Warning:  Gory scenes in this chapter and the next chapters

When Hongmo called upon her dragon and phoenix, everyone stared into the sky as the sky ripped open and the dragon roared out loudly while the phoenix cawed out with force.  The phoenix's call had pushed the surrounding beasts to run and hide in fear as the two noble beasts flew in the air.  The dragon blew it's fire on to the archer towers as the phoenix breathed fire on to the merc's tents and buildings.  Chaos erupted as they tried to fire arrows at the beasts while trying to put out the fire.  The two archer towers burned brightly as the dragon ran straight through the gate of the wooden wall they built.  Doc, BP, Vixen and Nightmare all ran into the open hole the dragon created for them while Hongmo unleashed her wings and flew towards the camp.  

"Why didn't she just fly to the camp instead to traveling with us?"  BP asked them. 

"She has her reasons."  Nightmare told him as he sprinted faster into the camp.  He sword caught the unsuspecting mercs.  With all the mayhem happening around them, there was no order and leadership to help them organize themselves to defend their camp and themselves.  Hongmo flew above everyone as she searched for the man she has been searching for all these years.  The man who created the monster she now has become.  

From the sea of panicking people, she watched the man who she first fell in love with run out of the building and on to a horse.  He had two men next to him as they followed him.   The spineless bastard was going to run away and leave his men to die by themselves.  Hongmo dipped low and with her sword out, she dropped down to slice his companions.  In a flash, the silver light cut through the first man next to Vladis, and within another second and another flash, the second man was cut down.  Vladis halted his steed as he watched his companions die so suddenly.  His camp that he help build for so long, was burning along with his men.  

His men, men who were soldiers, who fought next to him, who trained with him were dying like bugs.  As if their life weren't worth anything.  The long years of training, living, and brotherhood were gone within minutes.  

"Who is it?!?  Who's behind all of this!  Who!  Face me you cowards!"  Vladis yelled as he moved his horse in a circle.  Everywhere around him was fire and death.  He could see four people attacking his men and killing them.  How could four people kill his platoon of men?  Just who were they to have enough courage to attack the Thunder Condor Squad?  

From the corner of his eye she saw it.  And as quickly as he saw it, the next thing he saw was darkness as his head was hit with something hard and he lost consciousness. 

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When he opened his eyes again, he was in his room, tied up by his wrist and hung up as his legs were tied up as well and split open.  His mouth had been stuffed and tied so he couldn't scream.  The fire didn't reach his room as he looked outside the open window and he could smell the stench of death and burnt wood waft into his room.  He struggled and as he struggled the rope tighten tighter and tighter.  

The front door to his room opened as as it opened he watched the figure in all back walk through the door, he saw a glimpse of his men who were still alive, all kneeling and tied up together in a group as four men stood by.  The door closed and the dark figure came towards him and untied the gag from his mouth.  

"Water."  He whispered as the the gag fell down to the ground.  The figure walked to his desk and poured a cup of water from the pitcher and into the cup.  The figure came forward and with the cup of water in hand, Vladis could taste the water before it arrived to his mouth.  

"Thank you."  He said as he opened his mouth to drink the water.  

What happened next surprised him.  Instead of the cup tilting into his mouth, the cup was pulled back then flung into his face in anger.  

Offended by they action, Vladis cursed at the person in black.  

"You bastard!  How dare you!  Do you know who you're messing with!  The Thunder Condor Squad will come after you and kill you and your family!  They'll make sure that even your ghost wouldn't have a chance to reincarnate!"  

Hongmo took her dagger out and cut through his clothes as he struggled with curses at her.  She didn't care for his curses or threats.  She didn't care at all for him at all as she cut his close off and took off his boots and socks.  

"Who are you!?!"  Vladis said finally scared for his life.  "What do you want from me?"   

Hongmo dropped her bag on his desk as she pulled out a leather bag.  She pulled the side table from the bed and placed it in front of Vladis.  She opened the bag and inside the bag she rolled out the several small knives that she specifically made for this occasion.  

"What are those for?  What do you want?"  Vladis pleaded.  "I'll do what ever you want!  Just spare me, I'll do what you ask!"  

"I want you to scream!"  Hongmo and the Goryo said at the same time as their voice mixed together.  

Vladis screamed loudly as he felt the first knife penetrate his skin from his neck.  The knife lightly penetrated the skin as it ran above his chest and under his armpit and down his side. He screamed as the same thing was done to his other side as Hongmo carved him for his skin.  He screamed as she took his back skin first, peeling it off slowly as he cried out in pain.  He pleaded, begged and bargained for her to stop, but she continued until he lost consciousness but she kept on carving him.  

Vladis woke up again as the skin on his legs were peeled one leg at a time, his penis was left untouched as the blood dripped down to the ground.  

"Please."  Vladis pleaded.  "Please, make it stop.  Just kill me."  

"Do you want to die?"  Hongmo asked. "Have you prayed to the Gods?"  

"Yes... yes.  Kill me.... yes I've been praying.  Please just give me mercy."  His horsed voice croaked.  

"Keep praying.  It'll let you know that Gods don't exist."  Hongmo told him as she started to peel his skin on his arms.   

"SSSSTTTTTOOOOPPPP!  PLEASE!"   He begged again. 

"Scream louder! I love a man who can scream!"  Hongmo said back to him.   

He lost consciousness again as the pain overrode his mind. Darkness was a safe and peaceful place to be as the torture continued.  He woke up to his penis being pulled and castrated along with his balls.  

"No... no..."  He weakly cried out as his already hoarse throat croaked.   " Stop...."