A few more cycles went by and the creature was beginning to grow impatient. Even though Lucius wasn't supposed to know that he was in a simulation, he was starting to be more skeptical of the tricks.
Eventually, he stopped being tricked altogether and they had to resort to more direct methods of torture. For instance, pure 'physical pain.'
Though this proved less efficient than the mental torture as Lucius ended up dying before disclosing any details each time.
"It seems this is all the creature knows," one of the mind eaters said, looking down at Lucius's body.
Lucius's spirit had been crushed. Throughout every cycle, he became more and more aware of one thing, that he couldn't protect anyone. Whether they were real or not, Lucius had failed to keep both himself and those he cared about alive.
"So should we leave?" another mind eater asked.
