Theoric knew exactly where to go, his heightened sense leading him directly to the basement. It was feasible that a regular human would have had a difficult time realizing what was going on in a short amount of time, but Theoric still felt this fool was denser then most if he believed this group of men were up to anything good.

The trapped man was well-groomed for a hired man, with his neatly placed brown hair swept to the left side of his face so you can see his brown eyes, looking like he even bathed occasionally, which meant that he had easy access to a lot of water like the rich.

Villagers and hired men usually went days even weeks at a time between baths not to mention you would never catch a hired man combing his hair as this fellow seems to have done. This was why Theoric believed his righteous anger wasn't necessarily an act.

The man went real quiet after he witnessed Theoric perform magic until they started approaching the basement.

His imagination took over as he started thinking all sorts of horrible devilish things happening to him should he be dragged underground.

Struggling as best he could in the air, his body wiggling about he started to ramble- "Ahhh, You think a demon like you will get away with this? The Gods will smite you, their priests will come at you with a holy vengeance If you let me go I'll vouch for you, tell you what I won't say anything, all you do is have to let me go and I'll be out of your hair like this never even happened, I'll forget you, you forget me, hey, hey, you listening?"

Theoric was surprised with all that racket no one else has come to deal with him, it's not like they could escape with his barrier trapping everyone inside.

Theoric growing tired of his yammering gave him a swift smack- "Shut up will you, we have arrived." he said opening the basement door. Their noses were instantly assaulted by the pungent sewage smell and rotting flesh.

The man gagged- "Oh my god, what is that horrible stench, what the heck do they do down there?"

Theoric, on the other hand, wasn't bothered by it, now glowing with the tale-tell signs of his skin layered energy shield which he used to keep any filth from touching him.

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After he finished gagging, the man noticed the orange glow around the demon man and took it as a sign that he was right in his assessment of him being an evil creature in human form.

The man started to break down- "Nooo, please I still haven't found my sister, I only came here because I was promised the help of the lord in finding her if I helped him, she was last reported in coming here, her goal was to visit all the kingdoms villages so she could better understand the kingdom's situation, I don't even work for him I swear!"

Theoric tried not to sneer as what they were about to find was truly horrifying, but he still found it funny that the man couldn't figure it out.- "Perhaps we'll find her sooner then you think."

The near sneer wasn't just for the man, but for himself, the sad truth that he was in a similar position not so long ago and could relate to the man. Perhaps that's why he was willing to take the time and help the man out.

The man stopped his crying when he heard,- "What do you mean?... I asked what do you mean demon!"

Receiving no response he went quiet as they began to descend, keeping his eyes forward while trying to figure out what the demon meant.

At the bottom, they arrived finding a dungeon environment filled with thick wood bar prison cells, torture devices, and other such objects.

The only light with which to see came from Theoric's orange glow as they walked past the first cells that were filled with women and even some children mixed in.

The horror-struck the man in the gut as he realized he fought for the man who did this, even if it was for only a short time against Theoric. It didn't excuse the fact he felt misplaced fury for those scumbags who would do something so evil.

The man had his eyes widen upon discovery the children as he grew furious- "There are even Children! How has this not been discovered yet? reported? I can't believe this."

Theoric scowled- "This is worst then I thought, this is why no one should be allowed to sit above the rest, who knows what dirty secrets they hide, they must have been taking travelers and people from other places for it to get this bad and not get caught yet by the masses."

The man listened as he looked around, but what he saw next stunned him stupid before he let out a loud wail- "NOOOO MARIA!"

Theoric unsurprised released him as the man fell and slowly start crawling over to the cold corpse of his once beautiful sister.

His tears burst as he hugged it, recalling the happy times they once shared. The happy childhood where she did nothing but follow him around laughing. The innocent pure-hearted girl who just wanted to help people.

Sadly she wasn't the only loss as there were still other bodies lying around among the victims, that caused sickness and disease to spread among them, the guards just letting them lie where they were until rot set in.

Feeling uncomfortable, Theoric left to release the others as he easily ripped apart the wooden bars with his bare hands. He then took the time to heal all the victims, some remained unresponsive while others recoiled at his very touch.

Theoric solemnly said- "For those who can still think and wish to live, follow behind me closely when we exit, for the rest... (He paused feeling grief for the victims)... I'm sorry and just know that it'll be over soon."

Theoric growing tired of the man's wails snapped at him- "Stop your sniveling, do you think your situation is the worst one here? Get a hold of yourself, when I leave here I'll be destroying this place on my way out."

The man ignored him as he brushed his sister's head with his hand- "I'm sorry Maria, that I didn't come with you when you asked, I'm... so... sorry." he cried.

Theoric sighed- "Look, don't you want revenge? the man responsible is still here."

The man looked up with tear-filled eyes towards the demon that suddenly sounded like the holy voice of the gods. He gently placed his sister's head back down before getting back up.

The man collected himself as he wiped away the last tears- "My name is Faustus Favonius Albanus if you can help me get revenge I will forever be in your debt."

Theoric- "Nice to meet you Faustus, I'm Theoric, now shall we go finish this."

Faustus nodded- "Please, after you." he said before he paused noticing all the other victims who looked like they were at the peak of health.- "What the..."

Theoric seeing him pause looked back- "Oh them, sorry we didn't make it in time for your sister, otherwise, I would have been able to help her too."

Faustus gritting his teeth and clenching his fists, swore revenge- "I swear I'll make him suffer like no other before."