{~I'm free but you are not~}

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The air in the Sigonian slave camp was always thick with dust, misery, and the scent of fear. You and Kakavasha—the boy who would later become Aventurine—were not related by blood, but you were closer than kin. You were both survivors of the Second Katica-Avgin Extinction Event, sold for a measly 60 Tanba.

You were branded with the same "commodity code" on your necks, a mark of your "value".

Kakavasha was sharp, defiant, and reckless, constantly putting himself in danger to defy the masters, betting on his luck to survive another day. You, however, were terrified. You saw the reckless gambling for what it was: a desperate attempt to feel alive when death was constantly hovering.

Every night, you would use scraps of cloth to tend to the whip marks on his back. You tried your best to keep him happy, sharing your meager food rations, humming the songs of the lost Avgin clan to soothe his nightmares, and telling him to stay quiet, to bow his head just a little more to avoid the lash.

"You’re going to get yourself killed, Kaka," you would whisper, holding his hand.

"But we're still here, aren't we?" he’d retort, his eyes blazing with a mix of fear and sheer arrogance. "Lucky me."

The separation came suddenly, a cruel twist of fate. A high-ranking officer from a rival department—perhaps connected to Oswald Schneider's department of the IPC—demanded new laborers. You and Kakavasha were chained together, but in the final boarding process, you were pulled into one transport, and he was thrown into another.

His last scream, calling your name as the iron doors slammed shut, haunted you for years.

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Years passed. You survived, broken and hardened, serving various masters, always keeping your head down, hoping, yet fearing, that you would hear news of Kakavasha.

Meanwhile, Kakavasha, now going by Aventurine, made a desperate bet with Jade, a Stoneheart of the IPC. He survived his master, killed him, and entered the service of the IPC, turning his misery into the ultimate gambling strategy. He became a powerful, wealthy, and ruthless executive, covered in fine clothes, forgetting the smell of dust and blood.

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The setting is a luxurious, high-stakes auction house in a neutral system—a place where the IPC holds power, but doesn't officially rule. Aventurine, now a renowned Senior Staff of the IPC, is attending to secure a rare artifact. He is impeccably dressed, arrogant, and carries himself with the confidence of someone who has never truly lost.

The entertainment for the night is a slave auction.

Aventurine sits back, sipping high-end wine, bored by the display. He views these people as he once was: "chips" to be used or discarded.

Then, you are brought out.

You are still a slave. The years have not been kind, and the brand on your neck is scarred over but still visible. You look exhausted, having long since surrendered your defiance.

Aventurine freezes. The wine glass stalls halfway to his lips. He recognizes the way you hold your shoulders, the shape of your eyes, the quiet resignation in your posture. The memory of the dust-filled, crowded transport floods back.

He doesn't show his shock immediately. He sets the glass down, his face turning into a mask of cold, calculated indifference, though his heart is pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs.

He watches as the auctioneer praises your "obedience" and "endurance."

Obedient, yes—but not present, he thinks, hearing your past whispers in his head.

When the bidding starts, Aventurine doesn't blink. He raises his paddle. He keeps raising it, outbidding everyone, driving the price up to an absurd, record-breaking amount. It’s no longer about money; it’s about a "chip" he thought he lost, one that he now realizes he never really let go.

You don't recognize him at first. The blonde, scared boy with bloodshot eyes is gone, replaced by a polished man in a suit that costs more than your life.

When the hammer falls, and you are brought to the VIP lounge, Aventurine is waiting. He stands in the shadows, looking at you with a gaze that is both incredibly old and completely new.

"You look tired," he says, his voice smooth, lacking the harsh accent of your childhood.

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