When My Wrath is Done

[Louise]

NO! MASTER!

Her bloodshot eyes now wide with terror looked to Kaine as he had decided her fate. What else could she do? Was she supposed to tell the truth even if that meant he would hear exactly what he didn't want to? There was no way to win in the situation. It was absolute futility.

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK!

It was hell.

DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK!

Panicked life surged through the girl as she began to fight against the bonds that held her to the table. Naturally they did not give, and for the second time she was brought back to hell. The doors were closed. The lights turned off. Her mouth opened to scream but it only resonated within her own head.

First came the silence.

Then came the noise.

Every hurricane of breath. Every thunder clap of a heart beat. The torrents of blood that flowed through her very being. Louder and louder. She could feel it. Feel the blood travelling through her veins and it made her itch.

Remember now, that all that happens to you is because of Sopher Jakobs.

Filth encrusted nails found themselves dragging down pallid flesh. Release the blood. Stop the flow. Stop the blood. Stop. I love you. Stop. The hallucinations began once again. Faces, more coherent this time. That blonde hair. Those strong, handsome features. Twisted. Laughing. Mocking.

Because of Sopher Jakobs.

This wasn't the usual cycle of pain and torture. No. Stop. Please. Forgive me. Those same old motions, same words. No. This was worse, this was terror, the very depth of nightmares.

STOP IT, SOPHER! I LOVE YOU! DON'T DO THIS!

Sopher Jakobs.

Hands moved up to her face. The poor girl couldn't handle the vision of his face. She could stop it. Nails clogged with blood and flesh seeking one thing and one thing only. The eyes.

Would he stop her from clawing her own eyes out?

[member="Darth Vornskr"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Kaine did nothing to stop poor Evelynn from clawing her own eyes out to escape the violent horrors of the chamber, as such insanity and self mutilation was part of the chamber's tortures. He had this entire scheme all worked out nicely, and had a team of biotechnical engineers who would manufacture replacements for the organs lost to Evelynn's horrific bouts of self mutilation and lunacy. Sometime after Evelynn clawed out her own eyes, the lights would flood back on and a group of servants would drag the mutilated mute out and strap her to a gurney. They'd wheel her back to the examination chamber, where the aforementioned biotechnical engineers would work together with surgeons to remove and replace Evelynn's eyes with new ones. Kaine was once again among them, and he asked the words once more.

"Do you love Sopher Jakobs?"

[member="Evelynn Zambrano"]

 

[Louise]

An unknown time after mutilating herself in such a graphic fashion the girl was found unmoving upon the floor. Naturally of course she was still alive, bordering upon the edge of catatonic. but still alive nonetheless.

Not only mute but now blind Evelynn did not react when the lights came back on, her prone form caked in dried blood as the servants dragged out of hell once more. Oh dear. Was she broken? Well, on a technical level the Silent Sister had been broken a long time ago, now it was just a matter of shattering the pieces even further. What would be left at the end of the day?

Her surgery began.

A few gurgles escaped her throat, the only reaction so far as the surgeons went to work. The sensation was like fire across her face. Preferable to being blind. However there was no great struggle, too tired, too weak, too frightened.

When it was all said and done the question was posed.

Evelynn flinched when his name was even mentioned.

No. No. There was terror in her telepathic tones. No. No. No. Can somebody thump the record player here? No. It's stuck. No.

[member="Darth Vornskr"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Kaine smiled sweetly and placed his hand upon her shoulder gently, and gave it a reassuring squeeze. He leaned now to place a loving kiss on the top of Evelynn's forehead, "It's all right now, Evelynn. He can't hurt you anymore, I'll protect you from him, and all Jedi. Now, come along... I had the servants draw you a bath, and there is a banquet of food and drink waiting for you once you've cleaned up." Kaine would wrap his hand around Evelynn's, and would gently pull her to her feet and begin to escort her out from the examination room towards the upper levels, and away from the dungeon and the nightmarish chamber he had built.

His sweet demeanor towards her was all part of the manipulation to keep her close to him, and the room would always remain down there should Evelynn stray from the path ever again. Hopefully next time they crossed paths with Sopher Jakobs, he won't escape Kaine's clutches like he did last time. But, for now Kaine's thoughts were on Evelynn's well being, and he finally brought her to her chambers in the royal quarters of the castle. He lead her inside, and within there was a group of servants ready to take Evelynn to her bath while the banquet was prepared in the feasting hall.

[member="Evelynn Zambrano"]

 

[Louise]

The game changed, and her mind was too broken, too soft and malleable to keep up.

Thank.

Kaine's sudden heel-face turn left that frightened and confused state craving this comfort, and like a babe to its mother's breast she took to it. You. That is some super creepy imagery. Apt however, for such a set of horrific circumstances. He had let her leg fester, commanded it removed without pain relief. Master. Vornskr had let her claw out her own eyes, and although he had had it all replaced there there was no denying the absolute horror of it all.

So it was worse still when she found comfort in his words.

Kaine Zambrano was safety.

Sopher Jakobs was terror.

