The Treasures of Shannora

I remember quite vividly like it all happened yesterday, a young orphan that struggled in the storm. I did not know why but it was like being sentenced to hell without any judgement. I wished I would just die and hope ally my miseries will come to an end. Our country was engaged in a civil war, everyone running in different directions while trying to survive the war. Children and babies were murdered mercilessly, no one regarded human life to be so important anymore. I ran into the market to grab something to eat although others referred it as stealing. I did not care what it was called, After snatching an apple from an apple vendor I was pursued by a group of hefty men. There I was, alone all by myself to suffer the gruesome attack. it wasn't out of the ordinary anyway. I regained consciousness later only to realise that I was in a huge sac and something was leaning heavily on my torso. I struggled to be let loose but instead it got worse. The same object moved and leaned in my chest making it hard for me to breath. "Hello! let me out." I yelled. After being pulled out of the bag I gasped for air. I turned just to see two grown men. The first man was wearing a light blue shirt with jean shorts while the other, a short yellow bearded man. He had a bruised spot on his head and looked really scary. "what's your name?" the short man asked. I remained silent. I turned my attention to the man behind him. He was very tall and looked like he was about to draw a pocket knife from his pocket. "Jeffrey. My name is Jeffrey." I said. "Do you have any parents?" The man behind him asked curiously. "No, I'm an orphan." I answered. "my name is Wilson and this guy next to you is Bill." he said coming closer to me. He sniffed my blond hair and carefully scrutinized my appearance. I was a handsome young boy but I was also dirty and untidy. I wasn't comfortable, I wanted to scream for help but no one would try to even stop us. Wilson had a grave look and that made me frightened. We reached an old factory near the sea. I was taken inside the factory to see the oldest and ugliest human ever alive. A mere man that had a saggy looking face. His white hair was barely seen. He had eyes like that of an owl while his finger nails were very long. The old Man's ears were pointy like that of an elf and was very thin. "Bring him closer." the old man said. I was surprised, my heart was racing. "don't be afraid dear child. come." I wanted to run away but Wilson's look scared me even more. I approached the old man and he smiled. "don't fret. don't be scared. we will soon share a bond. it will only take a matter of time." " should we do it?" Bill asked. "Of course, now get on with it." the old man said. "Jeffrey, come here." bill said. Bill and Wilson brought me to a large room filled with sharp objects. they asked me to remove my shirt. At first I was reluctant but agreed later after being threatened by Wilson. I felt a sting on my back. I screamed on pain. it was very painful. I later saw that I had initials on my back 'J.C' meaning John Cleve. ************ "hello I'm Anastasia." A chubby looking girl said introducing herself to me. I hope I was not dreaming. is this guy trafficking children? I thought. Different things came up on my mind while pondering. Anastasia looked puzzled. "I'm Jeffrey. nice to meet you Anastesia." I said. Her dark bun hair and brown eyes was really complimentary. Her dress had all the colours of the rainbow on it plus her shoes were pretty. " oh this is all for show." she whispered into my ear. I noticed a boy that was just the same height as me."he's probably the same height as mine." I thought. The boy had strange green hair and emerald green eyes plus jeans that were also green and a tank top that was green too. I guess he loves the colour green. "and you are?" he asked roughly. "uh..me..I'm Jeffrey." I answered. "Newbies like you better get used to this place or you won't survive." the strange boy said."anyway my name is Lucian."He concluded and walked to the other end of the room. "what does he mean?" I asked Anastasia. "we are all orphans here. well most of us. I've been in this place for like two weeks now. Lucian has been here for like a year now."she said. " what are they gonna do with us?" I asked a bit worried. " So far I don't know yet but I know for sure that there us no escape. The initials we all have was given to us to show that we belong to John Cleve. "J.C." and people that see us will return us back to him if we ever tried." "wait! so you mean.. there is no way to get out of here." I asked looking doubtful. it was just as I thought once you walk in there is no way out of here at all. I have gotten myself into deep trouble. "its lunch time." she said after an electronic bell rang speedily almost deafening my ears." c'mon let's go to the dining hall before all the food is gone." "uh. okay' I said. Lucian looked at me scornfully and sighed. " let's go newbie. you want to starve till dinner time." Lucian said as he walked past me. I stood in that spot dumbstruck for a while. I guess I'll just have to devise a plan to escape this place. I just don't see what this entire plan is about.