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Post by Malum on Aug 3, 2010 8:12:14 GMT 5
"Your welcome, and by you can do anything to him, I mean ANYTHING." Vihata said, hinting towards eating him. "I personally don't care about him. He's just another ploy to break down Amor. You can eat him, burn him, freeze him, drown him, poison him, bury him alive, skin him alive, anything your sadistically gifted mind can come up with!"
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Post by sweetmint on Aug 3, 2010 9:04:04 GMT 5
Cadwen responded to Vihata's implications with a toothy leer; it seemed little more than Vihata and her cruelty -- which reminded Cadwen so much of herself -- could make the arctic hare smile. If the expression on her face counted as a smile.
She turned her head slightly, looking back down the passage as Squidge's pleas and the sound of the whip drifted and echoed up to them, mingling as if in some sick dance. She could also faintly catch Hemlock's voice.
Power. It was something Vihata had, and it was something Cadwen wanted. Once she had the power she thirsted for -- yearned for with every milimetre of her black heart -- she would be able to return across the norther sea to the lands of ice and snow, and she would kill every last one of the traitorous scum that had turned her out. If she could see Vihata's queenship through, she would know it would be possible.
Cadwen pressed her full lips together until they were a tight, bloodless line, ears twisting back in long-suppressed fury.
"Lady Vihata," she said suddenly, "suppose Amor knows ye plan to kill her?"
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Post by Malum on Aug 3, 2010 9:14:58 GMT 5
Vihata smiled.
"Oh, Squidge knew. He even told Amor! But, that fool of a queen just shooed him off. Imagine how horrible she'll feel when I kill Squidge in front of her, and tell her that he was right, that I am plotting against her, planning her death." Vihata said, venom in her voice.
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Post by Lisolette on Aug 3, 2010 10:43:20 GMT 5
Meanwhile, a torrent of suffering was given to Squidge by Hemlock...
The wildcats whip slapped his face, brought bruises to his arms, and scars to his torse. Hemlock the Gypsy showed no mercy to Squidge, making sure that when Amor came down, her heart would sink like a rock to the ocean. Hemlock wanted Amor to feel pain and agony, just as Squidge had, only the white vixen would not feel it on his body, but in his soul. That was how Hemlock was going to torture Amor. For her new master. For her new queen. Vihata.
Hemlock stopped to take a quick breather. Panting from the well-.worthed excersise, Hemlock grinned toothily at Squidge, "'Ow's dat feel, foxdog? Heehee! Dat's only a tiny basketfull compared to de death we'll bring t'ye! Heehee!" She cracked her whip, ready to bring more anguish to the tortured Squidge.
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Post by Malum on Aug 3, 2010 11:08:03 GMT 5
Squidge winced and whimpered as the whips rained down on him. He would give anything to stop the torrent of pain engulfing him. He wished dearly that this would end,, that they would just finish him off, or quit. Squidge was drifted in and out of consciousness from the pain. As he drifted off for a second, he saw a mouse before him.
"Help me!" He said to the mouse.
The mouse smiled, and shook his head.
"I can't i'm afraid. But you won't die if you don't give up."
"Is that good news or bad news?" Squidge said sarcastically.
"If you be brave, you can save yourself, Amor, and my home, Redwall Abbey..." Martin said.
"What?!" Squidge asked incredilous, yet the mouse had dissappeared, and he was back in the cell of pain.
Suddenly, the blows stopped, and Squidge turned his cut up and bruised face towards Hemlock, in shock (ooc: Rhyme). He sighed, and squared his shoulders.
"I know you only joined Vihata out of fear, almost everyone can tell, the way you shake when you're near her." Squidge said.
Suddenly, he sighed, and looked at Hemlock.
"Yet, I agree that I shouldn't have called you a grime covered mop... And I apologize, I just got mad at that creature that Amor calls a sister..." He said, hoping Hemlock wouldn't just start hitting him harder.
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Post by Lisolette on Aug 4, 2010 11:08:50 GMT 5
Hemlock the Gypsy glared at Squidge, "Are ye callin' me a coward, ye stoopid foxdog!?" Hemlock hissed after his apologies. She let out an angered screech, and the whip slapped his stomach. Hemlock sniffed, "Oi nay 'cept 'pology! You'm juz sayin' et to get out o' yer death! Ye die soon!"
The whipping continued.
(ooc: Sorry, if you were planning for Hemlock to get him out. x3 She's a bad guy, even if her motives for joing a bad guy were not becuase of villianous reasons...Amor's gotta save him now! ^_^)
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Post by Malum on Aug 4, 2010 11:37:21 GMT 5
OOC: Yep.
Squidge flinched as the whip hit him again, and the breath rushed fom his stomach in a type of high pitched sqeal. He looked at himself in shock, and tryed to regain his breath.
