Killing Me Softly
"No! Please no." She sobbed over her lovers lifeless body.
She saw the girl with the pale grey eyes making her way over to them. She grabbed the lifeless body in an attempt to protect her.
"Don't you dare take her. I won' let you."
"This is the way it was meant to be." The girl with the pale grey eyes said.
She wanted to fight her but there was no way. She was gently pulled away from her lover by some invisible force.
The girl with the grey eyes bent over the lifeless body. "I'm so very sorry." She said with tears running down her cheek. She then kissed the body and a light engulfed the two.
Lauren Lewis was known to always be efficient. She always got the job done. She was obedient and an asset to the Light. So, it came to the Ash as a surprise when he heard Lauren could not distract the unaligned succubus from attacking Vex. It came off to the elders as an act of insubordination. Of course it was an act that would not go unpunished, especially since Lauren is human. Actually her punishment was given in harsher terms since she was human. Neither the elders nor the Ash would go easy on her. A week in the dungeon would not be enough this time. This time she would suffer greatly.
"Don't forget your dog collar."
Those words would repeat in Lauren's head over and over again. They were taunting her. She heard them in silence, she heard them in the mist of chaos. Now, here she was in the dungeon, hanging by her wrists, naked, and those words just kept replaying in her head. She was engulfed in complete silence in the dungeon. She couldn't make a sound, not even when the spiked shackles binding her wrists were tearing into her skin. She couldn't even sob, she believed she had no more tears to shed. The dungeon was a concrete room. The walls and the floor were all made of concrete. She hung her head down, not having the dignity to hold it up again. She heard the door open and close behind her. She didn't care who it was, she didn't care that they saw her as nude as the day she was born. She didn't bring her head up when the person came to stand in front of her.
"I'm very sorry Dr. Lewis."
Was all the man in front of her said. With all her strength she brought her head up to see it was Eli, one of the guards of the Ash. He wore an all black suit which was a contrast to his pale skin. He had black hair that was slicked back and dark drown eyes. He was one of the few fae that respected her. She could hear the sincerity in his voice and see the sadness in his eyes. He was from an old and powerful clan of elementals. His element of choice was lightning.
She slumped her head back down knowing what was to come. He stood behind her. He raised his hand to her sides but didn't touch her. There was a small spark coming from his fingers. The small spark grew then engulfed Lauren and electrocuted her. She screamed out in agony. It was a scream Eli would never forget. She thrust her body around trying with all of her might to get away from the pain, but with no use. The more she moved the more the shackles would dig into her wrists, causing even more pain. What felt like centuries of pain was actually only forty five seconds of electrocution. Eli knew it would be enough torture to please the Ash without killing or seriously injuring the fragile human in front of him. When he stopped he saw her head collapse. He knew she was passed out and thought it better that way, she wouldn't feel any pain until she awoke again. He saw the burn marks scattered on her oblique's.
"I'm very sorry Dr. Lewis." He whispered to an unconscious Lauren as he walked out of the dungeon.
"Don't forget your dog collar."
The words taunted her even in her unconscious state. Lauren didn't wake up for two days. The last thing she remembered seeing before passing out was a pair of pale grey eyes. It felt like she was still being electrocuted. The pain was almost too much to bear. This time she heard the door open and slam close behind her. Once again she didn't look up to see who it was. She then felt a heavy hand grab a handful of hair and pull her head back. It was Alec, one of the Ogres in the Ash's guard. To say he was big would be an understatement. He was huge, bald and his eyes looked to be black. His all black suit just made his eyes look even darker. He was known for taking a liking to extreme violence.
He was standing behind Lauren and pressed his body into hers as he whispered into her ear. "How did I get lucky enough to be able to play with the favorite pet of the Ash?"
She didn't answer.
He tugged on her hair harder. "You think you're better then all of us. It's time for you to finally learn your place with the fae. Oh, and believe me when I say I am going to love this." He threw her head forward as he stepped away.
"I was told not to touch that pretty little face of yours," he continued "but I will have my way with the rest of you. I may not be able to kill you but I will make you wish you were dead." And with that he swiftly and harshly whipped her. She let out a gasp of pain. It stung. He laughed. He went slow when it came to whipping. He wanted to let the stinging settle in and when it was down to a minimum he would whip her again. It was his way of letting her know the pain will never stop. Every time she let out a cry of pain he would laugh. She would squirm around, but once again every time she moved the shackles would dig into her wrists. He whipped her seven times before he thought he would move on to other forms of violence.
Without a word he undid her shackles and her whole body hit the floor hard. The cold of the floor was actually welcoming to Lauren since it brought some relief to her battered body. She was trying to gather herself when she felt a fist punch her in the stomach. She couldn't even cry out in pain. She could only cough and try and open up her airways. She crawled onto her knees and slumped over trying to make breathing easier for her but then Alec kicked her, sending her into the wall. He was enjoying beating the doctor senselessly.
