"H-how could anyone do this? And to children, no less?" Stuttered Theo, looking pale as he took a step back.
"Hate to say it, but...it's honestly not surprising. Come on...let's check if any of them are still alive, they'll need immediate medical attention if there are, so we should hurry," I replied quietly, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"He's right. Let's go," Nodded Miyuru, stepping forward with a grim look on his face and making his way to one of the shackled children, his fists tightly clenched.
The rest of us spread out and headed towards some of the other kids, I walked over to a young girl and touched her wrist, feeling for a pulse. Nothing...she's dead. She looks like she's around twelve or thirteen, at most.
Her limbs are broken and swollen badly, and these marks on her body...I think she was whipped. She has strangulation marks on her neck as well. And the way her clothes are torn...I think it's safe to say that she was raped too. Those vile scum...
