The Puppeteer Part 3

The Puppeteer - The vision

He does not remember what happened..

After he was invited by darkness all he saw was how he was dragged around..flashes.. one after another as beating reach his face before he even regain his consciousness fully, until they stopped and one of the man jerk his hair and yelled to his bleeding face

"What the fuck did you did that for huh!!? We fucking pay high for a useless worthless shit like you!!"

He doesn't know why he yelled at him, or what he is even talking about. His dry throat and weak state does not allow him to think or even speak. Even if he tried nothing came into his mind. And even if he knew.. nothing will change his fate. He was beaten mercilessly countless time in his life, be it with reason

..or without any

Another flashes reach his face. The grip upon his hair is getting stronger, he cough and started hyperventilating, fear drowned him as he know he will be a victim of assault harder. Zylen closed his eye bitterly, squeezing as he hold the pain . He doesn't need anyone to tell him as it always happen. His unfortunate fate seems to never stop no matter how he wish it all would end. Zylen's trembling hand slowly move and hold the man's bulky arm. He was unable to speak and beg, helpless to escape from the assault. He hold him wishing for him to stop, craving he would have even the smallest mercy he could get. But the man won't buy it. He was not any different from anyone Zylen has ever met

"Speak motherfucker!! You better learn your fucking place before I crush you with my boots you hear me!!?" Zylen started crying with the yelling and how hard he was shaken by the madman. He was so scared

"That's enough man he doesn't want to talk" one of the man hold the assaulter hand and the madman shove his own away in force and let the boy go, the boy fell down and keep crying on the floor. He was so filled with anger.. how could he beat the boy who was bind by shackles and bleeding.

But what he did was unforgiveable..

He shot a glare to the man beside him "You don't fucking tell me what to do! You saw it too right, this fucking faggot need to know his place here!!"

"What have you done Zylen.."

"You deserve all this pain.."

..what have I done..

"Who said I told you to stop teaching him his place? You're too soft big man. Ya know what I do when they won't speak? Take him outside and drag him on the road until he does"

They start holding the poor boy down. Zylen got so scared until he started screaming. He could hear his own screaming echoes in that dark closed space

..stop ..please don't..

He doesn't know what is going to happen to him. But the strong gripping on his neck, arms and hair is enough to make he scream uncontrollably. He tried to struggle.. but he can't fight them in his state..he was so damaged

He scream and cry as they took him

..where are they taking me..

..where are they taking me!??..

"Prepare for your death Zylen"

..no..

..no..

He cried harder as they carried him outside. The bright sunlight filled his vision until he have to close his eye. But he didn't stop crying. He whimpered harder when they slam him to the ground and step on him not letting him run away.

..mom... forgive me..

..William.. forgive me..

The boy cried as one of the man tied his legs. He whimpered like a child, lost control of his fear and sadness

"All set" he heard one of the man spoke then the man squat down and grab his face roughly. "Listen boy, you better speak now or yer going to regret this"

..what did he mean? What did he want him to tell him? What should he say?

..he doesn't know

"..I-...I'm... so-..rry.."

He apologized... poor Zylen, apologized for his whole life with what everyone has done to him.

The man's face turns so mad as he slammed the boy down to the ground making him scream and cry harder "Fuck you!!!"

..what did I do wrong..

..what have I done...

"As you wish then, let's see you speak if you survive this huh?" The man stand up and he slap the horse where Zylen was tied to. Zylen does not even realized the horse are there. He was crying too much.. losing track of reality. The next thing he know he got pulled, so fast..so rough..and it doesn't stop. He was scared..  All his screaming was a joke for everyone there. They are watching him, sitting under the roof, drinking, gambling of how long the boy could stand.. or if he even survive... His skin felt burning. The wounds he had shredded.. splitting his skin wider. The dusts got into his eye and wounds. Its getting harder to breath as the sand filled his throat. He cough and scream. Crying so hard. Doesn't even know if he even breath. He scream harder when his body hit the small rocks..when it flew and hitting his body and face when he was helpless and too weak to protect himself

..stop !! Please stop!!..

..I can't breath!! My body hurts so much!..

..Isaac!!..mom!! Safe me!!..

..please stop!!..

He could hear the laughter.. he could see the people laugh at him.. between them are the creatures again.. black..dark..wounded human.. covered until they looks like a stone.. they are laughing at him..cursing him..

No one see what he saw. The voices are cheering for his death..

They sounds so glad..

As if Zylen was truly at fault..

He was dragged in large circles under the bright burning sunlight. He doesn't know for how long.. but the world was so dark even under this sunlight. Everything around the sun seems to black and the sun was the only bright piercing thing. As if he was in another dimension. He couldn't hear the cheering anymore or the laughter.. everything felt unreal. Yet so real..

Is this how he died..? Tortured, laughed at. Away from everyone he love, filled with overwhelming burning pain.. he remember how William burnt him before.. the fire.. the smoke.. how suffocating.. unforgiving pain.. he had flashes of large fire as if the sun would burn him. The world was moving fast like he was running as the the world move fast because he was dragged on the ground.. then he saw himself burnt until he turned as black and hard as a stone with his skin peeled and red as a fire between those peelings ..kneeling on the ground reaching out for something..then his body fade into ashes..

Everything turns black even his eye was open..

Unconsciousness invited him..