MAHARLIKAN THREE

The next morning the two of them bid good bye the old guild mater and the pub owner, they using the old cart and a donkey, lend by the old man to them and a silver stone that could help then to pass check point and enter villages and town with in the land of arrixona’s kingdom the place where their now, they travel smoothly thanks to the silver token, they just stop in the evening to sleep and let the donkey rest, and bandits was easily defeated by sahar.

“we are about to reach reach the first town stop, stay close to me and don’t room around that place was the most dangerous place for woman and kid like you” sahar and look to the kid next to her, he was driving the donkey because because hara was bored she keep bugging and talking things to sahar “dangerous place for kids?” she ask sahar while combing her mice pet hair “little children and woman frequently abduct in that place by town gangster and bandit to sell them into slavery” this was what the old man feared of, this kid would be in danger if she travel alone, when she reach the town of mahibis, known to the town of bandits she would surely abduct and sell into slavery, since this is the only way to reach the empire of hanedderial. “slavery? What is that?” the girl ask that shock him, it was rear to meet someone doesn’t knew slavery especially in this kind of situation “in our home all beings was treated equal, it not shocking that this girl doesn’t know a thing” the mice spoke, it didn’t bother sahar since he figure it out “then why a kid and a mice from the demon kingdom was here?”

“you’re right and you’re assumption is wrong, were indeed we came from the demon kingdom, the only kingdom that was safe in the hand of human, human destruction spread as fast as wild fire, other tribes seek refuges in the demon kingdom, but over the years human, thy became shamelessly fools and trying to invade demon kingdom to catch monster, which in fact they were the monsters in deed” the mice spoke with resentment to human, his hatred was understandable, even sahar has a shared resentment toward them “me and lady saihara isn’t demon nor human, I’m a guardian and lady saihara was a maharlikan like you” the mice spoke and look at him as if he trying to make him believe on what he trying to say, sahar forehead buckle on what the mice saying, it was all nonsense everyone who knew the legend know what maharlikan is, they were the odd beings born from the crimson stones left by the deities rumors said they the most strongest being next to the deities born with deities blessing they ruled the word into peace, but there is no maharlikan , if they were true, where they are? People suffers from the hands of those bastard nobles and aristocrats who only knew to buy slave and stole the money of people killing people and hunting other tribe for trophies. The deserve to be drown in the sea and burn alive!

“maharlikan? Are you kidding me? Their is maharlikan or other such thing about that” in contrast in what he saying there a glimpse in his heart that he believe to the mice, especially that power inside him “wrong, they were true, you are one of them” the mice insist “let say it true, any proof that I’m maharikan?” sahar challenge the mice, hara just look at them unbothered she trying to locate where is one of her sibling location his fire essence was swelling but it to small that she can’t find it exact location, but she was sure that her sibling who wielded the power bright sun never change his location , still their somewhere in that empire

“their! The blue ore, it was the a fragment left when you knock you’re shell and that irritating blue snow snake you who screaming and wanting to get out” the mice point the guy “blue snow snake?” “ghad you’re the oldest maharlikan and you didn’t even know the existence of your guardian?” the mice said and give him the duh face that irritate sahar even more, it was double up knowing that he got a pet like this little but he never knew of

“stop it, older brother sahar Amdeus, the blizzard was swelling to much covering the essence location of the our other sibling who hold the sword of wind” sahar felt fear when he look the kid aura it was deadly and frightening, he tried to calm ice appear everything he can’t hold her anger, that why he tried to be composed and calm every time, their travel was filled with silent until they reach the town of mahibis.

As they reach the town of mahibis sahar hold hara’s hand firmly, for safety purposes of the kid, he also ask her to cover her head by her cloak, since she got unique, and there are some nobles who love to collect those things from toe to eyes and hair “we will stay here over night and buy supplies in morning since the next town is more than 30 kilometer away from here, they stayed in an inn and rent one room with two bedrooms “a room with two bedroom” he said to the teller of the in “you have company sir” she ask, with her seductive face, try to get laid by the new costumer “nah, I’m with my little sister “ he ask and his hand holding hara right hand, the teller look the girl with dismay “if you want to rent a woman who could warm -”  “no, thanks the room key please”sahar cut the girl before she finish her word, he travel a lot and pass this town from time to time he know that inns here offers woman to their customer and those woman was catch and use as **********

The next morning at the market in the town of mahibis, hara was full of confusion as she saw the market situation, there is no kids running and playing in the market road, no mother who buy good for her family even couple who got their date, no loud familiar you can hear in typical market, no merchant who bugging you to buy the stuff they sell, instead it was silent and only the sound of metal clung can hear in the place “why does they had chains in the neck?” hara ask sahar as a guy pass them pulling a huge chained of people who most of them are demi humans and women  “they were pitiful, they were born to be ordinary and not privilege ending there life cage in that heavy metal neck brace” hara said looking those being drags by their handler “stop looking at them, come on well heading to the center of the market”. sahar said and drag the kid.

