A Visit To The Nether

The Uncrowned Clown hummed a tune as he methodically sterilized his tools, whistling a discordant melody that contrasted horrifyingly with the macabre scene around him. 

His hands, precise and steady, dipped instruments into a bubbling liquid that hissed and steamed. "If you heal correctly," he continued, glancing at the man tied before him with a grin that dripped with mockery, "you should be up and barking in about... oh, a year, give or take."

He gestured to the side of the room where a gleaming steel cage stood, complete with a thick leather collar and a bone-shaped tag engraved with a name. "See that? I've already got everything prepared. The collar, the cage, even a cute little leash for walkies!" He chuckled, tapping the collar with an exaggerated flourish. "But my therapist—God bless her—she keeps telling me, 'Clown, you've got to transform your anger into happiness, your pain into joy.'"