A/N: So this is a really short chapter from me but I'll be uploading the next one tomorrow which will be very much worth it as I dip more into the whole blood magic stuff.
By the time it was Morning again Dai had awoken to a very alcoholic smell as she rolled around to see Vaas. He looked worn and tired and probably hadn't gotten much sleep; he seemed to be that type as Dai rolled out of his hold and got up from the bed to stretch her arms up and over her head. Outside she could hear the sound of raindrops pelting down and as she got up from the bed to peer out the nearest window she saw what could only be described as a monsoon. It was like the rain was an array of bullets as a stray pirate darted from one of the buildings to another where a group seemed to be huddled up in. It was a surprise as Dai cracked her neck and rubbed her shoulders as she walked away and over towards the shower room.
She really badly needed a shower; it would help her wake up of course as she used the loo and then decided to undress herself. She didn't mind closing the door either as she left it open while she slipped into the steaming hot shower allowing the warmth to cover her, to ease her mind. She felt terrible with a headache coming on as she washed her hair and body and after a good thirty minutes or so she stepped out with a sigh of relief as she dried herself up. However as she got out she noticed Vaas was sitting up on the edge of the bed, he was wearing his clothes and looked awfully pale, probably from the alcohol as Dai looked at him a little concerned. In his hand he held some sort of parchment paper, it looked old and torn and Dai was a little curious as she put the towel over the rake and proceeded to walk over towards Vaas.
However she stopped about half way as she noticed what he had in his hands was the parchment paper of the Dagger. Dai didn't know how to explain or justify herself as she stopped and opened her mouth but no words could come out, sorry didn't seem to cover it and she wasn't sure how to take Vaas, he was too unpredictable and she didn't want to get too close in case he reacted violently. Instead she sat near him on the edge of the bed and looked at him, it was like he was lost in a trance until he looked at her, his eyes looked odd, and they were bloodshot to a degree that it looked like he had demon eyes as Dai held back the urge to gasp.
"This was what I was afraid of." Vaas said as he held up the dagger picture towards her.
"I'm sorry… I know its not enough but I-" Dai wanted to go on but the dark look Vaas was now suddenly giving her shut her down pretty fast.
"The thing is I don't like people that snoop in my fucking shit, but that's not it. You know too much Dai, I let you into this, I brought you here because I liked you, but Dai the thing is I can't let you go on like this." Vaas said shaking his head as a wicked smile grew across his face.
His features turned dark and dangerous as Dai found herself slowly standing up, she was purely afraid of him, her legs felt like they were about to give out from under her. Of course she had feared death, she had told Vaas she would love him, to heal him before letting him kill her, but she had been through so much since then, she thought that just somehow he would change his mind as the woman backed up, tears began to stream down her face as she shook her head in denial. Vaas stood up and opened his arms out as if to hug her, but she knew it was a trap as she stumbled backwards only just catching her balance again, but within a second she was too late as Vaas' fist collided with her face and she was out cold, her body fell to the floor and in a matter of seconds she had forgotten everything and fallen into a dark pit of blackness.
"I'm sorry" A voice cooed out to her as Dai slowly came back to reality.
A ponding sensation stretched across her face as she tried to open her eyes, her hands where bound above her head and she felt utterly cold, she immediately recognized that she was siting against a steel cold metal wall and she was sitting upon cement ground as she groaned out and looked around. Everything was blurry, it was too dark to even seen but then Dai saw movement as her vision began to clear up. Vaas was sitting on a wooden chair as he flicked his zipo lighter igniting the flame for a brief moment looking at it as the fire danced across his green eyes before he looked over at Dai.
Startled she began to thrash about trying to free herself, but even her own feet had been bound and it was pointless as she stopped herself realizing there was no escape from the thick rope that Vaas had tied her up with. From what she could tell he had her in some part of his warehouse that she had not seen before, it was on the lower levels but she didn't recognize anything, the only light apart from the zipo was coming down from above from a nearby window. With tears in her eyes Dai looked at Vaas just hoping this was all some terrible dream but the pain that stretched up her arms and over her face was too real to deny any longer. This was it; this was the end as she gulped down admitting to the truth, accepting it for what it is.
"Shh, don't be afraid, it's ok, its ok." Vaas said in a cooing manner as he stood up and walked over towards her.
He crouched down by her side and stroked the side of her cheek which only made the sensation of where he had punched her early even more painful as Dai squinted and hissed looking away from him. Of course she was foolish to think that she was safe with Vaas as she cursed inwardly at herself but then the man stood up and walked away putting his zipo away and pulling out a set of matches, lighting one and then tossing it to the ground which then caught on fire. Dai then recognized where she was, it was just a little bit further back from the tiger corpses and burnt out car, it was below the steps but it was well hidden as Dai tried to settle her breathing.
"See the thing is I can't let you fucking keep going on like this. So I made a choice." Vaas said more to himself then Dai as he picked up something and dragged it across the floor, it was some sort of metal as it clanged and banged.
Dai first thought it was a fire poker until Vaas put it in the fire its self. It was the Pirate symbol as it glowed from the heat while Vaas merely rotated it around while it heated up watching her with a look of satisfaction on his face. Maybe this was hell after all as Dai tried to curl her knees up against her chest but it was too painful with the tight rope around her ankles as she gave up and only tried to look away, try to forget all of this.
"You always knew there would be a choice didn't you?" Vaas cooed softly before raising the brander up in the air.
Gulping down and trying to scurry away Dai knew what was coming next but Vaas wouldn't have that as he put pressure on her legs forcing her to look up at him with tears in her eyes. It was a shame, he didn't really like hurting her but in the end it was for her best interest as he smiled before shoving the hot brander onto her left side of her chest. She screamed and howled in pain as she tried to trash about but Vaas' foot held her down neatly before she passed out. After a minute or too he pulled the brand away from her skin that was now badly burnt but she had his symbol, it was the eye with the v shape for the pupil as Vaas smiled to his handy work as he leaned down and kissed her on the forehead.
He wasn't done there as he turned away leaving her tied up and tossing the brander to the side as Vaas went to fetch the last of the materials. He needed to make sure this was going to work and be a permanent thing, not just temporary and Vaas had seen what Citra could do, with his knowledge of blood magic he fetched himself one of the tiger cubs in an old wet cardboard box, it would do for now as he grabbed the fur ball by the scruff of its neck and looked at it questioning just how much this little thing would recognize the sensation of death.