Chapter 15: Slaves

"Close the door Vio, people will think there's a fight here."

"Okay," he said, closing the door gently.

"Are you going to the south as well, also where's Peter."

"Peter was taken to the west because of his talent to join the main branch of our sect."

"Our sect is a side branch?"

"Yes, it's the only sect branch in the center region of the continent."

"Why didn't other sects put a branch here in the center region"

Vio looked at me funny as if I’m weird.

"Were you born and raised in the middle region?"

"What's wrong about that?"

"It's nothing; your father is a great Wizard from the north, the magic region."

"I was born here, father didn't take me to the north because of special reasons," i said, sitting down on a chair next to a window.

"I see, let me explain, this world that we live in have 4 region of land called the land of magic in the north, the land of spirit in the east, the land of life and death in the west, and the land of faith in the south."

"Sorry Vio but, i don't like history."

"Basically each region has plenty of resources suitable for the region's system of power."

"You mean there's a lot of spirit stones in the east region, I’ll go there when i have some time."

"It'll not be easy; each region is separated by a calamity, and the calamity separating the east is known as the hardest calamity, the calamity of death."

"What's the calamity for the southern region?"

"You didn't know? Did your father not teach you anything?"

"He did but, i don't like history."

"Sigh, the calamity of the south is the calamity of temptation."

"I see, you should take a seat, you've standing there for a while now."

"Thank you," he said, sitting across me, separated by a table.

"Can you explain why you kicked the door now?"

"I felt some evil aura in the room."

"Evil aura?"

"Actually, i wanted to attack you just now but, thankfully i didn't, if i did, i would've died."

"No, i wouldn't have done that but, please don't tell anyone I’m here."

"Sure, i wouldn't have told anyone anyway, your clothes suggest that you're trying to hide."

Looking down, my clothes were a baggy black robe with a hood.

'How did Red even get this? Even i don't fit.'

"Well I’m going out now."

"If you need help or something, i can help you."

He looked eager as he stood up, his eyes shining.

"Actually, i need your help, do you have money?" I said, giving him my spirit bag.

In response to my question, he pulled out a spirit bag from his spirit bag and gave it to me.

"If you need any more help just tell me," he said, sitting down on the bed with his legs crossed and closed his eyes.

'He entered statue mode.’

Being curious, i walked up to him and touched his nose.

'No response.'

I tried various other things on him, like pulling his hair, his ear, and i even pulled his eyelid but, there was no response.

"I'll be going now," i said, going up to the doorway and used magic to disguise myself.

After I’m outside the building i went to an alleyway and dispelled my spell.

Wandering through the alleyways, i smelled a faint smell of blood in the air.

Following the scent, i arrived to a desolate road with no one in sight.

Going inside the building with faded colors and a strong smell of blood, i saw a very pale Woman with black long hair behind a counter.

“Welcome customer, what can i do for you today.”

“Excuse me, can i ask you something.”

With every step, the wood floor creaks that made my ears uncomfortable.

‘How old is this building.’

“Sure, you can ask me anything.”

“Do you know about a child named Red?”

“Yes, in fact he’s inside right now” she said, looking at a door behind her.

“Can i see him?”

“I’m afraid not, but, you can wait for him to come out.”

 “I can wait,”

Looking around me, i found out that there was no chair or any furniture around, with no other choice, i leaned on the wall and waited.

“Do you sit there all day? How are you not bored?”

“It is my job, if i want to live; i have to do my job.”

She looked tidy, with minimal movement as she sat on the chair.

‘Looking at the clock, it’s 9 in the morning, Red went here when the sun was coming up, so it should be around 3 hours Red has been here.’

“Can i go inside?”

“If you make a purchase.”

“What do you sell here anyway?”

“Mostly daily necessities, but there’s also the occasional slave.”

“Slave? Isn’t banned in Naive city?”

“Only if it’s found, we or should i say us, have our methods.”

“Mind control?”

“No, of course not, that would be too tedious; we just applied a simple mind trick to change to influence a person’s thoughts.”

‘Yes, a mind trick, the same thing I’m using on you.’

“And who’s the one that usually does this mind trick on the slaves.”

“It’s usually Mistress Emily.”

“Who is Emily?”

“A vampire noble of the rank of red baron, the vampire leader in Naive city.”

“Does she know about Red?”

“Emily invited Red to her room about an hour ago.”

“Why did she do that?”

“I don’t know.”

“Can i go inside to see?”

“If you make a purchase.”

“I’ll buy some underwear and some clothes, do you have any inside?”

“Of course, please follow me,” She said, standing up and walking to the behind her.

I stopped leaning on the wall to see that there’s an outline of me on the wall, with dust on the back of my robe.

‘This place is too old.”

Behind the door is a set of stairs leading down into a giant room with everything you can imagine inside, there’s clothing, food, utensils, and there’re even animals here, there’s a caged chicken on the ceiling.

‘This place smell odd.’

“Come here esteemed customer.”

The woman called me as i was amazed at how many things are in this room.

“What’s your measurement?”

“Umm, i forgot.”

“Then, let me take your measurement.”

“Here? Does this place have no privacy policy?”

“Usually we don’t have more than one customer at a time.”

‘Then why is this so huge!’

“Do you want take your size with your clothes off?”

“No”

“Then, I’ll have to be a little rough, is that okay?”

“It’s fine.”

‘Even though I’m not making her a slave, i still feel bad for doing this to her.’

 After all, controlling how a person thinks even if what I’m doing is guiding a person’s thought, is not okay, no wonder people don’t like espers that much.

Superinvader

Very sorry that this chapter came out very late but, i have school stuff that are very important for my grades, so yeah...i can't really do a lot of writting as i'm too anxious to do anyhing but school stuff but, in about 2 months i'll be done with that and i'll go to collage wohoo more studying, so anyways, i'm sorry if this chapter is as late as when i almost completely forgot that i have  extra lessons outside of school