- "Enter your name." A window appeared in front of me.
- "Enter your name." It kept asking me for my name. I wonder what would happen if I wrote my name.
In the realm of Gods:
- "Who gave her the system window? I clearly ordered not to give her the system window. Just who gave her that power? We already gave her the power to rewind time, and now somebody gave her this too. It's against the rules to give someone two great powers. Find that person and bring him or her to me," the figure ordered his subordinates to find the one responsible for this mess. In the realm of Gods, there's a certain order to follow to prevent things from messing up. If the order is not followed properly, there will be chaos in both realms.
I kept staring at the window that appeared in front of me, wondering what I should do. Should I write my name on it or ignore it? I pondered until the one in charge of us slaves, to be transported to their master, pushed me down.
"Hey! You, hurry up and get going. Your master is waiting. What kind of slave makes his master wait? Just because you think you're pretty, you can get away with anything. Let me tell you something: those slaves who are pretty and bold are the ones who get tormented the most."
I saw it in his eyes; if he got the chance, he would rape me right here and now. I know what happens to the slaves once they are sold to horrible masters. Before I died, I read about it.
"Hurry up and get going. I don't have all day," he shouted, his voice echoing through the room.
I resigned to my new fate and dragged my feet. They have been hurting since I arrived in this world. Who knows what type of treatment I will receive. I have low pain tolerance; what if he tortures me and forces himself on me? I wanted my first time to be with the person I love. He put a new collar around my neck and took us outside to hand me and all the other slaves to the person transporting us.
"Deliver them to our esteemed guest as soon as possible," he ordered his subordinate. Three people were riding in the carriage that looked more like a cage, and we were the prey they hunted.
The journey from the auction to the houses was not long or too short. The scenery was different from my previous world. Now monsters, demons, and humans filled the streets. Slavery looked so common here. I felt pity for others, though my situation is the same.
"You, platinum hair. Get out. It's your new place from now," he mocked and ordered. I got out of the cage-like carriage and saw a huge mansion in front of me. I had never seen anything like that in my previous life; mostly, these types of mansions housed the most cruel people.
"Welcome to the Luciano household," the servant standing in front of the main gate greeted. "Why don't you come inside? The master is waiting for you," he added and took me inside with him. The garden leading towards the house was luscious. There were roses, tulips, and different kinds of flowers that were native to this world. The distance from the main gate to the house was quite far.
"My Lord, the slave you brought is here," the servant informed his master and my master too.
"Good, tell the maids to clean her and dress her in nice clothes. I want to see her looking like she's worth the price I paid for her," the master ordered his servant, who took me to the place where all the low-ranking servants stayed and told the maids to clean me up. The maids were nice to me; they gave me warm water to bathe and all these exotic essential oils and fragrances. Maybe they pitied me; slaves have no rights compared to any other low-ranking person. I wanted to know their names, but the servant came back to fetch us as soon as we finished. The looks people in the mansion gave me were horrible. They looked like they would eat me up if it wasn't for their master, for that I was glad. But that thought soon shattered.
The moment I stepped into the place where the master and the Lady were before, only the Lady was present. I greeted her to the best of my manners that I knew. She was the epitome of elegance and a bold and confident woman. One would simply pale in comparison to her. Still, I greeted her, "Greetings, My Lady." The lady kept silent. When I raised my head a little, she got up and slapped me so hard. It felt like someone threw three bricks at the same time. She kept hitting me until she felt satisfied and yelled, "How dare you seduce my husband! Do you think I don't know what you were thinking when you saw my husband? Did you take advantage of my husband for your greed? Tell me, Alice, bring me the whip. I need to set her straight."
It hurts. It hurts so bad that I felt like I was dying. The whipping added more pain. She was torturing me, and everyone around me did nothing to stop her. What else could they have done except to stand and watch? How could a mere servant dare to stand in front of their master to save a mere slave who has no rights?
"Enter your name." The window appeared again in the midst of this chaos, asking me to write my name. This time I chose to write my name. In this new world and new place, I decided to abandon my old name.
"RIONA" The name I chose opened the window. Light glowed, but it seemed like only I could see it. I thought maybe this thing would help, but the hope was shattered as soon as it appeared. "Your level is too low. You cannot learn any skill. Please raise your level first to unlock more skills." What does it mean my level is too low? I don't know anything about these skills and how they would help me. My thoughts were cut short when the beating was intensified, and I lost consciousness. The last thing I saw was the sight of the master coming.
"My lord, we found the person who is responsible for the system window."
To be continued.