna do if I'm gone "

as I heard that question. I was confused and can't find any word to answer his question.

—" ok. maybe I should be more specific "— as my father sat down on the bed next to me.—" what wound you do to provide for your family "—as he said that. i immediately answered.—" I'll get a job and buy my siblings a lots of yummy foods "— I said to my father while puffing my chest. my father laughed and patted my head. —" haha, I know you would say that " my father laughed while stroking my cheeks. with more of serious face he asked again—" what will you do if one of your siblings got hurt while you worked "— my mouth remained closed after my father asked me a question.—" what if you die like me. what will your siblings do? "

I tried to move my mouth but no answer came out. so i lowered my head to the ground being a shamed of myself.—" it's alright son, not every question can be answered immediately "— as my father comforted me while he kissed my forhead.

when I reached the ripe age of 18 years old.

I was supposed to take a test to see if I'm worthy of inheriting the business. when I didn't reached the expectation of my father than one of my other siblings that is next line will take over my place. but instead of preparing to for my merchant life. I was sleeping in a barrack with complete strangers. as it was mandatory that every male over 18 is to be involved in the military within 5 years of service. if not complied. the government will take either your children or your younger siblings to replace the your position. but my father didn't spend his whole life to send me to my death. so he accumulated an impressive amount of money that even high class nobel was awed on how large the money is. but it wasn't enough to buy me off the military so I ended up still joining. but he did pull a lot of strings and payed some people he know. so I can have a high position in the military after passing the basic training. at first I objected to do this because it felt unfair and it might cause trouble down the line. but my father explained why. it's a simplify version but he basically lowered my chance of dying by not being in direct combat and to booster my prestige so I can have easier time doing business after my military service is done. as i thought of my siblings faces and their bleak future. I immediately agreed after he explained it to me. but I still felt guilty about essential cheating my way through the ranks. I trained in secret so I can reached the same skill as a legitimate commander while the people that I'm commanding trained. they did some military maneuvers without me for disaster response training. while they were in the military head quarter training. I also trained with them while being inside of my living quarter that was exclusive for other commanders. training in the garden so i can use the basic skills and magic spell that a commander uses. I was helped by a man with a prosthetic leg. he was the only one that I revealed my secret to. he seems to understand my situation and agreed to train me but some condition. I didn't care for what their were, I'm just happy that someone is helping me. so after couple of months have passed I was given my salary. while sending half of my earnings back to my family I spent all of it on the equipment and supplies that my man needed. my men were surprised when i gave my portion of my salary to them. they all spend it on a party that they thrown for me. this felt like a waste but if this is what they wanted I can't stop them either. although i only did my job. they seem to be having fun as they smiled and drank together. I refused the drink and sat down while watching them have fun. I saw them like my own siblings and so I treated them like it too. I let them have some fun and slack off. but like siblings they always find a way to be in trouble. I was held accountable for everything my men did. even if there action was questionable. I still stood up and done what post is supposed to do. I was considered to be the most like commander. I felt embarrassed even though I only did my job. I still don't believe that this mush praised is deserved. but some commanders seem to dislike me. my men were always given harsher treatment by other commanders if when they make a small mistake. they criticize me while my back was turned. and only heard about this while my men was in a argument with a older commander about how cowardly i am. they started to shout at each other after one mentioned that i cheated to my rank. it was true but my men tried to defend me even after I said it wasn't bothering me. i felt liable that one of my man was given punishment because he try to defend me. so I pleaded for his case to dismissed so they punish me instead. paying a fee seems like cheap way but still payed for the old commander compensation and the whole incident for public disturbance.

