Chapter 2"reaching the tower of heaven"
Gadrel woke slowly, his body felt like hell, and his muscles wept in pain.
(It seems I did not die) Gadrel thought as he rejoined, Gadrel still had many mixed feelings , his mind was messy, guilt and sadness was a bitter drink that Gadrel needed a long time to overcome those feelings.
But when Gadrel opened his eyes, he felt he was bathed in a soft sense of calm, calming his heart a little.
Gadrel saw the stars many times, but now there was something very special, it was as if he could understand and listen to them , it was a really pleasant feeling, which minimized the pain and all the confusing feelings that Gadrel had.
It seemed like days, but it was only a few minutes when Gadrel felt much better, his body still hurt, not to mention that his skin burned furiously, but Gadrel's mind was very calm, so he finally noticed his situation.
Gadrel's entire body was covered in bandages, leaving only room for his golden eyes.
His back was resting on a rough wooden surface, but Gadrel slept many times on the floor, so he didn't care.
Looking sideways, Gadrel saw a bar that restricted the escape, and near the bars were several children crying.
"So slaves, huh" was what he whispered when Gadrel saw his situation, but he really didn't care, this situation looked like heaven compared to what had happened the day before.
Trying to find something , Gadrel looked at the sides, and saw a lonely white head that cried while snuggling in a corner.
Gadrel got up, but the movement caused his skin to crack and start to bleed, but that pain didn't matter to Gadrel, so he advanced to sit beside the white head.
"Hello" Gadrel's voice was the kindest thing to have a good talk, but when the white head looked in the direction, Gadrel was greeted by a scream, before the white-haired girl fainted.
Confusion filled Gadrel's head , but when he looked at the other children , he realized that everyone was looking at him with fear.
Gadrel could only attribute it to his appearance, combined with the situation of captivity.
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Gadrel took 3 attempts to start a conversation with the white-haired girl, since every time he tried to talk to her, she fainted.
Gadrel wanted to try to talk to the other children, but everyone seemed to be very afraid of him, so he only tried it with his scary partner.
So after all Gadrel's effort, he finally gets that girl not to pass out.
It turned out that her name was Sorano, and she like everyone else in this place had been kidnapped, after their villages were attacked.
"Then they found you full of blood, they were about to throw you out of the way, but one of the masked men said you were special, so they took care of your wounds and put you with us" still with a shy voice, but with something else of confidence, Sorano could speak quietly to Gadrel.
Gadrel and Sorano started talking for quite some time, and while all the other children slept, they kept talking, until somehow Gadrel's body began to glow.
Sorano opened his eyes wide, as the mummy-looking boy began to shine.
"Are you an angel ? "The white-haired girl asked with stars in her eyes.
Gadrel did not know what to answer, but Gadrel felt a similar sensation when he last used magic, but it was not full of hatred and misery, this magic was warm and kind.
Gadrel relaxed, and the light of his body began to diminish, it was a magic much easier to master, so Gadrel did not have many problems
It seemed that Gadrel had to give some answers to the white-haired girl who was watching him very intensely.
But the questions should wait, since Gadrel felt presences of magic approaching, so he covered Sorano's mouth and hid sleep like everyone else.
"Did you feel that ? "
"Of course, but it only lasted for a moment, will someone be trying to rescue the children ? "
"I don't know, but increase the number of guards"
A few minutes passed before the place regained its calm.
Giving a sigh of relief, Gadrel directed his white-haired gaze that kept looking at him with eyes that looked like stars.
"That was great Gabriel, so you are the person who came to rescue me" life had returned to Sorano, since a sign of salvation had come to her.
"My name is Gadrel, and I am not an angel, as far as saving you, my strength is very small, there are many people in this area, and trying to escape would be suicide, but if there is an opportunity then I will help you," said Gadrel.
Now Sorano felt quite calm, so he unconsciously fell asleep while hugging one of Gadrel's arms.
Gadrel gave a long sigh, since if he wanted there was a good chance of escape, although his skin was completely burned, that did not restrict his movement, and now Gadrel felt he could understand a little the new magic he had, and at worst of the cases he could use his infernal flames to kill all his enemies, however Gadrel does not mind incinerating the soul of those bandits.
But abandoning Sorano, the girl who saw him as his savior, was a difficult thing for Gadrel, so the mummy-looking boy decided to wait for an opportunity, anyway it was better to think of a better plan than running aimlessly.
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The dignity that Gadrel had won the day before had been lost, when he clung to Sorano's legs as if the world was about to end.
Gadrel traveled by carriage many times, but this was the first time he felt so bad.
The slight movement toward which Gadrel shuddered, making a rather comical scene, where a dying mummy clung to a white-haired girl who had a radiant smile.
"You're very funny Gabriel, but I don't mind taking care of you," said Sorano.
the sun gave Gadrel a lot of strength, but the movement left him without many options, so all Gadrel could do was endure and hope that nothing dangerous would happen.
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The hell of Gadrel lasted many hours, since after arriving at the coast, they put all the children in boats to continue the trip.
Sorano was Gadrel's personal nurse, helping him move, and changing his bandages.
It was a surprise to Gadrel when he saw Sorano change his bandages without making any gesture of disgust.
Even Gadrel seemed to him that he would have to find a blind girlfriend to bear it, since his appearance was scary.
Along the way, the only person Gadrel talked to was with Sorano, since all the other children were terrified, but this didn't bother Gadrel, he was used to it, and since Sorano's company was quite nice, This was more than welcome for Gadrel.
But everything got complicated when they arrived.
An island where there were many people working tirelessly, the worst part was for Sorano, since they separated her from Gadrel upon arrival.
Sorano's tears and cries bothered the guards, earning a whiplash.
* SPLASSHH *
Gadrel had to admit that he had become quite good at resisting pain, since he had barely felt that blow.
"Quiet, we won't see you later, I promise you," Gadrel said only to Sorano, causing her to endure the separation, Gadrel didn't have time to say much, so he just caressed Sorano's head as he whispered words to reassure her.
The guards were in a hurry, and they didn't have time to deal with the new ones, so they didn't care too much about the matter.
The new were separated, as part of psychological torture, so Gadrel was taken to a lonely cell, where there was only one old man.
Gadrel was happy, being with more children would be annoying, so he walkes a corner and try to get some rest.
"Child, are you all right ? "In a low voice, but full of concern, the old man approached Gadrel.
"Don't worry, it just looks worse than it is" with those words Gadrel went to sleep.
The old man thought he met a strange child, so he just left him for the moment, but he left a piece of bread next to the boy, while the old man returned to his place.
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Thank you for giving this novel a chance, and I am sorry to say that I will shorten the chapters, the first was a special case, since I did not want the introduction to have many chapters.
but all the episodes will have between 1300-999999 words.
I will upload more episodes, but if they support me with a good rating, or a powerful stone of power, then I could duplicate the chapters