Punishment

[ Dio pov ]

The reality marble began to crumble around me, indicating that Iskandar was defeated. My professor's death was not enough for Iskandar to immediately perish because this vermin in front of me was also supplying him with mana.

"I don't quite get it though." I say, looking at Sola-Ui as she writhed around on the floor, blood spouting out of her left shoulder while her left arm as a whole was still in my hand. "Why did you steal the ring from him?"

She ignored my question and tried to gain distance from me, slowly crawling as she dragged herself with her one arm away.

"So it is not enough to steal a gift I gave him, nor are you pleased with ruining my plans..." I mutter with rage as I continued to watch her try to get away. "You also dare ignore me?!"

"Are you alright, master?" asked Medea, landing next to me.

I took a deep breath before looking at her, I was obviously still angry at Sola-Ui, but its not like I will take it out on my servants or something.

"I am just annoyed." I reply. "No... it would be more appropriate to say that I am angry."

Medea stared at me, confused at my words, before moving her attention to the arm I was still holding. She noticed the ring on the arm and then looked at Sola-Ui. Slight understanding dawn her as she began thinking about what happened.

"So she ruined your fun and now you are angry, right?" she asked.

"Sigh, I suppose that would be a good way to describe the situation." I said, dropping the arm on the floor and getting closer to Sola-Ui, stepping on her back and making her scream in pain as her spine broke under the pressure.

"And you won't be fine simply killing her, right?" asked Medea.

"Of course not." I replied, moving my foot and making Sola-Ui scream once more.

"Well, maybe you should punish her later, once we arrive to the mansion." said Medea. "We are in the middle of a street after all, and while it is empty, it doesnt mean enemy servants won't appear."

I sighed at her words before crouching down and grabbing Sola-Ui by the chin, raising her face to meet my own. As I stared at her pained expression, my anger didn't diminish, however there was something amusing about it. In a way it made me think about how much I had changed, to the point where I was now torturing people and gaining pleasure for it, however those thoughts quickly disappeared as I thought of a much more appropriate explanation to the situation.

"Who doesn't enjoy finally killing a fly that has been trying to get their meal?" I asked myself in a low tone as a smile grew on my face. "That's right, the only difference between killing an annoying bug and killing an annoying person is that you can hear the person's screams..."

"Are you fine, my master?" asked Diarmuid as he landed next to me with Artoria at his side.

"Yes." I replied, standing up and dragging Sola-Ui closer. "You are right, Caster. We should leave, it would be annoying to deal with another servant right now after all. But before that, what to do with you..." I said, looking at Sola-Ui for a moment before a smile formed on my face.

I grabbed a glove from my pocket and placed it on my left hand, which currently had none. After that, I clapped my hands and placed my left one on her forehead.

"Enjoy the rest of your life, you f*cking worm." I said as sparks flew and her appearance began to change.

I was currently using an alchemy I normally didn't pay much attention to, the spike alchemy. I had already mastered it to the point where I could use it on living being with no trouble, even leaving them alive by not affecting their vital organs and instead just changing part of their muscle and bone structure to make spikes grow out of them.

What remained of Sola-Ui was more like an aberration than a human, as she looked more like a breathing tree with spikes instead of branches, attached to the floor and staring at me with a combination of pain and despair. Her attempts at begging for her life came out as nothing more than inhuman sounds from her deformed mouth.

"What a disgusting appearance." said a voice coming from the side of the road.

"I don't believe you should insult others for their appearance." I said with a small smile as I stared at the magus who appeared. "But still, I was going for something disgusting so I appreciate the compliment."

The old magus in front of me chuckled at my words.

"Still, you are a truly crazy man, to show up in front of a guy with three servants." I said with a curious expression. "Especially when your son is participating in this very war."

The man laughed a bit before shaking his head. "That idiot doesn't stand a chance in this war, and I am sure that you know that." he explained, walking a bit closer. "Besides, I would be more of an idiot if I wasted the opportunity to talk to the rising star of the magus association when he came all the way to my city."

It was now my turn to chuckle at his words. "You could have sent a letter if you wanted to talk to me." I said. "Besides, I am not sure if I am yet on the level to catch the attention of one of the very founders of the grail wars."

He shook his hand, dismissing my words. "It would be a waste of time to go on like this." he said, indicating that he didn't plan on spending the night complementing each other. "I did come here for a reason after all."

I nodded in agreement. "Very well. What is it that you came to talk about then, Matou Zouken?"

"I would like to make a deal." he said with a creepy smile. "I will tell you Kariya's plans for the war and the identity of his servant, in exchange I want you to give him an agonising death."

"Well, he already stands no chance against me, regardless of whether you tell me that or not." I said while chuckling. I already know the identity of Berserker, so only the information about his plans would be valuable to me. "Besides, if I took time to actually make him die pathetically, I would just be putting myself at risk..." I continued.

I don't quite have a reason to reject his deal since its not like either one of us will have to uphold anything. I won't waste time with Kariya if the situation doesn't allow me to, but I don't mind giving him a painful death either. As for the information about his plans, I don't need to act based on it so it doesn't really matter I he tells me or not.

However, now that he is here I think I know perfectly what I can ask from him., something that I am sure he won't mind doing. "I will agree to your deal." I say with a smile. "But, I want you to torture her a bit. I got overly angry and now she is dying." I explain, not revealing that I can heal her without any trouble because I misguiding Zouken about my abilities will undoubtedly be helpful, after all the guy is more treacherous than... than someone very treacherous.

"Is she even alive?" he asked, rubbing his chin, before bugs flew from under his sleeve and entered her mouth.

As what remained of Sola-Ui screamed, we both chuckled a bit.

"Well, it appears she is still alive indeed." he said.