but today is different. as I prepare my equipment for the expedition. I hold an magic rifle. considered to be the most deadliest weapon that the azuler that they made. there are other model that they made. but this is the most accessable of all of them. as how easy to produce and use to the average person. although you need to registered to the military to able to own this. as I thought about the fact about the weapon I hold I put it on my back strapping it tight fixing my uniform that is already pre heated overnight. and using an magic item that allowed me remove any wrinkles in the uniform. one of a kind magic item. it is given to people that have reached a certain rank. but as I mentioned earlier. i cheated and got an high position immediately. so they just gave it to me after I registered. the other commanders were peeved and stared at me while I was in the celebration and recognition party that they held every year. and finally brandishing the sword that was also given to new commanders. it was a long sword but it was light. it has tint of purple in the sword. like it enveloping the sword. and they said it was enchanted by a high class wizard. as I sheathed the sword on my hips and double checked the strap of the magic rifle on my back. I prepare myself to go to the meeting before we go to the expedition. my post is stationed at the heart of the capital like the other commanders. so I don't have to spend money just traveling back and forward. also to mention that the commander can get through borders without needing to pay the border fee. as I walked out my room and through the garden. meeting other commanders on my way and reaching the building that held the meeting. after giving my details to the receptionist. she said to wait around 15 minutes. as I waited in the waiting room. the interior of the room seems really beautiful even though i have been here multiple times. there's four round table in each corner as there's four chairs surrounding each table. there's a white marble statue of a woman naked while holding a head of men with horns in the middle of the room. there's were nobody in the waiting room except for him. so i eat the cookie that shaped like my country flag. I was startled when someone suddenly screamed. i immediately bolted up and sprinted toward the distressed call. when i swing the door open. my eyes saw a room with a man touching a naked girl that around 8 years old. as i hold the hilt of my sword and about to ask him a question. but immediately closed my mouth when i noticed the metal collar around her neck. my hand stopped before i was about to draw the sword. —" oh, well–well. isn't it the brat "—as the men said while touching the girls ass. as she desperately trying to endure it while stealing glimces at me for help. but she didn't say anything. in fear of her being punished even more. I looked down to the ground to avoid the girl plea for help.

he saluted and bowed his head. turning back and when he's about to closed the door. he heard the girl whimpering —" please, don't leave me here " — as he desperately ignoring it. when the door is closed and the cry of the girl was muffled by the door. he knew that most slaves were criminals that were sold as slaves as punishment by the government. they were bought by rich nobel and merchants so making them untouchable. even knowing that. he still felt wrong for leaving the girl. he thought of the possibility of the girl being a daughter of someone refused the summon of the government. trying to rationalize his action while knowing dame well what happens to his family if he try to help her. he still blamed himself for not helping. being unable to go outside the system that was constraining him. he thought of quitting multiple times. but get reminded of the consequences. and can't help but to think back to his of siblings when looking at other slave that was abused on the daily. as he apologized in his mind. he walk back to the waiting room. while walking. he started to question his own country laws. and asked his godness for answer's. but nobody answered his question. even after he reached the waiting room.

my arms ached after dropping the equipment on the clearing. i started to make my tent but I struggle at first so other people helped me. I was thankful and try to express my gratitude but they go back on their own business. feeling isolated I go back and prepared the rest of my camping gear. as someone was calling my name after i was done preparing my equipment.

—" commander Arnold "—

a man with scar's all over his face greeted me by the entrance of my tent. having a short blonde hair and looked around his early twenty's. he looks handsome man and has a humble atmosphere around him but he walked with a metal prosthetic in his right leg. commander sergail. I recognize him as one of the first commander that greeted me. so returning his greeting i wave my hand. I wasn't well liked with the other commanders. but he's the only commander that didn't outwardly hated me. as we chit-chatted about our day. but our talk grew into a sudden halt. looking like he was waiting for this opportunity. he switched his face into a serious one.— " can I burrow your time. I don't think this place is suitable to have a proper conversation. can we go outside "— this was brought out so abruptly. I saw his face being serious for the first time. So i taken his advice seriously and walk out my tent with him. being in the middle of the forest named the deep woods. we walked away from the tents and went further away from the camp. as the morning light hit my skin. and fresh air blow the hair my and the uniform that I'm wearing. the feeling was different from the capital. a forest that is untouched by humanity. there's kind of sacred feeling about it. when we walk toward a clearing over looking the forest. as I admired the view while sergail started to talk.—" you know the name froul "— I didn't want to be rude to a person who's clearly my superior but only can answered is no.—"well, of course you don't know him. that was a alias to cover his real identity "— I wondered why would he bring this information to the lowest rank commander.—" his the most proficiency sex trafficker. so there wasn't any evidence against him. we can't arrest him or else he'll walk away from the arrest without consequences"— feeling that he was hiding something from me but was still grateful for teaching me. —" I know you trust me but why are you saying this to me? I have the lowest rank amongst the commanders. so I don't think your going to get any information from me"—arnold told him this knowing it could be interpreted of not trusting him—" well froul was also involved with the recent kidnapping of children in the capital. we finally found some evidence that the men with the alias froul. his real identity is lazly "— when Arnold heard that name. his mind went immediately to the man that he saw in the waiting room earlier.

