Chapter 83
(The Slaves, Pt 6 of 11)
Terik Pov:
Despite being the age of 70, I was a priest of the Church of Exodus. I believed in the sayings and trusted the word of the Divine. But for this to Have gone unnoticed is quite perplexing. How did 300 people get kidnapped and no-one find out about it.
I walk around with the others that came with me tending to the kids. When a message had arrived at the church from the Royal guard about this, I had to come. Sure I may not have long to live, and have already exceeded the average age, I couldn't help myself.
I also followed some things set in place by the organization, Architect. That is the reason that I had come, but I got more than I had bargained for. From what I have heard from these people they have been locked up for a year at least, some as many as five. The amount of Atrocities committed on them, even as a Priest, I do not think the punishment given to them by Jake was enough.
From hearing what the girl, Talia Cook, had to say, he is a good man. He would not do something like he did so easily, but there was something at stake. He made the choice of something there was no going back from. Yet it seems like he should be forgiven at all costs.
He killed dozens of men, just because he saw a friend being tortured. He has survived countless attacks on him and others, even by Demons, and survived. Yet he did everything that he did today, with a broken arm. His existence is not normal, something like him shouldn't even exist. What life did he live to reach such a state as this?!
I then hear the door open to see more people come in. One is a person of low nobility, but the others surprise me beyond all belief. The King himself, along with his brother, have come here themselves. I get up and walk over and bow in front of them. "Your majesty," I say to a bunch of shocked voices.
I guess they did not expect the King himself to come here. "Priest Terik, what is the situation?," He asks casually.
I stop bowing and face him. "It is Dire! Most of these people have been abused and more. Like the young lady back there who lost her family and was Raped. According to what I heard from your son, when they arrived Jake sensed something. He proceeded to head into the garage and find a hidden entrance with a staircase. Those men you most likely saw outside were some of the people who did this," I tell him as we walk. It is currently me, the King, Archduke, and the one Noble walking to a room.
"Apparently, according to Hannah who had followed when Jake had told her not to, is what happened next. They had headed down the staircase and into a large room. Inside they saw multiple cages holding those people you saw back there. Then he saw a Beast-kin Fox who was a friend at the ba—," I say as we walk through the hall but the lone Noble interjects.
"Layla, is she alright?," He asks concerned. Looking closer he looks close in color of hair to the girl I heard about, and the same race.
"Please don't interrupt, and yes," I say going back to the story, as I continue he cries. "Jake had seen her at the back of the room, having been tortured and more. The reason is yet to be determined though. But as soon as he saw that, he went into a Rage of sorts. He couldn't stand seeing a friend hurt like she was, severely cut, bruised, damaged, bleeding, and more. He had drawn his sword and walked forward after Hannah had screamed, alerting their location," I tell them.
"The men rushed Jake as they couldn't let anyone who saw live. But he mowed them down without Mercy, chopping off limbs and heads as soon as they got within striking distance. And he did so with a Black aura, which during the fight, no Massacre, turned Brown. He had advanced two mana Stages throughout the fight. He had only left the last one alive as he had come to his senses. He proceeded to carry Layla, back to the group of the Noble children that had followed, while healing her," I tell them as we near the end of the hallway.
"He had sent young Theo and Aaron to go get help. At the same time, he had the others Bring Layla up here to be tended to by her maid and friends. He then went back and unlocked all the cages, leading all of them up to his house, and healed them. When I had arrived, every single person had been healed by him. That is what happened, old Friend," I tell the king, entering the room.
The king was an old friend from years past. When he had turned 16 way of the world, the Bishop was out of the state due to something urgent. As I was and still am the highest ranking priest, I took care of Rex's baptism. Lets see, it has been around thirty two years since then.
Inside the room, Layla was sleeping on a couch. Her maid was beneath her head, combing her hair. There were other people in there as well, all on another couch. They were all close friends and women from the looks of things. My guess is all the boys were shut out as they changed her.
I look and see the young Noble happy that the girl is ok. I guess I was right about them being Family after all.