Awaken #2

From the perspective of Nightengale.

"You WILL respect, you irratical welp."
"Come, Cecil, let's make dinner."
"Do you think of this as pain? Would you rather know the pain of a blessed pendant of the blasted 'Lord of Dragons'?"
"I'll kill you, I swear it. I'll kill you, kill you, kil..."
"Poor little boy. Dissatisfied with your offer now? Perhaps I'll simply go back and kill her."
"Master! Master! I have the knife you told me to get."
"Good, good... come here, boy. Engrave the letter upon your knife which the Darkness shall know you by."
"Cecil, son, you do it this way. You see, a circular motion. Make sure not to ask the noble for tips, either."
"You see, you betrayed her. Now, I'm going to kill you, and that whore too. You'll soak in her blood before the nights over... and I'll make use of yours for my Lord."
"The gate is sacred, boy... do not lose yourself in bloodlust, but do not try to stifle your desire, for it is a nescessity. We are His creatures, and he commands us."
"Yes Master... Master... Master..."

Agh! The pain! It's searing... it blisters every portion of my being. There's no escape; I cannot even move. The Eye of the Six are on me in this place, and their stares sear into me. Please, My Lord, save me. Save me from this suffering, save me, save me. Give me a reprieve, give me safety, give me existence, give me blissful darkness.

I do not deserve anything near to mercy, but soon... it comes. It cleans me. It washes over me, and I am imbued with new power, a body... and most importantly, my will.

And it wills me to take veangence, to torture those minds who think they can hide from the scars. My thoughts, however, linger upon what I told my friend before I left. I hope he spindles back to me soon with his eight legs, for before my time is done, I will need him.