[The Tale of Sympathy of a Witch]
"Burn her! Burn her!"
"Kill the {Witch}! Kill her!"
"Burn her!"
"Nooooo! Unhand me! Why are doing this to me!? You have known me far better than that bitch! Why!?"
I strugglely screamed as 3 men carried me towards the center, with legs and arms tied
"Burn her!"
"Please! Wake up!"
Pack
"Agh!"
"You filthy monster! Shut up!"
Tomatoes, rocks, apples, all kind of things were thrown at me
"Gahh!"
"Just be quiet, you piece of sht! You folks better stop this, you are hitting us!"
Eimto, my close friend, yelled after he drilled his fist at my guts.
"Why?"
Anxious, scared, confused, and worried swirls inside my head, as I watched those people, those close to me, hate me, disgust me, fear me
"Why!?"
"You fucking shit! Just die!
"!"
"Brother! Mother! Father! Help me! Please help me!"
(Author's POV)
She yelled, as she saw her family in the crowds, scorning and frowning at her
"Just die, you piece of shit!"
Her mother yelled as his father threw a rotten Cabbage at her.
"Please! Help me!"
Forcefully dragging her, deaf and blind to her pleas, the people hates grew stronger, and stronger, and stronger.
"Why do you trust her than me, mother! Why!? She's the monster! Please, trust me! She's the-guahh!"
"You fucking bitch! Quiet!"
"Shut the fuck up! Just die already!" (dad)
"Burn her!" (mom)
Skinny legs and arms, pale skin and face, even how much she tried to struggle, to protest, with her frail and scrawny body, it was hopeless. She's weak, outnumbered, unheard, and revolted. Tears flow from her eyes, screams from her dry throat, yet no one bat an eye, no one cares, no one dares to see it, or they were merely blinded
As they tightly tied her to a wooden post, they then surrounded her with dry straws.
"Kill the {Witch}!"
"Burn her!"
"You monsters should have died long ago!"
"Burn her!"
"Listen to m-"
BOOM!
"!?"
A colossal beast like a towering mountain, descended and crashes the town wall. Debris and dust cover the vicinity. A cold wave of fear engulfed and washed over them. In that moment, their hatred faded into nothingness, replaced by a shared, primal instinct to survive against the looming terror.
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RAWWWRR!!
And as it spread its wing, casting shadows over the town
"Run!"
She yelled, as a wave of flame envelops the whole town.
...
Charred remains and ash drifts, settled in the cracked pavements of the town's fiery demise, hushed by the aftermath of what occurred to its bustling time. Blackened trees, their branches clawing at the heavens, mourn the loss of vibrant life. Silence, yet amidst to its ruins, whispering wind drift as it carried, tales of its once time that now covered with ashes, and Air of bitter scent of ruins.
Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap
".... My my"
Under the viel, hidden behind a dark coat, she stood at the center. Like a polished, porcelain doll, her hands touched the very ashes she stood.
"Beneath your husk, one emotion lingers-"
With a tip of her finger
"Under your roots, the fertile soil grew"
As if a water basin, waves reverberate like a tide
"Though under, head my summon as I call. Thy skin of past shall be forgotten, as I am now your mother, and your master"
At the center, the fallen ashes slowly rose up. Like a puzzle, like a clay, her figures resumed, her body slowly attached. The ones dust now stood still like a mannequin.
"Thou blood is drained, your body shall move. Thy life has gone, now anew is built. This gift of mine to you, will be your life that you shall walk"
She spoke as she gently caress her cheeks and lips, and kissed her forehead
"You that have been revolted, shall remember pity than love and hate. As you are made from my flesh, you shall choice -.....?"
Suddenly, she halted, as she out of nowhere noticed.
".... Stubbornness does resemble you, yet you aren't one to become with. Strange, what a strange little one"
She spoke, grinning, and blow
Foouu~
"..... Cough... Cough... Cough...."
....
