《Purgatory's  Gate》


 The Rejected

    Split splat, split splat the sound of blood dripping down the table rung out into the room four dead bodies were laying down on the floor the room seemed still other then the dripping blood but, then a sobbing voice could be heard ¡°mom dad why aren¡¯t you talking?¡± Why do you feel so cold. A boy dressed in rags was filthy to the bone blood was splattered all over him his originally blond hair turned dark the only thing that could be heard in the room was a boy sobbing over his dead parents.


    ¡°The sect doesn¡¯t accept trash like you get out¡± Please I must get into the sect a boy maybe 12 or 13 years old spoke out pleading. ¡°You''re just another sewer rat who wants to go through the awaking before you turn 15 right? He said with a laugh. Good sir I must get revenge for my parents and, I can¡¯t do that without awaking. Well good luck somewhere else because we don¡¯t accept commoner trash he said, with disdain.


    This was the ninth sect I''ve been to and, the ninth one who rejected me I can¡¯t give up now I must continue forward or else those scum bags will get away with their crimes which I won¡¯t let happen. Isaac did you fail again?                          A pretty girl with a white skirt asked, in concern. If none of the sects will accept me I will awaken on my own. ¡°Issac no¡± the beautiful girl shouted obviously very worried for him. I have made my decision this is where we will part ways angel. Seeing his determination she could only accept it bitterly.


    Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.    ¡°Only promise me one thing you can¡¯t die!¡± In won¡¯t die and, when I come back we can live a place and, live like kings! They used their pinkies to seal the deal. So which direction are you going? ¡°Eh? I didn¡¯t think about that yet¡± she sighed and, handed him a huge map take this. I can¡¯t accept this maps are expensive! ¡°Just take it as my last gift she said, then scurried off back to her carriage. I promise I will be back after I get my revenge on those sicking bastards!

 The Map

    After leaving ¡°April¡± behind I began my journey north


    to the blood coliseum this is a place where many people


    gather some, come to watch battles others to trade treasures. Also many criminals gather to hide with the masses of people. The map says I have roughly 970 miles til I reach ¡°Rome¡± the name of the city that has the blood coliseum. Move out of the way! Shouted a middle aged man who was riding a sleek black horse he was leading a company of 100 horse men with him.


    I quickly moved out of the way fearing I would get trampled to death if I stayed in their path any longer. I wish I had a horse I mutter it seems the person next to me heard as he turned around and, said horses cost 100 taels of silver you¡¯ll never afford one in your life he said, with disdain I wasn¡¯t bothered because I was used to this kind of attitude after all I had been rejected by nine whole sects! I turned away to keep walking. At least he knows his place the man said talking to his friends it seems he''s a pretty popular merchant.


    Anger bubbled up inside of me but, I kept myself down after he had 12 guards wearing ¡°tin¡± armor. If I see him again he¡¯ll pay with his life I said darkly in my heart. After getting back on the path I heard some people whispering I heard that bandits are kill people in hoards up north I wonder thats what those horsemen came here for. Up north that''s where I am headed I frowned I hope I don¡¯t come across those bandits. I put my hand in my pocket reaching for my map it¡¯s gone I sent a subtle glances around me trying to find who stole my map after all without the map I would get lost to easy.


    There was only two people around me one that damn merchant the other one a guard with shabby armor. It must have been that guard I thought darkly I looked for him but, it was like he vanished into thin air. I could smell smoke at the camp site a that was 30 mins of back tracking before I got there. Thirty men were eating including that guard that stole my map none of them were cultivators so I sighed in relief if even one was a cultivator I would have to kiss my map good bye. I had to get it back but, there are too many of them so I have to wait until tonight. Then I will kill him I thought with a dark heart.


    Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.   After the sun went down I sneaked into their camp armed with only a knife I was being as quiet as possible seeing that if I was caught I would probably be killed I need to settle this mattle quickly then run away. There was 15 tents set out like a grid and, one person was on watch was hiding behind a tent only 10 yards from the sentry hiding my breathing I snuck up behind him he was asleep something you should never do because if anyone caught him he would be flogged it was a common punishment on the Arctic Continent I seemed to have been very lucky probably this group was overconfident so they only had a loose punishment.


    I cut his throat nice, and quick before he could make a sound I reached down and, stole his money pouch.


    Hmm? He seemed to have a scroll on him I put it in my black bag that had all my ¡°escape equipment.¡±


    I quietly opened the tent of the guard I took out my knife and, quietly went in. What''s this squishy stuff my foot had stepped on something. Aragaha who is stepping on me a guard roared! Oh god I had to get out of here I ran like a leopard and, before anyone got up I had already left it was too bad about my map but it wasn¡¯t worth my life after all.