Blood and stars

Chapter 8

The lizarthraxian ship hovering around the humans planet is mostly empty save for a handful of lizarthraxians manning the controls and essential machinery. In the far corner of the room a large circle on the floor glows with a bright blue color as Agatha and her father's entourage teleport back into the ship with Duncan alongside them. Duncan glances around at his surroundings in brief surprise before regaining his stoic composure.

???: "Have the champion undergo a medical exam immediately!"

Agatha's father demands and a pair of lizarthraxians grab Duncan and lead him away through a nearby entrance of sliding metal doors. Though he doesn't protest at all despite being handled roughly the lizarthraxians lead Duncan to a small medical chamber where he is poked and prodded at. They unrobe him and examine his dental, orgal and overall hygiene as well as scan him with a bunch of machines. Then they put his lower body clothes back on and toss the rest away. Duncan remains silent, compliant and calm as he undergoes the examination.

???: "This specimen seems to be in more than just ideal condition."

One of the two lizarthraxians states to the other one who nods in response.

???: "I'd argue he's in peak health."

The two lizarthraxians go through several more health examinations until they take Duncan and lead him back through the metal hallway where he is put in a dark and empty chamber before being left there.

Duncan/mind: 'I didn't expect the God's domain to be so...strange. I have never seen such contraptions before.'

Duncan with his expressionless face sits down against the cold metal wall in the darkness as the other two lizarthraxians go back to the main room where Agatha's father is arguing with his daughter.

???: "No you cannot have this human and you know that well he is the only decent specimen we've acquired so far."

Agatha's father says to his daughter in a strict but reserved tone of voice and Agatha hisses angrily in response.

Agatha: "Your a liar father you said you would at least consider it."

Agatha says to her father in a childish and angry tone of voice but her father gives her a death glare and she goes quiet.

???: "If you want the human so bad then I'll put you in charge of being his personal trainer. If you can manage to break him so he'll be ready for marketing then I'll give you ten humans after I've done business with that one."

Agatha's father states with a mixture of anger and authority and Agatha grins in response before she turns and walks away. The other two lizarthraxians who had been watching the exchange take this opportunity to speak.

???: "We have finished examining the human."

One of the two lizarthraxians states in confirmation.

???: "Indeed he is arguably in peak condition he's exceptionally clean and healthy with no signs of disease. And he seems to be quite powerful as well."

The other lizarthraxian says and their leader sighs and sits back down on the metal throne at the center of the room.

???: "Set a course for Axolotelus it's time we go home."

The lizarthraxian leader states in a tone of reserved authority and the other lizarthraxians manning the controls begin changing the course of the ship as its thrusters ignite. Meanwhile in the hallway Agatha is walking around while carrying a flexible metal whip she then enters the dark room where Duncan is and switches on the light.

Agatha: "Alright you pathetic little slave time to receive some serious discipline!"

Agatha says loudly with a sadistic grin on her reptilian face she then cracks the flexible metal whip and swings it with intense precision and speed as it hits Duncan across the face knocking him face first on the ground. She then rapidly swings the whip striking him across his bare back time after time. But he remains emotionless with his skin barely being scratched by the blows.