The party was extremely sketchy and the things which took place there and what happened to me are things that I cannot so easily forget. The first sketchy thing was that I was a passenger in Light Cloud's car, sitting next to Z. Me and Z were both blindfolded so that we wouldn't find out the secret location of this party. The party was called Tiger Claw.
"Long time no see Mighty!" He called out to me cheerily as if nothing had happened between us
"Shut up." I replied
"Ooh you're so cold. He's so cold isn't he?" Z spoke to Light
"I dunno." Light replied, driving the car
"I want some music. The silence is getting to me." I requested
"Then why did you tell me to shut up if you don't want silence?" Z asked me
"Because I didn't want to hear your voice specifically." I answered honestly
"Ouch." He replied, pretending to be offended
"Put on some music please." I asked Light
Light switched on the radio and I heard the sound of classical music.
"Oh yes I love this piece!" Z boomed out
It was the Coriolan Overture by Beethoven. Sweet music to my ears!
"I'm sorry but can I choose another song? I don't like this one." Light said
"Do whatever you want. Aren't you an elite?" Z laughed
"It's a red flag you know. Not liking Beethoven." Z quickly whispered into my ear
I was annoyed at myself for missing the opportunity to slap him for getting so close to me.
"Wait, why don't you like this song?" I asked Light
"I don't want to get into that right now." Light replied
"Ok. Do what you want then." I said to him
And so he switched to another song.
Light didn't really want to go to this party but for my sake, he was going. The more that I speak with him, the more that I feel like he's hiding something from me. It's none of my business what he keeps from me but I can't help but want to know more.
He took us to the party.
"Wow. Looks like we're right on time." Light said
He removed our blindfold and I looked around.
"Looks like the real action hasn't started yet." Z commented, taking the words out of my mouth
"Ah Light. So glad of you to join us. How have you been?"
It was his brother who said that. He greeted him with a hug and a forehead kiss.
"I am alright eldest." Light smiled, confirming that it was his oldest brother Rio
Rio then turned to look at me.
"Hold on. You look familiar." Rio said, getting closer to me
"What do you mean? I look ordinary." I told him
He started laughing loudly. I hate overly loud people so I knew right away that I wouldn't get along with him.
Before I noticed, he had already put his arm around my shoulder.
"Rio. No offence but I'm not a touchy person."
"Oh? No need to worry. I'm going to show you our main drink of the evening. I highly recommend it. By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Might." I told him
I don't know what possessed me to tell him the truth.
"Mike? Oh wow, that's a strange name but ok. Anyway Mike, drink this."
He handed me the drink which was very red.
"The Devil's Punch." I mumbled
Rio looked at me for a second then burst out laughing. What was so funny about what I said?
"The Devil's Punch haha! You're so strange! Tell me. Are you a religious man?"
"Huh? No way!" I replied which was only half true
"Good. The sins that we commit here today will be astronomical! That drink is the first step and everyone must drink at least one cup or else they'll be punished then kicked out!" Rio said gleefully
"Punished? You can't punish a grown man!" I told him
"Ha, well you'd be surprised. Tell that to the elders running this party!" He smirked
"Ok then. Before I drink it, tell me the effects that it'll have on me." I asked him
"First of all, it'll lower your inhibitions, put you in a trance-like state. You'll be mentally and physically freed. It seems to me like that's something you need. Besides from a small hangover, it's not gonna be that harmful as long as you don't drink too much."
"Alright then. One more question. There's nothing weird put in there right?"
"Weird? Like what?" Rio smiled
"I dunno. Stuff like semen or a drop of goat's blood, maybe a severed finger."
"Woah hey. How did you guess last year's ingredients correctly?" Rio joked
"Stop it." I told him
"I'm just kidding. Relax! There's nothing weird in there. Now drink."
And so, I drank it.
It tasted horrible of course but not as horrible as I imagined it to taste.
I looked around the massive hall and felt very disappointed at the lack of food present. In fact, there was more alcohol and drugs than there was food! I heard from several people that there was going to be a ceremony involving some terrifically good drummers but I didn't know the true nature of this ceremony yet. I could tell that Light was afraid, so afraid that he drank twice as much as anyone else just to ease his fear. Still, his hands trembled. The drinks would never get rid of his fear completely but instead it acted like a bandage, wrapping up his fear and tucking it away so that it became easier for him to ignore it. I know that I have often said that 'fear is our greatest motivator', however, too much fear paralyses us mentally. When you are void of fear, there is little driving force which urges you to survive but when you are full of fear, the urge to survive becomes so powerful that it engulfs you, leaving you paralyzed in indecision or leaving you out of balance.
