—A certain hideout on Paradis Island—
"Where did that boy go? He hasn't come back yet! The guts he has!" said a man, wearing western style jacket along with the hat.
"Ah! You mean that boy, huh? What was his name again? Was it Aldo, Kaiser?"
"Yes that's right, Jack. That boy is too late! What the fuck is he even doing?" replied Kaiser with an angry tone.
"Yes, you are right... Seems like that boy forgot about the way we punish those who defy us."
"He will be the next punching bag for us tonight." said Kaiser.
"Man, seems like that boy doesn't really care about this at all. No matter how many times you torture him physically, he just simply acts as if nothing happened. Kinda boring isn't it?" said Jack.
"Don't know whether he acts tough or not, I must make sure he fear us! If he is not going to obey us properly then we will just get that dog and get that boy to do what we wish." replied Kaiser.
"Oh right, you mean Archie? We haven't tried this method. But that dog was being too helpful for us to hunt animals nearby and it even alerts us about the dangers at night."
"Whatever, we can get another trained dog. But I wonder sometimes how did that boy tamed his dog so well?"
"No idea, but anyway. It seems the boy do care about his dog, so we can use his dog as hostage." said Jack.
"Aldo, that boy pisses me off. Although he almost obey us in order to survive, I still don't like that kid. Can't we just abandon him and get another new kid who would follow our commands 100%?"
"That's a problem I have already told you so many times. There aren't many surviving people. The paradis island was destroyed by them after all, annihilating almost everyone." replied Jack.
"Yeah... Shit!"
Kaiser kicked the nearby container so hard.
"Well, let's wait for that kid. I hope he hunts something good for dinner." said Jack.
"Hmph, I wonder why he suddenly do something against our orders." said Kaiser.
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—Meanwhile somewhere else—
Aldo, knowing that its already late, rushed towards the hideout. He had already hunted down few animals for the dinner. He had also collected enough materials to bring along as he was ordered to do.
But he wasn't able to walk or run faster because of sudden strikes within his head time to time as if his brain is being interrupted by something. He thought that it might be because of what happened earlier inside the tree.
Aldo thought why he is experiencing this sudden change. He also thought for a moment whether his brain is analysing new memories or something. It was because he was hearing strange voices within his mind.
Nevertheless, he attempts to continue running where the hideout is located. Aldo was already aware of his punishments, he would be tortured yet again for his mistakes of being late. But he didn't seemed to care about it at all.
After half an hour, he reached his destination. At the front gate, a man standing on the watch noticed Aldo.
"Damn you kid, you are late!" shouted man.
"..."
"Well, you atleast brought what was asked of you. But you won't get away from the punishment. Now go inside and talk to Kaiser and Jack."
Aldo nodded and proceed through the gate. Then, he proceeded to visit one of the abandoned house where he saw Kaiser and Jack waiting for him.
"Boy, you came at last... You are very well aware on what you have done." said Kaiser, in a cold voice.
"I hope you are ready for this Aldo." said Jack as he bring out a baseball bat.
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"Take this!"
Kaiser swung the bat violently as it struck the boy's leg, breaking his bones.
"K-Kaiser! Wait! That's enough, you even broke his legs!"
Aldo's hands and legs were tied by the ropes, hanging him with supportive object.
"Tch, this kid is insane. He isn't even showing any expressions at all! His face irritate me! Hey bring his dog, perhaps he would start listening more carefully than before that way." said Kaiser.
Jack brought Aldo's pet dog Archie.
"Now then, if you really care about this little dog of yours. Then you should better listen to us! Your bones are broke but you will continue to work inside the hideout and craft things we ask you to do.
If you don't do your work properly, you can forget about this dog and might as well see his dead face." said Jack.
This is the usual life of this boy where he is being enslaved like other kids. But today, Kaiser seemed to use a little more violence, resulting a critical damage on Aldo's left leg.
"You should be grateful to us that we gave you a beautiful life here and yet you fail to do your properly? Don't you think it's disrespectful to us, adults?" said Jack.
Both Kaiser and Jack smiled like a devil.
"..."
Aldo just watched them smile and was helpless to do anything at all. He wants to protect his dog and himself. However, he can't survive on this island on his own and so he acts like a slave for this group.
"What are you waiting for? Don't you want freedom?"
"...!!!"
A sudden voice, which is audible this time, emerged inside his head. Aldo thought this must be the voice he was hearing before. He thought whether he is dreaming or the voice really spoke to him.
"If you wish for power for freedom, I shall grant you that wish." The voice spoke once again.
"..."
"See in the eyes of that dog of yours, if you wish to be free from this hell." spoke the voice.
"..."
"Kid, what the hell are you staring at your dog? We didn't even hurt him, you see? You better listen to us and act properly or else your dog may become the next victim." said Jack.
"Exactly like he said or-"
*Rumble*
Suddenly something strange happened and the abandoned house was destroyed completely.
The dog was no longer visible but instead something else was standing there.
"Urgh..!"
"Hey Kaiser!"
"Uh...what happened and-"
"Huh? What happened Kaiser..."
Jack followed the gaze of Kaiser and they saw something that made them both freeze.
A giant dog with three heads, deadly sharp fangs, huge sharp claws. The eyes of this creature was crimson red just as his whole body.
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To be continued...