Great, thank you! I think it's impossible for me to write stories shorter than atleast 20 pages... And what do you mean "fragmented"?? Seriously, I don't understand...
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You nod after a while, thinking that this guy DID try do kill you so it's no harm in stealing stuff from him. The doctor continues talking to you while he heals most of your wounds. Most of the things he do are painless (but healing your arm was probably the most painful thing you've ever done). They also heal the gang leader on the ground, then leaves you with him. You smile and thank them, before turning back to the gang leader. He sits up and looks around himself, a bit confused but probably sober. You wish he has a hangover. He notices you and frown.
"Uuum..." he mumbles. "Who are you? And, eh... what am I doing here, I thought we were gonna meet at..."
Before he can finish the sentance, you pull him up from the ground and shows him the knife you borrowed. He stares at you and grin.
"Hey, where did you get that nice thi..." he starts, but change his mind when you press the tip of the knife against his throat. You lean closer to him and hiss:
"Give me your bracelet."
He removes it without question, and you put it around your own wrist. You notice it becomes cleaner, but less... shiny. You smile at the guy.
"Now run off, and the next time I see you I'll slit your throat, got it?"
He nods and backs away, before he starts running. You put the knife away and glares at the running man.
"Idiot..." you mutter and go back towards the border.
This time you see the blue shade in the air. You touch it with the tip of your indexfinger and feel a sting, but nothing else. You put your hand trough it, and it feels like someone is dropping acid on it for two agonizing seconds. You take a deep breath and slip through. It's feels like you're burning and beeing freezed at the same time, but for a very short time. Once the pain is gone, you go to the first person you see.
"Excuse me?" you say and tap him on his shoulder. He turns around and glares on you. "Am I still in the Compound?" you ask. He looks at you a moment before he grins.
"No, not really. This place has no official name, just... nicknames. But it ain't the compound."
"Where can I find the Northern Pillar?"
He thinks for a while, before his face brightens.
"Oh! That! Just head north." he says and smiles. "Very far north, too."
"Far north...? Can I see it from here?" you ask and try to look over the roofs of the houses. He chuckles.
"No, no, no... It's a long way from here, maybe ten to twenty days on foot."
You feel tricked.
"What...? But I met a man here that said he came from there and he..."
The man interrupts: "This city is a big place, my friend. More things to see than you can in a lifetime, and still people would cross hellfire to get a glimpse of the compound. Don't get it myself, but I guess they have a reason." he says and grins. "Have a happy journey."
He walks away and you choose a random street to follow. You buy some fruit in a store. While resting, you notice a man quickly glancing at you, and you realize he has been doing that a lot. You look another way and see two shady persons talk to each other while looking at you now and then. You're about to leave just to see if they'll follow when you feel a hand on your shoulder. You turn around and see a cloaked man standing there. He's extremely short, he just reaches up to your chest.
"We must leave." he says, shortly. You just look at him. You turn around and see one of the two persons that was talking to each other make a sign for you to come to them. The person you first noticed is just glaring at the small man that's talking to you. You look at him again.
"It's for your own safety!" he says and looks quickly at the others that's watching you. You wonder if he tells the truth.
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This was simply bad.
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