The team headed west and passed through the dense rainforest. Although the linen breastplates, shields, and helmets were removed, the escaped captives found the captured Siphos Short Swords and Copis Machetes before they decided to return to Nicia or Busyfaras on Sidaspiriff. They relied on such weapons to ensure their safety during their journey.
Not long after they set off from the Bamboo Forest Abode, they heard from the farmers sitting under the big tree that the war had ended. The emperor had sent ambassador Megastarnis to the palace of Hua City in the Peacock Kingdom. Thus, they decided to take the risk and head north to Hua City, where they could find a general they could rely on and send them back to Arahosia.
But Eos was still not untied. The Seljugs did not believe that he was a traveler from the snowy mountains in the north. Instead, they suspected that he was a cowardly deserter who had hidden among the monks to avoid death and toil. They also took the moldy diary of his father, Uragis, which they had found on him as a pastime. When they felt bored, they threw it into the fire for warmth. They were prepared to bring Eos back to the Seljugal camp, prove their guess through the register, and then punish him by military law.
Eos knew that the most urgent thing for him now was to find a way to return to Mugala, which was far north of the snowy mountains. The cost of returning the way he came was too great. Only by bypassing the entire snowy mountains, following the direction of Baektria, and returning to the land of the Tocharians, would he be able to guarantee his greatest chance of survival. Fortunately, these soldiers were currently heading in the same direction as him. Once they reached Arahosia, he had to find a way to escape and then go north.
Apart from that, the most important thing for Eos was to find the second Istria. Therefore, he read it when he was resting and read it when he was walking. In the same vast, one-fourth of the dark domain that had been unlocked, he experienced countless worlds that recorded various apocalypses, but he still did not see the shadow of the second key.
As time passed, he became suspicious of his teacher's actions, which were like finding a needle in a haystack. Soon, he thought, The first key was accidentally found by the ancient Dipamkara Venerable. Perhaps the second key was not in the unlocked black domain. If it was in a world outside the black domain, then all the cultivators from ancient times to the present would have missed it. Thus, he began to search the entire Akashic region aimlessly.
One night after their team changed direction, the soldiers returned from fishing by the river and entered the tent. As usual, he sat cross-legged and entered the center of concentration.
A young girl was curled up in a dark attic, crying. In the small, dirty space surrounded by cobwebs, only the light of a candle illuminated her haggard and sad face.
Ah, where are you, traveler, are you still alive? " She muttered softly.
She carefully took out a fragment of rubble hidden in her dirty and tattered dress and began to scratch her wrist.'I'm here for you. The girl's tear-stained face suddenly smiled.
Soon, blood started to appear on her wrist.
At this moment, heavy footsteps came from the stairs. A bald and ugly man held a candle in one hand and a plate filled with leftovers that emitted a rotten smell in the other. He slowly walked up."Put down what you're holding! When he saw the girl who tried to commit suicide again, he put down the plate and candles, shouted and rushed forward. He slapped away the debris in the girl's hand and then slapped the girl hard.
The man shook the girl's shoulders crazily.""You bitch! Watch how I deal with you! You forced me. He then took out a rusty iron chain from a pile of junk beside him, wrapped it around the girl's neck, and locked it to a wooden pillar at the side.
Just like that, one year, two years, five years, ten years passed.
Until the eighteenth year.
The woman was still locked up there. He was the farmer's punching bag, a tool to vent his lust, and even more so, a fertility machine. In the past eighteen years, she had given birth to eight children, and the ninth child was about to be born.
The woman sat there in a daze with a big belly. The rough, rusty red chain was still around her neck. The man came back. He jogged to the attic and slapped the woman's face and kicked her chest as usual. However, this time, he accidentally kicked her stomach.
The woman instantly cried out in pain, shouting some incomprehensible words. Yes, she had lost her ability to speak because she had not communicated with anyone for eighteen years.
She fell to the ground and covered her stomach with both hands. Blood flowed out from below.
