Jul 05, 2005 09:21
So 4th of July..boring...worked so it sucked
Did chalk drawings for new promotions at work so drop in and see them. One being Lysander with a hat ^_^
Going to see Howl's Moving Castle in Jap today with Taylor, Will, Sami, and Anna....possibly Steve.
I don't know how it will go with Anna and I, but we'll see. I think were still on bad terms or at least not talking. :: Sigh ::
Here is something I wrote one night in Anger/Tiredness/Depression/ Boredom/Random thought
Called: The Twins
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With a groan of pain, Liam came out of his unconscious state. When he opened his eyes to get a feeling to where he was, he couldn't hold them open for they were heavy with the pain his body bore and so he shut them once again.
Damn it
He thought with aggression; searching his mind for the last memory he had to explain what had brought him to this point. He leaned back against the stone but recoiled as it was chilled over with ice, his fire magic reacting to the sudden sting. He grit his teeth, drew in a breath, and realized the air was chilled over as well. He could feel the heat of his breath coil like a snake under his nose. Slowly, and with great effort, he forced his eyes open.
Oh my God Katura really IS a girl! She redecorated!
The room was dark, as usual, with only two barred vent windows near the top to shed in as little light as possible. Through the bars came soft white snowflakes that danced about before slipping deep into the shadows. Liam's faded orange hues watched as it hadn't melted when it reached the floor. Now that he noticed, the floor was actually a soft silk sheet. In fact, all about the room hung long thick strands of maroon colored silk; soft white ropes holding it up at various points.
As his gaze traveled further, the wind picked up parts of the stands and blew them in a swaying motion; this brought his attention directly to a figure across the room. He wouldn't have recognized the figure normally for it was covered in blood that came from several different areas around their body. Thankfully, however, Nume's glasses still remained where they sat on the bridge of his blood-soaked nose. Liam's chest sunk at the sight.
Katura got to him too?
He strained at the restraints around his wrists and quickly leaned back at the pain that shot down his right arm; recoiling forward from the cold stonewall once more. He cringed in pain at that and then found a substantial medium. He looked over to his wrist and found the source of pain. It was broken at his wrist and a piece of string was tied to his index finger. He couldn't quite figure out what that was about or how he got it.
Came off someone's clothing I guess…
“Where…am…I?”
A worn voice came from somewhere in the room and Liam quickly looked about the room. Toshiro sat against one of the walls to the side putting all three of them to face the middle.
“Hey Toshiro”
“Liam?”
“Yessir”
“You're here too?”
“…No…this is your conscious speaking…YES dumb ass”
“What is this place?”
Liam sighed at the question and hung his head. Obviously if he knew he would be finding a way to get out of here but, seeing as he was still in chains, there was a point where a DUH was needed and now was the time.
“Wish I knew”
“Nume..is here..too?”
“Yea...he is pretty badly beaten”
“He was doing fine earlier..”
Just then the memories rushed back into Liam's head.
All three of them had been sitting down to dinner at the inn. It had been awhile since they had actually all gotten together to do such a thing. Frost and Kami were there as well but one chair stood empty. They had a couple rounds of drinks before everyone relaxed and started to enjoy the evening. They had even gotten Toshiro to the point of being drunk and were having laughs at his expense. He really was quite the funny one when he was out of control of himself. They had even paid a couple waitresses to mess with him.
The door to the room opened and in stepped a couple of guards. Liam quickly looked over to see if he could spot his sister but, much to his surprise, she didn't show up. Instead, two short men walked in. They both had black hair but one of them had it spiked up like a bed of thorns while the other wore his down freely. Obviously they were twins.
“I know..you!” Liam said in an unsure voice. He knew ONE of them.
“Glad to see your awake “ the one with spiked hair replied.
“I punched you in the face” Liam said.
The man just chuckled at that and slid a hand up to gently touch his left cheek.
“That you did…and left quite a mark. I am still sore.”
He stepped over into the middle of the room and looked around to his brother. The door to the room shut and the metal lock slid into place.
