Night descended on the entire sky as the pale white moon replaced the sun and illuminated the lands with white light.

On the outskirts of the city about 3 miles away a large forest could be seen dominating the entire landscape. Giant green trees envelop the area and if one were to venture inside it they would surely be lost. But it was the least of their worries as more threats loom in the deep forest that will end one’s life if they are careless.

But inside the forest a clearing can be seen it was wide and was home to various flowers herbs and fruits and in the middle of it had a spring that host d crystal clear water that sparkled when the light of the moon shone on it.

Usually the area was desolate as it was located in the middle of the forest that no one would ordinarily have access to but today was different as woman was picking herbs around the area.

Violet hair flowed as the wind blew the area as the woman was kneeling by a flower bed beside her laid a basket filled with assortments of flowers fruits and herbs.

She had pointy ears signifying her race and a voluptuous body and had curves in all the right places accompanying her light brown skin tone that seemed to reflect the light.

one would normally think she is a beauty that one can only dream of to see.., she would be if not for the countless wounds, bruises and cuts that decorated her body. The clothes she wore couldn't be called clothes, for she wore and assortment of rags with varying colors and sizes but their common trait was they were covered with mold and blood.

Her skin had scars of varying sizes, some were already old leaving black marks some were fairly new as red lines still glowed as small red dots glistened. Both of her hands had shackles that tightly clawed into her wrist the same goes for her feet but was long enough for her to move to a degree of freedom.

But the most eye catching of all was what she had on her face. She wore a full plated helmet that would normally be seen worn by a knight or soldier. It covered her whole face leaving no area to be seen unless one were to take it off.

Anyone who would look at her show either pity or disgust on their faces as they took a glimpse at her.

Despite her appearance she merrily picked the flowers around her and sat near the spring humming a lovely tune.

"Lalala.....sweet spring lalalala the flowers dance with the wind~"

The scene could only be described as a piece of art as the moonlight added to the ambient look of the area.

She stretched a little as she let out a soft yawn then started to undress, she quickly took off the rag dress she wore and revealed her entire body.

Beautiful skin, voluptuous breast that could make any woman jealous, wide hips and a pair of smooth legs that seemed to entice men.

But as The moonlight shone on her entire body as she laid bare but her beauty was tarnished by lashes and severe cuts and wounds.

Every part of her body had wounds from her neck to her feet.

The neck had marks of fingers on them as well as chains , her shoulders were swollen red and black due to several things striking it. Even her breast had claw marks that seemed to tear it off on her stomach had a huge vertical gash from the breast downwards to her navel. Her legs were covered with bite marks and several long lashes and her feet had a few broken fingers.

She quickly took of the metal helmet and threw it behind her as she dived towards the spring in a splash.

The only sounds that could be heard were the subtle splashing of water and the merry humming of the woman.

As she swam the wound on her arms that were still bleeding closed up but didn't disappear, the scars, lashes even the broken fingers slowly healed as she swam in the spring.

Despite that some the marks and scars were still visible from her body.

After a while she quickly rose from the water and moved towards the land and decided to dry herself off using the strong wind that blew.

She shivered slightly at the cold air but enjoyed it as she continued to dry off she then cleaned her clothes and hanged them on a rock to dry as she dried her hair off. Her face was hidden by the shadows of the forest and the cloud.ls.

The whole forest was quiet except for the occasional blowing of the winds and howls of beast inside the forest but she didn't fear them for the whole clearing was protected by the god of forest and had a barrier warding dangerous beast from entering it.

But suddenly he could hear some noises from the bushes near her she quickly tensed up and assumed a stance or seemed like it as she shook slightly.

Monsters shouldn't be able to come here....soo what could that be? Some strong monster might break through.....bu..but I could come here maybe someone came as well.....

She shivered at the thought of a monster coming through the bushes but was even more afraid as she thought a person might come.

As the rustling grew stronger she was about to run away when he heard a loud thud from where the noise came and silence followed.

A few seconds passed nothing happened she then decided to wear her clothes and donned her helmet, despite it still being wet. and planned to run away but she stopped for a second and her curiosity was peaked.

Maybe it wasn't a monster but just a small animal that wanted to drink some of the water...but shook her head at the thought as she heard a thud that could only be caused by a big animal or a person.

She was still contemplating whether or not go and look at the cause and her curiosity won and slowly approached the area.

