Harsen, that two-faced pig. He was a bloody lying thief, and Calsuphur knew it. Harsen had a feeling the Dark Lord suspected him, which was mostly why the thieving manwhore was damn-near pissing himself on the elevator ride up to Cal's office on the top floor of the Scarlet Tower Resort. The weasel of a man watched as the LED display above the door counted higher, ultimately sending him to his most likely bloody fate on Floor Forty.
Thirty Eight....
Thirty Nine.....
Forty -- DING!
Harsen's breath nearly caught in his throat as the elevator doors opened to reveal a long, black marble hallway leading to two large double doors that were propped open. Inside the doors was a fairly spacious office and a black wood desk right in the center. In a high-back leather office chair sat Cal, leaning back with his legs crossed on the top of the desk and his arms folded behind his head, staring through the doorway, down the hall and right into the elevator, making eye contact with Harsen the moment the elevator doors opened.
Harsen's heart jumped into his throat as Cal motioned him to come into the office with a gesture of two fingers. The Dark Lord flashed him a radiant smile, showing off his pearly white teeth. With each step down the black marble hallway, Harsen knew it was one step closer to death. As he walked, he passed the portraits that adorned the walls, testaments to the Dark Lord's many lives. Once he stepped into the office, he saw these walls were decorated with many shelves holding books and scrolls, trinkets and artifacts. Higher up above the shelves were a variety of weapons, from swords and shields to axes and hammers to guns and shell casings. Along the back wall behind the desk were two more double doors leading to Cal's penthouse suite, though these were currently shut.
"Harsen. Please, sit," the Dark Lord said, still smiling. The thief lowered himself into one of the two chairs on the other side of the desk. Cal stood up, walked over to a shelf, and grabbed a bottle of bright blue liquid and two glasses. Back at the desk, he set the glasses down and popped the top off the bottle, pouring them both a drink. "Do you know what this is?"
"It's Drow Ale, my Lord," he said with a gulp. Cal nodded.
"Aye," he responded. "You have served me loyally for many years, Harsen. And for that, we shall have one drink as men before your punishment begins."
"P-punishment, sir?" Harsen asked. "Have I done something to anger you?"
"Bloody hell, man!" Calsuphur cried. "Do you honestly think to play me a fool? Think you've come across some sort of brilliance in casting yourself in this charade of innocence? You dare to steal from me and then cover it up in some cheap attempt at perceived ignorance? Are you honestly so remarkably dimwitted that you actually deluded yourself into believing that there would be no consequences for your treachery?"
"I'm sorry, my Lord..."
"You're sorry? You're sorry?" Cal repeated Harsen's words in a higher pitched tone. "You think you're sorry now? Just wait till you empty that glass... I treated you quite well, old friend. You had quite the privileged life, even for a slave."
"But a slave's life, nonetheless," replied Harsen. "I was going to use the gold to buy my way off this island..."
"And you actually deceived yourself into thinking I would not find you?"
"Hope was the only thing keeping me from ending my own existence..."
"And now I will end it for you," replied Cal with a smirk. "Finish your drink so we can begin."
The two men toasted and gulped down their ale, after which Cal motioned for Harsen to stand. "Because of your years of dedicated service to me, your suffering will not endure as long as it has for others. Had you been any other man, your torment would drag on for months. You will scream in agony, but I will end it after exactly ten minutes. Ten minutes of absolute torture, followed by death. Are you ready?"
"I have not a choice..." Harsen replied, gulping hard. Cal nodded, raised a hand, and shot out a blast of bright blue lightning. The impact sent the thief crashing to the floor, as the Dark Lord walked to stand over him and renewed his assault, arcing lighting from both hands as Harsen screamed and thrashed on the black marble. The electricity was derived from negative emotions, causing every nerve in the pulsating thief's body to ignite with unbearable pain while simultaneously filling his mind with his worst memories and greatest fears.
As the ten minute mark came and went, Calsuphur continued to torture the poor man, smiling maniacally at the absolute terror in Harsen's eyes when he realized the Dark Lord had lied -- it would not end that quickly. It actually dragged on for nearly three hours before Cal finally engulfed the man in flames and watched him burn alive until only a pile of ash remained. He then snapped his fingers and the ashes vanished, reappearing in a nearby trash can.
