User blog:ChiangLu/Out of Revenge Response

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'''When I saw that man with the navy blue overcoat, I know he was my brother’s killer. He’s even holding my brother’s halberd. I can’t forgive what he did to my brother. '''

'''I show myself to the company. I know it’s a bad idea, but I can’t forgive what that bastard did to my elder brother. I have to avenge him. It is my duty as a brother. I can't let his name be in vain.'''

'''Swiftly, an ogre counters my charge and punch my stomach. I am lifted into the air for a bit before falling. My mouth pukes out blood due to the blunt force. When I land to the ground, I land belly first. That impact cause me to cough more blood before I went unconscious.'''

'''When I open my eyes, I find myself in a caged carriage all by myself. As I turn around, I see that man with the hooded overcoat. He’s even on a horse. I can’t believe that heretic has decided to come close to me. His presence irritates me. '''

'''“You!” I shout. “Answer me!”'''

The coated man doesn’t respond.

'''“What happened between you and my brother?!” I demand. “Hey!”'''

'''I bang on the iron bars hard to scare the answer out of him. However, the hooded man gallops away to be on the front. I bang the bars even more, even though the man will not return. With no luck, I decide to stop. Though, I won’t give up on finding answers. '''

'''That afternoon, the company decides to stop for a rest. All the caged carriages are near the forest line. At mine, a manticore is guarding me. Every now and then, she would turn around to make a face to me. Sometimes she made lewd faces just to get my boy erected. That guard evens puts her tail on the bar and kisses the bar with it. She even rubs her tail up and down slowly as the the slapping sound is made. She leaves after she lost interest.'''

'''There is a fire that is in front of me. The hooded man eats with the salamander with such laughter. They discuss about the men they slayed and imprisoned. They even feed each other’s dishes. I grit my teeth at the sight of them. How could such a heretic be calm and friendly to such mindless killers?'''

'''I shake my bars violently. I want to know what happened.'''

'''“Hey!” I shout. “You there, hooded man.”'''

'''With my words, the man decides to take one look at me. Then he goes back eating with the salamander. I got more furious of this man’s demeanor now. '''

'''“Answer me!” I ask loudly. “Why are you carrying my brother’s halberd?! What truly happen to him?!”'''

'''Having enough, the hooded man looks at me. His face is partially covered. His not-covered eye gives a cold stare. '''

'''“Why ask such trivial questions?” The man asks me. “In time, you will know, my brother. You will know the truth about your biological brother in the future.”'''

'''Did he just called me “brother”? I got thrown off from how he addressed me. I just can’t stand a heretic calling me by such a holy way to refer a friend. '''

'''“DON’T YOU DARE CALL ME BROTHER!” I shout at the man. “I want my answers no-”'''

'''With no hesitation, the man stops eating and picks up the halberd. From the halberd’s pole distance, he thrusts it towards me. In response, I pushed myself back. The halberd’s axe head is close to me. After the moment, the heretical man pulls the halberd back.'''

'''When the halberd’s head left the cage, the man makes the weapon stand. He gives me a stare that gives me a chill. The slight breeze makes the man more scary. This heretic is quite feared as the survivors said.'''

'''“You are not ready for the truth, brother,” the man explains. “Do I have to cut my mealtime for some ignorant religious bastard? Rather, should I call over Straza over to punish you? You decide your fate.”'''

'''With that, he went back into eating. For the rest of the time, I never speak to him. After they ate, all the prisoners were given the scraps to eat. I eat my rations right away. Though, I’m really scared due to the near-death situation I got myself in.'''

'''Three days have passed since the incident. Day by day, some men are let out to be with some of the company’s women. When they return, they either become subservient or become lovers of those single mamono. That man is always with the salamander that’s the leader of the group. I begin to lose faith of living on. I wish not to be like those men. '''

'''That night on the third day, the hooded man comes to my cage. He carries a plate and a chair with him. After he set the chair near my carriage, he places his plate on the chair to get his halberd. The man removes the plate and sits after setting his weapon aside.'''

“Have you learn your lesson, little brother?” the man asks.

'''I lash out and shake the bars after being called that. As I can recall, this is the man who killed my brother.'''

“Don’t call me-”

'''“I can’t believe you’ve become a complete and blissful idiot while I was gone,” the man interjects with a remark. “I expect more from you.”'''

'''I become even more confused. He called me stupid? Never ever I was stupid. I studied all what the Order gives that was virtuous. I never broke my code. Adding insult to injury, that hooded man still calls me brother.'''