Even though I only had two drinks, I could already feel the difference! Rio was right about the drink lowering one's inhibitions. I felt freer than normal and I found myself saying and doing things without reflecting on them thoroughly beforehand. Firstly, I am much more impolite than I appear to be normally and this became very clear to me and anyone else who managed to annoy me during this event. Then I got the feeling that I have made plenty of enemies so I decided to relax elsewhere near a beautiful garden corner place which was quite secluded and had marble statues and beautifully crafted benches to sit on. As I was sitting alone, admiring all the beauty around me, I saw a young couple who looked to be around their early 20s kissing and embracing each other. However I was too comfortable to want to move elsewhere.
I was beginning to feel sleepy and when I had crouched over, leaning my head against the bench, my ears picked up on their breathing which was getting more erratic. I was so relaxed that my eyelids were heavy. I saw pieces of clothing dropping onto the floor and that's when I realised that they were going to do a lot more than kiss. Oh but of course, kissing is the gateway to sexual union! It was awkward just sitting there so I decided to move but my body wasn't cooperating with me. The woman looked at me just now with a smile on her face. It wasn't a friendly smile. She was taunting me. That was her true intention! The man noticed this and looked at me but turned away again. They continued doing what they were doing.
Suddenly the man grinned and picked her up, rushing towards the thick pillar of one of the statues. Before I could fall asleep, I was woken up to the sound of moans and heavy breathing. They were as enticing as a drop of blood in the ocean, causing the sharks to start swarming in. Because very soon, there were other couples who gathered together to have sex here.
"Mike! Mike get up! The couples will get the wrong idea."
"Wait. What do you mean?"
"Unless you want to join the orgy that is about to take place."
"No, I don't want to get involved. Get me out of here. My body isn't cooperating with me right now. You'll have to carry me."
"Carry you? You look too heavy for that. Besides, the drinks aren't that powerful so move your ass!" Rio chuckled
"Too heavy. Are you calling me fat?" I raised my eyebrow
"Ha, fat. That's a good one. You look very fit actually. Why, you are at the peak of one's physical prowess!" Rio complimented me
"Hey I don't like this. Are you coming on to me?" I blurted out
"You wish, you weirdo. By the way, the ceremony is about to start. It's optional for you to join us but for the Clouds it's compulsory." Rio told me
"What can you tell me about the ceremony?" I asked him
"Nothing much to be honest. Except the drums. It changes every year. It's mostly up to the elders."
"Oh shit!"
"What's wrong?"
"I promised Light that I would hang out with him. I broke that promise and got distracted!"
"Oh I see. You're a friend of my little brother. I can't believe that he didn't pretend to be ill or something this time! It's because of you isn't it? He agreed to go to Tiger Claw for you. Good for him. It'll do him good to overcome those ridiculous fears of his."
"Fears?" I asked, hoping that he would give me more information
"Ever since what happened to him when he was a child, anything to do with the ceremony still frightens him. The elders went too far that time but at the time, we had a good laugh. I was just an immature teenager at the time so all I did was make fun of him and his misfortune. Of course it wasn't fully their fault. He still has nightmares from it. As you must know as his friend, he's a sensitive guy. He's not like other guys. He cannot help but absorb everything in. Ok, let's go back inside. You stay with Light. I want to join in on all the action." Rio replied
We went back inside.
***
The ceremony started off with a woman who looked very important and glamorous.
She started off taking a microphone in her hand in order to speak. The entire hall was silent and all the attention was on her. Light was curled up in a ball, sitting next to me.
'Gosh he looks so frightened. What on earth happened to him?' I thought after seeing him in this state
"Do as thou will. Hope that you may be freed from the confines of the mind. The spirit shall be unleashed. Do as thou will." She spoke
Then she gave a courtesy bow to the six elders surrounding the large stage.
Everyone was sitting on the floor as all the seats were taken away.
Then the drums were revealed which were huge unlike any other drum I've ever seen. It was sure to carry its sound across the entire hall.
