Alice

Dawn and slaves walk until they reach the entrance of the Dark forest.

All the slaves knew what their master want them to do.

He will make them work hard to this forest.

He will kill them.

Some tremble in fear and some just stare in the forest like they already given up.

Then-

*flick*

Dawn flick his finger and all the slave marks vanish.

"W-what happened?"

"T-The mark"

All of them are stupefied on what they saw.

Other's immediately run and out of fifty six, seven of them ran and one of them is a gold rank.

When they ran others also think about running away,some think that Dawn will kill those who ran and some think nothing and just staring at Dawn.

While they are pondering on what Dawn is trying to do, Dawn speak up.

"Are you not also going to run?"

His voice sounds calm and like didn't care if they run or not.

"W-We won't dare"

A woman spoke.

She seems afraid that Dawn are just putting a test and kill those who ran.

"I don't mind if you run as well. I won't force you to work under me"

Dawn first thought about making them slaves and make them work for him till they die but fighting through life and death will be hard.

He must have their trust.

And humans are weak. They will trust someone who show them kindness and let them have their freedom.

He can't act inhuman. He can barely maintain his cool when he saw a man whipping a child just because she can't speak properly.

In the end he bought the child and the one who spoke while ago is that child.

"All of you are free to run. those who do not have a home can come with me. I will take care of you and in exchange you will be my underlings."

Some of them look at Dawn with same thought as 'Is he an idiot?'

They are already his underlings and can be his human fodder as long as he wish but now he is asking them to be his underlings when the slave marks are gone?

*Thud*

"I, Sila, A former knight of Duke Garcia, pledge my loyalty to Lord under the name of God of the Sky, Bathala."

*Gasp*

they can't believe that a knight can become a slave too. A knight is semi noble. How can he become slave when even his former lord is a Duke?

Sila did not care about what other thinks. All he knew is that the person he is kneeling to is not similar to his former lord.

He knew. A person who is not looking for a slave but a companion that he can trust.

*Thud*

then another man kneel

"I am Kami from a wolf tribe. I vow under the name of Goddess Mayari that as long as long did not betray me, I will also do same and make sure to meet the lords expectation at all cost."

*thud*

"I, Sinag, a dark elf pledge his..."

"I, Saya, pledge his loyalty to...."

All the other four remaining gold rank stated pledge their loyalty to him under the name of what god they worshiping.

Bathala is the most powerful. He is the ruler of all gods and a creator of the world. He is also the father of other gods and goddesses and also have a title of "The One who Rule the Sky'

Mayari is a goddess of moon and a daughter of Bathala. Other story said that she has to cover her face just to hide her beauty.

After hearing them Dawn nodded and also speak

" I accept your loyalty"

After seeing the gold rank kneeling almost all the other former slaves kneels too.

Some did not make a pledge of loyalty because of the family they left or they are afraid of the outcome of their decision.

with that Dawn let the other twelve person to left.

out of fifty six only thirty nine left.

four gold rank and thirty five silver rank.

Even the woman with a scarlet hair and full of wounds kneel down.

Dawn look at them for a while before speaking

"Well then, Let's go to our home first."

*whistle*

After whistling, nothing happened for a while but after a ten or so second the ground began to shake.

All of them was trembling except Dawn.

He is calm as usual.

The ground shake more little by little until they can sense the danger.

All of them sense it.

A monster.

Sila, Sinag, Saya and Kami is already in front of Dawn. They seems like trying to protect him.

They are prepared to fight.

Afterwards a Large Gray Wolf cane out from the forest.

Its body was covered by Gray fur, its fang is as big as their arms and its eyes looks like can pierce through their head.

All of them except Dawn tremble. Even the Sila and other gold rank starting to get a cold sweat.

but then the wolf walk directly in front of Dawn.

Sila and others tried to move to protect Dawn but the wolfs next move shock them.

It lower its head

"My lord" And it even spoke. Some of them have never seen a beast speaking.

"No need to be tense, I know him" Dawn casually said that he knows this beast who they thought that will eat them.

*huff*

He rode the back of the gray wolf

"All of you ride the back of other wolfs. They won't bite you"

Even though they still cant believe what they just saw they still ride the back of the wolf as Dawn said.

When Dawn see that everyone is riding its own wolf he tap the back of gray wolf and said

"Lets go."

With that word the gray wolf ran straight to its den and the other wolfs follow him.

Dawn can feel the wind and hear it through his ears.

This one is really convenient.

*Whoosh*