"I want to buy new clothes and an cloak!, I got only three pairs of clothes and one cloak, I'm using this for days already" hara said looking to the shop next block "we will buy one, after we finish buying" sahar said and pull her to the meat section of the market, hara rolled her eyes and keep her temper down, the man  was acting odd since they reach the town. If it's because of those poor people in chains, she could understand but she capable of defending herself more than anyone "I could buy clothes all by myself" she said trying to pull off her hand, but the man tighten he grip "no, you being alone is not an option" he said and look at her intensely trying to intermediate her, his face was so scary that could make a man scream like a lady, but not enough to intermediate her, they we equally powerful after all.

"Could you stop acting like of old fart dad will you?" Hara said in irritation, "you hired me lady, to accompany you, to keep you safe until we reach that empire. Don't complain it's for you safety" sahar said and keep pulling her to the meat shop, acting like a deaf as  his little sister started to nag.

"Four kilos of this and there of that, you got a big sock for that belly?" Sahar said looking and pointing the meat part he gonna buy, hara on the other hand stop talking since the didn't listen to her nags "you guys are travelers? Kid you should not let go or let your sis?" The old meat merchant ask "yes, mister I'm her sibling" hara said  "young lady, shouldn't walk around the city alone, you might just vanished and be seen in slave shop of human meat shop" the merchant said, it was a plain fact advice, sadness and disgust was visible in her face, her words make hara spined shiver and had a goosebumps, she still doesn't hang about slave and chain  and then their human meat shop? "Human meat shop? How could human do such thing? That was too in humane! The deity will punish those people!" Hara said almost freak out "could you explain me this? I their is rumors about human flesh sailing but, having actual met shop?" Sahar said, this was to over board! They already invading clans and tribe territory catching the and slaving them. And now human where basically killing their own? Just for what? Power? Money? Ego? How far did human greed go?

The root of this must stop! Unconsciously sahar jaws and hand tighten his eyes sharpen anger was seen on it a murderous aura covered him, the shop owner saw, he himself was angry about it but her can't go against the empire choice. His not as brave of others and not as privilege as other, but this man might could be? "This just a secret, I just can't help it seeing a little girl in the town it to dangerous, bandit are salve traders might just stop you in the road in broad daylight and take her away, no one will help you " the merchant said

 "my children was taken away from me, 3 daughters after a day I saw them in the slave store selling as **********"

" What the ****!" Hara was way to shock hearing about it.

 "It took me two months to find 4000 good coins, I bought two of them and let them seek refuge in the elf kingdom with their mother" pains was all over his face, his eyes are watery and bit his lips to prevent crying, they were seeing a hopeless father who done his best to freed his daughter in the chain of slavery

"What happened to the third one?" Hara curiously ask him he only said two that he freed, but three was captured "she wasn't their in the salve shop, her sisters said that she didn't pass the standard of a slave, my third daughter was the oldest, she got walking ang got burn in some part of her face, after a month since I got my two daughters back they reach the elf empire and I left here alone trying to find my missing daughter and that human meat shop, I don't care at first but some of my merchant friends here said that shop sell Human flesh, and their I was my beautiful daughter necklace I give her that on her 16th birthday" the merchant said with faint smile and tears coming from his eyes, it was the grief of the father losing her beloved child, hara and sahar feel pain and cannot believe that their such thing like this " what's more, that shop was legal! Nobles come and buy those to feed their cured beast pet! I'm telling this to you two, not to scare you or make you hate the empire this is a warning! Leave this town as soon as possible!" The merchant said and make a gesture to make them away " we will but first I'll but some clothes, the next town was 100 plus km meter ways and took 5 days to reach it using a donkey" they bid good bye to the merchant, the way hesitant as if he want to add more but he stop, " Uh- never mind keep going and be safe"

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