Michael Corner, a tall boy with dark hair, unlocked the chains holding a small, frightened girl against the wall.
"Run, Mary-Ann," he whispered to her.
The small girl nodded and ran out of the tower room. Michael waited and was about to follow her when a huge man entered the room. He had dark skin and a hooked nose, and was very tall and very strong. Michael dashed behind a chair which had a padding of nails.
The man who had entered walked over to the chains in which Mary-Ann had been. His face changed from the passive expression it had worn into a snarl.
"Damn kids," he muttered. "I'll kill them all. Alecto!"
Almost immediately a woman with red hair and mean eyes entered. When she saw the empty chains her expression turned into one that matched her brother's uncannily.
"Who did this? Who? I'll find them and torture them…I found him!" she shrieked.
The woman had almost tripped over Michael and was now holding him by the shoulders. Michael struggled to get free, but the woman was too strong.
She dragged him to the front of the chair that he had been hiding behind-the one that was padded with nail and strapped him in. Michael bit his lip and tried not to groan, but he couldn't help the tears that streamed out of his eyes. Alecto Carrow laughed and brought out a small metal device.
She unstrapped one of Michael's hands and using the device, began slowly crushing the bones in each finger until they broke. When she finished with that hand she went on to the other one and after wards crushed Michael's big toes.
Then, smiling sadistically, she pulled off two of his toenails. After that her brother unstrapped Michael from the chair and ordered him to stand up. Michael stood up painfully, leaning on the wall, not even able to keep his head upright.
He thought his torture was over when Alecto brought out a wood circle, roughly the size of his neck with metal spikes sticking out of it. She put it around his neck, forcing his head up. It was clear he would not be able to eat, sleep or get into a comfortable position while wearing it.
Amycus opened the tower door. "Goodbye," he said.
"See you at dinner," his sister added.
As Michael walked down the stairs he could hear the two Carrows giggling hysterically.
A/N: All these torture devices are real things that were used.
Challenge: 1991 Challenge
Prompts: Michael Corner, aggressive