A strange man with a dark robe was wandering around.The man was hurriedly walking almost like someone was following him.Because there infact was!
'F**ck...I messed up everything!!Did I truly think that doing something pathetic like that would-'
The man bumped into someone. The stranger was a tall, handsome figure with a snow-white hair and lashes,with eyes so blue they looked like the entire ocean was trapped within them.
"Argh!" The robed man exclaimed.
'This prick doesnt look at the way he's going does he!?'
The robed man looked up to see who this "prick" who he bumped into looked like,his cowl falling to his shoulders in the process.He had a semi-long black hair with an also long bangs.His face looked malnourished,tired,and panicked.
"Hm?I apologize" The young handsome man spoke softly with a seemingly tired voice while looking down with an also tired gaze.
"Hm sure~" Spoke the robed man in a sarcastic and annoyed voice.After that moment he continued his hurried walk,but after a few seconds he suddenly sprinted.
He looked around,surveying his surroundings.panicked while catching his breath—He seems like he has no stamina whatsoever.While running he suddenly started tearing up,about to cry.
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"Th-those damn ruthless thugs!" A young malnourished man looking no older than 16 with a dirty white shirt and brown pants,exclaimed angrily while sobbing.
A kid about 11 years old, who was almost in the same health was by his side crying and had a fresh cut embedded in her back,seemingly from a sharp blade—The back of her clothes torn,caused by the blade which dealt the bloody cut on the poor girl's back.
'Someday I will definitely get out of this hellhole!' The man cursed in his mind.
As the boy looks to the kid,he grimaces—Realizing that if he fails to find help at this moment,the kid will definitely die.Not a single person would survive after being slashed and not having anything to treat it,its either the person is going to die bleeding or dying because of infection.
'What do I do??There cant possibly be a hospital anywhere in this cursed slum!' He contemplated while panicking having cold sweats run down his whole body.
This part of the city they lived in was called the slums.A hopeless area where people here either have basically given up on everything or will do anything to survive.This cursed area is home to alot of trash,ruins of ancient architectures, which now served as shelter and refuge to the slum people,and alot....alot of flthy beings—may it be human or other creatures.So basically its almost impossible to find a hospital or someone who knows how to treat people.
The young man carried the girl in a position where the kid is lying on her chest to prevent the wound getting in contact with the man's dirty hands.The young man proceeded to run looking for anyone who knows how to treat a person,or in a better scenario,a hospital or something close to it.He runs away from the alley where the cruel crime happened and proceeded to go to the streets.
"D-dont worry Eunoia you can survive!No,you will survive!" The young man exclaimed while looking around with panic.
"A-Altru?...." says Eunoia while succumbing to the feeling of tiredness and pain,slowly going unconscious.
"No!Dont close your eye-" Eunoia heard before going unconscious.
"S**t....This c-cant be happening..." He whispered to himself while panting.
'Should I go to the city?No thats practically asking for a death wish...But finding a hospital there will be easier..' He contemplated .
If Altru did decide to go to the city,he would need to sneak into the area,since all the people of the slums are prohibited from entering the so-called sacred city.If caught,he would be executed or in the best case scenario,imprisoned.
While running he noticed that some people were piercing them with strange gazes.As a fellow slum person himself,he knew why.Showing weakness in this place means danger,people would try to use you for their selfish deeds.
Anyways,Altru continued to run and run,until he lost all his stamina.After a few minutes of running,he found himself in a strange area.He looked around confused,it looks like he hasnt been to this area before.He was on guard watching out for danger.
There werent alot of people in this area.Scarily,there was a strange and eerie vibe to this place which would make the average person flee and never come back,however,Altru didnt pay it any mind since he was focused on Eunoia's wellbeing.
'There cant possibly be anything useful in this plac-' He thought but suddenly he noticed something using his peripheral vision.
A man with a roll of bandage with him sitting in a casual crouch one of his arms resting on the raised leg,outside of a dilapitated ancient house.The man looked old,frail,and had a long white hair due to old age,and a long thick white beard.
'Should I approach him?Why does he even have a bandage with him out in the open?Is he an idiot?' He muttered inwardly.
Altru walked slowly and approached the man.He was scared and exhausted.