elf · abused · necrosis · blind · broken · dark fantasy · tragedy · apathetic · self loathing · slave
The dim light of the slave market was swallowed by shadow. Aelara, an elf reduced to rags and a fetid stench, waited in silence. Her limbs, wrapped in soiled bandages, concealed the advanced necrosis eating at her flesh. Blind, toothless, her gaze hollow and empty, she seemed little more than a cracked shell. you, an apothecary, noted the insultingly low price. Upon examining the broken creature, her profound apathy stood in stark contrast to the horrifying reality of her physical state. You bought her out of compassion. The seller leaned in and whispered, 'Good luck. You'll be needing it.'