HROT: Spawn of War

Chapter 4: NK Flo

The naked Kyle struggled to feel his way through the infinite darkness of his cell as he tried to find his daily meal, which usually consisted of a moldy sandwich and curdled milk. After several minutes of searching, he finally located the horrible meal and sat back against the cold, concrete wall. As he struggled to chew both his sandwich and his milk, he squeezed the sandwich in his hands until it seemed to be nothing more than a pile of mush. It had been three weeks since he was taken captive by Pore.

As horrible as this is, I need to stay strong and figure a way out of this hell, Kyle began to think to himself. However, as long as I'm stuck here, I must try my hardest to play along with Pore's little games.

Suddenly, his cell door was thrust open with an unspeakable force and Kyle was blinded by the light of the outside world. As Kyle began to regain his ability to see, a giant, morbidly obese boy stepped into view. It was Corey Robertson, Pore's executioner who also happened to be her younger brother. "Kyle, get your stupid bitch ass up. Pore has requested your audience, and you'd dare not disrespect my sister," Corey roared.

He grabbed Kyle by the neck and dragged him through the castle halls and into the throne room. The manipulated mercenaries of Pore spit on Kyle as Corey set him down directly in front of her. His naked, starved body was glared at by all eyes in the throne room, and the air was filled with bellowing laughter.

"All of you, I demand your silence!" howled Pore. With that executive order, the crowd fell into silence. "Kyle, oh my sweet baby boy Kyle! You know I love you, right?" exclaimed Pore with a snake-like grin. She tapped her fingers in delight as she gazed at the helpless, nude Kyle.

Kyle remembered what he thought to himself earlier in his cell. He needed to play along. "Of course, babe, and I feel the same way," Kyle replied sarcastically. "There's not a thing in the world that beats the loving kindness you give to me on a day-to-day basis. You're the most loving woman the world has ever known."

"How stupid do you think I am, Kyle? I didn't lock you in a cold, dark cell just to hear your 'gratitude,'" Pore snarled at him. "I'm sick of you and your lies! You treat me like shit whenever I'm with you and I can't take it anymore! Corey! Execute this horrible piece of garbage and send him to the furthest depths of hell!" Pore screeched, damaging the eardrums of everyone in the room. Corey smacked both of his butt cheeks as he prepared to crush Kyle with the tremendous weight of his being.

"Wait, stop!" Pore cried. "I can't do this! I can't kill the love of my life. I love him too much, and a life without him isn't a life worth living," she said.

Tears began streaming out of her eyes, leading her most trusted advisor to comfort her. This was Alex Tuberty, a short, skinny man with black hair and glasses, also one of her closest friends and most skillful warriors. He excelled in hand-to-hand combat along with being an expert in swordplay.  "Do not fret, my fair maiden," Alex beseeched her. He knew that Tired Kitty's death, along with Pore's natural bipolar temperament, had caused her to become severely mentally unstable. However, his devout loyalty to his dear friend prompted him to do everything he could to keep her from losing her mind. "Everything will be alright. Kyle will not be harmed and you will have him as long as you want him."

"Back to the cell then, dog," Corey barked at Kyle.  He grabbed Kyle by the scruff of his neck and dragged him back to his prison.

Alex muttered in Pore's ear, "Your control over the mercenary guards seems to be holding steady. Your mind manipulation is impressive."  Though Alex and Corey did not require mind control to serve Pore, the others were under the influence of her dark abilities.

"They serve me well," Pore replied. "They are weak-minded, and therefore take little effort to control. Kyle and his friends, on the other hand, require a lot of effort, so I'd prefer not to have to exert any energy on controlling him. Plus, I want his feelings for me to be genuine."