The Empyrean | Fourth Wing |

Chapter 17

AN TW. rape

My turn

I go in the exam room. There nothing apart from a table with two enveloppes and two doors on the edge of the room with the numbers 1 and 2
I pick up an enveloppe and read 1

I enter door number 1 to see Colonnel Aetos against the frame smiling. I enter the room to see Rhi attached to a chair blindfolded
No... No... I can't. The option to torture is supposed to be on random people not my friends

"Well, well... I am disappointed Violet. I really thought you would take the other door. Oops I forgot to say that you don't have a choice. This may not be logical to you but as you are Sorrengail's daughter, you have to go through what he choose after all" he whispers the end "your parents were traitors" He knows. Of course, he knows the stones are in his office. 

"General Melgren decided that you would torture but what he doesn't know won't hurt him." He comes closer to me and caresses my cheek while his thumb plays with my lower lip. His hand descending lower unto my neck chocking me. 
"So to be fair, I am going to give you a choice: Torture or be tortured. Don't disappoint me"
When he lets me go, I can still feel his hand around my neck

"After where is the fun in watching you when I could do it to you. You are never an actually a cdet until you get tortured. It's really the best thing as a leader you can either do or delegate. Now, choose. Your friend or you"

I look to Rhi. Because of the secrets, I should choose the first one but I can't... I can't. Not Rhi. I would never recover from it. I walk towards her, smile at her and take the blindfold and the restraints off. I nod her to the door. She looks at me worriedly before running out of the door

"Guess I made my choice then" I say turning to Aetos. He smiles, restrains my hands and leaves

"Sorry, Xaden but I had to. He won't get anything out of me"
"I figured as much. I trust you. If you feel like your mind breaking, call me and I will wrap my shadows around your memories.
"Works for me"
"Just remember, there is always two people: the torturer and the inntinsic. The torturer has free rein to do ANYTHING to you to try and distract you, to get you to talk while..."
"The inntinsic diggs through my memories. Perfect"
"That's normally but in your case, Colonnel Aetos can do both. So there will be no one with you. Also, I don't know what his signet is. I just know that he is very persuasive. He is much more powerful than Dain. In all seriousness, ground yourself and think about everything except the rebellion and CALL ME IF ANYTHING HAPPENS"
"Wouldn't he be able to know about you and where you are if I do. I am not there and I really don't care if he finds out about me. As long as YOU are safe. My safety can hang"

I hear footsteps, block my memories. He comes back with a bag of tools, places them on a table, turns back to me. He takes my braid and sniffs it before letting it go and attaching 10 crocodile clips onto my skin. I follow the trail of the clips and see it's attached to some kind of machine

"I would explain it to you but where is the fun in that?"
Perfect, I am going to die
"NO, you are not. But you are going to wish you were dead." What I didn't say anything at loud
"Oh, Violet. You don't need to. I can read everyone of your thoughts." He dumps water on me and turns on the machine sending electrical bolts to me. It stings but not as much as he would hope. Guess being a lightning wielder does have some perks. He tries to touch me with his gloves on but pulls away quickly

"Interesting. Well this is not doing to do. Guess I am doing my way, better for me"
He takes his gloves off and disattachs me from the machine.
He then slaps me with a sheer force. I am sure my face has a red hand 
"Tell me what you know"
I was surprised. I just stay silent earning me another slap
"Don't act dumb. You are Violent Sorrengail, daughter of the traitors General Sorrengail and Scribe Priamos. What do you know?"
I look at him with surprise earning me another punch right in her face breaking my nose
Well, that hurt
"I don't know what you are talking about? My parents are nor traitors hence my mother being General" I slither furious
"You really want me to believe that you never figured it out after all these years, that you dont' spend time with the Marked because you are aiding them in their stupid rebellion" 
I don't even flinch, just look at him surprised
"What are you talking about? The Marked ones are doing a rebellion, than why isn't it crushed?"
"Because we need to be sure. Plus, Melgren doesn't believe me. He believes that the Marked are actually willing to work with us, that Riorson and the others are dead. But I know better. That kid was... the best experience I ever had. He wouldn't die, not like that at least" He smiles as he thinks back to memories and smiles with lust in his eyes. I want to throw up
"For the last time, I don't know what you are talking about? Except than what you are saying in treason"
"Yes, it would treason, if it was wrong but it's not. Isn't it?" I can feel him pushing my mental barriers, attacking with a force I have never felt before
But if you don't kniw what I am talking about, you would let me through"
"Or maybe I know that if I do, I fail my exam. I didn't come back from our shit show of War Games to fail here"
"We both know that you aren't actually fighting for your place here. We all knw that your mother would save your position here. Plus, you have already passed.We can't kick you out: a lightning wielder with Tairn as a dragon. You are too important. So, I will ask again, why are you blocking me from your mind? Impressive, I must say but unnecessary. You are just delaying the inevitable. So why fight?"
"Because if I don't fight, no one will." Sweat falls from my face.
Between the words he is saying, pushing him out and slapping/punching, it just slipped
"If I don't fight, no one will help me. I have always been the weak one. So I have to prouve to everyone, to myself that I can go through torture or what ever you call this without breaking." 
I let him pass and see the memories of little me being picked on before blocking him out faking struggles
"Well, look at that. I saw your memories. Looks like you were right, you are weak" He sniffs my hair again "just the way I like them"
He kisses my neck, sucking in specific spot. I squirm, move my head but he is stronger, taller than me and my arms are attached to the chair. I can't really move.