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Before we can return home, the Military Chief of Arnicania decided to help us in our problem we had, he took us to his house which was one of the few buildings that managed to remain unpunished, Mikel if he wanted to go home as soon as possible, what he just received was something he did not like at all, if before he did not know what danger meant, now he has it more than clear and even more horrible things, such as humiliation and physical pain. The Military Chief of Arnicania seeing the badly wounded children had to do something, both were badly wounded, when they arrived at the house, he asked them to settle in the remaining armchair, Mikel sat in the biggest one first, looking at Vie who commented him to sit next to him, but only saying a thank you but refusing, Vie preferred to sit in another single person armchair, his little friend looked at the different cuts he had and didn't avoid asking him questions.
『Are you in pain Vie?』
『No, it doesn't hurt at all, don't worry about me, rather you why did you leave the orphanage? I told them they were forbidden to leave』.
『I only went out because I knew you were in danger, at first I was afraid to go out of the gate, I didn't want to go away from that place, but knowing that going out ugly things happen, I didn't want anything bad to happen to you, I didn't know that I might suffer otherwise...』
『With you worried about me, you know, when I first saw you, I knew quickly that you lost everything, that day when the Military Chief brought you with us, I knew I should take care of you too, it never crossed my mind, that someone outside would worry about me, thanks for going to look for me』.
Vie gave a smile to Mikel, from what the little boy said in a sincere and even innocent way, listening to her friend's answer, hearing that thank you with those gestures of kindness, brought a feeling to the boy's heart, for some reason he felt happy and believe that he can do many things, it seemed like something he felt some time ago, yes, he felt when he heard Didiel's words towards his person, always congratulating him, always trusting him, always telling him that he is someone important.
『You're a brave boy Mikel *smiles*』
!!!!! Mikel felt happiness inside his being, yes, it was the same feeling as before and that allowed him to trust himself and be as always, to be able to continue his day to day despite the bad news, which at that time was not being able to do a trick with the yo-yo, to have someone support and encourage you, to know about your small achievements, made Mikel very happy. At that of their conversation, the Military Chief of Arnicania had returned to the room where the little children were, he had brought herbs with him while commenting that he needs one or better the 2, so that they see very well and aprendna how to make medicine.
『I know you are not in a position to do something, but I need you to learn as much as possible, first we will make ointments for wounds, these will help heal even the most serious wounds, they told me on the way that they need honey for their friend's fever, I will also teach them another remedy for the disease, follow me to the kitchen』.
Those were the words of the Military Chief, he only commented that, there seemed to be no other intention, quickly Vie seeing that she has the opportunity to learn new things, she got up from the armchair to ask the adult to teach her, while Mikel if he could recognize the words remedies or medicines, since this one disliked them very much when he took them.
『Do you know how to make those things that taste ugly? no, I'd better pass』.
『Please Mikel, come with me even if it's just to watch, I want to learn』.
From what Mikel was refusing, Vie interrupted him to change his mind, she had even extended her hand to him for a few seconds, it can be noticed that she does not want to stay alone at any time, although everyone here is known, Mikel had no choice but to pay attention, upon reaching the kitchen, it could be seen how the Military Chief had a kind of mortar with which he was grinding herbs, these herbs had a pleasant smell, Others smelled like plants which Mikel did not avoid to be disgusted, to see how Vie paid attention and how the Military Chief told him how he had to prepare them, this was his first teaching that he received after a long time, when he finished with the preparation, he put the ointment to Mikel's bruised parts, he also put it on himself, covering his wounds that he had in his stomach, for Vie he left the ointment on the table, so that she could apply the remedy herself.
『Your clothes are all cut up, I will give you the clothes I still have when my daughter was your age, they should fit you, although now that I think about it, I have a lot of things here, in the course of the next few days, I will bring you everything you need, not only you, I will try to do more for all the children left in the city』.
He started commenting to us out of the blue and talking about how he will start giving away all his goods besides teaching other children what he knows, besides the homemade medicines he plans to pass on, he wants to help the children to know more about knowledge, even though he said before that he didn't know how much 2+2 was, Both Vie and Mikel listened to the Arnicania Military Chief for a few minutes in a present manner, they had never paid attention to an adult for so long and willingly before.
