"Wait, you raped your mum?" The stupid shock cut through everything else Sin felt for the moment. Then the pain broke in again as he was manhandled into position. Struggling with the bindings hurt too much, but leaning into them pulled on his broken bones and dislocated shoulder. He couldn't get comfortable at all.

"You call half-dead... easy?" Sin breathed out between gasps for breath. He gritted his teeth and held onto the chain tight with one hand as he threw his weight forward, snapping the shoulder back into its socket with a loud scream. It echoed around the dungeon despite the sounds of other people being tortured thrown into the mix.

Now the youth pulled himself up slightly by his arms, the pain in his shoulder was bad, but it was a lot better than putting pressure on his legs. "I'm not a toy, you can't just fix people when you break them."

'We're not going to break you. We're only going to crack you a bit.' One of the guards spoke up, then cracked the hot whip at Sin's stomach. At the same time, the other guard pulled a lever to stretch him a bit.

'I didn't rape my mother. She's perfectly fine.' Xiao Lan answered it with a chuckle, the kid had a nice way of imagining things, he had to hand him that.

'You do know, Virtue wants you dead? I'm just keeping you half dead, less mouth that nags at me.'

"Why are you all working for this maniac anyway? You'd all be better off..." he broke off as the whip landed with an added sizzling sound, he was immune to the effects of actual flame, but this was different. He screamed again, the combination of more than one pain making it too hard to hold back.

Sin raised his eyes to the slaver, this man was the cause of it all, but at the same time, he was the only one who could make it stop. He was having mixed feelings about what to say.

"I think... with this kind of hospitality, half-dead could be more painful." Sin blinked as sweat stung his eyes. He was seriously starting to regret pinning the bastard.

'We're not working for him. We're just bored and he's pretty fun to be working with.' The whip maestro guard answered, his answer was kinda peculiar. What fun was there in torturing someone?

Xiao Lan only smiled lightly in a dark way as his eyes met that of Sin. He was enjoying it clearly, enjoying it to the point he was growing feelings down under.

'Half dead is only more enjoyable, it's kind of me, I know. Don't have to be so grateful for it.' Xiao Lan chuckled, running his hand through his hair while showing off how sexy he could be in Jinn's eyes.

Sin frowned, maybe he was just hanging around particularly nice humans up till now. He tugged a little at the bonds but the pain made him rethink that move. "What kind of fun can you have? You like getting sweaty while beating up helpless boys and girls?"

"Bunch of sickos," Sin muttered under his breath, but very low. It's never good to insult the one who had the upper hand too much, he was coming to learn that. He tried to hold the man's dark gaze, but the strangeness he saw in them made him uncomfortable, he felt like he was being undressed without being touched. Not that there was all that much left of his uniform.

"I wasn't..." he sighed, there was no talking to this guy. Though he had to admit he looked attractive in the ruddy light of the dungeon. ... What the hell was he thinking? This was not the time to get one of those syndromes... that thing where kidnapping victims fall in love with their captors or something. It gave him an idea though.

"Please," he said, trying to keep the pain out of his voice. He was a much better liar than virtue, having been with humans longer. "I really won't do anything bad, I'll try to learn to do whatever you want, don't hurt me anymore."

"Master Xiao," Xue's smooth voice cut in through all the murmurs and groans of the torture chamber. He had appeared out of no where, as was the expected skill of such a butler as himself. His black hair was smoothed back into a ponytail, tied tastefully with a strand of black velvet ribbon. His double-breasted tail-coat was brushed clean of any dust.

He bowed, standing just a pace behind and to the right of Xiao Lan. "Tonight's supper will be French Roast duck over a bed of persimmon and sauerkraut. The wine will be a fruity Shiraz, dessert will be lemon meringue pie."

Xue's cold eyes lifted to take in the boy being punished. "Should I prepare extra food for the new guest, or clear a place in the kennels?"

'Stretch him a bit more. Let him say that with more passion.' Xiao Lan ordered, chuckling about Sin's act of weaseling him out of it again. 'You're not a courageous kid. Stop being so bold, it would keep you in a better state.'

The moment Xiao Lan peered over his shoulder, did he look at Xue Huan. 'He wanted burgers, but I think he could do with dog food. Rejecting to be my bed warmer. Che-' He spat, he talked in a less formal way to Xue Huan.

Mostly because the man had accustomed himself to being annoying to Xiao Lan as well. But dammit, he couldn't do anything about it except threatening to beat him up or start a verbal fight.

Sin clenched his hands as the mechanism worked, he was being pushed to his limit. So the guy was called Xiao something. That registered dimly in his head as the pain almost threatened to make him pass out. His fascade of bravery was cracking, and finally he cried out with more sincerity for mercy. "Please, let me down! I can't take much more."

Xue smiled a perfect smile. Though it had absolutely no humor in it whatsoever. He put one hand to his heart and bowed. "As you wish, Master Xiao. Would you like it served in the dining room while you eat, or should I drag the mut outside?"

The butler's gloved hand shot out suddenly, slapping his other hand just beside Xiao Lan's ear. He lifted his palm away, a black dot was squashed in the middle of it. "It was a bug."

Any normal person would probably have a heart attack keeping a butler like Xue.

'I would like to enjoy my meal, watching him suffer.' Xiao Lan answered, then his face contorted to a sneer as his lip curled, while grinning.

'Are you sure it wasn't your mother~?' This time he started it off, it had been a while for him to have a reason to go at it with Xue. And to force a reaction out of Xue was like feeding water to a sponge. It absorbed too much.
While Xiao Lan was easily riled when it came to Xue's antics.

'Where were you today, I had experienced more than I do with you naked, today.'

"Of course, Master." Xue waved away the other guards, his expression brooked no argument. Then he let the boy down without preamble, letting the limp form crumple to the hard floor. He stared at the blood stained form and one eye twitched. "Tsk, more mess to clean up, slaves are so inconsiderate these days."

He turned back to Xiao Lan with another serpentine smile. "Yes, my lord. I ate her a long time ago." He was indeed difficult to argue with, demons had all the patience in the world when it came to the person giving them souls.

"Serving such a dedicated Master as yourself creates many duties," Xue answered, keeping his face completely straight. "There are so many awful stains on the bed linen. I'm afraid you will have to wait to experience my wonderful skills in bed until these chores are finished."

He bent down and lifted Sin easily over one shoulder. "If you have played enough for now, then please excuse me, Master Xiao. I shall await your presence in the dining room."

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Sin was unsure about what to think, but now he was too tired to worry about anything but the fact he was let down. Being carried off somewhere was a little confusing, but it all faded when he was suddenly being stripped. "Oy... hands off!" He muttered, swatting at the fingers undoing his ripped shirt.

Xue smirked and tipped what he had previously prepared over Sin's head.

The boy sneezed. Hard. Then tried to get up to complain, falling backwards as he tripped over the bucket. "I'm wet, you bastard!"

"Yes, so if you do not get undressed, you will catch your death." He smiled happily.

Within 10 minutes, Xue had Sin stripped and sitting awkwardly on the dining room floor while he bustled around, arranging flowers on the pure white dining cloth, laying out all the cutlery, and finally bringing out the food. It smelled good, and made Sin's mouth water. Xue smirked. "I will get your food when the Master comes."