WARNING: Contains Strong Language and distressing content.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Blast from the Past
After a few minutes walking, Diablo finally stopped when he came to a group of trees deep within the woods.
"Perfect." He smirked as his moonstone eyes flashed.
"What is it chief?" Samson asked.
"We have the perfect spot for our victims, somewhere they can be 'Comfortable' during our little conversations."
He pointed with a taloned finger, and everyone looked to see a group of trees that looked like they were in a circle.
The raven then gestured with his head for everyone to follow him and Samson and Ravage stepped forward before dropping the five men on the ground.
A few grunts were heard as the five men started to come to.
Diablo frowned.
"Our new friends are waking." He said, "Tie them to the trees!"
Samson and Ravage nodded, and Rex walked over to help and between them they took the wrists of the men and before they could realise what was happening, they found themselves tied by their wrists to the trucks of the trees with thick ropes that the Disciples had found in the van.
"Ugghhh, what the fuck?" one of them grunted as he opened his eyes, and he pulled at his wrists only to find them tied tightly and he along with his comrades were in a spread-eagled position as they were tied to the trees.
As he shook off the sleepiness he looked up and saw Diablo smirking at him.
"Comfortable?" the raven asked mockingly.
"Yaaahh!" the man yelled "What in the name of...?
"I hoped you'd wake up soon." Diablo said gleefully "Wouldn't want you to miss out on any fun we plan to have!"
The man looked around and he soon saw the other Disciples standing behind the Raven and he glared.
"Wait!" he cried "You're them! The freaks who attacked our followers!"
"Bingo!" Diablo said, "Did you really think you'd get very far after we dealt with your stupid friends?"
"Of course they didn't!" Ravage said "I know from experience; these cult followers don't think at all! So wrapped up in their views and closed minds, they could think about the bigger picture!"
The man looked at Ravage.
"Wait!" he said, "Don't I know you from somewhere?"
Ravage cocked his head.
"What?" he asked reaching out with his extra hand and placing a finger under the man's chin.
"Do you know any other locusts? Apart from the vermin who often hang with?"
"Your voice..." the man said "Spacey!"
Ravage bared his teeth.
"Wait..." he said, "How did you?"
"That guy knows you?" Chastity cried.
Ravage narrowed his eyes and grabbed the man's chin and took a good look at him.
"Wait a minute!" he said "Your friends with my dad! Peter Taylor!" he revealed the captive man's name.
"Patrick Spacey!" the man cried "No way!"
Diablo looked to Ravage who was starting to look furious.
"Your father!" Peter spat "A good man too! Ronald!"
Ravage glared and slapped the man's face hard with his other hand.
"A bastard!" he spat "He was no good man! Nothing but a narrowed minded cunt whose beliefs overshadowed the care, or any if he even had to it begin with for his son! I decided I didn't want to continue the path of the Straight Truth's, and I left!"
"You joined these monsters?" Petter barked as he pulled at his ties and the other men who were starting to regain consciousness looked up and gasped both in fear as well as revelation that the Locust was someone they once know.
"Monsters?" Diablo shouted, "Who's the real Monster here?"
He held up his talons.
"How could you?" Peter shouted, "You helped them burn down the church?"
"Burn Baby Burn!" Regan started to sing "What fun that was!"
Aurora looked a little confused as she listened.
"Church Fire?" she asked.
Chastity looked at the hybrid and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We'll explain in detail later." She said then stepped forward, so Peter saw her.
"That was no Church!" she spat "No house of God! Only a House of Hate! Hate on those who walk on God's Earth who are different!"
"We might be monsters to you, but only on the outside, meanwhile, the real monstrosities are you! And you're sinners! Set out to make life miserable for those who are different from you!"
"I've put up with your crap since the day I was born!" Seth spoke up as he broke off one of his antlers "Your people burnt down my parent's home, killed them, and you almost killed me, but I made them pay, in more ways than one!"
"I fought to protect the country you love so much, yet you beat me down!" Rex barked.
"And I was persecuted because of my skin colour!" Samson shouted.
"And I happen to be a Muslim, yet you call me a terrorist!" Lamia said taking off one of her gloves, "Well here's a wake-up call, you're the real terrorists! The way you terrorize others who aren't like you!"
Peter and the men stared in horror as they heard the Disciples speak and they knew that that the worst was yet to come, remembering the news reports of what had occurred in Chicago those years back regarding the Straight Truths Baptist Church, and all the other groups the Raven targeted.
"No..." Peter breathed as terror swept over him "The rumours were true..."
"No..." the other men trembled in fear "They're real..."
"And now, Diablo smirked as he held up his talons "You are all to pay for your sins! You committed the crimes! Now you're going to pay the price!"
