Welcome to Moonwood Mansion
#3 of Midnight Island
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"Alright, now! Get up, you pesky slaves! We are at our destination, time for you to get off of our ship already!"
Those where the words that woke Valerion from his confusing dreams... He opened his eyes and saw the crew of the ship, that transported him and a few others in cages, to a place, that none of them knew anything about. The journey had lasted two whole weeks. Two awfully long weeks in a tiny cage, too small to stand up properly. Only one meal a day, sometimes none at all. Just enough food to make sure he would be alive when they arrived at this so called "Midnight Island." As a result, Valerion was hungry all of the time, wich made him very miserable.
It was scary to finally be here. The Incubus wasn´t sure what he was supposed to feel, as they opened his cage and put handcuffs on him. On one hand, it was a relief to get out of that small cage, but on the other hand... what would happen to him now? The Demon Wolf moved awkwardly out of the tiny space, ears laid back in fear. They led him and the other slaves to a ladder, that they needed to climb to get out of the cargo hold of the ship. It was difficult to get up in handcuffs, but somehow he managed to get out of there.
Fresh sea air wafted towards them, as they arrived on deck. The wind tugged at Valerion´s long white hair. He had to close his eyes a little bit, because the sun was too bright after all this time in the belly of the ship... So he saw nothing for a few moments, until his eyes adjusted to the new brightness level.
The ships plank was extended towards the dock. One after the other, the slaves walked over it and got to the Island. Valerion saw a black Cat, who was a lot taller than himself, who apparently waited for them. It was unmistakable that he was in control here. Just the way he looked was intimidating. His purple eyes watched every move of the newcomers. It was unfathomable what he could be thinking.
The cat was very well dressed too. As he came closer, it became clear, that he was not satisfied though.
"What have you degenerates done?! They look terrible! Have we not made it clear, that we wanted our new pets to be in a good condition!? LOOK at them! You starved them! Looks like we need to hire someone else to get us precious new pets to our Island in the future... You are fired. All of you. Now get lost." He shouted at the members of the crew, that lead the slaves there. They looked at the Cat with wide eyes, but they dared not contradict him. Instead, they fled back to the ship.
The cat turned to Valerion and the other two slaves now. All three of them trembled with fear. It wasn´t so much the words themselves, but the way the Cat talked and moved, what made him scary.
He eyed them one after another, and read their names on their collars. Just as he did, a Lioness arrived. "Just in time, My Lady. These two seem to be for our Moonwood Mansion... the third is for you." He said, and put leaches on Valerions collar, and the collar of the Fox girl next to him. The third slave was led away by the Lioness. Valerion watched them walk away for a moment, but then he quickly turned his attention back to the Cat. He did not want to be on his bad side right away...
The Cat smiled. "My name is Corey Nao, but you will refer to me as Master from now on, you two. You will now live with me and a few others in the aforementioned Moonwood Mansion. Now come, our carriage is waiting...."
TO BE CONTINUED