Hello readers! I am SOOOOOOOOO sorry this has taken so long! Please forgive me! School and life has been crazy but with summer starting up here soon I should update more often. Not gonna promise a schedule but it should be more often. Anyway... Thank you for your reviews! Many of you wanted more descriptive scenes involving Lucy's torture and so I have called on the help of the wonderful writer Rikotsu! Please go and read her stories she is currently writing and excellent vampire Fairy Tail fic that I am hooked on! And so without further ado here is Chapter 5!
~Amythyrst
I do not own Fairy Tail! Though believe me if I did... :D
Chapter 5
I was chained to the ceiling in the middle of the room. Behind me one of the goons stood with a whip. The chains that held my arms above my head had a small control box that had 1 button that doubled as a knob. He reached up pressing the button, and I was zapped with electricity. Screaming, I was whipped from behind, and He released the button as He entered me. As I cried in pain He cried in pleasure.
Pulling out, he reached above me to the dial... and turned it up. Pressing it again he tried to talk to me through my screams of pain. "This is all your fault. You did this to yourself. You had this coming. You are worthless. You mean nothing to anybody. Do you understand?"
Releasing the button He punched me in the gut, making me cough and retch. "You are worthless. Do you hear me?" He grabbed my face forcing me to look at him "Worthless. Nobody could ever have possibly loved you. They were lying if they said otherwise. You know this don't you?" At that moment I did the unthinkable. I looked away and downcast my eyes. He was right. They didn't love me. They would have found me by now. If he really did care for me, I know Natsu would have been here...To save me... Like I always needed him to... all of them... I always needed them to help me... they have probably grown sick and tired of my weakness... After all it was my weakness that got me back in here... It was my fault...
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As I woke up, once again strapped to the metal table, I could feel myself slipping. I no longer had the resolve as when I first came here. Old habits die hard... I knew I was giving him what he wanted but I no longer cared. I was slowly going numb, and even though I knew that if I didn't fight it I would end up the same way I did after I first came here but... I honestly couldn't care less...
It was easier just to agree with him.
This is my fault. All of it. No wonder they haven't come for me... They have probably forgotten about me... After everything I put them through I don't blame them...
One thing I had noticed though... Every morning as I woke up I would feel nauseated, and start heaving, but since I was kept on such little food, nothing ever came up...
It has been a few months... I'm not on my birth control anymore... Oh Mavis you wouldn't be that cruel would you? to make me go through that again?
*click click click click Screeech*
" Well, my little Heart! I have some excellent news! You have made it past your cleansing phase!" His slimy honeyed voice echoed in the room. "I was... quite, pleased with our last session! It is now time to move you to your next phase" he came in close, leaning over me with hungry, lustful eyes. Quickly he dipped his head down towards mine. Thinking he was going for a kiss, I turned my head... So instead he licked the drop of water that had just fallen to my temple, I flinched in horror and disgust.
He simply smiled. "Good..." he sneered as he climbed atop me. As usual I felt nothing... That was until I saw the glint of metal.
"Oh yes. Now the real fun begins."
For the first time I felt true fear. Before, my driving force, the one thing that kept me going, was my anger alone. But without that anger I was truly without armor, bare and naked, and I was terrified.
With a smile still viewable, he entered me. He threw his head back and gasped in pleasure, he began to pump within me. I cried out in pain, and then felt the knife come in contact with my skin. The cut was shallow, and just below my breasts, but… The cut and the pain of him still inside me, I could feel the hot tears forming as I began to cry.
"Please! Stop i-" My shout was cut off when the butt of the knife came crashing into my skull sending my body sideways in shock.
"How dare you shout at me!" The blade of the knife was pointed right at my face. "Never, ever shout, or tell a man what to do. You obviously still need to be punished." Growling, he moved the knife, hovering it over my body, until it was hovering over my right hand. Grabbing it and turning it over He hovered the knife over my guild mark. My eyes went wide.
" No! Please anything but that! Anythi-"
Once again my shout was cut off by the butt of the knife smashing into my skull.
"What did I tell you? No, I think this is perfect. The final cleanse."
The knife came down to my hand. Searing pain filled me as my last tie to my old life was literally cut off.
My guild mark… My pride, my joy, the one thing that made me feel like the Fairy Tail mage I once was... the thing that still connected me to who I was and everyone I knew. My last hope...
Maybe it was a good thing...
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*Natsu's pov*
As I was walking around the casino I suddenly felt a searing pain on my right shoulder. It felt like a knife making cross hairs as if to try erasing my Guild mark. I felt the blood completely drain from my face and this immense feeling of dread filled me.
Oh God... What just happened? What's going on?
I looked around our other guild members who were patrolling with me. They all had the same looks on their face of complete dread. All except Erza… She look as if her rage would burn this place to ashes. Using the connection Waren still had set up I spoke up "Erza! What is this?"
