Hunted Part: 2 10/2005

*drip*

"Lucian"

*drip*

"Lucian"

*drip*

"Luuuciaaaaan"

*drip*

"LUCIAN!"

Snapping awake he knew he wasn't dead. If you felt this badly you weren't dead...maybe dieing...wishing..but not dead. His head swam with dark images and sparks for a moment as he found his bearings.
He took in his surroundings though he already knew their layout by heart. Nice to see things hadn't changed since his last visit.
Dark and dank were useful to describe his current home. A dungeon of torture. Fires burned in useful spots for ease of torture, water dripped in various spots for ease of torture, devices were placed about the room for...
well you get the point.
His wrists were clasped in irons and held above his head. A chain, most likely attached to a larger centered ring, stretched above him and out of sight over a large beam. The cuffs were welded shut to prevent him from picking the locks. More than likely the chain was looped over a hook or peg so that he could be moved while unconscious without having to rely on locks and keys.
His feet dangled above a grate in the floor...looking down he noticed his clothing had been removed. And a number of cuts bled freely explaining the dripping he had heard earlier.
In front of him stood two people. Ok. One person and one large hairless ape. He knew both.
The taller one was the same wizard he had been trying to kill. He was dressed in white, the color of death, from head to toe and he managed to stay spotless even in this local.
The large ape was dressed in a leather apron and boots....one hoped there were pants beneath the apron. They both smiled...the wizard with little warmth and the ape with wicked glee.
The wizard spoke smoothly. A light accent flowed and mingled with his words. "Lucian. Welcome back. You have been..." at this he reached out and dug a nail into one of the cuts. "...sorely missed."
A wince climbed up Lucian's face and his body pulled away from the nail.
"Did you notice what I did there? I caused you pain while referring to your absence as being painful. I'm learning to be funny. Don't you approve?"
Lucian raised an eyebrow slightly, "Were you? I hadn't noticed."
This brought another fierce dig of the nail.
"Ah Lucian. Always the wit. Perhaps you will lose your tongue waggle once we've burned the insolence from your eyes? Hmm?" The wizard nodded coolly to the ape-man who drew a large red hot iron from a brazier located within ease of reach.
Lucian sighed, "I wouldn't bet on that. I'm fairly mouthy and lack verbal self control."
With a smirk the wizard turned and walked away his voice echoing slightly through the darkness...
"We shall see Lucian. We shall see."