She was in front of a bush and in front of it lay the being she wanted to find but she hesitated to go and see as fear crept within her mind.

After a few more seconds she stretched her hands and moved the bush away to see what was there.

But she didn't find a little animal nor a big bad monster but rather a man, a human man!

But as soon as she saw the man she quickly backed off and was afraid at what he would do to her but nothing happened she then peaked again and saw the man lying on the ground that in some weird clothing. His face was covered with dirt and mud and was surprised to see his hair was white but had a slight darker hue and was covered with mud sticks and leaves.

The man was in a bad state as he was breathing raggedly he was covered in wounds and parts of his clothes were torn by scratches and on his hand had a long blade maybe a knife but was nothing that she saw before.

She stared at the man’s face as he was fairly attractive he had a muscular yet childlike face but she quickly shook her head at the thoughts that flooded it. She wanted to leave already as she found out what made the noise now that she knew she had no more reason to stay so decided to leave.

Was what she planned but she slowly approached the unconscious man and poked his cheek.

As he didn't respond she quickly moved her hands towards his which held the large knife and tried to open his palm but she stopped as the moment he held his hand he moved and spoke.

"Ahhh....Mer...rick....*snore*....fu....cking.....di.....ck.....*snore*....."

He moved his hand and pet go of the blade as he grabbed the woman's hand and squeezed it which made the girl blush.

She then stayed quiet as to not wale him up and after a few second she started to pull the man towards the spring.

As she did the man’s head was dragged and scratched against the grass and a few occasional rocks twigs and mud but he didn't wake up. Or did but got knocked out by the rocks.

She then let the man go as they got near the spring she then scooped some water and poured it at the man’s mouth she repeated it after a few times and then made a small make shift pillow from the grass near her.

A normal person would just leave the man there but she felt something make her take care of him as if someone whispered into her ear.

She then removed the sticks and mud from his hair and wetted some cloth that came from his clothes and wiped his face with the water.

As she did she noticed a black aura suddenly form around him she panicked as she thought something was happening to the man and was scared at what would happen to her. But her worries soon disappeared as the aura covered the man for atleast 10 seconds and then Disappeared and she was shocked at what happened the bruises, wounds and slashes that he got disappeared and his cloths that was torn mended back and looked better than before his ragged breath became calm and he let out soft breaths.

The sight was spectacular and she noticed it was magic!

Her eyes sparkled at the sight of magic that happened in front of her.

She continued to stare at the man and moved near him and started to traced his face she somewhat felt sad as she saw him and didn't know the reason for that.

"No....dad...dad.......don't.....mom..mom.....st..op......stop.....don't leave....please....don't leave me...."

The man cried out as tears formed from his eyes and flowed downwards he was stretching his hands out seeming to try and catch something that’s not there. She stared wide eyed at the sight and quietly wiped the tears she then slowly reached out to his hand and held it as she did the mans gripped her hand aswell and his screams slowly died out.

This seemed to calm the man down as he resumed sleeping quietly but had a calm expression this time she stayed by his side the whole night. l humming a sweet tune as she stared at the man.

Then she saw the sun almost rise from the horizon and quickly stood up as she dashed towards the west side of the clearing. She stopped and stared one last time at the man and then resumed running.

She navigated through the forest quickly as if someone who walked through it countless times before she hid in some hollowed trunks and used trees to jump across to other sides when monsters came, about 10 minutes she left the forest and ran followed the roads. She was supposed to return before the sun even rose but forgot about the time as she took care of the man.

After about 30minutes of running her destination finally came into view, Large walls surrounded the entire city making it feel fortified and safe from any outside danger. She walked beside the walls and placed her hand on it as she walked to the right of the wall while feeling for something and as she walked she felt a small hollow part of the wall and slowly pushed it forward as she did the wall made a small opening that could fit a child. She crawled and made her way through quickly and as she passed she hurried ran again leaving the small opening on the wall which closed as she left.

She made her ways through the alleys as she peeked at the streets around her the shops started to open up and prepare for the busy day ahead of them, people one by one came out of their homes to have an early start while others prepared to go to their respective jobs. Epra, named after the goddess of commerce the city was a trading hub of merchants. Even if the city is at the western side of the world it's area proved to be quite bountiful and full of resources. To the north of it lay the vast field with the assortment of crops that they grow, to the south was home to a large cavern brimming with metals, ores and even precious gems, to the east rest the ocean that fishermen flock to get an early harvest of the sea but even if the area were to filled with them the fishes didn't dwindle on bit and to the east lie the great forest home to bountiful herbs and fruits but home to dangerous beasts and rumored to have a dragon within it.

