1 Sacrifice

"Move it!" Came a sharp deep angry voice.

The small woman looked up and saw the guard who was clearly annoyed with the pace the women were all walking. He glared so intensely at the women that it made the girl's body tense. He then tugged on the chains harder than usual causing everyone to wince. Sighing, the green eyed woman opened her eyes and tried to understand that this would be the last day of pain she'd have to endure.

The only thing that came from the guards simple action was causing the women's wrists to be in more pain. The girls in front and behind of the green eyed woman were obviously too emotional to keep up at the pace as the guards. What he did would not increase the pace of our movement. It just scared the women even more making it more difficult. They were experiencing too many emotions to function today.

Many were crying hysterically and the girl felt her heart break for them. Being silent, she heard the girl behind her offering up a prayer to the Gods, but it was no use. All of them had known for three months that they were the slaves selected as sacrifices.

And for a small moment, a tear rolled down the pretty green eyed woman's face.

She was a slave.

Sadly she wasn't always a slave. She once lived with a mother and father and the tiny family was surely happy. Until the day her mother died however. That's when life would change drastically.

The once kind father began drinking and eventually started to come in debt to others within the last couple years. Selling the girl was the only option he found. He once was a loving father in her memories, but the alcohol destroyed him. And now her life did not belong to herself. The cold look in his eyes the last time she saw him made her shiver and she tried to hold in the sobs that tried to escape her mouth since that dreadful night.

It was unfortunate she experienced so much love only to lose it so fast. She saw how the man she once considered family held no feelings toward her welfare.

And today she realized she was going to die with not one person knowing or caring what was going to happen. She was and also felt truly alone.

Looking forward holding tears back the girl tried her best to be brave. If they planned on using her as a sacrifice, she wouldn't allow them to see her cry today. The Emperor was a terrifying monster who somehow has control over this nation. His army is strong and fierce, yet she couldonly imagine how there's joy in any of the royals lives.

The Emperor's grand celebration in honor of his 25 years of ruling has been the talk of the nation. Many were excited about the shows the royals would put together.

Some of the citizens have come to have the same thinking as our crazy emperor. They thought watching a bunch of women being eaten is going to be quite exciting and an appropriate sacrifice to the gods which made no sense to the girl.

So to make the show an even bigger event, the emperor had us all dress up to give the people a good show.

The beautiful maiden was dressed up in a white dress that was simple to the eye but overall showed her womanly figure. One could only imagine the red blood stains that were to come and ruin the beautiful lace design. Her long wavy blonde hair cascaded down her backside to the middle of her back with the top part braided. Unlike the other women in chains, it wasn't common to have blonde hair and green eyes unless you were from the outskirts of the country. Most of the women had dark red or black hair. Brown and blue eyes were the most common amount the nation. For some reason, green eyed citizens were rare.

Almost all the slaves had brown and blue eyes, but no one could see since every one of them was filled with liquid. The tears streamed down all of their faces.

The women walked through the crowds and as the blonde looked up, she saw so many disturbing men watching with lustful eyes, causing a terrible feeling within her. She felt like a prey surrounded by predators.

Eventually she felt someone grab her arm from behind.

"What a shame I couldn't have you for a moment before the show." The drunk man whispered making the girl shiver in disgust.

She tried to pull away but he dug his fingers into her arm causing her to flinch even more.

"You deserve death you suahl!" He sneered before roughly pushing the girl forward.

Nearly tripping, she realized how she tugged on the chains causing more women pain. Trying to get back in line, she couldn't help but reflect the old mans words.

Suahl? A demeaning word for a woman that men considered beneath whores. She closed her eyes knowing she couldn't look anyone in the face without bursting into tears. Feeling degraded and filthy even though she was technically presentable to the eye.

'I will not allow myself to feel lesser. I am more than the Emperor is implying. I will not let him make me feel like trash even if I'm walking toward my death.' She hummed to herself trying to find courage.

The gates were opened and the crowds started to cheer as the guards undid our chains one by one. The women were pushed past the gates into the middle of a huge platform.

People surrounded them and as the girl looked forward toward the Emperor noticing all his sons watching intently. They were unbothered by the treatment and looked as though they had no remorse for what was going to happen.

When the chains came off, The blonde walked into the area confused with what was happening.

"It's a cage?" She whispered to herself. What are we? Animals?!

With horror, she realized there were only two openings. The one they came in, and the other holding onto the pet wolves of the emperor and his sons. They were barking and foaming at the mouth watching their meals cry out.

Stumbling backwards, the girl I tried to think of an escape, but it was useless. She knew she was going to die.

Looking back toward the wolves, her green eyes stopped locking with the most beautiful creature she had ever laid eyes on. He was ink black and had so much authority. He didn't act out of rage, but rather stood in the middle unbothered. And surprisingly, this beautiful creation looked at her and kept his gaze directly on her.

Suddenly her trance stopped as she realized the silence in the area.

"Good morning to my people of this wonderful nation!" Came the booming voice of the emperor. The artifact around his neck allowed him to reach everyone's ears. "It is time to start of the day with a sacrifice worthy to the Gods! As you can see, all of these beautiful women were handpicked by the Lords in all parts of the nation. May their death show the Gods our devotion and loyalty to serve!"

The crowd went wild! The thunderous clapping and hollering was deafening.

The girl so badly wanted to roll her eyes. The Lords had them randomly selected and most of were not actually slaves. This whole event was disturbing.

"Let it begin." Came the last sentence uttered by the emperor.

The blonde jolted and turned toward the gates holding the wolves noticing the guards allowing it to open.

Wolves ran everywhere! Women started running and screaming while wolves grabbed their arms and legs breaking their fragile bodies apart.

The crowd was screaming with joy while this vicious event took place. She could hear laughing along with the screams of the girls!

She could only watch frozen in fear. She looked around trying to think of how to get out of this horrible situation when she once again locked eyes with the black wolf.

He calmly titled his head as he walked over to her with absolute confidence. He was calm and showed no weakness.

It's as though the wolf did not enjoy the process of chasing. He seemed like a being that already had people offering themselves to him.

While others were chasing the women, the wolf eventually made his way right in front of her.

The green eyed beauty decided to close her eyes. And took deep breathes.

She could feel him breathing his warm air on her face. But she didn't feel fear. In fact, she felt peaceful and safe.

She opened my eyes and realized the creature watching her curiously.

"If I have to die, I hope it to be by you." Came a sweet whisper. Her horrified expression had finally calmed down. A small smile formed.

The wolf tilted his head and for a moment, I wondered if he understood me? She thought to herself.

Shaking her head at the thought, she decided she might as well present herself to him.

Smiling with a tear rolling down her eye, she knelt gracefully before the beautiful being waiting for his strike.

But it never came.

The black wolf eventually sat in front just waiting with her. They both stared until he lowered his head. Other wolves that approached her were warned by his growls to leave. And with his authority, all the other wolves listened which meant this black one was the alpha.

Their eyes stayed locked and she wondered what he was doing. It nearly took a couple minutes for her to realize the black creation wasn't going to bite her or tear her apart.

Taking a deep breathe, she lifted her hand touching and petting his beautiful fur. It was silky and the dog seemed to enjoy her touch.

Gasps were heard around the entire area from the crowd. Everyone was shocked to see that one girl was alive petting the creature like a pet!

The emperor grimaced looking at his favorite son.

"What in the gods names is wrong with your dog boy?!"

The young beautiful man with jet black hair watched the interaction with furrowed brows. This was not something anyone expected to happen.