The Hole Of Sickness

Honeybird

A famous bounty hunter like Bob asks for forgiveness, a scene no one would believe if it hadn't happened in front of his eyes.

The noise of the place stops for a second, more than a second; a strange silence spreads as everyone holds their breaths for this new visitor.

Some faces turn red while others take a second to understand what will happen next, and as they make space for him to pass through, you can tell that this event is rare on Behemoth's street and may not have occurred since the queen's disappearance.

Step after step, this unwanted visitor headed in Bob's direction.

His silver hat shows he has a respectable place in society; the grey vest on his shoulders looks expensive.

Sweat finds its way to Bob as he watches a young gentleman get closer. Although the man is younger than him, Bob looks at him like a scared child, like the boy he was about to kill a few moments earlier.

"Haven't you heard me enough!" the man said as he stared at Bob.

"Forgive me, sir." Bob hesitated and answered in a voice quieter than usual.

"Are you deaf?" the man yelled at Bob, who put his head down while his loyal partner John did the same.

"How dare you? You raise a weapon in front of me?" the man said, a threatening expression appearing.

Bob rushed to hide the knife he had in his hand as fast as he could.

"Mercy, sir." Bob repeated, but the young man interrupted him, not with words but with gestures. Meanwhile, pain starts to find its way into the boy's little body as the memory of his long-time escape flashes through his eyes.

...

Way back into the past.

"The way to the giant entrance is way too far ahead of us," Kosie thought.

We are now in a room filled with dead corpses back in the past, where the two kids are staring at the lantern ahead of them.

A sound of a bird fluttering cut the strange silence in the room as Kosie and Horras stood up from their places in a rush.

"Quick, hide," Horras whispered, and just as he did, the fluttering got closer, followed by a gentle echo of footsteps.

The cracked door is slowly opened as a shadow of a woman emerges from it.

Soon after, a blue honey bird flew through the door and settled on the dirty floor of the room while the lantern reflects the shadow of both the woman and the bird. Kosie could think of one thing only:
"They found us," Kosie thought as he observed the lantern, the only evidence of their existence in this room.

"Who's there?" the woman demanded in a low voice.
No answer, not even a sound; both kids hold their breaths surrounded by hundreds of bodies, and from a small hole between the remains, Kosie took a glimpse at the woman.

Her red hat was adorned with green pearls, and long brown hair stretched under the hat. The upper part of her clothing was a black costume suitable for a man more than a woman, while the lower part of her body was a white dress filled with roses.