She continued to walk the dim alleys only illuminated by the rising sun, as she moved she passed bodies littering the alleys some old some young covered with grime and dust. The slums a gloomy place she stared at the bodies and shook her head. The people paid her no mind one or two glanced at the woman but quickly turned away as they continued in their business.

She continued past the slums, past the market places and countless houses and rushed towards a large house at the far side of the inner walls a huge manor can be seen and as one entered the gates of the city it was the first thing they would glance upon as it sat elevated on a hill. The mansion was adorned by statues of griffins majestically floating in the air due to the help of magical devices.

That mansion was her destination but instead of going through the gates or the back instead she went towards a grate covered by rust and moss that lead to the sewers bellow and stopped near it. She lifted it up as the iron grate creaked she then descended it and what awaited her was darkness of the sewers the flow of water could be heard and the stench would make anyone nauseous. But she quickly dashed near the walls and went through a few intersections moving to the left and right, someone would get lost as the area was like a maze but she navigated it with confidence as if she walked their countless times she then stopped after a couple of minutes of running and gasped for air. She stopped just below a hole that a small person could fit in she jumped a few times and finally caught the edges of the hole and pulled he self up but not fully as her chest got stuck a little bit and she had to squirm to free herself.

She entered a room or a sort of room as it could be mistaken for a cell in prison. Thick gray walls covered the 4 sides of the room, a small window that let only a glimpse of light in the room, a large wooden door that made the place feel like a confinement room rather than a bedroom.

The only things that the room had were a small foam that she used as a bed that had the springs protruding from the foam, a small chair in the corner of the room, and a couple of cloths and rags littered the floors. In the middle of the room had locks and chains seem to bound something or someone that recently got out.

She quickly placed the foam above the hole and covered it as she stared at the chains even though her face was masked, a person could see the sorrow and anger she felt as she stared at it.

Her thoughts were interrupted as she heard footsteps coming from the outside and a couple of yells and words were heard beyond it. She quickly placed herself near the chains and bound her legs with the locks, first she strapped her legs and she took a metal collar and hesitated to put it at first but then shook her head as she did, lastly she bound her arms and laid on the floor like a lifeless corpse pretending to be asleep.

A lock could be heard as it clicked and the door opened a large woman entered the room wearing an old maid uniform. Laces of white adorned the top while a black long skirt that reached the legs was paired with it. She scanned the dimly lit room and saw the body lying on the floor. She shook her head as she kneeled towards the body and took a pair of keys from her pockets she undid all the locks from the girl in front of her and stood up.

"It's time to work, get up, the master is not yet back as they left for a meeting with the other nobles but we still need to work even without them watching us."

The woman said as she placed some clothes on the ground, a simple maid uniform for her to wear. The woman then slowly stood up and gave a yawn as she picked the clothes off from the ground and nodded towards the head maid and then waited for her to turn around as she undressed she took off the rags she wore and folded it neatly as she donned the uniform she was given. The head maid glanced at her body and shook her head at the various injuries she had. The dress was mostly a perfect fit but was a little tight on the chest area and she had to remove a button in order to breath easily.

She then followed the old woman out the room as countless other maids followed suit. All of them wore the same uniform and was like a matching line of dolls but one was quite different as she was wearing a helmet to cover her face. There were only a few maids that followed them as others went in different directions as they had areas assigned to them daily. As masked maid walked she suddenly felt someone hug her from behind she gave out a small yelp as she was shocked but soon calmed down a she saw a small girl about half her size hug her. The girl had an eye patch covering her left eye and was wearing the same uniform as her only a smaller size to let her freely move in it.

"Good morning little aya, did you sleep well?" the girl asked as she patted the little girl snuggling her.

The girl responded with two nods and a smile as she hugged the girl tighter and burying her face onto her chest. The girl had auburn hair and was about 14 years old the youngest one in the maids.

The two then resumed their walk as the head maid gave a loud cough to catch their attention.

The day passed quickly as they did various chores from cleaning the western part of the mansion to doing laundry to beautifying the garden outside the mansion. The maids quickly and efficiently did their jobs and now they were on a lunch break the maids were eating in a small area designated for workers as they shared a meal they talked and laughed with their friends.

