Chapter 29: Breaking the Mind

Pain shot through her skull. Slowly, her body stirred, and eyes opened.

It was dark. Cold. No heat or windows. Something that felt like stone was wrapped around her wrists, keeping her suspended against the wall.

Shine took a slow, pained breath, before licking her dry lips. "Where am I… Frannie… You here?" She asked quietly.

Nothing met her. No sound. Not a word, or the sound of a rat.

"Frannie?" She spoke into the darkness, louder than before.

This time a grunt. Chains rattled.

"Wha… Ow, fuck.."

"Frannie," Shine called out more frantically. "Are you alright?!"

"I think so… My side hurts like a bitch. What about you? How's the head?"

"Feels like it can split in two. Where are we?"

There was silence, Frannie's chains rattling around for a little bit before she said, "Someplace dark as hell. Those two fucks caught us, like I knew they would."

Her words stung Shine. Not that Frannie could see, she avoided her gaze, simply uttering, "I'm sorry. I should've listened. I don't know what came over me."

"I have a theory, but let's worry about getting out of here first." Frannie's tone wasn't soft. It held anger, something Shine hoped would pass.

A door opened to their left, the bright light of the outside room blinding them momentarily. Once the light eased into their eyes, both girls looked at one another and froze, draining of color.

"Where's our clothes?!"

"Glad you're up," Orion said, stepping down the stone steps between the two. Dirt covered the floor, cobwebs strung up in the corner of the cellar, unlit torches on the wall. Orion was in his human form, only sporting dark sweatpants. "Feeling alright?"

"Fuck you!" The pair spat out.

He shook his head. "Be nice. Not like you can do much anyway. That's mana sealing stone hanging holding you against the wall." His eyes glanced over to Frannie, and he raised an eyebrow. "Damn. Didn't know you had tits that big."

"Keep staring at me and I'll gouge your fucking eyes out, you shrimp dicked wolf bitch!"

He slapped her, the connection echoing in the room. "Language. Gonna have to fix that." He looked back at Shine, but didn't say anything to her.

Slowly, he reached up and unlocked the chains that held Frannie to the wall. Instinctively, she tried to throw a quick kick, but any strength she had left her body and she dropped into the soil. "I'm gonna give you a chance, if you can. A full minute. Kill me in a minute, barehanded, and you go free."

Frannie grit her teeth, and jumped to her feet, throwing kick after kick. Orion dodged each one, gently shoving Frannie around each time she missed. The blonde, breathing heavy, glared at him, tightening her fists. "Let me out of these restraints, then we'll see what I can do."

Orion considered her offer. Whether or not it was to give them false hope, the hope that they would have a chance to escape, they couldn't say. The request didn't go very far either way, as Orion quickly declined by shaking his head side to side.

Frannie ran at him again, this time Orion moving blindingly fast, slamming a palm against her chest and knocking her down. When she hit the floor, her eyes went wide with pain, a quiet groan leaving her throat as she tried to sit up.

Shine looked at Orion, growling at him, struggling against her chains on the wall.

"Time's up."

"You fuck! Let me out of here! I'll fuck you up myself!"

"Sorry, the offer only stood for the blonde." He crossed his arms. "Honestly, it'd be a waste to kill her, but we don't need her if we have you." He touched his chin, eyed Frannie up and down, then raised his head as an idea came to him. He walked over to her, kneeling down as Frannie got on all fours to get up. With his right, he took a lock full of her hair and pulled her head back, careful not to snap her neck. "You wanted me before, didn't you?"

Shine's heart immediately stopped.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

She shouldn't have asked. She should've shut her eyes and looked away. She should've fought with all her strength to break free. Orion looked Shine directly in her eyes, positioning Frannie just right. By now, he had removed his own clothing, leaving all three completely bare. Orion licked his lips, a sick bloodlust stirring in his eyes.

The blonde looked at her friend, eyes full of fear.

A fear Shine recognized. A fear she wouldn't wish upon anyone, not even her worst enemies.

"Stop… Stop it! Don't touch her! Take me instead, whatever you want, but do NOT DO THIS! PLEASE ORION!"

