Hey guys, I want to welcome you back to the story! I'm really glad I can continue this as my time has seemed to open up. I will soon be attending classes at my University, however as a Freshman, things shouldn't go too horribly since the classes I have are all what I want to do and not what I have to.

So without further adieu…

On with the story…

Mental Torture

My vision was blurry and my head was throbbing in pain. All I could see was two figures going at it, swinging left and right, left and right. Red splatters would come from each of them, blood spewing from the wounds created by the repeated strikes of the two. I shook my head as I watched the horror unfold right in front of me. This was a memory turned into a vision, a memory I can never forget… a memory that is engraved into my mind for all eternity.

"KRYSTAL!"

My vision cleared up slightly and I was able to see the blue vixen putting up a strong, but futile fight against a silver vulpine. She was agile, but her fighting wasn't anywhere near a match for the vulpine in front of her.

My body was aching all over. I tried to get up, desperately trying to aid in any way, but the pain just shot through my body and forced me back down to the cold, hard ground. Anger and disgust raged within me as I watched the scene unfold.

"no…" I said softly and with force as I watched the vulpine land a direct hit on Krystal, causing her to lose balance.

"no!"

The vulpine landed another hit. Krystal spun around as her eyes looked off in a daze. The vulpine grabbed her once more, spun her around to face him, and let out one final blow to her head.

"NO!" I screamed as I watched the blue vixen fall to the ground, lifeless.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I watched my friend die right then and there, and I couldn't do a thing to help her. The anger within me raged even stronger, forcing me to slam my fist into the ground with so much force to break the concrete.

The vulpine simply smiled and looked over at me. I shook my head slowly as I tried to get back up, but the pain was too much for and I kept being pulled back down to the ground. It was as if gravity wanted me to stay down and watch the scene unfold. I looked up slowly and saw the vulpine now mere inches away from my face.

"WAKE UP!" he suddenly yelled.

25 Minutes after capture…

My body jolted out of it's slumber. I was in a kneeling position and fell onto my back from the sudden jolt in energy.

"AH!" I screamed as I shot backwards and landed on the floor. The floor was cold and metallic, which was odd for me as it was touching my skin… as if I wasn't wearing clothing.

"Get the fuck up you worthless piece of slime!" I heard someone bark at me.

My eyes were fixated on the ceiling, as if I was involuntarily ignoring the voices orders. I don't know why, but the ceiling had my full attention, nothing around me fazed me nor bothered me at all. My mind was in peace, for some reason, and I felt the emptiness take over my head.

"Are you fucking deaf?! Get up!" The voice yelled once more.

My brain shot back into reality and my attention fixated on the voice yelling. I slowly started to sit up, turning over and getting up onto my knees and then to my feet. But as I did so, I realized something that caught me completely off guard. I was, in fact, wearing zero clothing.

"What in the hell?" I said in disgust as I examined my naked body, fixing my gaze up at the source of the rude voice, "Who in the hell are you?" I said as if I had no emotion on the manner at hand, "And where the hell am I?"

The man standing on the other side looked like a vulpine. He had dark brown fur and had a nasty scar running from down his left eye. He simply smiled at me, "Don't you have the mouth on you. Get up, the boss wants you awake."

I was a bit confused, not knowing exactly what was indeed happening. I had completely forgotten about the dream I had just experienced as I was completely immersed in the situation at hand. I wasn't afraid, I wasn't frightened, I was just confused.

"May I ask why I am naked?" I asked before the man walked off.

The man stopped, looked back, and shrugged, "I don't know… the boss wanted you like that…" With that, he continued walking down the row of cells.

I shook my head slightly, "That's fucking disgusting man… you tell your boss that." I said in a let down tone, rather than an angry one. To me, that was pretty pathetic to have me naked in a cell, what the hell would I do anyway? Even without my armor I could possibly do some form of damage.

