Episode 13
Edgar woke up to discover himself being tied up with a black chain that was alive and draining his life force, he was hanging like how a meat in a campfire is cooked.
"Uh." Still trying to regain his consciousness.
"Ah! You are still alive that is a relief!" Arthur's face filled with excitement.
"Where am I? What is the meaning of this?" Edgar felt himself feeling a little woozy, realising which position he was in.
Behind him Banshee was doing something to those chains, mouthing something that Edgar couldn't make out, the chains not only did they drain his life force, but with every movement he made they would tighten and start to burn.
Sizzle
That was the burning flesh of Edgar, what had happened was when Edgar was experiencing dizziness and fainted it was not because of some kind of magical spell that Arthur cast, it was because of the same chain that he was chained with.
Banshee hit him with it while he was not paying attention to her.
"Well, well, well so this is the big bad prophecy that Magnus the Great saw in his visions three thousand years ago, huh? I have to say I'm not impressed." Arthur twirling Edgar around with the chains.
Edgar was experiencing a lot of pain, imagine having a demonic chain draining your life energy and when he moved he was getting toasted.
Edgar feeling the burning sensation, "Why... Why are you doing this? I thought we are family."
"Hah, hah, hah! Family don't make me laugh." Arthur laughing so loud and hard.
Edgar's life turned upside down and a lot of questions ran through his mind was this how is family is going to treat him? Is he that so dangerous that they do this too him? He looked at Banshee who was enjoying every last moment of what she was doing.
His eyes became teary and his hatred grew as much as he knew he was born in the villain family and it was his destiny to destroy everything and everyone in it, deep down he knew that he didn't want to be that he wanted to be the hero. That was his goal.
"Do you hate me that much to the extent of doing this? Why are you doing this to me and what are you planning to do to me after killing me?" Edgar asked.
He really tried to raise up his head and see what was done to him but that proved difficult, the chains were tightening and the burning sensation was becoming something he couldn't handle anymore.
Arthur felt something touch him when he saw Edgar's struggle, he just decided to give him the answer straight.
"You really don't know what are you, do you?"
"What are you talking about my name is Edgar Anos Matter, the heir of the Matter House and the first and last son of Ursula." Edgar introduced himself.
"No you are not, that's what they want you to believe. Kid you're not even human, you're a spawn of evil and your existence in this world means doom for us all." Arthur began to explain.
"What do you mean?" Edgar in unimaginable pain.
"You're not here to save the world that's not your story line, you're the end of us all, pure evil itself." Arthur sounding serious.
"Did my mother put you up to this? Does she hate me so much that she asked you to get rid of me?" Edgar feeling like he was being betrayed.
Hearing what she heard Ursula just felt very hopeless, she didn't know what to do and she didn't even know what what happening to her son who was clearly feeling all alone.
"We have to get him out of there, now!!!" Ursula really pissed off.
She and Melanie and also Leviticus didn't know that, getting him out was going to prove difficult. Both Melanie and Leviticus tried to get Edgar out of there, but something kept them from doing so. There was a barrier around Edgar and Banshee a type of barrier that protected them.
To the point that no one from the outside will ever interrupt them, because when the two tried the barrier sent them flying getting them unconscious.
"My King, someone is trying to get through the barrier!" Banshee reported.
"Who?!" Arthur starting to get mad.
"I think it's that demi-human Leviticus and his mother Ursula, my Prince!" Banshee reporting.
The truth was this Arthur never actually had any intention of hurting or even killing Edgar, his main big plan was that he wanted to take Edgar's powers and abilities and give them to himself.
So hearing that someone was disturbing them it really pissed him the hell off.
"Untie him." Arthur ordered.
"Why my Prince? When you are this close?" Banshee not understanding why would he ask something like that.
"Untie him now!!!" Arthur now truly angry.
Edgar was really close to the end, when they took him down a lot of his life force was so drained he was almost killed in that process. The way he was scrawny his rib cage was visible.
Edgar breathing so heavily like he was struggling to catch his breath.
When they let him go Edgar lied on the burning ground, not only was his body drained the third degree burnt marks of the chain covered his whole body.
Whatever was happening to Edgar in the dark realm was happening in the mortal realm, which meant the burnt scars he suffered the same did his body that he left behind.
Ursula just smelled and saw the smoke and burnt chain markings on her son, roasted and smelling like chicken.
"Edgar! Noo!" She cried.
Something in her switched now Ursula went all Mama Bear, she transformed into her form called Ursula's Hollow a transformation and form that had her; eyes turn from crystal clear water eyes to dark infinite abyss, her snowy-white hair burnt and illuminated black fire, and her skin had markings of what looked like screaming faces and she just punched and punched the barrier keeping her away from her son.
Banshee was the one who was experiencing this punches because each punch Ursula gave, she would feel it.
"My Prince, she's really mad if you don't do what you plan to do now, she'll kill us both." Banshee now scared for her life.
Feeling cornered and forced Arthur just walked to Edgar who was trembling and picked him up by choking him.
"Your mother is now starting to get into my nerves, what do you think I should do?" Arthur crushing Edgar's windpipe.
Edgar who was so close to death managed to raise his scrawny arm and punched Arthur, more like a tap on a cheek really.
"Oh, is that how you wanna go huh?" Arthur removing Edgar's hand off him.
Edgar who was lifeless and zombie like now shared a smile.
And that was a pretty stupid thing to do as doing that pushed Arthur to insanity town, Arthur crushed Edgar's hand after he twisted his arm.
Threw him up in the air when he came down Arthur kicked him in the chest sending him flying, the way Arthur was super fast he didn't give Edgar a chance to even land or crash wherever he sent him.
Arthur's speed was unmatched he was so fast it seemed like he was using teleportation, the way he caught up with Edgar. Grabbing his legs, before he spun him around.
Using him like a pinata Arthur held Edgar's legs up like he was using a piece of paper, hit him against the lava concrete floor like he was using a cowboy's larso.
Edgar was beaten to a pulp and this was his second time, Arthur stopped and looked at him with satisfaction on his face, but Edgar didn't give up that easily.
Whether it was his bravery or stupid Edgar used the hand that wasn't crushed all blooded and bruised he gave Arthur a middle finger still smiling like he was tormenting him.
That pissed Arthur even more than he was and out of anger he punched him with what looked like million punches.
[Buzz! Character In Danger.]
[Buzz! Character's Life Force Depleting.]
[Buzz! Buzz! Character Need To Update Profile.]
[Buzz! For Character's Protection, System Will Grant Character Temporary Protection.]
[Buzz! Temporary Protection Will Last 5 Minutes.]
[Buzz! Character Use That Time To Update Profile.]
During all these notification alerts Edgar couldn't do anything, as he was never given a chance to do it. Arthur kept punishing him.
Meanwhile Banshee was suffering her own pain, being destroyed by Ursula's attempt to break through the barrier.
"My Prince, help me!!" Banshee screamed for help.
Arthur was seconds away from finishing off Edgar and he had every intention of doing so, but he chose to help Banshee who really needed him. So he threw Edgar over the burning hot lava.
Who was lucky enough to balance off the edge of the cliff.
In just like that Arthur was now in the mortal realm.
"Enough!!!" He pushed Ursula against her cosmetic shelf his hand against her face.
Meanwhile, Edgar's time was running out. He really needed to update his profile.
And he'd almost finished updating with only a few seconds left, all he needed was to update his age.
Just as he was about to say it out of nowhere Edgar felt a punch that passed through the Character Guide System onto his face.
Sending him over into the burning hot lava.