The Gifted Mermaid➳Nalu

Chapter 12: Sohona Kingdom

Natsu was shoved from the back, his body slamming against a cold, stone wall. Many hands held him in place as he gritted his teeth together, feeling metal cuffs placed around his ankles.

"You best not say anything, Captain." One of the low voices snickered, a few chuckles following. Shoes scraped against the dirty floor in anticipation.

Natsu tried flinging his body forward, feeling the chains all attached to the cuffs on his body keep him from moving forward. "Fuck you." He hissed.

"I told you not to talk." Two hands squeezed his cheeks, opening his jaw wide open. A dirty, rough rag was shoved between his teeth, tightly wrapping around his face. Natsu coughed at the foul taste, angrily breathing through his nose. "We'll just keep the blindfold on too."

He kept tugging, his blood boiling within him. His words were incomprehensible, hardly understanding what he was saying himself. A crack snapped through the air once, his ears triggering at the sound.

A lash was slashed across his chest, immediately pulsing with pain. His eyes scrunched up and let out a muffled, angsty cry. Natsu hissed from the pain stinging in his body, jerking his body. Another ruthless lash violently snapped across his face, feeling hot liquid leak from his cheek.

He could smell the overwhelming scent of his own blood oozing from the whip wounds he received, enduring the pain as much as he could.

Natsu started shouting through the rag, his voice completely muffled by as he heard various footsteps walk away from him.

He heard a few clinks before silence filled his ears. "Aauuhh!" His voice horridly echoed, his body ferociously trying to break through the tight clutches.

Chains were attached to his neck, hand, and ankle cuffs to keep him from taking a step further away from the wall. Various sweat drops rolled down his body from the extreme heat and humidity, his mouth completely dry.

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"Please! Where are you taking me?! I don't-eep!" Lucy screamed as a hand grazed her skin, giving her thigh a light squeeze. Armed men were surrounding her as she was lead through the grand Sohona Kingdom.

She walked up dozens of stairs, through many hallways that were luxuriously designed, red carpets with gold trimmings spread across the floors. They approached a large golden colored door after walking up another set of stairs that seemed to spiral.

They unlocked the door, then forced Lucy into the room. "Wait, what is this?!" She asked before the guards closed the door.

"It's your room, the King has put a great amount of time perfecting it." The guards quickly closed and latched the door shut, locking it.

Lucy ran up and forcefully pulled on the smooth door handle, shaking it back and forth. "Let me out! You can't do this!" She slammed her palm against the surface, hearing nothing in reply. "I need to see my friends!"

A choked cry escaped her trembling body, turning around to lean her back on the door. The room was ginormous, a glistening diamond chandelier hanging from the high ceiling. It was all too much to take in, a large queen bed set to the left with pure stain white and pink sheets.

Her eyes fell on the large two glass doors that led to a small outside deck, glancing to see how far up she was.

Lucy stood up and walked to the view, gasping at how far she was. Her eyes could scan the city for miles, knowing that she couldn't escape from here. It'd be committing suicide if she tried to jump off.