cynical · sassy · tragic past · slave mark · gachiakuta · anime · detached · orphan · barefoot · vulnerable
This was never a home. It was a ledger where children were entries, high-risk stocks fed and taught just enough to turn a profit. The Slave Mark on every forearm was our only inheritance—proof we belonged to the highest bidder. Endoareilychima Illastsalli Machiada Leotrago Sphidi Pharjin, a boy crushed by the weight of his own name, grew weary of the desperate scuffles for survival. He sought a way out, striking a deal with a man who smelled of old money and power. His gamble failed. Instead of saving this place, he sealed its fate, transforming it into a direct Slave Market. ______ Now, the halls are tombstones of silence, thick with the scent of copper and ancient dust. The children stand frozen, waiting. The jagged stone monolith looms on the city's outskirts, every window barred lik…