The drummers were all shirtless and physically fit and throughout the gruelling yet hypnotically captivating performance, they were dripping and shining all over with sweat. They were immensely talented. The drumming started off very light and gradually picked up the intensity as the glamorous lady and the elders shared erotic stories with us all. Nothing was made subtle at all and the crowd were cheering and grinning gleefully at their stories of perversion. The lady took requests from the crowd and they began shouting over one another and acting riled up like rabid animals.
The drumming got louder and more intense.
"Help. I-It's starting! It'll happen again." Light said fearfully, clutching onto my right arm
They began shouting many profanities and each request for the erotica got more and more perverse. They exclaimed their themes aloud, hoping that she would choose one.
"Incest."
"Non-con."
"Hypnosis."
"Shut up you pathetic amateurs! Surely you can do better than that!"
"Watersports!"
"Orgies."
"Boring!" One of the elders yawned
"Lolita paradise!" Someone yelled out
And then there were three more requests, each one worse than the last.
"No!" Light replied
"Now that's more like it!" The same elder cheered
The lady whipped off her feather hat, revealing her soft strawberry blonde hair. She wore a smoky looking eye makeup and dark lipstick which was the colour of red champagne. Her dress was dark purple and silky and she was fanning herself with a very well decorated fan.
She beckoned her finger over to one of the elders and he obliged, crawling over to her on all fours and the strangest thing of all was that there was a very large yellow feather sticking out of the back of his trousers. The feather was bent in a way which made it stand erect.
She had a mischievous look on her face as he got into position.
Then, she sat on his back.
Then she gave us an erotic story.
Out of what I cared to remember, it was this.
"...and so the little girl was added to the Duke's collection. It was the girl's mother herself who had sacrificed her to the Devil himself. One of his greatest enjoyments was making her run around in a frilly white dress, getting her heart rate up and warming her up for him. He would dim the lights and tackle her down, chanting and trembling not with fear but with anticipation. He unleashed his true form, tearing down her dress and grinning at her with his modified razor sharp teeth. And then chomp! The Duke took a bite from her right arm, kissed, licked and rubbed his face against the newly formed wound. The girl's whimpers and shivers only added to the Duke's craving. Then frantically, he started whipping her with his tool. Not amongst his tools of torture but something of his own which was actually attached to his body. As you can already guess, it wasn't enough. He didn't want to sully her youthful magic just yet so that left him with two holes to use. The little girl didn't dare to mumble a prayer or cry for help as that would only evoke his anger. He took a fishing pole which had a bar of chocolate dangling off the end of it and so when he took her from behind which was already dripping with copious amounts of lube, she would get distracted by the chocolate and dream of being able to eat it afterwards for her reward. He was sweaty, muscular and was panting like a wild animal as he continued pounding away at her. Involuntarily, she gave the Duke the most alluring yet innocent whimper after he placed his large grubby hands on her small neck. Upon witnessing that and focusing on her delicate features, her glistening little body and the arch of her body from behind, he moaned out in ecstasy and then threw her aside whilst still observing her, leaving her in the foetal position with his hot seed spilling out of her."
The crowd cheered and became more excited and then she got off the elder's back. He stood up and then they started kissing. Weirdos.
Then the drummers played something different. There was something about that piece. Upon hearing it, I felt as if I was in a trance and that I was beginning to lose control. I wanted to run or cover my ears but it was as if my body wasn't cooperating with me. Light was shaking and looked like he was about to burst into tears. Then it happened. The lights began to flicker and then it was dimmed down to a level where it was difficult to see clearly. The drumming became rhythmic and hypnotising like they were playing the same similar set of melodies over and over again.
All of a sudden, people began touching and groping at each other, fully guided by their natural impulses. I felt the gentle touch of a woman but I couldn't really tell who it was. I pushed her away from me and started walking towards the door. At least, I thought I was. I felt helpless. Why wasn't my mind speaking to me? Why wasn't my mind aligned with my body?
And then it happened.
I was reminded of these words from that pervy woman.
"Do as you will."
