A.N. –THANKS to all my readers who love me enough to review and make my smile like a fool! And another thanks to Angelwhisperer for noticing I messed up Ruka's name and called her Luna…which is the frackin DUBBED version…sigh (c'mon Kyuubecky you're slipping up)! Also…I'm soooo sorry but I totally forgot who exactly gave me the bug idea but I'm using it! You'll know who you are.
Chapter 8- Taking Bullets
It was his smile that warned me the most about his new "fun idea" as he called it, and just how bad it was going to be. The way the lines on his face wrinkled up with the expression and how his dark eyes actually seemed to express a psychotic kind of joy. He stepped slowly around me and stopped to study my back and finger the spider bite that was still healing over.
"Have you enjoyed your stay?" I could feel the smile's presence on his face,
"Immensely." He broke into laughter,
"I like attitude boy. This is why I want your loyalty." My eyes widened at this new fact, "You are perfect weapon for my uses." He stepped in front of me and knelt down to look me in the eye since I was chained on my knees. "I could give you more than you desire." I had to laugh at that even though I was positive that it would land me in more trouble with him; sure enough his eyes darkened and the smile left his face. "What is funny?"
I stopped my laughing to answer him, lacing every word with venom,
"I already have everything I've ever wanted." His eyes hardened, "There is nothing that you could offer me that I want." When I finished I braced myself for him to strike me, but he refrained to my great surprise. Instead he stood up and stepped closer to the table that held all of his "ideas" and picked up a pair of tongs and a jar. My mind instantly went back to the first time he had those two items and in the jar was a spider; I jerked against the chains that held my wrists even though I knew it would do nothing at all.
"You have everything you say?" he laughed as he cautiously slid the tongs into jar and pulled out something black and wriggling; unable to repress the violent shudders going through me as I stared at the small creature, I looked to his face instead as he leaned towards me and smiled, "This is war Captain Fudo, no man has everything in the end." He stood and held one finger under my chin to tilt my head at an uncomfortable angle, "Some lose limbs, others lose their minds, and many lose their lives…what makes you think you will get out of this with everything?" this was something I had already come to know and except: it didn't faze me at all.
He frowned slightly at my lack of reaction to his dark words as he was hoping to get a reaction out of me. I thought he was finished but apparently he had thought of something else from the way he glanced at me before turning away and releasing my chin.
"Then there are the innocent," I had been gazing at the floor but immediately drew my gaze up to his, "They are drawn into war with no consent of their own; forced to fight a battle that isn't theirs to fight. When they lose something the damage is much worse, da?" For every sentence he made I had come up with a different way to kill this man…no, this monster; but he continued on completely ignorant of my glare, "They do as they are told because they fear for their life…in most cases they suffer post traumatic stress disorder and maybe lose a limb, but there are some who lose their life."
He turned back to me with the smile I hated so much and acted as though he just realized the effect his words had on me,
"Did I say something wrong?" the smile widened as he held up the small creature to my eyes, "This is known as bullet ant from rainforest." The inch long creature was squirming and producing a strange, shriek-like sound as it raged away in the tongs; I knew my fear of bugs was becoming worse due to Adrik's newest style of torture.
"Where do you get this stuff Adrik?" I let out a breathy laugh that accentuated my nervousness, but he ignored me.
"They are known to hold most powerful sting known in world…comparable to feeling of real bullet." He cast a glance at me from the side of his eye and began circling my torso with the shrieking insect, coming ever closer to my skin; another round of involuntary shudders shook my whole frame becoming more violent over time. "Pain is intense for three hours and lasts maybe two days…I think I will start with you left arm…da?"
He moved quickly but my mind slowed down every motion as he held the enraged creature to the inside of my bicep; I could do nothing but watch as it hissed for a few more seconds before it latched on. The large pincers piercing the skin as it jerked its head to grip more of my flesh. The pain came next.
I cried out as the familiar feeling of a being shot raced through up my arm and down to my fingertips making the whole limb tremble. Adrik had no mercy as he removed the creature and immediately began probing the area with calloused fingers,
"So?" I opened my eyes that I had no idea I had clenched shut and looked to the Russian, "Did it feel like bullet?"
"I'm not sure," his smile faltered, "You should try it yourself and tell me what you think." And instantly the smile was back,
"Silly boy; that is why you're here!" his smile disappeared and his tone changed, "You escape last time with help from doctor, no?" I flinched at the mention of Bozidar, "He died so you could escape…and he had no blood on his hands, whereas you Captain, have much blood. Innocent blood."
"Your men are the ones who killed him!"
"No, Captain Fudo, I was one who pulled trigger." My eyes widened and raged filled me, "I have idea!" he actually left the room for about two minutes before returning with a sheet of paper, "This is review of doctor's body," he skimmed down the writing while I shook with anger and pain, "Shot three times in body and once to heart…shall I imitate with you?" he placed the bullet ant under my collar bone on the right side and let it clamp down; I bit down on my lip to refrain from screaming and felt blood spill from it when he had the creature bite down right above my naval.
"And this not even real bullet…nature is brutal no?" I had no answer as the ant was pulled away and then quickly replaced in the same area causing the pain to intensify to the point where I couldn't hold back my agony. The tormented muscles were twitching as my body tried to pull away from the pain that was inflicted on it, "There you go: scream; just like he did." The last bite was right over my heart and that, combined with the words, tore a scream that didn't even sound like it could've come from me.
I was trembling violently in the chains, my breathing coming in ragged pants, and I was struggling to stay conscious when Adrik dropped the ant back into the jar and sealed it with the lid. Through darkening vision I watched the pinpoint of all my hate and rage approach me; through flashes of memories and experienced the results of the actions he went through with now, I realized that there was no other person that I felt such hatred for. He gripped my chin in a mockingly gentle way and forced my head up slightly before he crouched and lifted one of my eyelids.
"Your eye is glazed…are you in pain?" he chuckled at his own joke whereas I just tried to jerk my head free from his grip. "I don't want you slipping under just yet: there is something you must know." When he said that, my first thought was to ignore him and just go into blissful unconsciousness but the tone he used stopped me and I forced my eyes open. "Bozidar, that is his name correct?" I was too far gone to even retort with the flash of anger I felt in hearing him speak the name,
"You must know he didn't die silently." My breath caught and hitched, "He was screaming in pain, writhing on the ground; you see I don't shoot for the heart until I can watch the life slip from eyes." I fought furiously against his grip now, practically snarling like a caged wolf when his grip tightened to be painful, "That spark that is in your eyes…I want to watch it fade away as you realize you have lost everything, everyone you loved will die in front of you and you will die my slave."
He gripped the side of my head and slammed it into the metal pole that held my chains and I knew no more.
A.U. – aaaahhh…character torture is so delicious isn't it? Hope you all enjoyed! Next chap comes with more of Adrik's badness…only…not with our dear Yusei, but instead someone Yusei holds dear! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Please review!
