"You dared threaten me? Did you think I would let you go like that?" Kontas hissed as he laughed, a very dark and scary laugh.
Madison was tied to a tree like someone meant for fucking sacrifice. And her worst nightmare was standing in front of her grinning, with his spirit beast beside him.
If only she didn't threaten him, then this wouldn't be happening.
" Please, I'm begging you, I promise to forever be loyal and respectful. So please let me go" she pleaded, her eyes already red from fear. He laughed, he fucking laughed.
"Why should I do that? Why should I let you go? Humans do like to bargain, so what will I earn from releasing you if not disrespect from the other slaves"
Crouching to her level, so they could be eyeballs to eyeballs, she nearly peed on her pants? See what her mouth has put her into.
" Please, I am begging you" Madison sobbed. No matter how hard life was, she wasn't ready to die yet.
"Ok fine, you can go," he said, clearing the way for her. But Madison couldn't move even though she wanted to, she was still tied down crying out loud.
When he saw her struggling, he made a ticking sound before undoing the ropes.
Madison couldn't believe he was letting her go just like that, but she was still grateful.
As she made a run for the exit, she made a sudden halt. A freaking Phoenix was blocking her way.
She suddenly remembered that the third prince's spirit beast was a phoenix. She was a fool to have believed that he would let her go just like that.
"You know, even if I let you go, my beast, won't be so kind as to let you leave alive," he said sadly.
Madison knew he was far from being sad for her, he was only enjoying the aghast look on her face.
Before she could even discern what was going on, she was falling… She was falling? Yes, she was falling.
Madison could feel the heat of the fire below, and she prayed that it was a dream, that she was not falling into a fucking volcano.
Someone seems to be calling her, no, someone was calling her. She can hear the voice. It was Rei's voice. What was she doing down there?
The voice was getting louder and louder, someone was also pushing her. She doesn't want to open her eyes and see her death. But the calling was becoming too disturbing.
Madison opened her eyes slowly, expecting to see Kontas with his spirit beast laughing at her, but rather she was in a room that seems to be the room she was to share with Rei. And the girl was there looking at her with a frown on her beautiful face.
Madison jumped up from the bed nearly hitting Rei in the face
"Girl, what's wrong with you?" she asked to get back on the bed. It was all a dream, Madison can't believe it was all a dream. It felt so real.
" Rei, can you pinch me," she asked. She needed to be sure that it was a dream.
Rei was looking at her like someone who had lost it, but she still went ahead to pinch her and…damn, it was really painful.
Guess it was a dream.
" It was just a dream!!" Madison screamed, jumping around happily. It was just a fucking dream.
" Am not going to ask because I don't want to know what happened. So, Madison, if you don't want whatever it is you saw in your dream to come to the past, you better get up from that bed because we are late for the assembly" she whispered yell.
What was she talking about?
" What assembly? Are we in school?" Madison scoffed.
" I don't know what you mean, but the assembly is when both the new slaves and old ones are addressed by their heads. And we are late" she explained, leaving her behind.
Madison quickly got up from the bed and ran after her.
"Wait up. Who is the head again"
"Mrs. Semet, she has always been the head for all the slaves. You are already in her black book so try as much as possible not to irk further" she warned.
" Seems like I'm in everyone's black book" She muttered.
If Rei heard her, she pretended like she didn't. They were silent throughout our walk to the slave's assembly ground. The name still sounds funny to Madison.
Rei was right, they were late. Like really, really late. And the way Mrs. Semet was looking at Madison, she knew that she was in for a long lecture.
Immediately as they entered, Rei bowed in greeting as she went and took her place between the two girls. The hall was filled with ladies she hadn't seen before.
As Madison made her way to stand in the line just like Rei, she was suddenly stopped by Mrs. Semet's voice. She hates this kind of stopping. Putting on a smile, Madison faced her leader, Mrs. Semet.
" I would appreciate it if you don't influence your earthly behavior on Rei. She is one of my best girls" she pouted.
That statement hurts, but Madison won't let her see that.
" Am so sorry Mrs. Semet, I didn't…"
" You should also learn to talk when you are asked to, not when you want to, understood?" She asked irritatingly.
Sighing, she nodded, not trusting her voice at that moment. She hates this place.
" So, as I was saying, your work as a slave is simple to do. You won't have any trouble if you follow the rules, especially with the newly selected slaves. You are to be more careful because you are serving the royals. I hope you pay attention to the rules that are about to be read out to you" she hissed as she collected the scroll that was handed over to her by some servant.
" As a slave, you only speak when your master tells you to.
You never share the matter of your master with anyone.
You should always be ready to suffer for your master"
Madison scoffed. She must be kidding her, suffering for her master indeed.
" Do you have anything to say, Miss Madison?" Mrs. Semet asked
Shit, she heard her, guess she wasn't quite as she thought. She was trying to make Mrs. Semet like her, but destiny always has another plan for her.
"No, I didn't mean it" Madison defended, but she wasn't taking any of that. She came to her front and bent to reach her height because damn the woman was very tall.
" Can I give you a little bit of advice?" She asked. Madison didn't like the turnout of the event.
" You are not supposed to be in Begtuok Madison, and I don't know what King Varog was thinking when he saved you. But if I were you, I would use the second chance that was given to me wisely instead of causing chaos everywhere. If I were you, I would tie down my mouth and learn not to cross the line. Kontas isn't someone you will want to mess with" she warned before going back to address everyone once again.
Madison was barely listening to her as she read the laws out, she was just thinking about how she can change her destiny.