07/29/2013, 10:23 AM #245 Regius prison
Yomi clenched his teeth, not making a sound as once again, cold steel carved a new incision in his leg and more salt was poured in the wound, he was deep within his own mind, hiding from the pain. The guards were apparently still going 'easy' on him as it was still early. They had interrogated him about "seki", as he knew not much about her, he could not tell them much, not that he did, he hated people who tried to get answers by threats,force and any other form of "bullying", partly because he could not do anything against it as his strength was inadequate, partly because due to his earlier childhood experiences, he hated bullies. He just had to wait for his chance, he found that he could use magic in this 'interrogation' room, he supposed it was for those who used magic to torture and they made sure that the victim was in too much pain to use magic, which was true, he had not been able to concentrate enough to summon even a tiny flash.
Suddenly an announcement came on: "attention all, there has been an attack at the titanium mines in the everbloom forest by multiple magic users, all soldiers and mages, this includes all guards and apprentices, are to report to the east gate in preparation to set off, everyone will be needed to subdue this band of magic users." The guards paused in their work and conferred for a while, then they unlocked the manacles around his ankles and wrist, Yomi sensed his chance and kept himself carefully limp, as he had been for a while now, pretending to be unconscious. The moment they opened the last of the restraints, he channeled all the pain in his legs into raw energy that he released in a long lasting blinding flash and also to turn himself invisible. A few of them gave shouts of surprise, but this went unheeded as they were often heard in these rooms. He quickly grabbed the knife they had used to cut him and stabbed them all in the heart, killing them.
Then he reached over and grabbed a water pitcher on a stand nearby and after a few gulps, started washing his wounds, unable to keep himself from screaming out in pain as he did so. Finally when he had washed away the salt, he slowly stood and tested his legs. They buckled and sent him crashing onto the floor. Only after much cursing and panting could he get up. He then filched one of the dead guard's uniform, hoping that no one would notice the bloodstain before he exited the compound and he could use magic again. He stepped into the corridor and started following the guards that were heading to get weapons, trying to walk without limping and keeping his head down so that none would see his youth. logically, the prisoner's items would be kept near the guard's armory.
His guess paid off and he located his pack and huthvirn, but the food was gone from his pack, as well as some of the more valuable books, probably taken by the guards. He shrugged food and books were the least of his worries at the moment. He hurried out of the compound and turned invisible, changing back into his own clothes. Now, he needed to get to the forest, he knew some plants there that would aid his recovery and he had to use those as he could not heal himself. He thought about how he was going to get there with the multitudes of soldiers headed in the same direction, then he remembered a phrase he had read, and it would certainly help now.
" the last place a man looks is right beneath his feet."Yomi mumbled to himself as he limped through the ranks of soldiers and stopped hiding himself. It would be easier if he did not need to worry about avoiding the soldiers, he decided to break off the moment they reached the forest. He thanked the fact that his jeans hid the wounds although he chafed at the fact that the fabric kept rubbing against them.
Everbloom Forest
Yomi grumbled silently to himself as the two soldiers carried him. Some soldiers had noticed that he was limping and had trouble keeping up and had also seen his youth, and questioned his presence. He had to come up with a story on the spur of the moment. So now they believed that he was a mage sent to help, this explained why he came despite his age and limp. But the soldiers had insisted on carrying him on a stretcher so as to relieve him and to keep up as well. So now he was stuck with them at least until they reached the mines, then he would be able to turn invisible and escape in the chaos.
How many times can you die a day~?
How many times have you died a day~?