I knew what she meant now and it was all unfolding before my very eyes. How humanity behaves naturally with all of their hidden aspects unleashed. But why wasn't anyone being violent towards one another? The room was full of love and they were touching each other despite being complete strangers. How? This proves that humans are social creatures who would rather love each other than destroy one another. How absurd! I cannot make that generalisation. Doesn't humanity relish on gaining the upper hand over one another? Doesn't humanity hunger for survival at every cost? Don't they hunger for power, dominance, security, freedom, love? Oh, love. I see now. This is humanity without fear. Humanity without fear doesn't want to destroy one another. They want to love one another instead. Fear is one side of the coin and love is on the other. Often, the two themes bleed into the other.
Suddenly, I began to laugh loudly. I don't know what came over me but I felt very happy. So happy that everything around me looked hilarious to me. The people here were funny to me! Humanity was funny! I am funny! Soon many others began to laugh out loud with me. A group of people embraced me with hugs and kisses and I allowed this to occur. Some people started jumping around yelling out profanities and uttering out blasphemies against the Divine and anything good or holy. Others just yelled. It was so bizarre! They were shaking about and rolling around the floor like they were possessed. Suddenly I heard someone screaming at a distance and the sound of someone getting choked. Then the sound of knuckles hitting a body. Then it happened. Fear entered the room and like a virus, infected everyone into a panicked frenzy.
People started yelling out and tripping all over each other and crying. It was quite terrifying but what I saw when I followed the direction of the initial frightened noise was much worse. It was none other than Rio who was buried deep inside a woman with purple hair. She looked like she was struggling and not wanting it to happen which only meant one thing.
"No, don't!" Light yelled out
"Ah Light. There you are. Have you come to watch your eldest brother?" Rio chuckled
"Get off her now before I-"
"If you go anywhere near me I'll force you to fuck this whore. You want that?"
"N-No." Light pleaded, looking down at the floor
"Let's go." I told him
We left them alone.
"Why didn't you do something?" Light asked me
"I feel like it was actually consensual. I mean, she didn't ask for help when we got there. It's probably something kinky." I replied
"I know what you're talking about. Consensual non-consent." Light mumbled, pulling a face
"Isn't that an oxymoron? Anyway, how does someone like you know about this topic?" I chuckled
"I learnt it from the elders and my parents. Essentially it's the power dynamic that people find appealing. The predator gets bored of hunting all the time. Likewise, the prey gets bored of being hunted. The prey experiences the thrills of the predator and vice versa. When I was little, my brother would practice with me often. He'd put me in a dress and shut me up with Starlight chocolate. The rarest and most expensive chocolate in the world! I couldn't fight back for the longest time because he's 8 years older than me. When I got old enough to fight back, he beat me up so viciously that I woke up in a hospital bed. Ok, he didn't rap.e someone this time but he uses events like these to forcefully unleash his urges onto people. Last time, I-I don't even want to bring up what he did. He's extremely wicked."
"Who? Me?" Rio appeared from behind him, making Light jump out in fright
"Yes you! You're a horrible person!" Light shivered, pointing a finger at him
"Horrible for what? For being a normal human being? For having sex? You're the horrible one for chatting shit about me behind my back. You know, you're so ungrateful! Look at what I've done for you over the years. I've asked father to spare you from punishment on multiple occasions, I've spoiled you with tons of presents and treats and I've even smuggled in some books for you behind father's back. After everything that I've done for you, you still hate me. Why?"
"You've forced me on many occasions to be involved with your perversions." Light spoke
"My perversions? It was the Elders who wanted me to teach you a lesson so blame them not me! I was doing you a fucking favour! Rather it be me than them!" Rio snapped
"Go fuck yourself!" Light scowled, crossing his arms and glaring at him
I beamed proudly at his sudden bravery.
"You know it's not too late to apologise. You're lucky that I am so benevolent. You love me don't you? Say it. Say you love me!"
"No! Leave me alone! I am too old for this shit!"
Rio chuckled and took a deep breath.
Before Light could do or say anything, Rio opened his hand to reveal his right palm and smacked him hard in the face.
The slap sounded weird as if his hand was wet and then when I finally realised, my jaw fell in shock and my eyes widened.
Light touched his face and realised that Rio had just slapped his ejaculate onto his face. He was too shocked to speak and was completely frozen and it looked like he was in shock. How could he do something so vile to his own brother? I couldn't believe it!
That's when I lost it and lunged towards Rio immediately, giving him a hook to his jaw.
