I stopped dead in my tracks after my drones had caught detection of some movement ahead of me. I switched to perspective mode and took a look at what they were seeing and to my shock it was people. They wore clothes similar to the way peasants dressed in the empire but what I was more interested in is what they were doing. Two men stood over what I assume to be a mother and child. The older woman clutched her arms around the child not letting go even after getting kicked in the head a few times.

I was neither shocked nor extremely angry at the situation as it was common for royalty to treat peasants that way in my own world. It was just a fact of getting information that I decided to intervene. Slamming my fist into my chest I let the armor I wore fall into a neckalace similar to the ones my comrades wore. I wore a black long sleeve shirt and black joggers under armor. They hid my muscular body as I was more cut and lean than bulky. My face was also said to look extremely feminine but my booming voice gave my gender away. My long black hair did not help my situation.

from what my drones picked up they spoke English but a rugged and not refined version, as they seemed to be very uneducated. I walked towards them with a slight grin hoping they tried to fight me. When they finally came into view I spoke.

”What a fine day it is, no?”

My words obviously suprised the two men as they spun around quickly and the two victims huddled closely together.

“What the fuck do you want, oh”

the one that spoke stopped suddenly and looked at his companion. The other spoke up after they nodded.

”You scared us. I thought it was a guard but it was a pretty woman. You want to play with us too? You can stop using the voice transmitter, we know you are female now.”

I shook my head in disappointment as they brought up something that makes me angry. I do not like being called pretty as I have killed more people than most people in the empire, I should be scary but this is the situation at hand. I laughed at myself for letting them get under my skin.

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”what are you laughing for we will take you then”

“yeah”

they both charged at me very slowly to say the least but I did not move until they got close enough. I watched the drone view as one took out a knife from behind him. The first one to reach me was the one with a knife and he pulled it out in front of him swinging it at my throat. Just as he reached me I grabbed his wrist and swung it in his continued motion into his throat putting a little too much pressure behind it making the knife go all the way through his neck. I stepped back after and pulled the knife out tearing through the flesh that still hung and lunges towards the final attacker letting the knife slice through his heart. He stood still looking at me with hatred before falling to his knees and then to the ground where the knife was pushed deeper into his chest.

”that was very in eventful. Why were their bodies no enhanced at all?”

I talked aloud not worrying about the two bystanders that shook with fear. I looked over at them to see just what I had saved and to my surprise it was a slightly good looking woman holding onto a small girl. I walked over to them with a bright smile on my face and leaned now squatting in front of them.

“What are your names?”

the woman shivered at first and closed her eyes tight but decided it was best for her to answer.

“My name is Erin and this little one is Jesse. Pleas don’t do...”

i presses my still bloody finger against her lips as to signal to be quiet.

“I only asked for your names that is it. Please do as you are told next time. Nod if you understand.”

The woman nodded and I removed my finger. I sat there looking into her eyes for a moment for fear had been running her body for awhile until a hint of rebellious spirit could be seen and I spoke again.

”you do not have to be afraid of me. I will not harm you that the two before but I am here for you and the girl you hold so tight. If you give me a place to rest and warm food while answering all my questions I will protect the two of you. However...”

i showed a fierce face as to show my seriousness.

”if you are to betray me I will torture the one you love in front of you and after I will cut your tongue out and leave you alive at the doorstep of some prostitution establishment so you may suffer at others hands while not able to lie to anyone again.”

I laughed slightly while watching the rebellious spirit die. Now I know she doesn’t fear the two men but me, I know all to well if you are not the one in control rebellion is soon to follow.