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"I'll protect her"
He remembered those words, the promise he made his mother the last time they were together as a family, before he was taken away as a slave with his little sister.
It's been a year and he was now 14 years old and not one day did he forget his promise nor did he forget his poor mother's taunting face, he never realized how delicate and frail she was, he always considered her as the strongest human being on earth, capable of fighting away anything and everything but when she stood next to those men, defenseless and weak it made him realize how weak she was, but not as weak as him and that's what made his blood boil, he was an alpha, supposed to protect his loved ones and yet he lost his mother, so he will never not in a million years let anyone touch a single hair of his dear sister and for that he will have to get strong and work very hard yeah, he thought as his mind got more tired eyes shutting little by little, sleeping on the hard floor.
He was only a brat after all, no matter how big he talked.
"Brother wake up" he heard as he was suddenly woken up by the voice of his sister.
"Sir murad is calling you"
"Why is that cockroach calling me so early in the morning"
"Lower your voice brother, you know what happened last time"
"yeah, yeah, don't worry about me too much you know, i am tough guy"
Her faced relaxed, smiling now "Yeah but still, mother wouldn't want you to get beaten up everyday"
"And mother wouldn't want you getting sick because how much you worry about me, i told you i'll be just fine, so why did he call me?"
"He wants you to gain experience as a hunter so you're coming with them, prepare you arrows"
"Got it " he said smiling
"Be careful then brother"
They then went their on way, he got up, prepared the hunting materials and jointed sir murad and the others, they were weirdly accepting almost making him forget that they were different, sure they served the same man but they were free and he was a slave , a weak boy despite his height, at the thought he remembered his goal, he has to get strong, stronger than any of them and that wouldn't happen with mere words so he got to work.
Fighting animals with his bare hands, making the others laugh, it was funny to them because no matter how nice they were, they didn't even consider him as their equal just a curious rabid animal for their amusement.
That he should never forget.
The day was long but it was worth it, he gained a lot of experience despite how bruised up he was.
"Hey sister " he said approaching the younger.
"How was you" he stopped mid sentence when the younger lifted her head, what why was her face bruised, in unnatural way, it couldn't be just a fall.
"don't make that face brother, i simply fell"
"Please don't lie to me " he shouted grabbing her by the shoulders "Who did this to you"
"I told" "Don't make me repeat myself"
"Okay, just promise me you won't get angry and do stupid things" he didn't answer
"It was the master's son and his friends"
At that he saw red, getting up abruptly the promise he made resonating in his head.
She grabbed his shirt, and shook her head lightly.
He couldn't refuse that look " It's the last time, if they touch you again, don't expect me to let them get away with it"
She smiled lightly and nodded, he sat next to her and rested his head on her shoulder.
"sorry" he muttered ever so lightly,pretty sure she didn't even hear him.
The next day he got up, sorry that he had lied to his sister, he will teach them a lesson so they dear going near her.
Those bastards he thought they were sword fighting including that little cunt, the master's son park sunghoon, laughing and playing without a care in the world why wouldn't they?
They were 5 but it wouldn't be a problem
"Look whose here, slave boy decided to show up"
"Wondered when he would" just as he muttered those words niki punched him throwing him into the ground, everything went blank after that, if he got hit he didn't feel a thing, beating up each of the boys making a mess of their face except sunghoon, he left him last as he was the main culprit.
Unfortunately just as he punched the latter sir murad came after hearing the shouting, murad was livid by the looks of it but niki didn't particularly care he did what he had to do.
He'd never forget sunghoon's face, usually so confident, just one punch and he's trembling like the bitch he is, niki thought, he was so pale and and his skin so fragile so the bruising would definitely show and last.
Niki received a beating
without flinching even once,
even if he kept his head low
he felt different
now he felt like a man.
"Brother i am so sorry" she said, "it's all my fault"
He simply laughed because of how funny she sounded " You look ugly crying anyways"
"You're a big meannie"
"Master don't you think the boy got away too easily"
"Don't be stupid, do you enjoy beating up people ? huh answer me?
"Plus a good punch will maybe harden you" the master said now looking at his son that was on his knees.
"Look at his face, like a little girl you're my son don't forget it so don't bring shame upon me" he talked in the usual severe tone .
"Look at me when i talk to you, aren't you ashamed, he's younger than you but look at him already a man"
"I told you to look at me" he tugged harshly at his son's hair making him look directly in the eyes.
"Murad get out"
"Yes...sir" he mumbled without looking away from sunghoon for even a second, with a sorry look on the face.
"Is that how you want people to look at you like a pathetic little girl"
"you're still unpresented but everyone around the city is so sure that you'll turn out to be an omega
even though you're a male you look so feminine so i guess i should punish you like one, yeah you wouldn't handle a beating would you "
he said now examining his son's face roughly.
"now give me the cane and bend over"
2 years have passed and niki had matured into a handsome young man, very tan and tall with broad shoulders and a muscular built, he never forgot the promise he made his mother or the promise he made himself, training no matter how tough times, enduring pain and mockeries from other slaves telling him that it was stupid and pointless but he didn't care he had a goal.
Now nobody dares to even look at his sister, he was officially the strongest boy of the town, but he wasn't satisfied yet he missed something.
He didn't know what, and always brushed it off.
And joined his friends that were already having a conversation.
"Yesterday as i was bringing the meat to sir murad i passed by the bathroom and it was a little opened"
"No way, you saw the hyacinth"
"hmm hm it was so white like snow so so "
"The hya what"
"Oh fuck, it's only you niki the hyacinth sunghoon "
"Who else would it be"
"Did you know that he's rumored to be the prettiest flower of the nation"
Sunghoon, huh he had almost forgot about him after the incident, the most beautiful flower of the nation what a joke all he remembered about him was a trembling little bitch that couldn't even take a hit.
Well it didn't concern him now did it.
He should get back to training. or to sleep hmmm training it is niki thought.
it was night and niki was sleeping until he felt something, to be precise someone in his tent.
"Niki" he heard "meet me tomorrow in the forest near the river"
"Who is here " no answer fuck.