The noise had quieted down just recently and the drumming was over and the lights began to flicker more brightly now. I was fighting Rio and he was actually a decent fighter. Before the fight was over (I had the upper hand), I was captured and taken away by two old men. Light had passed out after seeing me punch Rio in the face. He was still on the floor.
Before I continue telling this story, I am going to change my writing style in order for you to see a specific person's point-of-view whenever it is needed. I aim to make this more clear to you by using italics and writing in first person. Before I begin, I make sure to meditate with the specific person in mind and allow my imagination to do the rest for me. That is all that I will say about this topic for now.
I am Light. There's not much I remember about my childhood but the things I can remember aren't easy for me to deal with. My earliest memory was when I was 7 years old. My older sister Mac was 11 years old at the time and she was holding an object in her hands. I was colouring in and had orange juice next to me. Mac sat next to me and sighed.
"You really like planes don't you?" She asked me
I nodded.
"What are you looking at? Wanna know what this is?" She grinned, pointing to the strange object in her hand
"It looks so weird. What is it?"
"It's a special microphone. Wanna hold it?"
"Ok."
I held the object and ran around with it, singing a song that I no longer recall.
I ended up bumping into my father who gave me a weird look.
"What on earth are you doing boy?" He asked me
"I-It's a special microphone that my sister Macaron gave me." I replied
He snatched the object from my hands and told me to get out of his sight and I did.
"MACARON! COME HERE!" He yelled out, storming through the house to find her
I heard his loud voice and shivered. I hoped that Macaron wouldn't get into trouble. I didn't even understand what she'd done wrong.
"Yes father?" She asked him nervously after he found her
"The boy is too innocent and here you are corrupting him and making fun of him in the process."
"Give me a break, he's 7 years old, he's not 2! You favour him because he's the youngest, isn't it?"
"That's ridiculous. Besides, you're going to pay for what you did and you'll pay for being a disrespectful brat towards me. You're in need of discipline. Let's go down to the basement."
"No. I don't want to be punished. All I did was make him hold a dildo! Why should I be punished for that?" She whined
"No? Is that your final answer?"
"Yes! That's my final answer." She yelled
I heard her scream and yell as she was being carried away to the basement.
Pete was standing next to me and he was silent the entire time until we heard her loud annoying screams coming from the basement.
"You know, I wish our father would close the door when he's punishing Mac. You can hear her annoying screams from here." Pete sighed
Then the screams stopped.
"That was fast." I added
"Hey Mac. How did father punish you?" Pete asked her as soon as he saw her
"Fuck off you creep." She replied, wiping her tears away
"Did he put you on the blocks?" I asked her
"What block?" She asked me confused
"Ah, the block. Father punishes us differently. He has a way of finding your weakness and fear and using that to punish you. Rio Eldest is very similar in that way. What did he do to you to make you scream like that?" Pete explained
"Come on. Spit it out." I added
"Fine! He had me in suspension and kept trying to lower me into the snake pit. You know how much I am scared of snakes! The snake nearly bit me so I kept screaming."
"Oh that sounds scary? Does he ever make you strip?" Pete asked her
"What. Wait. No way! He doesn't do anything like that to me, you weirdo! Does he make you take your clothes off?"
"N-No."
"Ha, you must be lying. Why are your ears so red?"
"Shut the fuck up. I'm not lying you whore!"
"I'm gonna tell father that you called me a whore! How dare you!" Macaron shouted
That's one of my earliest memories. Those were the days. However, a year later when I turned 8, I was forced to see and experience reality. 8 years old. That's the last time I was allowed to keep my innocence.
*CW: non-con, child abuse (read with caution)*
I was with my grandfathers' best friend whose name I've completely forgotten. He sat me down on his lap and taught me about sex. He told me that sex is natural and beautiful. It is the most important thing in this world. Without sex, there would be no life at all. The need for sex becomes more intense as we age. He taught me about the infinite ways that people deal with this intense hunger. It was surprising to receive all this news all of a sudden but if only it stopped there.
What is wrong with me? Why me? Why me?
"Now let's practice shall we? Don't be afraid." He whispered in my ear
Something kept poking at my back.
I didn't understand why I had to do what he told me to do since I wouldn't be doing this to anyone in the future.
