Sweet Revenge

The torture chamber was dimly lit with torches. Blood stains decorated the gray stone walls. The strong stench of blood and piss overwhelmed their senses. Hunter lifted up Elisia by her hand and put the shackles around her wrist and legs, just like she did to Parker. He did the same to Jayden, only a few meters right in front of Elisia so she could watch her brother suffer. Hunter was ruthless, but not to the point he would take pleasure in torturing people. At the same time, he strongly believed in returning the favor multiple folds. Whether it was good or bad, Hunter would always pay back several folds.

"A girl should be soft like a petal and kind like a goddess. But this bitch," Hunter said while putting the shackles around Jayden's wrists.

"She spent hours whipping Parker," Kolvar frowned, seeing Parker addressing himself in the third person.

"She took pleasure in his pain. It's only fair she deserves the same treatment,"

Kolvar saw Hunter standing in front of Elisia. His heartbeat steadily raised. He couldn't guess what this new Parker would do next. Hunter woke up Elisia with a slap. The force snapped Elisia out of her unconscious state.

"Welcome to your new reality, darling," Hunter grinned from ear to ear. Kolvar could see Hunter's handprint on Elisia's face. After waking her up, Hunter turned around, walked toward Jayden, and slapped him.

"Ah," Jayden woke up to the sudden pain. To his shock, he was in the torture chamber and couldn't move his body.

"Parker," Hunter was surprised to hear Jayden calling him by his name.

"Get away from him," ELisia growled like a wounded beast. Several runes and symbols began to glimmer on her chains. She tried to conjure astral energy, but the chains prevented her from doing so. These shackles were specially made to stop a mage or a warrior from casting spells or using a martial art technique. It was expensive, yet Xander bought several as his way of doing business required taking prisoners and torturing them. How could they torture a mage when one could blast their torturer with a spell?

Only a few institutes in this world had the right to have these shackles. It's illegal and a crime punishable by death. But that didn't stop merchants like Xander from getting them through the black market.

"Darling, you cannot cast spells when those are around your wrist and legs," Hunter pointed at the shackles around her wrist and legs.

"What's happening? Let us go!" Jayden shouted.

"And no matter how much you scream, no one can hear you. In case you two didn't realize it, you're in your own torture chamber. Right under the corpses of your father and mother," Hunter's words made Jayden's heart skip a beat. His mind went blank as his body began to tremble. On the other hand, Elisia shivered in pure rage. She leaned forward, trying to break out of her shackles.

"Make no mistake, you're going to die. The voices in my head will kill me if I let you live," Hunter looked at Elisia.

"There is no but. That's it. You're going to die," Hunter said before walking toward Jayden with his dagger. Without wasting a second, he plunged the dagger right through Jayden's shoulder.

"ARRHHHH!" Jayden screamed in pain. He had never experienced such intense pain in his life.

"JAYDEN!" Elisia screamed from the other end.

"YOU SICK BASTARD!" Elisia's eyes turned blood red. If her voice had power, Hunter would have exploded into a bloody mist.

"He's upstairs," said Hunter. He slowly pulled out the dagger to maximize the pain.

"LET HIM-"

"ARGHHH!" Before Elisia could finish her sentence, Hunter stabbed him again in the other shoulder. Blood spurted out from the wound, and spit spurted out from Jayden's mouth. A wet circle appeared around Jayden's crotch. Due to the pain, he wet himself like a baby. This time, Hunter did not pull out the dagger. Instead, he walked toward the wall where Kolvar saw a whip hanging on.

Hunter grabbed the whip with an amused smile. He swung the whip as it sliced through the air, making a sharp cracking sound. With a snicker, Hunter lashed the whip at Elisia.

"AH!" Elisia screamed in agony. Usually, it was always her who swung the whip. Now the tables were turned.

"ELI!"

Jayden screamed, looking at ELisia being beaten by the whip mercilessly by the slave named Parker. The images of Kolvar pushing Parker in his makeshift cart flashed across Jayden's eyes. Parker was a cripple. But somehow, he was standing and walking like a healthy person.

Kolvar knew he should at least try to stop Parker, but his mind refused to do so. For the first time in a long time, Kolvar didn't feel weak and helpless. Wherever they dragged Parker to that torture chamber, Kolvar could only pray to the gods. Elisia and her family took pleasure in others' suffering. Deep down, Kolvar wanted them to suffer for what they did to him, Parker, and all the other slaves.

