The Yoked
Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The wind swept past, yellow sand drifted in the air. The dust limited the vision of the soldiers.
In the distant sandstorm, a human figure slowly appeared on the yellow land. It was approaching the fortress one step at a time!
Clank! Clank!
The sound of metal hitting the ground came to them. It was oddly piercing.
The soldiers had never seen anything like it. They continued to stare intently...
"Are those chains on its back?" a soldier on the watchtower blurted out in astonishment.
It looked like a homeless refugee in ragged clothes, covered in filthy stains. It had a bulky build; its skin was like a dead tree, wilted and lifeless. It was leashed by chains as thick as an adult human's wrist, wrapped around it twice.