Chapter 3: Play Time.

Angel POV:

I was sitting on that cold floor as I calculated the time I spent there, slowly.

But there was something that at that odd moment precipitated in my mind...

The cell where I was secured, it wasn't a typical cell.

This distinct cell, which from a disinterested perspective looked like a simple cell where certain individuals were forcibly held, had present a metal table full of blood.

It was a torture cell and I could scent the dull air... full of iron that naturally derived from the blood present there.

That flowing blood was recent! Which meant there was someone recently tortured there...but why?

While I started to think about what may have been the cause of such thing, I heard a few slight steps walking towards my cell.

When the unknown person arrived right in front of the intended cell, a charming man that I would have already met in the past announces himself ... he was Clarke Ignis, a Fire mage who looked strong and fierce, but also utterly evil and a bit sadistic...Physically, he was precisely in excellent shape, tall with pale skin, red hair and red eyes.

The wicked man then proceeded to remark something:

"Are you enjoying your stay in this incredible and noble "room", you unfortunate thing? I hope you are, because what will happen next will not be as pleasant as possible."

"What do you sincerely suggest with that?" I asked worriedly but rather calm, about what he had just insinuated.

"Oh come on...You know very well what I meant, and for why if you may be wondering...well is not every day that I get to torture and play with my little sister's toy."

"I can't perceive what goes in your lovely head, but Beatrice may wake up at any time and me being your sister's personal servant... Shouldn't you be more cautious with what you eagerly do to me? She will be unpleased if her "toy" is broken before she even uses it.", I calmly said thinking that those words would put an end to that situation but...

"Pffftttaahaahahah, what now? What will she do if she finds out I have mistreated you? Will she cry? Beg for revenge or something?" and then he finished saying: "You think that, being that useless fire mage servant will score you any better? DO NOT MAKE ME LAUGH!"

When he concluded triumphantly all of that, he went, already inside my cell, to the used table where I was going to be placed in a few moments and cleaned the blood present in the same making it then my turn to bleed.

And with little effort he placed me in the table by merely holding the complex chains that were cautiously put on me and said eagerly: " I hope you enjoy this as I will!"

"Urgh, you bastard are you actually being serious right now?" I asked while trying to get some oxygen in my lungs.

And Clarke changed his expression to that of disappointment and said:

"What, you thought I was joking? Pfft you seem to have a lot to understand about nobles... hahahaha."

And then, he proceeded to the torture session that was going to happen in that place and without giving me a chance to say something or implore him not to, he took a towel and put it in my mouth.

He selected the tools he had brought in a small box and with a glow of excitement he took out a knife and with me already chained and with my mouth covered, he slowly passed that knife down my leg, cutting and tearing my skin in a vertical line.

"hugrrr, hugrrr" I screamed in pain, and even tried to get free but my body didn't even move due to the chains, so a idea came to me, that if I might continue to scream, someone would come to me. But I think I really didn't know what the noble world was like... Because no one came... and so shouting was then the only alternative to escape the pain even if I wasn't worth any help.

While he danced with that cold, sharp knife on my right leg, I continued to scream and cry until he came to a stop.

"So what do you think? Do you like it? Hahaha." he asked in a mocking voice, but I kept silent...

"Um, maybe we should continue. I really want to see when that silence of yours is going to break." he said smiling.

He then took the knife from my leg, laid it down and rummaged through the box he was brought until he pulled out a pair of white metal pliers that contained small stains of already dried blood...

"Now that we've taken care of one of the legs, should we move on to the fingers of your hands?"

"Oh and don't worry I will use some healing magic afterwards so you will still be able to use your hands freely hahaha."

My eyes were dry from all the tears I shed, but even so I recused to let out something besides screaming sometimes.

Without pausing, after breaking each of my fingers with pliers, he put it down and then pulled the chains that held me... leaning me against the wall and leaving me hanging in it.

"Now let's move on to a different play phase."

"I suffer a lack of training due to a bag of sand that has burst and so I haven't been working my fists for a little while, you know?"

A few hours passed while I was serving as a punching bag... And without even looking a little tired, the bastard put me back on the table and cut my skin again with the knife already dried from my blood... But this time he didn't just do it on my leg... He did it all over my body... He broke each of my ribs causing me to pass out a few times and ended that day and night of torture by breaking my arms.

"Phew, that's enough for now, don't you think... I would like to say I liked this day of ours but you are very annoying, you did not beg for a single time for me to stop... well one day we will change your mentality...oh and I almost forgot."

"Oh dominant sage heal this little lamb that lost his senses and bring him back as a new person again!"

And with that a bright light appeared from his hand envolving me in a comfortable sensation.

I healed for about 10 minutes but, it wasn't a magic strong enough to make my whole body new as before...So I was left with dozens of scars all over my body...But at least my bones weren't broken anymore.

The man proceeded to say: " I wish we see each other more frequently form now on, as my sister has just awaken I will check on her, oh and don't think I did this for her...Honestly, I know that you didn't hurt her...but I needed an excuse to toy with you, you understand right? Hahaha see you around little fly."

And then he proceeded to order a maid of his to treat me and when the time was right to take me to my lady.

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Beatrice POV:

I woke up...

And I found my mother and my brothers sitting next to me with cheerful faces.

My mother was the first to declare:

"My daughter, you finally woke up! We were so worried about you... what happened to you?"

"Yes, sister, tell us what happened to you." my brother backed up.

Then, after greeting my family again, I started to explain them what had happened.

After everything was cleared up, I managed to walk a little and went back to my room.

I then ordered my maid to bring me Angel, so I could see how he was doing, after all, he suffered the same or if not worse than me...Since I had passed out, I didn't even know.

Then after some time the maid I ordered to go get my new servant had arrived at the door and knocked two times.

I told her to come in.

The maid, when entering my room, then motioned for him to come after her.

"Angel, thank you for coming here. I was really worried about what had happened to you, you know, so please have a seat with me and lets talk."

"Yes thank you and don't worry, I wasn't hurt that much, fortunately your brother came in time my lady."

"Do not say that. It must have been scary right?" I said passing my hand on his check.

"It wasn't that bad, don't worry."

"hum, if you say so I will believe in you." I lied...

Taking that apart I spent some time talking with him and explaining him the rules of the Ignis House and what his job would be.

And coming to the end of our first little meeting after the incident I said:

"Now please accompany my maid Jeanne to your room at the servants' house."

"Understood my lady!" that's what he said before he left.

My heart was heavy... I realized he tried to hide all the scars he had on his body with medical tapes but it was too easy, I easily managed to notice them... but the problem was...Indeed, the mercenary we found could have left that many scars on him, but Zain said that he had found us without major wounds so...

"Lianne!" I called.

"Yes my lady?" a maid suddenly appeared next to me... And with cold eyes I ordered:

"Find out what happened to Angel while I was unconscious!"

"Yes ma'am!" she then said and left as if nothing had happened there, leaving only a bit of wind behind...

"Angel... What happened to you while I wasn't awake? I hope no one laid a hand on you."

And with that Beatrice was left alone looking at the moon that was showed through the window of her room.

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