Thread: A Monster: Now and Forever (Razgriz x kuro_bara)

Dusek could feel his body heating as the warlock applied heat inside his body, the pain quickly building to agony. He wanted to scream with pain but like the rest of his body his vocal chords were paralyzed by the snare. His entire body shook with the suppressed howl of pain that was desperately trying to escape him. People nearby were beginning to glance at him with concern. Stop please! He wailed inside his own mind. Sure he had promised his silence and he knew the penalty for giving up any of what he knew but he had not been trained to withstand this kind of torture. Even with his brain addled by the pain, he suspected Selena was probably already looking into what happened. If there was any inkling at all he was compromised she would find him and kill him. There had been no secrets regarding this, he had stupidly believed he could handle anything thrown at him but this, this was on a whole other level of pain and cruelty. If there was any merciful god out there, Selena would put him out of his misery before it got much worse. At least my mistress kills quickly and without pain. He screamed at the warlock. She shows compassion, whose the real monster here!! He howled, an edge of hysterics creeping into his tone. Selena arrived on the scene shortly before the warlock had begun his gruesome torture of the spy. She was currently standing outside a used bookshop beside the cafe where Aurel was seated, sitting completely rigid and rapidly growing redder. She was not sure what was being done to the man but it was beginning to draw the attention of the civilians around him. As his body started to shake, appearing as if he were having some sort of convulsion Selena murmured a spell under her breath. A glamour shimmered into existence hiding the the spy behind the image of the same man, though he was sitting contently sipping a latte and flipping the pages of a book. As soon as the glamour settled into place, the people around him blinked instantly forgetting the distressed person that had been there seconds ago. Humans were so easily deceived, as long as all seemed well, they assumed it was. It was a very annoying trait in her race, which was in part why Selena was often so cynical and seemingly uncaring. She scanned the crowds around her trying to pinpoint the well of burning power she could feel funneling into Dusek. This hunter was a powerful warlock indeed if she had to be this close to feel how great his power was. Moving with a group as they left the bookshop, she made her way to the cafe, digging in her purse as she walked as if looking for change for a drink. Dusek was seated with his back to the small walkway that led inside the building and as she passed his chair she pretended to trip, going over on one of the heels and grabbing the back of his to balance herself and graciously waving away offers of help with a charming smile. When her hand grabbed the chair, she stabbed the thin dagger into his back. Im sorry. She whispered softly, quickly putting the weapon back in her purse as she straightened and continued into the cafe her cheeks slightly red. She hoped the redness looked like the embarrassment of a woman caught doing something silly in public, in reality it was from the intense heat she felt off of the spies body when she got close. As an afterthought she murmured one more soft spell. A trap for the warlock should he try to track the killer of his victim, or the poison used to do the job. It was a nasty little curse that would cause two or three days of intense pain depending on the strength of the person who triggered it. Purchasing her drink in a take out cup, she continued on her way, leaving Aurels body hidden behind the glamour. She would send out a team to retrieve the body once she got back to the hotel if it was still there at least. Dusek barely felt the pin prick of pain as the dagger slid into his body, though he did hear Selenas whispered apology and smiled inwardly. The agony from the warlock almost completely masked the tiny stab. He gave a soft sigh of relief as the poison spread through his body. This was designed specifically for those loyal to the Baroness, it gave a sense of calm and peace and acted as a potent pain reliever even as it shut the body down. In seconds Aurel was no more, the link between him and the warlock abruptly severed. The spys last thought was relief that he had not divulged anything about Selena. He had known nothing of where the Baroness lived having only ever had contact with the witch. Despite his stupidity at being compromised Selena had shown him mercy just as the Baroness would. The moment the link broke, Aurel smiled, passing with a happy expression that he had done his duty.