Corrupting A Soul (Invite)

[Emma Lou]

Two days had passed and Adriana had still not woken up. Her head moved slightly to the right and she opened her eyes. She looked around and saw nothing that looked familiar. She slowly looked down and say that she was strapped down to a table. What happened? She wondered.

The last thing that she remembered was walking into the Governor's office. So how did she get here? The Governor was not in the chair, no, it was someone else. Someone she had never seen before...someone that had hit her hard.

It was clear now. The mystery person had to be someone from the Akegata and now she was their prisoner. She looked down at her arm, which hurt slightly. She could cut that had not been taken care of and now the dried blood was there. It is probably infected, she thought with a scowl.

What would happen to her? Time would only tell.

 

[Will]

The two stone doors swung open, and Zamiel walked in, hands behind back, mask on. Two S-Rank Katyen followed him in, flanking him. He looked at her. He spoke through the mask, warping his voice. ''You have promise. I felt you touch the dark side, back on that planet, where your little band of comrades will fall. It was like the first time a baby clutches their parents' finger. You could touch it again. Think of the power you would achieve. You could do as you wished! Join the dark side. You have such potential.'' He stood, waiting for a reply. She would probably reject, most did. She would take a while to crack, but once she did...

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana blinked a few times, taking in his words. She felt groggy and disorientated. She looked at this man and spoke softly.

"I just want to go back to the Midnight Men. I am not evil."

 

[Will]

Zamiel looked at her emotionlessly. ''You shall never leave this place, unless you use the power of the dark side. It calls to you, there is such power, harness it, do not serve it as you do to the light. It has made you its slave! We are masters of our own destiny. Join us, Adriana, and you shall gain more power than you could even imagine''

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana shook her head somewhat awkwardly.

"No! I will never join the dark side! I would rather die!"

She spit at him. She was ready for whatever he was going to do to her, but nothing was going to break her. Santoro loved her and he would save her soon.

 

[Will]

The saliva stopped in midair. Zamiel held it through the force. ''Pathetic Jedi sow.'' He said, throwing it to the opposite wall. He took his shortsword, and cut across her stomach, only a small cut, but he pushed the force through, causing great pain. The wound bled profusely. ''They all say that. All of them are deluded. None of them know their true strength. You could destroy all of your enemies with but a thought, and prove to Santoro your love, by smiting down his enemies, becoming someone to respect. That is why he doesn't love you now. He sees you as weak. I know this. Embrace the dark side, and he will show you his love!'' He layered his voice with the force, causing dark whispers in her head.

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana knew that was not true. Santoro had not admitted he loved her, because he had been busy. He had left her though, alone. She looked down thinking about what this man said. He could be right, of course. Maybe Santoro did not love her at all and she had just thought the feelings were mutual.

"I will never join you! Santoro loves me! I am not weak and he does respect me, I am his leader."

 

[Will]

Zamiel felt the anger, and yet doubt flare within her, and he knew he had found his opening. ''I think not. We have not hidden our force signatures, nor have you, and our ships can be detected from space. He would have found us by now, if he were following us. He does not love you, for you are a liability to him. Embrace power, and you will be his asset to love, and to respect, leader or not.'' Zamiel was using force persuade with this, driving the point home into her already doubtful mind, filled with dark whisperings.

 

[Emma Lou]

He was right. Adriana could feel it in her soul. Santoro did not love her or respect her. She must become powerful and make him love her.

"You are right. I must learn the ways of the dark side and win his love"

 

[Will]

''Do as you did in your raid. Let the anger and hatred flow through you. Feel the power course through your veins, absorb it into your very being!'' He replied. He had done it. He had broken her. She was one of the tougher ones, but he'd done it.

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana just stared at him. She was angry at Santoro right now, but she was also angry with herself for getting caught. The pain from her stomach was also very real to her and she bit her lip hard.

"Why did you take me?"

 

[Will]

''Because you have potential, to become a great. We have chosen you. Will you accept us?'' He asked. There was still some doubt to crush, but crushed it would be!

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana looked at him and bit on her lip again.

"Will you make me great so Santoro will love me?"

 

[Will]

''We will make you greate, if you join us. He will definintley scream his love for you, no matter what the consequence when we're done teaching you.'' He replied.

 

[Emma Lou]

"Then teach me, because I love him"

She felt a prickle of fear run down her spine, but she ignored it.

 

[Will]

''Very well. First, break the bonds keeping you to the table. Tap into the fear, anger and hatred, and use it to rip that which binds you.'' Zamiel replied. He had won.

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana tried, but she could not build up enough anger. She was not a naturally angry person so it was hard for her to do so. She tried for several minutes before giving up.

 

[Will]

''You give up?!'' He slashed across her chest, a thin red line showing. ''Use your pain and anger! let it into your very being! You must truly dive into the darkside to use it!'' Even during these speeches, Zamiel's voice contained no emotion, and his eyes showed only cold, calculating emotionless.

 

[Emma Lou]

Adriana did not scream when he slashed across her chest. It hurt, but she would not give him the satisfaction. She closed her eyes to hold back the tears and focused on her bonds. She just wanted out of them so she could kill this man and go back to Santoro, who did not love her. She built the anger and pain up and after a few moments the bonds broke. She doubled over in pain clutching her wound.

 

[Will]

''Good. Feel that pain burning through you. Let the dark side course through you, and it will be gone.'' Zamiel instructed.