Tales of Erud

Chapter Five: Abomination

"So, how did we ended up in this situation again?" Leo asked Gilliam who is tied up from several kinds of ropes that has different colors on it. It has been some time that they are in the position. The four of them is hanging head down in a room that has been litted up by warm light of candles.

 "Not a word Leo. I'm thinking how to get out here." Gilliam irritatingly said while his eyes are closed. Maaya is still struggling and the air is somewhat stagnant there. "Hey, Pink Girl, can you change form?" Gilliam said to the girl but was rather dismayed that the girl is still not awake.

"I guess we will just have to wait huh?" Leo sighed.

"Ohoho. I have quiet a catch here now huh?" A voice suddenly rang up below them and the group found a mysterious masked man who looks to be wearing a white lab coat. The man walks straight on a wall and there they found something like a lever on which the man pulled down. And suddenly they found themselves aching in their backs and their heads from the fall.

"That hurts old man!" Leo shouted while groaning from the pain. Leo wanted to at least rub the pain out but he is still tied from a series of ropes.

"Oh, that hurts little beast boy, but don't worry, that pain will fade out sooner or later." With a grin, he was actually wearing a phantom of the opera mask that conceals the upper portion of his face which made Gilliam a little alert on what he could do.

While Maaya on the other hand readied herself from what will happen since she feel a little off with the man. It may be because the man isn't a normal being anymore. "Gilliam, be careful, that man is not what you can see."

"Aye, I can feel it too, but is somewhat weak. But, I don't even feel humanity in him." Gilliam responded to Maaya.

"Oh, what are we talking about back there?" The man waltz towards Gilliam and grab a handful of Gilliam's hair and pulled it upward that made Gilliam's face paints a painful look. "Specially you, you're a good catch boy." Grinning slyly, the man dropped Gilliam's head to ground hard and the floor actually cracked up a little and a blood started to drop on the ground from Gilliam's head.

"Oh, he's out cold from just that huh?" The man in a mask remove his hands from his clutch on Gilliam's hair.

"You piece of sh*t!" Leo shouted and he screeched at the man using his skill but it seems that there was no effect from that. The man just waltz away from the group and keeps talking to himself. "Gilliam! Oi Gilliam!"

Gilliam groaned from the pain and tried to push himself up in a sitting position. "Are you ok?" Maaya asked Gilliam while trying to scoot beside him.

"Maaya, can you use magic to cut down these ropes?" Gilliam asked.

"I tried that, but without enough shrubs or even alive forest organism, I can't do anything at all. Sorry." Maaya said that with a little disappointment in her voice.

"Don't worry, at least we tried that option. Now the only thing that can help us is that pink girl. I wonder when will she wake up?" Gilliam asked himself about that.

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In the other room where there are a lot of vials and like flames of blue and orange lit up the room, the man in white lab clothe and mask is still speaking to himself when a daemon girl appeared on his back.

"Well, I think you have quiet a catch there doctor." The daemon that appeared on the scientist's back said while still in flames but it was dissipating.

"Well Thonatel, I wasn't expecting that they would come here. The latest daemon mutant is ready to be tested." The scientist didn't bother looking at his back and was busy doing some writing on a the papers that filled on the table.