And so, I began to transfer all the knowledge that was given to me. Starting with basic survival staff like: rope tying, fire starting, knowledge about plants, hunt to monster killing. There was almost no problem in anything, she caught everything she saw on fly. But the real problem occurred when we entered this city.
Everything started good until we entered it. Of course I warned her that we were heading to the city, we were heading to the city, on the outskirts, and that, there you have to be very careful and expect anything from every person. After all, there is no life here, only survival.
We left Barnarda near the road, hiding it under the trees and headed to the city. I don't think that it necessary to hide it, because even if someone would try to deconstruct or steal it, they probably don't gonna make it. Because it was this engineer who build it.
Even at the entrance, there was a terrible strong smell of garbage and iron. The whole city was covered in rust and full of rubbish. And loud screams were constantly hearted from the city. I turned to Theia and she was in complete disbelief, her eyes widened and was full of pain seeing this, she said nothing. But it's only beginning, I brought her here specifically to show the dark side of the world. To her, whom grew up in happiness and care. We were closer and closer. And of course fetor was getting stronger. And we heard demand to stop. We were right in front of entrance. The guards came out from behind the shelters pointing guns at us and their leader approached us:
"Who are you two, show your faces."-He commanded with an unpleasant smile, looking mostly at Theia. And without even waiting he tried to remove the hood hiding her face:
"Don't hide your face, beauty."-But she intercepted his hand and took it in a painful grip.
"argh, you little..."- He was in pain. She looked at him with hate and disgust. Guards prepared to shoot. She looked at them and yell:
"But he tried to attack me!"- She was pissed and did not wanted to belief in what's happening, But they just aimed at her. I slowly walked right in front of her with the hands up, they changed their aim target to me. I slowly pulled off mercenary emblem. When they saw it they all took a few steps back:
"Let him go."- I slowly tell Theia and she listened, but reluctantly. He ran closer to his soldiers and saw the emblem. I pulled gun, they were hesitant. And I shoot their commander. Right in his head, they were confused. And when they prepared to shoot, someone command:
"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!."-It seemed like deputy head stopped them and said:
"Let them pass!"- We entered the city, felt the looks that led us. And as we entered it, we catch attention of everything, that was hidden in every dark corner. Those slimy dangerous and unpleasant looks, not like monsters with empty thoughts, but uncontrollable greed, lust and spite. We did not saw them, but they certainly saw us. Theia stopped in a daze, I took her hand and lead her forward.
Environment change it's color. First it was brown and white, clean city made of bricks and decorated with marble, where Theia was born and lived her life. Second was abandoned city mainly made in bricks and gray color. After it we traveled around, in the green and blue nature. And now, now it was completely red and rusty. One of the worst cities, where all rabble collect: killers, thieves , smugglers, mercenaries and every type of other illegal or immoral was drawn here. The further we went, the worse the picture become. Some dead peoples, some hungry peoples, some peoples who fight with each other, some who sell something and some peoples who sell themselves. I felt that Theia did not even resisted and just followed me, I turned to her and her eyes was empty and she looked like a doll with broken strings, completely pale, she squeezed my hand, like it was only string to her existence she muttered:
"How...Why people leaving like... Like this? Why they don't... do something?"- It's was painful scene, there was feeling that world just stopped and only her sadness was there, liker her soul just left her body, because she could not cope with the world around her, but it was necessary for her to see it by her own eyes:
"We all born unequal in this world, and it's something that cannot be changed. Because there always will be those who gonna fight for themselves and only themselves, screaming about ideals, but breaking them themselves at the first opportunity. You and your family got in this situation because of it too, despite of your own status."- She looked at me:
"But... Does that it means that everything... Is meaningless? If we are going to become just like them in the end?"- I looked in her eyes full of despair and fear:
"No one really knows, maybe someday someone really caring will be born and will fight for everyone, but we can do only two things, to let this happen. Hope and strive to become this person. But need to be aware, that it is gonna be painful way."
"Why?"
"Because every person, who fighting for their own rights will step on this type of people. And the chance that you will be trampled by the people you wanted to help is too great. But it's fine, because even if you save one life, without hurting other, it will be success."- I tried to convince her and myself in this though. But she completely broke it:
"But doesn't it means, that it's impossible, because you gonna get hurt and that means that every time at least one person gonna be hurt?"
"We are surrounded by too many views, let's continue this conversation later."-I avoided the question and her forth.