『I will teach you the basics of mathematics that I know, what I knew when I was outside Arnicania, some anecdotes and experiences so that you can think of the best solution, some strategies on how to get away with it, fighting...you still...wielding a weapon...you are just a small that...but still though you grow for sure the shadows...』
From the dynamic that the Military Chief was telling, it was possible to notice his stop when he touched the topic of children fighting, he considered this very delicate, most of the children are infants and the fact that they wield a weapon or already know what is fighting from a very young age, does not please him at all, he wants at least that these children do not touch him for the moment, he already had other children that by product of the situation, had to wield a weapon and be in the war even though they should not be. He would finish by saying that the adult will do everything possible to teach all the children not to worry, that everything they will learn will be useful for the future.
『And I'm sorry if I couldn't do something before, they have me very controlled for being the only adult left alive, but that doesn't matter anymore, I couldn't stand to see how these people behaved in front of my eyes, learn everything you need children, we were strong in the same way, but with the knowledge and not knowing more, we ended up losing, the war is won with strategy rather than with force, the same thing will happen to them, they will lose to someone stronger and smarter, you will train your brains and do things for others in this world that is easy to be alone and sad, believe me you will make them smile』-『And you Mikel, I am sorry for bringing you here, Ann told me before that they came looking for you, if I had not acted with compassion you would not be here right now, I am sorry little boy』.
The Chief Miltiar of Arnicania was telling Mikel that someone came for him, but he didn't tell him who it was or what happened with that person, he simply told him that someone was going to help him, but at the words of the adult, Mikel was happy to have an idea of who it could be, showing a smile and thanking the Chief Miltiar for the news. At the moment of leaving, the Military Chief would accompany them, in the course of time, he said that because of Mikel's screams and crying, he was able to locate them and arrive in time for another bad thing to happen, luckily Vie only suffered cuts and nothing else, whatever that little shadow tried to do did not turn out as he expected, you could notice the other clear difference there was, the Military Chief had his bandana on while the children did not, this is so that they would be safer and more easily identified, at that Mikel commented that he would strive to get his own so he could be stronger, to which the adult's response was.
『No, don't wear this bandana or ever get it, this thing is a mark they put on cattle, they say it makes us special, those of us who have this bandana it is our job that others don't have them』.
When she heard this from the Military Chief, Vie remembers that when the shadows made a review of all the children, it was like he was choosing or selecting according to certain aptitudes, mostly there were children from 12 years old and above that were put on these bandanas, it was like a mark identifying that they can already be used, what before the bandana means a better treatment, now it had become different. The orphanage could already be seen from where they were, he told the children that he will be back tomorrow, he doesn't know at what time, but he will be back to teach them many things. Mikel and Vie knocking on the door these had quickly been greeted by the little children, they were very worried about these that as soon as they entered and closed the doors, they went to hug them with all the strength possible, to see how they all tried to curl up in tears was even something touching.
『Why did you go out alone?』 『Did you want bad things to happen to you?』 『Why are you wearing different clothes, what are those herbs and other things you are wearing?』 『But I'm glad you came back safe and sound, we wouldn't know what to do if you left here』
At the different words of the children, Vie felt loved and even wanted to shed tears too, already the feeling from before of not wanting to be touched had disappeared seeing her family which are these children reunited again, she tried to hug everyone but it was impossible, she just wanted to let out a few words.
『Thank you, thank you very much, I missed you too, I love you children, for you I am able to do many things, but I wouldn't have been able to come back if it hadn't been for Mikel, he was the one who saved me and helped me, his cries and his screams, that he went for me, made me very happy *smiles*』
『Thank you so much Mikel!!!』『Te we owe you one!!!』『Te you dared to come out even though you were afraid!!!』『You are so strong Mikel!!!』『It must be because you are from the outside, yes you are not afraid of anything』『Thank you Mikel! !!!』『Thank you very much Mikel!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!』『Mikel!!!』
They began to cheer the little boy who again felt a feeling in his chest, to hear how all the children congratulated him and that they counted on him, how they recognized his effort, how they said positive things to him, it was again that feeling of being able to do everything in the face of his tragedy, If he has the support of the people and more of those he trusts and vice versa, it made Mikel very happy, he smiled and even cried, at this moment little Mikel knew what it is to have the support of the people and how this is the most powerful force that he can receive, that he is even capable of losing his fears if he sets his mind to it. The next thing they did was to give him the remedy for the fever that the Military Chief gave him, he even wrote him a note on how to make it, ingredients and preparation.
