Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Arrival
*Ugh... Javier groaned as his vision started to return. 'That fucking son a bitch i will get back at you.' He cursed while pointing at the sky but soon started to observe on where he was. He started seeing a forest behind him, and several lights below the hill that he was standing on.
Javier knew it was a city and started walking on the path nearby. He remembered what the devil did to him on the train, and he couldn't stop thinking on what his family would do when he suddenly disappeared.
Soon enough, he arrived at the city gates but was immediately stopped by the guards who were saying something. "@#$&@#$&" Javier couldn't understand a thing of what they are saying but became alarmed when one of the guards started to draw the blade on their waist.
"@#$&! @#$–ho are you? Where is your identification?" Javier became surprised when he suddenly understood what they are saying. 'I'm Ethan as for identification. I don't have any. How can i get one' Javier quickly said while giving a fake name. The guard sneered and quickly said. 'Take him away.'
The two guards who was beside Javier simultaneously ran towards him, at the same time pinning him down. 'Ugh!.. Why? Why are you doing this?' Javier said while groaning from the pain of getting pinned down. "There are a lot of criminals like you who tried that reasoning. I've started to become bored of it." The guard said while revealing a smile.
'Ah damn it! why do i have such luck,' Javier blamed on his mind. "Take him away. Tommorow we'll interrogate him" The guard ordered and the two guards beside Javier nodded and carried him to a cell.
"Don't make a ruckus" The man warned Javier and quickly understood what it meant. Before arriving to the city, Javier knew that he came from a new world different from where he lived. When he arrived to the city gates, the current era resembled the look of medieval age. He already tried to adapt to his situation, but also felt being tired for some reason. Javier knew it must have been before he came to this world.
When he was working he had serve more than 100 customers each with different kinds of ordered drinks. Along with the reason that he had only slept for a few hours before going to work again. Javier didn't get enough sleep so he decided to sleep in the jail cell today and work out things tommorow. "Hey! Wake up" Javier was woken up by the loud banging of iron stick on his cell.
It was already morning and he could see the faces of the guards that took him last night. He slowly stood up feeling nauseated and hunger passing from his belly. He hadn't even anything since coming from this world.
The guards then held his arm tightly while dragging him to a room which consisted of a table and a chair placed across another. Javier knew it was the interrogation room "Wait here" the man said while giving a warning look before leaving him alone in the room.
Javier started observing his surroundings. There were no windows, only surrounded by blocks of cobblestone and a door on his far right. His hands is currently tied by a metal handcuff and one of his legs tied to a chair. Javier couldn't think of a way to escape, unless he had the strength to break the chair and the handcuff. Which is totally impossible for him. So he just waited until he heard the sound of the door opening. "Good morning, Ethan" Javier heard a deep voice coming from a man who looks like in his 40s.
He was a tall man with sturdy muscles that looked like a soldier. "So let's cut to the chase who are you?" 'Uh...? I think you already know?' Javier replied while adding. 'You already said my name, why ask the same question?'
The man seems to be pissed off from Javier's reply. "I meant your background, Where did you come from, and why are you here?" The man kept questioning Javier while tapping his fingers on the table. "I only know that my parents passed away and we come from a poor family, as for staying i want to have a job." Javier quickly replied.
"Do think your reasoning is acceptable!?" The man shouted to Javier. Javier who was still hungry started to get pissed off by the guys questions. So he said. 'Well then Mr?'
"Rath" The man gave his name. 'Okay Mr. Rath, if you are going to ask stupid questions repeatedly, then let's stop this stupid thing. I want to know what i can do in order to prove that i am innocent.
"Hahaha" The interrogator suddenly gave a laugh. 'Sorry what's funny?' Javier ceased his eyebrows while asking. "5 gold coins for an identification." *Wtf? Even in this world people are fucking corrupt. Javier cursed inwardly.
