Chapter 3- Unbreakable
Sonic slowly opened his eyes, his face was wet, and they had woken him with water. The metal bonds rubbed hard against his skin, he strained his to see what was going on. A drakon dressed in a red suit and a long brightly coloured cape approached him. 'Do you admit to your crime of killing a sentry, hedgehog?'
'Never.' Answered Sonic, confident He matched the Drakons gaze, head on.
'Never, is a very long time.' The drakon walked slowly away and signalled for torture to resume. Another bucket of water was thrown over Sonic. 'I'm awake, what are you doing, you fool no more water.' shouted Sonic angrily.
'Who says anything about waking you up?'
'What then why?'
'Water is conductive, enjoy.'
The switch was pulled and the electricity conducted through the water burning Sonic. The pain was far, far worse. It was plain impossible to hold it in anymore, he could feel the scream leaving his lips as his body was roasted.
The drakon in the red suit muttered 'He's breaking.'
Sonics whole body was on fire, his vision felt slightly hazy. A drakon who looked in charge because of his mighty looking robes. His face looked grotesque and twisted.
'Hello Sonic, I am the judge, I will be subjecting you to much pain, now is your chance to end it. Just say you're guilty.'
'Never answered Sonic'
'Never is a very long time.'
The judge nodded his head chillingly.
Two Drakons wandered over to Sonic something in there hands, they sat then down on Sonic. One of the Drakons spoke,
'These are amazon snakes, there poison will kill you in an hour, but before that you will suffer an unspeakable hour of pain.'
They walked away, laughing. The snakes felt cold against Sonics burned flesh, they slithered slowly around his body, and then they struck. Sonic didn't cry out but the bites hurt bad, real bad. The Drakons lifted the snakes off him and returned holding long, strong whips. Sweat was raining off Sonics forehead, his face was pale and he thought he was going to be sick.
The judge approached the seriously ill Sonic. 'Admit your crime Sonic and the antidote you will receive.
'Never.' Gasped Sonic.
'You truly are a fool, be warned we will show you no mercy.'
'I said never.' Hissed Sonic.
'Then suffer.' Answered the Judge coldly.
The Drakons smiled and raised there whips that where in their hands.
'These are steel tipped Sonic, enjoy.' Laughed the Judge.
The whips where brought swiftly down on Sonics flesh, they pierced his skin instantly. They drew blood, which trickled down the broken flesh and formed a small pool at his feet. Again the whips where brought down mercilessly. Again and again. Beating after beating. Yet there was something much worse in effect. The poison was in effect now, it was slowly killing Sonic from within, racking away at him. He had turned a deathly pale colour and he was shivering. The poison was working incredibly fats breaking him down. He had little to live without the antidote. His eyes started to fade and darkness took hold of him.
Slowly Sonic opened his eyes, his body still, but the sickness appeared to be gone. The judge approached him.
'You are a strong willed creature Sonic, but even you have your limits, admit your crime and the pain will end.'
'Never.'
'We will break you hedgehog, no one can resist the judge for long., no one, you will find that out in the end.'
He raised his fist and slammed it into Sonics chest, Sonics face screwed up, he winced and looked away.
'You might not see it, hedgehog but you're going already, its getting to you and the torture has only begun.'
He smashed his fist into his chest again and drew blood, Sonic tried to match his look but couldn't.
'If you're wondering why you're still alive, it's because we injected you with the antidote.'
The judge slammed his fist into Sonics jaw, then drove his elbow into his gut. Sonic gasped and coughed in pain.
'You feel that Sonic? That is but the beginning of your pain I will to you do much worse, yield and suffer no more.'
Sore and bleeding as he was Sonic looked him in the eyes.
'Never.'
The judge called to a nearby guard.
'Bring me my tools.'
'Yes sir.' Answered the guard.
The guard disappeared to fetch the tools.
'Now you will learn the true meaning of pain Sonic.'
The guard returned carrying a bag filled with interesting tools.
'Thank you.' The Judge said with an evil grin.
The guard saluted him.
'This is it Sonic, give up now, what you have to face next will overwhelm you.
'Never.'
'You truly are a fool, a brave one, but still a fool.'
The judge wandered over to his bag.
'Actually, I'm happy you haven't confessed, because now I have the pleasure of torturing you, bending your spirit and breaking it.'
He picked out a small drill, he approached Sonic and opened his mouth. Sonic was too weak to resist. He turned on the drill ad pushed it to Sonics teeth. It made a loud, high pitching sound as it touched his teeth, then it pierced it and made a gaping hole.
'Arrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhh!' screamed Sonic in total and complete agony.
The judge pulled the drill out of that tooth and started to drill through another, Sonic face screwed up in pain as another tooth was pierced.
'It has started Sonic and now for stage two.'
The judge returned to his bag and a test tube, it contained a slimy, blue liquid. He unscrewed the top and walked over to Sonic. He grinned evilly and put a drip of it in each of Sonics eyes. He screamed, he couldn't see and his eyes were burning, he could feel the cold tears dribble down, he gulped hard.
The judge returned to his bag and pulled out an injection, he walked over to Sonic and plunged it into his flesh, his pupils widened.
'Now you can't pass out, but you can't move and every pain level is increased by ten.'
He went to his bag and pulled out a large metal ring, he placed it around Sonics stomach, then he returned with ones for his arms and legs.
'These pass an electric shock around your body, imagine the pain you'll feel with the pain level intensified.'
He walked over to his bag for one final time and drew a long whip, which was five whips all together. He walked towards Sonic and activated the electrocution, he felt agony, never had he felt this much pain in his live. The judge opened his mouth, 'You will be broken Sonic, even if you're innocent I've got to tell you in really hate your guts, time to pay for your sins, Sonic, be brave.'
He smashed the whip down on his battered body, all five made a loud cracking sound, each drew blood and each was unbearably painful.
'I know you are going though complete agony, I know you want to give up, that's all you have to do, you have held on well, but never is a very long time, you know your own breaking point and you know you're nearing it.'
He brought the whips down again and they drew more blood.
'You consider yourself a hero, you think you fight for truth and justice, but you follow a false dream, do you honestly think you make a difference, you may save some lives, but most are ungrateful and while you are doing this others die and while your fighting others get help and who gets blamed, well?'
He bought the whip down harder this time.
'You get blamed, after all the effort you put in people still blame you, you're not a hero Sonic, never have been, never will be.'
He watched Sonics blood trickle down his body, then whipped his battered skin yet again.'
'These words hurt more than the torture don't they and you know why, don't you?'
Sonic doubted his own abilities, he was starting to believe the judge.
'They're true and you know it.'
Sonic thought about all he'd done, nobody had ever gone out of there way to help him, why did he do what he did, why did he bother, every time he won something else appeared to screw up his live.
Sonics skin was redder than blue now and his whole body was burning, his teeth were wrecked and he couldn't see. He was a fallen hero, he had no need to continue, and nobody respected him for what he did.
'I really feel sorry for you Sonic, you put in all this effort for nothing, you've wasted your live.
This torture continued to the seventh day, Sonic lay on the table battered and beaten senselessly, his eyesight was back, but he felt defeated.
He no longer felt the will to live, he was ready to throw in the towel.
No!
If he gave up now, what would happen to Amy, Tails, Knuckles and all his friends, he couldn't abandon them, he would injure the trial, he was a hero and he knew it, no more hiding, he was ready to fight.
'Do you admit your crimes?' asked the judge.
Sonic slowly opened his mouth, his mouth was dry and his lips were cut and stained with blood, he could only speak weakly.
'Never.' He said quietly.
'What did you say, a little louder.' Asked the judge.
'I said NEVER!' screamed Sonic with all the breath and fighting spirit he had left in him.
'Why Sonic, why keep going, why keep fighting, you know you cannot hang on I have pushed you to your edge and now I will finish you, just give up.'
'You heard my answer.'
The Judge laughed and picked up a lead pipe.
'I can use anything at all to break you my friend.'
The Judge slammed the pipe across Sonics face.'
'Anything at all.'
He smashed it into his chest.
'You see Sonic, you cringe in pain and you're nearly giving up you can feel the darkness closing in around you, when you winced and looked away you show what you really are. We are so similar you and i. Cop and killer one small step removed from being the thing we hate the most. You can claim all your hero stuff, but I've always been willing to admit my power fantasies. I commend you for holding out this long, but the darkness is beginning to form a cloud isn't it? The pint is blurred, now you can no longer say you are pure. For it is no longer true.'
Sonics eyes where wide with surprise, he gulped weakly.
'I send you on to your trial a broken man as attended.'
'My trial?' Spluttered Sonic.
'Indeed your trial will be on live TV as well. The whole planet will see your final crushing defeat and by the way Drakon trials do not use a judge and jury in your sense.'
'What do you mean?'
'It is not my place to tell you all will become clear soon enough.'
The Judge turned and walked away. Leaving Sonic in a pool of self-doubt.
When there is a great deal of light, the shadows are deeper. -Goethe