Prison Maze

The night came. It was around midnight when Hikaru was playing solo chess on the ground. The guards were sleeping outside up the stairs. Hikaru had nothing to do the whole time other than talking with the guards which they ignored most of the time or he just listened to their gossip.

Most of their chats were about their life, work, and the recent kidnapping of the children and ladies. It was because of those kidnappings that Hikaru got to live for a few days otherwise he would have been thrown into the sea or executed the day he was arrested.

The night was calm and cold. The wind and the rustling of leaves were singing the lullaby. Starry night with some clouds. Bored and lonely Hikaru couldn't sleep even after being all exhausted and injured.

He decided to roam around the maze in person

Turn after turn he walked with the support of the walls to guide him in the darkness only to meet the dead ends with the same two pillars as the one outside of prison there. One or two dead skeletons were also led on the ground at the ends to spook him out.

“Arent there treasure at such places?” This thought spiked his interest in completing the maze nor he had anything else to do other than thinking of a way to escape which he completely forgot about.

The eyes which were not adjusted to darkness started to get used to it. He started not to rely on the walls.The desire to reach the end started to excite him more. Getting curious at each and every turn, he started to enjoy his time.Humming and wandering through the maze in search of his fanciful treasure he spent almost 2 hours in the maze.

Finally a turn rewarded his silly motivation with a small hole in the wall at the right corner. His curiosity made him go even further. He slipped through it and entered a cave.

The ceiling of the cave could be touched by hima after a jump. The walls and ceiling were covered by mosses and algae. He walked a little the wet walls and ground, water dripping from the ceiling. He started moving his feet in the endless cave.

He found a small little hole in the ground connected to the sea. A clear vision of fishes and plants in the water could be seen through the hole.

Switching his attention back to the original goal he started finding the end of the cave for his imaginary treasure. His feet started to pick up the pace to reach the end of this endless cave.

“This is going on and on.”

:seeeeeehhhhhsssss:

“What was that”

He looked back and found nothing.

“Was it just my imagination?”

An uproar filled the cave.This time it was the sound of waves of water coming to sway away Hikaru with its flow.

When Hikaru noticed it he started running and finding a spot or smoke hole in which he can hide so that he won't get swept away. But before he could find a spot the waves took him away.

The water pressure dropped, the pressure of the tsunami went down to just enough to flow a river. Hikaru somehow managed to get out of that and lie on the side. Coughing and filling his lungs with air. He tried to stand back up on his feet with the support of the wall but when he touched the wall he went through it.

“What?...”

His half body was on one side of the cave and half on the other.

“Hic…..hic”

A girl was crying in front of Hikaru facing the other side.She was in a real prison this time, not like the one Hikaru was in. Iron bars, covered by 3 walls on the other sides. The same view behind the bars with a little space between the two cells for some to walk and check on them.

There were many other cells in that space with small children of different races and women imprisoned in them. The cell Hikari was seeing had 3 children's and 2 women's in it. bruises over their bodies and hunger written on their faces.None of them noticed Hikaru.

Two people came and checked the cell in front of theirs. One of them had a sword and the other had a wand.

“Why can't we play with them…hic”

“We have to sell them. Don't even try to lay your hands on anyone. Tomorrow everyone will come and the share of money will be decided.”

“A little bit won't hurt right. Look at the one in the back. I can play with her” He puts his sword down and slips his hands through the bars.

“Come here hic… I said come here”

“You are too drunk. Come with me, we are getting out of here. We just had to check the cells.”

The guard pulled him out of the cave through the wall.

The other girls in the cell were comforting the girl crying. Hikaru stands up and first he checks to see if he really went through the wall by using his hand. After confirming it he heads towards the children and ladies

‘Etoo…”

They all flinch and look at him.Seeing him heading towards them they all drag their bodies in corners.Scared of being Hikaru they look at him like he was the grim reaper.

HIkaru backed off and sat in the back corner of the cell.

“I am not going to harm you. And I am also not with the guys who came here before.” Hiakru said in a low voice.

With only little trust in Hikaru's words they loosened their tensed muscles, but no one spoke anything. After 10 minutes of silence the little girl who was crying started a conversation with Hikaru .

“Ar….are you …..really not with them?’ WIth hesitation she slides a little towards Hikaru.

Others tried to pull her back towards them. Other children and ladies in different cells started to wonder whom she was talking to.

“Nope. I am a teacher at the Magic Academy on the island. My name is Hikaru. I don't have anything from which I can convince you that I am not a bad guy other than words.” Hikaru raised his voice a little.

:Thud Thud Thud clang:

Some ran and pushed the iron bars.

“Brother Hikaru!!" A little girl shouted from the neighbouring cell.

Everyone's attention in the prisons was grabbed by it. Hikaru, who was curious who she was, touched the wall on his side. His hands went through it

Hikaru was a little surprised that he can go through cells also. He tilted his head through the wall. He saw one girl holding the bars and one another crouched in the corner.

“Who?” He called out the girl holding the bars.

She wasn't shocked that he could go through walls. She ran and jumped on Hikaru giving him a tight hug and started crying.

“Wh..What?”

Only tears were responding to him. Hikaru didn't question anything else, he hugged her and patted her back saying

“It's okay now. Don't worry.’

After sometime she stopped crying, she sat on Hikaru's lap wiping her tears off. Hikaru was staring at her face trying to remember if he knowed her.She lifted her head and stared back with her innocent eyes.

“Rene?”

She nodded in response.

“You are….” The other girl crouched in the corner spoke while staring at Hikaru.

Hikaru gazed at her. Trying to remember her he tilted his head left to right.

“Sorry, who?”

She was Fella, a friend of Viola. Slightly long webbed ears hidden behind her black hairs with blue hue, a SEASIE. Hikaru didn't notice it.She and Viola were kidnaped the day they reached the port. Everyone in both cells told the full story of their kidnapping, Hikaru was listening to both sides while he was sitting in, middle of the wall separating the cells. They told him how the kidnappers pulled them through the ground and walls and restrained them there until midnight. When there was no one on the streets they took them here. There were many females from the mixed race continent for them they used a ship.