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Yukiko decides ...
Yuugi stays ...
They find out ...
Chapter 8 - Capture
In his despair the crescent moon symbol glows slightly, causing a magic to arise in his mind that could save him with the albino, not bothering to discover the consequences because all that mattered was saving his friend and if the consequence was the loss of her life she would gladly give it.
Then, the dragon concentrates and follows the magic that appeared abruptly in her mind at the same time that her body glowed intensely while the bracelet on Yuugi's fist glowed brightly and then an intense glow appeared in the place.
When the glow ceased, all of the young man's wounds were gone as well as the fatal wound on his chest while the crimson blood was completely gone with him breathing calmly again.
A few hours later a group of bandits finds him unconscious and are fascinated by his skin being so distinctive, giving it an exotic appearance along with his tricolor hair while mistakenly judging that he was a child due to his appearance and short stature.
Behind the leader who approached the young man were visible carriages with slaves in species of cages including children who cried in silent tears not to irritate their captors as they hugged their mothers at the same time as several men were trapped in iron rings to chains that were attached to the carts while the feet and arms meet with chains so that they could not take the ring from the neck. The purpose of tying them to the wagons was to make them walk the entire route so that the selection among them could be made because the weakest could not take the journey and would end up falling to the ground. Only the strongest would survive in addition to having muscle conditioning causing them to be sold at a higher price after being treated to look better.
"Do you want us to tie you to one of the carts, sir?" One of the henchmen asks when approaching the leader who analyzed the unconscious young man.
The leader gives him a withering look and makes him sweat coldly while he is silent.
"Look at the appearance of this child, you imbecile! His skin is exotic and has a delicate appearance in addition to having distinct hair! In addition he is a child. We will get a good value for him. We cannot put him to follow the carriages. People with these characteristics are not used in manual labor like the others, you retard! " Their boss exclaims questioning himself why he was surrounded by idiots. "Put him in one of the available cages, trying to separate him from the others. Secure your wrists and ankles using cloths between the ropes and his skin. We will be able to profit a lot from him. Don't you dare hurt his body. If he has any injuries we we won't be able to sell it properly. It has to be a perfect product. Do you understand? " He asks the end in a threatening tone causing his employee to sweat coldly by nodding his head.
After attaching Yuugi's wrists and ankles by placing soft cloths between the ropes and his milky skin, he gently takes the young man and places him in a cage that was unoccupied and away from the others and then goes on his way.
A few hours later he wakes up and is desperate to see where he was and then to see the cords cushioned in his wrists and ankles while feeling strangely weak and to see that Yukiko was not close to him, the young man starts to cry silently in a mixture of fear and sadness.
After all, she would never abandon him and since she was not with him, Yuugi feared for the worst.
The sight of her dead that popped up in his mind made his heart constrict by the pain and anguish that took him at that moment with the pearly tears coming from his amethyst orbs for some time.
When he stops crying, he looks closely at the other cages and is relieved to see that none of the other people trapped in cages and chained to the carts was from his village while he was saddened by their fate while his heart was restricted to the to see children crying on their mothers' laps, in addition to the deep despair and suffering of that place watching out of the corner of their eyes the men who had fallen among those who continued to walk following the carts. Those who fell were removed from the chains and rings and then dragged as if it were garbage, with the young man realizing that the breathing of many of them was weak and that they were extremely weak.
He is horrified to see that even if they were alive, they were thrown unceremoniously on a kind of cliff nearby after the chains were removed making Yuugi cry while he was shocked by their action.
After all, they threw them as if they were nothing but trash.
The young man huddles in the cage, putting his head against his knees after bending them, starting to cry again in silent tears when he hears his captors whipping some children who cried louder and only stopped after they were silenced with him trying not to do any sound so it wouldn't be next, unaware of the fact that they would never hit him with the whip because they didn't want to damage his skin.
A few minutes later, Yuugi remembers the events before he was captured and ends up remembering the fatal arrow he suffered and looking at his chest he realizes that there was no mark as if he had never been hurt with him, being astonished at this realization.
