Cold Fire Mines [open]

[shiro]

The trade was completed several months ago... Kyle still didn't know if his wife and children were alive but he had to go ahead with the trade when the orcs attacked! His life for his family... every night he prayed that the orcs were honourable enough to hold their word... it was all he had to survive on in this place....

He had endured the night journey with them to the port and even endured being treated like lifestock and taken away on the legendary ghost ship.... he had to be strong enough to carry on... he had to be strong enough to find a way out of hell and back to his family...

He was deep in thought a rareity in this place and a good reason for being a rareity as he soon found out.

He cried out in pain as the barbed whip cracked on his back, tearing his flesh.. He turned around to see the large muscular body of an acrh demon towering over him, its eyes full of anger and hate... It didn't need to say anything... Kyle knew instantly what to do... He grabbed the pick, thumbled a bit with the shackles and quickly continues to pick away at the cave walls at a fasted pace than normal....

The demon grunted with approval and moved on to torment some other poor soul....

Kyle could feel his back burning in pain, silent tears streamed down his coal blackened face.... He swore to himself he would get out of here... He couldn't die here... if he were to die he couldn't die in hell, he just couldn't.

His attention was distracted which was a good thing as it stopped him thinking of his burning, bloodied back.

Cackling of chickens... it would soon be food time... one of the many thuggish demons here turned the corned holding a dozen chicken all tied together by the legs some of them deformed from the journey to this realm.

The noise from them were deafening as if they knew what was to become of them. Kyle was sure the demon was deliberately delaying their fate, mainly to cause them as much distress as possible but also because the prisoners down here found this distressing.

The demon smiled then shouted "FOOD!". With than he hurled the cackling bundle at the cave wall. The sickening splat and dripping blood from the wall signified it was time to eat...

It was the same every day or night... no body really knew what time it was down here... They were made to scavage amongst themselves for raw bits of chicken and were given a large bowl of water to share amongst themselves like dogs before being expected to carry on mining... the first few days would often be the test for the unfortunate beings as to whether or not they would survive for a while... all too often many died through sheer food poisoning...and the disgusting conditions they would have to endure.

Kyle muttered under his breath a curse at the thug demon swearing he would find a way one day to rid the world of orcs and demons...

[Taz]

Casmir had yet to return and Thosi still felt like collasping into a weeping heap, instead of breaking down she had picked herself up and taken herself to the mines. Around her waist was her silver thorn whip with fire rubies woven into it.

Smiling as she neared the deeper part of the mines her nose caught she scent of fresh blood, at her side was a sinlge hound, his body shape suggested that of a wolf hound. Around his neck was a bronze spiked collar with shakles on his ankles. Black fur covered his body and Thosi's hand.

Coming to a human male she stopped his back hand been recently carved open with a whip. Hearing him mutter under his breath Thosi laughed and the hound lowered his head in defensive of his mistress. As of this moment in time she was the most powerful being in the mines, no kings ever entered here and on occasion she held more power than the kings.

"Shut up, at least it's cold down here."

She was speaking to Kyle and the new demon that didn't know how much power she held cracked the whip at her. Before the hound could react his whip sizzled and fell to the floor as ashes. She was getting better at using her magic.

laughing as he turned tail and ran away she smiled and ordered all the miners within her sight to rest. She often came down here to relax and torment the odd soul, but seeing them like this actually relaxed her enough to smile warmly.

The hounds were her family but the slaves were the closest she would get to friends. not that any of them knew it.

[shiro]

Kyle's heart almost stopped when Thosi snapped, being over heard making comments about the ill treatment was never a good thing. He gritted his teeth when he heard the crack of the whip, half expecting it to cause him another flurry of pain. He was relieved when he saw the line of the whip suddenly turn to ash. More in his favour the presence of the girl and her hound was taking the attention away from the slaves.
He took this opportunity to get some much needed rest. Allowing himself to stretch his aching back muscles.
While the attention was elsewhere he picked up the pick and slammed the end hard into the chain connecting his ankles it caused a spark and dented one of the links but they still remained connected just slightly damaged. The noise and moment of light was enough to make a slave master turn his head so he didn't try anymore this was obviously going to have to be something he would have to do gradually.
As the guards came closer he quickly started work again....he risked a smile at hearing the commotion of the workers being told to work soon after the girl had made them rest... he secretly wished she would visit more often, the distractions she brought with her allowed the slaves to get in some rest and would allow Kyle to work more on getting the bonds off and ultimately give him the chance he needed to make a run for it.

[Taz]

Thosi laughed and the hound paced by the slaves. Thosi laughed at the flinch of the slaves at the crack of the masters whip. Seeing each slave rest, either by sitting or stretching Thosi sighed as yet another young slave master came.

Hearing the clash of metal Thosi spun on her heels and the sparks turned to flames, they coiled around the human, the flames didn't touch him but they would if he moved. Her high heels sank slightly, but still made her taller than her 4ft 3. Standing next to the human, she reached up and made him look at her.

"Kyle... give up escaping."

Another whip cracked while Thosi was facing the human. The hound had left at Thosi's wish going a little deeper into the mine. He wasn't a regular sight here as he was Thosi's personal hound, one of 10 hounds to have a humanoid form.

A cry of pain from the girl as she fell forward. A growl sounded from the shadows past Kyle and Thosi. The slave master laughed and his whip cracked again, it's target once more the small demons back.

[shiro]

He looked at the flames in the corner of his eyes and took comfort from the warmth they generated. Hearing the cry of pain when she got stung on the small of the back he tried not to grin and hoped he covered it well... talking to slaves was never a good thing unless you were a guard and even then it was more like shouting rather than talking.
He made a mental note in his mind that these beings could be hurt just like any other being.
"I think your friend wants you to move" he jested, unfortunately he too was now guilty for talking to a fellow being be that demon and he too felt a sharp pain this time on his arm as the whip flew down the side of Thosi clearing her by an inch and hitting its target... The guards were experts at using these things. He winces but didn't cry out, not wanting to show any weakness although deep down he wanted to scream. He plucked out a thorn which had torn away from the whip on its recoil and tossed it at the demon.... He knew he was playing with fire but this was a distraction and any distraction in this place was something... anything from the monotomous duties he had been force to carry out every day since his arrival.
He let out a laugh. "Oi, I can't get back to work with these flames missy here has made can I" the guard ignored him and set to work making some other slaves life miserable...."huh, too dim to come up with a response I guess" Kyle commented.