Fall from above.
Posted on Tue Apr 22nd, 2014 @ 9:25am by Sergeant Amarylis Beckinsale
651 words; about a 3 minute read
Mission:
Revenge
Location: Solitary Cell
Amarylis had spent her first amount of time in her cell doing various exercises to keep her mind occupied. The cell had no windows or anyway to discern the passage of time which was slightly of concern however Amarylis had lots of time to herself and learned how to keep her thoughts of trivial matters. She knew she had to remain strong to take her enemy of their game and buy Sam and Damon more time. Nero presented himself as an arrogant man with a compulsive need to be in control, but she could tell Nero was hiding a wavering confidence. While he had established control in this facility up to this point he did not respond well to blatant challenge or a plan gone awry.
While he remained calm during their last encounter she could sense his nerves becoming increasingly unsettled. While Damon wished to take a more subtle approach, Amarylis wanted to get under his skin, perhaps take some attention of them.
Suddenly she heard the creaking sound of the aged locks on her cell door being disengaged and a conversation between individuals before the door swung open and a larger individual clad in armour entered the room.
Amarylis rose from a crouched stance wanting to meet the brutish crag whom was most undoubtedly sent to agitate her or try to instill some sort of lesson. However her ankle chain prevented this and her would be tormentor laughed as he heard the chain rattle.
"Miss your friends already?" Amarylis quipped.
"No talk." The brute replied marching towards Amarylis balling his fist.
Amarylis shook her hair and prepared for her attacker. However nothing would prepare her for what was to come. Her first disadvantage was her limited mobility, secondly the beast was armoured and she had no means to parry it's attack, she could only dodge.
The guard cocked his right fist as if to take a haymaker with that hand. As Amarylis anticipated the move and went to move the beast quickly switched to his left striking Amarylis in her abdomen and propelling her into the stone wall behind her causing her to let out a loud scream as her core seethed with pain not only from the punch but the ensuing contact with the wall.
She curled into a ball clutching her abdomen as she struggled to take in air. The brutish man grabbed her by hair causing her to scream once again. He held her up before him as she moaned. "Not so tough now." he said with a grimacing smile before punching her in the face several times. He then threw her to the ground causing her body to hit the ground with a loud thud that could be heard outside the door.
Amarylis spat blood on the floor and attempted to open her eyes but they were so swollen she could not see her attacker. She tried to rise to her feet as a show of strength to her attacker. She knew the battle was lost but a posture of will could serve to demoralize further assaults.
"You won't be needing these." Her attacker stated as he gripped her clothes and stripped them from her body. Amarylis fell to her knees immediately. The beast licked his lips looking down at her. He could tell he had stripped her of her pride but her reaction was far quicker than he had anticipated. He figured the threat of a more intimate assault would send her cowering but a mere disrobing was all that was needed. He had struck a cord, this would be too easy.
"Um, just please, don't touch me, I'll fight or do whatever you want. Just don't touch me." Amarylis pleaded.
The man laughed sinisterly. "And what if I do? What are you going to do?"
"It's not me you have to worry about." Amarylis replied coughing as she continued to struggle for breath.