89 Fighting for Survival "Uffffff—uffffff"

A young child was struggling. His hands were tied with ropes and so were his legs. His eyes were closed with a white piece of cloth and so was his mouth.

There was nothing but darkness in his eyes. It wasn't just because his eyes were closed by the cloth. But, also because he had no idea what was happening to him. Not only he was clueless but also had no strength to find out.

He was shaking his head and his long black hair was fluttering. Three bulky men held him in their arms and moved toward the carriage.

"Captain, this package is struggling too much. We need to silence him."

One of the men wearing a weird red mask said. He was wearing a dark robe.

"No need! Just put him inside the carriage."

Said another man. He walked closer to the carriage and three of them threw him inside the carriage. The back of the carriage was quite spacious from the outside and good-looking as well.

But, the inside was dark. The light couldn't reach inside the carriage when they closed the door.

'Why are those masked people kidnapping? What could they possibly gain by kidnapping an orphan like me?'

'Damn it! I was just living a normal life, being an orphan, having nowhere to live but everywhere to go, I was a traveler. I could do whatever I could learn and eat whatever I could earn.'

'My life was so simple. So, why? Why kidnap me?'

Garven was a young man who struggled to understand his current situation. He was being kidnapped and he has no idea why.

'I can't even struggle. They put me inside a carriage but tied my hands and feet. I can't even move an inch. Are they taking me away to kill me?'

Garden couldn't help but shuddered. He was extremely terrified at this moment. But, he calmed down and thought.

'No way! They have no reason to kill me..... So, either they are taking me for something else or just to make a sacrifice.'

'If they are taking me to make a sacrifice, Knights might be able to save me. I heard that the strong and trained knight can kill hundreds of average men all by himself.'

'Yes, if they are taking me for sacrifice, the knight can save m..... me.... How foolish of me? I am not but an orphan. Not even more than ten people know my name. So, why would they actively search for me?'

'I shouldn't get my hopes up.'

When Garven said that to himself, his mind slowly started losing consciousness. He had struggled too much before that he had lost a lot of energy.

And, he was quite hungry as well. So, he couldn't hold his consciousness for much longer.

Time passes,

Garven wasn't awake. But after a while, the carriage stopped and the door opened. He felt it and woke up immediately. He tried to struggle but two big hands caught him like a child.

He was pulled by one of the men with the red mask. He put Garven on his shoulder and walked away. He was walking inside a strange hallway. The lights were coming from the lamps hanging on the wall.

The moss had started growing on the ground and the nets of the spiders were all over the ceiling. The man with the red mask reached in front of an iron door and opened it.

He threw a chop at Garven's neck and knock him out. After that, he took off those ropes. Finally, he threw Garven inside the door. It was a dark room, filled with nothing but darkness.

Not even a shred of light was reaching inside. He closed the door and left.

......

After some time,

Garven finally opened his eyes. He found that the pieces of cloth covering his eyes and mouth were removed and even the ropes binding his arms and legs were removed as well.

"Where am I?"

Garven looked around but couldn't see anything at all. The darkness shrouded him and his vision. Nothing could be seen.

"Where is this? Is anyone here? Hello! Can anyone hear me? Tell me, why did you kidnap me? I am nobody."

Garven tried speaking out loud but his voice just echoed inside the room. It couldn't even reach outside. After figuring out that, he finally calmed down.

He bit his lips and punched the ground beneath him.

"Why? Why me? What have I ever done to anyone? Please, let me go! Please!"

Tears fell down his eyes and he screamed with anger. He was feeling not just angry but also frustrated.

"Ahh!"

Suddenly, Garven's body jerked to the side. He felt a sting on his hand but due to the darkness, he couldn't see anything at all.

"It's hot. This pain..... Is it a snake? I am poisoned."

Garven felt goosebumps all over his body when he realized his body turning hot after a moment.

"No.. it's just a single sting. Maybe a scorpion! Argh! This pain is killing me."

Garven screamed when the heat reached his nerves. He wasn't able to bear it properly. His body started sweating over and over again. He felt an extreme rage building up inside him but more importantly, his body started to give up.

Thud!

He fell on his back and his eyes became tired.

"Is this how I am going to die?"

Garven muttered as he turned his own eyes blank. He didn't know what the things inside this place were. It was nothing but darkness.

......

(3 Years Ago) historical

Seven years old Garven laid over the body of his parents. His father was just a small merchant who could make a living for his family. His mother was a housewife.

Until the age of seven, Garven had a good life. His father would always take him to amazing new places for business. His mother would always play with him and always take care of him.

He never starved nor he ever felt lonely. But, the incident of three years ago changed everything. Demon Slaves or some called them Demonic Warriors. Those feed on the blood of other humans to grow stronger.

They were the enemy of the world. And, they were quite strong as well. One day, a Demon Warrior attacked their small town with a small army of demons.

Knights arrived late and almost the entire town was destroyed except for one exception.

Garven!

He wasn't anything extraordinary. He wasn't an adult. But, he was in the arms of his parents. When they found him, Garven had already lost consciousness but he was alive.

The entire town was dead except for him.

Garven didn't lose consciousness during the demon attack. He only lost consciousness when everything ended. After he woke up, he still remembered his last conversation with his parents.

"Don't worry, Graven.. Knights are coming. We will keep you safe."

"Sob! Sob! Dad... Your body."

"This... This is nothing. Your mother and I have suffered a lot more than this. So, don't worry son. We will keep you safe."

Garven couldn't speak a word. Tears streamed down his eyes as he saw the giant ax slashing the back of his father. His father struggled to keep him in his arm and dropped him.

But, his mother quickly held onto him and kept running away. He didn't see what happened but after a while, his father reached closer. It continued until his father and mother lost all of their blood.

They lay on the ground slowly losing consciousness. But, they still held their child. Garven still wanted to cry but his father covered his mouth.

Garven saw a strange gaze from his father, the gaze that he never understood.

"Survive, son.... you must survive only then you can go out and explore the world..... Sorry, your dad and mom can't accompany you any longer. But, we will always look after you from above."

"So, survive, don't die until you live a life just like your parents. Promise me, you will live."

.......

Garven suddenly opened his eyes. The images of his father and mother emerged in his head. The bitter pain was swallowed by the guilt of losing his Will to live.

The promise that he made to his father was almost broken by him. He gritted his teeth and his hand stepped on the scorpion. But, he didn't notice it. The scorpion was smashed to death as Garven slowly raised his upper body.

'I won't die. I can not die. I am just ten years old. Learning the skills till eighteen, earning the money till twenty-two, marrying a girl at twenty-three, having a child at twenty-four, spending at least six to seven years with that child and my wife till thirty.'

'Only then I am allowed to die. If I die right now, my promise to my father will break. I don't know who and why brought me here and keep me in a dark. But, I will survive until someone kills me, I am not giving up hope.'