Fear of Losing Control (Book #1 in the Infinity Chronicles)

Chapter 16 Torture Chamber

Author's note:

This chapter contains torture and bugs and snakes and stuff so beware. and enjoy! thank you for reading and voting!

Loki is being placed on a metal table. His shirt is off, and straps are holding him in place.

"Last time we did your back," Thanos spits, "Now your chest."

The table which holds Loki is being pushed up by a blue, glowing machine behind it. It continues to go up until Loki is vertical.

"Let the fun begin," Thanos growls and signals to a creature operating the machine.

The table begins to move more, nearing a glowing plate in front of Loki. There are branding him. No, they are torturing him.

Beads of sweat run down Loki's face as the table pushes him nearer and nearer. His face is white with fear.

Then the table suddenly lurches forward, crashing Loki into the plate.

I closed my eyes as I hear Loki's terrifying screams. I can't watch this. No one deserves to be treated like that. Not even the god of mischief.

More screams come and more tears threaten to escape my eyes. This is to much. Then it all stops.

I open my eyes to find Loki now on the floor, panting, almost struggling to stay alive.

I would have already ran to his side, but there was a guard gripping my arms, holding me back.

"Now for the pretty one," Thanos says as he turns to me, "I've got something special for you."

I glare at him.

"Lets take a peak into your mind," Thanos growls as he puts his grossly huge hand on my face.

"No!" I hear Loki scream.

I feel myself drop to the floor, an everything goes black.

I am walking. I am in an alley way, an two people stand on both sides of me. One is my mother. One is my father. We are walking through streets that I don't recognize at first, but then I remember. We are in Asgard.

"Right through here," I hear my mother say as she points to a small hole in the alley.

"What's happening?" I ask.

"You gotta squeeze through there," my father tells me.

"There?"

"Yup," my mom says and then pushes me towards it.

"But I don't wanna-"

"Get in!" my mother yells, holding a knife, that wasn't there before, in her hand.

I take a deep breath and climb in. It is dark. I can feel things moving underneath me. Bugs. Snakes. I scream as loud as I can but the bugs and snakes get closer and closer. Then I wake up.

I gasp as I regain my consciousness. I am lying on the ground, and I am sweating with fear.

Loki sits across the room from me, a look of terror on his face. Thanos stands above me, he is laughing.

"Awe, was that scary?" he scoffs, "That was just the test. Now for the real thing."

Then I start to slip out of consciousness again and the last thing I see is Loki, trying to get to me.

"Stay awake!" I hear him yell, "Stay awake!"

But it is to late, I am gone.

I am running. I cannot stop. She will catch me. She will kill me. I trip and fall. She is now above me, holding a knife above me. I scream in terror. My mother is going to kill me.