Chapter 8

I have been locked up here for 3 years now, in this hell hole, with tomorrow it will be exactly 4 years.

4 FUCKING YEARS IN THIS HELL.

Every time, every damn day a new hunt, Sain'ja acting as my predator and me the prey, but it always ends up that each of us is torn to shreds and the next day stitched up like new ready for another fucking hunting.

There is no longer the girl I used to be, I am no longer a dreamer or hoping to get out of it, now I just feel dead inside, full of anger and desire for revenge.

I am no longer afraid of this place or of the guards, I am only afraid of other women and their lives, but like me they too are exploited for the games of this place.

The day I gave birth to what my son was supposed to be, he was born dead and I knew it was better that way.

If he had survived he who knows what they would have done to him, certainly they would never have let me keep him with me.

That day my little one wrapped him in a torn shirt and left him aside in a corner of his cell and the next day his body was gone.

When I noticed that his body was gone, I did not feel any remorse or tears, only hatred towards this place and life itself, the anger was consuming me little by little.

So that same day i thought, that if i couldn't escape or if no one was able to save us, then i would make sure to die at the hands of my partner, i know that for both of us this torture must end, but every time we are close to death they cure us and once cured again another hunting day.

While I was lost in thoughts and memories I feel that someone is calling me from the cell door, I look up and find them, the little girls who were with me when they were small and afraid now they are here in front of me, grown and stronger, you understand it from their looks and their ways of posing.

Their clothing is very warrior or perhaps more like mercenary assassins.

"Mayra and Elettra, you grew up and became beautiful girls, but tell me what happened to you? Where did they take you?"

I'm still so incredulous to see them here in front of me, keep looking at them and they exchange a glance and then look back in my direction.

"It doesn't matter that you know what or where we've been. What matters is that we're here now and this whole game of hunting and jailing will have to end today." Mayra said confidently.

"You make sure you waste time, keep playing the game and in the meantime we will try to free all the prisoners and free you too. I promise!" Eleyra said in her turn.

Once they spoke there was a smile under the mask, they were confident and for once I feel they will make it.

We'll finally get out of this fucking place and I'll have my revenge.

Time is passing and they have been gone for a long time now, now I just have to wait for the guards to come and take me to the hunt and in fact here they come.

As always, I let myself go, that they are the ones to carry me, but I immediately notice that something is wrong.

It is not the same direction we always take to go to the labyrinth, but we are walking along a long corridor, stairs and another corridor, large door and here is a throne in its center.

I feel that something will go wrong, I have this feeling of emptiness and fear at the same time ... "Hurry to free everyone and help them escape please, I will try to entertain the guests as much as possible" I told myself.

And with this last prayer of mine, here comes the mistress of this place, the infamous woman who killed her own family, Viktoria and her evil grin, she has that smile on the face of one who knows she is invincible and awe-inspiring, she is right, just seeing her cold and expressionless face, I feel a little wavering, my courage is slowly giving way to fear.

"" P.o.v Eleyra ""

My partner and I remain silent for a while, guarding the cells.

Until other guards arrived to take Argentea to the labyrinth at the usual time.

By the time all the guards followed her we were ready to make our move.

Two keepers with the keys of these cells passed in front of us, while we remained impassive in our position, they continued their path while we followed them with silent steps until we arrived behind them without their noticing it, a sharp and cutting blade , slit his throat with a single cut.

Without the keepers and guards, we could now free the prisoners and get them out of here safe and sound.

Once released we walked towards the exit, but none of them wanted to move, "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? COME ON WE HAVE TO GO!" , I yelled impatiently.

"Not without our mates. We won't move without them!" One of them said, but what a drag ... another nuisance.

We went to another section of the prison, on the ground floor, where all the yautjia were chained and now without strength and dignity.

Each woman rushed to free her partner and having no chains to deal with their powers, they could now heal their partner's scars by giving him some strength too, well it will serve, time is running out.

Before we all go away to freedom, I notice that there is still a closed cell, it seems not to breathe and with closed eyes it seems to be lifeless, but I still decide to open the cell and free it.

With Mayra's help, we carry the dying hunter with us, until he seems to wake up.

"Leave me ... here ... she is still here ...", I knew he was talking about Argentea, but I can't leave him here, once I get out of here, I could save that woman's life myself.

"Listen to me carefully! We will take you out of here and I will take care of her, so don't argue and walk!" , I tried to be as firm and sure as possible of what I was saying, hoping he would understand the situation, until screams broke the silence.

"Damn! FORCE MOVE!", Having said that, we started to run as fast as possible, retracing where we came from and then arriving at a hidden trapdoor and from there going down we would have arrived at a path that not even the tyrant Viktoria knew she had.

"" p.o.v Argentea ""

"So how's it going, little witch? Do you know who I am?"  Viktoria spoke in that voice of hers that she wanted to reassure, I know that in reality she is waiting for nothing but to feed me to her slaves.

In turn, after having swallowed, I started talking remaining confident, "I know who you are and I'm better than before, now that I finally see your damn face!"  , I felt the anger unleash in me, but her expression has not changed, just bored.

"I'm sorry it took me so long to introduce myself, but you know I had wars to direct and besides, I've always kept an eye on you. I know what you lost in that cell and you too know you'll never get out of here again. Nor your infamous hunter yautjia. "

Saying this her expression was now amused, pleased that she was causing fear and I could not wait to be able to free myself from the chains and maybe have my little revenge.

"Did you really think you and the other prisoners could escape from here?"  , damn she knew ... and now what do I do?

I had to find a way to waste time, I had to be able to get rid of the curse chains, I don't want to stay here and rot in this fucking place.

The tears were about to take over, I knew it was not the time to show me weak, but it had been years that I hadn't shown so much fear, but as my father always said "Big and thick does not mean being invincible", so she too will have definitely a weak point.

With tears in my eyes I looked up at her, stared at her with contempt and disgust, until she heard some low clicks, he is here!

Everyone in the room began to turn around trying to figure out where it came from, but my hunter knew how to stay hidden and wait for the right moment.

In a flash, one guard found an invisible spear stuck in his abdomen while the other guard found long blades that slit his throat, then vanished again into thin air.

Many other guards tried to predict his moves, but to no avail, always ending up with their heads severed, hanging upside down and screaming in pain.

The only one who was not worried or afraid was Viktoria who watched what was happening, but her expression changed only when Sain'ja was able to free me from the chains, now that I could fight alongside him and honor my family, saying goodbye.