『If you see that you are getting better, the next rations should be for 24 hours, but the fact that you feel better does not mean that the disease is gone, you have to finish with what you agreed, that's what the note says』.
Vie had read it and gave the medicine to the sick boy, who was still disgusted by the bad taste it had, Mikel tried to smell what was in the medicine bottle, and as soon as he smelled it, he was even more disgusted, even making funny faces, which for Vie, who did not expect it, made her smile. The day passed normally until the night came, Fari had returned more tired than usual while touching his arm, his condition had not improved at all, thanks to the fact that he was promoted, he was suffering more than usual, when he arrived he only wanted to eat and rest, with his arm like that he could not go to the well.
『If only I had something to help me, I could go without problems...those training sessions...do you want to see us dead? the first to die will be you damn rats』.
He went to the dining room to eat with the other children, his way of eating was always rude and making a lot of noise, it was typical of him to see how he raised the plate to the level of his mouth and ate it as if there was no tomorrow, when he looked to his sides, he noticed that Vie was not with him, When he checked the other chairs with his eyes, he realized that Mikel was not in the dining room either, this seemed strange to him, so he quickly went back to the door to look, everything was at night and he could not see well, for these occasions he always has to go illuminated with a lamp.
『I didn't see them when I came back, where did those brats go, fuck, now I have to go look for them』.
He was going to take the lamp at the entrance of the orphanage, until a boy commented to him that where he plans to go, Fari commented that he will go to look for Vie and Mikel, they sure played smart and must be somewhere.
『No, they are upstairs, they are taking care of the sick』.
『Sick?』
Arriving on the second floor, the first thing Fari did was to enter the room where everyone including him spend the nights, they were nowhere to be found, but he did notice that a bed was missing, in there he then heard some noises in another room, it was the room where they had many things stored, either too old furniture that no longer serve, Some broken pictures, but it was cleaner than usual, here what they do mostly, is to collect things that they think they can get to serve, upon entering he realized that there was a bed and in the 3 children, Mikel, Vie and the child who had a fever, they were feeding him while they were making him talk.
『Fari, you are here, by the way where were you, I went to look for you at the square and you were not there, I almost had a heart attack thinking that you could have been in the war with your friend Ann』.
『No...I...how did he get sick? quickly treat him, he already has a wet cloth, he is well wrapped up...what...what is he missing...I have to do something!!!』
『Calm down Fari, we already made him take his medicine, he'll get better if he rests』.
『Seriously? Thank God? ....eh???? What do you mean you went to look for me at the square???? You went out of the orphanage????』
From how worried and confused Fari was, quickly when he found out that Vie went out, he quickly confronted her about why she did it, he was going to start another discussion of the same ones that there are on a daily basis, he explained to her that she had gone out to be able to help her sick friend, On the way, they met the Arnicania Military Chief who was the one who gave them the remedy to cure him, seeing how Fari, as worried as he was, held Vie by the shoulders while he lifted her up because of the difference in size.
『???? and those clothes?』
『I'm gifting it to me』
『Why would I give it to you? What happened to the previous one you had?』
『The previous one was already too old, I'm a little woman so if I want I can try to look prettier if I get the chance *smiles*』.
『...Are you telling me the truth? You're not hiding anything from me? Nothing really happened to you Vie?』
『More like I should be the worried one here, where were you, where did you go, hey!!! don't go!!!! I need to know what you're doing spoiled kid!!!!』
Fari left Vie on the ground while he was leaving the place to rest, when she was finally free from Fari's hands, quickly the little girl felt a pain all over her body especially her arms and shoulders, Fari because of the concern and because he is always excited, he does not know how to measure his strength even if it is in small children. Mikel would try to help her but first he would say something.
