Darkness Descending

Chapter 12

WARNING THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER INCLUDES TORTURE AND BLOOD IF YOU CAN'T STAND IT THEN PLEASE SKIP THIS CHAPTER

Harrison, Richard, Oliver, and the unconscious Samuel were dragged into a highly decorated meeting room where they were shoved to their knees, besides Samuel. Destrian smirked as he stood up from where he sat at the front of the room he approached the group adjusting his glasses. He stopped in front of Richard and Harrison first as he spoke with disappointment" Richard, Harrison you were two fine men it's to bad you decided to defend the little fox." He sneered down at them as he stood above them they avoided eye contact and refused to speak. The lord was about to strike them for their traitorous behavior before he grinned moving on ignoring Oliver he said as he passed by the hazel-eyed man" you're not worth my time you're probably just a useless follower." Stopping in front of Samuel the grin turned dangerous as he grabbed the unconscious man under his chin jerking it up as Destrian studied him for a moment before those grey eyes seem to darken. He mumbled to himself before he said, letting go of the man" take the damn fox to a cell and get a medic to see to him. I will not allow that damned thing to die without it being by my hand I mean it if he dies before I get to kill him I will have you as replacements." With that, he dismissed them, the group being dragged away down a long narrow corridor followed by three flights of stairs. The entire time the two former guards were dead silent while Oliver would occasionally struggle or spit out curses in frustration and pain when he would be hit for trying to escape. Harrison spoke with a warning in his tone" Oliver stop trust me if you continue you'll only make things worse."

As soon as they reached the bottom the three were shoved into a cell while Samuel was dragged to one across from them before being dropped onto the old worn down bed. Before the two guards left the taller one smirked before kicking the thief in the side getting a weak groan from Sam. Oliver went over to the bars watching Sam as he said, after the guards left" come on Sam wake up please." Harrison put a hand on Ollie's shoulder before shaking his head saying" calling out for him isn't going to wake him any quicker we can just wait." In the meantime, while they waited for Sam to wake a doctor came in as told by Destrian after finishing with his examination the doctor left with a frown. The small group perked up when they heard a groan coming from Samuel's cell before Ollie asked" Sam are you up? How do you feel?" Sam mumbled a somewhat quiet" shut up Ollie my head hurts so please just be quiet for once." The main door opened before the short cyan eyed male shot upright looking around with wide eyes as he remembered the guards. He got up despite swaying slightly from his fever before checking every pocket on him recalling that he always kept a paperclip on him. His heart sank when he couldn't find it before Destrian asked, with a smirk as Sam whirled around" what's wrong little fox lost something? Well, that's to bad however I've lost far more than you have for you going and stealing mine and my people's valuables." When the short male refused to speak the taller male frowned before he demanded:" take our fox to the room you know which I'm talking about." Two guards came over unlocking the door as the noble stepped aside Sam nearly snarled before he was kicked in the stomach forcing him to kneel over clutching his stomach in pain.

The guards grabbed the man as Oliver went to shout at them Harrison and Richard quickly covered his mouth as the guards dragged the struggling dishwater-blonde haired male away as Sam shouted curses at the two guards. Destrian followed after them grinning when they got out of sight Richard whispered" Ollie don't you must not show a connection to him more than you already have. I know you love him, but if you show them they'll use that against him trust me it's best if you act like you don't fully know him despite all the guilt you may feel." With that, the two men went to their beds laying down on them talking to each other as if nothing happened while Oliver paced a couple of times before going to sit down. He bolted up onto his feet when he heard Samuel's scream of pain looking panicked while Harrison frowned muttering "damn hounds." the hazel-eyed Ollie looked over at them while Richard said," Destrian hates thieves more than anything he wants that village of yours and the one thing between him and it is Sam or the fox as he calls him. His only goal anymore is to take out the one thing that keeps him and the other nobles from getting the last thing that is under free reign." Oliver flinched at another scream as he sat down knowing he couldn't do anything even if he wanted so badly to help.

Meanwhile, with Samuel, he was thrown into a torture chamber he turned towards the guards and noble with a glare. Destrian spoke after giving a short hum as he appeared thoughtful "why don't I let my mutts play for a little. Remember you two I want him alive and awake after I get back I'm going to go let the others know we have the damn fox." The noble walked out after the taller of the two guards said, with a grin" yes my Lord we'll keep him alive and awake you don't need to worry yourself, sir." After the noble was gone Sam tensed up as the smaller of the two grabbed a knife while the other smirked grabbing some chains. The taller quickly tackled the cyan eyed man cuffing the man's wrists before yanking Sam to his feet the guard connected the chain before throwing it up onto a hook attached on the ceiling yanking hard enough to jerk Sam upwards. The small male flailed from where he hung by his arms his wrists screaming in pain. The taller chuckled before slamming his fist into Sam's stomach causing him to jerk trying to get loose as the shorter of the guards came up holding the knife close to Sam's cheek still all movement. The one with the knife asked a menacing look in his eyes" what little fox not going to put up a fight that's too bad." A sudden sharp pain along with a cracking sound came from behind Sam as he unwillingly let out a scream of pain and surprise. The taller guard said, looking at the whip in his hands" not hard enough didn't do much damage why not another try." He pulled back his arm before snapping the whip forwards quickly this time however adding more force behind the snap when it struck Sam's back it appeared to hit hard enough to leave a bruise.

Sam was now frantically trying to get loose biting his lip to muffle his scream of pain mainly succeeding, while the shorter man chooses to lift Samuel's shirt enough to see what he was doing. He smirked before starting to carve into the thief's stomach while Sam continued is struggling while the taller of the two held him still enough for the shorter. When the shorter guard stepped back he grinned before quickly swiping the knife across the thief's chest getting a muffled cry. The taller went back to use the whip once more when the door opened starling the guard enough that the whip struck the injured side getting invoking a scream from Samuel. Destrian said, with a malicious grin" ahh that's like music to my ears about time I heard that scream of his that's enough you two it's my turn now outside the two of you." The two guards grumbled but did as they were told to leaving Samuel and Destrian alone as the noble came closer he adjusted his glasses before forcing the thief to meet his eyes. Grey eyes met cyan eyes as the noble said, smirking" your life is going to be Hell, Reeds." With that, he grabbed a knife grabbing the pale arm before dragging the knife across it as he said" day one." He set the knife down before slamming his fist against Samuel's side as Sam grunted he said:" This is going to be fun at least for me."

It seemed like hours of dangling there while getting a beating that when the noble finally tired out he called" you two mutts get in here and take the fox back to his new den!" The two guards from before doing as they were told when unlocking the cuffs Sam fell to the floor with a heavy thud his eyes partially closed. They hauled him to his feet before dragging him off to his cell when he was finally dropped he landed in a heap on the ground with a weak groan. After they left locking the cell behind them Sam got up slowly stumbling over to his bed before flopping down on it with a small whine when the fabric rubbed his cuts. Harrison asked as Sam looked at them through on eye" Sam you alright?" "Leave me alone Harrison I just want to sleep so, please just be quiet for a while please," the pale male requested as he closed his eye once again trying to fall asleep. As soon as Sam was asleep Harrison said, frowning" he was beaten most likely had a knife used on him too." Oliver looked confused before Richard said" you have to remember Oliver we were guards here once to so we know what he acts like when he's hurt. Even though he tried to always hide it we've been around him long enough to figure out that much." Oliver said, looking over at the sleeping pale man" I wish there is a way to get us out of here." Richard said," just wait, Oliver, we'll get out of here in due time however it'll take a while until Sam's able to do anything to get us out of here."