Eli came into the dungeon. He was sent to do another round of punishment to the doctor. He was expecting to see her hanging by her wrists in the middle of the room but instead he saw Alec beating her with no regard of how fragile a human could be. Without a thought he ran over to Alec and threw him away from Lauren.
Alec was caught by surprise and went to attack before he saw it was Eli. Alec was a brute but Eli was much more powerful then he was. He knew better then to try and attack Eli.
"What is the meaning of this?" Eli shouted.
"I thought I would do the Ash a favor and take his pet out of her misery." Alec said gesturing to Lauren was on the floor fighting to stay conscious and breathe.
"You were not meant to beat her to death. You were meant to cause pain but not extraneous pain. Do you know what will happen if she dies?" Eli said, his voice coming out harsh.
"What does it matter she is only human?" Alec said getting frustrated with the elemental.
"She is the Ash's human." Eli reminded Alec. "You would have killed the property of the Ash and that would've caused yours." Eli saw Alec's eyes widen in horror. He now saw the consequences to his actions.
"Will, will she make it?" Alec said wishing he would've taken it easier on the human.
"You better hope she does for your sake. Now go." Eli demanded. "But don't you for a second think this will go unpunished even if she does make it." He called after Alec. Alec stopped in his tracks. He looked back to see Eli gather Lauren in her arms. He then noticed how weak and fragile she really was. He was hoping for his life that she would live, yet he wasn't looking forward to the punishment he would have to endure.
Lauren Lewis was now in the arms of Eli. She was fighting for her life. "You will make it Dr. Lewis." She heard Eli say. "Just hold on."
"Don't forget your dog collar."
Those were the last words she heard. She saw a pair of pale grey eyes before she passed out for the second time.
It had been a week since she woke up. She hadn't fully healed and she had trouble moving around. Her body was covered with bruises, burn marks and wounds. Her wrists were cut up from the shackles. She was ordered to go back to work right after she woke up. A Panacea was ordered to heal her but her wounds were too deep and there was too much damage to her body. It would've taken too much energy from the Panacea and she wasn't willing to waste all of her energy on a human. So now here Lauren was in her bathroom, alone after getting a surprise visit from Bo about helping Dyson. She was determined to put up a strong front in front of the succubus. She wouldn't let Bo know how much she was actually hurting, and not just physically. When Bo left she felt like a part of her died. She had hurt Bo and it was unforgivable.
When Bo left she found solace in the comfort of her home. She had undressed to tend to her wounds since she had no one else to help her with them. One of the few people that had the decency to see how she was doing was Eli. She found that he was very helpful when it came to getting her back on track. If one of her assistants or patients would try to take advantage of her she would wince in anticipation of getting hurt again but Eli was always there to protect her. She didn't know why but she knew he was trying hard to comfort her. She found it ironic since he was one of the fae that tortured her.
She was standing in her bathroom in her underwear staring in to the full length mirror. The burn marks made by Eli were still freshly seen on her sides. Her back, as well as the back of her legs were covered with whip wounds. Her body was covered in bruises. All of that didn't bother her, at least not as much as the sight of her wrists did. She raised her arms to observe her wrists closely. It took her days to get out all the metal that had dug itself into her skin. A week ago you would have been able to see bones. Her flesh was completely cut up on her wrists. The Panacea did help with the healing of her entire body but her wrists were too horribly shredded to heal. She would wrap them up and wear long sleeved shirts to hide them.
Most days she wished that Alec would have killed her. She wished Eli would have never came to save her, but she was alive, at least for now. She started the strenuous task of cleaning her wounds and applying some healing formulas the Panacea had given her. It would help her human body heal faster than it normally would but it would still take some time. She was so focused on her task that she didn't notice the grey eyes watching her. She didn't notice the dark haired girl standing behind her. That is until she looked up and saw the girl staring at her through the mirror.
Lauren let out a gasp and turned to see the girl standing right behind her. The girl had long very black hair. She was a little shorter than Lauren and her complexion resembled a caramel color. Her grey eyes were piercing into Lauren's soul. She suddenly felt very exposed and vulnerable. As if the girl could read her mind she handed Lauren the robe that was hanging next to her.
"Thank you." Lauren whispered out as she hesitantly took the robe and put it on slowly as to not open up her wounds or cause her too much pain.
"Your Welcome Dr. Lewis." The girl said. Her voice was dark, smooth and full of what Lauren could only describe as essence
"Who are you?" Lauren said, her voice was coarse.
"My name is Anima, but if you like you can call me Ani." She answered.
"Wh, What do you want?" Lauren asked.
"I am here for only one reason." Anima answered "And that reason is you."
"Me?" Lauren repeated. "What could you possibly want with me."
"Now that comes with a complicated answer." Anima said flashing Lauren a smile and showing off her pearly white teeth. "I was hoping you could get ready so we can go have some drinks for this discussion." She said as she walked out of the bathroom and headed down the stairs.
Lauren knew it was rude to ask but she had this feeling that Anima would tell her any way. "What are you?"
Anima knew she would have to tell Lauren the truth sooner or later so she decided there was no better day but today. "I am death herself."