ARGONAUT

The Struggle

The man who called from behind was Dix himself. Bell met him for the first time. Dix asked about the information about the Xenos. Bell refused to share the information he wanted. Dix offer money for Bell, but he was too stubborn and he refused it. 

Then their conversation become worse. Dix challenged Bell into a fight. Bell agreed to take it somewhere outside the pub. Both of them went to the Daedalus Street. It was already evening. Both of them faced each other. The people around saw this and quickly closed their doors and windows. It was just too of them.

Both of them get into brutal fight. Bell was able to hold on himself for sometime. Then their level difference came into action. Bell was beaten up pretty badly. Bell didn't gave up so easily. Bell continue to struggle with his opponent. 

Bell managed to put a long cut in his cheeks. Dix got even more exited. He started to attack Bell so aggressively. Bell couldn't keep up him and finally he was been knocked out clean. Dix's men carry Bell to the made dungeon. 

When Bell regained consciousness, he was been tied up in a  metal column. Bell saw these structure for the first time. Then he saw some monsters which are kept in big cages, present in the room. 

Dix and his men continue torturing Bell. They put out his nails, beat him with metal bars, poured boiling oil into his body. Bell screamed in pain. Bell didn't tried to charm them intentionally because he didn't want to expose himself and more importantly he thought that it might not work on Dix since he is a higher level adventurer. But even with all that he refused to say a single word. This triggered them to torture him more.

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Bell didn't reach home until next day. Hestia and others began to worry. Lili asked Aiz and Lefiya, but both of them have no idea where he went. All of them began their search. They searched for him in all places where he could have gone. They even went to the dungeon, but they couldn't find him.

 Hestia filed a quest in the guild for finding Bell. Lefiya and Aisha become suspicious of Dix. But they are not sure about it. Bell has made so may enemies ever since he came to Orario.  Lefiya and Elfy thought of saying the truth to Miss Aiz. But after thinking about how she is going to react, they decided not to tell her. 

Aiz was worried about Bell as well. She had started to miss him.

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One week passed.

They have almost half killed Bell. They didn't gave him food or water for the entire week. Bell's body become really weak. His clothes were stained in blood. It become really hard to breathe.

Then an unexpected thing happened. Dix had captured Wiene. Bell was unconscious when she was brought in.

Then one of Dix's man, throw a bucket of water over his head. Our Bell is awake now. When he opened his eyes he saw Wiene. She was crying and was screaming at Bell to wake him up.

Dix asked Wiene to tell him more about the hideouts and activities of Xenos. But she refused.  Dix become more angry & frustrated.

Wiene was put in chains. He started to pull out the sharp nails from her hands one by one. She screamed in pain. Bell pleaded them to stop. But he continued to do so.