Brutal Awakening

It was evening time. The sun was hot and the sky wasn't as blue as it was before for it looked grey. The clouds drifted apart from each other as there were barely any clouds in the sky and the wind blew the trees, plants, and grass. It wouldn't be long until dark out as in a few hours it would be night. Alex had made it. He stood in front of the house, the house was was tall but wasn't so wide. It was made out of sandstone bricks. Alex wondered how he never noticed the house being there. It was because he never roamed that part of the street that he didn't notice the house there. As He grew closer to the house, he was stopped.

" Stop right there thief! " A nobleman came out from the house.

" I'm not here to thief, I need to ask you something," Alex replied.

The nobleman was bald and his body shape was fat. He had a bent nose and big eyes. He wore fancy clothing that didn't suit his upper body.

" Show me already!"

Alex then showed the man the drawing.

" Oh, Rose." He noticed her right and away.

" Well I know she's a slave merchant, I bought one from her to become my maid."

" Do you know where she is?"

The nobleman smiled," I'm telling you dangerous information right, I could die you know. What do I get in return?"

" I'll wipe your shoes," Alex said.

"It's already cleaned." He replied.

One could tell that he was lying as his shoes looked muddy.

" Fine." Alex took out a few silver coins from his pocket and threw them at the man.

" Well, I don't know where she lives but I know where her slave market is. If you leave Třekov, you just walk down the bridge and you'll see a big building similar to a prison."

" Fine," Alex said as he walked off.

" I wouldn't want to interrupt you but if she kidnaps someone and you go after her, she'll try to kill you."

" So be it. I'll kill her first." He then took a stolen sword out of his bag.

" Good luck with that. May good fortune be cast over you."

***

As Alex left the gates of Třekov, he was almost there. He soon crossed the wooden bridge built for carriages and saw the building. He had never left Třekov before. As he grew closer to the building, he noticed a voice.

" He nearly saw my face." It was Rose.

A woman with short black hair in a bun. She had chubby cheeks and a nose that suited her face. Her small fierce eyes were brown and her complexion was light. Being a slave merchant didn't suit her at all but it suited her nasty personality. Alex then busts through the door.

" Bastard! What are you doing with my baby brother!" He shouted in rage.

" He's not your baby brother." The woman replied calmly as she held Xandyr in her arms.

Xandyr tried reaching out for Alex by wanting to leave her hands but couldn't. Alex then drew his stolen sword and launched at her. And at the moment where the tip of his blade was about to penetrate her skull, he was punched away with great force. It was her partner. He was a muscular man with the body of a monster. His huge hands were long and so were his legs. He had a huge round head and his eyes were far too away from each other making him look like a mad man. He walked to Alex while cracking his fingers. Alex was stunned for he got a hit in his abdomen, he felt his ears ringing as his vision looked stretched and blurry. His glasses were broken and now he could hardly see. The man then punched Alex again in his abdomen, Alex felt as if he was hit by a car as his head twisted around continuously as his consciousness drifted but he didn't let himself fall down here. He couldn't for Xandyr was in arms reach. He then dashed back and picked his sword back up. He rushed towards the man and slashed with the tip of his blade while spinning in motion, he then took salt from his pocket and threw it in the man's eyes while his left hand cut his abdomen. He then slides as he switched his sword forward with his left hand. It wasn't fighting dirty as the man had the upper hand.

The man not being able to see anything kicked randomly the moment Alex slid. And in luck, he hit Alex on the head throwing Alex down. The man continued to rub his eyes until he could see in one of them. He then rushed towards Alex and kicked him on the floor before he could get up. He kicked him his hardest multiple times making Alex scream in pain. He then slammed his foot against Alex's left arm and twisted it multiple times.

" Ahhhh!" Alex screamed in pain as his arm was broken.

Alex then spun his body forward as the man kicked so that the kick could push his body backward and make him further from the man. As he thought he was far enough, the man rammed his knee into his abdomen while pounding his back. The hit threw Alex on the floor once again as his stunned. The man then kicked Alex in the temple making him fall like a castle. And as Alex was on the floor, the man started punching him with great force continuously as blood splashed on his face.' Am I going to die like this? I'm so weak!' The moment he saw the man's murderous intent in his eyes, Alex shivered from his spine going up.' I want to live.' He gritted his teeth as tears ran down his face. And as the man was about to punch his face, Alex pitched his fingers into the man's eyes. He even used his broken arm to show how much resolve he had to live. He then spun on the man and started punching him multiple times with his skinny body. The punches just turned the man's face it didn't hurt at all. Alex then felt someone behind his back and as he turned around, he was stabbed in the back by Rose. That one stab turned into others. Alex then collapsed on the floor as his blood spread on the floor.' No! No! No! No! Not yet!' He bit his lips as his consciousness grew dim. It felt like a horse dropped on him.

" Still alive?" The man smirked.

She then stabbed him once again as blood splashed on her cheek.

" Argh!" Alex shouted.

" Get up Darius, you're shameful for getting your ass handled by a kid."

The muscular man got up," Oh come on, you know my eyes are my weakness." He said as he wiped his eyes.

Rose then dropped her foot in Alex's broken arm. While squashing it more further.

" Argh!"

" We wanted this baby because he's Feran's kid which means he said would turn out to be a strong mage. If we grew him and sold him to a rich noble we'd be rich. Of course, I'm letting you in on this plan as you're already a dead man." She said as kicked his leg again.

She kicked it once more, and once move. She felt great pleasure doing this to Alex. Watching his blood she blushed, a complete psychopath.' Not yet!' Alex still had the will to live. His eyelids closed slowly as a shadow was cast over his face. He wanted to kill them, no, make them suffer so badly. Rocks then pierced from out of the ground and sent the woman and the man in the air. They were impaled by earth spikes. More earth spikes then shot out and pieced them even more. Even in the stomach, no, everywhere.

" Bastard..." Rose was interrupted.

Before she could finish her sentence an earth spike penetrated through her head. Alex smiled in relief as he walked away with Xandyr. He then noticed there were other slaves in cages from every corner of the room. He just didn't see them before as it was dark. As the earth spikes crumbled away and their bodies fell to the ground, he noticed the keys to the cages in her pocket. After collecting the keys, he opened every cage and rescued them. Well, he just left them there and walked away with Xandyr.

***

After a while, it wasn't long until he made his way to the town before collapsing due to the loss of too much blood.