Chapter 6

Author's Note: As promised, the 6th chapter. I hope that you all enjoy and thanks to my reviewers. Be warned, this chapter does get quite violent. Please review!

Kanda was in chains again. The Queen was dragging him down a corridor. There were no people or even prison cells in this corridor. It was a long way away from those. Kanda didn't know how far. He didn't care. That f***ing Queen had done a job on him. That was what mattered at the moment. He couldn't move properly and that meant no escape let alone completion of his mission. Most of the wounds had healed but the arm that had been twisted full circle would not heal until he had a chance to click it back into place. The chains impeded any chances of him being able to accomplish that. The limb was pinned limp and painful by his side. Kanda had thought that he was good at dealing with pain but every movement had him cursing.

Kanda let out an expletive that could never be repeated as he was tossed into a room full of water like a doll. The water was low; it would have only just reached Kanda's ankles had he been standing. The substance was plain but cold. Kanda could feel himself shivering from the cold already. A boom had his bones shaking even more violently as the door was slammed closed. There was still light in the room although it was artificial. Kanda wondered what its purpose was. There was also a wall which looked strange to Kanda. He was almost certain it was a one way mirror. He had heard of such things but had never seen one so he couldn't be sure but the wall just seemed strange to him. The Queen would probably watching as she carried out whatever plan the room and Kanda were meant to serve.

Kanda was still wondering if he were going to be drowned or left to freeze when a strange tingling sensation became painfully unpleasant. He yelped. Electricity? The Queen certainly had a sadistic sense of humour. With all of the conductors around Kanda, there was no escape. As another round of voltage spun through the water, however, Kanda's body disagreed with him. There had to be some escape. Ignoring the pain from his left arm, Kanda scrabbled to get to his feet and out of the water. He must have looked quite stupid, futilely rolling around as he tried to stand whilst trussed up like a pig. The Queen appeared to tire of the spectacle quite quickly as, only seconds later, the voltage rose.

Kanda dropped back to the water, his success in getting to his knees quickly undone. As more water and, thus, more voltage came in contact with his body, Kanda screamed. He writhed, splashing water everywhere, but only succeeded in covering himself in more water. He thought he was going to black out when the current died down. He lay in the liquid, gasping and coughing. The Queen's voice echoed off of stone walls.

"How are you doing, my pet?"

"F*** you, B****," Kanda replied.

"That's not any way to answer to your master. Looks like you still need some training."

The current intensified again. Kanda felt his throat being scraped raw as his screams excelled in volume. He couldn't keep track of time. The electricity had been present for seconds, minutes or hours. Kanda didn't know. He couldn't scream anymore. His ribs had collapsed in on themselves. Lungs were rendered incapable. Kanda couldn't breathe. His vision was dulling. Then, it was gone.

The Queen watched as her newest toy went limp in the water. She stood and moved back around to the door. She opened it and lifted up her prey, marvelling at how his head lolled back in her arms. Now he was just like the dolls that were in the room she had first put him in. Perhaps she should put him back? No, he would become stiff again soon enough. She cradled him, entranced by the lithe muscle in his body. None of her other pets had been so strong nor so rebellious. None of her other pets had been Exorcists. The Queen was fascinated by the similarities and differences between Exorcists and humans. She determined that she would keep playing with the toy until she had found what it was that made Exorcists compatible with innocence and then she would report it to the Earl.

This one was certainly different from normal humans. His rate of healing was one of the first things she had noticed. She wasn't sure that that was a distinguishing trait for Exorcists, however. She had battled other Exorcists but they had been too fragile. She was almost certain that they had not had the same healing powers as this one. She turned over the exorcist like a floppy doll to find the source of his unusual powers. She was just lifting his shirt when she felt a sting on her arm. She gasped in delight. Her pet was awake again.

The Queen frowned as she saw that he was being disobedient again. This time, he had latched onto her arm with his teeth. What a frightfully horrid and degenerate thing to do. A good pet would never bite. She hit him but he held on. Gently, she gripped him and pulled. He came loose with a scrap of her host body's flesh still in his mouth. He spat it out and struggled against her.

"That was a very naughty thing to do, my pet."

"I'm not your f***ing pet!"

The Queen tightened her grip until he stopped swearing at her. She gave a light whistle and one of her more common pets came forwards.

The Level 2 who had answered her call was completely metallic. Perfect. The Queen thrust her pet into its hold and it fastened its arms around him as if in a hug. Her exorcist was struggling but there was no way to escape. The Level 2 Akuma understood her wordless orders and dragged the exorcist back to the room. The Queen closed the door again and went back to her observation room. Her pet was struggling as he was forced to sit in the water once more. The Queen flicked the current to a higher level. Her pet stiffened, shaking with the voltage. He was screaming. That scream was so pleasant. The Queen could never get enough of it. Her pet tried to fight against the Level 2 but it only made him all the more adorable. He stopped screaming and the Queen watched in delight as he slumped against the hold of the Level 2. The Queen released the current. He would be out for a while this time. She smiled. What fun.