He began smiling.... He couldn't believe what was happening, he began shaking, almost to the point of collapsing in the floor, Cahill noticed and smiled yet again, he was rejoicing in this level of insanity... Nobody has ever come this far before dying, commit suicide or succumb into madness entirely, he was enduring it, something new that Cahill took notes on. Alténis then kept walking through town until she saw Lydianne.... Captured and being sold as a slave. She was naked, intact, but humiliated, her body full of whip marks and scars, her plans never worked. Alténis immediately lost it and covered his face and ran to the slave, and offered a bigger sum of money, the plaque of Lydianne was 500 Crodos, but he offered a 1000. Everyone looked his way, he just said. He did not have the money. Yet Cahill made some beggars and other rich folk in the auction give him money by controlling their minds and willingly give him the Crodos. He was questioning Alténis' decision, his emotions were showing this once after months....
-"I need her.... For personal reasons, isn't this how it works?" His face covered and Lydianne's world crumbling in tears when she was sold. They handed Alténis a small paper saying that she was his slave and he had all ways necessary either legal or illegal over her to do as he pleases, especially if she tried to escape. The people gave her a pair of brown dirty rags so she could cover herself, and everyone looked as she cried and tried to escape, suddenly being stopped by Cahill. She screamed at kicked at Cahill but he didn't move, the guards were going to kill her but Alténis, still covered held up his hand and said:
-"Lay a hand over her and you will all meet your creators." The guards left and ignored this problem, Alténis grabbed her by the arm and walked her outside of town, to the port area.
She collapsed and begged him to kill her, as they walked into a small alley between some ruins, Lydianne being basically dragged through the floor, but her tears stopped when Alténis sat on the floor next to her, and uncovered himself, the green shiny hairs and red lips made her cry tears of joy.... She hugged Alténis and looked at his green glowing eyes and sobbed.
-"Everyone thought you were dead."
-"And I am. Look, I am not going to be a hero, but do as I say..."
Cahill looked in awe while he witnessed these weird actions by his little pupil, this boy was truly a wonder. He started looking around, Alténis was not covered, so he could be spotted quickly. Alténis explained that she should go to Libranya while it all stopped, he was going to do justice. Cahill didn't argue and made Ridia take care of this lady while he kept traveling with the boy... He gave her the map to Libranya.
Some guards approached and saw the young Alténis, they recognized him and before they could call for help, their voices were stolen by Cahill. Alténis dismissed Lydianne, with 2 kisses on the cheeks and one in the forehead, she gasped.... Her mother.... She cried and ran away with the map and disappeared.
The guards proceeded to attack Cahill first, but he moved quickly, confusing them. Alténis got his sword out and chopped the legs of one of them, the noises he made gasping for air were music to the ears of Cahill, the pain was eating away his sanity, before being stabbed on the back of his head against the floor by Alténis. The other guard decided to run away just to be stopped by Cahill.
-"Nobody will believe you, you don't even have a voice."
Alténis, now covered in blood smiled nodding to Cahill's statement, he grabbed the other guard by his arm, his eyes glowing more, this one was there in the Slave Auction... In a split second, his whole hand was broken, his fingers looking like loose strings, and his wheezing of pain making Cahill smile.
"You almost touched her.... Didn't you?" Alténis said, looking at the hand he just broke. "With this hand." He grabbed the other hand and decided to chop it off, and burn it with his sword. The guard had no breath anymore and dropped on his knees, making signals for forgiveness. Alténis laughed and licked his sword, with his blood on it, and stabbed the guard on the gut, opening and releasing his entrails around the floor. The guard's eyes were drained of colors and his tears ran over his face like a river on a rainy day. He then painted the floor with the blood of the guards, forming the sentence.
"I AM COMING FOR YOU."
Cahill lost it and laughed so badly that they were easily discovered by other guards, that when they saw the mess puked and got so amazed that made them successfully escape. Alténis was still madly smiling at his deeds, his giggles were just what Cahill wanted.
