aryn looked at the armor on his body the symbol of the lost legion permanently etched in the metal chest plate
the moon gleaming off the armor l
he was snapped out of the trance with a slap to the back
Fucking damn it aryn are you trying to get us killed
they were on the roof of a building overlooking a brothel
the night was in full swing with the girls outside acting as seductive as they could
the man was enzo a fellow soldier of the legion and brother in arms
aryn currently was having trouble looking for yezzan and not staring at the womens breasts
relax enzo we`re far enough away they cant hear us
thats what jyn said and they`re still scrubbing bits of him off the stones in the street
we`re lost legion remember fight for freedom and the preservation of society and all that horseshit
then they saw the man they have been looking for
the master known as Yezzan zo Qaggaz
he wore the usual master robes with a slight modification a green stripe to symbolise his being the head of a great family
theres the bastard aryn said
you really think he`s involved with the Ghiscari enzo said
maybe maybe not
They watched as he exited the brothel wreeking of wine and hooch
from the roof they had the perfect view of all the rable
he`s lit isn`t he aryn said
very enzo said
well then time to earn that gold aryn leaped over to the opposite roof of their position
he grabbed the roof as he leaped the tiles came loose but he didnt slip he held onto the roof
barely holding on he looks out into the city of yunkai admireing its majesty from the view
enzo went down to the street to tail the man from the back alleys
they follow him through the city until he reaches a temple pyramid with a golden harpie in the center
he enters the temple and closes the door
aryn watches from the rooftop and sees enzo signaling from the street and drops to the ground
he approaches enzo who is crouching under the stairs
ready aryn asks
ready enzo says
they run up the stairs
aryn opens the door up only a crack to survey the room
what do you see enzo asks
pure black
aryn opens the door all the way with a large screech
well that shouldn`t attract attention
shut up aryn says
well yezzan where did you go aryn says
they light two torches the room fills with light it is covered in paintings of the seven gods from the light of the seventh
aryn stared at them and wondered why people were willing to kill for them
they stare at them in the orange glow of the torches
enzo quickly makes a star symbol over his chest
aryn notices this
never took you for the religious type
without the seven we are nothing
as long as you dont go burning people to honor the lord of light
ha ha enzo says
lets just focus on finding the bastard sooner we get this done the sooner we get payed aryn said
they continue into the temple down a hallway
you know you never told me how kira is doing aryn asked
shes fine we`re thinking of having a baby
good for you two
they hear talking up a head
is it ready
yes
good now for the others
as they approach the room the talking stops
they draw their swords and douse the torches and quietly step ever closer to the room
they enter its a two story room with rails on the level above them and see nothing close to yezzan nothing but the light yellow of the walls in the temple
where the fuck did he go
enzo just stands there transfixed on the level above them staring blankly like the ghost of a dead man
aryn looks up too and his face goes slack with horror
men in harpy masks staring down at them about 20 of them
utterly emotionless just staring like monsters out of a dream
it doesnt last long they begin jumping down to their level swords drawn and intent to use them
aryn and enzo ready into battle stances
aryn looks into the approaching horde and screams and charges them clear into the frey
aryn`s pov end of prologue
a man is beating me with some sort of hammer a ballpoint maybe all i know is it hurts like hell
he`s been trying for hours
then he lands a massive blow to the side of my head it forces me into a leaning position i spit out blood and begin to breath heavily
i look down at the cuts to my bare chest and abdomen some gushing blood like a river
if it wasnt for this damn chair another blow interrupts that thought
my attacker steps out of the shadows and under the pale moon skylight he has me under
tough fucker arent you he smiles good you ought to make this more fun
i pick my head up to look at him
hes a bulky man in his mid twenties like me but he clearly has some westerosi lineage and wearing butchers clothes
now who hired you bastards
I spit blood on his feet
i barely have to brace before the quick succession of blows hit
first to the left side then the right then the left i can hear the echo of the sick packing sound of something hard hitting flesh each time it makes impact i can feel dents forming in my skull
then as he hits me in the right side of my face i hear a loud wet sound like a small pop and liquid running down my face i feel a slight feeling of dread and immeasurable pain when i form a guess as to what just happened
i close my left eye and try using my right eye i see only blackness
the man gets on one knee and looks in wonder well fuck my sister your damn eye just kinda crushed in on itself i didnt know that could happen to someone
you sick fuck i yell
now aryn you know better than to antagonize the ones with the power
i look over and see yezzan with that triumphant smirk on his face of every master as he dominates his peers
he`s holding a bag
it looks heavy
i have a present for you he says
he walks in front of me and emptys it
enzos head falls out with a thud on the ground
i dont even have the words at the moment im struggling to even process what has happened
i take it ones sign at a time
enzo is dead
i have lost my left no right eye
and i am soon to die by this mans cruelty and insanity
the torturer grabs a poker from his table of tools
he then places it in a nearby fire
yezzan grabs my head so he can look me straight in the eyes
you know arryn it`s amazing what gold can do honestly mothers would strangle their children for enough of it
get to the damn point i say
as a testament to my theory i offered your supposed brothers in arms quite a sum and the craziest thing happened they sold you to me
my eye widens
now now you really should be honored you weren`t cheap and now since you are my property and in a degree my investment i intend to get my moneys worth out of you
the torturer grabs the prod out of the fire glowing bright red
yezzan holds my neck upward
and i feel the intense burning that only a slave can know in yunkai as it pushes into my chest
my vision gets blurry a sign i am on the edge of unconsciousness
tomorrow we see what you are made of when you go into the pits he says with a wicked look in his eyes
then a final hammer blow knocks me clear out