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Spirit-you know, this week went by fast...not that i'm complaining! i love it. anyways here's the next chappy!
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Disclaimer- i don't own either animes/mangas. all i own is the plot.
WARNING!-This chapter contains abuse, indication of rape, and other things. it's not to bad, but i just thought i'd warn you guys ahead of time.
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He smirked. "We're...slave traders. So guess what you are." Hotaru's glare intensified, however her vision began to blur. It was the effects of the smoke. It was making her light headed and dizzy. Before she could do anything, she blacked out.
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When Hotaru awoke her vision was still blurry. The world felt like it was spinning which made her stomach turn. With a moan she rolled onto her back and tried to get her focus. Soon she found herself starring up at a dark, dirty stone ceiling. The place smelled of blood and decay. Looking around, it became clear that she was in some sort of prison like cell.
Squeaking was heard from a few rats that were scurrying around elsewhere. With much effort Hotaru managed to sit up and lean back on the wall. Isis lay there next to her, still unconscious. More women were being held in the others cells. Why were they all there? Counting, Hotaru found there was 9 in all. No men, no children, just women. She also knew these weren't all the women that lived in the city either. This wasn't even half.
A few of the others were awake and looking around confused. Several were wounded, while others barely had a mark on them. One girl was even burned on her arms and neck. It was amazing she was even conscious. It was very clear she was in a lot of pain though. If only Hotaru could reach her, then she could heal her. But she was in the second cell over on the other side of the room.
All looked up when they heard a door open. Two men came walking in. One swinging a ring of keys on one finger and whistling. They stopped in the middle of the walkway. "Allo girls. Glad ter see some of ya up. Ya see we're looking for some entertainment tonight and was wonderin if any of ya would provide it?"
No one spoke, so they began to look inside each cell. They would unlock a few of the doors and pull one or two girls out. One came and pulled Hotaru out as well. They lined them up, holding out their swords incase they tried to run away. That of course would be a stupid thing to do. They had no idea where they were.
"Alright you lot. Ye will come with us and be suited more properly. Then when supper rolls around ye all are going to perform for all the men hear. Got it?" the other asked. None of the girls refused, but none agreed either. All were to scared to answer them. The men then tied each girl together and were about to lead them out of the dungeon.
"Wait!" they all looked back to see Isis standing at her cell door. "The girl, she is to young and inexperienced with such things. Please allow me to take her place."
Hotaru stared at Isis in confusion. The man with the keys walked over to the priestess and caught her chin in his hand. He proceeded to inspect her, then looked back at Hotaru. "Alright. Yer better lookin anyways." he said.
Immediately Hotaru was untied from the rest and thrown back into the cell. They pulled Isis out, and she took her place in the line. The violet eyed girl ran up to the bars and watched as the line of women were led out. All had their heads hung, and their eyes to the floor. Soon they were gone.
"You got lucky girl." came a voice. Hotaru looked to a woman in her 40's, who had a broken leg in the cell next to her. "That sister of your's saved ya from the fate she will now have to face."
"What are they going to do to them?" Hotaru asked.
The woman looked up at her with sad eyes. "I thought it was obvious...those men are going to have their way with them." Hotaru hung her head. She knew that, but she didn't want it to be true. Isis had sacrificed herself for her. Thought in a place like this..that wouldn't work forever.
"Crawl over here." Hotaru said and kneeled down. The woman did her best to do so. When in reach Hotaru placed her hands over the woman's leg and the purple light came. Soon the bone was healed.
"By the powers of Ra. You're a Healer, I thought those were just tales."
Hotaru rolled her eyes and leaned up against the bars. "I used to think a lot of things were just tales too. Now I don't know what's real and what's not anymore."
"Can you heal Timet? She needs help." said the woman who was with the burned one.
"I can't reach her. Plus if I completely heal her, the men will get suspicious. When I can I'll take away the pain and make sure you get no infection." Timet smiled and nodded a thanks to her.
The woman with the once broken leg looked at her. "What's your name girl? I'm Nuru. The one with Timet is my sister, Kline."
"I'm Hotaru. I was a priestess in training at the Temple of Isis. But I guess that's over now."
"Giving up on life already?" Nuru asked. "I thought that should be my job?"
A slight smile formed on the violet eyed girls face. "We're now slaves those men are going to sell. Even if we could get free, there is no Temple of Isis anymore. It's all just a pile of ash now."
"Then the Goddess will see to it that these men are punished for what they've done. I'm sure even the other Gods are angry." said Kline as she tore up her long dress to bandage Timet.
Hotaru nodded. For the first time in her life she would pray and mean it. Not just for herself, but for the other woman with her. Life was taking a turn for the worse. They needed to stay together if they wanted to survive. Hopefully they would survive.
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It was the next morning when the dungeon door was opened again. All looked up to see the other woman trudge in. Most looked to be in shock, while others looked about ready to die. The men put them back in their cells than walked out. Hotaru quickly went to Isis who had collapsed to the floor.
"Isis! What did they do to you all? Are they trying to kill you?" Hotaru asked as tears formed in her eyes.
Isis smiled up at her weakly. "We're alright Hotaru. None of us are wounded or anything. We just..need to rest some." the violet eyed girl clenched her fist.
How dare those men do this! They were human beings, not play things! Helping the Priestess to further back in the cell Hotaru checked her over for anything just in case. A few bruises were forming on the woman's arms, where a man had roughly held her. There were some on her legs too. The others were in the same condition.
A lot cried, while a few just went to sleep. Hoping to escape the memories in their dreams. The blood in Hotaru's veins felt like it was on fire. Seeing people being this scarred would make anyone furious. No, furious was an understatement to what she felt.
"It's not use getting worked up lie that child. There's nothing we can do." Nuru said as she comforted the girl in her cell.
"I won't except that. We can't just sit here and let them do this to us."
The girl in Nuru's lap looked up at her. Her eyes were red from crying which she was doing now. "So we fight back and then what? I've seen what they look like and all the power and weapons they've got. We'll be killed before we can even leave this room!"
"I'd rather die then be tortured like this. At least then I would have peace in the afterlife."
"What do you know?" she cried. "Your just a child! That woman saved you!...She...she saved you from it all...From this." with that the woman pulled the front of her dress down just a little to reveal bite marks. Deep ones. They were closed up now, but still stung every time she moved.
Hotaru reached out her hand to heal them but Nuru slapped it. "Don't heal it all. The men will see that remember?" Hotaru nodded and quickly healed the pain away. The girl looked at her in shock.
Hotaru just turned away and sat back down. The girl had been right. If they fought back, they were going to die. She didn't want to die in a place like this, fighting for her natural born right to be free. Looking around she saw the other woman staring at her. They wanted to be healed too, but were out of her reach.
She looked over at Timet who had gotten sick during the night. She couldn't heal sickness. That was the one thing she would fall too. What was she going to do? In time they would come for her. She would hold the emotional scares these woman now held. No, no she didn't want that. The thought scared her out of her mind. She wished she was back at the temple, doing her chores, preforming offerings, and other things she used to hate. Now there was this.
"Girl, get some rest. The men will be back tonight, and might take you this time. You'll need your strength." said the woman with the bite marks. Hotaru nodded and curled up next to Isis. Tears fell down her face. This was really happening, her worst nightmare was coming true. The fear kept her up a bit, but soon the girl had cried herself to sleep.
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Spirit- wow...he's speachless..this can't end well. anyways while i go chain him up to a pole to make sure he doesn't horribly mangle my computer, you all need to Please Review! Ja ne
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