Oh Gods...

[Tainted Rainbows]

Aara had already stopped crying. She just stood in morbid silence as they carried her up the mountain in a cage like some animal. Everyone was dressed in black gowns to mourn the loss of one of the cities most beautiful virgins. Many of the young men complained that they planned to make her their wife, but the elders knew better. She had never shown any interest in them because she couldn't bear children. She didn't want to get their hopes up and then crush their dreams of having offspring. So her parents volunteered her, and she couldn't do a thing about it. It wasn't too often that parents volunteered their own children to be eaten by one of the gods, so the elders didn't hesitate when they offered. Aara had already been prepared, bathed, and dressed up. She fought as much as she could, but for now, fighting wasn't going to do much of anything because she was tied in a cage. When they reached the farthest peak of the mountain they finally took her out. She kicked and struggled as much as she could, but the people doing this to her were experienced and knew no one actually wanted to be eaten, so they used their strongest men. Eventually someone decided it would be a good idea to just knock her over the head with something, knocking her out cold. She awoke a while later, her hands tied above her to a high up branch, her head spinning and her arms aching. "Well this is just wonderful..." She said to herself sarcastically as she looked around. There was no one in sight and there was no way she could pull herself up to untie herself. She sighed, hoping some nice traveler would find her before she got eaten.