Amor ran down the hallways, frantic. She had gotten the note with an hour of it's writing, and had gathered up as many of her trusted warriors as she could. She ran for the dungeons, just managing to hold back the tears.
Still be alive! GOD, I should have believed you! She thought. Suddenly, she was at the door to the dungeon, and part of her guard had seperated to guard the entrance. Amor's head spun around as a sqeal came from the hallway. She ran down there as fast as she could, and gaped at the scene. She summoned her guard, most of whom attemped to surround Hemlock, while she ran to Squidge.
"Squidge! Squidge? Please speak to me!" She said, breathlessly.
Squidge looked uo at Amor and gave a slight smile.
"Thanks Amor..." He said, weak.
One of the guards came with the keys, and she unlocked his wrists, which were one of the only places not scarred and bleeding. She laid Squidge on the ground, and hugged him close.
"Oh, I'm so sorry for not believing you!" She said.
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Post by Lisolette on Aug 4, 2010 20:55:57 GMT 5
Hemlock screamed as foxes surrounded her. She lashed out with her whip and her claws, trying to get rid of them all. The wildcat aimed the whip point to Amors back and screeched, "REGINA! REGINA, HELP! THEY'VE COME! THEY'VE COME!"
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Post by Malum on Aug 5, 2010 0:30:02 GMT 5
Amor dodged the whip and spoke to her guards.
"Don't kill her, just SHUT her up!" She said.
Suddnly, Vihata strode into the room, and for a second, her smile wavered.
"My oh my! Hoe could you Hemlock! I told you that Squidge's imprisonment was not to be leaked out. Even though he IS a traitor." She said, shock coming across her face.
She bent over Squidge and gasped.
"Even though he is a traitor, he didn't deserve this punishment!" She said. "Let me take him to the infirmary."
Squidge gasped, and started to crawl towards Amor.
"She's lieing! She kidnapped me so she could take your crown away! Don't believe a word she says!"He yelled.
Amor was torn .Her best friend, or her sister. She gazed at Squidge in dismay, and turned to Vihata...
"I'm sorry..." Seh said.
Squidge gasped, and tried to get up.
"No! I would never betray you!" He begged, "Please believe me!"
Amor looked at him in sorow, and took a step forward, but Vihata blocked her.
"No, don't get to close to that scum! He could kill you, and since he's your first in command, he would become," Here she spat. "Rex Squidge."
Squidge looked uo at Vihata, flames practically shooting from his eyes.
"YOU LITTLE LIAR! YOU'RE THE SCUM! YOU WERE PLANNING TO KILL AMOR, USING ME AS A HOSTAGE!" He yelled.
Vihata grabbed her sword, and stabbed Squidge in the arm. Squidge sqealed out in pain, and looked up at Amor, begging her to believe him. Amor looked at him sadly, and spoke.
"Surround them both." She said.
Vihata stumbled backwards.
"You're gonna believe what this scum said to you?!?!" She said, not believing her eyes.
"Yes." She said.
Vihata smiled grimly.
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Post by sweetmint on Aug 5, 2010 5:47:34 GMT 5
Cadwen had followed Vihata back to the chamber at the first sound of conflict, but kept back upon seeing the queen's guards. Being outnumbered, it could end badly for her; but then, she'd always loved a good bloodbath...
When Vihata appeared to have convinced Amor of her own innocence, Cadwen pushed forward to stand closer to her true queen's side, eyes wide and innocent.
"It is true, Regina," she put in on her Lady's behalf. "I have heard Squidge plotting to kill ye myself." She didn't know the queen very well, but she did know Amor knew of her status with Vihata, and that was everything here. She was about to say more when Squidge interrupted, yelling.
Then everything went wrong.
"Surround them both."
Cadwen sucked in her breath, short, sharp, and silent. Eyes narrowing, she bared her claws and held herself ready; it would seem that bloodbath she'd been waiting for would not be long in coming. As the guards moved to surround the beaten fox and the queen's sister, Cadwen leapt forward, snarling, and stood in front of Amor.
"Ye canno' slay thy ain kin," she growled, deep northern accent coming out with the heat of the moment. "Do ye wish to add to y're title of Regina, murderer?" Turning sharply, she shoved past the guards to stand beside Vihata, almost back-to-back, and kicked Squidge roughly by way of indicating him.
"She aims to punish that which saved her from that which would destroy her!" she cried, addressing the chamber. Her fur was fluffed out and her black, black eyes seemed to take on a tint of red; being terrifying was something Cadwen did very well. She went on with her eerie, hypocritical challenge.
"Is this how a true queen treats her loyal subjects? Is this how a true queen rewards her own family? With such cowardice? No. I know who should have been given the throne -- I know who is the true leader in this room! And I shall give my life in her service. So come, any of ye who dare, all ye who are cowards, traitors, murderers! Come and die, for ye must get through me to reach Lady Vihata -- and none who have tried this have succeeded!"
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