But there were two who weren’t eating with the rest, they sat near the edges of the garden overlooking the whole city as they shared a small weal of bread and soup, the portion wasn't large but it was enough for them as they ate merrily.

"And when I was bathing in the river a noise could be heard! and the bushes shook as something was moving within it!"

The masked woman said as she exaggerated her voice trying to take on a spooky tone as the girl shielded her eyes slightly in fear as she peeked and listened intently at the story.

"I was planning to quickly leave but then I heard a large thud! and it came from the rustling bushes, and after that the rustling stopped I slowly made my way to the source of the noise and stopped in front of the bush where it came from....."

she stopped as she looked at the expression of the little girl wide eyed and full of fear but anticipation

"But I didn't saw an animal or a big monster but....a man!!!"

She yelled out the word and the girl tumbled backward from her seat and earned a laugh from the masked maid. She then pouted and after receiving an apology the girl then smiled as she further listened to the story.

"The man had dark white hair and wore strange clothes but as I looked closer they looked a little bit like those someone important wear but his was tattered by cuts and bruises and some parts of it were torn. I pulled him towards the spring and he was so heavy! I thought I wasn't going to make it, but I did and then I placed him near the spring and poured some water into his mouth"

The spring could heal her wounds so she thought it could help him aswell.

"I then took a small cloth from his clothes and wipes some dirt from his face and dipped it in the water to heal his wounds but as I did something happened...."

she slightly paused trying to remember it correctly.

"A black purple light covered his whole body and began to cover it fully....I was a little scared as I thought something was about to happen to him and me but the light then disappeared and you won’t believe it but all his wounds quickly healed no more scratches nor bruises and also his clothes were back to normal as if it wasn't destroyed in the first place. After that He slept quietly and I dozed of near him"

She didn't say the parts about the man crying in his sleep as she thought it was a little bit personal not that sleeping beside a man you found lying unconscious is personal still she stayed quiet about it.

The girl then pulled on her clothes asking for more but she patted her head

"That's all that happened...I woke up shortly and ran back as quick as I can so I wouldn’t be caught leaving.....I wished I could take you aswell...."

she had a hint of sadness in her voice as she spoke but it disappeared as the girl shook her head and gave her a warm smile, she hugged the little girl as a bell interrupted their talk signaling it's time to work again.

"Let's go....we need to finish this day so we can go back to rest..." she said it but she didn't want to go back to her room if possible as it felt more of a confinement cell to her.

Night came as she returned to her room and as the doors locked behind her she made sure the maid was gone as she then took off her clothes and donned her rag dress. She preferred it rather than the mad one she had as she then took a small notebook and pencil from the piles of rags around the area and wrote on it writing the journal entry about the man she saw.

She couldn't leave every night for she might get caught so she only schedules her adventure to the forest every last day of the week the time when the head maid wasn't at the mansion but at the town doing business.

The week passed quickly as nothing major happened and only chores took her time and the occasional playing with Aya.

She made sure that the lock on the door was on and then pulled the foam mattress of the hole and descended towards the sewers and outside the mansion. She took her time walking through the alleys avoiding some people and then leaving the whole the same place she entered. She casually walked through the roads as he feet was getting dirty but she didn't mind it.

The forest then came to view as the light shone on it giving it a majestic look, she entered through the forest and quickly navigated it to enter the clearing.

Maybe he's still there....no he would probably leave already...the chances of me seeing him again are low....but why do I want to meet him again? he wasn't anything special.....or was he? no no no no!

She shook her head as she erased the thoughts from it.

Okay....just relax and he's gone anyways so I shouldn't have to think about.....eh?

her thoughts were derailed as he saw the same man that he saw last week lying near the river but this time he looked even worse.

His clothes were half torn leaving his chest visible as a few scars and burns appeared on it, his arms had long cuts that seemed to close already but the main thing that was different was his face. It looked like it was cracking and not just his face but the entire skin in his body seemed to be cracking and was slowly falling off. He was breathing heavily and was groaning in pain as he laid there.

