Time Bomb

AIYA

Kerli, one of Aiya's people, walks over and snaps, "You said this would be simple! Sneak in, sneak out. This has turned into a disaster! Lucas and Kyle were killed and now the council has shown up!!" Aiya sneers at Kerli and says, "You only agreed because you were just as power-hungry as I am! All of you are the same! You knew the risks and yet you blame me?"

The others all glare at her but dare not speak up. Kerli returns the sneer and says, "Screw all of this, I'm going home!" She walks over and begins chanting. The wind starts to spin in the small space before the rip opens up.

A few others stand up, wanting to leave as well but when Kerli tries to step through, she's thrown back several feet! The rip warps, blowing wind everywhere before disappearing altogether. Aiya stands up with wide eyes as the others all stand around in shock and fear.

Kerli groans in pain before saying, "What the hell?" Aiya walks over, lifting her hands and quickly chanting. As soon as the rip appears again, she lifts her hand and tries to walk through. Aiya flies back, hits the ground, and rolls to a stop with gritted teeth.

Everyone stares in shock, completely at a loss. Fear and panic breaks out as several of them try to open it once more but Aiya just silently sits up with a dark light in her eyes.

Was this Lyra's doing? Was she trying to keep them here? Or was it the council? Well, the council was on Lyra's side, so they were probably working together. Aiya grits her teeth, trying to figure out her next move but she knew she was in trouble this time.

Would her parents come to save her? Hah... hahaha... that's laughable! She laughs but it's dark and full of sarcasm. Lyra! This is all her fault!!! Her eyes burn red, full of hatred and promises of death. Fine, since it's come to this, she might as well go all the way.

Since she's been found out and knows that her parents will throw her to the dogs, she might as well take Lyra down with her.

"Aiya! Are you listening?" Kerli yells, breaking her train of thought. Aiya turns and glares at Kerli and asks, "What? What is it now?" Kerli narrows her eyes and says, "You know what, nothing! I want nothing more to do with your ass. I'm out of here."

Kerli turns around and storms out of the small cave with everyone else quickly following. Aiya smirks as she watches them all leave but a cold light lingers in her dark eyes. She wouldn't expect anything more from those losers!

She turns, picks up a stone, and starts making a circle on the stone ground. As she makes the circle, she hears someone stepping into the cave. She turns, expecting to see the others coming back but when she sees a man in all white followed by several others, she freezes.

Who the hell were they!? Aiya stands up and turns to face them with a dark smirk on her face.

Weimin and his men file into the small cave with ease, filling the cave completely. When they saw the others leaving, they waited a bit before making their move. He knew she would be easier to deal with while she was by herself.

Weimin smirks as he slowly steps forward and asks, "Do you know Lyra?" Aiya blinks in surprise before snapping at him, "Of course, it's about her! It's always about her! What do you want?" Weimin doesn't lose his smirk as he continues, "I want to know all about her. All about where she came from and how her power works."

Aiya sneers with hatred as she says, "She's trash! That's all you need to know!" Weimin's smile finally falls as his cold eyes glare at Aiya. He tilts his head a little and lifts his hand in a silent command. Several of his men quickly move further into the cave, instantly surrounding Aiya.

Aiya curses and quickly begins chanting, lifting her hand to fight when suddenly a sharp whip snaps itself around her wrist! Its barbs sink into her skin, causing her to suck in at the pain! Because she stopped chanting, she quickly had to start over. All the potions she had were used up against Lyra leaving her with nothing to fight with.

She tries to pull her hand back but as soon as she pulls, the barbs dig in deeper! She quickly lifts her other hand but just like before, another whip wraps itself around her wrist! She cries out, "I curse all of you!! Release me immediately or I will kill you all!!"

Her eyes burn with hatred and anger as Weimin watches everything with absolute calmness. He takes a small step forward and says, "Let's try this again, tell me about Lyra." Aiya sneers and spits straight at Weimin before screaming, "Fuck you!"

Weimin uses his power to deflect the spit with cold eyes and says, "So be it." He turns around and says, "Take her back." The others nod in understanding as Weimin walks out of the cave first.

Suddenly, several more whips appear! They land all over her arms and legs! Aiya screams out in pain as they infuse their power into the whips, instantly causing her extreme pain! The barbed whips dig into her arms, legs, and torso without mercy.

She falls to the ground, crying as they tighten their grip! She curses Lyra over and over in her heart as they increase their power! When the pain becomes unbearable, everything fades away.

Weimin's men wait a few moments, making sure she wasn't faking before walking forward and removing the barbed whips. They replace them with Weimin's power-infused chains. After making sure she's completely tied up, they lift her up by her arms and drag her out of the cave.

They use their power to quickly travel back to Weimin's estate. They bypass the front entrance and head straight for the back. They drag her feet the whole way, not caring that she was a woman. Once they reach the cell, they quickly travel down.

It was dark, damp, and smelt of human waste. They take her all the way back to the largest cell and drop her in the middle. She falls like a lifeless doll, crumbling to the dirty ground. Weimin suddenly appears in the doorway and with the flick of his wrist, the chains come to life!

Her lifeless body suddenly sits upright before being dragged straight to the wall behind her. Her body slams into the wall before the chains climb up the wall like living vines. They tighten until she's stretched like a starfish against the wall.

The only thing lifelessly hanging was her head. Weimin nods with satisfaction before turning around and walking out. He calls out behind him, "Alert me when she wakes up." The rest of the men quickly file out but the guards for the cells bow and say, "Yes, young Master!"

She didn't want to speak to him? That's fine. He had no qualms about making her talk. Once she wakes up, it won't take long before she's singing like a canary. One way or the other, he will find out more about Lyra.

In the meantime, he has plans on how to get rid of Bolin. He was clearly a problem and needed to be removed as quickly as possible.