The Seal is Broken

"What happened? Why this girl didn't get knocked out by the potion we put in the cake?" A burly man said looking at Erella. The potion they put in the cake was so strong that it can knock out a big elephant. So the five burly men who were looking at the little child in front of them could not believe that she was still awake. They thought about what was the reason why the kid was still awake, but they couldn't find any answer so they gave up thinking.  Erella on the other hand rose to her feet as fast as she could.

'OH, SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA! So this is not the story of Hansel and Gretel.'She thought. Then looked at the burly men. On the instant, she realized the burly men were bandits.

'I think the witch would be better than being kidnapped by these bandits.' Fear slowly engulfing Erella's heart. But she became more frightened when she heard one of the burly men spoke.

"Hmmm... She has beauty. We can sell her to the pervert count for the highest price."  He said while holding her chin tightly. Her face turned pale. Then she felt her chest was tightening but she ignored it. Her mind was kept repeating the words that the burly man said. She will be sold to someone that is a pervert! She didn't want it! She better off being tormented by her stepmother and stepsisters than being sold off to a pervert.

'OH MY GOD! Please let me back, I promise I will not wish to be far away from my stepmother and stepsisters until I meet my prince charming.' Erella prayed eagerly. But her prayer was unanswered, she was still in front of the bandits. The burly man's disgusting breath caused Erella to return to the present.

"Boss, can we taste her first before selling her to the count?" The disgusting burly man asked their leader with a lecherous gaze on her. Erella's eyes went wide in fear. The pain in her heart intensified. It felt like any second she will drop dead.

"No, you can't. For sure we will lose our income if you touch this girl." Their leader answered.

"No boss, I will be gentl------------------ The leader cut him off.

"You said that before too. But the girl died in your debauchery." The leader said unemotionally. Erella heard it.  Just thinking about the poor little girl who suffered from these disgusting men made her fear turned to anger. She was really furious. She gave them a death stare while clenching her teeth and clasping her hands tightly. She loathed these men. They are not just selling the children, they also used those poor children for their pleasure. She could not take it. The word loathe kept on repeating in her mind. Then something broke inside her. A surge of powerful mana was felt in the area. The five burly men suddenly felt frightened. They looked around to see who it was, but they couldn't find any person around. They were the only people in that place. The bandits didn't mind Erella because they were thinking that it would be impossible for the skinny little girl to produce such powerful mana. So their attention was to find the person who was responsible for releasing the powerful mana. Then, a strong gust of wind came towards them. Because they were not prepared for the sudden strong wind, they fell to the ground. Cracks on the ground were made when they fell. Then their eyes went wide. The cake house they made to lure kids into the forest was destroyed instantly together with the trees near them. The wind was getting stronger and stronger. The five burly men were stupefied. If they didn't use their mana they will be flown away by the strong wind like what happened to the trees.

"What is happening?" One bandit yelled.

"Boss, did we get caught by the duke?" Another bandit asked in confusion. The leader knew that the only people who have powerful mana are the royal family and the duke. For sure the royal family won't go to this place. So the only person he could think of having this powerful mana that will go to this place is the duke. But this was not his style. Certainly, their head will be already on the ground if the duke is in the area. The duke doesn't need to release his powerful mana to kill them. The leader of the bandits decided to retreat.

"We need to get out fast from this place!"The leader commanded then he continued.

"Go get the girl!" He ordered one of his men. But they couldn't see Erella anywhere. And the strong wind suddenly stopped. All of them felt anxious.

"Where is she?"The lecherous bandit asked. The leader of the bandits came to a decision to let go of the girl. His life is more precious than having the money when he sells the kid.

'I can still get many kids in the future.' He thought and commanded his men to retreat once again. But his lecherous henchman didn't like to let go of Erella.

"NO! I want the gir-----------------He didn't finish what he said because a sudden slash of the wind hit his chest.

"ARGHHH!"He groaned painfully. He looked everywhere but he could not find who did it to him. Then another slash of the wind hit him. This time it hit on his back. A really deep wound cut his rough skin. The lecherous bandit cried painfully and he fell to the ground. The remaining bandits' blood ran cold when they saw their comrade's bloody body on the ground. When they woke up from the daze, they tried to run. But their legs were cruelly slashed by the wind. Piercing cries were heard in the forest.

"Sh--sh--show yourself! You COWARD!" The leader shrieked. All of a sudden, Erella showed herself in front of the leader.

"Y---Y--YOU?!" All of them exclaimed astoundedly. Erella just looked at them unemotionally. Then she swiftly moved again slashing all of them. She tortured them slowly.

"Pl----pl--please ha----ve mercy." The lecherous bandit said weakly. Erella stopped her slashing spree. The bandits thought Erella felt mercy on them.

"Did you stop when those children cried for mercy?" She asked threateningly. The bandits' faces turned ghastly.

"Then just kill us!" The lecherous bandit said in anger. Suddenly the atmosphere around them dropped to a negative degree. Erella with her angelic face grinned evilly.

"Killing you is already giving you mercy. So why should I do that?"

The bandits were scared out of their wits. Erella started her slashing spree but she didn't continue it because the bandits killed themselves. She looked at them apathetically. Then after a while, she walked away and looked for their hideout. She didn't look for it for too long. She found it immediately. She scouted the entire hideout if there are still bandits guarding their hideout. She found a few of them. She killed them immediately. Then she saw the sleeping kids inside the hideout. She checked them. They seemed, those bandits didn't touch them yet. She sighed in relief. All of a sudden, she fell to the ground. Her body was extremely exhausted. Then she fell unconscious.