Check Mate

14.7 Emotionless Knight

01/27/2021 10:11pm

When the sun rises, Lissana leave her bed and went to the bathroom. She was glad that the house she occupies have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, one in main bedroom and the other one below.

    After bathing, she took a sweat shirt from her space and a jogging pants. She was more comfortable in this set up, something that she used to in the previous worlds. Well, she's not Susan anymore.

Walking downstairs, she raise her eyebrows upon seeing Brent Sui crossed legs with his eyes closed. From the looks of it, it was like he was meditating or something.

She open her mouth to say something but with his concentration, she had the hunch that disturbing him will be a problem so she pick a sticky note and pen on her storage and write a note, telling him that she would be gone out to find something useful. Carefully, she stick the note on his forehead using her wind magic. If he can't read it, then its his fault.

She cook a bit of instant food and took a bread with it. She posted another note on the left over and leave the house.

"Hey beauty, want to join with us? We could have a good time," a smiling man asked her upon seeing her. Lissana just stared at the man, with a slight tilt of head. She told them no but the burly man and his crew didn't understand her message and walk towards her trying to buy her.

Since it was apocalypse, Lissana knows that the moral of humans have gone far away. Every people only thinks on how to survive whatever means they could used, even it means of solding of your morality. Lissana can seen this around her, beautiful women and men who doesn't have any magic tend to sell their body to those who have.

"What language can make you and your men understand the words, 'no I can handle myself'?"

The burly man lost his temper and let his  lust overcomes him. He tried to touch Lissana but when his finger was about to touch her skin, he suddenly engulf in a large blob of water. Lissana's cold eyes bore to him as he start to drown inside the big blob of water.

"Boss!" the other men shouted as they about to attack Lissana when her cold eyes went to them. Chills ran through their spine, not moving single inch of their feet as if it was glued on the ground the moment her gaze land on them.

She went to the drowning man and burst her water away. The burly man fell on the ground catching for breath.

"I hope, you understand what message I gave you", her cold voice ran through their ears as they nodded their heads profusely.

They could only sigh in relieved when she finally went out of they sight. Lissana's eyes went on the biggest house inside the military base.

"Miss, please put your affinity", a man in uniform bowed his head. After writing her affinity and showing her authority card the man gave him a number to raised on inside.

"Remember Miss, whatever you see inside. Pretend to be blind, even though you are an element user. The people inside won't care no less other than their lower halves", the man solemnly said. Lissana nod and went inside the auction house.

Her lips twitch upon seeing what has been auctioned inside the house. It wasn't ancient items nor exclusive cars. These people auctioned other people who is weakest among weak.

"150 crystals!"

"Going once, going twice. The little beautiful girls sold to number 301!"

Calming her inner nerves, Lissana was fortunate that the previous owner had emotional problem or else she would start to brawl everyone inside upon seeing little girl being sold to a leacher. It was disgusting to see the man grope the little girl's body in front of many people, treating her like an item to be possess. Another cage with cover brought on the stage.

"The next item will be, a rare one. He had  the most beautiful scarlet eyes that could compare to the most beautiful rubies in the world. His skin is so white and flawless like porcelain in China", the auctioneer says with a wide grin.

Lissana's grip tighten on the number as the next item revealed. She closed her eyes tightly, she was supposedly to watch only but...

"300 crystals!" other one shouted.

"500 crystals!"

"700 crystals!"

"750 crystals!"

"10,000 crystals!" she shouted. Can't take this crap anymore. The crowd fell into long silence as every eyes went into her.

100 crystals are valuable for every crystal was found in every zombies head, what's more a ten thousands?!

"Going once, going twice! Sold to number 479!"

After paying, Lissana couldn't stay any longer inside the auction house and look at the man she's holding.

"Your name", she said with her plain look.

"Nathaniel Walker. Nathan for short", he meekly said.

Wind breeze as Lissana's golden hair swayed with the air. The scent of this man is strong to be mistaken from another. There are so many questions running through her head but she knew this would be the first thing she needs to ask.

"For how long do you know me?" husband? She wanted to voice out the final word but she stop herself. "I know you do recognize me"

The man stare at her eyes intensely. A sad smile crawl on his lips. "I know you longer than he knows you",

Only then Lissana's eyes finally went at ease. This man is really him. Her eyes went misty as different emotions surge into her.

"Okay then, tell me everything you know about me, I'm kinda having an amnesia you know", she lied but she won't care.

"But that would take too much time", he scratch on the back of his head.

"I'll listen. You can tell me everything anytime, your mine now",

The way she declare these word came out naturally from her lips as if it was meant to be heard by him. He nod his head. "Hmm. I'm yours, only yours"