“Hey…wait...there...are two of you?” Toshiro said with a bit of strain.
The two brothers looked over to him simultaneously with their shaded black eyes. Toshiro's widened at this and a light gasp came from him. He had swore they were only fighting one at the inn last night. He had only seen one walk in.
“But…which one of you were at the inn?”
“Don't you get..it…Toshiro?” a soft and pain-filled voice said in the room.
Everyone in the room looked over to Nume, his chest rising and falling quickly with short bursts of breath for it was too painful to take larger ones.
“They are…twins. They fight...together.”
“I get it” Liam said “ That's how they were able to break us down so quickly. When we thought it was one, the other was on another person.”
“You both are quite the smart ones” the spiked one said.
“Great so…you can let us go now ^_^” Liam said.
“Not yet. First I need you to tell me where DeMourn is. Then you can go.”
“Wish I knew…let's go ^_^”
“ Not good enough...”
“Aww come on! I don't have one clue where that ass is.”
“I think you do”
“Exactly…you THINK I do…Thus the problem…I don't.”
He came over to Liam with a light smirk on his face and reached over to where the string hung from his finger. Liam had only just realized what it was for before a sharp pain shot through him, blurring his vision. He grit his teeth and shut one of his eyes, forcing the other to stay open in spite of the man's hopes. As the pain was pushed back into his mind, he looked over to his hand and noticed the string was pulled back and wrapped around one of the small metal hooks in the restraint that he hadn't noticed before. His other fingers also had strings as well and the man was holding another. His finger was bent back and to the side in an unnatural way and the bone was sticking out from the edge. He was used to pain and in a moment, he tapped into his healing magic to-it was no longer there.
“You…bastard!” Liam said in anger. How had they known?
“Heh heh…now…about DeMourn…”
“Fuck you…”
“Right then…”
A sharp crack and a grunted yell and Liam's ring finger was now broken. He was used to the pain from his sister so it was mostly for show that he made noise. It was to keep the attention off Toshiro and Nume.
“DeMourn?”
“I told you…I…Don't…Know! And your stupid excuse for torture is pathetic. You think I will talk from a couple broken bones? HAH! Even if I did know…it's hardly worth my time in breath.
“Well if it wont work on you…”
Just then, the man walked over towards the next form in the room and Liam's chest sank. He pulled at the restraints and cringed as he watched Toshiro get released from the cold steel and dragged forward into the center of the room. Liam glared in anger through his eyes though his lips held a smirk.
“Oh…right…use the kid for leverage…great. Like THAT will work either. You know, I know someone who tortures better than you guys. Honestly you need practice. How dare you kidnap my friends and I you worthless excuse for a wannabe bad guy. Beat the kid…I could give two shits…”
He watched as Toshiro's wrists were bound by thick rope over his head. Then, a large hook was placed under them and he was hoisted into the air up off his feet. He cringed as the rope put pressure on his skin, causing it to turn red beneath. Liam watched with worry inside while he held the same look outwardly. Nume was silent.
“ All right then…”
The man undid his shirt and tossed it to one of the guards. In turn, the man threw a thick whip to him, which he caught and uncoiled along the silken floor.
“Once again….DeMourn…”
“I don't know” Liam said.
There was a thunderous crack of the whip and a shred of fabric. Both Liam and Nume cringed at the sound and Liam was almost speechless as he looked on at Toshiro. His back was slit open in a large gaping wound and the fabric was slashed at a wicked angle. Toshiro was screaming out in pain and tears were flowing from his eyes in rivers. He had never been in any situation like this and it made for easy prey.
“Where is DeMourn?”
“Fuck I SAID I DON'T KNOW!”
Again another crack of the whip and Toshiro yelled so loud his voice cracked at the pressure. He was hoping to scream the pain out but it was to no avail.
“Damn you! Cut it out you ass hole! Your gonna kill him! He is just a worthless monk!”
“L-L-L-Liam…” Toshiro managed out through sobs.