『I can't worry Fari more than he already is, he tries to hide how he really is with that hard mask, you too Mikel if you don't want to worry the others, don't tell him the whole truth, it's already too late, go rest Mikel, I'll finish taking care of our friend until he falls asleep』.
Fari had arrived to the room where he was looking for his bed and without further ado he threw himself on his own, when he smelled his own mattress, he realized that it was stinking like never before, tomorrow morning he will have to take a bath with cold water, which he has been doing for a long time, but he doesn't like it, even the simple act of taking a bath seems to be a torture. Another one had entered the room, it was Mikel who instead of going to his bed, went straight to Fari, all to comment to him.
『I also left the orphanage, when I was running I went to the square, there I could talk to those people that you call shadows, I still don't see them like that, I see them as any other person, they said that you are striving to be stronger, they said that you will become stronger, useful and valuable to them, I didn't understand it well, but if you are getting better, that's good, my friend Didiel said that you should always seek to be the best person of yourself *smiles*』
He was commenting on what he heard from the shadows this day, Fari wasn't listening as he seems to have fallen totally asleep, Mikel was trying to look moving from side to side, but there seems to be no reaction to anything, he even got to his face which was looking to the side, he was going to stick his finger in his nose, he was slowly bringing it closer until he finally had an answer.
『That's what they said?....then to hell with them and your friend Didiel, ha, to be the best person of yourself, that's only said by an idiot, one is already born being the best』.
『Remove it』
『Huh? And that tone?』
『Take it back』
『Hey, calm down your way of talking, I'm very tired and I don't want to get upset』.
Hearing that they had talked bad about his friend, Mikel would quickly counterattack, this looked weird to Fari, as it was the first time he heard Mikel talk like that, he had a tone like demanding him, which he didn't want to hear in the only place for now that he can rest and consider his home.
『What? it bothers you that I called your friend an idiot? and what if he is? that's not going to change anything, neither him nor me, are you so offended that I insult someone I don't know?』
『It bothers me!!!』
『Why does it bother you!!!! If I want I can tell him, you idiot!!! you moron!!! my word to him won't change anything!!!! Let me say it!!!』
『Don't call him like that!!!! He is my friend!!!! and that they think or say ugly things about him I don't like!!!! just like you!!!! I don't like that they say ugly things to you!!! that's why I wanted to tell you how others say nice things about you!!!! because they make me happy!!!!』-『With Vie is the same!!! with other kids is the same!!!!! I wouldn't like them to say bad things to her even if they don't know what it means!!! bad is bad and I don't like it because it's bad!!! that's how I see it!!!』-『So DON'T COME BACK!!!!!』
『Hey now Mikel calm down』
『TO SAY THAT!!!!! YOU GUYS ARE MY!!!!』
『Shut up!!! you went from quiet to screaming』
『FRIENDS AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS VERY MUCH!!!!』
!!!!!!!! Mikel screamed like never again at night, the room was flooded with his scream and even meters further down the street will have been heard, but hearing the screams of the little boy, Fari stopped to think quietly for a moment, he saw Mikel again and that despite the fact that he has not treated him well since he arrived, anyway this little boy considered him a friend, which for Fari even if it was little, for him it meant something much bigger, when there was silence, Mikel would scream again, which with both hands, he would shut Mikel up so he wouldn't go on with his thing.
『I got it, so stop yelling, if you were just going to tell me that we're friends you should have started with that, fuck, you also want to start the conversation with an argument just like Vie』-『.....My arm...』
Fari was complaining about his arm and it seems that the pain increased, hearing Mikel's scream, Vie came to the room as fast as she could, and quickly seeing that Fari was holding Mikel with both hands, the first thing the little girl did, was to run as fast as she could and give a lapazo to Fari's arm to make him let go of Mikel.
