[The shake is gone from his voice now as he taps into some sense of bravado. Trying to make it sound like it was no big deal. That this kind of stuff was merely play time.
But that's because it was. The Rail Tracer showed him that much.
And so he tells her. He tells her what's it's like to roast to death. The way the smell of your own flesh burning fills your senses. How the heat makes your insides boil. What it's like to feel fire burn through to the bone.
He tells her what happens when you're slowly taken apart piece by piece. What it's like to have your hand shoved in a vat of acid and watch the skin melt away.
How it feels to have your eyes ripped out of their sockets. What it's like to be stabbed through the heart. What if feels like to have every bone in your body systematically broken.]
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And you wondered why I thought you were an idiot.
[The shake is gone from his voice now as he taps into some sense of bravado. Trying to make it sound like it was no big deal. That this kind of stuff was merely play time.
But that's because it was. The Rail Tracer showed him that much.
And so he tells her. He tells her what's it's like to roast to death. The way the smell of your own flesh burning fills your senses. How the heat makes your insides boil. What it's like to feel fire burn through to the bone.
He tells her what happens when you're slowly taken apart piece by piece. What it's like to have your hand shoved in a vat of acid and watch the skin melt away.
How it feels to have your eyes ripped out of their sockets. What it's like to be stabbed through the heart. What if feels like to have every bone in your body systematically broken.]