I couldn't see anything but nothing but pitch black. But one thing is for sure, the whole place is moving and it's making me dizzy, no it's making me sick. I tried moving but both my hands and feet are tied up. I also tried shouting but a cloth gag was out in my mouth.
Ha! This is ludicrous.
This thing, I can't believe it. Me? Kidnap? Holy. Preposterous.
I tried calming myself while thinking about how to get out of this absurd situation.
The movement of the place and the salty breeze that somehow enters the sackcloth that was placed in my head, boat- no, the footsteps that I hear are too distant to where they put me which I think it is spacious to be called a boat, it must be a ship. No, I'm literally on a ship sailing in the middle of the sea.
Everyone seems busy carrying something due to their heavy footsteps. Laughter is also surrounded so hearing other things are quite difficult but one thing is for sure, I'm not alone. My anger erupted when I heard a crying child.
"No take m-me back to my mother, mother!!" she pleaded and cried but the one who guarded us just laughed.
"Kid, why would we take you back to your mother, we paid her fortune you know!" a man said that made me freeze.
Don't tell me?
"Seems like you still don't get it, little girl, we bought you from your mother so you can't go back unless you'll gonna pay us back, three folds." a deep voice interrupted.
"M-my m-mom sell m-me? No, my mom won't do that, she loves me!" the girl shouted.
I tried moving again. Forcing myself to be free from these annoying gripped.
"Love is not enough in this world," he said again.
I struggle more and more just to escape but lady luck hates me. I lost the balance that made me fall back. I winced.
Dang. It hurts, especially my wrists. I couldn't help but cry in silence. It's frustrating, I can't help but hate myself.
"This one is quite tough. She knows how to fight and she's really strong." a guy said and I figured it was the one who kidnap me. I tried struggling again but I keep wincing. Damn it.
"Hmmm hmmm!!?!!" -I tried shouting.
"Take off the sack and hold her tight!" the deep voice guy commanded.
"Roger Ser!" the other guy said and he started coming near me based on its footsteps. I forced myself to move backward but he still keep coming. Damn this rope.
"Ser it seems like she saw me. Look at her reacting!" the guy said with annoyance. I heard the Ser chuckle.
"Interesting." He said and he started walking towards me. I gulped. This sensation, it's familiar. But today is not the right time to remember it, let's run and escape.
Or so I called but my end hugs me. A wall hit my back saying that I'm doomed.
"You think you can escape? Nice try." He stated then removed the sack from my head and before he saw my face, I looked down and made sure my hair covered my face too. He hold my chin but I resisted. I kept looking in the other direction so that our eyes won't be met.
As I look at the other side, my eyes dart the guy who captured me and I look at him deadly.
"S-Ser t-this lady w-will kill me. H-her eyes. She's crazy!!" the guy looks frightened. That's right. I will kill you. You just wait bastard.
While looking at the man, I forgot that their boss is in front of me. He got me. He easily turned my head and I can't help but face him too. My eyes widened when I saw his face. Hazel-nut eyes and a shoulder-length hair, and his voice. He was the same guy I bumped into before when I got lost.
"Hmmm!!" - I exclaimed.
"You look familiar to me." He calmly said and squatted comfortably in front of me while looking directly at my face. So do I bastard.
I raised my eyebrow. This guy and his audacity. He is the one who stole my necklace! I fucking swear.
I wanted to shout at him but my voice is nowhere to be found. Damn it, this must be because of what I did at the port.
"Hmmm hmmm!!?!" I keep saying and also moving my hands trying to untangle it myself.
"Oh, you want me to remove the gag in your mouth?" He asked. I raised my eyebrow again. Obviously.
He nodded and started removing it, I can't help but look at his face. It's familiar, very. After he removed it he stepped backward. I'll keep my mouth shut and think how to get out from here. I looked around and I almost jumped in glee when I can still see the port but the sun is almost setting down.
But it was on fire. The whole port is on fire, even the newly build port. My strength run away from my body as I can't help but fell from the ship's floor in awe.
"W-what the hell did you do?!" I angrily shouted at him.
"Y-your the worst. You bastard!!" I added while wiping the tears that are now streaming down my face.
"Call me whatever you want lady. Now stand up and shut up." he coldly said as he forcefully made me stand up.
I felt drained. I couldn't even stop the tears from falling to my face while looking at the burning port. My body's been trembling and I almost lost my balance.
How can they easily turn the loveliest place I've been through in my whole life for the very first time into ashes in just a small amount of time. Those colorful decorations all around the town, those lofty buildings, the amazing music as well as the people's laughter. It's gone.
"C-Clara.." I murmured to myself while looking at the burning manor where I last saw her.
I walked toward the other part of the ship where I can see the manor and while walking, my knees started to weaken I just got lucky that before I reached the edge of the ship making it my support not to collapse. I know that someone's following me but I couldn't care about it anymore, this is too much for me.
Every time I looked at it, it became unclear. The ship is leaving faster as time passed by. The whole port became fuzzier in my eyes.