『Let him go! If you're going to take it out on someone, I already told you a thousand times that I'll be the one to listen to your problems!』
『Please stop hitting my arm, it hurts....ayy.....』
Hearing that his arm hurt, quickly here the 2 children found out the condition Fari was in, he showed his arm and it was totally red, you could see how there was dirt inside, so quickly as if he already had it ready, Vie brought a cloth with water, wiped his arm, let it dry for a few minutes, then put the ointment he got.
『Ready, this should work』.
『Ah, you had more remedies? yes, my arm feels less burning already, thank you Vie』.
『And now I want you to tell me, why didn't you tell me that your arm was in bad shape』
『Y why did I have to tell you, you're not my mom to go around telling you everything, besides I don't want you to worry either, you can do another crazy thing like today by setting an example』.
Mikel realized something when he saw these 2 talking, it was like watching a mother and her son going through the day to day, he wasn't like that with his mother nor did they have that interaction, but seeing Vie and Fari together, for some reason it brought him a lot of fun and warmth. The discussion would end with Fari commenting that he would go to sleep and always leaving Vie alone to talk. This time she was very worried about her friend so she would not let him get away with it again, but before she scolded him, the other children were already going into the room to sleep, which would only annoy the other children. By tonight again Fari had been saved from the speech that Vie was going to give him, but around midnight while everyone managed to give in to sleep, Fari got up from his bed, first checked his arm and made some movements with it.
『Perfect, with this I can hold on, sorry Vie, but I'll borrow it』.
Fari ended up stealing the ointment from his friend Vie while she was sleeping, he was getting ready to leave turning his gaze towards all the children, looking at each one, the normal thing now would be to smile and say that he will be back soon, but it is something that can no longer come out easily or him wanting to, there is only his serious gesture and nothing else.
『This I do this for you, thank me one morning』.
He withdrew from the orphanage and now if he took the lamp at the entrance, he walked through the cold coastal nights of his city, you could notice the salty air that he was already used to, while he walked he was careful with the shadows and his own people who were patrolling the place, if they managed to see that he was out at this time, the punishment would be worse, his goal was simple, reach the place that goes every night to gather people for his goal, and above all to get even with this ear that is generating itself. The city of Arnicania has some catacombs that only the citizens know how to enter, in the interior of these is given every night what is known as The Well, here all those people who want to get even for their bad feeling fighting with another who has the same objectives, the thing was to fight releasing all the frustration they have, a clandestine fighting ring in short, the only difference is that since there is no adult, those who make it up would be young people who have an age that for them believe adult.
Hearing how those present cheered and celebrated for a good hit, the shouts of joy according to them, that was their way of feeling satisfied, hit another who also intends to hit you and come out a winner, no doubt many resemble their parents who also solved their problems with blows, in the middle of everything, in the fighting field that had no nets or something that differentiates it from the others, the only thing that was a space where they could move, and the rest was surrounded by those who supported these movements.
The blows were present, and the one just now indicated the winner of this contest, to hear him celebrate as he would shatter the shadows was typical to hear.
『That's how I'm going to beat those damn shadows!!! you'll see!!!』『Uy how scary!!! in the morning you were paying attention to them like their lapdog!!!』『Shut up!!! as if you wouldn't do the same!!! come on!!! who wants to fight me!!! I'm in my moment!!!!』
『Ya, then I want to be next』.
The one who had entered the ring was Ann, who this one was with half of his body naked, although his eyes are completely tired and his face represents that he is depressed, his body for the age he had was very toned and fit, seeing that Ann came up, the other one who won the previous round, before the start of the fight, this one threw himself with everything for the fight.
『You are always with that gesture!!! sad!!! exhausted!!! tired!!! we are all the same but you make it look more evident!!! you are a citizen of Arnicania!!!! Never show yourself weak before the enemy!!!!』
『I would do that if I slept my necessary hours, but we don't do it the same way, because we all here fight for our children to have another tomorrow』
PAM PAM PAM PAM PAM PAM!!!!! With a series of punches and kicks, Ann had given consecutive blows to his opponent who although he had tried to dodge them, could not before Ann and ended up falling to the ground quickly, these fights were of this style Savate and each one knew how to handle it as he wanted, Ann had finished and retired from the ring leaving another 2 young men to fight. As she retired to get a drink of water, she noticed that her friend Fari had arrived, and that he had told her earlier in the morning that he would not be able to come because of his arm that was getting worse.
