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A strong, putrid smell woke Kain up. He couldn’t tell exactly what kind of smell it was, but it was pungent and bad. His body was laying down on a hard surface, with many of his muscles aching from the uncomfortable place. Before opening his eyes, he took a “look” at the area around him with his powers. It was a locked, small-ish room, and there were other people sitting or laying down leaning on the walls.
Slowly, Kain started to stand up. His muscles twitched with the movement, as if he still had jolts of electric currents passing through him.
Oh, right. He was zapped into unconsciousness. He could remember the bandits and the ice cave, and Fay running away and leaving him behind. Which was better than both being captured, Kain thought, but it still left a sour taste in his mouth. Not as sour as the terrible smell of this place, which Kain could tell now it was a cell.
After finally standing up, Kain found a place on a wall and sat down. The other people weren’t humans, but they were all huge, bigger than an adult person, wearing rags and other kinds of dirty clothes. They were staying quietly, although their gazes pierced through Kain like needles to a fabric. Every single move the kid made took a reaction out of the other people here, if not a startle, a gaze. If not a gaze, a frown. But they didn’t look scared, more like… Cautious.
One of the aliens, a heavy woman with a huge belly and arms gestured towards Kain with her head. “Are you an adult?”
Kain didn’t feel like talking. This entire situation was so messed up. He didn’t want to imagine why he was here, or what his captors would do to him.
But he had to keep quiet and his head low. He wouldn’t blast the first person that opened the cell. Although at this point, Kain didn’t care about ensuring his foe didn’t get hurt in the process. He really wanted to push his captors against a wall so hard their bones would break.
After a while in silence, Kain finally opened his mouth. “No.”
“Then I must say I’m sorry, but this is for your own good.”
The woman stood up and came closer to Kain. Her gaze was low, and she had a frown of pain in her face. Kain moved a bit away from her, but as soon as he saw her lift her leg high in the air, he rolled away from her, just in time for her to smash her foot on the floor, exactly where Kain’s legs were a moment ago.
So this is what we’re doing now, huh? Everywhere he went, there were awful people behind him. None of them deserved his kindness or thoughtfulness. Not a single one!
Kain stood up and took the woman by her rags with his telekinesis, smashing her towards the other wall with all his strength. It wasn’t enough to shatter her bones – her thick skin and many layers of fat and muscle cushioned the impact for her, but for a regular person, it might’ve been too much to handle.
Kain wasn’t holding back anymore.
“You take one step closer and I’m taking that rag of yours and tying it to your neck.” Kain said in between his clenched teeth. He was sweating, and his entire body was tense.
The other aliens had moved aside from the woman towards a side wall. They didn’t look too rattled at the situation, but some were fidgeting with their hands.
Meanwhile, the woman smirked. “So, you can fight. That’s great.”
She let herself slide on the wall into a sitting position.
Kain was still ready to keep fighting, but seeing everyone more or less relax left him with no other option but to do the same. Or try to, at least. He couldn’t completely remove the tension from his muscles. He eventually sat up where he was a moment ago, not looking at the other people here, but still being keenly aware of what they were doing.
“You have good instincts kid,” the woman said again. “But we’re not here to fight. Not here.”
Kain snorted. “I don’t care. Don’t ever come close to me again.”
The woman shrugged. “Sorry about that. But I couldn’t let a kid get picked. If you’re injured, you’re safer. For now.”
“What do you mean?” Kain lifted his gaze from the floor towards the woman.
“We get picked in rounds and forced to fight. If you don’t, you get killed. If you do and lose, you also get killed. Staying here with a broken leg it’s your best bet. if you’re lucky, you’ll get sent to work elsewhere.”
It took a moment for Kain to process what the woman was saying. Forced to fight? Like, at an arena? That actually sounded better than any other thing he could imagine a bunch of awful men would want to do with someone like Kain.
So, the woman was trying to keep him safe. He now felt awful for being so rude to her, but he was also so tired. Still, she could’ve told him that in the first place, before attempting to break his legs like that.
What was wrong with the people in this world?
Slowly, Kain started to stand up. His muscles twitched with the movement, as if he still had jolts of electric currents passing through him.
Oh, right. He was zapped into unconsciousness. He could remember the bandits and the ice cave, and Fay running away and leaving him behind. Which was better than both being captured, Kain thought, but it still left a sour taste in his mouth. Not as sour as the terrible smell of this place, which Kain could tell now it was a cell.
After finally standing up, Kain found a place on a wall and sat down. The other people weren’t humans, but they were all huge, bigger than an adult person, wearing rags and other kinds of dirty clothes. They were staying quietly, although their gazes pierced through Kain like needles to a fabric. Every single move the kid made took a reaction out of the other people here, if not a startle, a gaze. If not a gaze, a frown. But they didn’t look scared, more like… Cautious.
One of the aliens, a heavy woman with a huge belly and arms gestured towards Kain with her head. “Are you an adult?”
Kain didn’t feel like talking. This entire situation was so messed up. He didn’t want to imagine why he was here, or what his captors would do to him.
But he had to keep quiet and his head low. He wouldn’t blast the first person that opened the cell. Although at this point, Kain didn’t care about ensuring his foe didn’t get hurt in the process. He really wanted to push his captors against a wall so hard their bones would break.
After a while in silence, Kain finally opened his mouth. “No.”
“Then I must say I’m sorry, but this is for your own good.”
The woman stood up and came closer to Kain. Her gaze was low, and she had a frown of pain in her face. Kain moved a bit away from her, but as soon as he saw her lift her leg high in the air, he rolled away from her, just in time for her to smash her foot on the floor, exactly where Kain’s legs were a moment ago.
So this is what we’re doing now, huh? Everywhere he went, there were awful people behind him. None of them deserved his kindness or thoughtfulness. Not a single one!
Kain stood up and took the woman by her rags with his telekinesis, smashing her towards the other wall with all his strength. It wasn’t enough to shatter her bones – her thick skin and many layers of fat and muscle cushioned the impact for her, but for a regular person, it might’ve been too much to handle.
Kain wasn’t holding back anymore.
“You take one step closer and I’m taking that rag of yours and tying it to your neck.” Kain said in between his clenched teeth. He was sweating, and his entire body was tense.
The other aliens had moved aside from the woman towards a side wall. They didn’t look too rattled at the situation, but some were fidgeting with their hands.
Meanwhile, the woman smirked. “So, you can fight. That’s great.”
She let herself slide on the wall into a sitting position.
Kain was still ready to keep fighting, but seeing everyone more or less relax left him with no other option but to do the same. Or try to, at least. He couldn’t completely remove the tension from his muscles. He eventually sat up where he was a moment ago, not looking at the other people here, but still being keenly aware of what they were doing.
“You have good instincts kid,” the woman said again. “But we’re not here to fight. Not here.”
Kain snorted. “I don’t care. Don’t ever come close to me again.”
The woman shrugged. “Sorry about that. But I couldn’t let a kid get picked. If you’re injured, you’re safer. For now.”
“What do you mean?” Kain lifted his gaze from the floor towards the woman.
“We get picked in rounds and forced to fight. If you don’t, you get killed. If you do and lose, you also get killed. Staying here with a broken leg it’s your best bet. if you’re lucky, you’ll get sent to work elsewhere.”
It took a moment for Kain to process what the woman was saying. Forced to fight? Like, at an arena? That actually sounded better than any other thing he could imagine a bunch of awful men would want to do with someone like Kain.
So, the woman was trying to keep him safe. He now felt awful for being so rude to her, but he was also so tired. Still, she could’ve told him that in the first place, before attempting to break his legs like that.
What was wrong with the people in this world?