(Irene POV)
I opened the door to the cell. Inside there was a single light, shining down on a woman chained to the chair.
In the top right corner was a camera, where the footage was being recorded and broadcasted to our movie room so everybody else in the base could watch.
"Erica. Water." I gestured towards the wall, where the one-way mirror sat. Behind it was my fellow Sisters.
It didn't take long for the door to open and Erica to walk in, holding a bucket.
"I'll start. Alone." I told her.
"I call second." She stated.
I nodded to her, and she placed down the bucket. She left the room, closing the door behind her. I picked up the bucket, splashing the water into her face.
"W-what?! Where am I?!" Reika, or Kiera, jumped awake in surprise. She looked around, her eyes landing on me and widening.
"W-what is this?" She nervously asked.
"I'm sure you know who I am?" I asked.
"I-Irene Aegis." She stated, unsure of where I was going with this.
"Heaven's Hell?" I asked.
"What?" She looked confused.
It appears she, unlike Ken, hadn't watched the anime based off of this reality. Hm.
"So...why did you hurt my beloved?" I asked, starting to circle her. I summoned Thor into my hands for extra intimidation.
"H-he isn't who you think h-" She stuttered.
"No, I perfectly know who he is." I replied. "Whether you're talking about Ken...or Kyle."
I watched as her face paled. I felt a grin creep up on my face. "I-I was just doing what I needed to-?!"
I slammed Thor against her kneecap. She buckled forwards as a strangled cry left her throat. Tears started to scream down her face as she bent over.
I gripped her hair, pulling her face up to look into my eyes. "I have an extremely heavy hammer which can break your kneecaps in one hit, as you can see. Give me a real answer, or I'll break your other."
"O-okay..." She whimpered.
"Good." I continued. "So why did you hurt him?"
"He was popular..." She whispered. "People like him...they trample on others to get to where they are...they're mon-!"
I slammed their into her other kneecap. Her scream echoed throughout the walls as I broke the other one. She sputtered out sobs.
"You truly are a bitch." I remarked. "You clearly didn't know him."
Ken wasn't like this. Not now, and not back then. Not when I saw that younger him with those bruises, smiling down at his unharmed sister.
"I don't know who hurt you in the past..." I stated. "...And I don't care. Because we are going to hurt you even worse."
I grabbed her face, turning it towards the wall. "You can't see, but behind that wall are many that have a bone to pick with you."
She let out a whimper, unable to speak from the pain.
"Have fun~" I smiled, exiting the room. "Erica, you're up."
"Thanks." Erica smiled. "She's going to regret ever crossing us."
"And Yui, you go as well. It's not your time yet, but I'll need you to heal her." I continued. "You all can do anything to her, but don't kill her. I have plans for her."
"Alright." Erica and Yui nodded, entering the room.
"You're brutal." Thor commented.
That's what she gets for crossing us. For hurting Ken. She completely broke him, but he was strong enough to fix himself. But I can't forgive her for doing that to him. Especially with a reason as stupid as that.
"Well, that's understandable." Thor replied. "She pissed me off as well. But isn't this a little much...?"
Not to me. And besides, when we're done with her...she'll be happy.
"I don't get it..." Thor sighed.
You'll see.
I stood with the other Sisters, watching through the one way mirror as Erica chose the method of breaking, and then cutting off fingers. Once she got through all of them, Yui regrew them back with her healing.
Tears streamed down Reika's face as she took the torture. She struggled and screamed, but it wouldn't save her.
"So, what's your plan, sister?" Iris asked.
"We break her. Completely." I stated.
"A fitting punishment." Lily stated.
After down time, Erica's turn was over and Lily went next. She repeatedly carved different profanities like bitch and whore into Reika's thighs, before Yui healed them and the process continued again.
After Lily it was Yui's turn. She continually beat up Reika's face with her Asclepius staff. Moving from her face she hit her stomach, arms, legs. By the time she was done, bruises littered her body before Yui healed them.
Oh, how useful Yui's healing was.
Iris went next. She used shock torture, using her electricity to shock Reika into submission. By this point Reika had stopped crying. She had ran out of tears to cry with. Her face was red, especially around the eyes, and they still held a look of fear in them.
She realized she wouldn't be getting out any time soon.
We then gave her a short break of ten minutes. Why give her a break? Well, it certainly wouldn't feel like a break. Not when she was filled with fear of when we would return and continue the torture.
Any slight creak from the walls and she would jump, scared for her life. When the door finally opened as Amber and Yui entered, Reika frantically shook her head.
It didn't change anything.
Amber summoned her gauntlets into her hands. Spikes protruded from them, and when she hit Reika it left her bruised and bloody with broken holes in the skin.
Bianca used quite the unique and brutal method. She would freeze the limbs into solid ice, before shattering them. I don't think it hurt as much as the others, but seeing your arms shattered over and over would no doubt break someone.
By this point her eyes were dead. She was alive, but she blanket stared at the door. After hours of torture, we had finally broken her.
But, well, not quite enough. An idea sparked window of my mind, leaving a vicious grin on my face.
"Bianca...call Aoi." I stated. "I have a good idea for her initiation into the Cult."
It didn't take long for Aoi to appear. Bianca somehow communicated what was going in through a couple words and a staring contest, but the point came across.
We know you like Ken, and you can become a Sister and gain our support if you continue to break Reika for us.
"I'll give you a whole day." I told her. "Yui will heal the injuries you give her. There's just one requirement; don't kill her."
"Okay." Aoi nodded.
I left Aoi with Reika. I didn't watch what happened, instead I headed home for the night. I needed to prepare for tomorrow. Besides, I could always watch the footage later.
When I returned the next day, Reika looked even more dead than before. She wasn't, of course, but if you took a quick glance you'd certainly think so. She was completely limp, eyes as dead as a fish, but yet her chest slowly moved up and down.
The other Sisters watched from through the one-way window, curious as to what my plan was. I strolled into the room with a TV on a cart.
Reika slightly moved, blankly looking into my eyes.
"Hello." I smiled. "I have a proposal for you. We can stop this torture...keep you from having to go through it any longer. I mean, that was only one day. Imagine a week. A month."
She didn't react, continuing to stare at me.
"I want you to take my program." I stated. "I worked all night to create this, just for you. You'll be the first person to use it, as it will only be for...extreme cases."
"But if you take my program, you'll never go through this again. And you will have a much, much better life." I got close to her. "What do you think?"
"...li...ar?" She rasped out, I think as a question.
"No." I shook my head. "I have no reason to give you false promises when I could continuously torture you or kill you. Either way you would never see the light of day again. But this way, you will."
She continued to stare at me. For a couple minutes we stared at each other, but I didn't waver. Eventually she opened her mouth, before closing it and giving the smallest of nods.
"Good." I smiled. "Then let's begin."
I turned on the TV, exiting the room. Aoi stood shortly outside of the door. I gave her a big grin.
"Good job." I told her. "And welcome to The Cult Of Loki."
"Thank you." Kneeled Aoi.
I smiled to myself. Things were coming together. Don't worry Ken. You'll never be hurt again. I'll make sure of it.
A/N: Poll! While we aren't done with Rose and Assassin League, this will occur throughout the volume, mixing up the slice-of-life and development.
So I'm the meantime, who do you want development for next (out of these four options)? Whoever has the most votes when I write the next chapter will get development next.
Iris.
Amber.
Aoi.
Yui.