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"Stop the cart!" Yelled one of the guards at the merchant cart approaching the border. The cart slowed down and eventually stopped a few feet from the borderline separating the Phoenix Empire from the rest of the world.
The leader of the guards who was a burly man with red hair and a terrifying scar across his left eye walked to the cart with a look of displeasure smack-dab on his face and just as he got to it, the merchant who owned the fairly large cart alighted. He was a short, thick man who seemed to have enjoyed the riches this world had to offer and yet still wanted more. His clothes were fashionable and on his fingers were numerous gold rings.
The merchant greeted the guard with a smile, trying his best not to look suspicious, all the while avoiding a direct look at the guard's face.
"What do you have in there?" The guard man said with a grunt. He knew that it was probably goods headed out of the Empire for trading. But he had to be sure.
The merchant gave a slightly silly laugh and replied.
"Oh, it's just some precious ornaments. They are highly expensive and one of the—"
"Open it." The guard was not ready to listen to the fat merchant's ramblings and ordered the sealed up cart to be opened.
The merchant panicked a little and small drops of sweat could be seen gathering around his forehead.
"Um—you see...the-they are sealed, I couldn't possibly open them now. It's not going to speak—"
"I said, open it." The guard once again cut the merchant short, and this time, there was a hint of anger in his voice. He beckoned to his underlings who were at the border line and in few breaths of time, they were standing beside him. They were considerably younger than him, but nonetheless, the arrogant aura their leader carried could still be sensed oozing out of their body. Their hair was the same color with that of their leader.
The merchant twirled his fingers nervously but eventually walked to the back of his cart and opened it, while muttering something only he could hear.
One of the guards proceeded to inspect the goods and his eyes fell on something which brought a frown on his face.
"Boss, you should come see this." He said and the burly guard walked around to the back of the cart. Right there, at the very end of the enclosed cart and in the midst of several jewelries, was a woman with a boy tightly cuddled against her chest. Although she seemed a little distraught and looked like she had gone through a lot, it wasn't enough to hide her beautiful face.
"Get her out." The leader ordered with an evil look on his face. Quickly, the woman was dragged out of the cart and in the process, some of the merchant's goods found themselves on the floor.
"My jewelries!" The merchant cried as he quickly bent to pick up his goods. This wouldn't do.
Now under the sunlight, the figure of the woman was revealed. Despite the worn out clothes she had on, her body's curve could not be hidden. Her breasts were sufficiently succulent and these feautures only made her more appeasing to the eye.
The child in her arms was awake and quietly watched what was happening. He was just five years old, but he was very intelligent, moreso he was not just a normal kid.
"What do we have here? A stowaway." The leader asked and answered himself with a vicious grin on his face. His right hand suddenly caught fire and he pointed that hand towards the woman.
"Please, don't hurt my son." The woman pleaded, cuddling her son even tighter. She'd suffered enough, she didn't want her son suffering such a terrible fate with her. But if the guard really wanted to kill them here, there was next to nothing she could do about it.
"Well,' began the leader as a severe killing intent rushed out of his body with a malicious sneer on his face now. "If you want your son to survive, you have to do something."
"Anything." Replied the woman, already knowing where this was headed. It was not any different from what she'd being going through since the moment she stepped into this Empire.
"Good, good. I like a woman who is beautiful and sensible." The leader said, his murderous aura receeding, quickly being replaced with a perverse aura that could be sensed a mile away. He licked his lips in lust.
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The woman placed her child on the floor amd made him stay a few distances away from her.
After that, the leader walked up to her and without wasting time, began tearing off her clothes from her body ravenously.
"Mama!" The boy shouted and tried to get closer to his mom but the moment his legs moved, the leader shot a stream of fire at him. Luckily, the man was not aiming for him but the space behind the child, and so the trees behind the boy caught fire immediately, stopping the boy dead in his tracks.
The leader's face carried a deadly sneer as he turned the part of his head that had the scar to the boy.
"If you so much as move an inch from where you are, I'll roast you alive."
The boy was terrified and felt crippled on the spot. His legs were trembling and he could only watch the scene in fear.
"Now, back to business."
