The Seven World Of Fantasy

Chapter 25: Inside the Iron Bar

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Bugs!

"Aww!!"

I woke up after being thrown into a prison. They threw me violently on this dirty, cold floor, then locked me back in the bars.

"Just know the rest of your time." After he finished locking it, the bandit went somewhere.

My head still feels dizzy after fainting earlier. They hit me so hard that I was unconscious, that I could still feel this bruise on my cheek.

"A-a-a-aw." It was wrong of me to hold it.

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So I was caught, taken to their base and locked up in a dungeon. Maybe this could be the end of my life. Kidnapped by bandits, then sold to someone to become their slave.

No, I don't want anything like that to happen.

How do I get out of here?

"Sister Riel?"

Eh? That voice!

I looked back, and found a cat girl hugging her own body in the corner of the room. He was alone there like he was cold.

"Mom!" I stood up to approach him. "Aackh!" Not yet able to stand perfectly, I fell back because I lost balance.

"Sister Riel!"

My right leg was in a lot of pain when I tried to move it. I tried to fumble with my hand, then it seemed like there was a scar on the thigh.

Aakkh, right. At that moment my foot was stuck by Hugo's arrow. The wound is still open and wide open. If left unchecked this could become even more serious.

"Sister Riel, your leg is seriously injured!" Momo arrived beside me and started to notice her injuries.

"It's okay, Momo. This wound won't kill me."

"But if left for longer, these wounds can rot and make your feet have to be cut."

Don't say that creepy thing!!!

"A-aww!" I groan in pain.

Momo held around my wound with her little hand. I could feel his cold and somewhat trembling hands.

"O Water Fairy who guards the holy lake, give us your pure and merciful gift, create a holy water that can cleanse the evil in this body. Holy Water."

Dew sprang up and collected in Momo's hands. Then he slowly directed the water to touch the wound on my thigh.

"Hmmmpp!!" I endured a very painful pain. Although the water was cold and began to feel comfortable, but still at the beginning it felt very bad. "Aahh~" Finally done.

Momo tore off some of her clothes and used them to wrap my wounds. His hands look quite shrewd when dressing my thighs with the piece of cloth. He seems to be used to doing that.

"It's over." Momo wiped her forehead.

"Thank you, Momo. You make me feel better." The wound on my thigh is a bit dull now. It may still feel difficult to move, but it's better than leaving it open.

"Sorry, Brother Riel. I can't use healing magic, I can only make holy water to clean your wounds."

"It's okay, Momo. It's more than enough." I said with pleasure.

Momo suddenly hugged me. She hugged me tightly while sobbing, I could feel her heartbeat that was deeply fused with my body.

"Hiks, hiks, Riel's sister. I'm sorry..." Momo's tears began to fall and wet my clothes.

Without you telling me what you want to say, I can already figure it out.

"Because of me. 'cause of me we both end up here. I'm sorry Brother Riel. I'm sorry for dragging you into my troubles..."

"Just calm. We can definitely get out of this place together."

What did I say just now? Why do I always feel optimistic despite being on the verge of life and death? I'm not even sure I can figure out a way to get out of here.

I have always depended on others around me. Whether it was Shin, Clara, or Uncle Reinald in that village. If I'm acting on my own, somehow bad luck always comes to me.

I leaned my body against the prison wall. The lighting here only comes from a torch in the hallway. And even though we're underground, it's colder here than I thought.

Momo I let rest on my lap again. This time I won't move from her, like the night we slept in the inn. 

I don't want to leave him alone anymore.

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I don't know how much time has passed, I haven't been sleepy until now. The room was very quiet, sometimes there were some moaning sounds of someone from the room next to us. While in front of me is just an empty room filled with some junk.

They disarmed me and Momo's belongings, and even my equipment in the inventory was confiscated by them. I don't know how they found out, which is clear now that I can't do anything in this place.

"Mmm~" Momo squirms in her sleep. It seems like he is feeling uncomfortable or maybe having a bad dream.

After her position changed, Momo opened her eyes. A scar of crying was still visible on the bottom of her flat eyes.

"I overslept?"

"It's okay, Momo. You can sleep again now."

"No, thank you. I'm feeling better now."

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Momo got out of my lap, and she stood back up straight as usual.

"Momo, can you use magic to outsmart those iron bars?"

"I'm sorry, I tried it but it was a waste. The iron bar had an antidote that could reflect the magic it received. And it hurt myself."

"Oh, my goodness. Are you all right?"

"Yes. I'm fine."

I'm confused what to do again by us now. If we keep quiet until tomorrow, they can start acting first to take us somewhere else. 

This time I can only rely on others again. Is Shin coming to save us? But we were somewhere deep in the woods.

I regret not listening to your words, Shin. Next time I listen if you forbid to do something. But please, come here to save us.

"Sister Riel?" Call Momo. "There are no friends here. Do you know what happened to them?"

Oh, Yeah. Our goal here is to save his friends Momo. But once we got to our destination, none of them were in sight.

Even now it is the two of us who need to be saved.

"I don't know. I only realized once they brought me to this place. I can't see anyone else they've also kidnapped."

"I can't hear the voices of my friends here. They're like they're not in this place."

Momo could hear well the sounds coming from a distance. This room is a closed place where any sound should be heard more by him.

I can see the worry on his face. We were unable to find them despite arriving at the headquarters of the bandits. Most likely something bad has happened to them.

"How is this, Brother Riel? I'm afraid my friends are hurt by bandits."

What do I have to say to calm her down this time? It would be a lie if I said I could save them, while we were still inside this place.

My mind was still searching for a way out. If we continue to be agitated like this, it will even have a bad impact on our health.

I decided to just rest tonight. I can only hope Shin will come to save us. Even though Momo became chatty and could not keep quiet now, I still served her question as best I could.

I'm sorry, Momo. I can't help you yet because my abilities aren't enough. If I had known the adventurers were going to deceive us, this would not have happened to us.

Or if I was stronger, I could defeat the bandits myself and also dodge the arrows that shot towards me. But now it's been for nothing.

This time I couldn't do anything, and just waited for someone to save me.