They left the women to be guarded by a dozen swordsmen and then everyone split up to secure their respective locations.
Kadrin led a group of men to the Arena, Goldie led some to the Elf brothel and Maro took some men to prison assuming they needed healing urgently. The rest of the swordsmen were split up to guard, scout and free some minor locations as well… They only had one night.
Maro had Gnarlo head back out again and await the signal before the army could enter.
…
Maro was on top of the prison gate tower, with an Owlman's head in his hand… night vision… good guard to post at night.
His men had climbed and cleared all the towers and walls of Guards and took their place, pretending to be them, ensuring the gates were closed to prevent anyone from coming in. They also dismantled any alarm bells and mechanisms around the prison before they entered it.
Maro climbed to the roof of the large complex and snuck into the unlocked Warden's office… The Warden's personal quarters were just on the other side of the door, Maro slowly entered, trying to be as quiet as possible. He saw a goblin sleeping in the bed.
He took a cloth napkin that was on the table and he shoved it in the goblins mouth and held it shut, while putting his sword on his neck.
The Goblin panicked but realized he was fucked, Maro put a finger to his mouth and whispered "shhhhh". The Goblin understood.
"You have zero chances, where are the keys for all the cells?" His cold eyes staring death at the Goblin.
Maro slowly pulled away his hand and the rag when "Who do…" Maro shoved the rag back into the mouth and cut off the Goblins long green disgusting nose.
"I said zero chances" The Goblin was squirming in pain, trying to scream but ended up choking on the cloth in his mouth.
Maro slowly cut off both ears, while the Goblin was trying to shriek.
He waited a couple minutes until the Goblin calmed down a second. Maro healed the goblin only enough to close the stumps and not regrow them.
"Lets try one more time" Maro warned
The Goblin nodded "the keys are in my bedside table, second drawer"
"Good job" Maro said and then he proceeded to cut out both eyes, he let the Goblin feel the pain and then healed the wound closed. He then shoved his hand in the Goblins throat and ripped out his tongue, only to heal it closed after a minute again.
Maro paused for a second and then continued… He cut the Goblins genitals off, root and stem. He let him suffer and then healed the wound closed.
Maro took some prison chains and tied the Goblin to his bed… Eyeless, Tongueless, Earless, Noseless and Dickless… Maro thought about it and then punctured his eardrums…
Satisfied with his art, Maro took the keys and headed downstairs to the cell blocks. A couple of his swordsmen rushed after him and together they killed everyone not locked behind a cell… Human and Dwarf guards included, he made sure those people felt true regret before they died.
The prison held a lot more prisoners than it was supposed to… Men, women, children and beastmen were shoved 10 into a small bedroom at a time. Maro lost all interest in Beastmen slaves… he would leave them as is for now.
He freed hundreds of people, he turned on his new aura to heal and ease them. They were already grateful to him, but when he told them about the Moon Empire, they were ecstatic… finally a place that made logical sense in this world, a place where they could live in peace.
He told them all the plan and had them wait until nightfall, Maro sent a couple of his Swordsmen out to signal the other groups he had liberated the prison and they could come to shelter in place until the attack happened.
The prisoners informed him about the dungeon, where they torture slaves who hadn't broke yet… The worst scene yet.
Dead bodies were hung up by their hands, they had pieces cut off them, they had pieces of flesh bitten off, burned, scarred, mutilated… you name it. No one was alive… He approached the single door in the dungeon… It was locked.
He kicked it down, to see a pair of startled Goblins holding small knives, behind them was a woman laying on the table naked… still alive but severely drugged… her breasts were being roasted on a small fireplace… Maro gagged in his mouth… The revenge he was planning on their species would be remembered for all time…
What he did to the Warden, he did to these Goblins… but no healing until the end… This time he also cut off their hands and feet. And, then he healed all the wounds. The goblins were rolling around the floor groaning in pain with no tongue, no nose, no eyes, no ears, no hands, no feet. Who said he wasn't merciful… they lived.
He put his aura on as strong as he could and then healed the woman all the way, until she was fully restored and cleared of all drugs. He took off his cloak and covered her…
She woke up, a lot calmer than most people would, she was familiar with war… She quickly thanked him, introducing herself as Alexis the Calamity. She was a Fire mage that had unlocked her specialization in Dragon Fire. She had bright red hair and purple eyes… she was also incredibly beautiful… but Maro was definitely not being creepy at this moment. He had revenge on his mind.
Alexis told him how she became a prisoner, she used to be an adventurer and retired after a couple of years to be the head of a really small Mage tower in the countryside. She informally taught anyone with magic affinity and kept the area around the Tower free from monsters and trouble, Until Scarredlips showed up demanding her to be his concubine. She spurned him with her words and then burned his men in defense, she ended up being drugged because she was betrayed by one of her students and was to be tortured until she broke… but she never did.
Maro invited Alexis to join him, told her about the mage academy in his new kingdom and their goals. She thanked him again and accepted his offer.