In the outskirts of Rhonia Kingdom, there lay a small town. The people, well not people per say, let's call them, beastmen. Every type can be found bustling around, dog beastmen, wolf beastmen, snake beastmen exetra exatra. Some are merchants, some are dressmakers others are farmers, Rhonia is the kingdom of beastmen led by it's royal family of panther beastmen, the Vermillion royale family.
Now back to our little town, a tent was being irrect in a large field at the end of the town, labourers of mixed species, beastmen, human and fae worked together to settle everything in place. This tent you may wonder what it's for, well then why not leave it for the characters of this story to quench your curiosity.
"GET YOUR ASSES MOVING FASTER MEN, IT IS ALMOST NOON AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE PERFECT BY THEN!!!!" a burly men with tanned skin, brown glistening greasy hair, and a scar running across his fore arm shouted whilst he held a clipboard. "AYE SIR!!" the workers voices echoed through the grounds. I sigh looking from my cage as they hammered pillars to the ground for the next auction, I look around the rest of the cage. A girl no older than umm, I'm not quite sure but she is young, sat in a corner her knees scrunched up as she held her legs rocking back and forth crying, how odd, almost comical really, her cry is quite ugly..next was a woman, a true beauty if I might add, what a shame her fate shall be more cruel than the rest of us here, I sigh looking around, an old man? Well he isn't living till next week, two young boys, twins?!! My what a rare find, they'll surely be bought well by a respectedable household, they are after all considered a true accessory to have by their master's side. I look front once more to view as the men begin carrying boxes inside the tent. You may be wondering who I am, well I am not sure either, I was never given a name and quite frankly do not remember where I'm from, the men here just call me Runtelina, runt for boy and Runtelina for girl. I've been in this cage for over nighteen years now, well from what I heard from the master when he whipped me for being useless and not being able to be bought.
It truly isn't my fault noone wants me, sigh, I'm just useless to be quite frank, I can't cook, I can't wash clothing, I'm too malnourished to even be taken as a mistress, always being mistaken for being fourteen years of age from what I hear from the seller when he tries to sell me in the streets on most days. Who wants to buy someone who looks like their on a string from death's door.
"LISTEN UP YOU STUPID ASSES, TONIGHT YOU SHALL BE BATHED, DRESSED AND YOU BETTER MAKE YOURSELVES APPEALING TO BE BOUGHT OR ITS THE WHIP FOR YOU!!" the master, a strong muscular man in a neat green suit, blue hair and a purple top hat hit the bars of our cage. I didn't react too much to it due to the fact that I haven't eaten for the past two days, I'm hungry, starving even. Oh and the master's name is Mr Vindaloo.
"And youuuuu" the master pointed at me, "if you're not sold by tonight you shall be put DOWN!!, I can't keep on feeding deadbeat" he glared at me before walking away. My cage mates looked at me but I just rolled my eyes, death seems to be more of mercy than begging for my life. Our cage was pushed in the tent till it was behind the curtain, which was behind the stage, the cage door was opened by a scrawny man and one of the twins was pulled dragging the other then the woman, then me, then the old man and lastly the little girl. I staggered to where they were taking us, the men were uncuffed and taken as well whilst the lady and the girl and I were taken to madame Rouge, the master's fourth wife.
"Ahh, the products are here?" A skinny woman wearing, I don't know if I can even call it clothing because damn she is showing skin, she has ginger flowing hair, piercing yellow eyes and a chest so big I pity her red shinning dress. The only covered parts on her are her chest area and back area, that is madame Rouge. "Ah, the runt girl, you still live? How unfortunate" she took a swig on her pipe before blowing out the smoke. "Yes madame, I'm sorry" why I'm apologizing I don't know, but it truly saves me from being whipped, the last time I told her I don't know why, she lied to master that I had insulted her, which led to three days without me eating and she has had it out for me ever since. "Servants bath these things and dress them in clean clothing" the servants roughly took off our clothes, the young girl began crying so did the woman but I reminded emotionless knowing that if I do, there shall be whipping, I know why just whipping?, well the master enjoys doing that okay?...but seriously those two should stop or else ...I hear the slash of a whip on impact with skin, I froze and turned my heard to see the woman has been struck on her legs. "BE QUIET WENCH OR ELSE ILL KILL YOU BEFORE THE AUCTION BEGINS!!!!" the madame screeched, the young girl froze in fear her face paling. Well I called it.
The rest of the bath was absolutely silent with the occasional sniffling, I sighed as I was dressed in my usual clean clothing, a bright purple dress with long sleeves and a puffy skirt reaching my knees, no shoes, the master says slaves never wear shoes that makes them stand on par with their master, I look around seeing the girl dressed in the same dress as me but her dress is like the colour of the sun, yellow and the woman was dressed..... like the madame..... though her dress is black, it suits her green hair, what a shame I did call it.
Our chains are then places back on. "Listen you wretches, make sure you're all bought and don't try to seduce my husband or else you're dead" her words were venomous especially since she was looking at the woman. Well now you better pray you're sold lady. The scrawny guy came back and began pulling us away, when we arrived the males were already there too, "I'm scared" the young girl whispered. I pity her, she should be...
"LAAAADIIEESS and GENTLEMEEEENN!!! WELCOME TO TODAY'S YEARLY AUCTION!!!!!" the host, Sir Gunder announced his melodic voice flowing through the crowd. "WE HAVE TRESSURES ALL AROUND THE CONTINENT RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW, IM SURE YOU'LL BE DELIGHTED!!!. a burly woman came and unlocked the lady pulling her away to a golden cage, damn so she's the big exhibition? Well I truly am not surprised she truly is beautiful and so is her body, I sigh looking ahead, though I truly did hope she wasnt.
The host continued on and on selling items, and money I could only dream of but doesn't surprise me being shouted, the old man was surprisingly bought for only 3 pieces of gold, the young girl was bought by a couple for 300 pieces of gold, the twins were really a bustle and eventually got sold by a tall lanky men for 1200 pieces of gold. "NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS LITTLE RUNT IS YPURS TO DO AS YOU PLEASE, STRESS RELIEF, LABOUR, TORTURE, SHE'S RIGHT HERE!!!", I froze, what? I'm now in the tom..torture category?, I begin shaking as people started bidding on me, the malicious blood lust rolling in waves, " FIVE PIECES OF GOLD!! " "15 PIECES OF GOLD!!" "30 PIECES OF GOLD!!", tears started streaming down my face, no no no no, I said death was really mercy but I didn't mean by torture!! Suddenly a loud bang blasted through behind the curtain, I turned around to find the lady free, holding a sword. She ran to the host and slashes he's throat open. I gasped stumbling back as I watched her grab some keys. She ran up to me unlocking my cuffs, I looked up at her intrigued wondering if this was really happening? I'm ..I'm free?
Suddenly masked men ran inside the tent from all around which sparked chaos and panic all around as people started screaming running away . "OUT OF MY WAY!!" "MOVE IT!!!" "MY PRODUCTS!!!!" "LET GO OFF ME!!!" "SOMEBODY SAVE MEE!!!". I looked around in slow motion, watching as the old man run to safety, one of the twins had the young girl on their back as they ran. I fell to the ground knees first as everything around me went in slow more. I could see the master shouting orders to capture the runaway slaves, bullets flying and the next thing I know the world around me started spinning, am I truly free? Is this a dream or a nightmare? ...I passed out.