The cell was small the blood stains on the wall a glaring sight against the white walls, the suffocating smell of rotting flesh filled the air.

"Oh my God, she's dead, she's dead, someone please do something".The silence in the cell was broken by a young girl she cried hysterically as she pointed to the woman's corpse, her brown locks shaking against her thin shoulders, she's new, brought in only a week ago and she hadn't become used to the sight of death like the others.

"Keep quiet, she's dead and so will the rest of us soon". A man with a horrifying scar on his face shouted at her, death was a normality here, new bodies were taken out every day, death was a form of freedom.

"You.. you, how can you say something like that, a woman just died and you are all so apathetic, all of you are monsters". She screamed.

"Monsters". The man laughed. "Little girl you will know who the real monsters are after you are taken to the labs". He laughed madly, the scar on his face twisting menacingly, his dark eyes cold and filled with the same hollowness and lack of life that everyone here shared, the girl whimpered pulling away from the man.

"Enough". A cold voice cut in, and they turned to see the speaker, it was a woman who looked to be twenty-five, her long curls were a full red, and even though her condition was no better than theirs, she shone with a regal beauty.

"Quit frightening the young girl". She eyed the man, he snorted muttering slut under his breath but went back to being lost in his word right after and thankfully so too did the girl, curling into a corner, as far as she could from the corpse.

In the corner of the cell sat a young man, his skin was pale, his head bare and filled with scars, the white clothes on his body seemed too big against his thin frame, his arms were littered with scars, his dark brown eyes were hollow filled with despair and madness, his whole being emitting a lack of will to live any longer.

He watched all the happenings but didn't say a word, the girl was still hoping, hoping to be saved, unfortunately, it would never happen, soon she too would be no different from that woman's corpse, the woman had only died a few hours ago, but she was already rotting, all this was due to the number of drugs they had pumped in her.

"They should seriously get someone to get rid of this body, the stench is becoming unbearable". The red-haired woman sat beside him on the floor, she was the only one he had known who had lived here longer than him, and he had already lived there for three years, she made it a habit to always talk to him and while he didn't show it, he was always grateful for her company, else he would have fallen into madness sooner.

"You can always make a complaint to the guards if you aren't comfortable". He said.

"Tch! As if they will even care, Fu Xiang I dream sometimes that a fire would just raze this whole place down, burning this place and the Zhao's with it". She said.

Shu Nuan had already shared her story of how she got here to Fu Xiang after her older sister who was a journalist mysteriously disappeared, Shu Nuan took it upon herself to investigate, it took years, but she finally found out that the Zhao were behind it, with a degree in pharmacy, it wasn't hard to get a job in New Life Pharmaceuticals, she planned to gather evidence and expose the dark secrets of the Zhao's to the public, but unfortunately she was caught and ended up here.

"Did they hurt you?". Fu Xiang asked, eyes drifting to the hickeys littered on her scarred pheromone gland, Shu Nuan stiffened slightly, as a pretty omega, even though her gland had been burned off, the guards at the prison, would still force themselves on her when their urges acted up, he could never think of what she went through, the horrifying pain of having her gland burned off and being raped by all sorts of men.

"What does it matter if I am hurt or not". She sighed, her long lashes drooping to hide the sadness in her honey-brown eyes, as usual, she showed a lack of interest in the topic.

The sound of the opening cell door distracted them, and two prison guards entered, Fu Xiang noticed the way Shu Nuan tensed, but the guards were not there for her, they marched gruffly to Fu Xiang and hauled him up in a harsh pull, he caught a worried look from Shu Nuan and mouthed to her. "I will be fine". The new girl watched In horror and curled tighter to herself, while the man couldn't care less.

They pushed him through the cold hallways, the icy floor freezing his bare feet, he knew he was being taken to the lab, a part of him hoped he would die there, but another part of him wished to see Shu Nuan again, she was a brilliant girl, but her life was ruined by the Zhao's.

