Chap 6 Zargot Tribe

... 

"Is this the island of Zargot tribe?" 

Devon asked standing at the top of the cabin with Ruas in his black rob. His black hairs ruffling by the coastal winds 

"Yes"

Ruas replied shortly with an unreadable expression 

Devon could see a large landmass reaching the far end of the horizons in his vision, green and brown filled the island with buildings and some watch towers near the reaching Port

There was some good enough traffic of ferries carrying passengers from the two by two islands scattered around the vicinity of this giant landmass

They're wild lands that appears and disappears on daily basis. Most of which are just traps of some sea monsters while some are true landmasses floated from the seabed carrying rich resources becoming a sports and adventurous work of newbie warriors of the tribe

"Don't talk and don't take off your hood"

Ruas said giving him a golden stone And told him to only use when necessary, it could translates anything to everyone in the radius of ten meters but the energy used in this device though is more expensive then The cheap one to one, walki talkies She has used before

'This looks like some doraemon gadgets' Devon chuckles with that thought 

"Is there's something funny?" Ruas said with a frown fixing her silver hairs in a high ponytail with a red ribbon

Devon shakes in head in response

The Rob was scented with her perfume to not let others catch his human smell

Devon grabs the railing to stabilize himself when the ship stops with a bum! 

The sea waves are low near the port compare to ten kilometers away from here

The ship Anchored and the port workers wearing the white and blue uniforms started taking out the crates filled with fishes, sharks and other aquatic material under the guidance of the Ruas crew members

Although a little injured they are able to move and talk enough to do the work, beastkins body are more resilient than Devon thinks 

"Move! Quick!" 

The guards are shouting at the slow workers

It's the evening time where many more other fishing ships will docked for safety rather than sailing at night and becoming the food for the sea monsters 

Ruas receives some courtesy nod from the gaurds before one of the gaurd with octopus beard holding a trident and unique uniform different from the others looks at Devon, who's busy staring at the towering watch towers and buildings

Most of the buildings are made of wood and some temporary material

The stone paved roads are spacious enough to be called a three lane roads

He can see a high clock tower at the center of the town

... 

"He's with us" Ruas said, giving him one silver coin for maintaining the ship like usual

Although surprised, Devon didn't delay her

Selia was walking behind him with a downcast look. Her fins like ears dropped down weakly. Her previous cheerful behavior was nowhere to be seen

She's wearing a brown skirt and white blouse shirt her green hairs was flowing down like waterfall at front 

"Is what you said was true?"  

Selia asked tugging his rob walking behind him slowly

Ruas her mother was at the front with the two young boys carrying heavy bags with both hands as her servants towards the area where rich people takes the carriages on rent rather than boarding the public carriage with twenty others

"What?" Devon asked back. He knows what she's asking

"That... That we will die if you don't do that...with us again?" 

She would have become embarrassed on this topic if not her mothers life she's also talking about

"I don't know, It's just my conjecture. You can try otherwise" He said seeing her expression of getting afraid before continuing 

"Just think about it. Why would I, a hum... Would appear in the middle of an ocean with no prior knowledge of the world" 

He mixed the lie with the facts, He molds the story around his situation

"So... You're really a cursed hum... Spirit?" 

Selia gulped in fear at the thought of an ancient cursed spirit walking like a living being near her and more so when the spirit told her she's also cursed the moment she has awaken him from his slumber

Her hold lossen on his black robe, she's afraid of him

No matter what world is. The livings are and will be afraid of death

It's in their nature, they can suppress the fear against death to non existent but they can't remove it completely and this fear gives an unrivaled advantage to the Revenant or the ghost and spirits of deads 

Seeing her shaking hands Devon feels bad for her

Holding her hands in his own warm hands Devon gives a smile

"Don't worry like I have promised I will take back the curse if you and Ruas followed my small harmless requests..." 

Noticing she has stopped shaking he said slowly in an intimidating manner

"Everyone wanted to live and we Revenant spirits are no different"

"Seli come!" Ruas called them seeing they have stopped in the middle of the road

She has taken the carriage while the two boys loaded the bags at the back space before they sit at the front

The carriage is ten ft wide and twenty ft long. It's like a small house with four wheels

There's no horses and the driver with a pair of antlers was leaning against the six ft large wheel chewing some tobacco in an unusual manner

After they enters the carriage. The driver came at the empty space where the horses was supposed to be and crouched on all fours and with in seconds an ethereal figure of an Antelope appeared behind him before it envelopes the driver and expanding into an oversized Antelope taking over the backband of the carriage

One boy at the driver seat takes the rein for better control steering before the driver now an antelope started pulling the carriage at the direction of the Madam Ruas Mension 

. 