『I got a remedy that will ease my pain and at best heal me, so as long as I have this medicine, I can keep coming here』.
『But if you're in recovery, you're not supposed to do anything but rest』
『Rest? you tell me? sorry buddy, but if I don't keep fighting and recruiting more people, I won't be able to get what I want, today I feel good, today I didn't come here angry, I was told nice things from someone who I didn't expect, it makes me want to fight for them』.
Fari approached with the crowd and watched the fighting going on, these fights started as something where they can relieve themselves from all the bad things they were going through, they were fights in order to hurt each other to feel good, hearing phrases that they can defeat a shadow was typical, but at the moment of truth,they are always there in fear that something will happen to them.
『(Like dogs as my father said)』.
But Fari has another plan, he is using these clandestine fights for his benefit, he would fight but with conditions that were, if he managed to defeat his opponent, before the hierarchy of always follow the strongest, now this served him, but of course, it will not serve you just because, everyone here has something in common, they all hate the shadows, so every time he wins, he gets someone to recruit to stand up against the shadows, that day they will not become his mule, when he manages to tame and raise the pride of all these people, is when finally these blows will be received by the shadows who hate them to death. The fight was over, Fari made his entrance and everyone commented that he had arrived.
『Well, who will be the next to face me, you know the rules of how my fights are, if I win you join my ranks, you will recover your pride of Arnicania, and if I lose, I will give you a percentage of my goods to your children』.
That was the rules, to hear how they cheered was to shouts, it was jugozo for many the prize, whether to lose or to win, you came out winning in some way, in there that entered a fighter against which Fari would face, which was shown that he knew the Savate Fari, to see him give small jumps, the position of his jumps, the fight had started, the kicks he gave and how he dodged, it was always a delight to watch him fight both him and Ann, but being friends already known, to see them fight is something that can never be seen. The night at the Well would continue until they really needed their hours of rest.
The following days turned out to be the same, just as the Military Chief of Arnicania said, he came every day at different times to the orphanage where Mikel and Vie stayed, he taught them everything he knew so that they could be prepared at some point, as well as bringing them quantities of herbs with which to make medicines for a while, He taught them where they could get them, in which parts of the forest, but surely there will no longer be or little to know that they are cutting it down, and the wood will be used to erect new buildings, the one who learned the most in all this was Vie, since she was very interested in knowing more to be more useful in the home, always said the same thing the Military Chief.
『Knowledge opens up many more opportunities than just knowing one thing, not everything is solved by force』-『Come on Mikel, try to learn a little, I know it's hard for you but pay at least a little attention to it, come on, how much is 5+5』.
『5+5?....55?』
『It is 10』
『Exactly, very well done Vie, I would give you a little star but I don't have one』.
『Eh? how did you know it was 10? did you guess or how?』
『Use my fingers, it's much easier that way *smiles*』.
They were learning with other children, just as he was teaching them to make medicines of all kinds for when someone gets sick, watching Vie as she wrote down everything and paid attention, she was the most attentive to all this, which pleased the Military Chief very much, while Mikel, well the only thing he excelled at was that he could do some tricks with the yo-yo, but nothing else.
『That's an incredible skill, look, you get a smile out of the other kids, that's also a great achievement, keep it up Mikel』.
『Thank you! But I'd like to do better than my friend』.
While on the other hand, in the evenings Fari always went to the Well with his friend Ann so he could fight with other people and recruit them into his ranks, it wasn't all glory and victory for Fari, as there will always be times when he will end up losing either because he is too tired or he made a move he shouldn't have, so in the face of so many victories, he is always going to have so many defeats. That's how it was this past week, every time he felt his arm hurt, he would apply the ointment, but when he realized, he had already run out of the one in the bottle and this was the last application.
『Well it doesn't matter, Vie told me that she is learning to do more, there is nothing to worry about』.
