Nico's Quest {on hold}

Prisoner

Chapter 11

Nico groaned as he woke up. He had a massive headache and his body felt as if though it was on fire. He pried his eyelids open and glanced around the dark room he was in. There were no windows and it was really dark, almost pitch black if it wasn’t for the green glow from under the metal door.

There were four grey walls and the room was quite small. He immediately felt claustrophobic, but that wasn’t what made Nico feel disturbed. It was the torture tools in the room. There were a variety of whips hung up on the walls and there were also a lot of knifes, ranging in size and shape. There were also other tools that he had no idea of but they didn’t look very nice.

Nico gulped. Gaia wasn’t planning on letting him have a easy time. He wrenched at the chains that held his hands up above his head. They were rusty and old but still strong. His arms were starting to ache and the cold metal bit into his wrists drawing blood every time he struggled. The chains were nailed to the wall and wouldn’t come lose. Nico stopped struggling when he realised this.

His breathing accelerated when he noticed the blood that was splattered all over the walls, looks like he wasn’t the first one here. He sucked in a breath when he realised that this could be where Bianca was for the past few days and that the blood on the walls might be hers. He shivered, hopefully not but he had a really bad feeling that he was right.

I hope Bianca and Rhea are both alright. I don’t want anything to ever happen to them. I would gladly lay down my life for them.

Nico jumped slightly as the metal door slammed open. Octavian stood at the door; his features were illuminated by the green glow behind him. He chuckled as he saw Nico’s weak glare that was being directed towards him.

“Nico…you look weak as usual.” Octavian smirked as Nico wrenched at the chains half-heartedly before sighing in defeat. “Gaia needs you alive for her plan which is to lure Percy here. She’s using you as bait! Unfortunately for you, she doesn’t need you in the best condition which means I get to have a bit of fun!” Octavian laughed madly as he made his way over to the wall of torture tools after shutting the door. He switched on a light that lit the room dimly. The light flickered every few seconds casting ominous shadows along the walls.

He selected a twisted looking knife that had a jagged edge. Nico winced as he saw the tool. He had a feeling that his stay was going to be very painful.

“Shall we begin?” Octavian asked sinisterly as he turned towards Nico with a dark smile. Nico glared at Octavian defiantly.

“Do your worst Octavian!”

Octavian laughed menacingly before raising the knife and bringing it down on Nico.

 

Screams echoed around the small room as blood painted the walls red.