Torture? Nah, just a friendly conversation.

[[Edward Buckman]]

*SPLASH*

My eyes shot open as the cold sensation of water hit my skin.

"I almost thought that you died." That voice! "But he doesn't break his promises, so of course you would be alive." 

I felt myself gritting my teeth, as the man standing in front of me was no other than Sebastian Shaw… a disgusting mutant!

"So it was all your plan?" I knew that a normal human like Marcellus couldn't pull something like that on his own. 

He chuckled. "Unfortunately, you are wrong." What?

"But in the end, I will be the one to kill you. So, other things shouldn't matter." Shaw… If I was free, I would have gutted you.

"I would rather kill myself than being killed by a mutant." He laughed at my words.

"You can't. Both your hands and legs are paralyzed by the drugs and the only way you can kill yourself is by bitting your tongue off, which I won't allow." I couldn't move a muscle below my neck. 

"Edward Buckman." He sighed. "You hate mutants, don't you?" His voice was curious… despite him already knowing the answer, he still asked.

"Of course, I hate them!" Mutants are monsters, disgusting creatures that wear the skin of humans.

"You are one of those extreme racists. It's a wonder how you survived for so long with such a monkey brain." He sighed. "You truly are surprising Edward." 

He walked towards a shelf. "My father… yeah, the same one that you killed, loved collecting weapons." With every one of his words, my fear was also increasing. 

The collection of weapons that he had was extremely terrifying. "Guns, swords, and… bombs. I love bombs." 

Of course, this monster would love bombs. 

"They don't require unnecessary movements and the end result is extremely satisfying." He is talking about bombs and satisfaction. Two things that don't go together.

"You know what I can do with this?" This guy is dangerous. Far more dangerous than I initially considered him to be. 

"I can reduce you to bits and ashes." The grin on his face was similar to that of a madman.

"Y-You will die if you explode it here." This is not a simple grenade, but an M67. One of the military test grenades that weren't released yet.  He is crazy… bat-shit crazy!

"Under normal circumstances, it would be considered madness. Me exploding the bomb… But for me, it is not a problem." What is he talking abou- He is a mutant! But I don't know about his powers. Is it related to this? If it is… then he must be a defense type.

"Let me show you an example." He removed the pin from the grenade. "I will start with one limb at a time."

I didn't have time to think about what he said as the grenade exploded in his hands… but-

It didn't harm him at all. The fire from the explosion was compressed by him in the form of a ball and after a few seconds, there was absolutely no sign of any explosion… he absorbed it!

"Marcellus was so right. This feels extremely good, it feels like I am on drugs!" He chuckled crazily. "And the fuzzy feeling is not the only thing that it gives me." 

"What do yo- AAHHH!!!" This b-bastard! This bloody bastard ripped my arm off!

"It gives me strength" He put on a wicked smile. "That's one out of four." The loss of blood was not the cause of my pale face… it was because of this madlad!

"We have twelve hours to enjoy this." This… is hell!!!

…

…

[[Marcellus]]

"I didn't expect any less from you, Lady Selene." The beautiful woman giggled. 

"I did my part and I will be happy if you did yours." Ah, yes my part. I was going to do it, even if she didn't ask.

"I always try to keep my promises." I 'try'... There is a fine line between fulfilling and trying.

She sighed. "What exactly are you going to do with her?" 

"Kill her." The answer was simple. "But before killing, I need her for some things, which will require your help."

"Do tell." She is still the White Queen, and thus she still has 'power.'

"I will require you to compel her. And the position of the Black Queen will be yours." Yes, that was her demand. She wanted the position of the Queen.

And I will give it to her. She is an asset… dangerous asset, but still an asset.

"Tell me when you require it." She smiled. "I will be happy to help." 

No, you won't. You just want the position.

"Do you want me to wake her up?" Her acting was giving me the chills. I know her from the comics, but her acting is even better than I imagined.

"Please do." 

She nodded and snapped her fingers which caused Paris' eyes to shot open.

"Magic is quite something." Even though it is cool, I don't want to get into it now. 

At least not until I can solve the mutant gene issue.

"Where am I?" She asked in a panicked voice.

"Well, you are here with us." Selene replied which made her jaw drop.

"L-Lady Selene? You drugged me!" The over-dramatic reaction… Of course.

"Yes, I indeed did that, sweetie." Selene said playfully which made her clench her fists. 

She wasn't under the effects of any sedatives so she was free to move… well at least as long as she could break those chains and handcuffs.

"No need to be so tense, Paris. We won't kill you." Not yet. 

She frowned when she looked at me. "I knew you were bad news for the club but Ned didn't listen." 

"True. If he listened to you, a lot of other tragedies could have been prevented." She flinched… All of them believed that it was they who killed Jacob.

Well, I definitely won't be clearing this misunderstanding. 

"You know after what you and Edward did, it's a surprise that none of you are dead… yet." Edward will be dead pretty soon. Sebastian gets high when he uses his powers.

"So, what are you going to do now?" Ah, she calmed down pretty quick. That's one of the qualities that I like about her.

Too bad that I will eventually have to kill her.

"I am not sure about Edward. His fate lies on Sebastian's hands, but I can very much decide your fate." She stared into my eyes.

"What are you going to do to me?" She is beautiful. If I was some random mob boss… Well, anyone could imagine what would have happened. 

But I am not a mob character. 

"Oh, you won't have to force yourself to do anything." She was skeptical but she still released a sigh of relief. "We will make you follow us, without forcing you… well not entirely." 

Compelling is not forcing, right? As she will be doing the things on her own without complaining...

Well even if it is, who cares?

She was scared. She understood the underlying meaning. "You won't… hurt me right?" 

Huh? Interesting.

"And why wouldn't I?" Well, I wasn't going to hurt her but she has absolutely nothing to offer me. So, what makes her think that I won't hurt her?

"Because… I am a woman!" Selene burst out laughing. While a single word left my mouth-

"Bruh…"

"You are known for respecting women. You wouldn't hurt me." She seemed confident.

And now that I think about it. I do remember an article about me respecting women. I don't know how that became a thing, but positive reviews don't hurt.

But they got one thing wrong.

"You are right about me respecting women." I do respect them. "But you missed one thing."

She was confused. "What do you mean?"

*BAAM* 

A kick landed on her face.

"I am a true advocate of gender equality. I don't believe in a specific gender superiority." Her lip started bleeding. "If I find a man annoying, I punch him in the face." Even Selene was surprised. "And if I find a woman annoying... I do the same to her."

I chuckled. "And I find you extra annoying." 

I turned to look at Selene. "Lady Selene, if you don't mind." She smiled.

"Of course." She looked at Paris and her eyes turned red. 

I need to learn the art of compelling!

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