Helpless tears

Chapter 7 - Helpless tears

In the thick dense forest, there Floyde was, running for so long, despite that he couldn't find the exit out. He was panting heavily, enduring the discomfort of running barefoot. His feet were painted red because of running through the puddle of blood earlier. His foot had splinters of twigs. That whenever he would step on the ground, it would go deeper that makes it painful.

"I'm so tired. I think this is as far as I can go through this night. That church must be far away now," said Floyde, panting.

Floyde checked his surroundings, and he thought this would be a safe place to camp. Strange fruits were hanging on trees that Floyde wouldn't take the risk of eating. He would never know if there's poison or not. Floyde grabbed long leaves as he placed them on the ground for him to rest. He grabbed some tree branches so he could light them on fire because it was so cold at night.

After Floyde made a campfire by hitting two stones to make a spark, hitting the branches, he stretched his arms to it to feel the heat to warm himself up. After minutes of warming himself up, he went straight to sleep with the help of the soothing sounds of the crickets.

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The sun rose, that rays of light shone throughout the small opening of leaves. The sunlight beamed directly to Floyde's face, which made it so annoying that he had no choice but to wake up. As Floyde woke up and stretched, the campfire was already extinguished. Floyde stood up and brushed off the leaves that were sticking to the cloak, and continued finding the exit.

Floyde was dehydrated, that while he was finding the exit, he also had to find any place that had a source of water. After 30 minutes of thirsty walking, Floyde spotted a small pond in the forest. Floyde immediately went near the pond to drink some water, that after drinking he washed his face. Thinking that he was in a place with water, why not take this chance to clean himself? Floyde undressed the black cloak he was wearing and went straight into the water.

The pond was not that deep that it reached until his waist. Floyde made sure he had to properly clean his feet and body because it reeked of blood.

After cleaning himself, he went out of the water refreshed, as he placed the cloak around his back because of the breeze that he felt. He sat on the grass near the pond to wait until he dries off. Patiently waiting, he looked at the water of the pond, hoping to see his reflection, but something else.

"That guy looks handsome," says Floyde with jealousy.

" ... "

Floyde touched his face, and he saw the reflection touch its face too.

"Wait, this can't be!" exclaimed Floyde as he crawled backward. Slowly, Floyde approached the water to see his reflection again. He slapped himself when he saw his reflection to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.

He now had black silk hair and black starry eyes. His nose was sharp. Standing up, he saw the reflection of his body. Taller, toned muscular body with 6 pack abs.

While Floyde was standing, he started making muscular poses in every possible way he could think of.

"Un, un. Nice body, I can live with this."

"... What the hell! This isn't my body. This isn't what I look like nor is my body like this."

Floyde doesn't really know what's been going on. Ever since he woke up in the hall with those people in cloaks, everything else seemed to be weird as well.

"I have to get out of here fast."

Floyde stood up hurriedly, not waiting until he dries off. Flood put on the cloak properly because it was just around his back, like a towel from earlier.

Continuing his path, his head was getting dizzy, and his back was getting itchy.

"It might be because everything's been weird lately."

Seconds later, Floyde heard someone.

"Iyyaa! No!"

A loud, echoing scream of a girl could be heard in the forest, which made Floyde notice that something was wrong. Rushing to where the source of the sound came from, Floyde knew it where it was. Running through bushes and branches, Floyde didn't care about his feet, even though it hurt.

Seeing where it was at, it was the pond where he was in earlier. On the opposite side of the pond, there were 3 people; one was a young woman and the other 2 were men.

Floyde hid at a large bush to see first what was going on. They didn't notice Floyde because he arrived quietly.

"Boss, this girl looks good," said one of the men, who was skinny and bald. His eyes were full of lust, like a predator looking at its prey.

"I know, you don't have to state the obvious," replied one of the men who seemed to be his boss, who had a bulky body and short, brown, disheveled hair. Both of the men were holding daggers, pointing at the young woman.

Floyde really wanted to help the lady out, but what could he do? He doesn't know any combat skills or martial arts. Just looking at the actions of those men would make anyone furious, taking advantage of a defenseless young woman.

"Please, no!" cried out the girl to the men as she crossed her arms around her chest. Little by little, she slowly steps backward until suddenly she fell to the pond, making her breasts visible through her wet bra and outfit.

"Oh, wow!" said the bald man as his eyes widened while he started licking his mouth with his tongue in a circular motion.

"Girl, don't be scared. We will not hurt you. Just accompany us for the day." The bulky man started walking to the young woman in the pond, who was wearing a wet white tunic.

"Please, no. Anything but that!" she pleaded desperately. Tears started dripping from her eyes as she sniffled.

Floyde now knows what was happening. He wanted to jump out and save that young woman and say, "Stop there, you filthy animals," but he hesitated. By just looking at the men, they were armed. They had daggers, and they had leather breastplates and bracers on.

But what did Floyde have? A naked body that is only being covered by a cloak.

The bulky man entered the water as the bald man followed from behind. "Just listen and you won't get hurt," annoyingly said the bald man as he licked the backside of his dagger.

"Help. Please, someone, help me!" shouted the young woman so that anyone in the vicinity who heard her scream would help.

"Tsk. Shut the fuck up, bitch!" retorted the bulky man. "Grab her hands and tie them behind."

The bulky man placed a piece of cloth on her mouth for her to shut THE FUCK UP while the bald man tied her hands behind with a rope.

Floyde, who was hiding in the bush, had seen enough. His face was so red that veins could be seen pulsing from his throat. Watching them do as they please to the young woman right now made him want to peel their skin off.

Jumping out of the bush, Floyde shouted and waved his arms to the 2 men. "Hey! What the hell are you doing to her?"

The teary eyes of the young woman looked at Floyde hopelessly. Even if he came, it would be too late because he was on the other side of the pond. But even so, there's nothing wrong to try.

"P-Pwease... hewp m-me," said the young woman in a muffled voice.

Seeing that she's trying desperately, Floyde had no choice but to help. Floyde quickly swam through the pond, hoping to reach there on time. The bulky and bald man looked at him incoherently, knowing that Floyde has caught them.

"Take the girl fast!"

"Yes, boss."

The young woman saw they were trying to take her; she ran her way to Floyde. However, she was too slow that the bald man grabbed her tunic from behind. She kicked the man, which made her tunic rip apart when he fell on the ground of the pond while he was still grabbing her tunic. Her top was completely visible. Her bra was wet that it made her breast visible from her wet garment.