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Lenny's unflinching gaze remained locked on Ella as she endured the excruciating torment he had unleashed upon her. He understood, more than most, the nature of pain and how it could distort one's perception of time.
In Ella's case, the agony was so acute, so profound, that it stretched seconds into what must have felt like centuries. Every cell in her body was in conflict, every nerve ending aflame with pain, creating a hellish experience far beyond the piercing of a billion needles.
As the brutal spectacle unfolded, Ella's life force waned under the unbearable strain until, at last, her heart ceased to beat. Death came as a release, but for Lenny, it was not enough. His desire for justice—or perhaps vengeance—had not been fully satiated. He cast a ball of white flames onto her lifeless body, incinerating it until nothing remained.