Post by Taichi Negeel on Oct 21, 2015 9:23:39 GMT -5
OOC: This RP takes place in the past.
The past year had been very surreal for Taichi, his whole life crumbling down before him. Lotus Castle was all he had ever known, he was raised a dog trainer like his dad. They had a large fenced in piece of land inside the castle grounds where the dogs roamed freely. He and his father had a room of their own and a steady and generous income as dog trainers. His father was the best dog trainer in West Fiore, which made him second best if not equal. They were highly important, they provided the military of lotus castle with fighting dogs, and the castle itself with guard dogs. Aside of training and taking care of dogs they had other responsibilities in the castle: their own dog pack served as executioners to mages who broke one too many rules, their pack paroled the slave quarters every evening to ensure the slaves that escaping was futile, and their pack tracked down mages when the castle required more slaves or when a group of slaves had escaped.
Everyone in employment of Castle Lotus had their own agenda, cared only for themselves, and were on the giving end of cruelty and abuse. As dog trainers they had a lot of freedom when it came to patrolling the castle and interacting with slaves. Taichi had been raised believing that mages aren’t human, that they are beneath even dogs and don’t function the way normal humans do. His father was known to have his way with the slaves, using them for his entertainment in his spare time. From the cries of those that struggled he knew his father also raped them, but this was normal in his eyes, the slaves were but tools and toys for them anyway. In fear of his father some of the teenage girls even threw themselves at Taichi, in the hopes that this would save them from Keith. That said Taichi lost his virginity at a very young age, making sex nothing but a fun game to him. The more he grew up the more he started to look like his father, Keith being his role model and best friend, until a terrible incident happened when he was sixteen.
A large group of mages had managed to slip out of the castle after they paroled that night. They must have taken years to prepare this as they managed to rid themselves of detainment lacrima’s, slip past security and even the guard dogs. The next morning after a good night’s sleep there was hell to pay for the employers responsible for slave detainment, Keith and Taichi being one of them. Keith was sent after the escaped mages with a large pack, taking his best dogs to hunt down the slaves. Taichi was tasked with instilling fear in the castle bound slaves and keeping a strict eye on them, supporting the slave keepers in their jobs. That night Keith didn’t come home, and for the first time in his life Taichi was worried. He knew of their dog’s capabilities and tracking skills better than anyone, and even with a full night’s head-start, the slaves should’ve been tracked down and taken into custody by now. He couldn’t sleep, a bad feeling in his gut preventing him from any rest. A feeling that got confirmed the next morning, when a large group of injured military personal returned to the castle.
He couldn’t believe what he saw, the invincible Lotus Castle, had been beaten by slaves? What he heard next was even worse, he got promoted to head dog trainer of Lotus Castle. He was told that his father and the pack he brought along had been killed and would be cremated. Full of grief and disbelief he lost his mind, blaming all mage-kind for what the escaped slaves had taken from him. He even had a falling out with his superior, claiming that if they had sent out more personnel that this never would have happened. He was beaten back into submission for the falling out, it custom for higher ranked employers to bully those of lower rank, especially if they had complaints or a big mouth.
The past year had been very surreal for Taichi, his whole life crumbling down before him. Lotus Castle was all he had ever known, he was raised a dog trainer like his dad. They had a large fenced in piece of land inside the castle grounds where the dogs roamed freely. He and his father had a room of their own and a steady and generous income as dog trainers. His father was the best dog trainer in West Fiore, which made him second best if not equal. They were highly important, they provided the military of lotus castle with fighting dogs, and the castle itself with guard dogs. Aside of training and taking care of dogs they had other responsibilities in the castle: their own dog pack served as executioners to mages who broke one too many rules, their pack paroled the slave quarters every evening to ensure the slaves that escaping was futile, and their pack tracked down mages when the castle required more slaves or when a group of slaves had escaped.
Everyone in employment of Castle Lotus had their own agenda, cared only for themselves, and were on the giving end of cruelty and abuse. As dog trainers they had a lot of freedom when it came to patrolling the castle and interacting with slaves. Taichi had been raised believing that mages aren’t human, that they are beneath even dogs and don’t function the way normal humans do. His father was known to have his way with the slaves, using them for his entertainment in his spare time. From the cries of those that struggled he knew his father also raped them, but this was normal in his eyes, the slaves were but tools and toys for them anyway. In fear of his father some of the teenage girls even threw themselves at Taichi, in the hopes that this would save them from Keith. That said Taichi lost his virginity at a very young age, making sex nothing but a fun game to him. The more he grew up the more he started to look like his father, Keith being his role model and best friend, until a terrible incident happened when he was sixteen.
A large group of mages had managed to slip out of the castle after they paroled that night. They must have taken years to prepare this as they managed to rid themselves of detainment lacrima’s, slip past security and even the guard dogs. The next morning after a good night’s sleep there was hell to pay for the employers responsible for slave detainment, Keith and Taichi being one of them. Keith was sent after the escaped mages with a large pack, taking his best dogs to hunt down the slaves. Taichi was tasked with instilling fear in the castle bound slaves and keeping a strict eye on them, supporting the slave keepers in their jobs. That night Keith didn’t come home, and for the first time in his life Taichi was worried. He knew of their dog’s capabilities and tracking skills better than anyone, and even with a full night’s head-start, the slaves should’ve been tracked down and taken into custody by now. He couldn’t sleep, a bad feeling in his gut preventing him from any rest. A feeling that got confirmed the next morning, when a large group of injured military personal returned to the castle.
He couldn’t believe what he saw, the invincible Lotus Castle, had been beaten by slaves? What he heard next was even worse, he got promoted to head dog trainer of Lotus Castle. He was told that his father and the pack he brought along had been killed and would be cremated. Full of grief and disbelief he lost his mind, blaming all mage-kind for what the escaped slaves had taken from him. He even had a falling out with his superior, claiming that if they had sent out more personnel that this never would have happened. He was beaten back into submission for the falling out, it custom for higher ranked employers to bully those of lower rank, especially if they had complaints or a big mouth.