"You want me to hold your thingy but why? It's not like I'll have to do that later in my life." I asked him
"You're right sweetie but you'll want to do this to yourself soon. I only want to teach you some tricks. You love learning things don't you?"
I nodded and walked over to him, pulling his pants down. I was still afraid despite the man's gentle encouragement. As soon as I held him in my hands, he placed his hand over my hands and guided my hands up and down whilst making sure to get me to make a twisting motion. He was enjoying it immensely. He then instructed me to hold my hands out in an open palm. He groaned out blissfully and emptied his seed, coating my hands with it.
"Don't spill it on the floor. Walk towards the bathroom to wash your hands ok? That's a good boy."
I nodded, ignoring the sick feeling that I got. I kept thinking about what we did and although it was only a practical lesson, I felt sick to my stomach. However, it progressed and got worse than this. When I was 9 years old, I had gotten very familiar with dildos and other toys and the elders happened to enjoy making me demonstrate for them. As big as these tools seemed to me, the elders assured me that there were much bigger toys out there and as time progresses, I would be able to master exploration of my own body. There was something wrong with me. Unlike Mac, I hated these things and I was beginning to despise the idea of having sex one day all together. Even though I was paired up with a bride at age 10, I made it very clear that sex wasn't something that I would enjoy.
It's scary to me.
Even my brother Rio would try to make me like it. He wanted me to be more like Mac. To be part of this family, you had to be crazy and sex-obsessed!
It started off so small! Rio convinced me to dress up and experiment with clothes that he'd pick out for me. He would say that I was 'so pretty.' He got me to wear a frilly white dress that was extremely short. So short that it barely covered my ass. He would enjoy humiliating me by calling me names, slapping me, bending me over one of father's wooden blocks which functioned as a coffee table and lifting up my skirt. Luckily, things never went further than fingers and toys. Rio is wicked but not wicked enough to make me have sex with him. Well, there goes that thought. I was so wrong! He forced himself on me the first time when he got too high on drugs. He would often say that it was my fault for looking and sounding so pretty and it wasn't long before I believed it. I stopped resisting him because I was afraid of his violent outbursts and let him have me whenever he wanted. It was always violent, humiliating, face down, ass up. He would spoil me with presents and chocolate to keep my mouth shut. I was 10 years old and he was about to turn 18 years old which is probably why he wanted me to keep my mouth shut.
The elders were barely any better since their goal was for me to turn into a player like Rio. It was always the same thing. Why can't I be more like Rio and Mac? Well, elder. They are insane!
'Playing dead huh? Why do you hate me so much? You want me to abandon you and kick you out into the streets where you belong, you little whore. You pussy! I hope you get turned out, you dirty slut. I thought you loved me! Do you want your caring eldest brother to get rid of you?"
'No no please! I love you! I love you! I love my Rio! Please please please don't hate me! I'll be better next time. I'll enjoy it more!'
'Ahh, that's a good boy. You look so exquisite when you cry.'
When I got a older and smarter, I confronted him and accused him of incestuous behaviour. He laughed at me and reminded me that he hadn't let a single drop of his seed touch my body and that meant that he wasn't committing incest according to him. To this day, I'm still confused about whether his statement is correct or not.
When I was a teenager and was old enough to fight back against his abuse, he beat me up so viciously that I woke up in a hospital bed. Also the scariest thing was that he was playing around with my blood and bruises as I was starting to black out.
When father found out about this, he punished Rio so severely that he left me alone for two whole years. Yes. Two years of heaven!
— Light.
****
Alright I am back! Where was I? Oh that's right. I got captured and woke up tied to a chair near a round table. When was I put to sleep? What happened to me? Those two questions kept repeating inside my mind.
"Let's introduce ourselves shall we? It's only polite."
"Yes my dear Macaron. I am Rio Cloud." He made a pose
"And I am Macaron, Rio's sister." She posed
"My name is Lucky, her bodyguard." He spoke gruffly after blowing smoke from his cigarette
"I am Light and I dunno why I am here." Light mumbled
"Oh Light. You are here to observe and moderate."
"What will he observe?" I asked
Rio chuckled proudly, leaning in ever so close to me. If I wasn't tied up, I would've pushed him away from me
"Our game. Me and you will play a game together. I know who you are." Rio pointed at my nose as I glared back at him
He held my chin with his hand and whispered near my ear.
