The entire room was filled with fear and sweat. Every person in the room remained quiet... dreading the hell which they knew was about to be unleashed soon. No one was seated, everyone remained standing... except for the one person who was the cause of all the fear in the hearts of everyone.
Sitting on a throne-like chair which looked like it belonged to hell,was a man wearing a white mask, which only covered his upper face;his lower lip and chin remained exposed.
He was dressed in all black,and his clothes and jet black hair blended with the darkness and made him seem invisible; making the contrasting white mask on his face stand out.
He had a star shaped mark with a backward S beside it on his neck.
There was a huge blue black table in front of him,with different ranges of guns arranged in order of size on it. Although he seemed calm and harmless, everyone looked at him with fear in their eyes; because they knew the calmness they're witnessing on the outside is only a façade of the true anger and ruthlessness hidden on the inside;and it was only a matter of time before the ticking time bomb finally exploded.
"Those two women I sent on the mission should be done now...
Where are they?"the masked man said calmly although at that moment he was everything but calm.
There was silence as everyone was too afraid to risk their life by saying to his face that the mission failed and that both women were captured.
"I asked a question and I expect an answer," he said calmly again as he took a gun from the table and twirled it around his fingers.
Again there was silence for about five seconds,and then...
"Bang!"a loud gun noise sounded,followed by the sound of a lifeless body falling hard to the ground. Blood oozed out of the body and shone in the darkness, scaring the rest of the people to bits.
"I don't want to repeat myself. Answer me now!!",the time bomb finally dropped the calm façade and exploded,as he fired two more shots.
Bang! Bang! Two more bodies fell to the ground.
Realizing that they'd all be dead if no one speaks,one of them decided to speak up.
"Umm...well Lord Raiden,the mission did..didn't go as pla...planned. Both of them were c..cap...captured. They didn't complete the mission."he said in a shaky voice,and held his breath after that... dreading the wrath of the person in front him.
When seconds passed and nothing happened,he was about to take a breath of relief when suddenly the much expected Bang! sounded. That was it for him...he reunited with his dead friends and ancestors in the underworld.
The room went quiet again after that.
"One order...one mission;get info on the enemy and capture him,yet you incompetent fools just decide to mess up and fail. And now those two idiots have been caught instead."
He stood up, slowly, still holding the gun in his hands.
Then he walked behind the men lined up in rows in front of him.
"Since they've proven to be weak and useless to me...no one will be allowed to go help them and bring them back.But I can't have them spilling anything while they're in custody..."
He stopped behind one of the men who seemed less tense than the others.
"You...",he placed his hand on the man's shoulder.
"I have something for you to do. Are you up for it?"
"Yes,Lord Raiden. Without hesitation, I'll do whatever you ask",he said as he took a bow,the fear slowly gripping him now.
Raiden smirked as he looked at him.
"Good. I need you to finish those two off... They're useless to me now. And you better not fail me again by screwing things up."
"Yes boss. And if I fail,let my punishment be death",he said expecting Raiden to be pleased with his answer,but he was scared out of his wits by Raiden's next words...
"Your death will not be enough of a punishment if you fail; screw things up,and your entire family dies along with you. Got it?"
"Y-yes Lord Raiden "he said without enthusiasm this time.
Raiden walked back to his seat.
"Leave now all of you," he dismissed them and they left momentarily.
The room was dead quiet and empty now,with only Raiden left inside.
He stood up and walked opposite the direction his men took,and stopped in front of a large wooden door.
He unlocked it and stepped inside, closing the door behind him.
The room was dim due to the small size and number of windows in it, allowing only a small amount of light to penetrate into the room.
And even though the room was dimly lit, anyone could clearly see a man with his hands chained to a wall. There were shackles on his feet as well and he was in a sitting position,with his head bent and his long dark brown (but originally silvery black) hair covering his face. His hair was messy and disheveled and his clothes were dirty and mostly torn, leaving him half naked with his chest bare. Anyone who saw him would instantly know he had been tortured.. A LOT;the many scars and marks around him proved it.
Raiden walked up to him,and sat in the chair in front of him. After glancing at him for some time,Raiden smirked,and took off his white mask. He put his elbow on his knees and rested his head in his palm,as he continued to stare at the man in front him.
"Tsk,tsk Alex. Where did all your fiestyness wander off to, you're too dull. I can't believe the arrogant and proud person I knew...is the same helpless and pathetic weakling in front of me now."
The chained man didn't even flinch,he remained quiet and immobile.
Raiden sat back up put his mask back on.
"But I honestly prefer you this way,Alex. Seeing you in the state you're in now gives me immense pleasure... killing you would've cut the fun short. Watching you suffer is much more pleasing."
Raiden stared at Alex now,his azure blue eyes burning wildly with intense hatred as he looked at him.
Alex slowly raised up his head,and stared back at him,his intense green eyes reflecting the enmity he felt.
"Awww why are you staring at me with such an expression...Are you sad?You must be feeling lonely right? Don't worry, I'm sure your son and daughter would love to keep you company,shall I bring them over to join you?"Raiden said as he pulled up a concerned façade and wore a fake smile.
"Y..you bastard... you're not going to get away with this." Alex who had been quiet all this while finally spoke up,but his voice sounded weak,and didn't even qualify as a whisper.
"You already look pathetic, don't worsen it by using those clichés.
If you don't want me to bring them over to you just say it, I'll send them to heaven to meet their mother instead ,is that better?"Raiden smirked upon seeing Alex's reaction.
Alex clenched his teeth,as if that would hold back the anger and the desire he had of ripping Raiden's face off right there and then.
"I ... shouldn't have spared you that day... I should have finished you when I had the chance... I'll make sure to rectify that mistake soon..."
Alex said as he tried as much as possible to not be consumed by the fury threatening to engulf him.
Alex's words made Raiden chuckle.
"You're at my mercy,you shouldn't be thinking of sparing lives, I should be doing that,"he said as he grabbed Alex's chin roughly.
"Until I give you the right to feel angry,you feel nothing,got that?! I don't freaking care about your emotions. It's your own fault you're in this situation;you made me this way...You and your fucked up family took away everything I ever cared about... I'm just returning the favor...with a little interest...So don't blame me for this;blame yourself,"and with that,he let go of Alex roughly. Then he stood up,and walked to the door,then stopped there and turned back to look at Alex...
"Don't...for even a second...think that your torture is over.If anything... it just began. Enjoy your shackles,old friend."
And with that, he walked out of the door.