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Mama is angry at Dad... I wonder why?
I wonder why Mama is packing her clothes. I wonder why Dad is encouraging Mama to... Leave? Why? We're happy as we are right now...
Why leave?
" Mama, where are you going? Can I come with you? Pleaaasse?"
" ... I'm sorry ■■■■... Mama is just.. going to work far far away."
" Why far far away? Can't we just work on the farm? It's more fun there! It's closer and.. And it's more fun to run around with the baby goats!"
" The farm is gone, baby.."
" What..?"
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" Damn... Another one down? I swear to God those monsters have gotten more violent these days."
" ...Being their 'caretaker' is literally a death sentence if you ask me," The stench of blood reached their nostrils "EUAGH-"
Both men watch as one of their colleagues gets dragged out of the Black tent barely recognizable,
Dead.
One vomits in sight as he first looks at the corpse..
Deep vertical slash across the eyes... That was still open,
Deep punctured holes on the torso. Blood is still squirting out after an hour,
His arms— I can see every line of his flesh... I can see his skin was first grabbed by claws then ripped off like a sheet of banana leaves.
" Ughgah..!" The man continues to vomit on the side
" ... Welp, better not look too much on it lad. As for me, I'm used to this" He patted the other man's shoulder reassuringly
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"..." The Ringmaster watches with an unreadable expression on his face as the corpse was dragged out
" Well, it looks like we need a new caretaker!" The Ringmaster said as he tapped his cane on the ground two times, grabbing everyone's attention on him and him only "As we can see, dear friends, one of our many brave colleagues has died today!" Silence swallowed the area.
The Ringmaster smiled under his hat, a smile that never reached his eyes "That means we need another brave caretaker for our precious little stars~"
" You." The Ringmaster pointed his cane on the disheveled man
" M-me?!"
" 'M-m-mE?!~' well of course I am referring to you, pretty boy. " The Ringmaster then slowly and deliberately walks towards the disheveled man with grace befitting a Ringmaster meant to sway people with charisma as he places his hand on the disheveled man's shoulder.
"You.. will be my new caretaker for my beloved pets ~"
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"hey.."
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" Hey!"
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" ■■■■, wake up!"
"Mngh..."
"WAKE UP YOU FUCKING BRAT!!!"
"?!" I fell down face first on the ground as I was lovingly woken up with someone pulling my ear.. ouch.
"Tsk, glad you're awake. Don't think the Ringmaster will give you food for being a good for nothing brat here." The disheveled man then abruptly and roughly pushed me upright on my knees.
"God, why am I even waking you up..."
Oh... That look. He's angry at me.. judging by the glare he's giving me and the blood vessel that looked like it was about to pop.
Why was his hand holding that bucket shaking?
"... Oh! Right, remember it now~" He then grabbed me by my arm and pulled me out of the tent with a grin on his face
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I then found myself in front at the big black tent's entrance.
I thought this was a restricted area?
The disheveled man then pushed the bucket on my hands as he pant, why is he acting weirdly..?
" Take this..pant..inside the b-black tent..pant.."
I looked at him in confusion, tilting my head on the side as if to say 'Why?'
" Listen here," He grabbed my collar " Either you do as I ask or I will beat the living shit out of you again, you don't want that do you?"
"..."
" Good, now go." He then stopped in his tracks, slowly glancing at me on his shoulder " And don't even dare tell anyone, not even a soul about this. Understood?"
I nod my head in fear
I know what will happen if I don't follow his orders
I know how harsh his punishment can be
The cuts and bruises are the testimony of those consequences.
INSIDE THE BLACK TENT
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" C■■■■■■■■... Are you alright?" The monster with white eyes asked the pink eyed monster
"..." The pink eye monster slowly glanced at the white eyed monster
" Yes.. I'm fine, thanks to H■■■■■■■■ and P■■■■■■.."
" No need to thank me, C■■■■■■■■. We just... Did what's supposed to do." The green eyed monster huffed in his corner
" But it is guaranteed that you two will get caged again." The purple eyed monster then said as he leaned on the tent wall
" I-it's all my fault... If I did what he asked and I didn't panic... You two won't be caged in again... It's all my fault I scratched his face in defense– I should've...-”
" NO! It's not your fault C■■■■■■■■. That man deserved it, he's the one in the wrong. It's his fault for not considering YOUR safety..!" The yellow eyed monster countered.
" I smell someone new." The cyan eyed monster stated as he looked at the tent's exit
" Probably another 'caretaker'." The green eye monster hissed under his breath.
The monsters held their breath as they waited for their caretaker as the tent exit slowly opened
Another human
Another round of beating
Another round of insults
They're getting used to this cycle
Over and over, again and again, never stopping —
...
" Is that a child?!"