8 Chapter 8: Torment

Kaida's pov.

I woke up feeling a sharp pain in my shoulder. It must be from the guards, "M-Mm...Wha-? W-Where...am I..?" I said as I woke up in a cell of some sort. I knew I was caught. The breeze in there was cold. I jolted up and pulled on my arms. I widened my eyes, "W-Why am I in chains...?" I questioned myself. I was topless but bandages were covering my chest and the wound from the scram we had but it was stained in my blood from the wound. I struggled to move as both my arms were chained to the ceiling along with my legs to the wall. I didn't know what was happening, "H-Help! Somebody!" I yelled out wanting to get out of there.

I then noticed a familiar person in a similar cell in front of me. It was Raven. Her wings were chained to the ceiling and so were her arms while her legs were chained down to the floor of her cell. I shake my head slightly because I was feeling a bit off and heavy and a mild headache was messing with my head. I looked up to her, "H-Hey! Psst!" I said to try and get her attention. I squinted my eyes to see what was going on and if she was okay. She was passed out.

I grunted, "She's out..." I whispered to myself. I sighed and looked at the chains, trying to figure out a way to get out. I couldn't use my abilities because I didn't have proper control. Yet. I tried pulling my arms as hard as I can, hoping the chains would break off. They didn't. I sighed and kept trying, "C'mon Kaida...C'mon." I said to encourage myself. They still won't budge. I stopped when I heard voices and footsteps coming towards me. I went still and waited for them. They were guards but one of them was dressed differently. I'm guessing it was one of the king's lackeys or something.

I growled, "Who the hell are you." I said with a snarl. The man snickered, "Careful with your words, Demon. Hand me the whip. Now, this might hurt a little." He grinned and whipped my stomach. It leaves a red mark. I winced and moved about "Ow!! W-What do you want from me?!" I yelled. He whips me again, "Quiet! You!" He ordered. I snarled and winced while whimpering in pain. "You do know that your kind is never welcome here." He stated. I growled at him, "I was never from the outside you goddamn idiot." I said with a snarl. I could tell he had enough. He growled and whipped me again, "HOW DARE YOU!" He yelled while continuously whipping my body.

I groaned and winced, "Enough! Please! I did nothing wrong!" I begged as my body started to bear wounds and cuts. He whipped me hard one final time, "You did something very wrong!" He stated. I dangled from the chains being tired and in pain, panting, and breathing heavily. "You existed." He said and snarled. I teared up not knowing what to do.

The man in the royal uniform puts the whip away while panting in anger at me. The guard with him tapped him and whispered something in his ear. I looked up with my left eye closed due to a cut from the whip. He smirked, "So, that Timber Wing seemed to be really close to you." He shared. The guard nodded, "She went ballistic when one of the men sent there knocked her out with a vase." The guard reported. The man then smirked at me. I knew he was gonna go for her and I have to do something, "No. If you're planning something with her don't you dare." I begged with a snarl. He laughed, "Hah! Or what? You're gonna cry? Oh boo hoo." He mocked. I growled and snapped my jaw at him. I wanted to bite his face clean off his sorry head. He flinches and backs away, "My my, feisty little girl." He said with a grin on his ugly face.

I growled at him lowly. My left leg started to heat up from anger and the chain holding it down started to melt slowly. The mark on my arm and my eyes started to glow in a flame-colored shine, "Careful on what you do, you little piece of horse crap." I said with a beastly voice. The chain on my leg but I stayed still so they wouldn't notice, "Watch your mouth you mut. I'll have you know, I am the head commander of the royal guards here and I got a report that you attacked my men on their search of that Timber's house and you think you can get away with it?! Listen here. You snuck into a kingdom that forbids your kind, You tried to hide away, You got that Timber Wing to hide you when she's the only one allowed in that forest, You went in a fight with my men, and you almost burned a man's face off and you think you can speak to me like that?" He growled and stepped into my personal space.

I snarled and kicked his crotch. He screamed and dropped to his knees, "Grrr, You little bi-" He yelled but I saved his time and effort by kicking his face causing his nose to bleed. I grinned, "Maybe that'll get you to shut up." I said with another beastly voice. It's like I'm going through a phase or something when things like this happen and I get angered or the flame thing takes over me. He growled and gets up while wobbling around due to his crotch. I grinned and growled at him. He wiped his nose from the blood dripping out of it, "You're really one annoying little brat. You, Get me the staff." He ordered the guard as the guard then ran out of my cell. As I looked around I saw Raven start to wake up. I tensed but calmed myself down so I won't give her away to the rat of a man with me and she won't get hurt, "Thank god she's okay..." I said to myself.

The man then slapped my face and continued to torture me even if I've nothing wrong. I attempted to kick him again, "You little!" I yelled. He catches his leg and punched it multiple times surrounding it with pain. I winced and dangled from the ceiling, "W-Why are you doing this?!" I asked the man but he didn't answer. The guard then arrived with a long wooden stick. The man beating me holds it and looks at it for a little bit, "You know what. Bring this girl to my room." He ordered the guard, "No! Please! I-I'm sorry!" I begged him. He grinned and punched me one hard time right on the head. I got dizzy and my eyes started to get heavy, I knew I was going to get knocked out. I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore and let my head hang down.

Raven's pov.

I groaned and opened my eyes as I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head, "Ugh...W-What happened...?" I asked myself when I woke up in an unfamiliar place. I then tensed seeing Kaida all wounded with bandages covering her chest with a red stain on it from her shoulder be lifted away from chains with two men in the cell with her but looked like he was up to something with her. I growled and tried to flap my wings but they were in chains along with my arms and legs, "Hey! Don't you dare hurt her or do shit with her! I swear when I break out of here I will rip your throats out!" I exclaimed and pulled on the chains on my arm. The man smirked and raised his eyebrow at me, "Tch, Or what? You'll lift me up and feed me to your chicks?" He laughed. I widened my eyes at such an ignorant comment and flapped my wings as hard as I would making him fly off his feet and hit the bars behind him.

He winced and held his back, "Ah! You disgusting feathery bitch." He marched to the cell and entered.

I snarled and stared him down with my yellow eyes shining from the light of the moon. He made one step too close to my liking. I grunted and pulled on the chains restraining my right arm making it break and free my arm. I then grabbed his shirt's collar, "Put your dirty hands on her and I swear I will feed you to something else tonight." I stated with a growl as I stared him right in the eyes as if I was staring right at his soul, "W-Where...?" He said with a stutter while shaking in fear of me. I spread my jet black colored wings, "I'll rip you to pieces and feed you to the hungry demons who wish to dine on a swine like you and drink your blood to wash it all down." I said with a chilling beastly voice. His jaw drops as he stared right back at me. I could see the fear in his eyes. Now that's torment.