The temperature in the hall is dangerously cold, even though the weather today is sunny with the sun blazing its heat. People around couldn't help the shiver running through their body. They become guarded all of a sudden, with the drastic change in atmosphere.
Daniella fists her hands until her knuckles turned white from the pressure. She glares at the whip in the guard's hand like it is the most hated thing in this entire world for her. If she is Superman, the whip will be already on fire from the heat of her glare.
As if sensing her stare, Lord Josiah glances at her before his mouth moves up to form a satisfied but sinister smirk.
"Who should go first?"
Daniella immediately steps forward, at the same time Daniel also copied her movement. She instantly sends the most sharpest glare to him, warning him to back off before she instead will make him.
Daniel already knew his twin sister will want to take his place and defer his torture as long as possible. But he as the big brother couldn't possibly let his sister do that for him, especially when she is a woman. A man is the one who should protect woman, their treasures, not the other way around.
A loud and abrupt, histeric laugh makes it way around the hall, echoing through the air. Heads turned to the source, Lord Josiah is laughing heartily, as if he just witness the most funniest thing he ever encountered with.
"What is this? You're trying to protect each other? So dramatic! Hahaha!"
He laughs again with his slightly wrinkled hand over his stomach, his laugh sounds chilly and full of sadistic feeling.
"Good, good! So eager to get torture!" He gestures to the guard earlier, "Bring another one! I want to see the both of them feel it together!"
A frown creased her unblemished forehead as she stares on ahead, deep in thought.
How can she prevent her brother from getting beaten up to a pulp?
They are both human, a being that possess no power or incredible strength. Though she and her brother have a high pain tolerance, result of years pain from being an assassin, this is different. This time, the torturer is not a human and possess incredible strength. She sure they couldn't last long, plus with that whip being a spiked whip AND a Nine O Tails whip that is far from normal.
Her heart is beating loud, anxious for her and Daniel's well-being. What's the point of her reincarnation if she still couldn't find that happiness everyone is talking about?
She have to live. She have to.
"Go on." Lord Josiah tilted his head slightly, indicating his men to proceed with the punishment.
Another guard pushed her forward to a corner of the hall. She didn't know how is it that she never noticed this part of the hall before. The floor at this corner is a finger higher than the rest, seperating this space from the others. The guard shove her and Daniel to their knees and fastens the rope around their wrists.
She waited, dreadful for the incoming torture. Glancing at her twin brother, Daniella gulps visibly.
She can do nothing. Again.
The silence in the hall was suffocating, everyone is waiting in anticipation.
"Wait."
She pushes her tongue against the soft inside of her mouth irritatingly. He must have another sickening idea to make her and Daniel suffer more.
"I want their shirts off."
Daniella looks up to the throne. This sick man. Is this all not enough?
The men holding the whips obediently follow his order, reaching for the edge of her shirt to pull it off roughly.
A cracking sound suddenly reverberating through out the hall, though everyone else seems to not hear it.
Daniella's head snaps up to the source of the sound. And what greets her make she frowns in worry.
What is he doing?
Xavier is gripping the edge of the long table so hard that it creaked under his pressure. Though his face is composed and indifferent, the popped up veins across his arms act as a sign to his wrath.
When he realised she was looking at him, he uncurls his fists and the flicker of anger faded out of existence.
A looming presence near her stole her attention from Xavier, as she tilted her head slightly to look at her torturer. Seeing the whip in his hand makes her sweats again.
The man raise his hand in sync with his other buddy,the wind caress their bare back from the movement and she and Daniel simultaneously stare at the ground coldly.
At the time, the pair of twins both thinking of the same thing, 'I will kill this bastards for hurting my twin!'
No one seems to notice at this crucial moment, the scleras of a certain golden eyed guy has turned black and a wisp of black smoke started to crawl along the floor to the two guards, ready to take them down for hurting his beloved. This raven haired lad is furious, his black veins are pulsing together with his wrath and he is now back in vengeance.
But before the frightening whip could kiss her back, the door bursted open abruptly.
Another guard came running urgently, huffing and puffing until he is face to face with the Lord, kneeling in front of him.
"My Lord, I'm sorry for the sudden intrusion! Lucifer is in our land."
Josiah instantly raised from his seat in shock. "Lucifer? Why would that devil come down here?"
"I don't know, my Lord." The man hesitated, "He said he just visiting...."
Josiah frowns.
"Let's go, then."