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Where am I?
Where is she? Why can’t she move? She opens her eyes to see a dark, cold place. Her arms shackled in chains. Looking down is a puddle. A beautiful pale face with dark red eyes and horn-like red black ears is what she sees, wearing a blue strapless corset teddy, black pantyhose, and sharp curve-like shoes. Her red heart-shaped tail is there, fortunately.
A Lili is a half-rabbit demon who has lopped off many a head with their scythe-tip shoes. Their less modest appearance can catch men off-guard and their deadly martial arts to kill.
This nameless Lili is one of many Lilis’. Except much shyer than her sisters.
She tugs the chains. Chains embed in blue runes. Was she summoned? She hears voices coming to her, louder and louder. She tries to break them, but it will not bulge. The heavy metal door opens to reveal five hooded humans in purple robes. They lighten the area just a bit.
“Another Lili? Lovely.” The fifth said.
They are alchemists or what's left of them. Years ago, the Alchemists Guild opened the Gates of Hell when the age of machines threatened their existence. It was supposed to scare but instead brought unspeakable destruction to most of England and the Guild. The Church banished most of the demons and executed every alchemist. Almost.
“Let’s hope this one does not explode.” The third human nods.
Explode?
“Give her small doses this time. Slow and steady....” The first holds a syringe. In it is a faint glow of blue. They approach her slowly and inject her on her neck.
What is...Why do I feel....?
Then darkness.
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She wakes up, screaming in pain. She feels her skin stretching impossibly along with her bones growing as well, threatening to burst out of her skin.
What are they doing to me?!
“She’s growing.” They marvel at their cruel creation. “Remember, small doses.”
The Lili screams fill the freezing room. Her high-pitch screams turn lower and lower until her cries turn into a deep roar that shakes the room. The humans' gasps as the Lili they took grew into giant proportions.
Why is everything so small? It hurts! It hurts!!
Shackles still keep her from breaking free. The Lili roars at them before passing out from exhaustion.
“....Put more chains. Make sure the chains tighten. For food, get a prisoner we captured. Continue to balance body mass.”
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The Lili, now large, lost count of days? Months? Years? Chained in this cold dungeon.
Kill me...
They shocked her, beat her, injected her with something that causes so much pain.
I will kill you...RELEASE ME!
She roars at them destroying their equipment with her voice. They cut her tongue and muzzled her.
My voice, what have you done?! I will kill you all!
The only small comfort is the food: human flesh. Delicious for demons. At first, it was okay, but later on, they feed her old rotten bodies, sickening her. Her well-toned body now covered in scars: on her throat, both shoulders and her chest.
She was forced to lie down as they tinker with her precious item: her collar clock. Every Lili has one as it is forbidden to be late for anything like the White Rabbit. Her clock is at 12:25.
Don't you dare!!
When they turn back an hour, the Lili shrinks to human-size, still restrained.
Am I back....to normal? She looks at her hands, then at them.
When the minute hand reaches 12:25, Lili grew back.
“One hour, I see. What happens if we go forward?” They turn one hour forward, and the bunny demon grew very large. She screams in pain as her body stretches again. Her veins glow blue along with her eyes
Too much...Too much! Stop it! It's killing me! I feel like I’m going to explode!
The humans ran for cover as she covers the room. Fortunately, she wasn’t big enough to break through the walls of her confinement.
They quickly climb to her neck and dial back the hour, shrinking her back to her ‘normal’ size. The giant Lili attempts to bite them, earning her a fire to the face.
“Let’s see. It seems default height is now....” One human tries to measure her only to get hit across the room with her tail. “50 ft. Leave him there. Stupid low alchemist.”
“Hour back will send her back to 5-6 feet.” They write. “Human heights.”
“Hour ahead will enlarge her....” Another looks around the room. “About a 100 ft. Maybe a bit more.”
The giant Lili looks at them, confused at their gibberish talk.
“Marvelous. The first humanoid demon to be like this. If only our Guild focused on creating titans first instead of sacrificing Shard-bounded children to open the gates of Hell.”
“Let’s focus on bring back our Guild’s glory. Through her....” They pointed at the wounded Lili. “And after the Chruch for killing our brothers.”
“And what of Alfred?”
“That madman? Leave him be and his book hunting.” He looks at the Lili, who growls through her muzzle. “We more have plans for you.”
Enough!
The Lili roars, elbows owing the walls in which the room shakes violently.
“Teps Salrenda!” A flash of powerful lightning hits her. She collapses to her knees in massive pain. The alchemists quickly leave, shutting the large door and the complete room darkness.
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In total darkness, Lili looks back to keep some sanity. She remembers getting teased by her sisters for taking an interest in humans instead of killing them.
She would rather get laughed at than this...torture. Tears roll down her cheeks as she cannot do anything but to pent up her resentment.
Why me...? I just...I thought...No, no. I understand now...
Now seeing humans at their worst, she can see what her sisters see. Once she is free, she will gleefully torture them and kill them all.
When I'm free, I will crush them all...
Those violent thoughts put her at ease, and she dreams of bringing nightmares...
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The giant Lili wakes up to the sound of blood-curling screams. She gets up, looks at the ceiling where the screams are coming.
More screams, and it gets louder, heading closer to her...
“Open the door! OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR.” There’s pounding, the clinging of keys following by something unlocking. Many humans wearing purple robes like her six tormentors swarm into the room in a panic. They quickly closed the metal door and locked it.
“Riga Storæma!” Columns of flame erupt to light the torches.
“He’s back!! The Shardbinder. To kill us all!” One man looks at the giant Lili. “We have to release her.”
“Are you crazy!? She’ll kill us instead.” Another points to her. “She’s been here for a year. Nothing but a mindless beast!”
A YEAR?!
Her eyes widen at the insult and the revelation of her captivity. She growls at them and charges at them. Being chained, she barely reaches them before the chains pull her back. A sigh of relief escapes their mouths until there’s a bang on the door following by a giant sword piercing it. Another stab and out pops the locks out to the ground.
The door opens to reveal a pale man in short grey hair wearing a brown shirt, dark pants, and a tattered cape. Most of his body appears glass-stained with his right eye void of any color save for his red iris.
“....Gebel.”