. 

. 

*Devon

When I first heard the word tribe and there hostility against the humans

The first image came to my mind was of a small village in the middle of some forest. People with little to no clothes other than tiger skins and big leafs on private parts. Living in caves with sharp stones as weapons hunting boars, squirrels and dancing around the bonfire roasting a human alive happily at night 

I know how stupid I sounds but that's what I thought

I was raised to be the hier of our large company I don't have many experience, A normal teen of my age would have, My knowledge is restricted and superficial at best

Shaking my head and not thinking about my past. I focused on the view from the window

Zargot tribe is developed more than I thought and a lot different and unusual than I expected

There are some people with collars on their neck walking with a chain connecting them to their owners, The slavery is more than legal here, it's like a part of their hierarchy

I have only seen two or three person person in this crowded town with no visible features of a beastkin like animal ears, tails, crab like hands, heads and reptilian lower half 

But When I saw a naked slave with a pair of bend cockroach hands under his belly that looks disgusting at first site

I can predict those people with no visible features must have some hidden quirks

The people here looks and acts like beasts. like that driver, people walks in their beastform, Making the wide road feel cramped with large animals

Going by the information. Ruas was providing to me, After seeing my wandering and sometimes confused face

The beastkin society is more like living in a jungle filled with both carnivore and herbivores. They predate on each other for their needs and like I have said The line between a beastkin and a wild beast is kind of a blur

Many beastkin don't recognize some distant races as part of them treating them like mindless spirit beasts

I have seen a shop with people of a specific race whose human features are non existent other than their four limbs behind the cages

The butchers put them on the table forcefully and cutting them to sell their meat like some chicken while their families watch this with their lifeless eyes behind the cage bars waiting for their turn on the table in despair 

'It's Sickening me'

I have to avert my eyes or I might jump at them

The images of that time in the ship keep coming back in my mind reminding me of how each and every human was getting cut, boiled eaten alive

Boiling my blood in anger, fear, disgust, rage 

I clenched my fist and calm myself down, I can't lose myself here. I closed my eyes before opening them again gaining back it's serenity

Selia gives me concerning look while Ruas just stares sternly at Selias hand that was trying to reach me. In the end Selia withdrew her hand lowering her head, I could only smile at her

The carriage stopped with the signal of the two boys unloading their bags 

Coming out of the carriage I was greeted by the two beautiful maids with cat ears or more like they're greeting The Ruas and selia beside me 

But I thought, how good would it felt. Getting a warm welcome by the catgirls in maid uniform 

"Welcome back Lady Ruas, Lady Selia"

They both welcomed in unison standing in front of a two story high wooden building or more like a small mension of a medieval time

Giving a courtesy bow holding their hem of their long skirt in a dignified manner their cat tail was swaying in the shape of 'S'

One has long white hair while the other has black hairs creating a stark contrast to each other

Before Ruas could tell anything about me they asked with their curious gazes fixed on me 

"Lady Ruas who's this guest?"

Seeing me as I gives a hand to hold Selia helping her hoping off from the high carriage level 

"I'm the doctor"

Clicking the golden stone device in my pocket, I declared 

Since I'm going to play the role of a doctor curing the fictional disease I created in the first place

I think I should get a fictional status of the same level befitting of me before Ruas could give me a role of some random foreign servant serving them for a period of time which I knew she was going to do just that from her face twisting in anger for failing her plan before she Tsked! 

'I knew it! You bitch!' 

To give back at her I circled my right hand around her daughter Selias waist pulling her closer to me 

"I'm also Selias boyfriend" I declared with a smile in the heat of the moment before I realized the hell did I spoke! 

Their eyes widen seeing Selia blushing... 

'Wait why are you blushing?!' 

"Lady Ruas is that true?" Their tail and ears stands straight at my declaration. Ruas gaves me a glare before turning around with a harrumph inside the mension

The two cat girls turns at me, Giving  me an understanding nod 

'Wait what did you even understand?'