"Please…" He muttered. "Yeah. Begging gets you nowhere in this case."

He thrust, and Frannie cried. Tears spilled down her cheeks, her body jolted stiff and eyes were wide. There was a silent pause in the room, one that made Shine want to vomit. Her stomach twisted in knots, and throat went so dry she couldn't form any words.

Orion pulled his hips back, and bucked them, forcing himself deeper into Frannie's core. Blood dripped into the soil, his movements picking up. Frannie dropped to the floor face first, eyes locked with Shine's, devoid of light.

Shine couldn't pry her eyes away. Her strength left her, tears beginning to run down her cheeks as well. Orion picked up his movement, faint groans filling the room. His hands gripped her hips, and he continued on, fur slowly coating his skin, back hunching and snout forming. He howled loudly, pushing deeper, growing larger.

It was then Frannie screamed in pain, his claws digging into her sides and drawing blood. The tears were rapid rivers, the sounds of their skin connecting echoing in the room.

"S-STOP!"

Orion ignored Shine's plea. Instead, he picked up his speed, lifting Frannie and opening her legs wide, giving Shine full view of their union.

The girl was frozen stiff. Sick to her stomach, full of guilt and disgust that ran so deep she would've given anything to trade places with Frannie to spare her the pain she was going through.

Frannie's chest bounced with each movement, her toes curling and head dropping. Quickly, her cries changed, from horror to pleasure. Lifting her head, she threw her arms back and pulled Orion's head down close to hers. Her eyes had rolled to the back of her head, face flushed in such a deep beet red. Orion kept his gaze on Shine, and she read it all.

Frannie was just an example.

She would be next.

And that fact left such a horrific impact on her very being.

Again she'd have to go through with feeling him touching her. Again, she would be violated and used as nothing more than a breeding station.

"I'm so sorry… FRANNIE, I'M SO SORRY!! PLEASE DON'T GIVE INTO HIM!"

Her mind was already shot. She tensed up, releasing a blood curdling scream of pleasure, juices splashing from her lower areas, the girl shaking in what Shine must've assumed to be a mind blowing orgasm.

She hated herself.

The image of her best friend's rape burned deep into her brain.

Orion dropped Frannie to the floor, looking at his handiwork, then dragging Frannie back to the wall and locked her back in place. His wolf features faded when he looked at Shine, strolling over to her and grabbing her hair tightly, before crashing their lips together and forcing his large tongue in her throat.

She clenched her fists, struggling against him before pulling herself away. "That taste… I will savor it for a while. Best to let the main course simmer first." His fingers trailed Shine's stomach, before he jammed them into her. She shivered, digging her nails into her palms and drawing blood.

"Naughty…" He replied, licking his fingers. "You're ready for me, just from watching that?" He smirked, before turning on his heel and stepping up the stone steps. "A week. I will wait a week for you Shine. Get used to those shows because that's all you're going to be watching for a long while." He left, shutting the door, leaving the girls in darkness.

Silence.

The cold, painful silence.

Shine's silent tears, the overwhelming urge to vomit, all built up and slowly releasing itself.

Frannie had her head low. "... Fuck… Fuck… FUCK… FUCK FUCK!!" She yelled. "I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU!! YOU HEAR ME, ORION! I WILL RIP YOUR GODDAMN DICK OFF AND FEED IT TO THE DEMONS YOU SERVE!!"

Her threats came as pained cries.

She had no strength. She was hurt, blood oozing down her legs, along with a warm load of semen. The girls closed their eyes, counting their blessings, muttering prayer after prayer for salvation.

Shine knew none would come. It would take a miracle for them to be found. In Shine's head now, they didn't live in a world of close calls, of happy endings, or erasing the past and looking toward the future.

Right now, they were in hell.

They were doomed to a week of hellish torture. One of pure rape, the other of the witnessing and fear of it happening to her next. Both bit their lips. Both clenched their fists, both spoke, yelled, the same name, as if it were a single cry of the universe to look towards help.

They both cried, in pain, in fear, in tears, "TAKABI!"