Day 4

When Master Chen came in the 4th day, Kai begged desperately for release.
“I’ll tell you, please I’ll tell you anything you want.” He groveld, desperately tugging at his restraints which only aggravated his raw wrists and ankles causing blood to leak from under them.

And he did, any question Master Chen had Kai answered through sobs, Kai felt terrible for betraying his friends like that but he couldn’t take this anymore he didn’t want those hands on him anymore, he wasn’t sure how long his body could handle this abuse.
Finally Master Chen turned and began to walk out, Kai choking out softly:
“Will- C-Can I go? P-Please…?”
“No.” Chen said simply, snapping his fingers. Kai again felt burning hot iron on his back again and he screamed desperately, writhing and sobbing.

Master Chen didn’t come back, but guards did.
Day after day, for what felt like an eternity guards would cycle through.
They would clean him, feed him and *hurt* him.

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The group made their ways through the dark halls, having made their escape through a riot.
Lloyd leading the group as they passed empty cell, Jay keeping his head ducked down and Cole glancing at each empty cage.
Until he saw one that wasn’t empty.

Cole stopped, which caused Jay to bump into him with an audible “oof!” which signaled Lloyd to stop, too and turn his attention to what Cole was looking at.

It was a cell, almost like the others but tools of torture glistened on the walls.
It was a cell not for holding, but for torturing. A limp body hung in the middle of the room, a body covered in scars and deep gashes, an ungodly sight of a poor man with old and new scars, burns, cuts, bruises; his entire body from the neck down covered in lasurations and scar tissue.

Jay gasped and held tighter to Cole and Lloyd stepped forwards, pulling open the heavy door and gently calling to the stranger, hoping to god they weren’t…. You know.

“Hello…?”

The figures head was down; messy brown hair covering their face. The indication that they were still *alive* was the body tensing as the heavy door slid open, Lloyd sighing in relief at this.

His relief was cut short as the brunette looked up weakly.

Months ago, Kai had disappeared without a trace. They weren’t sure what happened, the theorized he might’ve escaped or maybe worse.
It turns out “worse” was correct.

“Please…” Kai whimpered, not even recognizing his own friends at this point.
“D-Don’t… I…” The sob that shook Kais body made the other threes heart lurch.
“J-...J-J-Just-.... Why can’t y-you j.. Kill me. Kill m-me…” He said pathetically, uncontrollable crying again for what felt like the thousandth time.

Their friend, their proud firebender. The confident boy who’d keep fighting no matter what, who’d keep trying to inspire his friends in any way he could.

This is where he went, what was left of him. A sobbing mess begging for death.

(This is the end of the original. Now, my tell begins)