*Ah... how long has it been since I was locked in here? Where's Tora? Haven't seen him in a while.* I thought, hanging with a rope tying my hands.
"Little thief." A guard said, walking into the cell.
They had tied me up a few weeks after throwing me into the cell. They hit me anytime they felt bored or looked for something to vent their anger on.
"This is just to make you speak up." He said, hitting me with a rod.
"Argh!!" I screamed as my leg hurt.
"Ready to confess yet?!" He asked, hitting me with the rod on my stomach.
"Argh!!" I screamed as blood gushed out of my mouth.
"Hahaha, hahaha." He laughed while hitting me harder.
He left after a while, leaving me drenched in my blood.
Another guard walked in, a burly man with a cruel grin, raised the iron rod, its end glinting in the dim torchlight.
"You're a thief, boy," he sneered.
"I can't believe you almost deceived the Lord and made him grant you permission to stay in the mansion with him." He said.
The first blow struck my side, sending a searing pain through my ribs. I gritted my teeth, refusing to cry out again. The guard struck again and again, each impact echoing off the walls as my body jerked and swayed.
"Confess, boy," the guard growled, his breath hot against my ear.
"Tell us who put you up to it, and maybe we'll go easy on you."
My eyes remained fixed on the floor, my jaw clenched in defiance. I wouldn't betray my innocence, no matter how much they hurt me.
*Aren't they tired? Didn't he just see blood dripping from my body? Can't he just... rest?*
The guard snarled, before hitting me one last time. He walked out of the door before locking it up.
*I- I'm tired of staying here.* I thought as tears rolled down my face.
*Why? Why did I end up here? What did I do wrong?* I thought.
*I didn't touch any of their property so why am I suffering for this?*
"...sei."
"Sensei..." I heard someone call as I looked up.
My eyes were kind of blurry, but I could still see a small figure by the bar of the cell.
"Sensei," Yuu called again as I opened my eyes widely.
"Y- yuu." I called.
"Sensei, are you alright?"
*Of course I am not, is he stupid?*
"What are you doing in here? Your dad will get mad." I said.
"Don't worry, I wasn't noticed." He said, smiling at me while holding up a bunch of keys.
"What's that?"
"The keys to this place. I'll help you escape."
"H-hey... if you're caught..."
"Well, well... Young master. I wonder what exactly you are doing here?" A man asked, smiling.
"Argh!! Yuu shouted, trying to escape.
"I'm sorry, but you won't be able to leave here today." The man said before covering his mouth with a handkerchief.
"Y-Yuu!!" I shouted as he fainted.
"Who are you?!"
"Young man, you'll be dying today. Since you saw whatever happened now." He said, walking into the cage.
"You bastard! I'll kill you if you harm Yuu!!" I shouted.
"Haha, you should probably save your words since you've lost a lot of blood."
"Seriously, that head cook. She shouldn't have made you suffer this way because of her son." The man said, smiling.
*Wh-what? The head cook?* I thought.
"Oh my, I've said a little too much. Now, you'll have to take this special poison I made. The story would be... the offender took a certain poison and... Died." He said, smiling evilly before walking towards me while opening a small bottle.
"W-wait..." I called as he forced it into my mouth.
"Argh!!!" I screamed as he forced my mouth open and poured the substance into my mouth.
"Hahaha, hahaha." The man laughed as a magic circle appeared beneath him, and he disappeared.
I tried pouring the substance out of my mouth but it had already gone down my stomach.
"Argh..." I tried screaming as my stomach began to hurt.
I couldn't even grab my stomach so it felt so uncomfortable.
"Argh!" I screamed as my stomach hurt more.
My tongue became numb and blood began gushing from my mouth.
*Only death... awaits me.*
*That bitchy head cook. I swear just pray I don't get another chance in life.* I thought as my vision became blurry.
*Why... why does it end this way? This good dream called life.* I thought, smiling as tears flowed down my face.