Putridum Regnum 1: Centuries (Homestuck AU)

Chapter Five

Condy stormed angrily into the dungeons below her castle. In every cell, a troll was chained to the wall, starved and beaten bloody. Each prisoner cringed as she walked past their cell. She stopped halfway and turned towards a cell with fresh yellow blood splattered on the walls and floor.

One troll was chained to the wall by his wrists, a tiny double sided trident strapped to his neck, forcing him to keep his head up. The other was hanging from the ceiling with his hands behind his back, the rope tied to his wrists.

Their eyes widened as she paused in front of their cell. "Well well well, what have we here? Two piss blooded fools who obeyed a criminal. At least you know your place..." Condy growled, flinging open the cell door and walking in.

She leaned down to the one chained to the wall, stroking his cheek. "You escaped from the slavery your caste belongs in. Don't think your punishment wont be severe," Condy whispered, standing up and turning to the psionic hanging from the ceiling.

The hanging psionic clenched his teeth and kicked at the empress. She backed up slightly and turned to look at their torturer who was standing silently outside of their cell. "Lower him," she commanded. The torturer did so, letting him crash to the ground.

Condy squeezed her trident and brought it down upon the psionic, slicing through his leg. He wailed in agony, tears falling from his eyes. "Never. EVER. Do that again," she hissed, taking the trident out of his leg.

"Kneel," she commanded. The psionic did so. She pressed the trident against his throat until he closed his eyes. "Where is Mindfang?" Condy yelled at the psionic, pushing him against the wall.

Despite being in terrible pain, the psionic grinned. "We weren't slaves. Simply her crew mates. We won't tell you where she is."

Condy pierced his throat with her trident, quickly throwing him to the side. She turned to the psionic chained to the wall, asking the same thing.

He ignored her question and let his head fall, the tiny trident piercing his throat. The empress screamed in anger, running her trident through his chest.

She exited the cell and stormed towards the door. She could hear a young troll sobbing. Several other prisoners were talking quietly. "SILENCE." The prisoners suddenly stopped talking and crying and the empress nodded.

"This revolution will end."