(???? POV)
"Waaahhh!"
"Hassshh~"
"Ugaahhh..... Uwwaahhh...."
"Oh, poor child.... Laa lala la, laa lala~ la la"
I don't how many years has it been since then, but I have crossed plains and rivers a countless times, even those towering mountains and endless clouds. To run, to hide, and to live. Upon the time I woke up, ashes, gray and dark ashes painted the once bustling town, leaving nothing but charcoal and dust, and standing atop of it, was me, alone and confused.
"Why?"
I asked, with grief and sorrow, as I remembered, as I can't forget.
"Why did you believed her?"
Even before their end, none of them, none of my family looked at me with such hatred in the midst of death.
Leaving the once home that I grew, I traveled by foot, by air, by water, to where my journey takes me, yet, Cities, Towns, Villages, and even a Kingdom tried to silence me, with my head as a bounty, and my name feared.
"Waaahhh!!"
"....."
And in an abandoned tower, placed under a makeshift basket in this dark room
"Uwaaahh!"
Laid 3 of them with nothing on them. Defenseless, thrown, and unloved
"Waahhh!!"
".... Hush~"
....
(Author's POV)
"Moth-umhhp!"
"Shhh, quiet now"
She gently spoke, with a knife on her throat
"Take your hands off from my daugh-gahhh!"
She yelp, as the man's hammer pinned him down
"Hnnn!!"
"Daughter? For a {Witch} to take a child, only a fool will believe your nonsense. You don't take a calf to be feed, but to raise as a pawn for your crime. Truly a monster"
He stated, as he slowly walked towards her with eyes shown no glint of disgust nor hatred, not even an expression.
Wearing an elegant prince suit that has a long coat that only attaches to his right side, creating a unique silhouette. The blend of white and gray fabrics is accented by six distinctive buttons and a striking pointy lapel, and shiny, gem-like medal adorns the left side, coated in feiry red and serenity of a deep sea, adding a touch of regal flair.
Standing in front of her, one of his men then raised her head
"But nevertheless, even an insect has their role to play. Care to be useful once in your life?"
He asked
"Thoguh I suppose you know, the consequences of your denial"
"Hnnmm!"
"!!"
They muffledly screamed, as the blade pinned its edge on their throat, drawing blood from it.
"Yes"
In defeat, she could only bow to him.
...
"Nhgnnh!"
"Scream you damn pigs! Scream!"
"MNHGGH!!"
"Just don't kill them, our lord told us to play with them until that bitch got what he wanted"
"Aye aye!"
"Hey! What the fuck are doing!?"
"Huh? Well, giving him some tattoo, why?"
"Damn idiot! Is that shit look like a tattoo to you? You carve a shitty hole on her thighs!"
"Hey this one doesn't breathe anymore!"
"Fucking useless!"
"Gaaahhh!"
Snap (the sound of its broken neck)
Thud
"Haah.... Hah.... Hahh..... You damn fuck-ugraahhh!"
Dark vines that emerge from his shadow then crawls towards his body, and wrap his head
Crush!
And popping it.
Thud
"....."
Tok
The once stoned floor was submerge and painted in dark blood, with countless heads, bodies, and flesh scattered around. Standing in silence
"Look mother!"
"It's 3! You have 3 coins!"
"Wwwwwwee... We to-to-to tos-today hs-"
"We today helped mother!"
"Oh come on!"
Motionless, tainted, and violated
"Me? Well, I wanted to be like mother! A hero!"
"I want to be a adventurer! Then I can help mother!"
"I wanna be a baby!"
"... Ahh..... Ahhhhhh! AHHHHHHH!!"
She stumbled on her knees, helpless, as she saw their battered and scarred body
"Mom, dinner is ready!"
"Let's go for a picnic! I found a nice place!"
"Mother! I caught a big {Fish}!"
"I'll kill you! I will fucking kill you!"
"Serve my master, and nothing shall befall to you children"
"I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!!"