Whipping sounds could be heard as well as the sobbing of a boy. His blood dyed his tattered clothing with red.

Every visible part of the his body is covered in blood. His skin has deep ugly wounds. His flesh was marked with large bruises.

It was Amias. He was captured by their pursuers. Now, he was being tortured for almost half a day already.

"Punishing a little boy isn't fun." The guy commented as he still slashed the whip towards the boy.

Amias' weak pained cries again echoed.

"Just do it or else you'll be the one punished." The man beside him said.

Amias felt like his organs are being repeatedly squeezed. It was getting harder and harder to breathe. Every inhale feels as if his innards are exploding in his body.

~~

"Eh little girl. You actually had the guts to try escaping." An old man said menacingly as he slapped her.

Luciana just looked at him with unconcealed hatred.

"Stupid old man." She said.

Right, Luciana was also caught by these guys. She may appear cold but she couldn't bear to leave her first and only friend. In the end, they were both captured back to this place.

Even if she was good in fighting, she only managed to kill two guys brutally. She barely managed to satiate her bloodlust, before being caught by the others. Of course, that is when she didn't even use magic.

"You even killed two of us." The man angrily said. "You both made us lose a lot this time!"

He took a piece of thick wood then smashed it towards the girl's face.

Her face immediately became swollen, with blood already flowing from her mouth.

The man took her chains and dragged her into the tub filled with dirty water and pushed her head.

Burble. Burble.

The bubbles started forming.

"Haah" The girl breathed loudly after. Her white hair that was totally soaked, covered her injured face.

"Good? Ha ha!" The man asked her.

Luciana just gritted her teeth.

Burble burble.

Her head was again dipped in the water.

"Don't worry. I won't hurt your body too much. You still have some value alive" He sneered. "Heh but do you think this is only your punishment? Tut-tut. Of course not."

He lowered his head and neared to her ears.

"Your friend, what's his name again? Ah right, Amias.. he'll join you later in the cage." He said with a teasing voice.

"Hmm who would come out alive between the two of you? Ha ha ha! There would be a good show tonight!" Then he left the girl's cell, loudly banging the door.

Luciana couldn't stop her body from shaking. She knew that Amias is being tortured even harshly than her, but they would still bring him up the cage. They wanted her to kill him with her own hands.

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"AHHHHH!!!" she shouted madly. She cried so loud. "I. WILL. KILL. YOU. ALL!!!" she declared with red eyes as tears started falling from them.

Suddenly,

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions could be heard everywhere. The place instantly looked like hell. The people's screams where drowned in the sound of continuous explosion.

Blood is everywhere. Pieces of human body were scattered. Most of the people died instantly, some had decapitated limbs, some managed to survive.. but not for too long, since countless unknown people suddenly appeared, surrounding them.

"Kill everyone who tried to escape. Capture those who don't." A man on the center ordered. If Amias and Luciana could see him, they'd realize that it was the man who was pushing a cart when they were escaping.

He looked carefully around, then sat on a still usable piece of chair and just watched as everyone were killed and capsized in a cold gaze. He didn't feel any mercy towards everyone here. And for those who were innocent, if it means that they could obliterate all the disgusting people here, he didn't mind having collateral damage.

"Those damn nobles treating normal people's lives as playthings. If it wasn't for them, this place should not have to stand in here today." He grinded his teeth in anger.

His name was Theon Ruggiero. He is a nineteen year old guy. He has a slightly tanned complexion, deep brown hair, black eyes, pointed nose, and a thin pursed lips. He is wearing a clean white robe that heightened his inborn elegance, with a sword attached to his side.

Theon came from a noble family, but he left them. He couldn't stand the way nobles behave themselves as if they are all gods in this world.

He joined a rebellious group whose aim was to remove the social classes in this kingdom. Today, he was tasked to remove this vile place in the map. It is one small step towards all their big plans.

A subordinate came near him.

"Sire, there are only eight living innocent survivors including a child about nine years old. He looks as if he was tortured even before we arrive. It is unknown if he could still make it" He reported.

Theon frowned in hearing the number of survivors. Then said, "Take me to them."

~~

Luciana, inside the cell, was also hurt by the blast. The old wooden ceiling fell on her. She grimaced in pain, then spurted out too much blood, making her lose consciousness.

It was already morning when she woke up.

"Cough cough" she winced, feeling her entire body hurt. Her face was awfully pale, her arms were numb, and one of her legs was broken.

She looked around and noticed that everything was in a mess. The wall was now completely broken, as the light was peaking from the delapidated roof, that no longer has a ceiling.

She was not found by the people who came here yesterday to destroy the place, because she was completely burried behind by broken pieces of woods.

She knitted her brows and pushed the debris that fell on her body to the side. The chains on her feet were now broken. She was already free.

She walked slowly while limping, gritting her teeth because of the pain. She persevered until she managed to get out of the now destroyed cell.

Luciana gazed at her surroundings. The strong stench of blood was apparent, as if the killings were just done a moment ago. The aura of death could be completely felt, making one shiver uncontrollably. Bodies of dead people were on the ground. The sight was too gore to look at.

She searched everywhere, feeling a huge sense of dread. She didn't even rest for hours, yet she could not find a single soul alive.

"Amias" she whispered with trembling lips.

'Are you gone?' she asked inside.

Luciana felt herself weaken. The eight year old child, was physically and emotionally tired.

She sniffed, and brushed off the tears that wouldn't stop falling.

She fell down on the ground, crying and trembling. The hell she used to live in, was now finally gone, but she couldn't bring herself to be happy.

She couldn't find her friend. Though she didn't want to believe that he died, but deep inside she knew that there was only a small chance for him to be alive.

She stayed like that for a whole day. Not minding anything, not even her rumbling stomach. When there were no longer tears that could come out from her eyes, she slowly stood up.

"I could not pay off my debt, for that I apologize." She spoke to the wind. Her white hair swaying, looking like a goddess who just came from a bloody battlefield.

"It is also my, Luciana's honor to meet you, Amias Devin." She put her right hand on her chest.

"Farewell Amias." Then bowed deeply for a while.

She took one last glance to the place where she grew up, as her deep black eyes flashed with a white light. Her emotions were still in turmoil but her appearance was calm and cold. With a final sigh, she started walking with complete determination. She can now leave hell.

She wasn't able to kill those bastards with her own hands. But she promised inwardly to herself, and to her fallen friend that she'll pull out the very root where this evil started.

The child was finally out from her cage.