She quickly ran towards him and fed him some water from the spring hoping he would recover. But as she did it had the reverse effect he started to trash violently on the ground as his skin cracked eve more. Some of his scratches disappeared but he was convulsing like a person having a seizure but after a minute of the sight the mans body calmed down but the cracks appeared only a little bit now. She thought about letting him drink some more water but hesitated....but as she saw the skin shedding become worse she did it again and the man shook violently but this time for only a little while the process repeated about then times and the man’s skin seemed to returned to normal but was still slightly cracked. Then it happened again, the black violet haze that covered him the first time covered him again, she stared at the aura of darkness and wasn't fazed by it this time but admired the beauty of the color.

The aura covered him for a minute and disappeared again leaving the man fully clothed and his body back to normal healthy condition. She wondered what could have happened to him and thought that he fought the so called dragon that lived in the forest but dismissed the idea.

"Who in their right mind would fight a dragon? and even if he did he would die...."

she said as she shook her head.

She then went across the spring to the other side and removed her clothes, even if he was unconscious she still was embarrassed to be naked near a man. She then dived into the water and cleaned herself the wounds seemed to look lighter now as she bathed again compared to before. She stole a few glances at the man as she swam slightly worrying he might wake up and see her naked body but the worries were misplaced as he never did and continued to doze off.

She then dried herself up and picked some herbs around the area and a few fruits which she enjoyed eating and sat near the man.

She quietly ate as he looked at him but he felt a little bit different from before somehow...seemed stronger but she couldn't pin point why, elves often had keen understanding of magic and his own inner power increased but she didn't know this.

She then pulled the man towards a make shift little hut made from the trees around them it could fit about 3 people inside and had a bed made of leaves she pulled the man and placed his head on a pile of soft leaves and looked around the hut some more. There was a table filled with herbs and a few words and some vials filled with colorful liquid she stared at it for a while and then moved towards a new area it had a pot made from clay and was filled with some sort of soup she was curious and wanted to try it but shook her head.

She then yawned as drowsiness suddenly took her and then laid on the leaf bed near him she then slept quickly as she glanced at the white haired man before she went to sleep.

Dawn came and she quickly returned from the forest this time carrying some fruits to give Aya once she had finished their work. She arrived back to her room earlier than expected and now she laid on the room with her back on the wall a she stared at the rising sun from her little window. The footsteps came and now the locked suddenly clicked and then the door came open she slowly stood up but froze on the spot as she saw the one coming through the door.

A blonde haired man wearing all white a along white coat and a white shirt and a white pants seeming to be made of all high quality, accompanied with a golden necklace around his neck as he walked towards the shaking woman. Every step he took made the masked girl shiver even more.

"Did you miss me my little pet? it's been weeks~ but don't worry you wont have to work this day and spend it all with me~"

the man said as he took a stand of her hair and sniffed it which made the girl grimace but she counldn’t show it.

The man then made a frown as he gave a sift punch straight to her stomach which made the girl fall on the floor writing in the sudden pain.

"You bitch! your master came and you don't greet him!?, what kind of ungrateful woman are you!?"

he yelled out as he kicked the woman even more as she was down on the ground.

The noise could be heard inside the maids quarters and the head maid came to see the commotion she saw the young master of the house kicking the downed maid and she gave a grimace and shook her head.

"Young master Charles....your father will be displeased if he were to see you like this...."

"Ahhh!? oh it's you Gretel don't worry father is still at the meeting and unfortunately I'll return in 2 weeks to accompany him in some negotiations that's why I'll be taking this little wench until I've had enough~"

the man said with a gleeful smile at the head maid as he continued to kick the downed girl.

The others couldn't make a move and stared at the sight with disgust others stared with smiles as the elf was getting trashed but one came inside the room and stopped the man from kicking a small auburn haired girl with an eyepatch caught the man’s legs as she kicked the downed elf stopping his foot from arriving at its target.

"Ah?! who the hell do you think you are to touch me!?"

He yelled out as she slapped the girl on her cheek with enough force to make her stumble and leave a red mark. Seeing this the downed elf moved and hugged the girl shielding her from the incoming blows from the man.

He stopped after a few more kicks and then gave out a sigh

"Seriously.....I wanted to have a heartwarming reunion with my lovely pet here and you interrupt....seems like you need some discipline aswell~"

he said as a dark smile appeared on his face that made the two shiver.

"Head maid send them to my quarters immediately"

and with that he left the room as soon as he came.

The two hugged eachother as tears formed from the small girl she was being comforted by the masked woman as she brushed her auburn hair.

