Jian Gui Longwei
"My magical staff," The witch replied slowly and Jian cocked his head in confusion. Had he spoken something wrong? Wasn't this castle belonged to her? Or was there someone higher controlling all of this? He opened his mouth, intended to ask what was wrong but the witch had spoken before him again, this time in a voice, so disturbing that Jian actually had to take a step back. What would this Witch do to him? "Sweetie, I don't think you know where you are," Yes, he did not know where they were, true but the Witch didn't need to rub it in his face. Jian tried to explain...
"Lady Sand Witch...we..."
"It's okay, whoopie pie. Mommy'll take care of you." The Witch said and put her non-bleeding hand on top of her- "Cease this inappropriate action this instance, Lady Sand Witch... I apologize for intruding your personal space. We will not do this again..." Jian looked away with a slight blush on his face and cleared his throat. Had people nowadays no shame? It seemed so. Depressedly searching for a way to escape this awkward situation, Jian nearly sighed in relief as his Mistress ran into the room. So, his Mistress had picked up his distressed signal. It was good. Maybe it meant that his Mistress was a good Witch.
"You!"
His Mistress yelled and pointed at him, the action made Jian become extremely reluctant to look up. Didn't his Mistress know that pointing at somebody was rude? Or was this considered an appropriate action as well? Jian remained silent as his Mistress continued in surprise. "Y-you're... No way... You can't be...! But... you're the same...! You're the man in the ring, aren't you? The one I dreamed about!" Oh, so his Mistress didn't know him then... So how could his Mistress know he was feeling uncomfortable and arrive here? Were his Mistress' castle and the Sand Witch's connected? This world was making Jian more and more confused by the second and he felt like-
"Oh...oh by the gods and all of nature that is...hooo...that is certainly a sight to wake up to."
The familiar voice nearly made Jian sag in relief. Alexander. His brother. His savior. Without another word, Jian took a big step forward and hid behind his brother's large frame. Alright, this way, he could calm down and start thinking normally instead of panicking like a headless chicken. Breathed in and out deeply, Jian felt his calm mask slowly returned. So, what did he know about this situation? Clearly, the Sand Witch and his Mistress were allies. Perhaps they worked in the same organization. That would explain why there was that strange device in his Mistress' chamber. What was their goal then? There had to be a point in all of this... they couldn't just... pick his brothers and him up randomly then wore them.
'They pick us to do chores'
The thought made Jian pause. It couldn't be, right? However, the more Jian thought about it, the more he found himself agreed with his own thought. In this world filled with Sand Witches and strange devices, maybe his brothers and he were just like... servants. It was a ridiculous thought. When his previous master was still alive, they were considered living weapons but now...It just... Would they have to lower themselves to the point of doing chores?
When Alexander started to laugh, Jian frowned and looked up. Didn't his brother realize what kind of situation they were in? They had to act professional. They were inside a castle of Sand Witches. They had to find a way to get out. Too focused on finding a way to fight off the Sand Witches, Jian didn't even notice a new girl walked up to him, gave him a ni-hao and touched his face. Jian jumped and exclaimed loudly "Nicolas Flames' fame! Please show some restrains! T-this action is un-unacceptable!" Touching his cheek, Jian muttered loudly enough for everyone to hear "Do Witches nowadays have respect for personal space?"
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON?!"
Sabastien yelled to get everyone's attention and Jian shouted back, just as alarmed and panicked "T-this is madness... Th-these Sand Witches... they..." Too shameful to speak, Jian just squeaked out loud "They. She touched my face!" Covered his scarred face, the snake ring boy shook his head dramatically. In merely two hours, these witches had shattered his dignity. They were too dangerous. He had to tell his brothers to get out.
"Heilen der Wunde" Jian faintly heard his brother's voice called out the spell and healed the Sand Witch bleeding hand. Everyone just stared at each other for a whole awkward minute before-"OH MY FAIRIES! Oh Heavens, oh lord, oh holy balls of Mary," Jian jumped and pressed himself harder behind Alexander to hide. Now the witch was officially angry. They had to transform to save themselves. "I am sorry for eating that sandwich, Brian. I was hungry. I was just hungry."