—" if it's true, than why hasn't he been arrested yet? "— my hatred seep in to my voice but wasn't intentionally doing it. the uncontrollably anger that I felt when he mentioned about the incident of children kidnapping in the capital.

we heard two people walking toward us. so trying to presentable we fixed their posture and tidied their clothing while waiting for the new guests. the two figure finally came in to view. fist being clench and my teeth grinded sounded together. as the man with a naked girl with a metal collar around her neck approached us. the slave looks particular and seems to be on good health as her blonde hair was braided. this doesn't looked like the same slave that was in the waiting room. feeling disgust is the norm when seeing this type of people but my stomach just wrenches when I see him. immediately knowing who he was. without even asking for his name.—" well–well isn't commander sergail. I heard a lot of good rumors about you. truly a fine man indeed "—while giving sergail a compliment I tried to hide the animosity in my voice as and greeted him.—" brat "— a single word uttered by this man makes me want to put his face into the end of my magic rifle. not trying to embarrassed commander sergail I hold a polite smile and bowed my head

—" commander Arnold Reilly. you don't seem to be in good health. you should checked it in the medics and healers back at the camp"— sergail waved me off. being confused I asked him why. the way he abruptly stopped made me worry but couldn't asked him.—" bra– I mean commander ornald. I have a request. I know your the only one that can fulfill it "—as he miss pronounce my name. but didn't bothered to correct him and generously ignore his mistake. my mind ponders about his request in his mind and immediately refused to do it. this felt suspicious that he was here to begin with. this area was remote and far away from the camp. and there isn't even any dirt road to follow. so either he followed us without being noticed. or someone tip him off of where were going. everything smelt suspicious but being unable to have proof to act upon my suspicious is very unwise. especially if he was the same person that incited that incident. being unable to give him a answer. I stood quietly while staring at him.—" Arnold, you need to do what he says "— I was flabbergasted as I heard what commander sergail told me and gawked at him.—" ya–ya. you need to hear me out " —lazly said while riding with sergail. not wanting commander sergail to be mad I complied with their request. lazly told me that one of his slaves escaped in the forest. she was supposed to his " entertainment " but she escaped the chains that was binding her feet. after lazly told the direction that the slave girl ran to. i immediately left the two but before heading to camp to prepare. my mind lingered on our conversation. our conversation was enterupted and sir sergail changed his whole attitude when lazly came. is there something about lazly that i don't know. but everything was too much for today and tried to focused on the search of the slave girl instead. commander sergail is kind and nice. his probably hiding something from me but still trusted him nonetheless.

while he walked back to the camp site. he thought of certain things that keep bothering him. first the expedition itself. there's isn't any information was given to us. no letter was given about the information of the expedition or anyone came to tell us. only certain commanders that knew someone was the only one that told us. including commander sergail. while he thought about. he was reminded about the other incident that happen in the capital. where black cloaked people kidnapped children in the capital. this type of incident happen frightening amount of time. but they never try to investigate nor even acknowledge their existence. he knew this because one of his siblings had an encounter with a stranger that was wearing a black cloak. he was still in the capital while this happen fortunately his brother was with his older sister. they barely escaped the man attempting to kidnapped his younger brother. he was furious and wanted to go home to protect his family to protect them but unable to leave his post so he send some of his men to guard his family. he tried to send a complain but was promptly ignored so he decided to do some investigation but came out with nothing. as he wondered what the azuler government is thinking. sending their most important people to a field trip. not trying to investigate the more concerning events that happened in the last month. he finally reached the camp site and started to prepare the search for the slave girl. as the sun set behind the horizon.