The new domain lord

[scenes show as colt talks]

now I am six years old

lately mark has been coming home exhausted

for better or worse he was too tired to teach me anything else

and even on his day off he went to work

he looked like he was in a hurry

also, for some reason *sarcastic* my dear mother Clarissa stopped making clothes

that had me worried, I sense a gigantic red flag here

so, naturally, I decided to follow

Colt [with a tired voice] : "mom, I am tired I'm going to bed" 

Clarissa [worried ] : "oh , are you okay sweetie?"

[Colt starts heading to his room ]

Colt [yawning] : "yes, I'm fine ,just sleepy"

[enters his room and closes the door]

now then ,"invisible" 

[ opens the window climbs outside]

if this was an apartment I would have been screwed... especially with this body

luckily, they don't know what those are

[ follows behind his father ]

here we are at the domain lord's mansion

now we wait and see....

[ the new domain lord comes towards the gate]

who the heck is this guy ?

I am getting some serious jackass vibes from him

[ Mark takes a knee while lowering his head and awaits his arrival ]

what the? What are you doing Mark?

Mark [with a meek and submissive tone] : "good morning , my lord"

the D.L [with arrogance and vanity] : "that's right know your place commoner…Tell me, who do you owe your existence to?"

"to you ,my lord" answers mark

the D.L [with same vanity and arrogance while playing with his moustache] "that's right… and who exempt you from taxes?"

Mark :"you , my lord"

The D.L :"that's right you'd better be grateful"

[ the D.L steps on mark's hand and ]

the D.L :"keep up the good work"

[ leaves ]

[ Colt, pissed as hell ]

what, the, hell ,did I just witness?.. even in this world 

unacceptable , unfathomable ,

he's dead , he's dead , I'll kill him ,kill him ,kill ,kill

never since I came here have I felt such rage

even if I didn't feel anything towards Mark

I can't stand watching this

*Breathes heavily and fast*

calm down , calm down , contain your rage 

you used to do it before, do it again

you're not helpless anymore

you had it way worse back then

even if I tear his head off his shoulders that will only invite trouble

best to calm down and think about it....

for now, let's follow that bastard

[ heads behind the D.L]

[ they reach a market and kids are playing ]

[ a kid bumps into the D.L ]

the D.L :"what do you think you're doing peasant ?"

*kicks him*

[kid's father rushes towards them and bows on the ground ]

the father : "please forgive my son , my lord, he doesn't know any better"

the D.L [stepping on the father's head] : "well , that's your fault …make sure to teach him his place and learn yours"

the D.L : "but since I am so benevolent I'll let this slide ... this time"

[ lifts his foot, walks away ]

[ Colt with his blood boiling ]

BENEVOLENT !!! BENEVOLENT???!!!

this trash

no way this poor kid will be normal

witnessing his father being humiliated in public

HE DID IT IN FRONT OF THE KID

that settles it… that waste of space does not deserve to live… he'll only bring more misery

he must be eliminated

I am not helpless… I am not weak… not anymore … as far as I know I am the strongest

but that means nothing

I am not strong enough to take on an army… and even if I was killing him openly is a bad idea

better think carefully

let's head home

[ back at Colt's room ]

*Window opens Colt climbs inside*

"invisibility" off

now I know what's up with Mark

but what about Clarissa?

let's take the direct approach; I'm not in the mood for games

[ exits his room ]

Clarissa [with a smile] : "hey sweetie, did you sleep well?"

Colt [barely managing to fake a smile] : "yes, mom, thank you"

Colt :"mom, can I ask you something?"

Clarissa :"yes, anything"

time to hit hard

Colt [ innocently] "why did you stop making clothes?"

Clarissa [flustered] : "well, nobody wants new clothes that's all"

yeah right ,fine, don't tell me … I have already sown the seeds 

Colt :"oh, okay"

[at night while Colt pretends to be asleep]

Clarissa: "Colt asked me why I stopped making clothes"

Mark : "what did you tell him?"

Clarissa: "that nobody wanted clothes"

Mark : "did he believe you?"

Clarissa: "don't know for sure but he didn't ask again"

Mark : "he has always been considerate… he must've known you didn't want to talk about it"

no, I just don't bother…

Clarissa: "we can't exactly tell him it's because of the new domain lord"

Mark : "yeah, ever since he came things have been going from bad to worse … . first , he raises the taxes tenfold … .and to make it worse, treats everyone like slaves "

Clarissa: "but he kept the tax exemption we had at least, even if it's only you now"

Mark : "yeah, but, at this rate, as soon as the other families' savings run out, they'll starve"

and that is reaping what I've sown, they're too easy

that son of a..

tenfold? Really?

even Clarissa is affected

and little does she know ,the exemption is merely a method to force Mark to endure the humiliation

this time, I'll fend for my parents

 the question is how?