"Oi, you there. Stop being dramatic and start working you filthy woman!" a man shouted at me and started coming to me. I couldn't help myself, like something, someone in me freed in a cage. I laughed my heart out like crazy that it made the others stop what they were doing and stared at me.
"Oh pardon me that gentlemen but HOW DARE YOU ORDER ME." I coldly said and looked at the man who called me filthy.
"Filthy? Dramatic? Stop? DO YOU HAVE ANY DEATH WISH?" I added. They seem to be shocked.
"You, the bastard who dare called me filthy, what's your name?" I asked at him while walking closer to him, his trembling and making me smirk.
"J-jun." He unconsciously answered. Is he that afraid of me?
'H-hoy we should stop them.'
' But she's crazy!'' She'll kill us if we intervene.'' Dangerous. Very. ''Those two brought a demon in our ship!'I rolled my eyes and focused on this man named, Jun. I stepped closer to him while not cutting my gaze to him and when I'm an inch away from him he ballistically take his fell on the floor out of fear which made me laugh more.
"Ahh, this feeling. I never felt this free in my entire life." I said while fixing my hair. The Jun guy crawled backward, I don't like the sight of it so I kicked his face and it made him pass out.
"Oh? Are you okay? I hope so." I said then shift my gaze to the left side and saw their captain. Confused and amazed are written in his face that made me laugh again.
He chuckled and started walking in my direction.
"You are an interesting lady," he said. " How can you change into a different person when you look like a fragile one crying in the corner with a gag on your mouth."
"Says who?" - I coldly said and eye lock him. " How can you assume that I'm a fragile one easily?"
" I'm not assuming--"
"Is what you want to believe because that what you see? Right?" I cut him and remove the gap between us. He's taller than me but I still tried to reach him. Everything in this world has its own deepest secret and so do I. I've been someone I am not in my entire life, and no one even noticed it.
"Looks can be deceiving Captain," I stated and pushed him and used that opportunity to run towards the other edge of the ship and climbed at it. The people in the ship got shocked even their captain whose back is still facing me.
Even I. I'm also shocked that I considered jumping out on this ship knowing that I never took swimming classes because I hate waves, I don't know how to swim but it's now or never. I don't care if I broke my ribs as long as I can go back home.
"That's a dangerous lady." he coldly said and faced me. Goosebumps travels my body when I felt his crazy gaze in me. I gulped and smiled bitterly at him. "Just by looking at you, one can identify that you don't know how to swim." He added.
"Not really, it's quite windily here than there" I coldly conversed ignoring the fact that he added and steps backward, almost at the end of the wood.
"You are something," he replied and walked towards me. "Just who are you?" He asked.
"Who knows?" I replied and shrugged. Who am I? A puppet or a human?
"Who cares anyway. I don't even know myself, the only thing that reminds me of who I am was devoured by the fire." I coldly professed that made him stop and look at me pitifully.
"Oh how I hate that look on your eyes, the stars on the night are the only thing I want to see before dying you know, well I still can," I said and looked at him one last time and stepped backward, directly falling unto the deep seawater.
Ah Too bad. There's no star in the sky, not a single one. The water hit my body and I didn't expect that it hurts that much.
As I felt the coldness of the water envelop my entire body, my consciousness is also slowly losing. My eyes are so heavy and I couldn't breathe anymore. I wanted to struggle but my body wouldn't move anymore. My fatigues finally showed up.
My eyes are slowly closing on their own but before they are completely close, I saw not one but two silhouettes coming in my direction.
I smiled. Are they fetching me that early? That's when I realized, it's the ending of my story.
I died. It may not be physically. But I died. Mentally.
Please, someone, save me.
Save me.
