Chapter 357: Back Home Again
’Fucking... Damn it.’ Was all I could think upon realising I was partially stuck here. At least without anyone to guide me.
"Uugh..." Groaning as I made my way over to the Sect’s Palace, I resigned myself to asking for assistance from them.
’Why am I so against the idea of asking them for help anyways?’ I asked myself as I weaved through the morning crowd.
The smell of grilled meats wafted through the air, but I still had that Orc woman slowly digesting inside of me, so I felt no desire to eat right now.
Instead, I just continued to ponder over my apprehension to call for help.
’What is it exactly that makes me so vehemently against this? For how long have I been like this? When did this even start and why?’
... Nothing came to mind unfortunately.
’Well, if I can’t figure out why, I hope I can at least figure out a way to counteract this feeling. Because it’s really annoying.’
I would have to dwell on that later however, as now I had reached the Sect Palace. Or as I’ve heard be called in passing, the Holy Palace. Which is a fair title I suppose.
Taking a deep breath, I prepared myself and slithered into the Palace, ready to find someone and ask them to take me back to that teleportation circle and take me back to Krara city.
However, I did not end up having to go far, as I soon encountered Zatyraa, who looked a little off. Most likely because of last night’s events.
’I wonder if they stopped even after the hour was up?’ I idly mused as she bowed to me the moment I reached her.
"G-Greeti-ings, Tr-Traytora." Now that I was closer, I could see her trembling ever so slightly. "I-I-I am her too... Take you back to yo-our h-home."
"Right, thank you." I gave a short and simple thanks, partly because I just wanted to go home already, and partly because the sooner I’m home the sooner she can at least attempt to control her urges.
Once again, we were accompanied by a handful of Cinder Custodians who escorted us all the way back to the building in which the teleportation circle was situated and had it activated.
And just like last time, there was this dysphoric sense of what could be described as falling upwards for several minutes before it momentarily stopped before reversing. And after just a few more minutes, I would assume that we’re now in Krara city. At least I hope we are.
The room we ended up in was dark and kind of dingy. But I could see that it was nearly empty, save for some kind of control point atop a pedestal.
The door leading outwards however, shone streaks of light through the cracks in its edges. Meaning that we were most likely indoors.
I saw the Custodians look to Zatyraa and she nodded. To which the Custodians immediately charged at the door and rammed straight through it, forcing it to shatter into splinters against the wall on the opposite side.
There were shrill screams and a clatter of something metal falling to the floor as the Custodians filed out of the room and seemingly overwhelmed whoever they came across and subjugated them, regardless of their station.
Zatyraa said her goodbyes as I left, stating that she had business to tend to here, but she might visit me later if she had time.
It was weird, just casually strolling through the building as several Custodians forced all the servants and guards of this place into one room for whatever purpose. And then there was just me in the middle of it all, unimpeded by all of it.
’Feels real weird seeing it happening and acting as if I’m not here.’
Anyways, I soon made it out of what seemed to be a rather large Manor.
In its back garden unfortunately. So now I had to go back through the manor to the other side to actually get out.
And although nobody batted an eye, except for those working under whomever it was that owned this building, wondering who I was and why I wasn’t being detained with them, I felt rather embarrassed.
I had no reason to be, but I just felt embarrassed because I went the wrong way. ’Should’ve thought to ask for the front with one of the servants before just choosing a direction. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.’
Thankfully, when I came out this next door, it was indeed the front one. And I could tell because although there was a small garden here as well, there was a metal fence with a gate in the middle of it that led out into the main street.
There were two guards stationed on this side of the gate, who turned towards me with expectant gazes. Only for them to turn sour upon not recognising me.
Immediately the spears they held were pointed at me as I made my way towards them.
"Halt! Who are you and how did you get into our Lady’s manor without permission!" The one on the left shouted.
I merely scrunched my face up angrily and glared at him, my pupils both expanding and condensing in concentration as I lightly hissed at her, making her quiver and lose her composure and will to stop me. I then did the same with the other guard and was able to open the gates myself to get out of here, heading straight back to the orphanage.
’I can’t wait to get all this off my chest with them. I hope they understand.’ I mused idly to myself as I made my way back to the orphanage. ’... I don’t wanna deal with this shit...’
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Upon making it back to the orphanage, something I did not expect to happen happened.
"AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" Some girl tackled into me out of nowhere in the entrance lobby, tackling me to the floor.
’Ah shit... I completely forgot about this girl. What was her name again? Actually, come to think of it, what even IS her name? I never actually bothered asking... Whatever, not important right now. Current task, get the fuck outta this situation.’
Looking around, I could see the one crony that had remained loyal to this woman even after I dethroned her as top bitch when I first arrived here, just off to the side, looking kind of disheartened as the one she followed robbed her face into my chest with glee.
I cried silently as there was no other way to get out of this situation than with force. And I didn’t want to do that because, although I may have said that I don’t care about my reputation or how people see me, I think I was just lying to myself. Trying to convince myself to stop feeling about others’ opinions.
But that’s just cruel and cold. And would eventually turn me into a cruel and cold person, which I didn’t want.
’Fuck... What do I even want in life?’ I asked myself as I tried to pry this woman off of me without resorting to using too much force.