There was a pause... Then
"This pain that we are all feeling on our guild marks is an alarm system. It means that somewhere, someone is trying to forcibly take off one of our guild members mark. It is the ultimate form of torture. And it is the highest sin you can commit against a Fairy Tail member."
Flames of rage sprouted from my body. I was most definitely going to set the place on fire...
"Natsu! Keep it together!" Gray's voice ordered through the connection "We need to blend in remeber?"
But my rage and flames just kept growing. The was nothing that could contain this feeling of hatred. How DARE they! How dare HE! Nothing on Earthland will keep me from crushing his fucking, pathetic skull! Nothi-!
"Natsu?" Levi's soft voice echoed somehow in his head. She had tears in her voice. "Natsu? I know. Believe me I know. But right now if we don't get this information, there will be nothing we can do to help her. Please, Natsu."
Slowly my flames quieted, but not my rage. There was nothing that could calm that. Not since what Levi told us...
Flashback
*Guild pov*
"Because I was there before with Lucy."
The guild members surrounding Levy fell silent in shock. Looking once again at Gajeel for support Levi took a deep breath and continued. "We didn't know it, but a few years ago we had been captured and tortured by the same group, and had spent time together in the same place. There were a bunch of other girls there I know but I never saw them. None of us saw each other but we could hear each others screams..." Starting to choke up from the memories Levy put a hand to her mouth, and closed her eyes. Gajeel placing a firm hand on her shoulder, leaned down to wipe her tears. Opening her eyes again, she mumbled a word of thanks before continuing.
"While I was in there they would sometimes mention another girl... their "Heart" they would call her... I know now they meant Lucy..." Levy once again began to cry.
Speaking up for her Gajeel said, "After Levy got out she began researching them sending any and all information she found out to the authorities. Unfortunately they are slippery bastards. So instead she has been keeping information to herself, trying to find so much evidence that the couldn't possibly get away."
"How did you get away in the first place Levy?"Hibiki asked.
Drawing her hands away slightly so she was just staring at them Levy answered, "I..I honestly don't know... 1 moment I was.. in my cell... and the next... i was in some random town..."
The guild remained silent after that.
The first to speak, Erza asked,"Gajeel said you have researched them? And you must also have inside information? Could you share that with us?"
As if the questions shocked her back into the real world, Levi drew herself back up and walked towards the table. "Yes of course. Can I have a map of Fiore?" Erza called forth one of her maps laying it on the table. "Thank you. Now," she began circling places on the map with her quill, "These are the locations of a chain of casinos. These casinos are run by the group that kidnapped Lucy. They call themselves Daevas Imitatores. Underneath each of these Casinos their torture chambers are held. These chambers are clean and high tech, except for the main torture room which is all dirt with no light or sound. However every few feet there are magic cancelling devices, so we will be going in there without magic. They only reach a few feet so they don't disturb the magic that runs the casino so if we break one we will have a small area to attack with magic. They are sure to have an alarm system though so we should only break them if necessary."
Natsu who was still frozen to the floor started to shout again. "Well what are we waiting for?! LET'S GO BURN THOSE FUCKERS TO THE GROUND!"
Stepping on his head Erza responded "And what about the innocent people in the building who have no idea what is going on? Are you going to burn them to?"
"LUCY IS IN TROUBLE I HAVE TO SAVE HER! I WON'T REST UNTIL SHE IS SAFE! NOT UNTIL SHE IS WITH ME!"
"Do you really think you are the only one?" Levy's voice rang strong and clear. "Besides there was one more thing I had to tell you guys... I don't actually know which casino she is being held in."
Then Hibiki spoke up, "That's ok. We know enough. We can use my archive magic to narrow down the choices. Now that I have more information this will be a lot easier. Thanks Levy." He smiled at her. The surrounding guild mates copied him, thanking Levy with words of encouragement and understanding.
"Even If we do narrow down the choices I don't think we should storm into each one." Erza said. "They might move her and then we will start from square one every time."
"Then what should we do?" Grey asked.
"Infiltration. Act like normal people going to a casino, maybe even add disguises, and get intel on where they might be keeping her. Maybe we should even have someone go on the inside."
"I could do that." Gajeel volunteered. "I'm good with intel and double agent type stuff."
"Good. Now the plan is whenever we go into a casino we will split up and go to various parts of the building. Warren we will need you to set up a link between all of us so we can communicate without being suspicious. Until we have enough exact information we will not attack. Understand?" The last statement was directed towards Natsu.
Looking away Natsu sighed, "Fine. But don't even think about leaving me behind!"
The ice around Natsu's limbs broke freeing him. Helping him to his feet Grey said, "Wouldn't dream of it!"
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*Natsu's P.O.V*
We have been following this plan for 6 months... Which brings Lucy's total capture time to 9 long months.
While my rage would never be truly contained, I knew I had to try and control myself, or I would never see Lucy again... And there was no way I would chance that...
Don't worry Lucy we will find you! Don't give up hope yet. I'm coming to save you.
Please review! I need feedback. Love you guys! Till next chapter
~ Amythyrst
