Whispers of revenge

Chapter thirteen.

Chapter thirteen.

Minthie point of view.

They have me here two more days locked up of which Altair comes in and punches my body every time I don't answer his questions.

I know they are losing patience with me that they could end my life if I don't tell them what they want. But now that I know what's in that bottle, I'm not going to tell you anything. I know they shouldn't have it and I won't give it to them. I haven't seen Bleddyn or my sister these days. And I appreciate it. I don't think I'll be able to see their faces now and hold my ground. They did not feed me again and my thirst is now stronger. The blows do not let me move much and the insects that walk on the ground are tangled in my hair. I feel them walking through my body. Some bite me to see if I am dead and to feed themselves. I have dried blood covering my body and I am so dirty that I myself can smell the sour smell that my body releases.

The door opens again and I see Altair enter the room. His nose wrinkles when he smells the inside of my cell.

“Are you good?” I hear him ask. His question annoys me. Is he for real?

“I would call you an imbecile but that´d be cruel as you wouldn’t be able to spell it.” I hear him chuckle before a kick meets my back. I grunt in pain.

“Please be quiet. I can´t even hear myself losing the will to live.” He says before bending and coming near me. His nostrils open and he smells me.

"I think it's time for a bath."

Altair takes my arm and drags me across the ground. A scream comes from my throat as I feel something crackle on my arm from the force Altair applies to it. I see him turn his face towards me with a frightened expression.

"Sometimes I forget how weak and pathetic humans are."

The pressure is a little less now but he doesn't change arms and I know he doesn't intend to help me. My screams bring the attention of more monsters who stare at me as I am dragged along the ground. Some even follow us to see how I die. They all have a sick smile on their faces. They enjoy seeing me like this.

Altair drops me on the floor of what appears to be a communal shower. I hear him move around the place and turn on a shower.

"Get up."

"I cannot." I tell him. My voice comes out so low that I don't think he can even hear me. I see him approach and stand next to me with his hands on his waist. Assessing the situation. Altair lets out an exasperated sigh and leans down to take me princess style. Her face turns into one of disgust when she holds me close to her nose.

"You smell like shit."

He walks over to the shower that was running and puts me under it. It helps me stand up and keeps me under a stream of cold water. I open my mouth to drink some water when I see that this appears to be clean water. Cold water in my mouth is like the best gift in the world to my body right now. I feel less heavy when my stomach fills up with something. I watch Altair let go of me and as he leans in and rips the rest of my clothes. It's so fast that I don't have time to react.

"Now is better." I see him looking at my body and a feeling of disgust runs through my gut.

"I'll bring you something else so you can wear." I see him come out of the bathroom leaving me alone. I look everywhere looking for another way out. But my search is useless. There is not a window in the whole place. I take advantage of the fact that I am alone and scrub my body trying to remove as much dirt as possible. I see a bar of soap in a compartment and I take it in my hands. I run the soap over my body, making the small wounds burn when they come into contact with the substance. But that's better than getting infected. I run my fingers through the strands of my hair combing it out and pulling out whatever was stuck in it.

By the time Altair comes back with a towel and clothes, I'm clean. She gives me the towels and although I refuse, she helps me dry and dress. She puts me in a long white dress that hangs loose around my body. She takes me to another part of the bathroom and makes me sit on a bench while she gently brushes my hair. I look at him puzzled. I don't understand why he's behaving this way.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why are you helping me?"

"I'm just following orders." He answers me. My brow furrows. "Come on. I'm done with you." Altair rests the brush on the bench and makes me stand up. Before we go, look at my hand and gently touch it to see if it is broken.

"All good." She says before looking at me and going on her way. She guides me to the same room as the other time and opens the door. At the back of the room are three thrones. The one in the middle is occupied by Cruor, my sister is sitting on the floor at her feet. Kira is sitting on the left, and Carnifex on the right. The doors close behind me and I can see Altair left me alone with them.

“Take a sit.” Kira's voice echoes in the place. I look around to see a chair in the corner. I walk slowly towards it and when I am about to sit down Kira speaks again.

"Bring the chair closer."

I take the chair and drag it across the floor, unable to lift it. I support her in front of them and I feel like watching them. The four of them look like queens sitting there. With her pretty dresses and their well-combed hair.