“Who are you, anyways?!” I shout at him.

The man gives a sigh.

'''“You really did become an idiot when I was gone,” he answers. “Adding insult to injury, you even travelled to the far corners of the world unnoticed by mamono and learned nothing other than the Order’s lies in your travels.”'''

'''The hooded man pulls back his hood. To my surprise, I never expect this. My brother is the one in the coat. My brother was the heretic the Order was speaking of. My brother was the who left lone survivors every raid he commited.'''

'''I cry with joy and sadness. Joy because now I know that my brother is alive. Sadness because I found out my brother was behind the massacres. My mind is conflicted. I don’t know what to do. I am scared of both my existence and death. I don’t know if I should live in this cursed existence I’m in now or die by the hands of my brother.'''

“Why fret for your life, little brother?” My brother asks.

'''“Because you were gone for years, Lu,” I answer. “I haven’t seen nor heard from you every since that raid on the mamono settlement.”'''

“What about it?” Lu asks bluntly.

'''“The Order company you worked in told me they found your armor and haven’t found your corpse,” I answer. “I thought you were fed to dogs.”'''

'''“I threw away my armor,” Lu explains. “I no longer follow the Order every since then.”'''

“Why?”

'''Lu gives a sigh. As he stares at me, I know he shows lots of disappointment towards me. His arms stay still as he bounces his left leg. His food started to go cold.'''

'''“On that raid,” Lu tells, “I’ve seen mamono that didn’t fight back, yet were killed along with their families or lovers. Sympathizers in the village were also killed.”'''

“Why would you-”

'''“In the eyes of the Order, they are the righteous ones,” Lu explains. “However, in the eyes of the world, they say the Order as nothing but an tyrannical and cynical theocracy that’s hypocritical, unintentionally.”'''

'''Tyrannical? Cynical? The Order was never any of those labels. Lu must’ve been mistaken. I want him to return to the Order to atone for his actions. I know he’s a good man in heart and I know he would never betray the human race in general.'''

'''I try to convince Lu to reconsider his decision. When he close his eyes, I am certain he will consider to convert back. However, Lu let out a sigh and open his eyes.'''

“Listen, Kon,” Lu speaks, “I know you want me back, but the Order is no longer my home.”

'''“Why would you abandon your home?” I ask in disbelief. “You must’ve been poi-”'''

'''In a blink of an eye, Lu pulls out his halberd. This time, he places the spear part of the halberd on my forehead.'''

'''“ARE YOU REALLY THAT CONCEITED?!” Lu asks in a serious tone. “Not matter how much I tried to reason with any of you conceited religious scums, you all have the same conclusion.”'''

'''Lu pulls out the halberd after the lecture. My brother was sometimes mad at me for not know the simplest of common sense. However, Lu is now mad because I became stupid and blissful after his left for the Order’s army. What is left of the sibling bond is blood and broken hearts.'''

'''I close my eyes to process what Lu was telling me. In retrospect, I could say I was really stupid like Lu was saying. The Order did seem to kill all mamono without question. Taking Lu’s words into consideration, I feel like I did more sin than deeds for peace.'''

'''I open my eyes to see my brother eating his now-cold dinner. Looking at him now, I can see that Lu suffered a lot from the inside. He saw innocents killed without reason and seen the hypocrisy of the Order’s theocracy. Lu knew he had to leave. He couldn’t stand the suffering he’s inflicting.'''

“Where did you learn blacksmithing?” I ask.

“I learned it in secret,” Lu answers while eating.

“Why did you became a vigilante?” I ask another question.

'''Lu gulps his food for a bit. After that, he cough for a bit and clear his throat afterwards.'''

'''“To atone the sins I created from my blind faith towards the Order,” Lu answers softly. “For that, I became a vigilante to give justice to those I killed when I was in it.”'''

'''Hearing his reason makes me feel heartbroken. Blind killers sometimes must atone the sins from their wrong state of mind. After all, a murder is a murder. What’s done is done. Lu feels like the only way to atone for the sins is to kill the people who once held dear, his comrades from the Order. '''

'''My brother gets up with only a half-finished plate. Lu walks towards me slowly. The offering of food that Lu is giving looks like a last meal for a death row criminal. I’m the criminal while Lu is the guard. When Lu is close to my cage, he stretch out his arms to present his food.'''

'''What he’s offering is a barely eaten steak with intacted pork ribs. The rice from the plate is already gone. All that Lu could offer was some meat.'''

