The Jade Mother's lament
The cell was dark and smelled of mold. The only source of light was the small window pointing towards the sea. She was chained in the middle of the room, her arms fixed into a praying position and her legs locked into a kneel. The slavers had laughed at her, saying she could pray to her sons ashes while she waited for her fate. There was a large auction going on outside, and her lot was going to be up soon. She wasn't afraid of the slavery, but she was terrified of who could be her new master. She heard two of the most vicious highbloods in the bidding pool. Orphaner Dualscar's wavy accent could be heard screaming out numbers and jeering as unfortunate rust bloods were sold, and accidentally culled in the crowds frenzy. But the voice which terrified her the most was that of the Grand Highblood. He was the lord and leader of all the subjugglators. "MoThErFuCkEr I sAiD I wAnTeD FuCkInG 200 On ThAt OnE wItH ThE MoThErFuCkInG WiGgLy HoRnS." She heard the auctioneer hurriedly agree and she shuddered. She knew they were really just here for her. One of them wanted to punish her. "Wwhat th' fuck. I said I wwanted the wwiggly horned one" Dualscar was definitely here. But…she had also heard another voice that meant hope for her "H3 H3 H3, LOOK 4T TH3M F1GHT1NG OV3R TH3 WIGGLY ON3!" She had heard the disciple speaking to that one before. She was a legislacerator and a teal blood. Maybe she would out bid the two highbloods? "Oh Redglaaaaaaaare, You know those two are only b8ing eachother. They really couldn't care less a8out the wiggly horned low8lood." She did not recognize that voice. She hoped it was someone friendly. She then heard the auctioneer. "Next up, Lot 834, Is the blood traitor recently stopped by Her Excellency, The Imperial Condesce. A jade blood of about 12 sweeps old. We will be bringing her out shortly." She swallowed hard as she heard her lot being called. She heard the blue bloods who caged her coming down the hall to fetch her, and her head drooped. She wanted everything to be back to how it was. Traveling the world with her small family, spreading their message. She knew that would never happen again. The Psionic was directly under the Condesce's nose, her son was dead, the Disciple insane somewhere, and here she was, about to be sold into slavery. The blue bloods began unchaining her legs, but left her arms the way they were, attaching the chain to a collar around her throat, making her hold her hands up in front of her, clasped together in a mockery of a prayer. They began to jostle her towards the auction stage, but she shook them free, walking in a dignified manner "I Know Where I Am Going. I Will Not Run." She said quietly, taking long strides towards the stage, with the bewildered blue bloods following her closely. As she exited the building she blinked to get her eyes accustomed to the bright moonlight. She then saw her audience and she froze. Her eyes met with a cobalt blood who looked on with an arrogantly amused air about her, and next to her (Although looking none too happy about it) was the teal blood she knew was a supporter. But a few rows back sat her two worst nightmares. Orphaner Dualscar and The Grand Highblood. She shook slightly at the sight of them and she was roughly pushed onto the deck, the chain jingling in the complete silence. Dualscar started the bidding. "Wwhale I guess im startin. 500" Her jaw almost dropped. 500 this quick? The most a slave usually sold for was 300 if they were in good condition. The Highblood Was next. "700 mOtHeRfUcKeR" The teal blood then spoke up, quickly followed by the cobalt "900! H3H3H3H3" "I gueeeeeeeess I will 8id. 2000!" the highblood looked over at the cobalt one in surprise. "HoW MoThErFuCkInG MuCh ArE YoU GoNnA SpEnD On A LoWbLoOd TrAiToR, MiNdFAnG?" Mindfang looked back at him with a sweet smile on her blue lips. "As much as I damn well pleeeeeeeease" she said. The bidding went on, until it was just shy of a million, with only the teal blood, the cobalt blood and Orphaner Dualscar in the race. The highblood had deemed the auction boring and left. They kept going up and up in price, then the Cobalt backed out, claiming that "this low8lood is just not woooooooorth my time!" The Teal blood was relentless, quickly beating dualscars bids down almost as soon as he made them. Her legs were tired from standing so long. She hoped it would end soon, with the teal blood on top. She closed her eyes and envisioned her old hive and sighed softly, listening to the bidding war as her brain took her down memory lane. She was suddenly snapped out of her reverie by the auctioneers voice saying "SOLD! To Neophyte Redglare for the price of 1 million 500 thousand." The jade bloods face lit up, realizing she may have a chance after all. "aww wwhat th' fuck Redglare. Wwhy does a Legislacerator need a slavve anywways?" Redglare merely laughed "SOM3ON3 N33DS TO CLE4N MY H1V3 WH1L3 1M ON 4 C4S3" she said, paying the auctioneer. She jerked the Dolorosas chain roughly, her eyes making a hidden apology for the roughness. The newly bought slave understood and bowed her head meekly as they passed the obviously angry Dualscar.