No Return

Rython Bathory was born from a slip between the duke and a servant girl. He grew up hidden to be a monster. The dukes constantly abused him, physically and psychologically pushing him to the limit. They treated him like a pet, to the point that he came to believe a wild animal. He served as his sister's playmate, from whom he learned torture and murder. His curiosity to know more led him to compete against her by becoming a cannibal at the age of eight. He murdered his mother and the servants Sophia discarded, to eat them. But he had an insane and lascivious predilection for children.

He killed, raped and ate children and babies of the duchy. To the public knowledge, the boy did not exist, so the anger was directed at Sophia, who had already won popular hatred due to the issue of the maids.

The duke trying to eliminate this cancer called son, sold him to the slavers. But the boy escaped by savagely killing his captors. Since then he has dedicated himself to killing hundreds of children until he was captured when he blew up the maternity hospital. Sophia knew how to appease the monstrosity of her brother, which is why she intervened in the young man's seclusion. Seeing a useful and deranged pawn like her, she promised to free him when it was the day of the Annunciation, until then he would have to wait locked up.

Rython waited counting the days, but his insanity was no longer that, but rather an unsolvable psychiatric disorder. He was detached from reality. The rats in his cell practically disappeared, apart from eating them and sucking their blood, the same rodents fled in terror from the area avoiding him. He just sat staggering back and forth, staring into the darkness.

One day the cell lit up showing two girls. They both looked at him with disgust and he just managed to smile at them. Suddenly everything went dark in front of him and the next moment he woke up chained to a stone. It was night, he just wanted to get away when he realized that he was outside the cell. At that, a teenager and a child arrive with orbs of light around them. His pleasure in death was ignited when he noticed the boy standing, he licked his lips as if savoring the boy's flesh and struggled harder to remove the shackles.

-You won't put a finger on him, you bloody Bathory´s spawn.You will soon leave this existencial plane to serve as a container for something greater and sublime-

Ray walks over and grabs her face. He squeezes it so hard it makes Rython open his mouth a little.

-Mera pass me the red seed quickly, we must return before breakfast-

-Hey! Dad, the seed is stuck to the blue and I can't separate them! -

-What the fuck are you saying! Then, give me the seeds !! -

Ray takes the seeds, not caring about anything else and shoves them into Rython's mouth, forcing him to swallow them.

After a struggle, Rython swallows them and begins to feel bad. Now it only remains to wait for the seeds to germinate. Meraki looks at Ray with fear. He knew what one seed could do to the container in question ... but two?

Two seeds, one container. Only disaster could await them. Ray can only be expectant to know that he did something stupid but he will face it. He grabs Meraki's hand to go back as they see Rython wriggle in pain.

***

Meanwhile, miles away, inside the catacombs of the Orsys cemetery, in the underground city that was created in order to safeguard the Ersa tribe, a group is in the middle of their prayers. A tribe that survived the exile thanks to trusting in a god who has never abandoned them since then and blessed them with unique attributes and abilities for them. A god they worshiped, until they were stripped of their land by the filth they currently served.

A middle-aged man and woman along with their young apprentices pray before a makeshift altar. They are kept locked up, waiting for the return to their land and the day of judgment to the royal family. The whole city rests while they keep awake praying for those who can no longer.

In the midst of tranquility, they enter a deep trance and are invaded by visions. Not only were they receiving the news, but the entire tribe had seen it in their dreams.

After several minutes they wake up excited and crying with emotion. People ran out of their homes screaming and crying with joy. Their god would return soon and requested that they head out of the capital to the east and wait for an emissary who will show up in five days, he would return the stolen glory one day.

The big news came as a shock to the prophets. Many fainted, others would not stop crying. The lack of control flooded the city that dressed up. They had seen the face of their god and it was encouraging them to continue. As a reward for their patient waiting, their god modified the tattoos on their bodies to ensure greater protection on their way out of town.

-Emir, I ...- the man was breaking down in tears next to his boss.

-I didn't think it was so soon, I don't know how to thank those people. The emissary will arrive in five days, we must hurry before the rains end and the snowfalls begins Rashid.-

-And to think it would be like that. I am eager to meet the person in question. Once we enter the Holy Land there will no longer be chains on us, we will go after the neck of the filth of the Orsys without mercy.

-The Brotherhood will be reborn with the new dawn thanks to the boy who could keep the flame burning-

The men looked forward to the day they would ruin this country with their hands. Everyone present began to pack all their belongings to rush east before someone notices their absence.

***

The clock announces 7am. Breakfast time with the host. Both guests head to the dining room to learn the real reasons for their release.

Breakfast is already served and there are several curious objects on a tray on the host's side. Upon arrival, both men realize that they are the first to arrive. They know each other but can't believe they are still alive after all these years.

-Time without seeing each other Iston, I see that time has taken its toll on you. You look worse than I remember you.

-Hmm .... the same I say of you Vladimir. Apparently the host has been delayed.

The door opens and two people in suits and ties enter. A dark-haired, blue-eyed boy between 8-10 years old and a man with platinum white hair and golden eyes who appears to be in his 20s appear.

-Good morning gentlemen, first of all I will only introduce myself as the White Rabbit and this child by my side as the Architect, we will be your hosts today, please take a seat to start with our breakfast and continue with the business meeting. If we move forward, I could tell you our names, since it is still early for it-

Everyone takes a seat and Ray begins the talk.

-I'll be direct. You have questions, requests and favors that you want to resolve as soon as possible. I offer you answers, information and a deal. If it seems to you, you can intersperse to avoid problems-

Both men look at each other and nod. Iston will be the first in the round of questions.