Sworn Upon the Gravestones of All Ancestors

from Pallid Scavengers on a Necrotic Husk by Huntress of Stars

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I strap my loaded steel to the inside of my leg and get in line like it was any other day. Trudging slowly, sweat beading on my brow I approach the guards, running it over in my head.
I catch my comrade's eye and give the slightest nod.He and another begin to fight to distract the guards. They swarm the two of them, sticks and whips in hand, swinging and kicking, wrestling them to the ground.
Distracted, the guard patting me down lets my steel slip past him as he watches the melee unfold.
I work an honest day, as I have a thousand times before, waiting until the perfect moment. The sun beating down, I can see the sentries sweltering, as tired as we are, and so I make my move.
I catch my comrade's eye, and give the slightest nod. He drops to the ground, feigning illness. Workers gather round as he writhes in pain. The foreman barks at the crowd t.o get back to work.
By the time two guards haul my comrade away I've used the commotion to climb into a mine cart where my fellow workers pile ore on top of me. I inhale deeply, close my eyes and wait.
I feel the cart moving, buried under precious stone, as I ascend the rail to the fortress in the sky.
I think of my comrades who took a fall for me today. Each of them will face the lash as punishment for slowing our work.
I swear upon the gravestones of all ancestors: I will make sure their suffering wasn’t for naught.
I won't return until I've put a bullet between the boss’s eyes.

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from Pallid Scavengers on a Necrotic Husk, released October 5, 2023

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