Rath... The serial killer of Aristocrats and also the Spell Weaver is heading towards a city of slaves.
The city has no name.
On the path there he saw beasts... But all of them ran away. He also got closer to Tia and Mia... ALOT closer.
Rath was walking, sandwiched between Tia and Mia who were holding onto him stronger than glue. He did not know why. But why should he care.
The only things he cares about is...
DEATH. DESTRUCTION. REVENGE.
For now.'
He arrives at the city... But it was different from what he imagined. It looked like the slums. But an entire city of them. There was only one part what was royal looking. The middle where the keep of the city was located. He knew that place was the target.
He found an inn and stayed there in a room for three.
The innkeeper winked at Rath but he didn't understand why.
He only was beginning to understand later. When the girls were undressing infront of him. But he was already prepearing to head out again.
Tia: "Rath... Where are you going?"
Rath: "Death calls. The time of an aristocrat's life ends."
Mia: "Rath... Stay..."
Rath: "No can do Mia and Tia. The clock's ticking. Every second counts."
Tia and Mia: "But.."
Rath: "No buts. I'm going and I will come back soon. It will only take one hour."
Tia: "You promise?"
Rath: "Yes. I will kill them and not torture them. Is that ok? It should only take one hour..."
Tia: "Ok then..."
Mia: "Ok Rath... I'm fine with... That..."
Rath jumped out the window. Tia and Mia went to bed.
Tia: "And I hoped we could snuggle with him.."
Mia: "Same... I feel..."
Tia: "Dissapointed..?"
Mia: "Yes..."
Rath was already in an aristocrats house. Silently moving like a shadow. What he basically was. He approached the room of what seemed the Aristocrats daughter. He went up to the daughter and what he saw... Was something else. It wasn't the aristocrat's daughter. It was... The slave girl who first thanked him. She was chained up to the bed and... Used as a relief toy. The slave girl was now a grown up woman. 30-ish.
Rath: "Disgusting pig... Just because he has money thinks he can do whatever he feels like... I'll kill him."
Female Slave: "R...Ra...Rath...? Is... That you...? Rath...?"
Rath: "It's me girly. It's Rath. The ghost you named... I'll kill the bastard who did this to you."
Female Slave: "Kill him... And save me... Please.."
The woman started to cry. Rath... he turned back into his shadow form... And wandered around. He heard something... It was the aristocrats family. They were awake and in the living room with their maids and butlers and a few guardsmen.
Rath just entered and summoned a few shadows behind the guards. The guards were immediatly impaled by spears and thrown aside.
Rath: "Hello... Pig... And family of... Pig."
Rath looked around and saw 1 girl who looked spoiled.
Rath: "This must be... Your daughter. You spoiled her... I'll take her with me... Aristocrat son... Kill. Aristocrat wife... Kill. Aristocrat... Kill. Aristocrat daughter... Save. Teach hardships of the world."
Aristocrat: "NO! ANYTHING BUT THAT! DON'T!"
Rath turns around just to find a pig trying to get up but failing. The butlers and maids don't want to move and can't. The shadows are infront of them blocking their path.
Aristocrats wife: "N...NO! NOT MY DAUGHTER!"
Aristocrats daughter: "Mommy... Daddy... What's happening..."
Rath: "Ok... I won't take her with me... I'll let her go to hell with you... Hehehehehe..."
Rath cuts off the girls head.
Aristocrats wife: "NO!!!!!"
Aristocrat: "YOU! YOU...."
The aristocrat and his wife start crying. The head butler tries to go and comfort them but gets impaled by a spear what was thrown by a shadow.
Aristocrat: "Rath... I've heard... About you... The slave-saver..."
Rath: "Not really. I only saved slaves because I want to kill their imprisoners. You see... I used to be something close to a slave... So the least I can do is save them from sharing my fate."
Aristocrat: "What do you mean you freaking psychopa-"
The Aristocrat's head rolls to the floor.
Aristocrats wife: "Spare me please! I'll do anything! I'll even do this and that! I'll do anything! Please no! I don't want to die!"
Rath: "You... I don't like you. Die."
Aristocrats wife: "No ple-"
The Aristocrats wifes head flies into the air. The body falls to the floor smashing the table.
Rath looks at the time.
Rath: "Oh... I only have... 5 minutes to get back... I spent too much time again... I'll leave you butlers and maids alone. Just make sure to clean this all up ok? Hehehhe"
Rath goes out the door and dissapears. The shadows dissipate.
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Butler: "That... Was scary."