'''“Want the rest?” Lu asks. “I don’t wish ill will towards my brother.”'''

'''For a bit, I am hesitant. I fear that there would be poison in the meat. However, since Lu already took a bite out of the steak, I can safely assume that the meat is okay to eat. I accept the food Lu is giving me after my paranoia subsides.'''

'''I feast on the meat like a wolf. I first went for the ribs. With my teeth, I grit my them on the rib’s flesh and pull until the flesh comes off. Ripping the flesh off the bone feels refreshing. I haven’t ate like this since my capture. Though the meat is cold, the fats are still running. After the ribs are finished, I finish off the steak.'''

'''When I finish the plate, I hand it back to Lu. Once Lu receives it, he went back with the mamono along with his halberd. With his side of the story that I heard, I start to sympathize with the mamono a little. I start to feel disappointment towards myself for being blind of the reality of the world. The humans of the Order were at fault, not those who sympathize with mamonos. Lu must’ve got a crash course over the years. '''

'''Lu stops for a bit and turns towards me. He shows a smirking face to me. I know he’s happy to see me, but I’m sure that face also means something else.'''

'''“By the way,” Lu shouts, “that manticore that was watching you? Her name is Straza.”'''

'''“Huh?” I ask dumbfoundedly. “Who?”'''

'''“That manticore,” he points. “Straza said she wants you to sleep with her tonight. She wants to know you.”'''

“Eh?!” I shout in shock.

'''“She’ll take you into her tent, tonight,” Lu explains further. “Don’t worry, despite her sexually aggressive behaviour, she’s actually timid when it comes to bed problems.”'''

'''Lu turns back to meet up with that salamander. I can’t believe that manticore guard has actual interest in me. Though this will be my first proper talk with a mamono, I feel a bit anxious due to the lies I was told from the Order. Seeing my brother, I have no choice but to act rationally about this situation. '''

'''After the feast, everybody is planning to sleep. As the mamono went back into their tents, a manticore comes to my cage. As she got closer, I realize that she’s the same one guarding me days ago. The manticore comes close to my cage and places a hand on one of the bars. She then directs her gaze to mine. Though, on a closer look, she seems to shake a bit.'''

“You are Straza, correct?” I ask.

Straza nods.

'''“Indeed I am,” she answers. “Do you wi-wish to come with me?”'''

'''I can see that she’s what Lu told me. She’s timid when it comes to things such as asking someone to sleep with her or asking for sex. I  can recall that most mamono have big libidos. The manticore has a great libido, but I’m surprise that Straza is holding hers. Nevertheless, I’m impress in her manners. '''

'''I laugh very loudly of what I’m seeing. I could say my laughing is hysterical, but I can’t help it. Manticores are supposed to be wild in bed, yet Straza goes timid when it comes to subjects about bed activities. '''

'''“I can if you let me out,” I wheeze from my laughter. “You are quite interesting for a manticore.”'''

'''“Oh,” Straza pops up, “y-yeah, I should get the key. Pl-please wait.”'''

'''Straza runs away to get the key for my cage. As she got back, she trips herself on the ground. I laugh a bit before she makes a puffed face to me. At the door of my cage, I can hear that Straza is trying to get the door open. I know she’s trying, but she’s too funny to not laugh while she tries. With a loud click, the door is unlocked. '''

'''The door swings out to show Straza at the other end. I pull myself up to go to the door. As I got near, I jump out to feel solid ground and not wood for the first time in days. My body stretches out to relieve my sores I got sitting in that cage. My arms come down after the stretch.'''

'''I feel arms wrapping around my left arm. I look over to it to see Straza there being timid. Her face is red. Her body gives off lots of heat. I’m starting to feel confused. Maybe it’s because of her.'''

“Y-you’re that vigilante’s little bro, right?” Straza asks.

'''“Yes,” I answer. “He’s with your superior.”'''

'''“W-well that fiery lizard will be okay with your bro,” she assures. “Be-besides, we have to have our time.”'''

'''“Perhaps,” I scoff. “My name is Kon, though.”'''

Straza’s eyes start to avert.

“W-well then, Kon,” she stutters, “let’s sleep together.”

'''Seems like this night will be long. Perhaps I should start to learn more of this world we live in. If it weren’t for Lu, I wouldn’t know the whole truth of the world. I must say, I thank him for enlightening me with such knowledge. For now, I’m going to sleep with a timid cat.'''