Post by Shiki on Jul 29, 2007 11:42:56 GMT -5
"This isn't right. Why am I here? It can't be..." Shiki began to panic. He recognized his surroundings, but it wasn't right. He wasn't supposed to be here. Not unless... He shook the thought from his mind. He couldn't have failed. He had done nothing, except that robbery, and that was done without a hitch. Why would he have been summoned here? Before he could figure it out he heard a familiar voice.
"Shiki, the master is not pleased. No he is not pleased at all." Shiki began feeling old scars begin to re-open with every word the Overlord spoke. "How could you be so idiotic as to think that there weren't further security measures implemented on the items in the bank? What were you even doing robbing a bank in the first place? You are a servant of Ater not a lowly criminal. You were sent to gather information, not cause unnecessary bloodshed." Even though the voice was calm, Shiki detected the familiar hint of ice cold fury and knew what would happen next. He would be shown no mercy during his punishment.
"But master, I saw everything myself. Everything was fine, ordinary, when I gave it to the Djinn to bring back!"
"HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING!? THIS IS A FOE WORTHY OF ATER'S ATTENTION! DO YOU THINK EVEN ROBBING A BANK WOULD BE AS SIMPLE AS YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE!? WHEN THE ITEMS ARRIVED THEY TURNED TO DUST! ALL OF IT! YOU DEFILED ATER'S SACRED TEMPLES WITH IT! HIS FLOWERS BECAME ASHY, THE STATUES OF HIS GREATNESS BECAME NEARLY UNRECOGNIZABLE! WHO KNOWS IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE IN THAT DUST? WHAT IF THERE WAS MAGIC ON IT? OUR ENEMY COULD HAVE EASILY TRACKED US AND LEARNED ALL ABOUT US WHILE WE ARE STILL IN THE DARK, ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! IF THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH YOU KILLED EVERYONE N THAT BANK! THAT BRINGS UNNECESSARY ATTENTION! IF ANYONE FINDS OUT ABOUT OUR LORD'S PLAN TO RISE BACK TO POWER THEY WILL LAUNCH A FULL SCALE ATTACK ON US!" The sound of a cleaver hitting flesh echoed throughout the graveyard. Shiki wanted to scream until his lungs burst, but he knew that any sign of weakness would bring upon him even more pain. He was losing too much blood. His most of his scars had reopened, and the cleaver was stuck deep in his back. If he stayed like this any longer he would surely be dead.
"Master, please let me receive my punishment then send me back so that I may redeem myself in your eyes!"
"Very well. You may have this one wish." Shiki felt the shock of teleportation all the more because of his wounds. When he arrived at his destination he instantly lost consciousness.
When he awoke he was in shackles hanging from the roof. He no longer felt the pain of the metal biting into his wrists. He knew that what was about to happen would be much worse than ordinary pain. They would bring him to the edge of death and back, make him see visions of pain, and bring his sanity into question. Then he remembered, that Ater himself was angry with him. He immediately lost all hope of fighting away even an ounce of the pain, and let his body go limp.
"Before we begin. The Overlord has asked me to tell you that your magic has been stripped from you, and that when you leave to continue your reconnaissance you will be watched for a week. If anything you do displeases Ater, or the Overlord, you will be brought back to be punished more. Now chin up, at least your not dead, although with what you're about to go through, living might be more of a burden..."
*Yes yes I decided making everyone poor was too cheap... Good thing no one else is RPing except for me... T_T
"Shiki, the master is not pleased. No he is not pleased at all." Shiki began feeling old scars begin to re-open with every word the Overlord spoke. "How could you be so idiotic as to think that there weren't further security measures implemented on the items in the bank? What were you even doing robbing a bank in the first place? You are a servant of Ater not a lowly criminal. You were sent to gather information, not cause unnecessary bloodshed." Even though the voice was calm, Shiki detected the familiar hint of ice cold fury and knew what would happen next. He would be shown no mercy during his punishment.
"But master, I saw everything myself. Everything was fine, ordinary, when I gave it to the Djinn to bring back!"
"HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING!? THIS IS A FOE WORTHY OF ATER'S ATTENTION! DO YOU THINK EVEN ROBBING A BANK WOULD BE AS SIMPLE AS YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE!? WHEN THE ITEMS ARRIVED THEY TURNED TO DUST! ALL OF IT! YOU DEFILED ATER'S SACRED TEMPLES WITH IT! HIS FLOWERS BECAME ASHY, THE STATUES OF HIS GREATNESS BECAME NEARLY UNRECOGNIZABLE! WHO KNOWS IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE IN THAT DUST? WHAT IF THERE WAS MAGIC ON IT? OUR ENEMY COULD HAVE EASILY TRACKED US AND LEARNED ALL ABOUT US WHILE WE ARE STILL IN THE DARK, ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! IF THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH YOU KILLED EVERYONE N THAT BANK! THAT BRINGS UNNECESSARY ATTENTION! IF ANYONE FINDS OUT ABOUT OUR LORD'S PLAN TO RISE BACK TO POWER THEY WILL LAUNCH A FULL SCALE ATTACK ON US!" The sound of a cleaver hitting flesh echoed throughout the graveyard. Shiki wanted to scream until his lungs burst, but he knew that any sign of weakness would bring upon him even more pain. He was losing too much blood. His most of his scars had reopened, and the cleaver was stuck deep in his back. If he stayed like this any longer he would surely be dead.
"Master, please let me receive my punishment then send me back so that I may redeem myself in your eyes!"
"Very well. You may have this one wish." Shiki felt the shock of teleportation all the more because of his wounds. When he arrived at his destination he instantly lost consciousness.
When he awoke he was in shackles hanging from the roof. He no longer felt the pain of the metal biting into his wrists. He knew that what was about to happen would be much worse than ordinary pain. They would bring him to the edge of death and back, make him see visions of pain, and bring his sanity into question. Then he remembered, that Ater himself was angry with him. He immediately lost all hope of fighting away even an ounce of the pain, and let his body go limp.
"Before we begin. The Overlord has asked me to tell you that your magic has been stripped from you, and that when you leave to continue your reconnaissance you will be watched for a week. If anything you do displeases Ater, or the Overlord, you will be brought back to be punished more. Now chin up, at least your not dead, although with what you're about to go through, living might be more of a burden..."
*Yes yes I decided making everyone poor was too cheap... Good thing no one else is RPing except for me... T_T