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stunned from the blow Angelo hung there trying to think of what he should do. this was not what he had expected. then when he was taken outside he got even more confused, what was he going to do? as he was set down and told to wait he dashes towards the wood, or so he tried. the magic held him there so he could not move. no he was not going to go out like this. he tried harder to get away. the magic seemed to hold tighter. no this could not be happening, there was nothing there he could not do this.
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Shadow returned after a moment, holding his whip curled up in one hand, and strolled in front of him, his expression icy, emotionless. "One last chance. Are you going to behave, or am I going to have to force you to?"
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mad now from being confinded without knowing how it was he spit at Shadow. what ever he had done to Angelo he did not want done again. there had to be a way out of this. he lurched again trying to get away.
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Shadow hummed slightly and then walked behind him, pointedly. "As you wish." Idly, he lifted up the back of his shirt and kept it up around his neck, exposing his back. Then, he stepped away and unraveled the whip. He cocked his arm back and then brought the whip, metal teeth and all, down on Angelo's back with a sickening crack.
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Angelo Gasped but did not scream as the pain bit into him. the slave pen owners had only used leather whips not whips with metal in them. he could feel the metal bite in and could feel it start to bleed. This was what he had expected; this was what he had been told. His body spasm in pain as the whip was pulled away.
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Shadow held the whip once more, watching the blood flow down Angelo's back. "Are you going to behave, now?" The question was calm. He didn't like hurting him, though he thought he might, given how disrespectful he'd been.
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panting from the pain Angelo looked at him, his hatred just seemed to roll in waves off him. he was not going to let this guy win, he was not going to back down. he growled a low animal growl and tried to lunge for Shadow.
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Shadow grabbed his shoulders and made him stay still again. "Fine...have another." He stood back up and once again cocked his arm back. He brought the whip back down again, just as hard as before.
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again Angelo bit back the scream that he would have let out. he was not going to let this man win. he was not going to bow to his wish's. he whimpered as the whip was pulled back. there would be another and another and another until he passed out or died. but he was NEVER going to bow to this mans wish.
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Once again, Shadow paused and asked him the same question. Upon receiving the same response, he continued. This repeated itself many, many times. He would continue until Angelo gave in or passed out.
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after about thirteen Angelo let out a scream. his voice rugged and raw. his mind was filled only with the hate and the pain. after the sixteenth his body slumped his voice horse from the screams. he had lasted longer then most men that had just felt their first touch of the whip.
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Shadow paused for a moment, impressed with this boy's stamina, and reached forward very briefly to check if Angelo was conscious. If he was, he would ask him the question and continue. If he wasn't, he would take him back in, clean him up, and then make sure he stayed in bed this time.
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the sound of his steady breathing was the only sign that he was even alive. Angelo was out and not coming back any time soon.
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Shadow, not bothering to put the whip away, stashed it in his pocket and retreated inside for a moment. He returned with some basic medical supplies. He didn't stitch up the wounds--instead, he applied a home remedy to them that helped to close them up and stop the bleeding. Once he looked a little better, Shadow hoisted him up into his arms and headed back inside.
Once inside, he headed to his bedroom. He used his powers to put new bedding on the spare bed, from a nearby linen closet, and placed Angelo down. He then walked over to the closet and pulled out what looked like some interlocking chains. He used these to secure Angelo's feet to the bed--he knew it would aggravate his wounds if he tied his arms up. Angelo wouldn't be able to remove the chains himself, for they had a lock and Shadow had the key. He paused there, and then he sighed. He headed back over through the den to his kitchen to make something to eat. He would make enough for two, though he knew Angelo might not wake up until later tonight, or even the next day. |
After spending most of the day asleep or twitching in pain and dreams. Angelo slowly came out of sleep. He was laying on his stomach, for he could not lay on his back. As he tried to move the pain from what he had be dealt flared. Whimpering he tried to look around. That is when he noticed the chain. Pulling his leg up he whimpered. The chain was solidly around his leg, it was not going anywhere. He growled only to find is throat was on fire. Another whimper escaped his lips.
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Shadow had been watching him, from down in the den. Once he felt he was awake, he stood up and fetched a glass of water from the kitchen. Reluctantly, he made his way to the bedroom and opened the door. He closed it and leaned against it, a solemn look on his face. The look on his face was a distant one, a slightly unhappy one. The chilling emotion-free aura around him from before had faded. "...I have something cold for you to drink."
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"not thirsty." Angelo's voice rasped out. he was not going to take anything from this man, not now not ever. if he thought that he could do what he did then fix him up and expect Angelo to bow down and take what ever he dealt. he had another thing coming. turning his face away from Shadow he tried to hide his tears. he wanted his mother, he wanted her to be there and tell him that every thing was going to be alright.
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Shadow sighed, seeing and sensing his tears anyway, then set the glass down on the small table next to the bed. He sat down on the bed next to Angelo.
"Listen. I do not want your reverence. I don't want you to bow down to me. All I want is for you to treat me with respect. If I am treated with respect, you will get respect in return. If you don't treat me with respect, I'm not just going to lie down and take the abuse. Is that such a terrible thing to want?" |
angelo rolled his face away so that he did not have to look at the man. he hated him with all his being, hated him and would kill him one day if he got the chance.
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Shadow sat there for a moment, then shrugged. He hadn't wanted to do this, but he supposed he would have to, now. He stood up. "Suit yourself. If you want to act like an animal, I will treat you like one." He took the water with him, Angelo couldn't get it, and left him tied to the bed, exiting the room.
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"I am not an animal you just think I am because I was bought." he whispered to the air after shadow had gone. he would have liked a drink but he could not stand to take it from that mans hands.
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~No. I don't think you are. You are acting unreasonable and savage, like an animal. Until you learn some respect, then that is how I will treat you.~
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Rolling over Angelo covered his head and screamed into the pillow. He was not a savage and he was not being unreasonable. He was a human being and if a blood thirsty roman could not see that then he needed to get out of his backwater home and see the world how it truly was not this dream that the roman’s seemed to think was real.
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~I need you to understand, and to listen to me. I did not help you out of that place to make you my slave. I helped you because you have potential. And by potential...I mean this.~ Quietly, Shadow once again began to poke at that dormant part of Angelo's mind.
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As the feeling started again Angelo gasped. Fear filled his mind any thought of what Shadow had said only a moment before left him. he had to get away, he had to run. Not even thinking about where he was Angelo tried to get away. The chain yanked his leg and he fell to the floor his leg up in the air. Whimpering he clawed at the chain, trying to get it off.
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