The head maid gestured for them to follow her after shooing the others from the room and then giving them their clothes. They then followed the maid towards the middle area of the mansion that maids aren't allowed to enter besides the time of cleaning. They walked hand in hand as the little girl couldn't hide her fear and started to shake.

They stopped in front of a large double door encrusted with some gold furnishings and had knight armors besides it. They couldn't open the door and the head maid saw this and platted their backs.

"It will only become worse.....if you let him wait"

she said as she then walked back leaving two girls shaking.

The masked girl then opened the door and slowly walked in as the little girl followed behind her clutching her dress.

The room was decorated with weird ornaments from skulls to heads of animals adorned on the wall. The room had chains, locks and on a side laid various instruments from markings that had engravings to lashes and small daggers.

The slowly made their way to the middle of the room as then the door behind them closed behind and he appeared with a smile, he was wearing his earlier clothes but now had the shirt unbuttoned and he was slurring his words as he had a bottle of expensive wine on one hand while the other had a collar with chains on it.

He slowly stepped towards the two and with each step they one back which made him frown.

He threw the bottle he had and it crashed onto her helmet the contents splashed on her maid clothes and doused it in the color of red.

"You really need some discipline....but don't worry you're going to have lots of fun hahahahahahaha"

he yelled out as the stench of his breath spread throughout the room he pulled the masked girl and threw her to the ground.

The little one tried to go after her but she was pulled on her hair and was thrown inside a golden cage. Her head banged against the bars of the cage and made a loud noise, he locked the door and quickly went back towards the middle of the room where the girl was waiting for him.

"Take it off..."

he said as he moved closer to her.

the woman then took her clothes off and stood there as she stared right back at him but he was displeased, he used chain collar he had to whip her body with a loud slap the chain clashed with her skin leaving a red mark on it and making her fall down yet she didn't utter a shriek of pain nor a small gasp. The man repeated his words.

"I said remove it! and if you wont,,..."

he paused as he glanced behind him. With this the girl slowly lifted her hands up towards her helmet and shook as she removed it. The sight of her face that was shown gave the man a wide grin as the small child behind him cried at the sight.

Her face was anything but grotesque as large cuts decorated her forehead, her eyes swelled as purple bulge appeared below it while her right eye was swollen and was appearing to pop out, her nose was slightly broken and her cheeks swollen with purple markings, her lips were pale and had numerous cuts and gashes. Anyone who would look at her would look away in terror at the sight of her face.

But the sight of her face made the man merry.

"I was beginning to worry you might have healed....but it was for nothing hahahahah no we can continue our play time~"

Aya started to shake the cage trying to get out as she saw the man putting the collar on her and chaining the girl on the ground, the woman’s arm was stretched by the chains and her legs spread as she had chains on every part and was pinned on the ground. The man then walked over her and sat on her bare stomach marveling at the sight. She stared at him blankly as the light in her eyes seemed to dim out.

What awaited was surely her being violated but the monster of a man in front of him but then she was met with a fist to her stomach

"Don't you dare stare at me like that!"

he yelled out as he pummeled her whole body every part be it her face, lets, stomach or breast he savagely beat the woman and while he did he had a gleeful smile on his face as he continued to torture the woman but even so she didn't utter a sound that greatly displeased the man.

After 10 minutes of using his fist he stood up and went to the corner to pick up a large whip that had small protrusions on it he then whipped the floor behind him and slowly made his way towards the chained woman. He raised his hands and whipped the woman’s body leaving lashes all around her at times the small spikes would embed in her skin he would violently pull it out as small parts of skin were ripped from her yet she stayed quiet.

The torture continued until the end of the day.

The man was holding a small metal mark and placed it on top of a flame were it heated up and glowed a bright orange color. He then made his way back to the woman decorated with new wounds gashes and cuts all around her body. He placed the glowing hot metal just inches above her face right on top of her forehead.

AS he was about put the mark down he was interrupted by a knock on the door and the voice of the head maid.

He clicked his tongue and threw the metal down near the woman as he approached the door and slightly opened it.

"This better be good I'm busy"

the man said with a scowl at the maid but she looked at him and replied calmly

"The mayor of the city has come and visited you, it would be rude to keep him waiting downstairs....and also...if they are not taken care of they might die...."

she said as he glanced inside the room and a quick frown appeared on her face but disappeared quickly before he could notice.

