The Notari Fortress

In the dessert a small City like complex stands. Small but fortified. Walls surrounded the buildings and the buildings were interconnected with each other. Wards surrounds the whole residence. And the buildings hide deep secrets and dirty, tortured souls in there depths.

Iris is placed in one of the cells. When she is awakened she shall see an old friend again. Lyzebel was waiting.

Hard stone digs into my back and I groan. Navy colored hair fans around me as I lay, awakening to a rough, plain ceiling. Um... Ow? What the f-?

Lyzebel sees the girl awake and a smile spreads over her face. She walks over and runs a finger down Iris' cheek drawing blood. "Ah has sleeping beauty awakened?" He say sweetly and a tinkling laugh escapes her perfect lips.

I cringe, feeling the warmth of my blood trickle down my cheek then pool in the hollow of my neck. I sit up and scoot away from her. "What- what the hell?"

She laughs again and tilts her head to the side her hair cascading down in dark waves. "Now, now deary you didn't think I would let you ruin my dress unpunished now did you"

"Oh for gods sake! This is about your dress? It wasn't even nice..." I stand up on shaky legs.

She hisses, eyes narrowing she springs at Iris, grabs her by the arm and fling her across the cell. Hitting the wall hard one can hear an audible 'crack' She sneers. "You should be more polite when in the company of your Master" She say and looks at her nails .

I grit my teeth as tears spring to my eyes. I hold my arm and sink down to the ground. "Piss off."

A snarl rips through Lyebels throat and she pounces on Iris grabbing her by the neck and lifting her into the air. "I told you to be polite girl, you should listen to you betters"

I kick out and catch her in the chest. I gasp for breath.

She stumbles back wards and drops Iris. Growling she kicks the girl on the floor in the stomach and looks down at her shirt. "You really have to stop ruining my close!"

"Try picking out.... Nicer.... Things... Then." I manage through clenched teeth.

She rolls her eyes and brushes of imaginary dirt from the spot Iris' foot had connected. Then sighs and bends down grabbing Iris by the hair she lift her up and throw her at the wall again. "I will have to teach you to respect your superiors" She says in a sweet voice.

I scream as my hair almost rips from my scalp. The searing pain in my head doubles as I hit the wall and then the ground. I lie there close to blacking out.

She tuts and walks over to the crumpled form on the ground. "Now, now don't over react I'm only warning up" A toothy grin spreads over her face revealing sharp white teeth. She bends down and grabs Iris around the neck holding her down. She crouches over the girl and brings her other hand down to her chest and drags her nails over her shirt. The fabric rips and three bright red lines form down Iris' chest.

"Please... Don't strip me." I roll over and thrust my feet into her face, kicking her head back.

Her head shoots back but she stays in place crouched over Iris' body. She snarls and whips her head back a line of blood running down her mouth. She licks it away and grabs Iris by the face pressing down hard. Squeezing till she felt the slight creep of bones underneath the skin and smiles.

"WHAT DO YOU WA-" my cheekbone shatters and I let out a piercing scream, a scream that could possibly deafen any other human in the vicinity.

She throws her head back and laughs. Her mirth mixing with Iris' screams making a terrible discordant melody. She lets go of the girls face and places her hand under her chin watching the girl scream in pain a look of absolute bliss on her face.

I feel as though someone was slowly peeling back the skin of my cheek and placing their hands in it, digging around. I try to yell out but my voice is gone and all I can focus on now is that intense agony. Oh please stop. Please stop. I'll do anything. Stop... Please.

Lyzebel rocks back on her heels and places her hands on Iris' cheeks looking into her eyes she smiles sweetly. "Now tell me again why are you here?" She says and pets the girls cheek making the pain worse.

I jerk away' holding my arms around myself as tentacles of black slowly obscure my vision.

Lyzebel tuts and brings out a vile of violet liquid she uncorks the bottle and wrinkles her dainty nose. Bringing it over Iris' mouth she lets a drop fall between Iris' parted lips. "Now you won't be fainting on me deary" She says and smiles deadly sweet.

I try to block its path down my throat but it seems to snake it's way down and I cough and splutter, causing the pain to flare and making me cry out again.