Chapter 6 is here (^_^)/
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All wolf-tribe members like me can see in the dark pretty clearly.
I can see the owner of those silver-ish shining eyes. A skinny child from the demon continent, around ten or eleven year old I think. Long, silky black hair, a well shaped face, and round fresh colored lips. This kid...
She's total beauty! If she grows older, she will totally be in my strike zone! If only I was boy.....
I never knew what people meant when they called someone bewitching, but I was just bewitched now.... she's just to beautiful. Even if she's bit dusty and tattered, still, she looks charming.
She has more shackles than me and magical bracelets on both of her hands. They work by disrupting the mana flow and decreasing your strength.
For such a child to be detained like that, just how strong she is?!
I can see her bat-like wings, but it seems that, because of the bracelet, she lacks the power to move them. Her wings are tattered, full of scars and cuts. And I can see her name....
[Kiel]
No surname? I thought demon people had a naming system just like humans. A bit of a boyish name, but I just can't help but think that it suits her because, somehow, she gives off a bit of a daring vibe. Although I used to love cute and innocent types of girl, somehow I am attracted to her.
I kinda like this woman, but I'm a woman now.... does that mean that I'm abnormal? I used to be a guy though. Maybe it's some kind of sisterhood thing?
Now that I think of it, I'm a girl now. Does that mean I have to marry a guy someday? But I'm straight....so I like women, but liking a women now means that I'm not straight so I should like a man? Will I like men now? Can I like men?
Not good, I'm confused. Lets just leave it for now.
.....
There's a long silence between us. Without me realizing, I just keep staring at her.
*sigh* She's just too charming. I wish I looked like her.....
I want to talk to her. What kind of voice does she have, I wonder...
"Um...hello"(Rune)
I try to move closer and she was a bit startled.
"I'm Rune."(Rune)
"..............."(Kiel)
There's no reaction...
.....I think about an hour has passed, still no answer. She just curls up in the corner, not moving. She stared at me for the first few hours, then she began to avert her eyes.
Maybe because she started to feel uncomfortable, she changed her sitting position. And that's when I got to see her body clearly.
"*gasp*!"(Rune)
I rashly grab her hands. Not only are they full of cuts, her fingers are gone and her legs are also in the same condition. They were clearly chopped off. There's a big blood stain on her over sized clothes. I think she tried to stop her own blood by pressing the wound against her clothes.
I heard demon-tribe people have a very big mana capacity and that they can regenerate their missing limbs, which requires a very big amount of mana. Not all demons have that skill, but most of winged demons do.
I can tell that she has that skill because I can see that her pinky is a little bit shaped like what a pinky should be shaped like. There's no nail or skin yet and her bone is still clearly seen, but this pinky is better than the rest.
Because of the magical bracelet, she can't regenerate her body at a normal pace. No, I think with that magical bracelet, she's supposed to be unable to regenerate at all. Maybe she has a very enormous mana, that's why she still can regenerate even a little. I wonder how many times those slave traders chopped off her fingers........it must have hurt a lot.
So vicious...
"[Heal]"(Rune)
My healing skill can't regenerate people's limbs, but if I apply it to people with a regeneration ability, it can boost the regeneration process.
....
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I've been casting the healing spell for about 10 minutes now. I think I've just about reached my limit.
"Uu...."(Rune)
My vision is blurry and my eyes feel terribly heavy. My body is numb all over and I'm feeling dizzy.
I just passed out.
........
It's warm and comfortable. The smell is a bit dusty but still pleasant, very pleasant.
I don't want to wake up.
Maybe a fiv- no, twenty minutes more..
.....
*BAM*
"Ouch!"(Rune)
W-what was that?! What happen?!
...
I think, I just bumped my head against the cage's ceiling. Where am I? Has the cage been moved inside the wagon?
Well the slave trader did say they will move the cage....
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"........."(Kiel)
Does that mean they have moved out already? Just how long did I fall asleep? Ugh... my head is still dizzy.
"........."(Kiel)
Just when I try to look up, Kiel's face is right in front of me.
She's really pretty. Look at those silver-ish eyes, they're just like those in a painting or illustration book, or in fantasy like movies.
".....heavy"(Kiel)
Heavy?
....
......
Th-this position! How come I'm embracing her?! Is it my bad sleeping habit?
Ever since I had a taste of my soft and comfortable brother's tail, I just can't help myself but search tails when I was sleeping. But now, my tail is long enough to be hugged by me. So, how come I'm in her embrace?! Is it because of the smell? She does smell good.... so good.... she smells like those top of a baby's head....
".......*cough*"(Kiel)
"Ah! I'm sorry!"(Rune)
So embarrassing!
I take my distance from her.
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Another long silent.
I think I slept pretty long.... but since my healing skill level pretty high, somehow I manage to shorten the amount of my sleeping time. It won't be pretty, after all, if I suddenly fell asleep too long while I'm in the middle of forest. Because I almost drained my mana, I slept pretty long.
"........hey, you"(Kiel)
Now thinking back, I've never drained my mana that much except when I first time cast the healing spell.
"..........."(Kiel)
....! That's right! How was Kiel's hand?
"Execuse me!"(Rune)
I took Kiel's hand. They're still in bad condition, her fingers still look gruesome, but some skin and meat already have regenerated to a better condition. No sign nails growing yet. Should I start healing her again?
*growl~~*
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I'm really hungry.
I will start healing her after I eat. Is there any food here?
"......They won't give us food until noon"(Kiel)
She talked!
Kiel is talking to me!
Even her voice is soothing.
"Um... how much longer is that?"(Rune)
I lean closer to her.
"....I don't know"(Kiel)
*Growl~~~*
Ugh.... my stomach can't take it, if it's longer than hour from now. Just when I thought about it, the wagon suddenly stop and I can hear footsteps come closer.
"Food time!"(slave trader 2)
Ho! I'm so lucky! I woke up at the right time!
The slave trader starts removing the cloth which is covering the cages one by one. He gives us water and... bread? Is this a bread? Or is it a coal? It's shaped like a bread, its color like a coal, it smells like something burnt?..... I tried to hit the iron bar with this thing.
*clang*clang*
.....It's hard like a coal...
What with this coal shaped like bread thing?! How could I eat this?
*GROWLL~~~*
Ugh.... but I'm so hungry, maybe it taste decent?.....not
It's so hard! Hey, this is not a stone right?!
Dammit! Teeth, don't fail me now!
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*Krak
U-unbelievable! My baby teeth just fell out!
.....ugh......
Calm down me!
Maybe I can soften this thing with water.....I guess wet bread is better than nothing. That is, if these things really are bread and not a stone with black color and shaped like a bread.
I took the bowl full of water and dipped the 'bread'. After a while, it softens but still tastes terrible.
"........"(Kiel)
Kiel didn't touch her food at all and it's almost sunset.
Now I think of it, she doesn't have any fingers yet! It must be hard for her to eat! How clueless of me!
"Lets dip your bread into the water, it's more eatable that way"(Rune)
I put her food into the bowl then I feed her piece by piece. I really glad she didn't decline my offer. She some how just look cute.... I feel like feeding a baby bird.
"*giggle*... it's tickles."(Rune)
"........"(Kiel)
She didn't say anything and finished every piece I fed her.
That night I spent all my time trying to heal her again. Just when I'm about to fell asleep, she smiles at me.
"Thank you...."(Kiel)
She just said thank you! I'm really happy!
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Just as I close my eyes, I feel like I'm forgetting something....
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Damn! I forgot about my death!
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