Rescue
Zee continued his abuse of her and Shiori was unaware of the amount of time that had passed.
He forced her to eat every once in a while, but stopped asking her to talk. Occasionally he thought of new ways to cause her pain, but eventually Shiori sunk into a state of numbness that allowed her to mentally distance herself. This seemed to enrage Zee more than anything else and he become more and more creative with his methods of pain as if to draw new and interesting responses from her.
Shiori just continued to exist, every day she died a little more inside. She thought longingly of death. But death seemed to avoid her grasp.
On a day like any other day, Zee didn't come down at his usual time. He had established a pattern that Shiori had become used to.
She heard voices upstairs and wondered if Zee had a visitor. Suddenly her eyes brightened as she seemed to wake from her stupor. Maybe they can help me.
Shiori started screaming as loud as she could, shouting for help. Eventually the basement door opened and she saw a dark figure peering into the room.
It was Jun.
"Shiori," he said, surprised. Then he saw the state she was in. "Shiori, oh my god, let me help you." And he came down the stairs and cut the ropes that bound her, gathering her into his arms. She was naked and covered in filth, barely recognizable as the pretty young woman from before, but Jun knew it was her.
Suddenly a form appeared at the top of the stairs. Jun looked up and saw Zee. He carefully placed Shiori on the floor and reached into his pocket. He picked up his communicator and called on his team to come help him, quickly giving his location.
Zee attacked and Jun started fighting, using moves that Shiori had never seen before. He seemed to be able to move more quickly than was normal and she occasionally shot what looked like balls of energy at Zee.
Unfortunately they seemed to have little effect.
Finally Jun's team showed up and Shiori looked in confusion. A red haired boy with a flower, a short man with 3 eyes, and a tough-looking street kid had all appeared. Moments later a big red-haired guy came lumbering in, looking winded.
They took in the scene with a glance and immediately started fighting.
They quickly overcame Zee and the little three-eyed boy cut him in two with his sword.
Finally, knowing that she was free, Shiori fainted.
