Illusion of Success

Lillith looked surprised she couldn't turn to ink."Liela?.. no... What are you going to do with me!"

"I have three hours to do anything I'd like to," he says. "Give or take, based on how well you respond to the serum and whether or not you'll build up a resistance. But it works as intended; it shut off your powers."

"I can take whatever you can give!! And when Liela finds out you'll never have her!!!"

"Can you, now?" he gently stroked her cheek and shoulder. "I hear you and water have a particularly toxic relationship."

Lillith spit on his face. "Kill me if you want but you won't win"

He wiped the spit from his face. "I've never wanted to hurt anyone, not you, not her" he continued on. "But by erasing my memory, you went one step further."

"Is that what you say to yourself to make you feel better? Stop lying!! You've hurt Liela since the very beginning!!! And still instead of killing you, she wanted you to have a second chance. The only reason why you're alive, is because Liela convinced me and kia not to kill you!!!!! You are ungrateful!! When I get our of here I'm going to rip you to shreds!!!!"

"Second chance? If I had not remembered, I'd remain an empty shell," he replied. "Was that her idea of a second chance?" Throughout the whole exchange, he did not raise his voice even once.

He reached out for a toolkit full of tools and took a small hammer. "You will tell me how to get to her."

"Heh...yeah she asked my friend to erase your memories in a way that you would enjoy your life but.....I told my friend to make sure you hate it. I wasn't going to let you have any good life. Master never noticed that you were just an empty shell. She probably never will! " Lillith looked at the hammer. "What are you going to do eith that?"

He put the hammer at her knee and then hit her patella as strong as he could. There was a very audible crack.

"You will tell me how to get to Liela."

Lillith screamed in pain. "N-NEVER!!!"

He heated a fire poker until it was red-hot and then went for her remaining eye. "I admire your stubborness, but it is starting to annoy me. Tell me where's Liela or I will get creative."

Lillith looked scared for a moment before going back."NEVER-AHHHHHH" It hurt so much. She knew she wasn't going to see through that eye for a bit.

He stabbed her with the fire poker and then took out another tool – a bonesaw. "I have all day; do you?"

Lillith didn't say anything. She looked like she was crying ink. She couldn't see anymore.

He took her hand and made her few the teeth of the saw against her skin. "Tell me how to get to Liela."

Now Lillith didnt hid her fear anymore. "N-noo..."

He didn't cut her like he had planned and instead, just waited for her to regenerate, taking out the poker which he stabbed her with.

Lillith regenerated and looked at him. She was confused.

He was staring at a wall, his glare vacant. He was recalling yet another memory.

Lillith took this opportunity to struggle to see if she could get out but all she did was tip the chair.

The thud brought him back into the real world and he put her upright.

"grrr...so close...." Lillith didnt know what had happened to Voltraire.

"We used to be a good team..." His voice was slower, softer. He didn't even have the holographic crown above his head.

"Yeah....used to. But I don't like it when you hurt my master!!! "