"Bitch! Useless b * tch! When the man saw the woman who had a miscarriage, not only did he not stop, but he kicked the woman's face and stomach even more fiercely. At this moment, the woman gradually lost consciousness in the intense pain. However, at this moment, she revealed a smile that she had not seen in a long time.
'Eos. " This was the last time she made a sound, and she closed her eyes forever.
Eos woke up and cried.
He recalled the memories of the dim star. At this moment, other than shock and regret, his heart was only left with the pain of being cut into pieces. The girl's life that he had spent was the life of Amityse.
The Amytis who was waiting for him had exhausted her mother's patience and was sold to a brothel. Then, she was sold to a poor and ugly farmer. The girl had been waiting for her Eos to return to her side and redeem her. However, years had passed, and her wish had not come true. Over time, the girl comforted herself that her hero had died on the snowy mountain, and she could only see him after she died.
Eos pounded his chest and punched the ground with his fists. Tears soaked the ground in front of him.
At this moment, he made up his mind to go back to Mugala Village. No matter what the price was, he had to save the girl before she experienced all this. He raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky. The fire burning in his heart made him feel a kind of anger that despised his fate.
Mugala. I will definitely return. " Eos knelt down again and swore silently.
The river reflected the moonlight, making it look particularly desolate.
At this moment, the soldiers sleeping by the Song River were suddenly woken up by a noisy noise. They saw countless flames and groups of elephant troops being driven through the jungle on the other side of the river. The leader was riding a horse with a large leather carpet cushion, holding a Sisto lance, wearing bronze breastplate and shoulder pads.
They recognized the officer from the Seljuk army and called for everyone. They brought Eos with them and slowly approached the elephant army.
"Who is it? The leader called the elephant team to stop and raised his lance.
"Hey, it's okay. We're on the same side. " The infantry leader of the Seljuks comforted the officer on horseback and slowly walked out of the darkness." We were separated before. Now that we heard that the war is over, we hope to find our own people and return to Kandahar.』
Seeing that it was his hometown, the officer put down his gun and said with a smile," Why are you going back to Kandahar? It's not our country anymore.』
'What? How could this be?』
Do you see these elephants? The Emperor exchanged it for half of Arahosia and a dozen aphrodisiacs. Kandahar is already part of Chandragupta's territory. Now we're heading further west.』
Further west? Where were they going?』
" Babylon.』
Note:
Hildaspis River: The Jhelum River, known as the Hydaspes River in ancient Greece.
Nicaea was a city built near the battlefield by Alexander the Great to commemorate his victory in the Battle of Hildaspis River against Porus in 326 B.C. It was located on the shore of Hildaspis River.
Bucephalus was a city built by Alexander the Great in honor of his beloved horse, Bucephalus. It was probably located near the shores of the Hildaspis River.
[Xiphos: A type of short sword carried by the Greek heavy infantry. It is called xiphos and is used as a secondary weapon.]
Kopis: The Greek infantry would also choose to use curved daggers like kopis, which were dangerous hacking weapons.
Megasthene, the Ionian envoy of Seljugu I of ancient Greece. He had visited the palace of King Chandragupta I of the Indu Peacock Dynasty several times. He had also stayed in the latter's capital for a period of time. He traveled to North India and was the first Greek to write an authoritative history of India.
Hua City: Pataliputra, also known as Balenfuyi or Hua City, was originally called Kosumo City (Kosumo Buluo). It was an ancient city of Yindu, located on the banks of the Ganges River, in today's Patna, the capital of the Kingdom of Magadha.
Arachosia was the Greek name of a province in the ancient Achaemenids, Selheus, Maurya, and Parthian empires. It included present-day southeastern afghanistanand parts of Pakistan and indu.
Song River: SonRiver also known as Sone, an important tributary on the south bank of the Ganges River
Xyston, a lance used by the ancient Greek cavalry for stabbing, about 3.5 - 4.25 meters long.
Kandahar: Kandahar, the city of Kandahar was built in the 4th century B.C., and for a long time, it was a military town that the Persians and the Yindu dynasties competed for.
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