The Witch's words were getting more confusing each second. The Sand Witch said she had eaten another... Sand Witch? Was it normal to each another of your kin? And what was a 'Bri-an'? The witch seemed to panic now and in a way, Jian could understand her. If she had just eaten another Sand Witch, surely that unfortunate Sand Witch's friends would be angry... Just like he would be angry if any of his brothers was eaten. But... did that mean... they were dragged into this mess, too?
"We must escape before the Flying Spaghetti Monster descends. We must survive - for the future of the humanoid species and the grandparents of our babies. We must go on."
The Witch hugged Alexander closely and Jian could feel another blush creep up his neck. What was wrong with these people? How could this Witch show such... sign of affection so... so... obviously? As he looked more closely, Jian realized that the Witch's clothes were very... thin. Actually, all of the other Witches' clothes were just like that. Was this place their bathhouse? Oh no, his brother and he had committed an evil act. He would surely be punished. A 'Flying Spaghetti Monster' (?) would surely come and kill them all.
"You, get all the cloth you can find. Zombies are afraid of 100% cotton."
The Witch pointed at him or behind him, Jian wasn't sure but he looked back anyway. The Witch had ordered him to find cloth to fight off the 'Zoom bee'(?) What was a 'Zoom bee' or was it 'zoom pea'? 'Zom pie'? And was 'cotton' a kind of weapon? Where could he find this weapon? But the Witch said that he needed to find cloth. Looking around the room, Jian suddenly realized he was wearing clothes. Clothes were a kind of cloth, correct? But he couldn't undress. That was shameful, what should he do? Maybe cloth was nowadays' synonym for another thing? The Witch had pointed behind him so maybe this 'cloth' weapon was behind him. Reluctantly turned his head, Jian caught sight of a strange object.
Maybe this was the weapon the Witch was talking about. With the speed of lightning, Jian grasped the object and hurled it all the way in front of the girl. "Is this the weapon that you need, Lady Sand Witch?" There was a strange liquid, brow and smelly in it, causing Jian to wrinkle his nose in disgust though he tried to smooth his expression. He had to be professional in his brothers' places.
Then the Witch picked up a strange device and began talking to it. Was it normal nowadays talking to objects? Jian's sharp ears picked up strange sounds such as 'police' and 'protection'.What was a 'Boo least'? And when the device replied that they needed protection? Did it mean they had to find a shield? Where did they have to go to find a shield in this world?
Finally, the witch seemed to be defeated as she leaned against the wall and said "I hope you're not vegetarian."
Jian's stomach automatically grumbled and the snake boy blushed, looking away. No, he was not a vegetarian.
After a lot of strange food that left Jian's stomach uncomfortably full, Jian sat awkwardly and stared at a material that had been identified as 'cream'. Could people nowadays eat this soggy thing without feeling sicked? Could people really eat this thing? Poking the strange material with his index finger and watched as it melted slowly on his finger, Jian grimaced in disgust. 'Such disgusting things...' He thought and put his hands on his lap, waiting for someone, anyone to break this silence. Looking at the nowadays' food, Jian suddenly wanted to throw up all over again at the thought of eating that brownish strange bread that went by the name 'chocolate croissants' or the goo thing that was called 'nutella' Apparently, people nowadays found it interesting to eat food that reminded people like him unpleasant things.
Suddenly, the alarm flared.
Jian jumped and stood up immediately, already jumpy because of today's activities. Was it the signal that their enemies were coming? He raised his fists defensively and gave a soft snarl. He would protect his brothers and his new Mistress. Was this the 'zoom bee'? Maybe he could analyse the situation more carefully so that he may sacrifice one of the other witches to save his loved ones and his Mistress. Should he transform back?
"WE'RE NAKED!"
The Sand Witch's voice brought Jian out of his stupor as the snake man could only gasp. Th-this Witch was so... bold. He cried out, trying to save the last bits of his dignity "No! I am not naked... How could you accuse me of being so inappropriate?" Turning back to face his brother and his leader, Jian whispered "Arron, brother, perhaps it is for the best if we simply transform and get out of this castle of madness" Tugging Quill's and Alexander's shirts, Jian tried to make them pay attention to him "This world is filled with so much madness... I need books! A lot of them..." Turning to face his mistress, Jian bit his bottom lip and said softly "We have to leave this castle, Mistress... I shall protect you with my life... This place is... crazy!"