The room fell into silence as Haya stood wearily at the front of those massive chairs, where the devious voice was coming from.
“Fine. Since you want this to go the hard way, suit yourself.” The voice agreed.
Haya let out a huge grin and prepared herself for the battle. She knew the only way to find the solution to end all misunderstandings was to go out and meet the Creator personally and somehow learn the love about which Avin was talking.
The first male rushed aggressively towards Haya, throwing a powerful punch that managed to hit hard on her abdomen.
Haya was used to pain. She had prepared herself for all the fighting and troubles she endured in her lifetime of absconding from the rules.
“That’s a good hit.” Haya mumbled while arched over in and holding in the pain.
She spat out blood but still managed to light up into a broader smile when a tiny metal thing squeezed between the male’s fingers sparkled with the light of the moon passing through the metal windows.
“That is even better.” Haya teased her opponent.
Haya was also prepared. Underneath her now torn, dazzling dress, specialized weapons were carefully placed.
‘Just in case' Haya thought back in her room before going down to the gathering. She learned about the fact that an Encounter can occur at any time.
Haya launched an attack and was able to knock the first male down.
With her moves, it could be seen that she fights better now.
One down, then the second, to the third—barely breathing, until the thirteenth. She succeeded in knocking them all out of their senses.
“So…h…how…is…th…that?” Haya gasped for air with all the smiles on her face. “AHHHH!” she even growled, delighted by her victory.
She rejoiced and clapped about how proud she was of herself while waiting for her reward. But the unexpected happened. Something—a strong force, different from before—hit her by the head, and all she knew was that everything went blurry and she woke in a room with her hands and feet tied tightly to the wooden columns of the four corners of the bed.
Her dress was changed. She was clothed in a dress of blue and red colors with nothing underneath. The dress had a slightly exaggerated slit on both sides, exposing her thighs, and a deep cut on the chest part, barely hiding her breasts.
The room was dark, and as she looked around with the ample light coming from the flickering lights of the wall lamps, the sight brought terror and shivers through her body.
Beside her, both left and right, exhausted, panting, naked females of the same age lined up while lying on a simpler bed compared to hers, crying helplessly as males thrust back and forth on top of them.
A dull ringing filled her ears as she couldn’t find any strength to grasp the situation. She didn’t know anything about this. She wanted to believe that all these were just nightmares and that she needed to wake up.
Slowly, as she snapped back to her senses, the agonizing cries filled the entirety of the room. No one could let out their pain loudly because of the thing that covered their mouths.
There, they lay hopeless as tears swelled silently from their eyes.
Haya felt heated by the unbearable sight, but struggling was pointless, and the radiating pain in ber head from the force that had hit her reminded her that it was not even an option.
Tears trickled down her face. She was terrified and cold.
“She’s tough. I bet she would be a great pleasure.” A voice echoed from afar that caught Haya’s attention.
She turned to get a glimpse of where the voice came from, and she saw thirteen chuckling, naked males walking towards her.
“No...no!” Haya heaved out of despair.
She was in so much fear.
“Hey!” Avin, wearing a purple dress, showed up tiptoeing beside her.
“Avin! H…help!” Haya barely breathed in a tremulous voice.
“Keep quiet,” Avin hissed while untying Haya.
“Thank you.” Haya immediately wrapped Avin in a tight hug after being released.
“Now, I want you to leave immediately and end this!” Avin whispered with traces of fear in her voice.
“What?”
“You need to leave now, Haya,” Avin said in tears.
“No! I…I… but they’ll punish you. It’s too much for you. I can’t,”
“No! You leave and do whatever you need to do in order to end all this. Because only you can do it. Please.” Avin sobbed as she pleaded.
“But how? How about you? They’ll know I’m gone.” Haya asked, confused.
Avin quickly looked back to see the males coming nearer, and in an instant, she changed into a different form. She turned into Haya.
“Gifts Haya. We have gifts. You’ll have yours soon. Now, tie me! We’re running out of time. This will give you some time. There is a hole under the bed in your room. Go through there, and you’ll be out in the forest. Then, run! Just keep on running. And find the valley. You’ll know it’s the valley when you reach a crystal-blue lake with trees surrounding it. By then, you will be very far from here. You’ll be safe.” Avin explained while Haya tied her up and found herself with no choice in the situation. “Come back to me as soon as possible, ok? I’ll miss your warm cuddles.”
“Y…yes. I...” Haya was not able to finish when Avin kicked her hard enough to make her fall off the bed.
Haya crept under the bed as the males approached Avin and started doing the most horrible thing Haya could ever imagine.
Sweat dripped down her face along with her painful, silent tears. Crawling away was the hardest. It was as if all her strength was drained out of her as Avin’s dreadful weeps resonated inside her head.
Haya reached the hall, far from where she came from, and started running to her room, stumbling on the way as she sobbed silently.
She knew she couldn’t waste any seconds. Up to her room and down to the hole Avin instructed her to go through, darkness was all there was inside the passageway. She flitted for hours.
Then, finally, she breathed air.
She’s out.
And away.
And free.
She smiled bitterly, tired, and sad.
“I made it, Avin!” she wailed in frustration and exhaustion.
She rampaged through everything around her in so much anger. She shouted and cried until there was nothing left for her to cry.
She then sprawled down, her back on the cold ground, and let herself tire into sleep.