Sylar reached back and tried to pry her hand away from his own. He arched his back and tried to stand, "You're making a mistake." Sylar muttered ominously.
Lilly grabbed Sylar's free hand and forced the hand on top of his already pinned wrist. This maneuver allowed her to grab them both with her left hand as she whispered down to him, "For your sake, I hope not."
Sylar struggled against her his eyes going wide when Lilly pushed him roughly back down across the desk; her strength was stunning.
"This foolishness must cease! Immediately!" Lilly commanded holding her palm outstretched over his lower half.
'She will tremble before me!' he thought savagely. Sylar reached deep within himself desperate for the power he knew was there. They were his by right, and no one disrespected him like this, and no one would deny him who he was!!
Lilly looked down at him as his entire body shook from the strain of his futile attempts. A small smile touched her lips; she respected his will, his drive to better himself, and his power was not in question. What had brought him here was his means, his callous disconnect from the world, his arrogant disregard for life, and his ego gone mad from his magnificent delusions of grandeur. These were facets that needed be pruned from this man. With proper focus, he would learn here, and the learning would begin now.
Lilly leaned down over Sylar's straining body, her right hand grabbed the back of his head firmly but gently as she turned his face to hers, "Struggle all you wish Gabriel; it will amount to nothing, for as you are to an everyday person, I am to you." she stated softly.
Sylar's eyes burned with hatred as he craned his neck to stare back at her, "You will know my name soon enough!" he snarled.
Sylar's foot suddenly shot up, and with all his strength and rage, he stomped down on Lilly's foot but his foot stopped inches above her fine tailored shoe. Sylar strained but could not force his attack any further.
"I said enough! I had hoped it would not come to this, but I should have known it would," she scolded angrily.
Lilly stood, and with a motion of her right hand, Sylar's legs stretched out straight behind him as she pinned him flat to the desk with his wrists clenched firmly in her left hand. The light slippers he had been given flew from his feet and sailed across the room as Sylar violently struggled against Lilly's iron grip.
Suddenly his struggles ceased as the red bottoms he wore unexpectedly shot down his legs with a slight wave of her hand. As the fabric bunched around his ankles he began violently trying to kick his feet apart.
Lilly smiled as she began twirling her hand in circles, the pants in response turned to match her movements until they had twined themselves so tightly Sylar could not budge his feet apart.
Panic began to creep into Sylar's mind, he was dreadfully aware of the fact that he was naked from the waist down, and with her right next to him, he could not escape the grip of her hand or the grip of whatever power it was that currently held his legs immobile.
Sylar strained to pull his wrists away from her grasp, "What are you doing?" he screamed at her.
SMACK!!
Sylar froze in place, his whole body tensed at the unexpected sensation.
Lilly looked down at the faint red handprint on Sylar's ass cheek. "That is the usual reaction…at first at least," she said faintly.
"You must be insane!" Sylar growled as he stared up at her, hate burning in his eyes.
Lilly tilted her head and looked back into his hateful stare, an interested look on her face, "Insane? Imagine you calling me insane for that. After everything you have done? I mean really Gabriel." she said with a slightly amused tone.
Sylar tensed, his fury overwhelming his panic he screamed, "MY NAME IS…."
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
Lilly's open hand struck Sylar's exposed ass repeatedly. Sylar's legs slammed down against the front of Lilly's desk, his feet pinned to the floor by the same invisible force that had held his legs outstretched.
Sylar stared up at Lilly, her hand raised, poised to strike again, a stunned look plastered across his face.
"Now do I have your attention?" Lilly asked sternly.
Sylar looked up at her blankly, unable to speak.
"Nothing to say now Gabriel? No screaming, no threats of death, no boasts?" she gently mocked.
Sylar could not comprehend what had just happened, the burning pain of his ass left no doubt though, "I don't... I don't understand…" he stammered.
Lilly smiled down at him, an understanding look on her face, "Of course you don't. Your anger and confusion have blinded you, not just now, but your whole life. How could you understand? But you will, of that I promise you," she said soothingly.
Sylar heard none of the care and compassion in her voice, all he heard was a mocking contempt as the old familiar rage began to embrace him. Lilly sensed the fury building in him as the walls she had put into place to contain his powers strained against his attempts.
"Gabriel, I take no joy in this. But you brought it all on yourself," she said softly.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
The sounds echoed around the room as Lilly's hand slapped his ass in alternating swats.
SMACK!! SMACK!!
Sylar's head shot back, his neck straining as he screamed, "STOP THIS NOW!!"
Lilly never slowed.
SMACK!! SMACK!!
Sylar strained furiously against her, 'This cannot be happening!' he thought desperately.
SMACK!! SMACK!!
Lilly stopped, "This is happening, and there is nothing you can do about it but accept it. Hopefully soon you will be able to understand the need of this, but for now that is not necessary," she said evenly as she again raised her hand.
"Don't you dare." Sylar threatened.
