Across Eternity: Book 5 - Chapter 5
Date: 5/30/2024,
Categories:
Fantasy
Author: Sage_of_the_Forlorn_Path
... beauty of it. You’ll be able to watch the entire thing. You can watch me slowly move down the length of your fingers, palm, and wrist, like watching the incoming tide wash away a sand castle.
The hand you’ve had all your life, the hand you’ve used, cherished, trained, injured, the hand given to you by your mother when you were growing in her womb, you get to watch me slowly take it from you, one tiny sliver at a time, and you’ll never get it back. Of course, you can close your eyes, try not to look, but you can’t block out the smell of burning flesh or the sound of the sizzle.”
As the man spoke, the captured Pack members stared at him with growing fear. He pulled one of the knives out of the fire and walked around the room, letting the prisoners see the glowing edge. A simple scrape was enough to make them yelp in pain and twist their bodies, but they couldn’t get away. It wasn’t just the knife that scared them. Everything this man did was unnerving, from his gait as he strolled around the room, to how he flashed his teeth in some kind of demonic attempt at a smile. Even with a fire burning in the middle of the room, his presence chilled the air.
“After a while, something will change. You’ll start going numb and feel like you’ve gotten used to the torture. You’ll feel like you can handle it, block it out, and endure. You may even get a little smug and righteous about the whole thing. What’s happening is your body is producing something called endorphins to block the ...
... pain. It does it for all injuries. However, it doesn’t last forever. Eventually, your body runs out and can no longer produce more. Once that happens, oh boy, that’s when the pain really gets raw. You’ll want to scream harder than ever in your life, but you’ll already be all screamed out by then.
I’ll work my way up from your fingers to your shoulder, and the fun part will be watching you lose sensation and use of your arm. If I cut it just right, I can completely remove all the skin and most of the muscle, but you’ll still be able to wiggle your thumb. Once your arm is done, I switch to your other limbs. Once those are finished, I can get started on your face and genitals. However, that’s not to say I’ll spend all that time on just one of you. I’ll carve down your arm, switch to… you, and start with your leg. You can all watch each other get tortured and really share the pain.
And then, if by some miracle, I’ve whittled you all down until you’re barely alive and still refuse to answer my questions, I guess I’ll just have to bring your families in here and start the process again. I already know your names, so sending soldiers to your homes to seize your loved ones will be easy. Now, as effective as this method is, it always leaves me with a painful knot in my shoulder.” The man twisted himself and pointed at a spot on his back. “Yep, right there, that’s the real torture. I can already feel the muscles tightening up in anticipation. I can always get it rubbed out later, ...