Chained to the bed and hooked to different machines, Fu Xiang watched as one of the doctors dressed in a white overall approached him with an injection filled with a sky-blue liquid, no matter how pure the color looked, Fu Xiang knew that it was something vile, he was not wrong when all at once his body felt as though he was in heaven, his soul seemed to have floated out of his body until he was slammed back in by a harsh tug, it was like hell, his body burning both hot and cold at the same time, his body trashed continuously from the pain.

When the pain finally eased, his body was drenched in sweat and blood, he heaved on the bed, surprised he was still alive.

"That was an amazing view". Fu Xiang's body stiffened at the sickeningly sweet voice, one he would never forget, his body burned with sheer rage the need to rip Zhao An Na had never been stronger.

Fu Xiang watched as he approached him, he was dressed in a blue jean and a white sweater, his dark brown hair styled beautifully on his head, he walked as though floating on clouds, if his eyes didn't bear a deranged madness, he would have looked like an angel that everyone mistook him to be.

"You don't look happy to see me, aren't you happy with this place". He laughed, he was not fazed by Fu Xiang's silence having already been used to it during his visits.

"Guess who got the leading role for Throne Of Fire, well it's me, I remember what director Zhang said about only you being fit for the role, and now he practically begged me to act the role".

"Congratulations". Fu Xiang commented dryly, observing the fact that they were now alone, it was no surprise though.

"Everyone has forgotten about you, but the entertainment industry has always been a fickle place, and you did go out with a bang, murderer". The flash of anger on his face was not missed by Zhao An Na, he smirked. "Every single person was disappointed in you, Brother Yang was very heartbroken, but thankfully I was there to comfort him". He continued.

The dull throb of pain that he used to feel at Lu Yang's name was now gone, leaving in its place disgust. "You both deserve each other adulterers, a lunatic, and a cheater".

"Lunatic or not I won, you, on the other hand, are going to end up dead just like your pathetic parents".

Fu Xiang's body jolted in anger."I will kill you". He spat. "I will make sure you and your family rot in hell, it's the only place fit for the likes of you".

Zhao An Na laughed, lips curved in a taunting smirk to him Fu Xiang's words sounded like a joke and it might have well been one, if you were threatened by someone chained like an animal and as skinny as a skeleton, you too would think it was a joke.

"Pray tell me how would you, you would be dead in a couple of days," Zhao An Na said. "Or maybe weeks if you are lucky". He added after some thinking.

"Even if I have to crawl out from the out of hell, I promise you that I will make your life a nightmare," Fu Xiang said.

"I would love to see you try" Zhao An Na smirked. "This is the last time I will be visiting, it was a pleasure being your friend, I hope you enjoy my parting gift". He exited the room with a laugh.

Fu Xiang was unstrapped from the bed as two guards pushed him into another room, his eyes widened on seeing the inhabitants of the room, due to some weird drugs a few people had been turned into cannibals, after not having eaten for days, Fu Xiang was like a dangling piece of meat in their eyes, they snarled like animals, the guards pushed him in with a shove and locked the door quickly.

They pounced on him, their teethes and fingers everywhere, Fu Xiang screamed in pain as he struggled, but he could do nothing against their overwhelming strength as they devoured him.

Fu Xiang's soul watched his remains in a floating state, the only thing left of him mangled flesh and bone, he paid no attention to the growing darkness that began to surround his body, until he disappeared.

******

City G

L&M Hospital.

The room was luxurious, and it would almost have been mistaken for a five-star hotel, if not for the beeping sound of machines and a beautiful and pale young man who was hooked to different machines lying on the bed, a young nurse busied herself with her rounds, after being sure everything was in order she turned to leave, as she was about to twist the doorknob, she suddenly stopped, eyes snapping to the bed and interlocking with a pair of beautiful dark orbs.

Her notepad clattered to the floor as she gasped. "Oh my God, you are awake".