"Hmmm can't have that now...I plan on enjoying this week to the fullest....so I can't have her die....yet hehehe you take care of them and I'll have a small talk with the mayor. But do the usual okay?~"

"as you wish young master"

the man then left the room and the maid entered it as she quickly undid all the bindings on the downed girl and opened the cage for the little one to come out. Aya quickly went towards the woman and saw her body being filled with various injuries she wept as she clasped her hands tight onto the woman’s, the head maid took a long blanket and covered her shoulders as she slowly got up, slightly wincing from the pain accumulated.

She slowly clothed herself back and then gave a small nod towards the head maid.

"let us go...before he comes back..."

she said her voice full of contempt. Even if she didn't care for the woman the sight was too much to ignore, but she was just a maid so she couldn't argue or fight against the head of the house lest she be punished aswell,

She guided the two out the room and back to a small room clean and comfortable as two pair of meals were lined up.

"Eat...then go and rest....as for you"

She looked at the girl who donned her mask yet again.

"I was instructed to chain you...as you slept...."

she said slightly gripping her skirt.

The woman only nodded towards her and patted Aya on the head as she snuggled crying beside her.

The head maid left the room and gave the two some privacy.

They ate their meals in silence not uttering a single word as the two then finished the head maid returned and guided them back into their rooms, Aya was clinging tightly to the girl and wouldn't let go crying into her chest yet again as she wanted to spend the night sleeping beside her.

"It's alright....I'm going to be fine"

she said as he voice whispered through the mask and patted the crying girl who hesitantly let go as she sniffed and gave her one last hug before going into her own room.

They arrived yet again at the dark room and the head maid stopped at the door as she entered.

"I've finished my order....tomorrow be sure the chains are on or he'll be harder on you than usual...."

The maid said as he looked at the girl and then closed the door leaving her in silence as she stared out the window. and the pale light touched her wounded body and she stayed there humming a song to pass the time.

The days passed as the routine continued she was taken with Aya into the masters room to be tortured for three days as the fourth day he had to go tour the town on the request of the mayor and they were left on cleaning duty but was excused for the day but the orders of the head maid. The two tried to relax but the little one couldn't as she saw more wounds appear on the others body she bit her lip at the sight as she continued to watch the brutality of the man. Seeing this the masked girl patted her head to calm her.

"It's fine....aslong as you are safe, I don't feel the pain anymore"

Those words that tried to console her gave her more worry as a person who couldn't feel the various wounds on her body would not be considered normal right now she could possibly be dying because of the pain yet she was calm about it.

The week then soon came to it's last day and the routine was repeated but today was different as they approached the door they walked in and the man waited them but she took the masked girl to the far side of the wall and chained her onto it and as she saw this she stared at the man and he seemed slightly different she couldn't tell the difference at first but as soon as she was pinned at the wall the man stared at the little girl with the looks of a beast and at that time she felt worry for the first time in a while and yelled towards the girl.

"Aya run!"

she yelled but was silenced with a slap on the face as the man quickly moved towards the young girl who was frozen in fear at the person nearing him with such eyes.

"leave her alone!! do with me what you want but let her go!"

her yell was met with deaf ears as the man ignored her cry out as he fixed his eyes on the small girl,

The girl whimpered as she was pinned on the ground.

"Little one don't worry we'll have lots of fun heheh you'll enjoy this I tell you~"

the man creepy said as he licks her face which made the girl cry out but no sounds came from her as she did.

The man tore off her clothes and was planning to do something worse on the small girl but was stopped as he felt a sharp pain from his back.

"AHhhhhh!?!?!?!?"

he yelled out surprised as the pain spread from his back as a small knife was embedded on it. he let out a scream of pain as he tried to take the object out of his back but was met with a vase to the head that knocked him out.

The perpetrator was the masked girl, seeing Aya almost be raped in front of her made her move without thinking, she took a pin that she hid inside her long hair and picked the lock of the chains that bound her and as she saw the clothes being ripped she quickly took a knife from beside her and stabbed it on his back aswell as a large vase to silence him.

The man laid on the ground as his head and back bled as she saw it she came back to reality and shook at what she did but saw that the girl beside her was cleaning as she cried she decided she needed to run.

It was about noon and the others were about to eat when the two of them were running towards her room she took some objects she need from the man’s room. a few cloaks, rope and a knife, just in case. And they opened her room and she moved the mattress revealing the hole.

