Novels by ANNIS

Jiterry with glazed eyes, Ariana nodded very slowly and heard Mike tapping his fingers to thread his thoughts."Why are you scared of me?" Mike asked with a gentle tone that he rarely used for at least a decade in human's life. Yet it was still frightening."The poeple in the place before told me that sorcerer would use me as a sacrifice-" her tongue slipped in nervousness."-Mister, you are a sorcerer aren't you? Will you be using me as a sacrifice?" The small hands on her laps trembled between the silence created after her question.Hearing no answer, her heartbeat accelerated loudly, loud enough for Mike to pick up the sound. She peeked under her head which was still bending down to read Mike's expression. But as expected with the mask in the way, she couldn't read the change in his face and feared that her words had gotten a large amount of displeasure to him."You don't have to worry about that. I'm a sorcerer but a different kind from the one who would want to use you as a sacri

Humming to a melody In a pursed lips, Mike exited the auction building to see his lawful subordinate Loius, Luke and the little girl crowding outside the black carriage. His scarlet eyes laid first on Ariana who looked down to hold back her frightened tears while clenching to the hem of her tattered dress in front of the carriage. Why does she look that frightened? Ian asked himself in bewilderment.A few minutes in advance, Louis who received the order from his master's crow pet came to ready the black carriage for his Lord to use in front of the slave auction. At the time when he finally arrived, Luke the golden-haired human came with a girl who had the hair akin to him but much more brighter as though it was burning.He swept his eyes across, having his expressionless face a little confused. "Who might this girl be, young master ?""It's a long story," Luke sighed, raising his hand to rub his temple."This is the girl that Ian bought." His words were gentle to Ariana's ears. Usuall

As Mike got down and followed the lead of the jittery auctioneer, he went to enter a room that the man explained as the room of the head slave merchant, Ken. Mike followed him from behind. At this point, the young man had resigned himself and decided to lend Mike a hand so he could finish whatever shopping he mentioned and got back before another troublesome matter would brew.Ken being an illegal slave merchant couldn't say anything much and stayed in silence after offering the Lord a seat. He inclined his chin, ordering the beat-up female servant to serve the Lord a tea. Immediately, the servant pulled herself, clinking the metallic chain and collars that took Luke's attention into a frown. When the servant noticed this, she bundled her long chain in order not to make any noise as it would seem these two particular people sitting in front of Ken is someone that's greatly important. The blobbing sound as the scalding tea being poured down to the white teacup brought a prolonged sound

"A cute little puppy pet.""P- Puppy?" Luke entered to see the auctioneer stating something and Mike walking down to the stair connected to the stage. The whole hall was mostly dimmed with little light from candles, the purpose to help to hide the noble's identity from each other. Luke had long known that Mike was crazy but today again he realized that his craziness couldn't be healed. It had run thick into his blood!As they entered, an echoing voice loudly exclaimed to the auction hall. The auctioneer cued the other employee for a new slave to be brought in the stage."This new slave would be younger than the others. Her name is Ariana from Yunan Village. Her age is still yet ripe, but as everyone could see, her skin is pure white, her face is undoubtedly pretty to look at even without her eyes. And to top all the deal, this young girl is a pure untouched virgin!" The commentator's enticing words brought some likings to the audiences who were sitting in the curved seat across the st

After the great war, the Empire was divided into 5 lands, the Northland Warine, the Southland Marshforth, the Eastland Downbridge, the Westland Hurthend, and the middle of the empire, Runalia. Each of the lands had their own lord and was famous with many tales behind the land. Some were ferocious with only mythical creatures or beast around and some mixed with each other to learn how they could co-exist with the human.And one of the lands that were utterly different tab the other four lands, had no single mythical beings in it due to its rule. That land stayed in the middle of the Empire, called Runalia. Runalia is regarded as the only place where humans live without mingling with other mythical beings. As long time before the Empire was even founded, the humans in Runalia feared other beings than humans and sorcerer. This fear ran down through their blood to the point that even until now they could never allow any beings to stay inside the land. Just as how humans react strongly to

A few minutes after, they came back to their previous cell and everyone slumped back near the wall, most of them now leaned forward to the iron bars as it was warmer than the inner cells.The baths were very cold, commented Ariana in her heart. With only a heavy dress with holes and nothing to protect her limbs, her body had been shuddering from the passing wind that blew from the outer corridors.Aurby saw the girl suffering from the chilling night in silence and called her with a wave."Come here."Ariana nodded to crawl silently next to Aurby who had wrapped her hand on her shoulder."It's warmer if you get closer here. What do you say?""It is warmer here." certainly, on the other corner of the corridors, the wall was warmer. She didn't know whether it was because of Aurby or the warm wall, but her heart felt slightly ease."There had been no one for me to talk to for a long time. It has been lonely, but having you as my cellmate was a blessing in disguise, perhaps." Aurby turned