"You are the real Might! I've always dreamed of this moment!" He hissed
I shivered uncomfortably.
"Oh yes! It's time for us to play! Do you wanna play play play?" Rio's eyes widened
After that he started to cackle.
"You're so fucking crazy!" I blurted out
"Get on with it." Macaron spoke
Suddenly, I heard a ringing in my ears and my headache increased to the point where I was writhing in my chair in agony.
"What's wrong?" Light asked me
"My headache keeps getting worse."
"Hmm, well you're not getting out of this one. Lucky! Explain the rules to him." Rio commanded
"Yes sir." Lucky replied
"The game is called Executioner. This game is infamous for being such a high stakes game." Lucky added
"What's in it for me?" I asked
"You get the chance to win back your manuscript and the rest of your belongings." Lucky replied
"How dare you! Give it back!" I growled
"Also, your compensation for playing Executioner will be 1 million Ruffs. The reason why this is such a high stakes game is because you are essentially leaving your life entirely in the hands of fate. In my country, this game was used to discipline disobedient soldiers or a way for enemy soldiers to punish their captives. Don't worry. The version of the game you are about to play is far tamer than normal. You have two options after Macaron unties your arms. 1. You will arm wrestle with Rio who is player number 2, best of three. 2. You will decide your fate with a coin flip, best of three. The winner will punish the loser. " Lucky continued
*Ruffs is our currency, Rf for short.*
"How will the loser be punished?" I asked him
"Look at this. This is a pentagonal trapezohedron otherwise known as a 10 sided dice. Crafted out of metal and gold. Light is the man who will roll the dice to decide your fate. See this stack of round cards. These have a specific body part written on them. The dice will decide what will happen to the area of the body that is on the card that you choose. You are free to pick a card but you are not permitted to roll the dice."
"This is too much information. Calm it down with the details. You expect me to remember everything you told me?"
"Don't worry. I will guide you through this." Light told me
"Wait. Let me look at the dice."
"Sure. I'll untie you first, ok." Macaron replied
Macaron went behind me and untied me.
She immediately walked away from me fast just in case.
I held the dice and read what was written on each side.
"You really are twisted." I shook my head
"Twisted? Oh Might. I just thought of marshmallows when you said that!" Rio giggled
"Oh he's Might? I see. You were bound to meet us one day." Macaron said
"You're not even surprised. Don't tell me you sent me that message through Timothy!" I asked her
"I have no idea what you're talking about." She smiled, partially covering her face with her hands
"FOCUS!" Lucky yelled
"Damn. You're so hot." Macaron sighed, referring to Lucky
"Get a fucking room you fucking whore." Rio hissed
"Oh, choke on it and die, you fucking prick." Macaron retorted, sticking up her middle finger
"QUIET!" He yelled near Macaron, making her jump
"Might. Do you want you and Rio to arm wrestle best of three or flip a coin best of three?"
I attempted to relax and close my eyes for a few seconds to decide.
"And remember. Don't be a pussy!" Rio added
I rolled my eyes.
"Shut up Rio!" Light yelled
"Arm wrestle." I decided
"Well done! I knew you wouldn't disappoint me by giving me a subpar game. I can't wait to grab your hand and totally destroy you!" He grinned with his eyes widening more than I ever thought was possible
"Well of course you do. Any excuse to touch me-" I smirked, intending to make him angry
"Shut the fuck up. Don't you dare flatter yourself." Rio huffed
"Wow, you're embarrassed aren't you? Look at how red you are getting. Congratulations for being the first person to make him feel shame." Macaron clapped
"He needs to be humbled." I added
As soon as his pale hand grabbed hold of my hand, I realized something important.
"Stop! Free my legs that are chained to the chair. Rio has an unfair advantage as he is completely untied." I said
"If you dare run out of this room, you will be shot in the legs without hesitation. You will very likely bleed to death." Macaron warned me
"Don't worry. I am not going to run. My manuscript and my notes are at risk here. I have no extra copies yet. If I must put my life on the line for my writing then so be it." I replied firmly
"You dumbass." Macaron mumbled
Light was looking at me and I wasn't sure why. Did he think that what I said was weird? I still don't know.
When I got completely untied, the game began and Light got out what looked like a rule book.