"Aya we need to leave now if not they might catch us...and something worse might happen will you still follow me?"

She asked at the girl but got a quick response as she nodded as small tears poured from her eyes, she was almost violated by a man but was saved by her big sister figure she would follow her no matter what.

And with that the two descended and ran through the sewers she had to hold Aya's hand as they maneuvered through the dark maze.

They then appeared just outside the mansion as shouts could be heard from it. They needed to hurry up or they'll be captured.

They ran past the alleys quickly moving through the people as they did some shouts could be heard behind them as a group of men were pursuing them. They lost a lot of time in the sewers she quickened her pace and hurried as the men’s shouts were coming closer and closer.

She got to the far wall and opened the secret entrance and was about to make Aya go first when she felt a push behind her and fell forward through the wall as it quickly reformed back and blocking the way. She yelled out as she saw Aya give her a smile and ushered her to go as she ran to the side getting the attention of the guards. She banged her hands at the wall but it wouldn't open anymore and she would only waste Aya's sacrifice.

She wept as she quickly ran towards the forest not following the road but going through the grassy areas. She wept and cursed her weakness as she kept repeating the image of Aya getting dragged by the men back to the mansion she kept weeping as she ran and tumbled to the ground but quickly stood up as she thought more men might b after her she continued to run and soon reached the forest she wheezed and gasped for air as she neared it and enetered.

She navigated through the forest but her mind was still clouded with worries and that soon made her walk into a dangerous situation as a group of goblins appeared. Green skinned little beings that were clothed with loin cloths and were equipped with make shift knifes made of stone, there were about 10 of them and more kept appearing near her she walked into their territory without thinking.

She'll be taken by this things and violated and probably eaten but she dismissed the thoughts and held the knife in one of her hands she still needed to comeback and help Aya she can't die here is what she thought.

"I'll save you Aya just wait....please be safe..."

she whispered as she held the knife tight as a goblin rushed towards her she doubled stepped to the right dodging the jab of the goblins knife and thrust her own knife to it's face which made the goblin wince and die quickly, seeing this the others moved one, two quickly ran towards her but she dispatched them but she got a scratch on her arm as the knife connected but she ignored it.

Now about 5 goblins came and she couldn't fight them all at once as she killed two the others got her and pinned her down.

"Get away!!! stop!!!! so...someone help!!!"

She yelled out as she trashed but the goblins numbers grew and she was quickly pinned. She saw it her death quickly approached as a knife was about to come to her face when a dark aura that she was familiar with enveloped the goblins around her and was quickly thrown to the side.

She blinked twice as she saw the goblins disappear from on top of her and was on the ground their heads cut and one had its chest opened pouring it's organs out.

She slowly stood up and saw him, the same man he saw at the spring that was unconscious two times confront the large number of goblins, about 20 of them circled him and rushed together but it was their mistake as the man only smiled welcoming them as he jumped high and the goblins clashed with each other a dark violet black line appeared on the man’s knife and cut the air as he did it released a cut the rushed towards the goblins and they were cut in half as those that survived screamed in pain as smoke appeared on their wounds and they soon collapsed on the ground.

Numerous bodies of goblins quickly died and the only one standing was a white haired man mumbling something.

"Hah....now I know why they didn't appear at the trial....but fighting them now was no fun...eh still goblin hunting is a little bit exciting~"

He said to himself as he then noticed her. She flinched at his stare as his eyes seemed to stare deeply into her and she felt eyes all around her body which was weird as no one was near her besides him.

He stared for a couple of seconds and then spun on his heel and moved away. The girl snapped out of the trance and called out to him.

"ahh wai wait! please wait!"

she screamed out loudly too loud in fact as the man glanced back at her but still walked forwards.

"ple...please help me! my friend has been taken please you have to save her if you don't she'll be..be "

She trailed off not mentioning the last part but got the message through as the man raised his brow and stood in stopped and turned towards her.

He walked closer to the downed girl and she could feel her throat dry out as he neared her she could feel an even different aura from before she was being oppressed by just his presence menacing he was really strong. So she decided to ask the man for help even if she didn't know him, he owed her for healing him up is what she wanted to say but waited for his response.

The man stood right in front of her and kneeled down to face her height as faced her with a smile on his face he said those words without hesitation.

"I don't wanna~"

and the girl froze at the absurd answer she heard.