Le Début |Skulduggery Pleasant

Chapter 15: The Torture Room

Belle Èclipse's POV:

"No! Stop it, Nefarian!" I screamed tears were running down my face.

Nefarian stopped using his red right hand on Skulduggery and turned to look at me with a sadistic smile on his face. "And why would I stop, Belle?"

"Please! I'm begging you!" I exclaimed.

"And what will you do for me?" He asked me.

"I'll do anything that you want me too," I whispered.

"Belle, don't," Skulduggery said.

I ignored him and continued to look at Nefarian. "Please. I promise."

Nefarian smirked. "Very well then, Belle." He walked over to my chair and untied me, allowing me to stand up. "Go to your room."

I nodded and gave one last look to Skulduggery then turned around and exited the room, walking through the hallways and to my room. When I got to my room, I noticed that there were a new lock and doorknob. I sighed as I entered and closed the door and collapsed to the ground, a waterfall of tears flowing down my face. I put my hand to my mouth and began to hiccup. 

I began to hear Skulduggery's screaming again and I quickly got up and tried to get out of my room, but it was locked. 

I banged on the door. "Nefarian let me out! Stop it!" 

I was banging on the door for what felt like forever before I collapsed to the ground again and began sobbing, weakly hitting the door.

Just stop... Please... 

Skulduggery Pleasant's POV:

Pain. So much pain. 

I didn't care about my pain. 

But the pain that Belle was going through having to watch me being tortured.

"No! Stop, Nefarian!" I heard Belle scream. 

Serpine stopped using his right hand on me and I slumped over, exhausted.

"And why should I stop, Belle?" Serpine asked her.

"Please! I'm begging you!"

"And what will you do for me?"

"I'll do anything you want me to."

"Belle, don't," I said, raising my head to look at her.

She ignored me and continued to look at Serpine. "Please. I promise."

Serpine smirked. "Very well then, Belle." He walked over to her chair and untied her, allowing her to stand up. "Go to your room."

She looked at me one last time before turning around and exiting the room. Leaving me alone with Serpine.

"Now, what am I meant to do with you?" Serpine asked, turning around to look at me.

I shrugged. "I don't know. Whatever shall you do with me?" 

"Maybe I should just continue torturing you," He said, walking a little closer to me.

I chuckled slightly. "If you do that, Belle will never trust you."

He shrugged. "I have my ways. She will trust me again."

He pointed his red hand at me and the torture began again.

I could hear Belle yelling and banging on something somewhere else in the castle, but I couldn't focus too much on that.