He won again this fight in the ring and thus getting more people for their ranks, but quickly from what all was celebration and glory in El Pozo, they quickly realized all at once that they felt something that they easily identified it, they quickly imagined that the place was invaded by darkness, many quickly got scared and wanted to leave, but when they wanted to pass the wall of darkness, they did not succeed, because the shadows had found this place.
『Wow, so this is their playground where they gather to have fun, why didn't they tell us about it? we want to have fun too *smiles*』
A much bigger shadow that was easy to distinguish from the others had appeared, it quickly placed itself in the ring in front of Fari, who first sweated from fear and then quickly clarified something to Fari.
『*tsch* fuck, if I beat you!!! you won't tell anyone about this place!!! understood!!! that's the rules!!! the winner does what he wants to the loser!!!』
『Oh authoritarian hierarchy, I like it, but there's no need, we've long suspected that you were meeting somewhere, you didn't notice, we camouflage ourselves well if we want in the dark *smiles* better that you propose something to me, better I would be the one to do it, I have a higher rank than you dwarf』-『You know, we're really bored, we are tired of the same thing, making fun of you is tiring, we want something new, the Colonel always sends you to war for our precious oil, while we people act for the battles, we have the obligation to stay waiting until the time of the real battle, but when will it happen? Me and my men are waiting for France to come and attack us but they don't, the answer? you, but you know something else, we also want to let off steam and fight without holding back, besides oil, we were in many wars, our mind does not think about anything else but slaughtering and winning fights, we are already completely stained, the same thing happens to you too, the traumas of war, I can feel it, so I come to you with a deal, I know what you plan to do Fari and I like it, my men and I are worth 10, 20, 30, no! 50 times what these kids are worth! times that these kids!!! we know how to handle weapons and fight hand to hand!!! if you manage to beat us 1 time we will join your ranks, you can take your time, it's fun to slaughter weaklings as well as knowing you can still be stronger, hate is fun, black gold is glory, ah! if you lose, you know about the experiments right? I can do something on it, what do you say, do you accept?』
The giant shadow had said loud and clear, his offer more seems to have a double trap rather than just helping them, but will it really be like that as he says? really these people are so tainted that they don't mind fighting against their own people? no, you can see it in their smile all the time, these people enjoy slaughtering others and feeling superior no matter how, besides as he said, they are already messed up in the head. Fari accepted and would go to fight to test his words, as the giant shadow was happy, the fight would begin and to his surprise, he was able to resist several seconds of the beginning.
『Oh, you really know how to fight, Savate's fighting style is really interesting』.
But while they were fighting, Ann hearing what that giant shadow said, hearing that he said that they were sick in the head, did not avoid thinking about himself and remembering the moment when he also began to fail his mind. It all started when they were still at war, when the soldiers of the desolate place were helping them, among them was Ajax, Mikel's dad, who Ann when asking him in person to help him or that they could go to where they are to welcome his people, Ajax's answer was.
『Everything but that child, if I take them, who doesn't guarantee me that the war will bring it to that place, I'm sorry but I want no one to step on the place that I am so dedicated to guard, I know that your people are suffering, me and my companions are doing everything possible, we also helped them to notify Adrien, we managed to contain and preserve this place, the coastal area already forget it, I don't plan to risk my life, my family is waiting for me at home』.
『And what about my family!!! my parents and friends!!! you have to help them!!!! I'm also carrying a gun!!!!! I don't want to!!!!! anymore!!!!! I feel like I might shoot who I shouldn't, please!!!! at least let the kids go where they are!!!!』
『If you go to where we are, I will not hesitate to aim at you as I am doing right now with you, I said it clear, I will not let any of you stain what I love and love the most, I will not let my son know what suffering is, I'm sorry but that's the way it is』.
He still remembers him perfectly that conversation with Ajax, how he threatens him with the same weapon in front of his eyes not to approach them, and that before while they fought hand in hand to free certain areas of the place, Ajax told him about the birthdays he will be able to go to when all this is over, that he is very anxious for that day to come and how his son is growing strong and healthy, without knowing the bad. Ann at present, at the beginning he was outraged, but now he doesn't know if what Ajax did was right or wrong.