"Well, that was fun," Cal said as he stretched. "I think I fancy a dip in the pool now. Yes, I'd rather like that." He had an odd habit of talking to himself.
Thirty Eight....
Thirty Nine.....
Forty -- DING!
Harsen's breath nearly caught in his throat as the elevator doors opened to reveal a long, black marble hallway leading to two large double doors that were propped open. Inside the doors was a fairly spacious office and a black wood desk right in the center. In a high-back leather office chair sat Cal, leaning back with his legs crossed on the top of the desk and his arms folded behind his head, staring through the doorway, down the hall and right into the elevator, making eye contact with Harsen the moment the elevator doors opened.
Harsen's heart jumped into his throat as Cal motioned him to come into the office with a gesture of two fingers. The Dark Lord flashed him a radiant smile, showing off his pearly white teeth. With each step down the black marble hallway, Harsen knew it was one step closer to death. As he walked, he passed the portraits that adorned the walls, testaments to the Dark Lord's many lives. Once he stepped into the office, he saw these walls were decorated with many shelves holding books and scrolls, trinkets and artifacts. Higher up above the shelves were a variety of weapons, from swords and shields to axes and hammers to guns and shell casings. Along the back wall behind the desk were two more double doors leading to Cal's penthouse suite, though these were currently shut.
"Harsen. Please, sit," the Dark Lord said, still smiling. The thief lowered himself into one of the two chairs on the other side of the desk. Cal stood up, walked over to a shelf, and grabbed a bottle of bright blue liquid and two glasses. Back at the desk, he set the glasses down and popped the top off the bottle, pouring them both a drink. "Do you know what this is?"
"It's Drow Ale, my Lord," he said with a gulp. Cal nodded.
"Aye," he responded. "You have served me loyally for many years, Harsen. And for that, we shall have one drink as men before your punishment begins."
"P-punishment, sir?" Harsen asked. "Have I done something to anger you?"
"Bloody hell, man!" Calsuphur cried. "Do you honestly think to play me a fool? Think you've come across some sort of brilliance in casting yourself in this charade of innocence? You dare to steal from me and then cover it up in some cheap attempt at perceived ignorance? Are you honestly so remarkably dimwitted that you actually deluded yourself into believing that there would be no consequences for your treachery?"
"I'm sorry, my Lord..."
"You're sorry? You're sorry?" Cal repeated Harsen's words in a higher pitched tone. "You think you're sorry now? Just wait till you empty that glass... I treated you quite well, old friend. You had quite the privileged life, even for a slave."
"But a slave's life, nonetheless," replied Harsen. "I was going to use the gold to buy my way off this island..."
"And you actually deceived yourself into thinking I would not find you?"
"Hope was the only thing keeping me from ending my own existence..."
"And now I will end it for you," replied Cal with a smirk. "Finish your drink so we can begin."
The two men toasted and gulped down their ale, after which Cal motioned for Harsen to stand. "Because of your years of dedicated service to me, your suffering will not endure as long as it has for others. Had you been any other man, your torment would drag on for months. You will scream in agony, but I will end it after exactly ten minutes. Ten minutes of absolute torture, followed by death. Are you ready?"
"I have not a choice..." Harsen replied, gulping hard. Cal nodded, raised a hand, and shot out a blast of bright blue lightning. The impact sent the thief crashing to the floor, as the Dark Lord walked to stand over him and renewed his assault, arcing lighting from both hands as Harsen screamed and thrashed on the black marble. The electricity was derived from negative emotions, causing every nerve in the pulsating thief's body to ignite with unbearable pain while simultaneously filling his mind with his worst memories and greatest fears.
As the ten minute mark came and went, Calsuphur continued to torture the poor man, smiling maniacally at the absolute terror in Harsen's eyes when he realized the Dark Lord had lied -- it would not end that quickly. It actually dragged on for nearly three hours before Cal finally engulfed the man in flames and watched him burn alive until only a pile of ash remained. He then snapped his fingers and the ashes vanished, reappearing in a nearby trash can.
"Well, that was fun," Cal said as he stretched. "I think I fancy a dip in the pool now. Yes, I'd rather like that." He had an odd habit of talking to himself.
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