Zero heard a knock and a voice that was Rhyunous's
"You gotta stop falling out of bed everyday, Zero!"
Zero got up and went to his closet and grabbed a green hoodie with a purple color on the inside with a black Zero on the back. He grabbed his D-Device and headed out of his room. As he left he noticed something in the mirror, his hair was starting to turn white at the tips.
"Oh, I guess it is that time. I'll have to pick up some hair dye." He headed downstairs
"Hello Everyone, I'm on my way out." He opened the door and smacked right into someone. A tall guy with scars all over his body wearing a military like uniform with the symbols and letter of the UDF on his uniform. He reached his hand out.
"Zero, you're always running into shit, you know that." Zero looked at the man, it was Viltro, their owner.
"I'm sorry, sir." Zero immediately got on his knees and bent his head down while everyone else followed in Zero's actions.
"We apologize, Master." they all said. Viltro grabbed Zero by his hoodie's collar.
"I told you to knock that shit off!" He punched Zero square in the face, sending him flying back onto the table. No one dared to move as Viltro entered the house.
"You know I don't like when you guys act like slaves. I know I technically own you but that's so you guys didn't end up with a scumbag owner. Well, how's it been?" Just as he said that he saw the white tips in Zero's hair.
"Why didn't you tell me? We have to get that hair problem fixed immediately.
"I'm actually heading to town to get some stuff right now." Zero mentions
"Oh are you? I'm going there now."
"Why don't I take you there? Matter of fact, let's all go!"
"Huh? really?" everyone else said.
"Can't. I have slave work to do to make you money." Rykar said in a snotty tone.
"What was that?" He walked over to Rykar and picked him up by one ear and lifted him up to bring his face to him.
"I said we're going is that final, Rykar!"
"Ow ow ow! Ok! Ok! I'm sorry!" He let go of Rykar. Rykar grabbed his ear which was super red now.
"Ok, let's all go." Everyone got all their stuff and headed out of the house.
"Everyone ready?" Viltro asked.
"Yup!"
Viltro waved his hand up
"Teleport!" They all were teleported into the center of the town as a loud wind noise announced their arrival.
"I'm heading to the worker trade." Zero attempts to head off to the worker trader
"Hold on, what do you guys want to eat? I've been deployed for so long and haven't been able to treat you guys."
"Jelly! I want more jelly!" Rhyonous yells.
"Ok I'll get you some kid." Viltro responded.
"I would like some mac and cheese if possible." Sierrna tells him.
"Ice cream sandwiches," Rykar screamed.
"And you Zero?" Viltro asked.
"The same as usual please, Viltro." Zero answered.
"Of course see you all back at the house, ok." Viltro acknowledge their orders and left.
"Bye." Zero headed out as he walked through the town he saw all sorts of stores but passed them all because right outside all of them was a big red sign that said, "No Filthy workers Allowed". He walked for quite a bit till he came to a run down store that had a sign that was falling halfway down that said, "Worker Trade". Zero entered and was greeted by the employee, an old guy.
"Hello Zero, what kind of stuff do you have today?"
"Hi, first how much is citizenship right now old man, Marcus?" Zero asked.
"Oh, you still have that dream huh? It's 250,000 coins a piece." Marcus responded.
"Ok thank you. Would you be able to accept this sword I found?" Zero pulled out the sword and the shopkeeper pressed a button and metal walls encased the store all around.
"Zero, I don't know where you found this but your life is now in the hands of Fay. I'm sorry. You have to stay very still and not move." Marcus informed Zero with a terrified and sorry look.
As they both waited a black portal opened, and through it came UDF soldiers and behind them came a tall woman with black hair, tan skin, wearing an all black corset with black leggings and a whip. She looked at Zero and then at old man Marcus.
"Why did you summon me old man? Don't you know I'm a very busy person and don't like to be disturbed when I'm with my slaves?" Old man Marcus got on his knees
"I apologize but I believe he has found one of the three legendary blades, my mistress." The woman started examining Zero.
"Kneel before me, maggot." Zero didn't budge.
"You have spirit, I'll break that" She waved her hand and Zero immediately fell to his knees.
"You, soldier! Rip his hoodie off now!"
"Please, don't! I'll remove it myself." Zero removed his hoodie and shirt. She then looked at Marcus with a devious smile
"Pick a number between one and a hundred, old man."
"63." he said.
"What a shame, young man." She then started to whip Zero.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten…" Each whip stronger than the last breaking skin around twenty lashes, blood started streaming down his back.
"...Twenty-five,twenty-six,twenty-seven…" she reeled back for twenty-eight when the metal door was blasted open. The light and constant exhaustion made it hard to make out who it was but there was no doubt it was Viltro with a nasty aura, he was ready to go to war with Fay.
"What are you doing to my slave, Fay?" Viltro with a furious expression asked Fay.
"He didn't kneel so I'm teaching him a lesson, Viltro." Fay responded with a smirk
"Why are you even here, Fay, aren't you a Celestial? shouldn't you be doing your disgusting hobby right now?" Viltro kept pressing Fay for answers.
"Oh, I forgot why I am here. Old man, explain." Fay said, being very forgetful.
"The sword mistress," the old man said.
"Oh, yes let me see there's no doubt, that's for sure Demorshia. And what did the young boy want?" She bent down and grabbed Zero's face.
"Name your price, maggot." Fay addressed Zero in a disgusted tone.
"Freedom." Zero muttered, struggling to maintain consciousness.
She dropped his head and kicked him in the face.
"Fine. I'll allow it." Fay answered in an icy tone.
"For my house. I want freedom for my house." Zero restated.
She looked at Zero for a little. The she had big smile.
"I'll make you a deal. I'll grant your request if you can take triple of lashings as the number your youngest housemate says. Deal?" Zero looked right at her.
"Deal."
"Perfect! Oh and if you fail, I'll kill all of the tier 2 slaves and make the whole planet witness the event, and to see who is to blame when you fail." She headed outside the slave trader's shop and told her guards.
"Bring the sword back to my place and you two drag the boy to the center of town." Fay ordered the guards.
Viltro looked worried and scared for Zero as he was dragged back to the center of town. Once there, she set up live recording devices and turned them on and began to live broadcast to all the screens on the planet.
"You all know me but I'll introduce myself. I'm Fay the Enslaver and this young boy named Zero found a pretty rare item and asked for the freedom of his house. We agreed on a condition. But first we will need his housemates here. You have 3 minutes to show or I'll kill him." Just as she said that Rykar, Siernna And Rhyunous all showed up. She looked at Rhyunous.
"You're the youngest, correct?" Fay asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes." Rhyunous answered.
"Good. Pick a number between 1 and 100 little boy." Fay told the boy.
"Umm…" he looked all over before saying with a smile on his face
"72." Rhyunous answered with a big smile and sense of pride.
Viltro's expression changed from calm to panicking immediately.
"Good choice and now I'll explain the deal. In exchange for his freedom and his house's freedom. Zero has to survive three times the amount of the number his youngest housemate chose and if he dies or loses consciousness, I'll kill all the tier 2 slaves. Hahaha!" She laughed.
Rhyunous smile turned to pure terror as he looked at Zero
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Rhyunous cried over and over. Zero looked at him and smiled.
"Remember last night? Starting today we're free."
That's right today I will endure whatever pain to make us all free not just us but everyone.