Lilly heard the hate in his voice but she also heard something else, something new, fear. Her face softened for a moment, she hated that she had to bring that out in him, but there was no other way of making him see it for what it was, the thing driving him.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
Sylar's eyes clenched shut, his rage giving way to something worse, Sylar's head strained back again and he screamed, his rage erupting from his body as the fear crept in.
SMACK!! SMACK!!
Lilly continued her work as his body began trembling.
SMACK!! SMACK!!
She increased the strength and tempo of her swats turning his ass a fiery red. She did not need to see the tear, her abilities allowed her to sense the shame and humiliation Sylar felt when the tear rolled down his cheek.
Sylar's body shook as he tried to understand what was happening, not even when Hiro had stabbed him had he felt this helpless, this out of control, not even death had frightened him so much. He didn't know what to do. Her power was beyond comprehension, and though the thought filled him with shame and humiliation he knew he was at her mercy, and from the blistering pain of his ass, mercy did not seem likely.
Lilly looked quickly into Sylar's trembling face, "Mercy is what your receiving Gabriel. This is a second chance that you must not take for granted," she stated.
Sylar opened his mouth to reply but she did not wait, right now she cared little for what he had to say.
SMACK!! SMACK!!
Her hand rained down over and over, the pain was becoming unbearable as Sylar squirmed franticly trying to avoid each blow, "Stop… that! "he pleaded, hating the sound in his voice.
Lilly began to hit even harder, Sylar's body flinching at the intense sting of each swat.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
The pain was intense but the utter helplessness and vulnerability filled him with a sickening humiliation that somehow he knew he could not bear this much longer.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
Yelps of shame and pain escaped him no matter how much he tried to contain them.
"You should be ashamed Gabriel, all the things you have done, your abilities wasted on your own selfish pursuits. You have much to atone for and this is but the beginning," she said coldly as she stared down into his upturned tear streaked face.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked weakly.
Lilly smiled back at him, "I already told you my dear. Its for your own good, it is your chance at redemption," she said firmly.
He looked back up at her, his lip quivering, "I… I don't understand," he croaked.
Lilly raised her hand responding, "You will."
As Lilly's hand descended Sylar screamed, "NO!!"
Lilly brought her hand down with terrible force, each swat leaving vivid red welts.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
She went back and forth to each side of Sylar's exposed ass. This time the pain was far too much, Sylar screamed and begged for her to stop. The humiliation was suffocating him as he struggled weakly and his tears rolled down his face.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
Over and over her hand fell. He could not avoid it no matter what he did, his face fell flat on the desk as his shoulders heaved with sobs.
SMACK!! SMACK!! SMACK!!
Lilly stopped her hand held high, ready for another stinging swing. She suddenly released Sylar's wrists from her iron grip and stepped back also releasing his legs from her mental grip.
Sylar collapsed to the floor in front of Lilly's desk, his back to the cold stone, his teary face flinched as his naked ass landed on the soft carpet stinging fiercely as he rolled onto his side. He reached down franticly trying to unwad his pants, as he tried to contain humiliated sobs, and failed. Fresh tears ran down his face as he pulled his pants up roughly, again flinching as he pulled the back of his pants across his burning rear.
Lilly looked down at him trying not to smile. She would never mock him now, that would be far to cruel, but she had to admit watching him struggle with his pants had been quite funny, and the poor things bottom must be in quite a shape from his reactions.
Lilly knelt down eye level with him; Sylar flinched back against the desk trembling.
"Shh… It is over," she said soothingly as she reached out and lightly stroked the side of his head.
Sylar flinched away from her touch, Lilly smiled deeply, "Know you now have someone who will never give up on you. Take comfort in that," she stated reassuringly.
Sylar looked back at her in disbelief as she stood and walked around her desk; he heard her sit down lightly.
"Maja will be along directly to escort you back to your room so that you may rest and then we will dine together and speak further. Be assured anything that happens in here is strictly private," she said calmly as if nothing had happened at all.
Sylar stood slowly and turned to face her reaching up to wipe the tears from his face; he was stunned as he watched her going about her work and by the time he had collected himself enough to even begin to think straight the door to his left opened and Maja stepped in.
Lilly looked up at Maja and said pleasantly, "Maja would you please show our friend back to his room, and please tell Semena we will be dining late tonight."
Maja stepped up to Sylar taking him by the arm, "Of course my lady," he said as he led Sylar out the door.
As they walked in silence down the labyrinth of halls Sylar began to put things together and by the time he was back in his room he had sorted out all of what had just happened. Sylar cupped his hands to his face as he sat down at his desk; a sob escaped him as the chair set his ass to burning again. He may have sorted the events out but he still could not believe any of it. Sylar leaned down cradling his head in his arms and sobbed, the shame and fear wracking his body with convulsions until he suddenly became rigidly still, his rage returning to him.
After a few moments Sylar stood and entered his small bathroom, cleaning up was an excellent idea, rest though he thought as he smiled at himself in the mirror would have to wait.
