"HEY, YOU KID! HOW'D YOU GET IN HERE?!"

"Ugh..." 

"I ASKED SOMETHING! WHY ARE YOU HERE?"

"I-um-I think I got lost sir, but don't worry, I was already on my way out!"

"WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHO SENT YOU?"

The man before my eyes... was big enough to hang me with one finger. His face was terrifying, and I knew I was not going to win with brute force. He took one step forward at a time just to scare me with his sound, but regardless, I was not shaking because of him, I was more grossed out by the place I found myself in.

"No. I am alone, it's just..."

"WHAT"

I was about to get cornered. The space between us was getting shorter and shorter.

"Think. Come on."

"HEY. I THINK. I SAID SOMETHING. AND AS A GOOD KID YOU SHOULD..."

"WUAAAHHHHIII!", I let a screamed out. It was enough to shock the ogre. 

"UGH", I ripped his shinbone with the edge of my sword.

That's when I started running. I had to find a way to get as far away as I could from that menacing giant.

It was obvious that he would not reach me no matter how hard he tried; after all, being a brat with better physical condition, the imminent defeat in terms of speed was expected. Neverthless, I was not going to stop until I confirmed I didn't see dad.

I had to find him no matter what.

"Huff-Huff"

"I... really need to hurry up. I don't even know where I am".

Then I looked around, and came to the conclusion that either the shelves had gotten bigger...  or I had shrunk. Just for a moment. I felt amazingly little.

As I walked down the grotesque scenery, I had found a way to go completely unnoticed. The men passing by wouldn't be able to know I was there.

"... and so, I think we should bring more of those girls. They are selling really well, and you know how kinky the boss can get. I almost feel bad for those bitches".

"Yeah... but, isn't it better if we focuse on the pandoke? The 'lost and found' thing is not getting that much attention anymore. And if we give the youngsters a little bit of what's good, we'll be able to produce more, AND get the 'Wolf' back on track".

"That sounds good. But, who's the wolf?"

"You.. arrr, you seriously piss me off. Whatever, I'll remind you later. Let's get to work asshole".

"Yes, SIR".

"My dad is not here. He is most definitely not".

I could hear them. But they couldn't see me. I played by the rules and found a passage between the walls, it was suprisingly narrow and my lungs were being pressed against my ribs.

Then, when I stopped hearing voices and I could glimpse a light, I decided to come out and start looking for directions. I sensed that it was getting late.

"My Hera. Where is this place? Is too... quiet, and creepy".

I regretted opening my eyes at the moment. I regretted taking a deep breath at a place like that. And I knew I was going to regret having followed that man. 

As I stepped feet on the room's ground, the gloomy and dark sight around me had changed into a very bright one dramatically, but just because it was overly illuminated. However, they sure had a reason to keep those lights on.

... to prevent the creatures they had captured from running away.

Some of them didn't even have cages, some of them were asleep, almost looking dead. And some of them were fully isolated from the rest in their own corners. It took a lot of courage from me no to throw up. It took a lot of courage to stop the memories from coming back.

"For Hera's sake..."

"Now, where to?"

That day, I saw a lot of beasts and magic creatures that were thought to have gone extint. I smelled all kind of scents and I touched a lot of strange purple liquid. What amused me the most, was the fact that the animals on that room were all alive but none made the slightest noise.

I was counting on a come back at this place.

"yiiiiIIIAAA"

"-Gasp-"

Suddenly, a cry struck me from my left.

"Wh-what... what the".

I was the only living thing that had gotten affected by it. So I decided to go chase the scream.

"YIAAAAA AHHH-AH-GHHUAA"

It continued over and over again until I had finally reached the place where it was coming from.

"..."

"Hello?"

A weird looking cage appeared in front of me.

"Um... was that you?"

The screams had seemed human to me. Though it could also have been another of those creatures.

"UAAAHHH-GHAA"

"Can-can you... understand me?"

She spoke. In a language I wasn't familiar with.

"Um, are you hurt, why do they have you here?"

She was making incomprehensible sounds for my ear. Then I stopped asking questions.

"You know what? I'll just call you Shi, are you alright with that?"

"FZee", she tried imitating the 'Shi' as she moved her head to one side.

"I'll take that as a yes"

She started saying "Fzee, Fzee", repeated times until I understood what she meant. 

"Do you... want to get out of here? But... how?"

"Why? Why do they have you here? Not that I don't have a clue about it. Well then, I'll get you out of there. You have been in a lot of pain, and I'll set you free from your despair".

I looked at the ceiling. I closed my eyes and started to connect with the spirits. I implored them to listen to me one more time.

I waved my sword. When my steel strucked the bars, they immediately broke as if they were crystal. That girl looked amazed at such a scene.

Her eyes got brigther.

"Are you alright?", I asked as quick as I put her out. She just gave me a stunned look. I assumed she was fine.

"Shi", I took her by her face.

"JUST-TAKE-MY-HAND-AND-DON'T-LET-GO", I said while articulating with my whole body. She nodded. I got surprised.

"Well, t..."

"WOLF!"

Two strangers entered the room while yelling at some other man".

"I NEED YOU TO START WORKING RIGHT AWAY".

"What do you think will make me keep following your orders?"

"That voice"

"Well, I don't know if you remember this, but you have a big fucking debt to pay to us, and if you don't keep your ass moving, we're going to be forced into immediate action".

"fzee".

"shhh... Shi, stay quiet".

"And what if I don't want to pay for anything anymore?"

"Wolf... I'll kill your entire family if you do that".

I wasn't able to watch the faces of the two from our distance, so I told Shi to get closer and stay behind me. We both were hiding thanks to the enormous beasts. 

"I TRIED TO GIVE YOU THE CHILD AND YOU DIDN'T ACCEPT HIM, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?".

"Keep-wor-king".

"You son of a..."

"Wolf... you can't win against me. So be a good dog and behave".

I was about to spot the men. The voices, that man's voice was familiar. No. No famliar. Well, YES. Familiar. But, no, I needed to know. Was it really familiar?

As I lifted my head.

I spotted him.

"Noo..."

"No you..."

"So... what is going to be..

WOLF".