While all present stood watching, the man laid the woman bare and began greedily sucking her breasts one after the other before he finally proceeded to remove his own clothes and began to have sex with the woman.
The fat merchant who the woman had entrusted with her safety when they encountered a while ago, shook his head in sadness and turned away. Although the money the woman offered him was little, he still couldn't come to terms with the humiliation she was passing through right in front of his eyes. The normal punishment for trying to get a free pass through the Empires border was being sentenced to jail for six months with hard labour.
But this? This was simply too much. And worse, the guard had no sense of shame, having sex with the poor woman in the open, and in front of her child no less.
But as it was, he was only human. Unlike the guard and his cohorts who could wield the power of fire at will. There was simply nothing he could do.
On the other side, the other guards had even more perverse looks on their faces as they watched their leader fuck the woman with vigour, one of them even bringing out his manhood and stroking it.
And finally, opposite the sex scene, the woman's son was crying, and scratching the ground in anger. Slowly but steadily, his eyes started changing colour from black to red. Not only that, the fire behind him was getting hotter by the second.
"Fuck!" The leader screamed in ecstasy as he released his seed into the woman. Once he pulled out of the woman, a look of disgust flooded his face.
Tears ran down the woman's face as her son looked on at her. She felt terribly ashamed right there on the ground, even as the man's sperm slowly flowed out of her vagina.
The leader, having satisfied his sexual urge now wanted to get rid of her.
Once again, his hand lighted up and he pointed it at her.
The guards were used to this kind of situation wherein their boss would threaten people with his power. But this time, the look in his eyes told them he was serious about what he was going to do next.
"Whore, the punishment for your offence...is death by my fire." The leader said.
The merchant clenched his fist in anger. This was inconcievable.
"Boss, you serious?" One of the guards asked in shock.
"You really shouldn't g—"
"Shut the hell up!" Their leader yelled at them in anger. The hatred he felt within him right now could only be pacified with fire. He had to burn this woman right here and now.
Although the woman had already known it would end like this, she was smiling. This was because she was looking at her son who's eyes was completely red and on who's forehead was a star symbol which glowed faintly. This comforted her in ways she only knew.
"Now, you die." He said.
Just as he was about to release his fire on her, the fire that had been burning and increasing in temperature steadily behind the boy, burst into a sea of flames. Out of it, a portion attacked the leader without taking any definite form.
Everyone excluding his mother was shocked at what just happened, but it made little difference.
Before the fire could get to him, the leader turned and waved a hand casually and it returned back to the boy.
This time, he aimed for his face.
Although the boy tried shielding his face with his arm, he wasn't fast enough. The fire burnt his arms, and a little part of his face which would result in a scar that would forever be on his face.
He fell on his knees, wailing loudly in agony as blood dripped from the burnt areas. Already his eyes had returned to normal and the star symbol that was glowing faintly had faded away. Also, the fire behind the boy went out by itself, causing a lot of smoke to rise into the air.
The leader smirked. "Such puny power coming from a 5 year old kid, but I can only expect that much from you." He said, then turned to face the woman.
"I have to admit, you have a brave son over there, too bad you won't see him again. Heck! You won't see anything again!" Once again, he laughed crazily for some seconds as everyone watched with a chill running down their spines, before finally he pointed his burning hand to her face.
"Any last words?"
The woman turned so she could see her son clearly one last time. She knew he was going to survive, but she could only hope he wouldn't go down the wrong path when he eventually found out.
"Grow strong, Sky." Those were her last words before she closed her eyes, ready to recieve the fire. It was time to finally meet him after these many years.
The leader activated a simple spell and fire streched itself around the woman like a blanket, from head to toe, burning her body.
She didn't scream in pain. It was like she was welcoming the fire into her body.
In a few breaths of time, her body was burnt to ashes.
"Mommy!" The boy screamed as he watched the ashes gently fall to the floor. However, all his strength was gone and he collasped to the floor, with the last words he heard being;
"Tie him up and put him in a cage."
Before he was out cold.
> A/N: Hey guys😊😊 It's your new favourite author here. Although this is my first time writing, I promise you guys, you won't regret this book. Please stick around and join me on this mind-blowing adventure. Let's watch Sky change the world!