I was in what looked like a holding area, several stories tall. My cell had bars as if it was purposely meant to be ancient looking. The ones around me, however, all had glass that was fogged, hiding whatever it was that was inside. Beside my cell were two guards, both with rifle's in hand and standing tall and straight.

My mind felt clarity overcome it, my memory was begginning to return as details returned to me little by little. "...wait" I suddenly said to myself, quietly. A blue flash, a mysterious ship, Penny unconscious in her Arwing. It had come back to me, I was taken hostage, yet again.

"HEY!" I suddenly yelled as my emotions spiked with anger and fury. I looked up at the two guards, anger on my face and my emotions running wild.

One of the guards looked back at me, "What the fuck do you want?"

All of the sudden, I felt the most ungodly pain shoot through my body. My head felt like it was going to explode. My body trembled as I screamed in agony from whatever it was that had invaded my body. It sounded like I was being murdered as I tried to look up at the two guards, failing to even keep my eyes open. I was able to dull it slightly, but it was no use even for my telepathy, I had no success in the matter. I couldn't block the pain and I couldn't tell if it was me or something else. The pain was just too much for me to even comprehend.

"FUCK... PLEASE S-STOP!" I managed to yell out.

Another voice then came from the other side of the bars, "Submission, I like to hear it from someone as spiteful as you!" the voice paused but the pain droned on, "Alright, I think that's enough for you."

It suddenly stopped, all of it gone like a flash of light. I panted deeply as sweat poured off of my body. The pain was so excruciating that I thought I would have died right then and there, it was more than anything I had ever experienced. I tried to get up but was only able to support myself on my hands and knees. Slowly, my head lifted up, trying to get a glimpse at the culprit of my pain. Instantly did I regret doing so.

Kneeling down behind the bars was someone I had thought was long dead. It was someone I was sure I had killed, murdering him for what it was he did and for who he was. The crimes he committed, the suffering he put my friend through, the pain of him engraving a memory so vile into my brain.

The same white fur, the same scar, the same voice, the same accent… everything. Austin stood before me, alive and well.

"YOUUUU!" I hissed deeply at the sight. I suddenly felt my body jolt forward as I tackled the bars, reaching out and trying to grab Austin, "YOU SHOULD BE DEAD!" I yelled.

Austin simple jumped back and stood up, "Oh you… you adorable little creature." he said with a smirk.

The excruciating pain returned, this time it was much more severe. I screamed in bloody murder as I felt the pain pulse through my body once more. My mind felt like it was being torn apart, and my body felt like it was being twisted and crushed under an unknown force.

"NO!" I screamed, "PLEASE!"

The pain suddenly stopped and my body stopped it's uncontrolled fidget. I was now still, laying in the middle of the cell and looking at the ceiling, tears dropping from my eye from the pain. How could this happen to me? What is it that I have done to deserve any of this?

"That's our first lesson" Austin said softly, "I have so much in store for you my pet."

I simply laid there panting from the lack of oxygen and shook my head over and over again. I didn't believe this was happening, I couldn't because it was all too familiar.

"Disobey me, and you won't be the only one that suffers." Austin suddenly said.

Austin then stepped aside and walked over to the cell across from mine. On the control panel, he typed in a code, causing the fog on the door to dissipate instantly, revealing who it was that was inside.

I got up and supported myself on my hands and knees once more, looking up and over at the cell. Inside was Penny, on the floor and unconscious in the same condition as I was. Her naked body looked as though it was in peace, but I knew that it wasn't. I sensed her agony and I felt it reverb back to me. She was in pain, but it wasn't life threatening.

I spoke softly as I was still in agony from the pain's aftermath, "What… what do you want from me…"

Austin spoke softly once more, "It's really quite simple actually..." he said, "as you can see, and possibly guess, I want revenge for what it is you have done."

I shook my head once more, "How… in the fuck... are you… alive?"

Austin chuckled slightly, "Someone doesn't like to listen." he said, "But if you really must know, Lord O'Donnell had some great technology. You'd be surprised about the wounds that can be healed and the medical attention one can receive."

