//------------------------------// // We have "Ways" // Story: Warriors // by Saviour From The Dark //------------------------------// Warriors We have "Ways" The stone was cold, almost freezing. A spine tingling chill hung in the air, bring up goosebumps of all who entered, the darkness seemed to co-exist with the cold in a grim harmony. Although the occasional torch illuminated the somber passageways there were still instances of darkness where one would feel unsafe, almost life threatening. You wouldn't believe that a place so melancholy would exist underneath a castle which was the abode of Pony Princesses, the Humans waiting outside a cell had the same amount of trouble figuring that one out. The black haired Luk leaned against the cold stone as Benjamin did the same, both waited on the opposite sides of an iron door. Along the passageways there were many doors just like the one between the duo, the cobwebs here and there were testament to how long these facilities had gone without use. "Who would of thought....." Luk turned his Gaze towards his dirty blond companion, puzzled by the meaning of his words. "Besides Princess Ponies, being transported to another world or being the only hope for possibly thousands of lives?" Both expressed grins of uncertain joy. "Well all of them........And the secret torture dungeon........" "Hahahaha! Let us never forget the secret pony torture dungeon!" Luk held his fist high in a mock speech, maturity being one if the many things exempt from his actions. Neither of them could hold back the laughter which echoed down the halls, their laughter seemed to uplift the somber atmosphere. However the sudden groaning of the iron door between the duo opening halted their laughter, quite abruptly so too. Both Princesses did not look best pleased, Celestia scowling while Luna seemed to be thinking about solutions to their problem. "Any luck?" Luk asked Luna, like he was taking his chances with a pissed off all powerful female. Luna sighed, though she tried to smile at Luk after said sigh. "We tried everything, even negotiated on terms of releasing him, yet he is taking none of it and refuses to give us information on how he got so close to the castle, he shouldn't of been able to get so close to the Throne Room. This time was too close......" The mare seemed to zone out, Luk looked at Benjamin with worry. "What do you mean this time? Are you telling me this isn't the first attempt on your lives?" Again Luna smiled, though it seemed as though each time she did it took away a piece of her. 'Such a strong girl' Luk thought to himself. "No, in fact we have had to live in the castle for months now in fear of an assassination on a larger scale. We would never want our precious ponies to be hurt because of our carelessness". Luna's eyes were wet and a tear ran down her cheek and it was about to leave her dark fur until a delicate finger wiped it away, an aura of protection and warmth washed over her. Luk was there, a bit closer than he was before, he leaned forward and she could feel his breath on her ear. "I will get the information and stop him, you've been strong for too long". Her eyes widened as her jaw hung loose........Luna couldn't understand what had just happened but the warmth she felt stopped all the questions she would of asked Luk yet as Celestia turned around from her brooding the iron door slammed shut. The sound echoed through the dungeon.......... Be warned. This is a dark and bloody part the chapter and will contain detailed interrogation and torture methods. You have been warned! The dark cell was barely illuminated by a single torch secured by iron bonds near the cell door, the stale stench was worse in the cells it would seem. The tall dirty blond Benjamin stood behind the chair the Griffin was strapped to, the Griffin watched the Human moved behind him until his neck strained then he focused on the Human in front of him. He didn't yet know what they were.........Which was the only reason he held his tongue, for now. Luk paced back and fourth in front of the Griffin remaining silent as he did, even the sound of his breathing faded from the silent cell. This pacing continued for awhile until the Griffin shuffled in his seat which was when Benjamin placed his hands of the Griffins shoulders. "Get off me you frea-CRACK!-Ow! What th-CRACK!-Stop! Please stop!" From where he had once been pacing Luk had managed to close the small distance between them in a very painful manor due to the split second of his distraction, it was psychological really. The first hook had been to the Griffins cheek yet the other had been aimed at the beak........there was a noticeable crack on the right of his beak, to Luk it was nothing more than another thing to break. Benjamin tightened his grip on the Griffin shoulders and as he did Luk brought a round elbow into the Griffins right temple, the strike cut open the flesh and caused blood to pour over his eye and down his beak, The crimson fluid dampened the Griffins feathers and gave them a red tint, pain and blood were natural......Nothing for Luk to be concerned with. The black haired human held little emotion in his dark eyes. "How did you bypass the castle's defenses?" Due to the blood pouring over his eye the Griffin was forced to close it and stare in fear at the creature before him. "I-It was wide open! Do you think it's hard to break through a freaking glass window! Hahaha-CRACK!"- Agh! Okay, okay, I-I had somepony on the inside!". Luk smiled, ever so slightly. "I hope you are being honest with me........Because.....". Luk nodded to Benjamin and the tall Human locked the Griffin's neck in a choke hold, lifted his head in the process and exposing the Griffin's torso. Luk closed in and began pounding the Griffin's ribs with piercing strikes, the force of his strikes did not stop where they landed but traveled through the battered Griffin's body. "I don't! Appreciate! Liars!" Luk halted his assault and signaled for Benjamin to release the Griffin from the choke hold, the feathered victim breathed as much of the stale air as he could, breathing through his mouth before he began to cough up blood. The Griffin wearily looked at the monster that was the sole cause for the failure of his mission and his unimaginable pain, no way where they from Equestria or this world. "Now, I would like you to tell me, where exactly we can find this inside pony and what name I need to be tracking". The Griffin cracked his neck and took a breather before answering the command disguised as a question, for his own sake more than anything. "He-He's in the Empire's borders now.......I-I never got a name.....All I know is that he was already a guard with connection throughout the different military sectors I swear that's all I know!" Luk grinned as he placed his hand on the back of his victims head and took a roughly handful of the Griffin's feather, ripping a few feathers out in the process. "I am glad we could get a place........But no name.....". Luk sighed before rapidly lifting his foot and slamming the heel down upon the Griffin's left claw, a sickening crack was heard as he did so. "You gave me half of what I asked for so I will give you half the pain in return, it's only fair, you better not be lying to me" The Human's voice was so withdrawn yet it held a tone that made the Griffin want to scream and ball like a child there and then, and that was before expelling his bowels. Another signal to Benjamin and the tall Human removed his hands from the Griffin's shoulders, though something felt off with Benjamin throughout the whole interrogation. Luk opened the iron door yet stopped in the door way for a moment as he took a sniff of the air......."Let's go......It smells like shit down here". As the two Humans finally exited the cell and took the passageways back to the surface Luna and Celestia were horrified by what they saw, that is probably a subtle description of what their faces expressed. Never in all their immortal lives had they seen such torture inflicted upon any being.......Yes the Griffins were their enemies but........This couldn't be the solution.........Could it? "Benjamin if I were an idiot you may be able to pass that act by me, unfortunately that's not the case". The young dark skinned Luk once again had a voice with emotion and humanity behind it, not to mention the light of life within his eyes had returned. The dirty blond struggled to find a better way of saying his words but found none, so he opted for the blunt approach. "You have done bad thing like that before, haven't you?" A sigh holding a thousand regrets of his haunted soul was only a mere ounce of his life's sorrow and sin . "You have no idea".