Enslaved Mankind

"Soldier, kill her." The Prince once again commanded, making the soldier draw out his sword. The soldier stared at me in the eyes with no emotion. My heart is racing with nervousness. This time, I only think of my mother and my brother. I won't be able to see them once again. 

The soldier pointed his sword on my face, its pointed end almost touch the tip of my nose. 

"Forgive me, Earthling. The Prince has spoken and I must keep my word." My forehead knotted. Why does he have to apologize? Aren't aliens supposed to be heartless? He shouldn't have apologized. He couldn't have apologized to every single being he has killed. 

He remained with his emotionless face so I can't read his mind. Even though no matter how much I wanted to know what he is thinking, I cannot unless he tells me. What I should worry right now is my own life and how I can escape from this fate.

"Your Highness!"

Suddenly, the door was slammed open, interrupting the moment. A group of soldiers went in and bowed in front of the prince. I shifted my gaze to the prince and he looked so mad.

"Your Highness, Her Majesty wanted to see you at the back." One of the soldiers reported without lifting his head up.

"Do you know what's happening here, number 4?" The Prince coldly asked. Each one of the soldiers have numbers embedded on the right chest of their armors. The numbers probably signifies their names. Who would have thought their names would be numbers? But how about this one soldier here? 

I shifted my gaze on the soldier who, until now, has his sword pointed on me. His attention was on the prince so there's a chance that he might forget the sword and might even move it accidentally and hit me. 

"Forgive me for interrupting, Your Highness. But Her Majesty-"

"Is that still a reason for you to barge in without my permission?" The Prince's voice is so calm but intimidating. 

"My apologies, Your Highness." Number 4 stated.

"Soldier..." The Prince called.

"Yes, My Prince?" The soldier moved his sword away from me and walked towards the prince. 

"You know what to do..."

I don't know but I suddenly felt uneasy the moment the prince said that. The soldier pointed his sword on number 4. Everything happened so fast and I just realized, number 4 ended up lying on the floor, lifeless. 

I immediately covered my mouth in surprise. I just witnessed a crime, and I didn't do anything to stop it from happening. I was too stunned to speak, I can't even move myself. I am too afraid to move, I am too afraid to speak. I felt something fell from my eyes. Tears. I noticed I'm shaking. I felt like I'm gonna pee anytime now. What am I supposed to do now?

The other soldiers were too stunned to speak as well. I noticed them trembling and shaking but they chose to remain where they are, still with their heads bowed. I formed my hands into fists. Aliens indeed are heartless! How could they do this to their own race?

"Number 4 is gone. You should replace a new head soldier. Do you understand?" The Prince calmly stated. I can't take this. This kind of prince deserves some discipline! He needs to be taught some lesson! And he called himself the Prince? How could he just kill his fellow aliens? His reason's not even valid! Too childish! Too low! Too unacceptable!

The soldiers left the place bringing number 4's lifeless body. The Prince told them to bury him to somewhere far away. He stood up from his seat and looked to where I am. His blue eyes are annoying the hell out of me!

I wiped my tears dry and glared at him. Now, is he gonna kill me next?

"Soldier, bring the human to where the others are." He told the soldier and went outside the place first. The soldier walked towards me and dragged me out. What did they say? To where the others are? Does that mean, my fellow humans are still alive?

My eyes widened the moment we stepped outside the said place. I thought we're on their planet! This is still Earth and we were just inside a gigantic spaceship. I turned my gaze around and there I saw everyone else. They're all sitting on the ground, a single group. They're too many and there are soldiers surrounding them, with weapons in their hands. Did aliens turn humans into their hostages?

"Join them, Earthling!" The soldier who was dragging me pushed me to where the others are. The people are too many, I can't find my mother. Who knows, even Adam could be here. Where are they? 

I heard weeping, crying, sobbing. The people are suffering. I stood up and turned my gaze around, everyone looked so exhausted, they really looked like hostages. My eyes widened when I noticed something else. I smell blood. I smell something dead. I noticed some bodies lying on the ground. There are... dead people?

"Lady, sit down or they'll shoot you!" An old woman sitting beside me warned. She looked so tired and pale. Dirt all over her clothing and body. I sat down. Soldiers are too many and they are surrounding us. They have guns and swords. I can't believe this.

"Humans, stand up and bow before the presence of the royal-blooded King, Queen and Prince of Planet Quadrolien!" A certain female voice spoke. I don't know where she is but I think she spoke through some sort of a medium. Everyone here immediately stood up and bowed before them. I gritted my teeth before I stood up as well and bowed. I hate to do this, but I have no other choice. For now, I should go with the flow until I finally see my family again.

I noticed everyone's lifting their heads and so I did too. The King has long hair and a beard. He looked so fierce and terrifying. His appearance enough can scare anyone. The Queen looked so serious, beautiful, but intimidating as well. I already saw the Prince and even heard his voice but seeing him now standing in the middle together with his parents, he's gotten ten times terrifying than before. These royal-blooded aliens are the reason why this is happening right now. They started this invasion. They started everything. And they will pay for all of this.

"We have started naming each one of you. Expect for a next batch of workers and soldiers!" The Queen spoke. My forehead knotted. What does she mean? We humans are expected to work for the aliens? To be their workers and soldiers? I realized something. My teeth gritted and my hands were formed into fists.

Does that mean... Number 4 was a human? He wasn't an alien, that's why it was easy for the soldier to kill him. He was named number 4 by these bunch of heartless creatures and he was killed because of a nonsense reason! I failed to protect a fellow human being who was killed in front of my very eyes.

I bit my lower lip. I suddenly tasted a blood because of how hard I bit it. I wanna kill these creatures. I wanna crush them with my own hands. I wanna-

"I wanna let you meet my newly adopted toy, humans! If he is your family, too bad, not anymore. He's mine now and he will become one of us!" The Queen said. I held my chest when I saw someone familiar calmly walking towards the Queen. He stood beside her and faced all of us. 

"ADAM?!!!"