Chapter 04: DealCold, my body is freezing. I couldn't bring myself to open up my eyes due to my fatigue. Too heavy. I can feel my entire body screaming in pain.I know.I know to myself that this isn't a dream. I already cried a bucket but it didn't change anything. Why did all of this happen to me? Is my messed up life still not enough that I have to experience this too?Yes, I did ask for freedom. Freedom from my family, the people, the responsibility. But not like this. I don't want this. I did not sign up for this, it's too much for me to bear. Because of this, I lost someone important to me. I hope that Clara survived but as I stayed here, I couldn't help being hopeless in life."Here, wipe your tears with this." a calm voice said. I opened my eyes as I get up in a wooden bed.A mullet- a black-haired guy and very deep black eyes. I know him but I wish I didn't. No friend would want his/her friend to be in danger. His eyes are full of
Chapter 05: Knowing HellbenderAfter the signing contract, I returned to my room. Yes, mine since I became part of this giant moving ship. The Hellbender.On my way back to my room I always saw banners with a skeleton hellbender blowing fire. According to the biology book I once read before, it's the Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis, much more known by the name Hellbender, a large aquatic salamander. Its appearance is not that appealing but its sharp teeth are enough to cut through human skin.For now, I don't care what's their name or what as long as I can return to where I truly belong. I have to be strong, I'll just have to blend with them.I checked my body temperature to know if my fever is gone and miraculously it is. I have to look at my health too starting today. I looked at my wounded palm and sighed. I accidentally cut it too deep and now it won't stop bleeding, thankfully there are bandages and medicines in the cabinet. Who's room is this any
Chapter 06: Mistaken We’ve been sailing in the sea for three consecutive days now and they said that in an hour or two we will be able to reach our destination, The Consair Cave. The haven of all the pirates sailing in this vast sea. This means I have to strengthen myself before we reach the Consair if not, I might collapse in there because of fear. Especially since I have traumas when it comes to waves. I might know how to conceal my feelings and emotions but still, deep inside I’m slowly dying in fear or anger. I sighed and continue walking down to the kitchen together with the Hellbender’s pillar and Marion who keeps clinging to me. She just won’t let go of me no matter how much I pushed her. But anyway, I already surrendered. I already gave up and just let her cling to me until we reach the dining hall. Von walks on my side and keeps glancing at Marion who’s smiling all ears and keeps babbling about her marrying me and starti
I SIGHED AS I LOOKED AT THE CALMNESS OF THE OCEAN. I tried looking into it but it’s too deep that I cannot see the bottom. Strong waves keep hitting my body but I like how it reaches me. I can smell how salty it is and the ship is moving in a much calmer way. Now I just realized how big the world can be beyond the border. Before I thought that the next kingdom would be far and hard to reach but while riding this ship, I feel like I just can reach them with just my hand.If I wasn’t born royal, I want to become an adventurer or a writer. I wish that I was not born as the princess of this kingdom, with no more lectures, no more pressures, and no more responsibilities that need to fulfil. If reincarnation does exist, I want to be reborn as an ordinary person. Simple life, small family, and most especially I want to be happy. Having a title is so damn hard. I have to always watch what words I will say, always prim and proper, and not have a mistake.I sighed and closed
CHAPTER 08: THE LEVIATHAN PIRATESI gulped as I am currently facing the man from the other ship I saw before. The one who looks like Lilian. The blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, and reddish skin are similar to Lilian. He's as tall as Drake and he looks very strict too. I looked at him in the eyes but he just smiled at me. In Short, awkward. He keeps staring at me but I don’t dare to make him stop. “C-captain, it’s nice seeing you again!” Von said while he stand in front of me, trying to cover me from the said Captain. “Oh Regor’s nephew, it’s hot out here why are you just standing in here?” The captain asked. I lowered my cloak more and choose to look down. “We are here to buy some fabrics to use for our sails, Samson is already managing it and we’re told to wait in here.” He answered. The way he speaks towards the captain is a sign that he's really afraid of him but here I am hiding in this nervous child’s back where I should be the one covering them. But
Chapter 09: AbductionAfter three hours of sleeping, I found myself crawling for food in the hall. I forgot that I’m hungry before we returned here back then. Curse that Lucas. I quietly walked towards the hall to get some food but I almost tripped on my foot when my hair covered my eyes so I immediately fixed it and focused on my surrounding hoping no one noticed me. I should have tied my hair again. I saw the meeting room filled with many unfamiliar faces so I ran quietly down the wooden stairs and I almost jumped in glee when I arrived at the kitchen. The other crew even looked at me in confusion. I awkwardly smiled at them and point my starving tummy. They started laughing when they finally get what I mean. I saw Jun and the two men who kidnapped me. The three of them look so frightened when I looked at them. I tried waving but they nervously and hurriedly exit the dining hall. The other crew who saw just laughed at them and motioned me to come close
Chapter 10: Samson LennonWE'VE BEEN sailing for five days straight in this vast scary ocean where lots of unknown creatures nested. And it's been two days after we left the Consair Cave, hoping to reach our next destination early. After that displeasing scene with the Leviathan Pirates and after the crew loaded the supply, the Hellbender once again continue sailing. We are heading toward the Hellbender crew's home, the place where their families are waiting for their arrival.Even the pirates had someone waiting for them, will embrace them, will be happy that they arrive home safely. Pirates are still a person, it's just that they choose to do inhuman jobs. Stealing and kidnapping nobles in exchange for gold coins. I know, it's inequity to someone's side but for them, it's their only way of saving their own family.How about me? Will my mother cry after seeing what situation I am in now? Will my father deploy his envoys just to raid the whole sea loo
Chapter 11: Nova VoxisI SMILED AS MY EYES SAW THE MOUNTIAN AND THE PORT. It's the island, finally, we arrived at Nova Voxis Island. Von, who stands next to me looks so excited while Thompson can't help but jump and even wave his hand already. I saw the boardwalk filled with people; kids, a wife, mother, father, siblings. They must have waited for their loved ones to return."Don't worry Lady Vienna, you will be staying with us! We have an extra room to spare!" Thompson happily exclaimed. I happily nodded and caress his hair. On my peripheral view, I saw Von looking at us. I smirked and patted his head though.I saw him grin and even hugged me. Thompson saw him and did the same thing. Goodness, these kids are filled with too much cuteness. I will surely miss them when I finally returned to my place.Minutes passed and we can finally see the port clear. The crewmen are already preparing the things that they are going to unload when we finally