When I awoke I was in some sort of prison my feet and hands were chained up to the floor by some sort of bronze-colored metal that seemed to stir like liquid encapsulated in a glass case I tried to pull my arm loose and to my surprise the liquid metal released and fell down my arms in a thick glowing goop it then melted into the floor I tried with the rest of my limbs my other arms chain melted just like the first then my right leg. I tried my left leg, expecting more of much the same. The metal burned, like a Phoenix claw gripping around my ankle with its fiery flames engulfing my leg; the flames stopped after several seconds of agonizing pain the chain then melted as the others did, revealing some sort of branded symbol of two magical staffs crossing together.
I had no idea what this brand could mean, but I scanned my surroundings trying to take my mind of the excruciating pain the room had stone floors and metal bars for walls it was like a cage, and i was the bird locked away from the outside world, unable to see anything past my cell. I started to yell and call for help, when i heard a sound in the corner of the room, there was a man, his head bowed down, he had his hair in some sort of man bun style and his face was dirty
"Cut that out kid." He said, his head still looking at his bare feet
He moved his body to try and gain his balance, but he winced with pain; as he stood he grabbed hold of the bars and pulled the rest of his weight up and leaned himself against it
"Where are we?" I asked rudely while walking towards him, my ankle aching
"Fuck knows man." He said, shaking his head and shifting his weight
Then I heard a loud banging sound come from down the hall.
"Quickly pretend to be asleep!" my cellmate I dropped down to the floor; it was cold, but I pressed my cheek against the dusted floor, the particles ticking my nostrils. Footsteps came marching down the hallway followed by several loud bangs with something heavy on the metal bars of the neighboring cells; eventually someone lit a torch into our cell I could feel the bright light in my eyes blinding me even though my eyes were closed tight.
"Oy, shitheads wake up its time for inspection!" a loud booming voice called from a few feet away. i waited a few seconds before timidly standing up my cellmate still laying down the man beyond the cage chuckled for a brief second I thought I made a mistake the man lifted up his hand and faced his palm towards my cellmate.
"we have no need for otherworlders who can't do crap." he smiled a loud explosion shot from his hand and hit my cellmate and tore his soft ragdoll like body to shreds spongy pieces of chunky flesh clung and dripped down the side of my right arm and leg a piece flew into my mouth the taste was metallic and the texture chewy I tried not to chew and instead swallowed it the slimy flesh trickled down my throat.
"You just killed him!" I said to the man he was wearing a black cloak and I could not see his face in his hand was a metal torch the kind nightguards at the malls use to peak into the dark crevasses at night "Yeah and you'll end up like your mate if you don't shut the fuck up you dirty odie."
I didn't know what an "odie" was but it sounded like an insult and it pissed me off I decided to stay quiet because this man just killed someone and I didn't want to be next.
"What do you want with me?" I asked non threateningly. the man opened my cell and pointed his torch into my eyes.
"excuse me?, boy!" he was yelling into my face but i could still only see the tip of his nose.
"sorry sir." i said but my mind racing who was this man and why was he doing this? what is the reason for his lunacy and why wont he answer my question? i got light headed and fell on the floor nearly passing out.
He then kicked me in the chest I could feel my ribs cracking...one...two...three.