The mute was helped to her feet, and she took slightly more notice towards her alien limb, it was hideous, grotesque but that didn't matter. Not right now. She was safe. No more. No more. Kaine was safety. Kaine was comfort.

She would bathe. Warmth. Home. Safety. The once crystal waters became an opaque brown as all traces of filth were washed away. Her new eyes were still adjusting, not quite absorbing just how inhuman that leg was. For a moment her head slipped under the water, and fortunately this time the Silent Sister resurfaced. Not that the servants would have let her drown.

Suitably cleaned and redressed, she was brought forth to the feasting hall and it was only when the sweet smell of food wafted through her nostrils that Evelynn realised just how hungry she actually was. Famished, more like.

[member="Darth Vornskr"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

A great feast had been created just for Evelynn, and before her sat an impressive array of food and drink across the dining table. Exotic meats imported from all over the galaxy, and expertly cooked and seasoned to make the mouth water without even taking a bite. There was fruit as well, and a small arrangement of vegetables, although primarily the Zambrano's meals mostly consisted of meat, fruit, and a never-ending supply of dark wine. Did I mention there was wine? I don't think I ever mentioned Kaine being near wine before, but yeah... there was wine. The Tyrant himself stood at the head of the table, a goblet of wine in his left hand, and a piece of fruit in his right. He beckoned his beloved Evelynn to join him at the table, before promptly sitting down and taking a bite from the fruit in his hand.

"Eat and drink until you are about to burst, my dear, it is all for you."

Servants would be waiting on Evelynn for her every need, no matter what it was.

[member="Evelynn Zambrano"]

 

[Louise]

She waited, waited for his blessing and the knowledge that this was all for her. For her. What a kind, generous Master he was, didn't it just pay to be the dutiful apprentice?

Thank.

Evelynn began to feast, eating as if this was the first time she had experienced flavour. It was a revolting sight. After so much deprivation her hunger consumed her. The broken mute ate as if she were possessed by the spirit of Voracitos himself. A horrifying thought.

You.

So like a gluttonous king at a medieval banquet the woman sated herself, she sated herself and more. Caught in a storm of mental turbulence she went for the various meats, the cheeses, the fruits and the wine. Oh gosh the wine. Evelynn drank until the burgundy beverage bubbled straight to her brain. She was aware of the swimming sensation behind her eyes. The girl was going overboard. About to burst was right.

t H a n K Y o U
F O r t H I s M e A L
i h a V e R E c E i v E d

The mockery of a meal eventually came to an end, leaving an intoxicated woman behind with a distended stomach that on her frame looked like the work of malnutrition rather than gluttony.

Thank you, Master.

[member="Darth Vornskr"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

Kaine himself rarely partook in any of the feast, as this was all for Evelynn. He let her indulge herself in gluttony, drinking and choking down food until her stomach had become distended. When she could take no more the servants worked swiftly to clear the table, and a pair of guards gently hauled Evelynn to her feet to stand. "Take her to her room, she's deserved rest." The guards nodded, saluted, and then began to half-walk half-drag the intoxicated Evelynn from the dining hall up towards the commons, where Evelynn's room was located. Meanwhile; Kaine remained in the dining hall, slowly drinking from his goblet until one of his guards rushed up to him with news to deliver.

"Milord, our scanners report that the ship used for the prisoner's escape was not tampered prior to lift off, nor after. The tracking device is still operational, and we're getting a signal from Ossus."

He knew that the Jakobs child would return to that place, he had seen the memories within the Jedi's mind, and knew exactly who he would go to after he had been freed. Unconsciously, the fingers on Kaine's right hand twitched, a faint memory of a battle long ago on a world covered by water.


[member="Evelynn Zambrano"]

 

[Louise]

Caught in a gluttonous daze the mute was raised onto her feet by a pair of guards. Not that she offered much objection, drunk from excess, overcome with horror, the woman seemed more like a zombie than an actual human being. Understandable. It had been an overwhelming time, with Evelynn not even know what day it was any more, or even the month. Welcome to the nation of disorientation, the isolation chamber had not been kind to the passage of time.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

The words of gratitude repeated in the waif's mind over and over again, as if the broken girl's mind was stuck on a loop. Very possible. Had it been a telepathic message sent or just a thought? Difficult to say.

For as soon as pillow met head the poor creature fell into the deep embrace of sleep. Emotionally, physically, spiritually exhausted, once she was out, she was out.

Evelynn would not wake for days.

[member="Darth Vornskr"]

 

[Darth Carnifex]

During this time, Kaine would contemplate deeply on how his brutal actions affected Evelynn. His methods had proved effective, the chamber being an excellent way to break down an individual to later build them back up in his own image. However; he wondered on the integrity of Evelynn's mind now that he had shattered it, how long would she last until she broke down completely and became useless to the Dark Lord? Hard to say, but Kaine would have to factor in that eventuality when it came to that, but for now he was content that Sopher Jakobs was anathema to her. Now all he had to worry about the retaliation from the young squire, tighten down the defenses on the Reach's borders, and extensively search every ship that came in and out of the sector. He wouldn't let a Jedi get this close to his seat of power ever again, and then he can turn his attention to fixing [member="Evelynn"]'s mind.

If he could.