He grabbed Peter's shirt and with one pull he ripped it off exposing his chest which had tattoos of Nazi symbols on it.
"Disgusting!" he spat.
"So wrapped up in their disgusting views he has it tattooed on his chest!" Ravage spat and kicked Peter in the stomach making him gasp winded.
"Patrick!" he choked "How could you? How could you abandon the Church? Turn your back on your family?"
"Fuck that Church!" Ravage shouted "And fuck my family! They were not my family! And as Chastity said, they were no people of God! No followers of God! There is no God! And God won't save you here!"
He punched Peter in the face and turned to Diablo.
"Please Boss." He said, "Let me deal with this fucker personally?"
Diablo smirked.
"By all means!" he chuckled and stood back "In the meantime, I along with the others will take pleasure on what to do with the rest of these sinners."
Regan started to get excited then looked at one of the younger men, this one looked no older than sixteen and kept looking over at Peter in fear.
"Aurora." She said nudging the Hybrid "If Diablo says it's okay, we could have some fun with this one?"
Aurora cocked her head.
"Fun?" she asked, "Like how?"
Regan smirked and walked over to the Raven who was standing before the second man who was tied up next to Peter and had ripped off his shirt.
"Diablo." She asked to which the Raven turned to her.
"Ankle Biter?" he asked.
"May I seek your permission to have some fun with the youngest one?" Regan asked, "I would dearly love to show our newest member how I like to play?"
Diablo's beak curled and his moonstone eyes flashed with excitement.
"I believe you may child." He said, "I shall make sure he stays fresh enough for you to play with,"
"Thank you!" Regan cheered and looked to Aurora who looked rather curious.
"Oh trust me!" the Vampire Bat grinned "What we're gonna do it is gonna be fun!"
"I trust you." Aurora said smirking back then watched as the other Disciples walked over to the prisoners and started to begin their torture, all but Lilith who stood a distance away and watched the area around them.
Aurora was rather confused why the Falcon didn't partake in the torture but rather stood to the side.
She knew that as a peregrine falcon she had the best eyesight and could see for miles if anyone were to stumble upon them, but there was more to her than she let on.
"Why is she hesitant?" she thought to herself.
She looked over to Regan who was watching at Diablo, Chastity, Rex, Lamia, Samson, Ravage and Seth started to begin torturing the four older men whilst the younger one struggled against his bonds.
As the Doberman, Panther, Locust, Eel, and Oryx stood before their chosen victims, Chastity walked over with a tray covered with a napkin.
Aurora narrowed her eyes as she watched, but Regan smirked.
"Drugs!" she whispered, "To make the experience more horrific!"
Aurora turned to the Vampire Bat.
"Drugs?" she asked, "What kind?"
"Anything from Heroin to LSD, to Bath Salts to Meth." Regan replied "The more under the influence the sinners are, the more insane they become! And when they're found by the authorities, they are deemed insane, and we remain a secret!"
"I see..." Aurora said as she watched the Dove inject four of the men with the contents and step back as they started to become affected by the drug she had injected into them.
"What the fuck have you done!?" the youngest man demanded, "What did you do to my dad and uncles?"
"A family hmm?" Seth mused "Interesting."
"Indeed Prongs." Lamia said, "Most of them as related in one way or another, if not via views, but blood!"
"Made sure they will not be believed when we're through with you." Diablo replied to the youngest man, "And trust me when I say, you're next when we're done here!"
"No! Not my son!" Peter shouted yet he shook his head and started to sweat as the drug Chastity injected him with began to take effect.
The four men started to grunt and cry out in fear as the drug did its work, and it was then the other Disciples stepped forward to begin the physically and phycological torture.
Diablo was using his talons to carve symbols and words into his victim's chest and stomach, and Aurora saw him carve the bloody words 'PIG' 'RACIST CUNT' 'PERVERT' as well as an upside-down pentagram into his chest.
Chastity was doing the same with her talons as well as leaving a few scratches.
Rex, Ravage and Samson were raining a few punches and blows on the prisoners, Seth used his broken off antlers to strike his victim a few times and Lamia used her exposed hands to deliver painful electric shocks.
All the while Lilith stood with her back to the torture and continued to look around to make sure no-one came close.
Aurora continued to watch the Falcon and wonder why she didn't like to join in, and it was what she hoped to ask her once she had the chance.
Regan meanwhile kept watching the torture and she licked her lips as she saw the wounds bleed and she was ready to feast on it once Diablo gave her the word she could, yet she was also excited to have her wicked way with the youngest one and show Aurora how she liked to play with her victims.
The Disciples have begun their torture on their prisoner and one of them was one who knew Ravage and his family when he was human! Small World!
What game is it Regan wants to play when it comes to the youngest prisoner? Well stick around and you'll find out!