"We have been very patient with you Minthie. But our patience has a limit." Carniflex's voice catches my attention. I keep silent not wanting to speak to them. My eyes never leave the ground where my feet are resting. I stare at my bare feet when I hear someone get up. I hear his feet hitting the ground, his footsteps approaching me. My head is lifted by my chin and I look at my former sister. Your eyes are now completely black. Lifeless. Her skin is strangely paler, almost green. Her eyes, although now cold and without expression, seemed to burn.

"Do you think we will survive the apocalypse?" Her words bring back a stark memory of our early days without our parents.

When we promised to stay together to survive. I run my gaze from her eyes because I can't see her face now. This is not my sister.

"Tell us where what father left you is and it will all end."

"I don't know where it is" I reply.

She takes my face with her slender fingers and makes me look into her face. Her face comes close to mine. So close that I can feel her breath when she speaks.

"I know you are lying to me."

"I do not know where it is." I tell him again.

Nadia lets go of me harshly and starts walking around me, sizing me up. Her face remains serious. As if all feelings had been drained from her body.

"I trusted you." My voice trembles when I speak. Her expression does not change at any time.

"We just need what Daddy Minthie left you and it will all end." Her hand tenderly caresses my hair when she stops walking and positions herself behind me.

"I still remember you as a little girl who overwaters her plants because she didn´t know when to stop and is time for you to stop. We all have suffered enough Minthie. It´s time for us to win." She tries to convince me. For a moment I think about her words. We cause ourselves this. All of this was human error. It was our creation. Why defend a race that destroys everything? And that wanting or not he took my family.

But.

They are still part of me. I am one of them. Would I be able to betray my own race?

"Why would you do this?" I ask.

"Don´t you get it? They all betrayed us. My own father did this to me! No one understand me like them!"

"You should have told me Nadia. I would. We promised to stay together!" I shout.

I can see that Nadia hesitates for a moment before going back to her old self. My sister is about to say something but is interrupted by Kira.

"We just want the virus."

"You can destroy everything. Are you all that crazy?"

"This is who we are. This is what they created." Says Cruor.

"They wanted a powerful army to fight their battles and now we are fighting. For us. Our freedom." Says Carnifex.

"We weren't born to be soft and quiet. We were born to make the world shatter." Kira states. I look at all of them. They have a determined look on their faces. I can see the power emanating from their bodies. And strangely I understand them. I understand why they do it. But I can't let them do it. Not when I know the consequences.

"I cannot do it."

"Pathetic." Cruor rises from his throne and walks towards me.

"What did they do for you? The only person who loves you is here asking for your help and you turn your back on him?"

"I can't tell you anything." My voice breaks when I start to cry. Nadia looks at me in disappointment. I know I'm betraying her.

"Looks like I'm not going to be the one breaking the promise at the end of it all." She says before turning around and leaving the room.

Kira and Carnifex also get up and come towards me. Carnifex kneels in front of me and rests his hands on my knees.

"It doesn't matter that you don't tell us where it is. We will find it. We will win in the end." Her hands begin to press on my knees. I keep my cry of pain to myself, I don't want to be heard screaming.

"And why is that?" I ask her.

"In the end, they are all made so flesh that can be cut. Bones that can be broken." When she finishes saying this she squeezes my knees with all her might. Causing a c***k to be heard and I utter a sharp cry of pain. I know my knees are broken. I have no doubt of that.

Carnifex drops my knees and stands up again. A macabre smile adorns her face.

"Pick it up." I hear Kira's voice. I see myself taken in the arms of someone. The pain doesn't let me see who it is until I'm out of the room and lift my face to see Bleddyn's. I didn't realize when he entered the room and what he heard. But right now I don't care. I feel so much pain in my legs that I can't focus on anything else. A cold sweat runs down my back and every step Bleddyn takes is throbbing pain. I hear him mutter things but I ignore them and he focused on my surroundings. We are back in the cell. I know if I go back there I will not survive. I'm going to die here. And I stammer it. I tell Bleddyn that I am going to die. I know he can hear me. I feel his grip tighten more and his stride speeds up. I feel like the pain is going to make me pass out. I see how my vision is becoming blurred and my limbs lose strength. My head falls back and I close my eyes. The last thing I hear is my name coming out of Bleddyn's mouth before I lose consciousness