Empty Classroom #1

[mels]

"So?"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"So now I'll read you a list of names and personalities."

[mels]

"You realize it means nothing to me, correct?"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Ah, then you should know this. Until you have either bonded or died, I will put her in constant mental anguish."

[mels]

"You promised you wouldn't harm her."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I won't kill her."

[mels]

He cursed. Stupid. He should have specified.

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

He tapped into Anya's mind, forcing pain onto her. "Now, shall we commence with the reading?"

[mels]

"What are you doing to her."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Pain equivalent to having her skin sawed in various places, with no escape. Shall we?"

[mels]

"Stop."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Choose."

[mels]

"I told you already, I can't!" He shouted. "Let her go!"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Choose." He began to read through the names.

[mels]

"Names. Mean. Nothing."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I have their profiles right here. I can leave you the lists, but she won't be freed of her pains until you've chosen."

[mels]

"Stop hurting her."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I'm growing impatient."

[mels]

"Stop hurting her."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I'll double her pain, then," he said, focusing.

[mels]

"I said to stop!"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"You're only making things worse by resisting."

[mels]

"I'm not resisting."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"You refuse to let me continue." He read a few more names.

[mels]

"As I've said before, these names... They mean nothing to me. I don't know these dragons."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I'm reading a quick profile as well." He reviewed the medical dragon again.

[mels]

"Quick profiles don't help."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"You must know some dragons," he sighed.

[mels]

"Actually, I've been avoiding them after I slaughtered... What was it? Hundreds?"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Thousands. I suppose I'll just have to offer you a fresh egg."

[mels]

"Fresh egg?"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"A fresh dragon egg. We do have hatcheries."

[mels]

"An... Egg."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"You would like that, wouldn't you? A clean slate?"

[mels]

"It... Will never be a clean slate as long as I'm here."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Then that poor girl will never live to see her clean slate."

[mels]

His fingers clenched. "You wouldn't kill her."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I promised not to, but I can give the order and have it done through other hands. Would I kill her? Definitely. Would it be a shame? Rather. But I'd enjoy watching the both of you writhe in shared pain."

[mels]

He just stared at him, his fists and teeth clenched.

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Now, would you prefer a dragon or a fresh egg?" He returned to his notes, like he was doing absolutely nothing to torment the boy.

[mels]

He remained silent.

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"I could tap you into the pain she's feeling, if that would urge your tongue."

[mels]

"Just stop," he replied, disgusted.

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"You make me rather impatient."

[mels]

"No, you make me impatient."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"How so?"

[mels]

"With your idiocy."

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Oh, you realize, that makes me want to put imprints in her dreams."

[mels]

"Imprints?"

[Ilsa, Veratri, Ember, Nigethion, Shinrai, Anya, Adara]

"Hmm... That's actually a good idea. There are some nightmares she'd rather die than live through."