I stopped shaking my head. My eyes grew wide at what Austin just said, "You mean…"

"Oh, no no," he said shaking his head rapidly, "the others are long dead. Had they been alive I wouldn't have captured you, instead I would have killed you on the spot. But, you have some uses that I can take advantage of."

"B-but…" I stuttered with disbelief. "This doesn't make any sense to me… you… you can't be alive!"

Austin chuckled once more, "You can keep telling yourself that, just know that you are mine now." he said clenching his fists and laughing, "Now… now I am going to hunt down your entire team, and I'm going to kill each and every one of you."

I looked back up at Austin, "And you think you're going to win? You couldn't even beat a human without mental abilities!" I said trying to intimidate him.

The laugh that came from Austin instantly filled me with fear as I felt ignorance overcome my mind. Austin sounded as though he was genuinely entertained by my expression of thought, and potential stupidity.

"Do you really think I am going to be the one to do it? You really are a stupid creature!" he continued laughing, "No… I am not the one that will be hunting them down, nor will I be the one doing the fighting."

I was starting to feel fear overcome my senses, "An… an army?" For some reason, I was hoping he would say yes to this.

Austin smiled a devilish smile, "Oh don't be unrealistic, I have no Army" he said, "No, I will not be hunting them down… you are…" My heart sank as I heard this.

I lowered my head, "And you expect me to do such a thing?"

Austin smiled as the pain returned to torture my body, "I do indeed" he said with a devil smile on his face, "Try to warn them and I'll kill you from here, try to evade them and I'll kill you from here, try to hide your mind and I'll torture you until you remember your mission."

I looked up slowly to Austin, "You are even more power hungry than Wolf was, you insane son of a bitch."

Austin simply chuckled, "Why thank you" he paused, "Now then, it's time for you to go!" He clapped his hands together twice, causing my suit of armor to teleport onto my body.

I jolted in fear as it suddenly happened, it had caught me off guard.

I looked at Austin as he opened my cell door, signaling for me to get out, "Come on, it's time for you to hunt down your friends!" he said joyfully.

I looked down at my hands and clenched them, making fists. I could fight him right now, I could easily kill him right now! Looking back up, I could sense that Austin was expecting some action from me, but was holding back any mental torture he could give me. My telepathy was strong, but it wasn't enough to fight against Austin. Dreadfully, I accepted my fate and slowly walked out of the cell.

Austin smiled as the guards had their rifles trained on me.

"Alright then" Austin said, "I will be monitoring you from this ship" he winked, "I can hear you, see you, and torture you. Obey me and this will be over quickly."

I nodded slowly as I simply looked ahead of me and off into nothing.

"You're Arwing is towards the back in the craft hangar." he said as he turned around and headed for the bridge.

I looked back and saw the two guards still with their rifles pointing at me.

"Let's go, human!" One guard shouted.

My mind was full of hate and disbelief. Before I started to walk, I gave Penny a small mental message, telling her that I would get us out of here. I knew that it was going to be damn near impossible to do so, but I had to try nonetheless. Austin was strong, but I knew Krystal would be able to instantly sense the danger, helping me in some way without alerting Austin. Afterall, I just gave Penny a small message without Austin even knowing, and that was using a small technique Krystal taught me. I had an advantage, but it was nowhere near one that could help me win against him.

If I was to win and truly kill Austin, I would have to do as he says, learning from his control over me and finding a way to counter his telepathy.

It doesn't matter what he will have me do… I will kill him...

To Be Continued

Holy damn, such drama and a surprise return from a vile creature.

I know I said this one would be a unique, but I do have some awesome stuff planned for this book. As you can see from the ending of this chapter, this will be Kevin and his fight mentally, rather than physically.

And if you're wondering about the title of the book, you will see soon enough why it is a new enemy.

I really hope you all enjoy this book.

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Until next time my awesome readers…