The moment Ivon hide behind the door , he heared a mocking tone
"Hahaha.... It seems all these filthy villagers of Thomalis died ," one of the voice jeered. Ivon's blood ran cold as the casual cruelty of the words hit him like a dagger. He wiped his tear-streaked face with trembling hands , trying to control his breath , his heart pounding in his chest .
"Yeah ... I am very happy today" said the other
"Hmm... Now we can divide the village resources for ourselves", another voice added, the greed dripping from the tone.
Ivon's body stiffened, and instinctively he crouched lower behind the well, his eyes darting around as he strained to listen. The unmistakable strench of betrayal filled the air. He peered through the narrow crack in the
His whole body tensed as he fought to keep quiet.
"Hmm... What did that Thomas think he was, just because his village was a little rich in resources.
Did he think he could defy me ..... " told one of them .
Hearing this made instantly made Ivon panic and through the slit , he started looking for the one who said .
He then saw a fat , ugly face man wearing a rich luxurious black velvet coat with golden symbols tailored to fit his fat body frame. A crisp white shirt with billowy sleeves and a high stiff collar , dark brown wool trousers with subtle stripes , black leather boots.
While beside him is a short ,slim man with a green shirt and black pants with glistering coat covering his shirt , showing that both of them are rich .
"This is the consequences if someone denies us.." the voice continued, the coldness of it making Ivon's stomach turn .
When we asked for half of their supplies, he kicked us out like a dog".
Ivon's pulse quickened, these men are wild beasts, they are greedy, selfish men who had caused this massacre. Rage surged through him like a wildfire. His father, his mother and the entire village had died because they refused to bow to other village' demands.
" Hahaha..... Those wild beasts did their work nicely as planned " hearing this Ivon realized who those mens must be — the village head of Garyon and Surbion, the ones ones who had planned this massacre for their own gain .
"Soldiers, search the village for all its resources and carry them back. Leave nothing behind and some of you go search for Thomas and his wife.. " the leader commanded his voice cold but filled with malicious intent .
Ivon's chest tightnened as he heared the soldiers scatter , their heavy boots crunching on the blood soaked ground as they began to search valuables. He clenched his fists so tightly the nails dug into his pas, drawing blood.
He wanted to rush out and confront then, but he knew he was just a boy- alone , outnumbered, with just a bow and arrows.
But that didn't stop the furry building inside him thinking that his father , and mother hadn't fallen fallen in a battle against wild beasts but to a conspiracy of this greedy other villagers and to be just plundereed and mocked after their death. Ivon ground his teeth, suppressing the scream of rage that threatened to escape. Every breath he took was laced with anger and with heartbeat a grim, determination grew stronger within him .
He watched in silent horror as one of the solider approached the bodies of his parents. His heart pounded in his chest, cold dread settling over him as the solider knelt down, inspecting the as the the lifeless for of his father and mother .
The soldier suddenly stopped up and spronted toward the two village head in the distance.
On of them went near my father's body , kicked Thomas's body with a disgusting laugh " Thomas died too easily... We should have captured him and tortured him properly".
The second man chuckled darkly his eyes gleaming with sadistic pleasure ," Yeah and it's a shame about Evilia, such a beautiful woman , wasted like this .... She would have made a fine slut to play with ".
Hearing those vile words about his mother sent a wave of blinding rage through Ivon, hotter than anything he has ever felt . His vision blurred with fury . Without thinking , without any plan , he grabbed an arrow from the quiver and mocked it onto his bow . His hands moved on it's instinct, fueled by pure anger he aimed through the narrow gap of the door , his focus solely on the man who had insulted his mother .
With a quick release the arrow shot through the air with deadly precision. The man didn't even have time to react, one moment he was laughing the next the arrow pierce straight through his neck his words dying on his lips . His eyes widened in shock and his left hand instinctively reached for the shaft but it was too ate. Blood poured from his neck and life drained from his face as he stumbled falling to his kneees. He galnced around in confusion trying to comprehend what had just happened. But before he could grasp it his vision darknened and his body collapsed lifelessly onto the ground.
The other man. Stunned for a moment, stood frozen. Then with a shout of alarm he yelled, " Protect me! There's an ambush!" His voice was sharp commanding and filled the panic . The soldiers immediately formed a protective circle around the village head, their sword drawn and shield raised .
"Find whoever attacked! " The Commander barked , his eyes scanning the area as the solider moved into action.
But Ivon was beyond reason his rage consumed him , his blood boiling in his vein . His mind screamed for vengence. Without thinking he nocked another arrow and fired again animing directly at the village head , the arrow shot forward but was blocked by one of the soldier's shield. Ivon growled in frustration firring again, and again. Each arrow defected by the soldiers surrounding the vile man who had insulted his parents.
The Commander's sharp eyes which caught the direction of the arrows and his gaze locked onto the small opening in the wall where , Ivon was hiding ." There ! He's firing from over there ! " He shouted . Without hesitation he boulted towards the passage ,.
Ivon's pulse quickened the adrenaline coursing through him . He could hear the footsteps approaching and realisation dawn on him of what he had just done . His breathing became erratic as fear and anger swirled together. He had taken one life but thinking that the life he took was of a wild beasts he relieved his mind. But thinking as he was a lone boy with only a bow and quiver of arrows , could he face them all alone? But then he galnced at the bodies of his parents lying motionless near the well and the fire reignited in his chest .
He would not stop not until the had revenged against them .