My voyage ended in a small cell deep within the catacombs, this cell was even worse

than i had feared, a steady stream of murky water ran down the black encrusted stone

walls. They had stripped me of nearly all my clothes, only a thin square of linen i had

wrapped around my body covered my chastity.

It took a few hours until the old apprentice showed himself in front of my cage. His

beady eyes lecherously wandering over my body.

“What a shame, if the prince had not called in a favor I could have made you my

personal concubine, but as it stands I will still be able to conduct an experiment.”

A dark pressure robbed me of my consciousness only to be awakened to unbearable pain.

My mind was still in tatters as I saw things dangling at the wall in front of me

that I never wish to see again. Two arms and two legs hang pierced by hooks on

a metal chain, blood slowly dripping from the stumps. I try to lift myself up,

until the horror descend upon me, those are MY LIMBS!

I try to scream but my mouth barely opens, thick bindings sew my mouth shut.

Then the apprentice comes into sight. He is riddled with blood and grinning

like a little kid on his name day party.

“Oh look who is awake! Don't worry dear, we just removed some unnecessary

things.” He then proceeds to give me the creepiest smile I have ever witnessed.

“But sadly you have awoken just before the final treatment, well nothing we can

do about that.”

He rummages through a large bag and retrieves a dark gray scale. “You see

little lamb, the magus refused to let me test some of my theories on humans.

This scale is from some kind of mythical creature whose remains we have

unearthed under the catacombs. I have infused it with the essence of various

other creatures but have been unable to infuse it with vitality.” He makes

a melodramatic pause.

“Therefore I tried with some slaves to no success but you my child, born with

a tint magic and boundless vitality, with your body I may resurrect this

beast!”

“Feel honored as you are part of my genius discovery. For the small price

of your life we will write magic history!”

He rambled some incoherent things as he drew a large dagger. Under all the

pain the big gash In my stomach barely registered, but as he pushed the

scale into my entrails the pain made me scream so hard my lips ripped and

my mouth finally opened again.

The pleasant blackness surrounded me again. I threw myself into the shadow, any

distance from the pain was worth the price the shadows may ask. My sanity?

TAKE IT! My life? Do whatever you want with it, JUST MAKE IT STOP!!!

POV change the old apprentice Ymo Umbra

What audacity! In the middle of my glorious speech that lowly slave fainted!

Can't she appreciate what turning point in history this is. How can she faint

while listening to my GENIUS!

The cart carrying my unconscious patient nears her final destination. The

magnificent Ley line we have discovered under the tower. Boundless

energy from the planet itself. With her as catalyst it will succeed,

this time I will show the old fart my talent. He will give me a life pill

and I can further my research!

What would I give for the formula my master created! Eternal life what a

magnificent thing. If this works, it shall be mine.

“hehehehhihihi”

Oops nearly fell into my bad habit again. Then it came into view the

magic stream of the world, a river of pure power flowing through the cave.

“Throw her in but don't forget the chain, if she gets dragged away by the

stream we will never find her again.” I yell at my men.

My personal guards started lowering the squirming torso towards the thundering

river.

Slowly she disappeared under the ravaging waters. The chain holding her

started to glow, Orihalcum the strongest magic resistant metal known to man.

Cost me quite a bit to aquire that chain, but even enchanted Mithril is unable

to stand up to a mana stream. I back away a bit from the intense heat.

My men fare not much better, sweat is rolling down their faces.

Suddenly everything went wrong, a deep tremor ran through the tower, stones

started falling from the ceiling. One of my guards was squashed like a wet berry,

the remaining guards followed my enigmatic example and RAN!