When Captain heard Polemos's response he was a little surprised as he was expecting him to go and head out to help the slaves. He looked over to Polemos and asked in a wondering manner.
"I thought you wanted to help the slaves by getting rid of the slave trade? Aren't you going to go and save them?"
Polemos shook his head and sighed as he answered.
"Like I told Ellios and the two Idiots. I'm no hero and I never plan to be one if anything I'll be a Devil or just a Mad One. Sure I'm helping the slaves by getting rid of the trade but their lives are their own. If they can't even stand up for themselves and want to be free and just allow themselves to be slaves then that's their choice. Sure there are many causes for one to be made a slave like selling yourself, being caught, war, and much more. It's a horrible thing but at the same time I'll be dead before I even get close to eliminating all of it. And even after I'm dead it'll always come back somehow, just like war some things will never change unfortunately."
When Captain heard his response he was silent as he looked at his wine as he looked to be contemplating something. Even Carl was silent as he looked at Polemos then asked a question of his own.
"You said you wanted to get rid of the trade, why?"
"Simple. God or not no one should be treated as property and whence you're made a slave you are no longer a person but property. Your life is no longer your own and no one should be able to take that from you." Polemos spoke with wisdom in his voice but to both Captain and Carl they never heard anyone say anything like it before. As even before they were born slavery has always been a thing that everyone just accepted.
Carl just smiled and didn't say anymore and drank his wine. But when Captain heard those words he looked at Polemos with anxiousness on his scarred face but had a determined tone in his voice.
"Polemos I won't lie as I do have a slave currently, actually I have more than one currently but, I've never treated them as they were one. They're actually my wives."
When Polemos heard that he was a little surprised but asked a question of his own with a smile on his face.
"Really well damn, good for you Captain but did you force anything from them or was it a mutual conclusion of the other party?"
"The latter actually, if anything they all said that they were saved from a life worse than living as they all knew how most females, especially beautiful female slaves are treated." Captain had a loving look in his eyes as he started to think of his wives even with how he looked he was surprised when they all decided to love the same man.
Polemos saw the look in Captains eyes as he smiled as he stretched and started to stand cracking his neck in the end.
"Well I'm glad for you Captain, believe me I really am, hold tight to your family they'll help you when you take over as I'll make sure that happens but, for that to happen I'll need to start by getting rid of the masters in charge. So could you point me in the direction of Alayahs tent or her whereabouts as this is actually a great time and opportunity to end things pretty quickly." Polemos had a devil-like smile on his face as he looked at Captain waiting for his response.
When Captain saw Polemos's smile he smiled also making his scarred face look like a demon as he answered with a laugh.
"Sure no problem her tent is at the south side of the tribe, you can't miss it as she is currently surrounded by four of her guards as they never leave her side currently. Plus she's been looking haggard as of late as I think when I mentioned she was next she wasn't the same." Then remembered Polemos hadn't mentioned anything about Hassan and asked. "What about Hassan he has been currently preparing himself to be embraced by The Sun Goddess Ra?"
When Polemos heard that he sighed as he looked at Captain with a sad look in his purple eyes but they quickly went back to normal as he asked in a heavy voice.
"Captain, what would be the best way to help him be embraced by his Goddess?"
When he saw the sadness in Polemos's eyes he was confused but when he heard the heaviness in his voice he forgot the look in his eyes as he answered.
"Fire. And you can find him on the eastern side of the tribe."
Polemos nodded with a deep look in his eyes.
'I won't tell him that there is no embrace, only an endless darkness. Sure Death gets his soul but at least he tried to do better in the end and he at least deserves this.' Polemos thought as he looked over to Carl and Captain and said his farewell.
When Polemos left the tent Rose hissed as he exited. Polemos smiled as he walked over and rubbed her head as she hissed in glee.
"Ready to head out Rose, I got someone I want you to meet." Polemos smiled further as he continued to rub Rose's head as she responded with a silent happy hiss.
"Ssssssss."
When Polemos heard her silently hiss he rubbed her head a little longer.
"Alright Rose just follow me and we'll see an old friend of mine as well as four bothersome fellows." Polemos smiled as he spoke and started to head to the south of the tribe to go and see Alayah. As he headed over the wind blew causing the Death Bells to ring out sending pleasant chimes bringing a calm to his mind.
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"I should go and see Mesakyle so he doesn't cause a scene or stop what Polemos is about to do. I'll just say that Rose got close to the tribe and I've taken care of it. See ya Carl." Captain got up as he left the tent and went to go see Mesakyle as Carl just nodded goodbye as he focused on drinking his wine lost in his own thoughts.
'It'll be quiet after he leaves but, at least the tribe will prosper better with Captain leading the tribe. Polemos wasn't wrong, today is a good day to come back to the tribe.' Carl just enjoyed his warmed wine as he got ready to start his day.
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Polemos was easily able to make it to Alayah's tent and was greeted by her four guards. If you could even call them guards as they had no armor let alone a proper weapon as they all held clubs or a dagger that was chipped and rusted. Polemos just shook his head and said aloud.
"You aren't even worth the effort, just be smart and run, her life isn't worth more than yours. Or do you really think you'll be able to do anything other than die, please be smart if not then I won't lose any sleep killing you all."
Polemos spoke with no emotion in his voice as the four guards trembled in fear when they heard the Cursed Devil of the tribe speak. As two of them dropped their clubs and fell to their knees in fear, as the other two just ran away in fear as they couldn't run any faster.
Polemos was surprised as he wasn't expecting that. "Damn am I that scary I mean I have come to the tribe twice while riding Rose so that must be scary. But she's nowhere near scary at all."
Polemos just sighed as he put his hands behind his back and walked up to Alayahs tent and greeted her as he didn't want to be rude.
"Hello and good morning Alayah it me, the Cursed Devil of the tribe Polemos the Mad One. Are you up? You must be as it has been a pretty busy morning for us all." Only the wind and Rose's hiss answered Polemos as he furrowed his brows in anger. "Are you ignoring me Alayah? Well that's rude, at least I greeted you as it's the polite thing to do before you kill someone. And I should know you guys did before you killed me."
Silence continued to answer Polemos as he started to get angrier with the rudeness Alayah continued to show but when he felt something hot head in his direction he dodged by tilting his head to the side as an angry voice bellowed from inside the tent!
"Die you stupid Devil, why, why, why are you even alive this shouldn't even be happening as you should be dead!"
Polemos just laughed as he answered her.
"Again you're a rude one aren't you, you cunt. And you call me stupid, as I'm definitely alive. Well that's not technically true actually as I'll let you in on a secret, you guys did kill the original Polemos I'm a newer Polemos. Pretty cool right."
When Alayah heard what Polemos said she was scared and screamed in fear as he really was a Devil. When Polemos heard Alayah scream out in fear he had a disgusted look on his face as he entered the tent.
"You really are a cunt you know that Alayah. I mean you guys killed Polemos for what his eyes or whatever still don't really know why, you've never once even came to even see or greet me when I visited the tribe hell Ashern did. And when I finally came to see you out of the kindness of my heart you ignored me and threw a damn fireball at me. That could have killed me, you know. But enough about that today the bells have rung meaning your death has come."
Polemos smiled his devil-like smile as he pulled out his throwing harpoon and threw it at her foot, piercing right through it pinning her to the floor as she screamed in pain.
"Oh, this is only the start Alayah."
Polemos's purple eyes were ice cold as he had no emotion in his voice but was completely shocked when he saw Alayahs eye roll back showing the white of her eyes as she fell to the floor like a puppet who lost its strings.