After the Calamity in Black and Golden left, Riley was left alone inside the Patriarchaty. The pool of his thoughts and incompetence suffocated him. He felt like he could drown in that river of blood there. As Riley's trembling body and eyes matched the tainted eyes of his mother. The tear of hers that was not allowed to run down completely and was still wet with the blood. It made Riley scream his lungs out. He crashed out then and there, getting scared of his lovely mother's head, he pushed it away and got back. Suddenly Riley's face was covered with dense sweat and tears and snot. His body was trembling his legs and hands were drenched with blood and he screamed as he looked at them. The very oresence of blood seemed to irritate Riley. Suddenly, the ceiling of the Patriarchaty started to collapse. The entrance was already, so joining it, the entire roof suddenly collapsed on top of everyone's dead bodies. Riley quickly got up as he saw a big slab going to crush his mother's head. He saved that head but the slab fell ontop of him. He struggled hard and used every inch of force he had to move that slab away from the back of his body.
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Three weeks later, a man with executioners all around him, travelling on pulling cart came to this city.
"Uhhhhh..... Why do we have to go from this rubble?"
That man asked the exectioner who pulled the cart.
"Dear Sire! It is the only way to reach Marciella!"
The driver replied.
"Uhhh.... This staunch smell makes bile rise up my throat! Go faster!"
The man said.
"Your wish is my command! Sir Dovito!"
The drived pulled the cart and the horse started to run faster. The four exectioners on each different horses around them also followed.
Soon enough the party reached the Patriarchaty, now reduced to a rubble. Riley sitting on the very slab, that tried to crush him three week ago, got scared as he heard the voices of approaching horses. He picked the head he had taken care of very dearly and struggled to stand up. Riley had gotten extremely thin after not being able to eat or drink anything for three weeks. His injuries were all open and not healed. Yet he still stood up and watched from behind a wall as they passed the Patriarchaty.
Suddenly the main cart stopped, Riley was shocked, yet he geared up. A short and fat man clad in a fancy suit came out of that cart, upon seeing that man, Riley thought that this guy must be rich. So greed took better of him and he hit upon a plan. Meanwhile Dovito accompanied by the Executioners came inside the rubble, Riley didn't bother caring why they went in all that rubble for as he went inside their cart looking for something like emergency rations to eat. He searched the entire cart and soon enough heard footsteps of them arriving back. He got out from the other side but the executioner had already gotten infront of that door. He hit Riley with a punch on his face and easily got ahold of him with his single hand. He picked the head of his mother that Riley had cared for, created a disgusting face and threw it away in the bushes.
Riley got angry and kicked his legs and tried to break free shaking his body but he couldn't. Dovito with his black staff hit Riley without even asking him the reason.
"You filthy!!.... Emaciated maggot!.... How dare you try to rob me!"
Dovito cursed.
Then he ordered the executioner to chain Riley as he planned for him to be added to his collection of slaves.
Then Riley was heavily chained and cuffed and a black cloth blinded his view as he was thrown in the soace under the seat. Riley tried to scream for some time but then he fainted. When he got conscious again they had already reached The Holy land of Marciella.
In Marciella, Riley lived with other Slaves Dovito had captured, one of them was Paulo. Riley and Paulo became very close friends. As thier master, Dovito, and his sons were not kind, and used to beat all the slaves, with whips till they got purple welts. Riley and Paulo decided to break free of them.
All of Riley's lofe that he soent there was filled beatings, manual labours that were not possible and tiring work and in return only getting a peice of bread for food. Riley had enough of all that. He had seen enough and the hate inside his heart boiled further and further. One day Riley and Paulo conspired to break free of their hold. It was not easy to do so. For that, they had to create a big distraction to break all their chains and get away from all the High Executioners in that land. Yet after getting beaten for 5 years regularly, Riley was ready to stake it all and move on with his life.
"I heard in the Auction that a higher up will be visiting the land shortly. This area is bound to become a warzone! We will be able to escaoe then!"
Riley told Paulo.
"How do you know this area will become a warzone?"
Paulo inquired.
"Trust me! I've lived through war before. I know what triggers it. That higher up must have alot of enemies. His enemies will come to kill him when he will be off guard and a war will erupt in this land."
Riley added.
Both of them made a plan and patiently waited for the arrival of the higher up. The day finally arrived and half of the city went to greet that higher up at the port.
Riley, Paulo and other slaves of Dovito's collections were also being used as horses to travel across that day. After waiting for some time a ship finally docked at the port and some executioners came out in the middle was a woman with beautiful long blonde hair. Who walked completely covered in black clothes and with net veil on his mouth that his her lipstick.
Upon seeing that woman, some sort of guilt appeared in Riley's mind, for that woman looked so innocent that Riley forgot his tormenting life and on the inside prayed for her that she may not have any enemies that come to kill her.
That woman had come to inspect and buy soaves that she thought would look beautiful and work well too. As it was a tradition to do so. Soon enough every man, bearing slaves presented their slaves to that woman.
That blonde woman was smart, so she actually bought all the slaves with a large sum of money, every man had. Even little girls, old folk and children that were useless to her.
All the people were shocked and were hesitant to give young girl slaves, but she still bought them, considering she was a higher up, no one could argue for long.
Riley was shocked to see his master change so quickly and effortlessly after he had tried to break free for so long but couldnt do so.
All the slaves accumulated on the port and they all started one by one board the ship like a caravan. Once everyone was gathered, the ship undocked and started to sail. After travelling for 2 days on the ship, they reached a different country, a different land, where nothing but forests with wild animals could be seen. That woman clad in all black some sort of gown, a net veil and a hat, set foot on the land with all the slaves she had bought infront of her. The executioners that accompanied her were on the ship.
"You all are free! Behind you is a forest that leads to a new country! You can escape from here. So go now while you are being given a chance to!"
She exclaimed, loudly.
As the expressions on people's faces chamged from wear to delight that they started to cry there. Riley was also stunned and grateful for that woman. Yet that woman didnt wait a second there and boarded the ship immediately and left waving the people with a smile on her face.
The people also thanked her with loud cries of pleasure and gratefulness. Paulo also started to cry, looked towards his right at Riley and hugged him. As these two were also given a chance to the world again.
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Tips:
Marciella also has a Patriarchaty.