Essence of Quinn: Parts 1&2 Secondo Era and Terzo Era (eventual MxM slow burn)

Countdown to Demise

A storm raged the following day when Secondo and his ghouls arrived back at the Abbey with Ose and Ravana in tow. Quinn had kept them asleep for the drive home from the airstrip and they'd been placed in their respective cells. The corridor they were on was one of the more basic ones that the dungeon had to offer. Bare stone, dim lights, cells with warded bars that ran from floor to ceiling.

The prisoners were placed in cells that were next to each other. When they were awake they could communicate, and they'd also be able to hear everything that was happening to the other but not see it.

Quinn and Fire dropped Ravana onto the ground. He landed on his face but none of them cared what happened to him now.

"Wake him up," Secondo ordered Quinn.

He called back the quintessence magic he'd used and the earth ghoul started awake. It took him a second to realise where he was and he looked up at Secondo who was flanked by Quinn, Fire, Earth and Air.

"Nice of you to join us, Rav," Quinn said with a grin.

The earth ghoul's eyes flashed green for a second and he growled.

"I will get through the formalities first, Ravana," Secondo said. "You have been found guilty of crimes against ghoul kind and crimes against the Clergy. The Council has deemed you punishable by Clergy law to get this over with swiftly and cleanly." He huffed a laugh and smirked as he looked back at Quinn and Air. "Well, maybe not so swiftly and cleanly, but it will be done with in the next twenty four hours. Your sentence is death and has been agreed to by the relevant authorities. Those who you have maimed and tortured, and the families of those that you murdered wait with bated breath to hear the details of your end."

Quinn relished the fear that Ravana felt as the clock began counting down to his demise. He didn't show it outwardly though.

"You are all weak. This so called civilised society goes against everything ghoul kind should be. It sickens me to see these pets that the Clergy keeps. You are nothing but slaves," Ravana growled out.

"Do I sense some jealousy there, Rav? I'm guessing you were too stupid to be selected and it hurt your precious feelings?"

Earth and Fire laughed but Air kept quiet. Quinn sent him some mojo as he could feel his nerves kicking in.

They all left the cell and went to wake up Ose. Secondo didn't pass the sentence down to him, that was up to the Council ghouls to do officially on the other side of the Divide. Secondo wanted a word with him though.

Ose blinked and shook his head as he woke up stretched out on the floor of the cell. He was tall and lean with sandy coloured hair and cruel eyes.

"Ose. Finally we meet. I never did get the chance to speak with you and I've been looking forward to this."

Earth went and grabbed the fire ghoul by the hair, dragging him to his feet.

"I have nothing to say to you, human."

He said it as though Secondo was the lowest of the low.

"Oh, I don't need you to say anything to me. I will ask you about what I need to know, and I will take the answers I need from you."

Ose looked confused as Earth yanked his head to the side and Fire jabbed his neck with a syringe.

"What the fuck?" Ose spat.

"Just a little something to relax you. It will give me better access to your thoughts and make you that bit more compliant."

Ose swung his eyes to Quinn and he could feel his anger rising but he shut it off, together with his empathy. Ose bared his fangs at Quinn.