A Court Of Love & Sufferings

ch.23

Tyla went back today she would check the situation if things were good,she said she would visit me later.

Hours passed by i wondered if she was safe, i was worried about her so i decided to check on her. I reached her village it was quiet there was no one around. I walked inside but there wasn't a single soul here, i saw a kid standing on her balcony.

"Hey kid do you know tyla?Can you tell me where's her home" i ask the little girl.

"Tyla? She is being punished by the lord. My parents also went there"

My face pales.Punished...what did they do to her.

"Do you know where they are" i ask her again.

"They are in the combat area over there" she points.

I run as fast i could to reach there. I shouldn't have let her come alone. I see crowd gathered around in front i pass by them looking for tyla. I see few men standing in a circle between them is tyla lying numb blood pouring down her back from where her..... i blanch...wings they cut her wings.

"Tyla" i shout going towards her.

Kneeling down near her i laid her on my lap.

"Tyla"

"They took my wings they took my wings they took my wings" tyla rambles again and again sobbing.

"That's the bitch from that night" someone says

"They took my wings amaya i begged them not to they didn't listen they cut my wings"

My eyes fill up seeing tyla's anguish. Memories hits me,the blood,numb body lying on my lap,people laughing behind me. Rage fills me i look at those men standing near us.

"Which one tyla,who took your wings" i ask her softly. She sees the look on my face understanding me.

"That one he is the lord here,he cut my wings" she points toward a man out of the five standing there.

"Good that you came here yourself we need to repay you for that night" the guy from that night who i knocked out says.

I lay tyla on the ground standing i look at their faces. Two of the men were who i fought that night,the lord tyla pointed at,and other two men.

"I will make this quick" i tell them.

They snort "did you hear what she said she will make it quick for us" they laugh.

"Let's see what can you do" a man says.

And i start from that man i let shadows bring him towards me. My darkness fill him his eyes going blank he drops dead in a second. Looking at others i see them shocked fearfully examining me.

"What are you? Are you a shadowsinger" someone says.

"I am your doom" i give him an evil smile.

And i attack his mind tearing it apart. He screams falling on his knees, he starts pulling at his hair. With a last push he goes silent falling on his face.

"What is she how does she have those powers" the lord asks.

"I don't know i thought she was just a little bitch"

"You were going to repay me.... do it now" i say to that man.

He screams as my darkness drowns him.

I unsheathe my sword directing it to man i let go that night.

"I let you go that night didn't you promise you'd behave. And you still did it guess you don't care for your life"

"No no please...don't kill me.. I didn't do it,they did it i didn't even touch her." He begs.

"But you stood still when they cut her wings. You didn't bother stopping them either"

I slash his neck.

I turn towards the last man. He attacks me first dodging him swiftly i let shadows bind his wrists and feet i push him down on his knees. Going behind him i put my sword on his wings. He starts panicking.

"what kind of lord are you who hurts their own people and for what because she wanted to fly. You don't allow females to fly. Allow..like they are your fucking property. You think you can control a human,control the women.
You think you have a right to stop someone from flying, from their basic right.
You cut her wings a part of her she cherished so much. You'd have to go through the same pain she did then you would feel what it's like to be at someone's mercy, you would understand the pain of not being able to fly"

I strike his one wing cutting it from his back. He jolts howling i strike again the other wing joins the fallen one. I grab his hair.

"Alologize to her and i might let you live"

"I...a.am...sss...orryy" he grunts in pain.

"Good i won't kill you. Your punishment is you have to live without your wings...what you were so proud of. Let it be an example of what will happen when someone dares to cut any women's wings or even tries stopping them from doing anything" i say looking at the crowd.

I drop him moving towards tyla who seems on the verge to pass out.
A man comes toward them amaya recognizes him...cassian.

He touches tyla i sneer at him

"Relax am trying to bring her to healer she has lost blood we should take her immediately"

I let him pick her up as i followed him.