"What am I gonna do with all of you? From the looks of the corpses they've all been poisoned and will die soon or was, it was only that group that died. Guess I'll ask, no I won't even if I did they would be too scared to even answer." Polemos spoke to himself as he wondered what he should do with all the remaining slaves. But he just ignored them and left them kneeling on the ground in fear as he grabbed Asherns ankle and dragged him to Alyans unconscious body.
But what Polemos didn't know was that all the slaves' hearts stopped the moment their knees hit the ground as Rose's demonic screech broke their minds and stopped sending signals to pump their hearts.
When Rose saw Polemos dragging Asherns unconscious body she let out an angry and low hiss that made Polemos smile. He had told her many stories of the one who loved to use insects and cruel ways to torture others while he looked as if was he playing and having fun. He looked up towards Rose as he spoke in a cheerful manner.
"Don't worry Rose he'll suffer and don't worry I'll make sure to save you some treats. I mean with what I have planned he won't be needing his fingers, toes, balls, and his member. I wonder what his face will look like when they're gone?" Polemos put his hand to his chin as he tried to visualize his face but stopped as he would get his answer soon enough. Then he dropped his leg as he was next to Alyans unconscious body also.
"Do you think you could watch him so he doesn't run away?" He pointed to the unconscious body of Alyan then continued. "I'll take skin and bones here to the camp, I should be back soon. Oh and if the slaves from below try to attack, feel free to kill them for their stupidity." Polemos spoke with a serious voice as he reached down and put Ashern into a fireman's carry and ran towards their camp with Asherns very light body.
Rose hissed in acknowledgment as she dug into the sand and hid herself as she watched the unconscious body of Alyan.
...
Ashern awoke with a splitting headache as he couldn't think straight as he groaned out in pain as he shook his head and tried to open his heavy eyes but, when he tried to open them he couldn't see straight as his vision was blurred and dark. He tried to focus more as he was able to see a fire. Then he heard a voice that made his eyes snap open in fear as he shook uncontrollably.
"Well, well, well, look who woke up from his nap." Polemos's deep and cold voice came from behind the fire as he walked from the shadows of the fire into view, with a devilish smile on his face. He was wearing a sleeveless black kurta, purple-black harem pants, and black boots.
Ashern tried to scream but all that came out was a muffled noise as his mouth was covered with a gag. When he noticed that he couldn't speak he tried to back away in fear as if he saw a ghost. But the moment he tried to move his feet or hands he noticed that they were held in place and nailed to the wall by his wrists and ankles.
Then he heard a low and silent hiss that sent fear and dread to the depths of his soul, as his face couldn't get any paler. He was in such fear that he started to cry and weep as mucus and tears ran down his face.
When Polemos saw that Ashern was breaking, he smiled in an evil and vicious manner as he mocked.
"Well isn't this funny, the evil and sadistic Ashern, is crying and weeping for his life as all his victims and I did. Never thought you'd be in a similar situation did you but, here you both are." As he spread his hands wide. "Oh did I forget to mention you have an audience." Then he pointed to the sitting and tied Alyan whose mouth was also covered with a thick cloth. With his hands tied in between his legs so he couldn't use them.
Alyan was awake with fire in his eyes as he could only stare with hate and venom. If looks could kill everyone including Ashern would be dead already as nothing more than paste across the cave.
"He was allowed to speak but, since he couldn't shut his moronic mouth I shut it up for him. He had the gall to try and demand things from me as if he had any leverage. Prey, should just be prey, and shut up." Polemos finished as he pulled out his dagger and ran his thumb across its edge with a deep and solemn look in his purple eyes.
He continued to run his thumb across his daggers edge as spoke in a tone that held no argument.
"Now I'll remove your gag but, the moment you scream, yell, or if I hear something come out of your pathetic and worthless mouth I'll remove your tongue and feed it to my partner Rose." Polemos looked up towards Ashern with a large smile on his face as he stood across from Ashern and looked into his deep and sunken eyes.
When Ashern looked into those emotionless and deep purple eyes he meekly nodded his head.
"Good."
Polemos slashed the gag and pulled it off and threw it in the burning fire. Then when Ashern saw Polemos's next reaction he almost pissed himself.
Polemos smacked his head and groaned with a sorry look in his eyes as he just remembered something.
"Dammit, Rose it looks like dinner will be well late, depending on how long I can keep him alive. Well nothing like the present." He finished as his eyes shone with interest and a smile formed on his face. "Well let's get started, I mean it's my first time, flaying someone, so exciting."
When Ashern heard that he screamed in fear but before it could get louder he felt his lower jaw be gripped by an iron claw as a cold and deep voice made his mind shake.
"I told you the moment you scream or make noise I'll be taking your tongue." Polemos forcibly opened his mouth and spoke. "Either stick it out or I'll reach in and pull it out myself."
Ashern didn't hesitate as he stuck his tongue out as far as he could.
"Good, now hold, hold it like that gotta get a stick so I can sear your tongue so you don't drown in your own blood." Polemos spoke as he walked over to the fire to grab a stick. "Are you enjoying the show so far Alyan, don't worry it'll get interesting soon." Alyan muffled as he stared daggers towards Polemos.
Polemos just smiled as he grabbed a white hot stick that was perfect to sear Asherns tongue as he walked back and hummed an upbeat song. He continued humming his song with a carefree smile on his face as he leaned the stick on the wall, grabbed Asherns tongue and cut it off, as he tossed it over to Rose. Blood squirted and flowed out of Asherns mouth as he screamed an inhuman sound and gurgled on his own blood.
Polemos, still humming, reached down, grabbed the white hot stick, and jammed it in Asherns mouth, searing not only his tongue but his whole mouth!
Ashern made a noise that sounded like howling, gagging, and wheezing all while Polemos had a carefree smile on his face as he continued to hum and sway from side to side.
Alyan watched wide eyed as he saw Polemos casually take Asherns tongue and sear his mouth essentially shut. He didn't even notice that he had pissed himself in fear as he continued to watch Polemos as he looked like he was having the time of his life.
Then he saw the Cursed Devil turn his head and smile in his direction and speak in a cheerful and joyous manner.
"Isn't it lovely, and it's only the beginning. I haven't even begun flaying his flesh yet and you both already seem to be enjoying yourselves. But I guess I should stop messing around and put in the practice." Then Polemos cracked a huge child-like grin as he continued. "Besides, it's gonna be a long, long night."
Polemos started laughing in an evil and boustrous manner, then with a serious look in his eyes he started to slowly flay and peel the skin starting from the tips of Asherns fingers. As Ashern continued to make inhuman noises with bloodshot red eyes, tears, and snot running down his skeletal like face.
"Scream all you want, no one will be coming to your rescue. It's just you, me, Rose, and the bitch who's enjoying the show. Now hold still I'm trying to make a solid skin rug out of you dammit."
Blood curdling screams continued to echo out of the camp for the entire night as even the beasts themselves avoided the area.
When the sun finally rose for the new day Polemos was looking at his work with a look of dissatisfaction, as a grotesque, black and bloodied Ashern hung on the wall with patches of skin, muscles, as a huge puddle of blood was at his feet.
'Well I knew I was going to be bad but, I didn't think it would be this bad.' He just shook his head as he smiled while looking over towards Alyan as he made sure to keep him conscious throughout the night.
"Don't worry my friend, your time will soon be upon you. And at that time you'll be soaring high in the sky like those of angels." Polemos smiled an innocent and pure smile as he hinted what was to come but what Alyan saw wasn't a pure and innocent smile. But a smile that came from the depths of the deepest hell.