The Misadventures Of Sam the Elf

Chapter 28 : Nothing is Free

(Note : before we begin let's search YouTube for 21 Guns cast version by Green Day music video to set the mood. Okay thanks let's begin)

Before Sam the elf or her companions could reach the open gates with no guards to the Kingdom of Freedom's capital city Freedonia, Geraldine the cross dressing male elf stopped her in the forest.

"Sam, I am sorry, I lead you here because of my hatred for the humans. It was the Kingdom of Freedom that enslaved my friends and sold them. The Kingdom of Freedom is a kingdom that believes in human supremacy and slavery. It would be better if you covered up your elf ears with this shawl.", as Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said that he handed Sam the elf a shawl.

"Um. Won't they notice something funny if they see me covering my head with this shawl.", Sam the Elf said with curiosity.

"You don't have to worry about that, in the Kingdom of Freedom almost all females cover their face and their body to prevent from being kidnapped by the many slavers in the Kingdom. In fact some females even cover up their whole body. Their religion even accepts that all females must cover up or they would incite the lust of the males.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said.

"What a crazy religion. Which god do they worship ?", Jack asked curiously.

"I believe it is the god of Freedom, Justin.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said nonchalantly.

"Justin, does that not sound like the Evil God's name ?!", Sissy Potter shouted in shock.

"Eh. Evil God, who is this Evil God you speak of ?", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf asked in confusion.

Sissy Potter the heroine and Sam the elf proceeded to explain it to Geraldine and the other companions that did not know of their adventures in the Kingdom of Colors.

"Maybe the name is just coincidental.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said.

"I highly doubt it.", Jack said in a grim tone.

"Then let's be careful when we enter Freedonia.", Sam the Elf said sweetly.

They proceeded to enter Freedonia, there were two giant iron gates swung open to the city of Freedonia. It looked like the city had been under constant war with other countries and in fact it had indeed been in constant war with other countries. There were no guards guarding the gate as no merchant or decent people wanted to enter Freedonia, the capital city of the Kingdom of Freedom. Even with the shawl covering her face, Sam the elf was still getting stares and attention from the people of Freedonia.

As Sam the elf and her companions entered the city of Freedonia they saw women and children holding weapons. Even a child as young as ten was holding a weapon.

"Why are the girls and children holding weapons Geraldine ?", Sam the elf asked sweetly.

"That's because slavery is the number one business for the Kingdom of Freedom. Even girls and children have to defend themselves. If they get captured they become slaves. If the girl or child is too beautiful and the get captured, they become sex slaves. That's why they carry weapons to defend themselves. There is no social order or protectors or guards in Freedonia to look after public safety.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said.

"That's scary.", Mary the swords woman said while looking around intently.

"Yes. It's scary indeed. In here nothing is free. Everything comes at a price. I learnt that when some slavers tried to capture me. Luckily I have blonde hair and a majority of the humans here have blonde hair so the blonde haired slavers stopped the black hair slavers.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said while looking sad.

"What ?! You mean to tell me they segregate themselves based on hair color differences ?", Sam the Elf asked in shock.

"Not just hair color. Their religion under their god Justin is split five ways with five different version. And none of the sects get along with each other. Even based on eye Colors they would discriminate against you.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said.

"How do they even control their people ?", Jack asked in shock.

"They don't control the people, in fact they let them run rampant. Weapons are sold everywhere and there is no public safety. That's why the economy is in ruins, plus the fact that their country export nothing else except slaves.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said.

As Sam the elf and her companions walked more they could see the squalid condition of the city.  There was no public maintenance or upkeep. In fact everything looked worn out and dirty.

"Why is everything so old and dirty, Geraldine ?",  Sam the elf asked curiously.

"There is constant war as the Kingdom of Freedom needs to keep constant war to get slaves. There is not enough slaves in the Kingdom of Freedom to supply to the other countries, so they need war to get prisoners of war as slaves. Due to the war public maintenance is not kept. Due to the war, slavery and migration there is not enough people to maintain the city and its building, so its left to rot.", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said.

As they continued to walk, Geraldine the cross dressing male elf recognized some of the slavers as the one that captured his friends and caused their deaths. Geraldine glared at them.

"What's wrong Geraldine ?", Sam the Elf asked.

"Those people are the ones that captured my friends...", Geraldine the cross dressing male elf said as he clenched his fist and gritted his teeth.

"Then let's follow them.", Sam the Elf said with a smile.

Meanwhile in the outskirts of the city the Goblin King and the Goblin army had arrived at the entrance of Freedonia. On their way here they had never encountered such strong resistance from humans before. In fact the humans of the Kingdom of Freedom fought like animals and ran away like animals. When they saw the goblins they attacked them but when they felt they could not win, they ran away like cowards. It was the first time the Goblin King had encountered guérilla warfare.

Originally in the outer parts of the forest further away from Freedonia, the Goblin army found it easier to kill the human slavers. But the closer they got to Freedonia the stronger the human slavers became. This is because Freedonia is the capital city of the Kingdom of Freedom and the place where the most fighting occur making the human slavers there the strongest. So the closer you got to Freedonia the stronger the human slavers were. If you did not want to be a slave you had to be strong in Freedonia or you stayed further away from Freedonia to avoid capture as a slave. This is what had occurred to the Goblin army, they had encountered stronger and stronger human slavers the closer they got to Freedonia.

Usually it was the goblins that would attack humans and take away female human captives as sex slaves. It was the first time they had encountered humans that had attacked them, captured the goblins and ran away with the goblins as slaves. It was like something out of a nightmare for the Goblin King. He had lost his goblin scouts, his magicians, his archers, his warriors and his goblin soldiers. None of them were killed of course, they were taken away as slaves. The slavers had used a device attached to a long stick like a round noosed rope to capture the Golbins by attaching it to their neck to capturing them when the golbins was fighting a human.

The Goblin King did not know what to do, originally they had killed the slavers while coming into the forest to protect the elf princess. But now, the slavers were attacking them and taking the Golbin army as slaves. The Goblin King had decided that they have no choice, they had to attack Freedonia and the Kingdom of Freedom. They also had to secure the elf princess to present her to him for the safety of the Goblin Kingdom. The Goblin King said "forgive me" softly under his breath to the elf princess.

To be continued .......

(Note : next chapter, will the death start happening  ?)