I don't have that money. How about i do labor work for you? Like cleaning or other stuff. "Hahaha" The man started to laugh again. Then he grabbed Javier's hair while standing. "You don't get it do you?" But i just said that i don't have mon– "Take him away, we'll execute him by hanging 4 hours from now"
Javier couldn't even finish his sentence when the man cut him off and ordered those words. Followed by a man opening the door and taking him away. "Tell the people, he serves the devil, and we will execute him by the name of the lord while serving justice."
Yabai! yabai! This is seriously fucking bad. Javier kept cursing. he didn't even know how many times he cursed since arriving from this world. The man who is currently holding him dragged him until he was outside. When he got outside a lot of people started to look at him. Some sneered, while some got a look of anger. He didn't know why those people are making faces like that but he was still being dragged. A few minutes later they arrived at the place where he would be hanged.
But first he got tied to a wooden pole letting everyone see what was happening. He knew that those guards want him to get a good beating before dying. So they tied him first. Javier since yesterday never resisted to the guards. As he knew if he resist, it could make things harder for him. But after all that he has done, he still is going to be executed which questioned him even farther. So he asked the guard that started to leave. 'Hey! Why am i getting executed? I thought i could solve things out by not showing resistance'
"Heh, you seriously don't have any clue huh? Okay, let me tell you something. You got the devil's mark on your back" *What!? Javier shouted in his mind. *That fucking devil even left me with a mark. This is seriously fucking pissing me off, Javier cursed inwardly.
*But how did they know i have a mark? I never even took off my shirt. Could it be i was sleeping so soundly that i never got woken up by them searching around my body? *Damn! While thinking about it scares me. Javier shook his head. By this time the guard already left and the people started to surround Javier. All of them had an angry look. 'This is gonna hurt,' Javier said with a painful expression.
"You fucking devils should just die!" One of the woman shouted his anger and kicked Javier. Poof! Javier spurted a mouthful of blood as he looked to the woman who kicked him. *How the hell? That kick gave off a power as strong as a professional taekwondo player.
'Ugh...!' Javier couldn't even fix his thoughts when he receive another heavy blow coming from a man who looks like a bodybuilder. Pain crossed his whole body as the people surrounding him started hitting him while taking turns.
I might die way before i get executed. Javier said in his mind while enduring the tremendous pain he received. 2 hours have past and Javier couldn't even count on how many times he lost consciousness but was also somehow awakened by being fed with a bottle of potion the people received.
Last 1 hour ago a noble person passed by and happened to find my beating amusing, so he ordered the people a generous gift of a 100 red liquid bottles which immediately healed his wounds. Javier who experienced the cycle of tear and repair endured being beaten. Because he got no choice but to wait until he got executed. He knew that he cannot easily escape and just wished that he can meet his death.
*That devil i want to kill you. He kept repeating those words until he got bored of it and just stayed silent. 'Ugh... Poof... Ugh...' a beating after a beating, Javier could no longer endure it. 'Stop it...!' The people ceased their attacks when they heard Javier said those words. Then one of the beaters said.
"This fucker thinks he can order us around eh" then Javier received another kicked. Javier then looked at that man "What at you looking at huh?" The man crouched and spitted on Javier's face. 'I told you to fucking stop it!' Javier shouted loudly followed by loosing his consciousness. The man got really angry and prepared to hit Javier again. But before he could even hit Javier something amazing happened.
Time stopped. the world remained frozen, nobody escaped and the one who ordered it was currently unconscious. 15 hours passed and Javier started to wake up. 'Wha– what?' Javier had a questionable look and became surprised, while still feeling the pain coursing through his body.
'The world is frozen' Javier mumbled. 'HIHihi-HAHaha' Javier gave a sinister laugh. Javier then remembered the conversation he had before he came to this world. 'Devil's mark? At least it's powerful.' He said. Then he started experimenting on his powers.
'Let's see, I'll try going back to the past. Before all of this happened. Since it looks like this was a gift of that guy. I'm starting to have issues whether i should hate him or not. Heh, I guess i should give it a try then' Then Javier said in a serious tone. 'After all I can control time however i want.'
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