『Yes you are tough, come on keep hitting me』.
Fari was very tired, while the giant shadow was as if nothing, he can quickly feel his arm began to hurt, but still with all the intention to win, he threw himself against the giant shadow who did not flinch and hit him in the chest, by the jump he gave, Fari ended up falling from the sore arm screaming at the end of it all. This instead of ending in celebration and shouting, only the laughter of the shadows who enjoyed watching this could be heard.
『We can only come here once a month, the next time please the next one who challenges me who is stronger, not that you Fari are not, but if you are going to fight, do it in the best possible condition, see you』.
The shadows were retreating leaving Fari on the ground with a sore arm, it wasn't fractured or dislocated, it was fine, just that overexerting himself had caused him a lot of pain. But it's no time to complain about the pain, the morning was about to start, and that's how 1 week passed after everything happened, Fari somehow managed to endure and resist the pain in his arm, Ann was also in the shadow training camp, but for some reason the shadow colonel made everyone retreat to another area, leaving Fari and Ann alone in the place.
『Let's also take advantage of it at once, go into the bedroom, you know what we will do to him, I'm surprised that you guys still stand your ground』.
Without further ado they knew it perfectly, they made them enter some rooms that the same shadows created to make experiments with people, that was the true meaning of the bandanas, it was like the symbol that they are acts and in the perfect condition to be used by them, when they entered they did everything to them, besides taking blood and mixing it with other substances, of course they did not inject them, they were only subjects of special tests, they implanted them with ideas and made them watch very forbidden videos about how the real war is, so much deaths and things mus censored, they placed those machines in their eyes so they would not close it, and for what they worked the hardest, they had an electric chair that according to them, is to be able to take control of their brains and make them become the people they seek to achieve.
『The full ratiocination, we want it』.
Fari would sit down and they would put a kind of helmet on him, where by lowering a lever, you could clearly see how they gave him low touches of electricity at the beginning, but each time they were increasing as they believed they could continue, they know that electricity can kill you, but as at that time, they believed that if you gave enough and necessary, you could even cure diseases. Fari resisted the pain just like his friend Ann, they did all this, they had to endure it so that the children would not know this pain.
『Enough for today, get up and go out to the training field』-『Yes, every time you listen to me, I like it, there's someone I know waiting for you out there, if you recognize him』.
Going out to the training field of the shadows, Fari is always shocking after this to receive the sun's rays, his gesture was drooping and just standing, he still does not know how he is still alive, surely because it is the first days, but if they continue with this, maybe he will not reach his goal.
『Military Chief Malin...』
Ann commented having seen a man tied by his arms on a stick, he was with many cuts on his body, he had many parts cooked in the same way, the hair he had was burned in many areas, he was completely naked, the blood seems to have been dyed with his body, Ann was shocked by this she couldn't stand it, quickly this one started to cry and scream, he was screaming so loud that the shadows only smiled at this.
『Military Chief Malin? (he was the one who helped us all this time and helped all the children in this week, I see that...this is as far as it goes)』
『You may wonder why he's like this? it's simple, he did something he shouldn't have done, he spanked my son giving him a very hard spanking, he demanded me to do something soon, the truth first I laughed because someone weaker could punish my son, what a laugh the truth, but it was perfect for me, he is no longer useful to us, so we decided to investigate with him, I took my son's idea, we used scissors, we cut, we cut, we opened, we opened, we experimented and we did many things with him, surprisingly he is alive after all this, and what do you think, we did it all today! !! It makes me sad to see him like this, it's better that he dies, come on, by the hands of those who once were with him』.
Ann couldn't help but cry seeing Milan being in such a chaotic and inhuman state, her tears wouldn't stop falling, she wanted to fall to the ground, rather she did, she cried hitting the ground again and again, while cursing why this had to happen, while Fari was shocked, he was just as sad crying silently, but he returned to stress again, his strength returned and he angrily clenched his fist.
『(Damn...damn shadows....I'M GOING TO KILL YOU SOME DAY!!!!)』
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