The young man hears a low voice that seemed to echo beside him, recognizing it as belonging to his friend although he did not understand the words spoken because they were inaudible and which made him relieved to hear a familiar voice.
Then, he starts looking anxiously to the sides desperately searching for the origin of the voice, praying that it was not in human form and this was an absurd thought in his vision because there was no way for a dragon to approach that place without alarming everyone of his presence.
After all, everything remained the same as it was before, discounting the occasional whip sounds and cries of pain.
Upon realizing that there was no indication of the presence of a dragon, he is terrified because it was an indication that his friend was in human form and as a result of this realization, the young man is exasperated while desperately looking for her when looking frantically around.
Suddenly, the young man feels that something was pulling him in a strange way with him, failing to accurately describe the sensation that took him while he felt it again and that it was caused abruptly and more intensely by making him close his eyes while he felt being hooked and although it was a strange thought, it was as close as he could get to the description of what he felt at that moment.
When opening his amethyst eyes he is faced with a place full of snow and with some crystals appearing in the surroundings to then see his friend lying in the form of a dragon and who was as tired as he was.
In addition, even with his head on the snowy ground, his eyes watched the place around her and then saw her sigh heavily, looking enigmatically at the newcomer who was watching her in a mixture of relief and confusion. He cries with emotion when seeing his friend as he runs to her who seems to come out of the stupor he was in and starts to cry with happiness when he identifies him while cursing himself for being so weak that his body demands every ounce of strength that she could to make any movement.
He hugs part of her neck while sinking his head in the soft fur of the junction of his chest with his long neck listening to her sigh of relief, who was looking kindly at his friend after turning his nose slightly towards him to look at him.
After drying his tears, he partially moves away from the soft coat and looks at the blue orbs of the dragon that were moistened by the tears, realizing that there was a trail in her snout indicating that she had recently cried.
"You must have been hurt by going through the fire to rescue me." He speaks with his head down in a murmur after remembering her act of plunging into the flames to rescue him.
"I suffered some damage and it was a bad experience. I knew all this when I went into the flames and I don't regret it. All I wanted to do was save him."
Then, he looks at their surroundings while trying to suppress the guilt that plagued her heart.
"Where are we?" He asks, showing curiosity in her countenance.
"I do not know."
Her answer surprises him.
"Do you have any idea what happened?" the dragon asks after sighing.
"No. But I felt a strange tug. In fact, I can't quite describe what I felt. I just know that after being done abruptly, I closed my eyes and when I opened them I found it."
"Well, I wanted to see him and I think that was what happened. When I saw his weakened state and heard his heart pounding, a magical technique appeared in my mind and even though I didn't know the consequences I decided to use this magic. When I woke up, "I was confused and worried because I didn't understand where I was while feeling feelings that weren't mine. I confess it took me a while to identify them as your feelings. I focused on them and started calling you. So, you appeared in front of me. " She speaks after being thoughtful.
After a few minutes the young man reflected on what he experienced, finding the only plausible answer, however surreal it seemed at first.
"I think you are inside me." The young man speaks fearfully because he does not have complete conviction of his words.
The dragon opens her eyes wide and manages to find the strength to lift her head, showing surprise on her face.
"As strange as it is, it is the most logical explanation because it explains everything that is happening. But it is still bizarre." She speaks after a few minutes with a frown on her snout. "Maybe, I can concentrate and meditate to find out what I can do."
"Or how you can get out. I think everyone prefers freedom. You are trapped inside me." He speaks in a sad tone.
Yuugi confessed that he was surprised at himself for accepting the unusual situation of his friend being inside him in a kind of chamber or something. It was the same for the albino because she was also surprised at herself for seeing her current situation with a strange naturalness.
"I will also research about that." She speaks with consent.
"The last thing on my mind was closing my eyes when I was hit by that arrow."