"STOP, PLEASE!" Jayden screamed as tears rushed out of his eyes. He noticed Elisia's white dress completely turning red with her blood. It was torn to pieces by the whip. Hunter beat Elisia until she lost consciousness, just like she did to Parker. Finally, Hunter threw the whip aside. He gently tapped Elisia's face.

"Hey look. I was just kidding. I am not going to kill you,"

Kolvar was stunned, and Jayden stopped crying.

"Look, I am going to release your brother," Hunter walked toward Jayden. Hope and delight glistened in Elisia's eyes.

Hunter pulled out the dagger stuck into Jayden's shoulder. Without moving an inch, Elisia stared at Jayden.

"You will pay for this," Elisia growled in her mind.

"Agh," She was completely taken by surprise when Hunter plunged the dagger through Jayden's throat. Her eyes went wide as she looked at Jayden's body twitching. Blood sprayed out of his throat. Gradually, the light of life left her little brother's eyes.

"BASTARD. I WILL KILL YOU!" She screamed with new vigor.

Hunter burst into maniacal laughter. As Elisia was screaming, he slowly pulled out the dagger.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing an Apprentice level 5. The reward is 5000 Experience points and 400 Badass points]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully being a badass. The reward is 5000 Badass points]

"How many lives have you and your family have taken in this room, darling?"

"He was innocent!" Elisia roared. Even Kolvar shared the same opinion as Elisia. Among all the Xander family members, Jayden was the only one who was kind toward the slaves. If anyone deserved mercy, it was Jayden.

"He stood there and watched you people hurt countless people. They screamed and begged for mercy, but he didn't raise a finger. That doesn't seem innocent to me," Hunter shrugged.

"He was just as evil and vile as you. Being a good man is something you do, not something you are," Hunter uttered these words, looking at the lifeless body of Jayden. Without wasting any more time, Hunter picked up the fuel can from the ground. He poured the slimy green liquid all over Elisia. She struggled violently, only to fail. He tossed the can to Kolvar. He took a step forward. His nose almost touched Elisia. The smell of gasoline overwhelmed Hunter's senses. He grinned.

"ARGH!"

Elisia groaned as Hunter plunged his dagger into her gut. He twisted the dagger as blood spurted out.

"Thank you for killing Parker," He whispered into her ear. Elisia's struggle finally came to a halt. Hunter gently slapped Elisia's cheek a couple of times before leaving the torture chamber with Kolvar. On his way outside, he kept pouring out the slimy green liquid. He used the key to get into the devil's button storehouse. While Hunter was rummaging through the room, Kolvar went to the window. He stared outside. To his surprise, he saw the light on the lone path to the manor. He felt a chill.

"Parker, look," Kolvar quickly called out for Hunter. Hunter stopped searching for valuables and came to Kolvar's side. Judging by the light and the way it was moving, Hunter could tell someone was riding a horse with a torch in their hand. Apparently, they were heading this way. Hunter creased his brows.

This sudden change threw a wrench in Hunter's initial plan. But Hunter didn't panic. In a situation like this, panic would do nothing. He quickly picked up a sack full of devil's buttons and handed it over to Kolvar. He himself carried one sack and exited the storeroom quickly. Before he closed the door however, he picked up the torch hanging on the wall and tossed it inside. The green slimy liquid on the floor immediately caught on fire. In a few seconds, the entire storeroom was on fire. Kolvar quickly ran behind Hunter, following him out of the house. By the time they reached outside, the entire home was on fire.

Hunter did not stop with just burning the home. He tossed the fuel can into the devil's buttons field in front of him. As far as an eye could see, there was nothing but an endless crimson-red field of devil's buttons. It was as though a red bed sheet was blanketing the ground. Since the devil's buttons were a dry, quickly flammable plant, when Hunter threw the torch onto the green slimy liquid splattered on the field, the flames engulfed the field in no time.

"Holy shit,' Kolvar gasped.

"Come on, let's get the hell out of here," With heavy sacks on their backs, Kolvar and Hunter ran toward the stable where they kept the horses. The slaves immediately woke up to the sound of wooden walls crumbling down. When they reached the stables, the horses were violently neighing. Among the seven horses in the stable, Hunter picked up the pure black one while Kolvar picked up a gray mane horse. They did not waste time lingering around. Instead, they immediately hopped onto the horses and slammed the rail.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a Disciple level 10 mage. The reward is 20,000 Experience points and 400 Badass points]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully being a badass. The reward is 15000 Badass points]

[Congratulations to Host for reaching level 11, Disciple]