Our hands were completely locked together and we tried our very best to pin each other's arms down. It was an incredibly tough match. Rio was so close to me that I could hear his breathing up close. He was straining and changing up his expressions so much that they started laughing at him.
"POV. That's the face Rio makes when he's-"
"Stop!" Me and Rio yelled out simultaneously, not wanting to laugh and be defeated.
I took one look at Rio. His hands were getting sweaty and so was his forehead.
"You sweaty bastard." I blurted out, thinking out loud
"Might. Keep your mouth shut, dumbass!"
"Why does everyone call me a dumbass?" I hissed out
Upon my struggle, I let out a pained groan as I desperately tried to lift my hand towards the other side.
I was close to losing.
'How is he this strong? I practically live inside the gym!' I thought
"You're mine now!" Rio hissed
"I haven't given up yet!" I hissed back, glaring at him
"Yeah kiss and make out!" Macaron said sarcastically
"Go to hell." Rio replied automatically
"You know we don't believe in hell, silly." Macaron replied
After that, I unleashed all of my power and brought him down!
I won the first match. Rio lost.
"Might won the first round!" Light declared
"Oh don't sound so excited. After all, there are two matches left."
"To recover, there will be a 4 minutes break. Lucky will start the timer now."
The break ended after what felt like seconds.
The second match began and I was determined to win but unfortunately I lost.
As Rio celebrated and shook his bare ass in my direction as his twisted way of disrespecting me, I still held onto the hope that I could win two points overall if I managed to win the last match.
However, something tragic happened to me on the third match.
As I was about to pin his arm down, I got the worst headache of my life making me wince and close my eyes tightly!
"My headache! It's much worse." I winced
"What the hell? Don't make excuses."
"Fuck you! The fuck am I making excuses for bitch?! I hope you get run over by a bus and die." I growled
I used my anger to nearly pin him down and then my eyes rolled back as I felt like I just got stabbed in the forehead. My hand went limp from the pain and Rio slammed my hand against the table without mercy or hesitation.
"I win." He licked his lips.
Light went behind me and pressed his hands against my forehead.
"Oh shit. He has a fever! Did you take anything?"
"No. Nothing except the drinks here."
"A-Are you an X user?"
"What?" I asked, surprised that he knew about the drug
"X is an experimental drug which-"
"I know what X is. I'm surprised you know about it. I've used it before more than once but I haven't taken it for a while now."
"Oh no. If you've taken X before even once, it modifies the wiring of your mind little by little. This drink contains grapefruit which reacts with the parts of your brain that have been altered. You've used the drug multiple times. No wonder, the drink is wreaking havoc on your mind. Don't worry though. In most cases, it's not life threatening and the pain goes away after 4 hours but then the symptoms afterwards which are unique to the wiring of your mind will last for four months."
"Fucking hell Rio! You poisoned me!"
"Shut up you X user. It's not my fault you didn't tell me before I gave you the drink."
"And how the fuck was I supposed to know? I win by default then."
"Unfortunately, we can't go against the rules of the game. I am sorry Might but Rio won. Pick a card."
I sighed and reluctantly shuffled the circular cards and picked one eventually.
'Please be a reasonable body part. Please be a reasonable body part.'
"Go on. Read the card." Rio said to me in a taunting voice
"I fucking hate you." I told him
"I love you too. Now read!" Rio chuckled
"Read it Might." Lucky added
I was hesitating.
"Come on!" Macaron shouted
"Fine! It says 'ass'! Something's going to happen to my ass apparently! Happy now?!" I yelled out, showing them the card
My head started hurting again, causing me to clutch onto my head.
"Interesting. Light. Roll the dice. If you get lucky, you'll get a high risk ordeal meaning that you're eligible for compensation. Oh don't look at me like that. In the original game, the high risk ordeals involved rap.e, torture, sexual humiliation and battery. Compared to that, this is child's play!"
"You just want to see me suffer." I mumbled, crossing my arms
Light rolled the dice.
"Oh shit. Please Rio. Have mercy on him!" Light spoke, his face turning pale.
"What the fuck is it?" I asked, starting to panic
"How unlucky. You got the number 44 which corresponds with the 5th side of the dice." Light replied
"What the fuck is 44?" I asked Light
"Executioner." Rio grinned
"Fuck." I replied
TO BE CONTINUED...
*The next chapter will be called, 'Why my ass?' Just kidding.*