"Ah!!..... It feels like I am dying"

Kaiser’s low voice echoed in the empty hall of the prison. He was holding his stomach curling up like a worm.

It has been eleven-month since they were captured here.

At first, he thought their master would appear soon to rescue them.

But the reality was harsh!

One month passed by, but there was no news from him.

’He must still be in the dungeon’ he thought.

Two months passed by, and there was no news from him.

’He must have encountered a problem in the dungeon’, he justified.

Three months passed by, and there was still no news from their master.

’He will come soon, anytime now.’

Five months passed by, and he still didn’t come for them.

’Will he really come?’

Six months passed by, and still, the prison was devoid of his presence.

Most of them joined the clown’s side getting tired of waiting for him.

But some of them still waited for him.

Seven months passed,

The remaining members were now subjected to torture.

’ it was hard to endure the torture but he may come anytime, I have to stay strong!’ he encouraged himself.

Nine months passed,

The intensity of torture increased.

’Did he abandon us?’

The thoughts were slowly forming in his head too.

’No, he told us to wait, he will definitely come to save us!’

ten months passed by,

’They stopped giving us food, it feels terrible I want to eat something’

and Elven months passed by and still, their master was nowhere to be found.

The two middle-aged men gave their dried food that was hidden to the three remaining children but as a result, they died of starvation.

’Will he not come? did we wait in vain?’

Kaiser was reaching his limit.

Considering that he was the youngest of all of the present shadows, the fact that he held on till now in itself was amazing!

’I can’t ...go on

He was feeling like he could die any movement now!

’Ah..!’ the pain from hunger was killing him.

Pit- pat-pit-pat!

That’s when he heard it!

The sound of the shoes making a rhythmic click, which echoed through the empty prison hall as someone crossed the rocky floor.

PIT-PAT-PIT-PAT!

The sound got closer and closer to the cell he was in!

Clung!

The door of his cell was flung open. He didn’t even have the strength to see who it was, but then he heard a voice.

"I am Sorry"

Something like water was dripping on his face, he was lifted up and someone held him their hands.

"I am...sorry, I was late"

Kaiser finally managed to open his eyes with difficulty...

And he saw his lord.

He was crying!

It was the first time he saw him crying!

He had seen all of his emotions happiness, anger, frustration, fear, but now...It was the first time! It was the first time he saw him crying. His eyes contained sorrow which didn’t suit his appearance.

He didn’t know what to feel about it, his heartfelt warmth thinking that his lord was crying for him.

The pain he suffered for nearly a year felt like dream for a second.

"Thank...you my lord!"

He managed to utter as he smiled brightly even in the middle of great pain.

but he soon lost consciousness not being able to endure the hunger.

****

Shiva looked away from the place where the clown flew off and then turned towards where the previous shadow members standing there.

"Where are the other three?"

His voice was cold as ice devoid of any emotions in them.

He didn’t bother to ask them something stupid like ’Why didn’t you wait for me? Why did you betray me?’ or something like that.

He knew better not to do so.

The shadows were more terrified of his uncaringness.

"In.....the basement..." Someone from the group said as they were too intimidated by him.

Shiva knew he was in the wrong, He was the reason why they suffered in the first place, so he was in no position to blame them.

But!

That doesn’t mean he was going to let them live.

They knew too much about him to let them stay alive, and there was no saying that the one who betrayed him once wouldn’t betray him again.

"Karna"

He called out as a black mist formed beside him and answered his call.

"Master!"

He turned around to head towards the basement as he spoke.

"I don’t want to dirty my hands"

He said not even looking at the shadow members standing there and immediately ran towards the basement.

"I understand"

Karna didn’t need anything else for him to understand what Shiva meant as he took out his Shadow daggers.

What continued was a one-sided massacre.

Heads rolled in the white room as the blood made a kind of art on the wall.

***

The thick smell of rotten corpses invaded his nose as soon as he entered the basement.

Unlike the room, he was staying the basement was completely black without any source of light.

His left eye which was transplanted, shined in the middle of darkness with a red glint showing its power.

There were only three people in the basement.

His eyes saw through the walls and the obstacles locating where the three of them were.

Two of them were lying on the ground holding their stomach, he didn’t know whether they were dead or alive while the other was still making some movement.

He heard the very soft voice of breathing and summoned Kapali to take them.

He turned towards the one who was still making some movements and immediately dashed towards there!

The smell of something rotten, got worse and worse as he neared the cell.

He came in front of the cell.

and what he saw in there, made his heartache.

A child was there limping on the ground holding his stomach.

His was pale as a ghost as only bones were visible on his body.

bugs were running all over him. flies were covering him like they would a dead corpse.

Various marks of cuts were visible on his body, all his fingers were ripped off and his legs had become pale green from the beating it seems.

Shiva felt like something strung his heart.

When was the last time he felt like this?

’Mother...’

He remembered something that he didn’t want to as tears started to roll out of his eyes.

He held the bars of the cell with anger as he crushed them and flung the door open by force.

He ran near him and picked him up saying, "I am sorry"

His tears fell on the child’s face, "I am sorry I am late"

He couldn’t stop the tears from coming out of his eyes!

It was new for him, to have someone who would someone going to this extent for him.

It made him feel something that he had long forgotten.

The feeling of being loved. It felt warm.

The child seemed to notice him as he smiled brightly even in the middle of his pain.

The smile only made Shiva’s heart ache more.

"Thank you...My lord"

He said and lost consciousness not being able to hold himself consciousness anymore.

"I should be the one thanking you, fool"

Shiva’s tears which were blocked by the ice wall all this time flowed till they emptied out that day.

"Virupa"

Shiva called out as his faithful servant appeared behind him in butler form and bowed politely.

"I want all of them in the best condition"

He said as he handed over Kaiser to Virupa.

"I understand master"

Virupa’s form started to change as he transformed into Helene brook, the miracle doctor. It seemed like he copied him when they went there for Shiva’s eye transplantation.

Shiva who was now boiling with rage doesn’t know what he will do if he stayed there any longer so he left that place taking the other two.

His rage was not calming down no matter how much he tried to stay calm.

He burst out from the house he was at only to notice that it wasn’t a single house but a whole castle.

Many insignia of the flaming disc were present there as he identified them.

It was the guild insignia of a big guild, Vaikunta.

"It seems like the first floor is going to witness another massacre today!"

He said as an army of Skeletons appeared behind him.

****

Daily chap~~