The dragon approaches her snout to look at him better, then stands up with Yuugi realizing that she seemed to be looking for any signs of injury.
"How's the wound?" She asks with evident concern on her muzzle as she examines it closely.
Yuugi is touched by her concern and smiles as he gently rests his hand on the shaggy snout to calm her down and stop her from inspecting.
"I'm fine, Yukiko. It looks like my injuries have healed. I don't feel any pain and the wound on my chest is gone."
"I am relieved to know that. You were between life and death when I found you among the flames."
"What happened after I closed my eyes?"
"I managed to get you out of the storm of flames and we moved away. You were mortally wounded and I was seriously injured before in addition to having other injuries, some more serious than the others. Even injured I managed to get away from the place while taking you in my hands. I noticed that you were dying and I was desperate. I wished to save him and in my desperation a technique appeared in my mind to be performed and I decided to trust it because all that came into my mind was the desire to save your life. I remember being unconscious and when I woke up I was in that place."
After hearing her friend's report, Yuugi sighs.
- "We went ..." He in a guilty tone without looking at her although he knew he was not guilty because he was unconscious at the time of capture.
"Captured. I know" He widens his eyes as he shows surprise on her face. "I saw it through your eyes and it was pretty scary at first. I didn't speak before but I managed to see it through you. We were captured to be slaves."
Yuugi trembles as he remembers his current situation and is comforted when Yukiko touches his nose to him.
"You can use your Kiei."
"I can't. I don't think I recovered from use."
"Now that you mention it ... I feel weak too. Initially, I thought it was from injuries but I'm not hurt."
They look at each other.
"It could be temporary." Yuugi comments seeking to maintain some optimism no matter how desperate it was.
"I hope you're right." She spoke while she was worried about her friend, desperately wishing she could defend him in some way.
He decides to sit down, leaning his back on the junction of his friend's neck and chest while he thoughtfully remembering the villagers and their parents, fearing that they would be captured and converted into slaves.
"Before we left the village I used my special vision and saw that everyone had successfully escaped. They also destroyed the bridge made of stones that they used to cross the gorge so that no one would use it. The place they were going to was considerably isolated. I dare say that it is more isolated than the place where they were before. The topography is much more rugged in the surroundings, in addition to being too inhospitable. " Yukiko speaks kindly after hearing her friend's thoughts while she anxiously hopes to have some control over this.
The young man smiles as he sighed with relief.
"Thank you very much, Yukiko." He thanks in a voice hoarse with emotion.
"I am happy to relieve you of that concern." Her jaws display a gentle smile as she strokes his cheek with a furry muzzle making him smile.
After a few minutes he speaks, returning to support his back in the coat of Yukiko who returned to lie on the floor with both enjoying each other's company.
"I'm so sorry for people."
"I imagine."
"I wish I could do something for them. But without my Kiei, I'm useless."
She strokes his cheek with the tip of her snout again.
"Don't blame yourself. Besides, it could be temporary because you used it over the limit." She speaks in a gentle tone.
"True. I hope you'll be back as soon as possible. There must be some way to free them."
"There is always a way, Yuugi."
He stays with his friend for some time until she narrows her brow as she looks at some point in front of her.
"I felt a movement outside. Didn't you?"
"I felt it too. But I don't know if I want to face the world outside. I would rather stay here with you." The young man speaks after sighing.
"You have no choice. They may think you're dead. I don't want to see you being thrown over the edge." The dragon speaks after sighing while lifting its long neck.
"You are right." He speaks as he lowers his head looking at her feet.
"I'm going to research about our current situation. I need to know if I can get out of you and what I can do."
"After all, I need to protect you in some way, in addition to wishing to smash the bastards who dared to enslave you" She complements the ending in thought by slightly bending her claws while imagining that she was smashing them, feeling a lot of pleasure at the sight.
Her friend did not see the extremely sadistic smile that she displayed on her snout at being lost in her own thoughts as she closed her eyes to find out how to get back to the outside world.