Maid: "My underwear went through... Some problems..."
Butler: "Whose didn't... I mean he killed our masters right infront of us... While smiling and laughing..."
The maids and butlers clean everything up. Rath reaches the inn just in time.
Rath: "Good... I made it in time."
Rath opens the door and goes into his room. Tia tries to tackle Rath but fails. She goes through Raths soul body straight into the corridor in her nightgown. She walks back in embarrased.
Tia: "Rath... WHY WERE YOU IN YOUR SHADOW FORM!?"
Rath: "Forgot."
Tia: "GOD DAMNIT RATH! I WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU BUT I MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF!"
Rath: "I'm sorry! Let's go to sleep ok...?"
Tia: "Ok... Mia's already waiting in bed... She didn't want to surprise you."
Rath turns back into his human form and goes to bed between Tia and Mia. He feels like he forgot something... When he wakes up he remembers... The slave woman.
He rushes back to the mansion to find her still shackled.
Female Slave: "RATH! YOU FORGOT ABOUT ME DIDN'T YOU!"
Rath: "Sorry sorry! I was too busy with Tia and Mia!"
Femal Slave: "TIA? MIA? Oh... I didn't give you my name did I... I'm Julia... BUT WHO ARE TIA AND MIA?!"
Rath: "2 slave girls I saved afture my 25 year nap..."
Julia: "Ok... IS WHAT YOU THOUGHT I WOULD SAY!? YOU KEPT ME WAITING FOR 25 DAMN YEARS!"
Rath: "Calm down calm down! You can come with us ok!"
Julia: "Ok..."
Rath throws Julia some clothes what the aristocrats wife used to wear and they leave.
They soon hear that 1 out of the 4 aristocrat houses in the city was murdered.
Rath knew who did it. Rath was the one who did it.
Every night rath would go into an aristocrat house and kill the aristocrat family there.
The town was saved in just 4 nights.
The town slaves were free.
In the 5th night... The ex-slave villagers came into this city.
The city was liberated. A huge statue of Rath's human form was being planned to be created.
Julia: "Hmm... It seems I have love rivals who are actually in love with Rath..."
Tia: "Keep your hands off of Rath... Julia."
Mia: "Yeah... Rath is for us.."
Julia: "No. He is for me."
Rath walks behind them as they are bickering and listens in on the argument. Tia and Mia keep saying Rath is their lover. Julia keeps saying he is hers.
Rath suddenly exploded into a laughing fit. Tia, Mia and Julia look at him in embarrasment. He heard everything.
Rath: "I haven't laughed in such a long time! Hahahahahahha! To think TWO girls and ONE woman were in love with me! HAHAHAHHAHA!"
Tia: "What's so funny! You saved all of us!"
Rath: "It's just... I don't get the concept of... Love anymore. I know what it is. But... It seems I can only feel bloodlust right now."
Tia: "We will help you fix that."
Tia kisses Rath on the left cheek. Mia kisses him on the right. Julia kisses him on the forehead.
Rath: "See! You can get along."
The two girls and Julia realize... They can share him.
Rath: "Well... Where should I go next? I know nothing of this world."
Tia: "About my mother and father..."
Rath: "Oh yeah... There was that. I'll shout it to everyone."
Rath jumps up to the highest point of the city and uses magic to amplify his voice
Rath: "MOTHER AND FATHER OF THE TWO GIRLS NAMED TIA AND MIA. COME TO THE FRONT OF THE EAST GATE OF THE CITY!"
Rath then jumps back. The band of Rath, The twins and Julia was waiting at the east gate. Until two slaves appear.
Mia and Tia start crying. Rath understood why. It was their parents.
Tia: "Mother... Father... You are still... Alive..."
Tia and Mia's Father: "We are child. But who is he?"
Tia: "Rath... The savior everybody is talking about."
The parents of Tia and Mia immdiatly bow down.
The twins Father: "Hello Lord Rath. I apologize for not knowing it was you!"
Rath: "It's fine really. I like Tia and Mia... So I like you too."
Julia: "What about me Rath."
Rath: "You too Julia. I like you too."
The Twins father talks with Rath for a while until Rath leaves. The set destination is a port town. There is apparently a very strong slave magician there. She is enslaved by an even stronger mage aristocrat. Rath wants to save her just to see magic and use more of it.
The band heads out. Tia and Mia glued to Rath's side. Julia a little behind but holding Rath's shirt.
If anybody were to see this they would think a love potion was being used.
The destination is set. The goal is clear. The story is going to be told next time.