The Legacy System

Even though the two girls hadn't translated his words yet, everyone in there understood what it meant.

It was time to make their choice. Until now everyone had been thinking, the ladies, the kids, mothers, daughters, sons, everyone.

This would probably be the most important decision of all their lives. It wasn't just about living or dying, but also about what kind of life they would be living from now on.

It wasn't simple, as Eric wasn't asking for money, or for something simple, but everything they possessed.

Whether it was now, or in the future they would have to always obey him, and his words without being able to refuse.

But on the other hand, what awaited them if they didn't accept him, was most probably death, and that wasn't even the worst it could happen to them.

They had experienced the worst these days, they had been defiled, raped, violated, kicked, punched, bruised, their kids had been taken away from them.

All these days they had been in hell, everything around them had been just that much difficult and that much painful.

It didn't take one to be really smart and intelligent to understand that their only opportunity to escape the hell that they were at the moment was these masked people, and their leader.

Eric didn't have to wait long, as they all started to say one word, almost all of them at the same time.

Since he didn't know the language he just looked at the two girls beside him and waited for their translation.

The two girls were a bit startled at first, but then quickly understood the situation, and said with a defeated voice,

"Everyone says they want you to save them, and they will serve you, Mister!"

Unimpressed by the answer, Eric looked at the two girls in front of him, and asked,

"What about you two, and your families?"

The two girls were caught a bit by surprise by his question, as they hadn't expected it. What could they say, after all?

It was the average melons one that answered first, as she said,

"Truth to be told, I don't know Mister! The fact stands that you saved us from being defiled, and violated. I and my family are really grateful for that.

Also, if we don't accept your help, and support we will most probably end up in the same situation. Not to mention that we don't even have our fathers to protect us anymore.

So more than a personal choice, it's a practical choice! There might be people among us who think of using you to get us out of here and then escape, but I have a feeling that it would be futile, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, you are right! I don't plan on being taken for a fool, if someone tries that, they will find that I personally am much scarier than these shitheads on the ground!

It would be for the best if you translate this to them as well!"

This girl seemed to be really smart and intelligent, she would be a really good addition to his side, still, it didn't mean that he would just accept something like that.

He wanted these people to know that once they entered his wing, they would never ever be able to escape from his grasp anymore.

The girl looked a bit hesitant, but then quickly did as she was told, as the faces and heartbeats of more than a few people started beating faster, or slower.

These were signs that they had other plans after getting out of here, but Eric didn't care, he was making everything clear from the start.

These guys would be neither the first nor the last in this situation, as a large part of the world was engulfed by war and poverty.

There were so many people that were waiting for a chance to escape the horrible reality they were living every day, and he was sure that more than half of them would accept his offer.

Certainly, he needed as much as he could gather, after all the bigger the army the better the chances, but he didn't have to be rash, he could take his time and slowly build his foundation.

Even if half of these guys that he was recruiting weren't able to make it, it still wouldn't mean much to him, these were all replaceable.

Each and every one of them would have to walk on a path of fire, and metal to become stronger, and what he needed of them to become.

The crowd didn't welcome those words, but there was nothing they could do about it. They were entrapped among a rock and a hard place.

At the moment, the prospect of following the masked guy in front of them was much better, than having to escape this hell alone.

They had neither the strength nor the means. If they stayed longer or tried their luck alone they were nothing more than ants trying to overcome an elephant.

At this moment Eric was looking at everyone's faces, as he paid special attention to the two girls by his side, especially the one who was still quiet.

She seemed to be thinking, but at the same time suffering. After all, her father had been killed in front of her just a while ago.

Even though the other one looked a bit better, she was also in the same situation. This night had probably been the toughest night of their lives.

Seeing that there was still no one who wanted to leave the place and try their luck on their own, Eric looked at the two girls by his side as he said,

"I know this is difficult for you, considering what has happened, but if you want to have a good future by my side, and take care of your families you have to become strong.

Now tell me your names!"

While his words might seem rude, and cold, that was no lie.

While they looked like girls with potential, their value was tied to their future, at the moment they were nothing more than beautiful and hot strangers.

As for the girls, even though it was a difficult moment in their lives, they had to be strong for themselves and their families.

The men in their families were either too young or dead, their mothers were crying the death of their husbands and taking care of their brothers and sisters.

It was hellish suffering and bearing, but they had to do it if they didn't want to end up as they had earlier.

With half-voices, they each answered,

"Hafza!"

"Rubia!"

Hafza was the average one in curves, that looked smarter and intelligent, while Rubia was the big melons one.

It was certainly a rude way of distinguishing the two, but he didn't care. He was just using what little information he had.

But now wasn't the time to think about that, as he looked at the two girls, and said,

"Tell me Hafza, Rubia, do you want to take your revenge!?"

The two girls were clearly surprised, as they hadn't really thought about it. Until now they were still bearing their pain and suffering. They had never thought about revenge.

But the moment those words sounded on their ears seemed like a perfect way to release the tension inside them.

Their hearts were palpitating at the thought of taking revenge for their fathers, as their eyes sparkled for a moment.

Looking at this reaction, Eric had a smile on his face, as he said with a natural tone,

"I will let you guys take your revenge on these guys, you can beat them, cut them, rip them, crush them, kill them however you wish.

But remember this is the first favor I am doing to you guys, and this seals the fact that you are mine! There is no escape after this!

Translate this to the crowd too!"

The two girls didn't know what to think, this whole situation was so messed up. But there was nothing they could do to escape or reverse it.

Their only viable choice was this. They had to embrace and move ahead with this choice in their life.

As Hafza was still thinking if this was for the best or not, Rubia had already started translating to the crowd, as they had almost the same reaction as she had.

The only difference was the extra rage, hate, and anger they had in their look. After all, they had suffered in there so much more than the Hafza and Rubia.

Now that they were given a chance to release all that anger, hate, pain, and suffering they had gone through, they could not control their selves.

They didn't care if this made them slaves to Eric or not, they had already accepted their fate. In fact, that was one more reason to make them even more eager to torture these animals.

But even in that craziness, they didn't forget to tell their kids to go and stay with Eric, as they had something important to do.

Most of those kids were still under 13 years old, so even Eric felt that it wouldn't be good to have them look at the scene so he gave them permission to do that.

He first had to educate, and form their characters before he made them look at blood, murder, and strength.

While the kids were not allowed to watch the massacre, there were a few people who had to look at it, as he looked at the ladies behind him, and said,

"As for you 4, you make sure to watch everything. This is what reality looks like!"